@juspay/neurolink 9.80.1 → 9.80.2

package/dist/lib/providers/googleVertex.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import os from "os";
 import { AIProviderName, ErrorCategory, ErrorSeverity, } from "../constants/enums.js";
 import { BaseProvider } from "../core/baseProvider.js";
-import { DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS, DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES, GLOBAL_LOCATION_MODELS, IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS, TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, } from "../core/constants.js";
+import { DEFAULT_GEMINI_STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS, DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS, DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES, GLOBAL_LOCATION_MODELS, IMAGE_GENERATION_MODELS, TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, } from "../core/constants.js";
 import { ModelConfigurationManager } from "../core/modelConfiguration.js";
 import { createProxyFetch } from "../proxy/proxyFetch.js";
 import { AuthenticationError, InvalidModelError, NetworkError, ProviderError, RateLimitError, } from "../types/index.js";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { convertZodToJsonSchema, inlineJsonSchema, ensureNestedSchemaTypes, } fr
 import { createNativeThinkingConfig } from "../utils/thinkingConfig.js";
 import { TimeoutError, withTimeout } from "../utils/async/index.js";
 import { parseTimeout } from "../utils/timeout.js";
-import { appendStepText, createTextChannel, extractThoughtSignature, mapGeminiFinishReason, prependConversationMessages, } from "./googleNativeGemini3.js";
+import { appendStepText, buildToolLoopCapMessage, createTextChannel, extractThoughtSignature, isAbortError, mapGeminiFinishReason, prependConversationMessages, } from "./googleNativeGemini3.js";
 import { ATTR, LANGFUSE_ATTR, spanJsonAttribute, tracers, withClientSpan, withClientStreamSpan, withSpan, } from "../telemetry/index.js";
 import { SpanKind, SpanStatusCode, context as otelContext, trace as otelTrace, } from "@opentelemetry/api";
 import { calculateCost } from "../utils/pricing.js";
@@ -1321,177 +1321,238 @@ export class GoogleVertexProvider extends BaseProvider {
         // yielding it once breaks that signal even though the underlying
         // network stream is genuinely incremental.
         const incrementalTextChunks = [];
-        // Agentic loop for tool calling
-        while (step < maxSteps) {
-            step++;
-            logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Native SDK step ${step}/${maxSteps}`);
-            try {
-                const stream = await client.models.generateContentStream({
-                    model: modelName,
-                    contents: currentContents,
-                    config,
-                });
-                const stepFunctionCalls = [];
-                // Capture raw response parts including thoughtSignature
-                const rawResponseParts = [];
-                for await (const chunk of stream) {
-                    // Extract raw parts from candidates FIRST
-                    // This avoids using chunk.text which triggers SDK warning when
-                    // non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall) are present
-                    const chunkRecord = chunk;
-                    const candidates = chunkRecord.candidates;
-                    const firstCandidate = candidates?.[0];
-                    // Capture the SDK finish reason (Bug 2: previously dropped). Last
-                    // non-empty value across chunks wins.
-                    const chunkFinishReason = firstCandidate?.finishReason;
-                    if (typeof chunkFinishReason === "string" && chunkFinishReason) {
-                        lastFinishReason = chunkFinishReason;
-                    }
-                    const chunkContent = firstCandidate?.content;
-                    if (chunkContent && Array.isArray(chunkContent.parts)) {
-                        for (const part of chunkContent.parts) {
-                            rawResponseParts.push(part);
-                            if (typeof part.text === "string" && part.text.length > 0) {
-                                incrementalTextChunks.push(part.text);
+        // Abort scaffolding (mirrors executeNativeAnthropicStream). The native
+        // Gemini SDK cancels via config.abortSignal, so drive an internal
+        // AbortController: the caller's signal and a defensive wall-clock timer
+        // both trip it, and every request/tool-exec receives effectiveSignal.
+        const streamTimeoutMs = parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS;
+        const internalAbort = new AbortController();
+        const onCallerAbort = () => internalAbort.abort();
+        options.abortSignal?.addEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
+        const defensiveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Native Gemini turn exceeded ${streamTimeoutMs}ms — aborting`);
+            internalAbort.abort();
+        }, streamTimeoutMs);
+        const effectiveSignal = internalAbort.signal;
+        if (options.abortSignal?.aborted) {
+            internalAbort.abort();
+        }
+        let wasAborted = false;
+        // Step-cap flags declared in the outer scope so the terminal block (also
+        // inside the try) and the finishReason mapping (after the finally) can
+        // both read them.
+        let hitStepLimit = false;
+        let synthesizedFinalAnswer = false;
+        try {
+            // Agentic loop for tool calling
+            while (step < maxSteps) {
+                if (effectiveSignal.aborted) {
+                    wasAborted = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                step++;
+                logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Native SDK step ${step}/${maxSteps}`);
+                try {
+                    const stream = await client.models.generateContentStream({
+                        model: modelName,
+                        contents: currentContents,
+                        config: { ...config, abortSignal: effectiveSignal },
+                    });
+                    const stepFunctionCalls = [];
+                    // Capture raw response parts including thoughtSignature
+                    const rawResponseParts = [];
+                    for await (const chunk of stream) {
+                        // Extract raw parts from candidates FIRST
+                        // This avoids using chunk.text which triggers SDK warning when
+                        // non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall) are present
+                        const chunkRecord = chunk;
+                        const candidates = chunkRecord.candidates;
+                        const firstCandidate = candidates?.[0];
+                        // Capture the SDK finish reason (Bug 2: previously dropped). Last
+                        // non-empty value across chunks wins.
+                        const chunkFinishReason = firstCandidate?.finishReason;
+                        if (typeof chunkFinishReason === "string" && chunkFinishReason) {
+                            lastFinishReason = chunkFinishReason;
+                        }
+                        const chunkContent = firstCandidate?.content;
+                        if (chunkContent && Array.isArray(chunkContent.parts)) {
+                            for (const part of chunkContent.parts) {
+                                rawResponseParts.push(part);
+                                if (typeof part.text === "string" && part.text.length > 0) {
+                                    incrementalTextChunks.push(part.text);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
-                    }
-                    if (chunk.functionCalls) {
-                        stepFunctionCalls.push(...chunk.functionCalls);
-                    }
-                    // Extract usage metadata from chunk
-                    // promptTokenCount is typically in the final chunk, candidatesTokenCount accumulates
-                    const usageMetadata = chunkRecord.usageMetadata;
-                    if (usageMetadata) {
-                        // Take the latest promptTokenCount (usually only in final chunk)
-                        if (usageMetadata.promptTokenCount !== undefined &&
-                            usageMetadata.promptTokenCount > 0) {
-                            totalInputTokens = usageMetadata.promptTokenCount;
+                        if (chunk.functionCalls) {
+                            stepFunctionCalls.push(...chunk.functionCalls);
                         }
-                        // Take the latest candidatesTokenCount (accumulates through chunks)
-                        if (usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount !== undefined &&
-                            usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount > 0) {
-                            totalOutputTokens = usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount;
+                        // Extract usage metadata from chunk
+                        // promptTokenCount is typically in the final chunk, candidatesTokenCount accumulates
+                        const usageMetadata = chunkRecord.usageMetadata;
+                        if (usageMetadata) {
+                            // Take the latest promptTokenCount (usually only in final chunk)
+                            if (usageMetadata.promptTokenCount !== undefined &&
+                                usageMetadata.promptTokenCount > 0) {
+                                totalInputTokens = usageMetadata.promptTokenCount;
+                            }
+                            // Take the latest candidatesTokenCount (accumulates through chunks)
+                            if (usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount !== undefined &&
+                                usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount > 0) {
+                                totalOutputTokens = usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                }
-                // Extract text from raw parts after stream completes
-                // This avoids SDK warning about non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall)
-                const stepText = rawResponseParts
-                    .filter((part) => typeof part.text === "string")
-                    .map((part) => part.text)
-                    .join("");
-                // If no function calls, we're done
-                if (stepFunctionCalls.length === 0) {
-                    finalText = stepText;
-                    break;
-                }
-                // Check for final_result tool call - this is our structured output pattern
-                if (useFinalResultTool) {
-                    const finalResultCall = stepFunctionCalls.find((call) => call.name === "final_result");
-                    if (finalResultCall) {
