@blockrun/franklin 3.16.1 → 3.16.3

package/dist/agent/loop.js

@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ export async function interactiveSession(config, getUserInput, onEvent, onAbortR
         let turnToolCalls = 0; // Total tool calls this user turn
         const turnToolCounts = new Map(); // Per-tool-name counts this turn
         const readFileCache = new Set(); // Files already read (dedup)
-        const MAX_TOOL_CALLS_PER_TURN = 25; // Hard cap per user turn
+        const MAX_TOOL_CALLS_PER_TURN = 40; // Soft cap — model gets a stop nudge but can finish. Raised from 25 (3.16.2): real exploratory work routinely needs 25-35 distinct calls, and the soft cap was firing on legit sessions multiple times per day.
         // Hard break threshold for runaways. The cap above is soft — we
         // inject a "limit reached" tool_result once and let the model
         // close out. If it ignores that signal and keeps calling tools,

package/dist/tools/posttox.js

@@ -36,7 +36,20 @@ async function execute(input, _ctx) {
         const searchUrl = `https://x.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(search_query)}&src=typed_query&f=live`;
         await browser.open(searchUrl);
         await browser.waitForTimeout(3500);
-        const tree = await browser.snapshot();
+        // Same defensive guard as SearchX — Playwright can drop the page out
+        // from under us during the wait. Surface a useful hint instead of
+        // "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'snapshot')".
+        let tree;
+        try {
+            tree = await browser.snapshot();
+        }
+        catch (snapErr) {
+            const snapMsg = snapErr instanceof Error ? snapErr.message : String(snapErr);
+            return {
+                output: `PostToX: Page snapshot failed (${snapMsg.slice(0, 100)}). The browser session likely closed mid-flight — retry, or run \`franklin social setup\` to refresh.`,
+                isError: true,
+            };
+        }
         // ── Find the article matching the given pre_key ──────────────────
         const articles = extractArticleBlocks(tree);
         let matchedTimeRef = null;

package/dist/tools/searchx.js

@@ -122,7 +122,22 @@ async function execute(input, _ctx) {
             return { output: `SearchX: Failed to open X.com: ${msg.slice(0, 200)}`, isError: true };
         }
         await browser.waitForTimeout(4000);
-        const tree = await browser.snapshot();
+        // Defensive: snapshot() has historically thrown "Cannot read properties
+        // of undefined (reading 'snapshot')" when Playwright's underlying page
+        // closes between waitForTimeout and the snapshot call (verified in
+        // failures.jsonl 2026-04-20). Convert the cryptic error into a useful
+        // hint instead of leaking it into the audit log unchanged.
+        let tree;
+        try {
+            tree = await browser.snapshot();
+        }
+        catch (snapErr) {
+            const snapMsg = snapErr instanceof Error ? snapErr.message : String(snapErr);
+            return {
+                output: `SearchX: Page snapshot failed (${snapMsg.slice(0, 100)}). The browser session likely closed mid-flight — retry, or run \`franklin social setup\` to refresh.`,
+                isError: true,
+            };
+        }
         // ── Diagnose page state ───────────────────────────────────────────
         const isLoginWall = tree.includes('Sign in') && tree.includes('Create account');
         const isRateLimit = tree.includes('Rate limit') || tree.includes('Something went wrong');

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@blockrun/franklin",
-  "version": "3.16.1",
+  "version": "3.16.3",
   "description": "Franklin Agent — The AI agent with a wallet. Spends USDC autonomously to get real work done. Pay per action, no subscriptions.",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {