feat(coderd/chatd): structured chat error classification and retry hardening (#23275)

> **PR Stack**
> 1. #23351 ← `#23282`
> 2. #23282 ← `#23275`
> 3. **#23275** ← `#23349` *(you are here)*
> 4. #23349 ← `main`

---

## Summary

Extracts a structured error classification subsystem for agent chat
(`chatd`) so that retry and error payloads carry machine-readable
metadata — error kind, provider name, HTTP status code, and retryability
— instead of raw error strings.

This is the **backend half** of the error-handling work. The frontend
counterpart is in #23282.

## Changes

### New package: `coderd/chatd/chaterror/`

Canonical error classification — extracts error kind, provider, status
code, and user-facing message from raw provider errors. One source of
truth that drives both retry policy and stream payloads.

- **`kind.go`**: Error kind enum (`rate_limit`, `timeout`, `auth`,
`config`, `overloaded`, `unknown`).
- **`signals.go`**: Signal extraction — parses provider name, HTTP
status code, and retryability from error strings and wrapped types.
- **`classify.go`**: Classification logic — maps extracted signals to an
error kind.
- **`message.go`**: User-facing message templates keyed by kind +
signals.
- **`payload.go`**: Projectors that build `ChatStreamError` and
`ChatStreamRetry` payloads from a classified error.

### Modified

- **`codersdk/chats.go`**: Added `Kind`, `Provider`, `Retryable`,
`StatusCode` fields to `ChatStreamError` and `ChatStreamRetry`.
- **`coderd/chatd/chatretry/`**: Thinned to retry-policy only;
classification logic moved to `chaterror`.
- **`coderd/chatd/chatloop/`**: Added per-attempt first-chunk timeout
(60 s) via `guardedStream` wrapper — produces retryable
`startup_timeout` errors instead of hanging forever.
- **`coderd/chatd/chatd.go`**: Publishes normalized retry/error payloads
via `chaterror` projectors.
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Ethan
2026-03-25 13:47:54 +11:00
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parent 38f723288f
commit 70f031d793
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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
"iter"
"strings"
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"testing"
"time"
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ import (
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
"golang.org/x/xerrors"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/x/chatd/chaterror"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/x/chatd/chatretry"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
)
const activeToolName = "read_file"
@@ -81,6 +86,401 @@ func TestRun_ActiveToolsPrepareBehavior(t *testing.T) {
require.True(t, hasAnthropicEphemeralCacheControl(capturedCall.Prompt[4]))
}
func TestRun_OnRetryEnrichesProvider(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
type retryRecord struct {
attempt int
errMsg string
classified chatretry.ClassifiedError
delay time.Duration
}
var records []retryRecord
calls := 0
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(_ context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
calls++
if calls == 1 {
return nil, xerrors.New("received status 429 from upstream")
}
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonStop,
}}), nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
ContextLimitFallback: 4096,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
OnRetry: func(
attempt int,
retryErr error,
classified chatretry.ClassifiedError,
delay time.Duration,
) {
records = append(records, retryRecord{
attempt: attempt,
errMsg: retryErr.Error(),
classified: classified,
delay: delay,
})
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Len(t, records, 1)
require.Equal(t, 1, records[0].attempt)
require.Equal(t, "received status 429 from upstream", records[0].errMsg)
require.Equal(t, chatretry.Delay(0), records[0].delay)
require.Equal(t, "openai", records[0].classified.Provider)
require.Equal(t, chaterror.KindRateLimit, records[0].classified.Kind)
require.True(t, records[0].classified.Retryable)
require.Equal(t, 429, records[0].classified.StatusCode)
require.Equal(
t,
"OpenAI is rate limiting requests (HTTP 429). Please try again later.",
records[0].classified.Message,
)
}
func TestStartupGuard_DisarmAndFireRace(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
for range 128 {
var cancels atomic.Int32
guard := newStartupGuard(time.Hour, func(err error) {
if errors.Is(err, errStartupTimeout) {
cancels.Add(1)
}
})
start := make(chan struct{})
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(2)
go func() {
defer wg.Done()
<-start
guard.onTimeout()
}()
go func() {
defer wg.Done()
<-start
guard.Disarm()
}()
close(start)
wg.Wait()
guard.onTimeout()
guard.Disarm()
require.LessOrEqual(t, cancels.Load(), int32(1))
}
}
func TestStartupGuard_DisarmPreservesPermanentError(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
attemptCtx, cancelAttempt := context.WithCancelCause(context.Background())
defer cancelAttempt(nil)
guard := newStartupGuard(time.Hour, cancelAttempt)
guard.Disarm()
guard.onTimeout()
classified := chaterror.Classify(classifyStartupTimeout(
attemptCtx,
"openai",
xerrors.New("invalid model"),
))
require.Equal(t, chaterror.KindConfig, classified.Kind)
require.False(t, classified.Retryable)
require.Nil(t, context.Cause(attemptCtx))
}
func TestRun_RetriesStartupTimeoutWhileOpeningStream(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
const startupTimeout = 5 * time.Millisecond
attempts := 0
attemptCause := make(chan error, 1)
var retries []chatretry.ClassifiedError
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(ctx context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
attempts++
if attempts == 1 {
<-ctx.Done()
attemptCause <- context.Cause(ctx)
return nil, ctx.Err()
}
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonStop,
}}), nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
StartupTimeout: startupTimeout,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
OnRetry: func(
_ int,
_ error,
classified chatretry.ClassifiedError,
_ time.Duration,
) {
retries = append(retries, classified)
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, 2, attempts)
require.Len(t, retries, 1)
require.Equal(t, chaterror.KindStartupTimeout, retries[0].Kind)
require.True(t, retries[0].Retryable)
require.Equal(t, "openai", retries[0].Provider)
require.Equal(
t,
"OpenAI did not start responding in time. Please try again.",
retries[0].Message,
)
require.ErrorIs(t, <-attemptCause, errStartupTimeout)
}
func TestRun_RetriesStartupTimeoutBeforeFirstPart(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
const startupTimeout = 5 * time.Millisecond
attempts := 0
attemptCause := make(chan error, 1)
var retries []chatretry.ClassifiedError
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(ctx context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
attempts++
if attempts == 1 {
return iter.Seq[fantasy.StreamPart](func(yield func(fantasy.StreamPart) bool) {
<-ctx.Done()
attemptCause <- context.Cause(ctx)
_ = yield(fantasy.StreamPart{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeError,
Error: ctx.Err(),
})
}), nil
}
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonStop,
}}), nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
StartupTimeout: startupTimeout,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
OnRetry: func(
_ int,
_ error,
classified chatretry.ClassifiedError,
_ time.Duration,
) {
retries = append(retries, classified)
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, 2, attempts)
require.Len(t, retries, 1)
require.Equal(t, chaterror.KindStartupTimeout, retries[0].Kind)
require.True(t, retries[0].Retryable)
require.Equal(t, "openai", retries[0].Provider)
require.Equal(
t,
"OpenAI did not start responding in time. Please try again.",
retries[0].Message,
)
require.ErrorIs(t, <-attemptCause, errStartupTimeout)
}
func TestRun_FirstPartDisarmsStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
const startupTimeout = 5 * time.Millisecond
attempts := 0
retried := false
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(ctx context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
attempts++
return iter.Seq[fantasy.StreamPart](func(yield func(fantasy.StreamPart) bool) {
if !yield(fantasy.StreamPart{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeTextStart, ID: "text-1"}) {
return
}
timer := time.NewTimer(startupTimeout * 2)
defer timer.Stop()
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
_ = yield(fantasy.StreamPart{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeError,
Error: ctx.Err(),
})
return
case <-timer.C:
}
parts := []fantasy.StreamPart{
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeTextDelta, ID: "text-1", Delta: "done"},
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeTextEnd, ID: "text-1"},
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish, FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonStop},
}
for _, part := range parts {
if !yield(part) {
return
}
}
}), nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
StartupTimeout: startupTimeout,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
OnRetry: func(
_ int,
_ error,
_ chatretry.ClassifiedError,
_ time.Duration,
) {
retried = true
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, 1, attempts)
require.False(t, retried)
}
func TestRun_PanicInPublishMessagePartReleasesAttempt(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
attemptReleased := make(chan struct{})
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(ctx context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
go func() {
<-ctx.Done()
close(attemptReleased)
}()
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeTextStart, ID: "text-1"},
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeTextDelta, ID: "text-1", Delta: "boom"},
}), nil
},
}
defer func() {
r := recover()
require.NotNil(t, r)
select {
case <-attemptReleased:
case <-time.After(time.Second):
t.Fatal("attempt context was not released after panic")
}
}()
_ = Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
ContextLimitFallback: 4096,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
PublishMessagePart: func(codersdk.ChatMessageRole, codersdk.ChatMessagePart) {
panic("publish panic")
},
})
t.Fatal("expected Run to panic")
}
func TestRun_RetriesStartupTimeoutWhenStreamClosesSilently(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
const startupTimeout = 5 * time.Millisecond
attempts := 0
attemptCause := make(chan error, 1)
var retries []chatretry.ClassifiedError
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "openai",
streamFn: func(ctx context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
attempts++
if attempts == 1 {
return iter.Seq[fantasy.StreamPart](func(yield func(fantasy.StreamPart) bool) {
<-ctx.Done()
attemptCause <- context.Cause(ctx)
}), nil
}
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonStop,
}}), nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
MaxSteps: 1,
StartupTimeout: startupTimeout,
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
OnRetry: func(
_ int,
_ error,
classified chatretry.ClassifiedError,
_ time.Duration,
) {
retries = append(retries, classified)
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, 2, attempts)
require.Len(t, retries, 1)
require.Equal(t, chaterror.KindStartupTimeout, retries[0].Kind)
require.True(t, retries[0].Retryable)
require.Equal(t, "openai", retries[0].Provider)
require.Equal(
t,
"OpenAI did not start responding in time. Please try again.",
retries[0].Message,
)
require.ErrorIs(t, <-attemptCause, errStartupTimeout)
}
func TestRun_InterruptedStepPersistsSyntheticToolResult(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()