-                        // Extract the structured output from final_result arguments
-                        finalResultStructuredOutput = finalResultCall.args;
-                        logger.debug("[GoogleVertex] Received final_result tool call with structured output (stream)", {
-                            outputKeys: Object.keys(finalResultStructuredOutput),
-                        });
-                        // Return the structured output as JSON text
-                        finalText = JSON.stringify(finalResultStructuredOutput);
+                    // Extract text from raw parts after stream completes
+                    // This avoids SDK warning about non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall)
+                    const stepText = rawResponseParts
+                        .filter((part) => typeof part.text === "string")
+                        .map((part) => part.text)
+                        .join("");
+                    // If no function calls, we're done
+                    if (stepFunctionCalls.length === 0) {
+                        finalText = stepText;
                         break;
                     }
-                }
-                // Execute function calls
-                logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Executing ${stepFunctionCalls.length} function calls`);
-                // Add model response with ALL parts (including thoughtSignature) to history
-                // This preserves the thought_signature which is required for Gemini 3 multi-turn tool calling
-                currentContents.push({
-                    role: "model",
-                    parts: rawResponseParts.length > 0
-                        ? rawResponseParts
-                        : stepFunctionCalls.map((fc) => ({
-                            functionCall: fc,
-                        })),
-                });
-                // Execute each function and collect responses
-                const functionResponses = [];
-                // Per-step bookkeeping for conversation-memory storage.
-                const stepStorageCalls = [];
-                const stepStorageResults = [];
-                // Note: tool:start / tool:end events are emitted by ToolsManager's
-                // wrapped `execute` (see ToolsManager.ts:355) — no inline emit needed.
-                for (const call of stepFunctionCalls) {
-                    allToolCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
-                    stepStorageCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
-                    // Check if this tool has already exceeded retry limit
-                    const failedInfo = failedTools.get(call.name);
-                    if (failedInfo && failedInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES) {
-                        logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" has exceeded retry limit (${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}), skipping execution`);
-                        const errorPayload = {
-                            error: `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${failedInfo.count} times and will not be retried. Last error: ${failedInfo.lastError}. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`,
-                            status: "permanently_failed",
-                            do_not_retry: true,
-                        };
-                        functionResponses.push({
-                            functionResponse: {
-                                name: call.name,
-                                response: errorPayload,
-                            },
-                        });
-                        toolExecutions.push({
-                            name: call.name,
-                            input: call.args,
-                            output: errorPayload,
-                        });
-                        stepStorageResults.push({
-                            toolName: call.name,
-                            output: errorPayload,
-                        });
-                        continue;
+                    // Check for final_result tool call - this is our structured output pattern
+                    if (useFinalResultTool) {
+                        const finalResultCall = stepFunctionCalls.find((call) => call.name === "final_result");
+                        if (finalResultCall) {
+                            // Extract the structured output from final_result arguments
+                            finalResultStructuredOutput = finalResultCall.args;
+                            logger.debug("[GoogleVertex] Received final_result tool call with structured output (stream)", {
+                                outputKeys: Object.keys(finalResultStructuredOutput),
+                            });
+                            // Return the structured output as JSON text
+                            finalText = JSON.stringify(finalResultStructuredOutput);
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
-                    const execute = executeMap.get(call.name);
-                    if (execute) {
-                        try {
-                            // AI SDK Tool execute requires (args, options) - provide minimal options
-                            const toolOptions = {
-                                toolCallId: `${call.name}-${Date.now()}`,
-                                messages: [],
-                                abortSignal: undefined,
+                    // Execute function calls
+                    logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Executing ${stepFunctionCalls.length} function calls`);
+                    // Add model response with ALL parts (including thoughtSignature) to history
+                    // This preserves the thought_signature which is required for Gemini 3 multi-turn tool calling
+                    currentContents.push({
+                        role: "model",
+                        parts: rawResponseParts.length > 0
+                            ? rawResponseParts
+                            : stepFunctionCalls.map((fc) => ({
+                                functionCall: fc,
+                            })),
+                    });
+                    // Execute each function and collect responses
+                    const functionResponses = [];
+                    // Per-step bookkeeping for conversation-memory storage.
