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Tool use infinite loops and truncated output handling complexity
6/10 MediumDevelopers must manually handle tool use infinite loops (where models repeatedly call the same tool) by implementing iteration counts, and catch truncated output by checking `stop_reason == "max_tokens"`. Without proper handling, production deployments fail silently.
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Query: “What are the most common pain points with Anthropic API for developers in 2025?”3/30/2026
Common failures include... tool use infinite loop where the model repeatedly calls the same tool (fix with a max iteration count)... and truncated output from `max_tokens` set too low... The SDK includes built-in retry logic with configurable `max_retries`, and you should always check `stop_reason` to detect truncated responses.
Created: 3/30/2026Updated: 3/30/2026