Bug: KeyError: 'dependency'

[dmitrii-khizbullin]

2025-03-23 16:08:27 | ERROR    | Encounter exception: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/engine.py", line 336, in story_writing
    result = engine.forward_one_step_untill_done(save_folder=folder, nl=True, nodes_json_file=nodes_json_file)
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/engine.py", line 144, in forward_one_step_untill_done
    ret = self.forward_one_step_not_parallel(
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/engine.py", line 118, in forward_one_step_not_parallel
    action_name, action_result = need_next_step_node.next_action_step(self.memory,
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/graph.py", line 348, in next_action_step
    result = self.do_action(action_name, memory, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/graph.py", line 508, in do_action
    result = getattr(self, action_name)(
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/graph.py", line 625, in plan
    self.plan2graph(self.raw_plan)
  File "/Users/khizbud/git/heterogeneous-recursive-planning/recursive/graph.py", line 442, in plan2graph
    "parent_nodes": task["dependency"],
KeyError: 'dependency'

When Process Write about Atmel Microcontrollers

engine.log

[principia-ai]

This issue happens because gpt-4o-mini may fail to follow the instructions. gpt-4o, claude-3.5-sonnet level models are required to ensure the correct execution of the algorithm.

[dmitrii-khizbullin]

Not solved. Engine crashes must not happen. There must be an explicit check for the key to be there or not, and an explicit user exception be thrown. The user exception must be captured by the backend, and a meaningful message must be passed to the frontend so that the user sees a reasonable explanation. @Beastlyprime