+                    const stepStorageCalls = [];
+                    const stepStorageResults = [];
+                    // Note: tool:start / tool:end events are emitted by ToolsManager's
+                    // wrapped `execute` (see ToolsManager.ts:355) — no inline emit needed.
+                    for (const call of stepFunctionCalls) {
+                        allToolCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
+                        stepStorageCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
+                        // Check if this tool has already exceeded retry limit
+                        const failedInfo = failedTools.get(call.name);
+                        if (failedInfo && failedInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES) {
+                            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" has exceeded retry limit (${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}), skipping execution`);
+                            const errorPayload = {
+                                error: `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${failedInfo.count} times and will not be retried. Last error: ${failedInfo.lastError}. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`,
+                                status: "permanently_failed",
+                                do_not_retry: true,
                             };
-                            const result = await execute(call.args, toolOptions);
+                            functionResponses.push({
+                                functionResponse: {
+                                    name: call.name,
+                                    response: errorPayload,
+                                },
+                            });
                             toolExecutions.push({
                                 name: call.name,
                                 input: call.args,
-                                output: result,
-                            });
-                            functionResponses.push({
-                                functionResponse: { name: call.name, response: { result } },
+                                output: errorPayload,
                             });
                             stepStorageResults.push({
                                 toolName: call.name,
-                                output: result,
+                                output: errorPayload,
                             });
+                            continue;
                         }
-                        catch (error) {
-                            const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-                            // Track this failure
-                            const currentFailInfo = failedTools.get(call.name) || {
-                                count: 0,
-                                lastError: "",
-                            };
-                            currentFailInfo.count++;
-                            currentFailInfo.lastError = errorMessage;
-                            failedTools.set(call.name, currentFailInfo);
-                            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" failed (attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}): ${errorMessage}`);
-                            // Determine if this is a permanent failure
-                            const isPermanentFailure = currentFailInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES;
+                        const execute = executeMap.get(call.name);
+                        if (execute) {
+                            try {
+                                // AI SDK Tool execute requires (args, options) - provide minimal options
+                                const toolOptions = {
+                                    toolCallId: `${call.name}-${Date.now()}`,
+                                    messages: [],
+                                    abortSignal: effectiveSignal,
+                                };
+                                const result = await execute(call.args, toolOptions);
+                                toolExecutions.push({
+                                    name: call.name,
+                                    input: call.args,
+                                    output: result,
+                                });
+                                functionResponses.push({
+                                    functionResponse: { name: call.name, response: { result } },
+                                });
+                                stepStorageResults.push({
+                                    toolName: call.name,
+                                    output: result,
+                                });
+                            }
+                            catch (error) {
+                                // An abort during tool execution ends the turn gracefully — it
+                                // must NOT be recorded as a spurious tool failure. Both checks
+                                // matter: effectiveSignal.aborted catches an abort WE triggered
+                                // (even if the throw isn't abort-shaped); isAbortError(error)
+                                // catches an abort-shaped throw (e.g. a tool raising AbortError)
+                                // even when the signal itself never fired.
