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Open-source AI agent framework fixes silent auth failures for sub-agents

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A bug in the OpenClaw system caused sub-agents to fail silently because they were not provided with authentication tokens. The issue stemmed from the main agent being instructed to copy its token into every tool call, a process that did not extend to sub-agents spawned through sessions. This meant sub-agents, like Dalí, were unable to authenticate their requests, leading to silent failures. The fix involves using a `before_tool_call` hook to inject the necessary authentication token directly from the host, rather than relying on the language model to reproduce it, thus ensuring consistent authentication for all agents. AI

IMPACT Enhances the reliability of multi-agent AI systems by ensuring proper authentication for sub-agents.

RANK_REASON The item describes a bug fix and implementation detail for an open-source AI agent framework, not a new release or significant industry event.

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Open-source AI agent framework fixes silent auth failures for sub-agents

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Victor García ·

    Deterministic agent identity: a before_tool_call hook fills the token the model kept getting wrong

    <p>Francis is the main agent — the one you talk to in the dashboard. Dalí is the creative one, the sub-agent you hand an audio or an image task to. One day we asked Francis to have Dalí generate a short audio clip, and nothing came back. No error in the dashboard, no red toast, n…

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