+                                if (effectiveSignal.aborted || isAbortError(error)) {
+                                    wasAborted = true;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
+                                // Track this failure
+                                const currentFailInfo = failedTools.get(call.name) || {
+                                    count: 0,
+                                    lastError: "",
+                                };
+                                currentFailInfo.count++;
+                                currentFailInfo.lastError = errorMessage;
+                                failedTools.set(call.name, currentFailInfo);
+                                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" failed (attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}): ${errorMessage}`);
+                                // Determine if this is a permanent failure
+                                const isPermanentFailure = currentFailInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES;
+                                const errorPayload = {
+                                    error: isPermanentFailure
+                                        ? `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${currentFailInfo.count} times with error: ${errorMessage}. This tool will not be retried. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`
+                                        : `TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR: ${errorMessage}. Retry attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}.`,
+                                    status: isPermanentFailure ? "permanently_failed" : "failed",
+                                    do_not_retry: isPermanentFailure,
+                                    retry_count: currentFailInfo.count,
+                                    max_retries: DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES,
+                                };
+                                functionResponses.push({
+                                    functionResponse: {
+                                        name: call.name,
+                                        response: errorPayload,
+                                    },
+                                });
+                                toolExecutions.push({
+                                    name: call.name,
+                                    input: call.args,
+                                    output: errorPayload,
+                                });
+                                stepStorageResults.push({
+                                    toolName: call.name,
+                                    output: errorPayload,
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            // Tool not found is a permanent error
                             const errorPayload = {
-                                error: isPermanentFailure
-                                    ? `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${currentFailInfo.count} times with error: ${errorMessage}. This tool will not be retried. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`
-                                    : `TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR: ${errorMessage}. Retry attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}.`,
-                                status: isPermanentFailure ? "permanently_failed" : "failed",
-                                do_not_retry: isPermanentFailure,
-                                retry_count: currentFailInfo.count,
-                                max_retries: DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES,
+                                error: `TOOL_NOT_FOUND: The tool "${call.name}" does not exist. Do not attempt to call this tool again.`,
+                                status: "permanently_failed",
+                                do_not_retry: true,
                             };
                             functionResponses.push({
                                 functionResponse: {
@@ -1510,102 +1571,109 @@ export class GoogleVertexProvider extends BaseProvider {
                             });
                         }
                     }
-                    else {
-                        // Tool not found is a permanent error
-                        const errorPayload = {
-                            error: `TOOL_NOT_FOUND: The tool "${call.name}" does not exist. Do not attempt to call this tool again.`,
-                            status: "permanently_failed",
-                            do_not_retry: true,
-                        };
-                        functionResponses.push({
-                            functionResponse: {
-                                name: call.name,
-                                response: errorPayload,
-                            },
-                        });
-                        toolExecutions.push({
-                            name: call.name,
-                            input: call.args,
-                            output: errorPayload,
-                        });
-                        stepStorageResults.push({
-                            toolName: call.name,
-                            output: errorPayload,
-                        });
+                    // An abort inside the tool-exec loop only breaks that inner for-loop.
+                    // Break the while too so no further model call is issued and control
+                    // reaches the terminal step-cap handling below.
+                    if (wasAborted) {
+                        break;
                     }
-                }
-                // Persist this step's tool calls/results into conversation memory.
-                // Without this, tool_call / tool_result rows never reach Redis and
-                // the chat-history UI loses every tool invocation.
-                //
-                // `thoughtSignature` rides as a sibling on the first call of the
-                // step — Gemini 3 needs it to match thinking patterns when the
-                // conversation is replayed on the next turn.
-                if (stepStorageCalls.length > 0 || stepStorageResults.length > 0) {
-                    const stepThoughtSig = extractThoughtSignature(rawResponseParts);
-                    withTimeout(this.handleToolExecutionStorage(stepStorageCalls.map((c, i) => ({
-                        ...c,
-                        ...(i === 0 && stepThoughtSig
-                            ? { thoughtSignature: stepThoughtSig }
-                            : {}),
-                        stepIndex: step,
-                    })), stepStorageResults.map((r) => ({ ...r, stepIndex: step })), options, new Date()), TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, "tool storage write timed out").catch((error) => {
-                        logger.warn("[GoogleVertex] Failed to store native Gemini stream tool executions", {
-                            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+                    // Persist this step's tool calls/results into conversation memory.
+                    // Without this, tool_call / tool_result rows never reach Redis and
+                    // the chat-history UI loses every tool invocation.
+                    //
+                    // `thoughtSignature` rides as a sibling on the first call of the
+                    // step — Gemini 3 needs it to match thinking patterns when the
+                    // conversation is replayed on the next turn.
+                    if (stepStorageCalls.length > 0 || stepStorageResults.length > 0) {
+                        const stepThoughtSig = extractThoughtSignature(rawResponseParts);
+                        withTimeout(this.handleToolExecutionStorage(stepStorageCalls.map((c, i) => ({
+                            ...c,
+                            ...(i === 0 && stepThoughtSig
+                                ? { thoughtSignature: stepThoughtSig }
+                                : {}),
+                            stepIndex: step,
+                        })), stepStorageResults.map((r) => ({ ...r, stepIndex: step })), options, new Date()), TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, "tool storage write timed out").catch((error) => {
+                            logger.warn("[GoogleVertex] Failed to store native Gemini stream tool executions", {
+                                error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+                            });
                         });
+                    }
+                    // The @google/genai SDK only accepts "user" and "model" as valid
+                    // roles in contents — function/tool responses must use role: "user"
+                    // (matching the SDK's automaticFunctionCalling implementation and
+                    // the Google AI Studio path). Sending role: "function" was causing
+                    // native Vertex Gemini tool loops to be silently rejected by the
+                    // request validator.
+                    currentContents.push({
+                        role: "user",
+                        parts: functionResponses,
                     });
                 }
-                // The @google/genai SDK only accepts "user" and "model" as valid
-                // roles in contents — function/tool responses must use role: "user"
-                // (matching the SDK's automaticFunctionCalling implementation and
-                // the Google AI Studio path). Sending role: "function" was causing
-                // native Vertex Gemini tool loops to be silently rejected by the
-                // request validator.
-                currentContents.push({
-                    role: "user",
-                    parts: functionResponses,
-                });
-            }
-            catch (error) {
-                logger.error("[GoogleVertex] Native SDK error", error);
-                throw this.handleProviderError(error);
-            }
-        }
-        // Handle maxSteps termination — the loop exited because the step cap was
-        // reached while the model was still calling tools. Surface a real answer
-        // instead of the canned placeholder (Bug 1) and a meaningful finishReason
-        // (Bug 2).
-        let hitStepLimit = false;
-        let synthesizedFinalAnswer = false;
-        if (step >= maxSteps && !finalText) {
-            hitStepLimit = true;
-            // The consumer receives text via `incrementalTextChunks`; any text the
-            // model emitted across steps is already preserved there. Only synthesize
-            // when NOTHING was produced (the pure-functionCall case that otherwise
-            // surfaces the placeholder) so we never waste a round-trip whose output
-            // the stream would ignore.
-            if (incrementalTextChunks.length === 0) {
-                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}) ` +
-                    `with no text; synthesizing a final answer with tools disabled.`);
-                const synth = await this.synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, currentContents, useFinalResultTool, parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? 300_000);
-                if (synth.text) {
-                    synthesizedFinalAnswer = true;
-                    finalText = synth.text;
-                    incrementalTextChunks.push(synth.text);
-                    totalInputTokens += synth.inputTokens;
-                    totalOutputTokens += synth.outputTokens;
-                    if (synth.finishReason) {
-                        lastFinishReason = synth.finishReason;
+                catch (error) {
+                    // A mid-drain abort surfaces as an AbortError from the `for await`.
+                    // Break gracefully into the terminal block instead of re-throwing
+                    // (a re-throw would route the caller's abort into a second unbounded
+                    // fallback stream()). Dual check as with the inner catch:
+                    // effectiveSignal.aborted (a signal we tripped) OR isAbortError(error)
+                    // (an abort-shaped throw) — either means "stop", not a real failure.
+                    if (effectiveSignal.aborted || isAbortError(error)) {
+                        wasAborted = true;
+                        break;
                     }
+                    logger.error("[GoogleVertex] Native SDK error", error);
+                    throw this.handleProviderError(error);
+                }
+            }
+            // Handle maxSteps termination / abort — the loop exited because the step
+            // cap was reached (or the turn was aborted) while the model was still
+            // calling tools. Surface a real answer instead of the canned placeholder
+            // (Bug 1) and a meaningful finishReason (Bug 2).
+            if (!finalText && (step >= maxSteps || wasAborted)) {
+                hitStepLimit = step >= maxSteps && !wasAborted;
+                const toolCallCount = allToolCalls.filter((tc) => tc.toolName !== "final_result").length;
+                // The consumer receives text via `incrementalTextChunks`; any text the
+                // model emitted across steps is already preserved there. Only produce a
+                // terminal message when NOTHING was produced (the pure-functionCall /
+                // abort case that otherwise surfaces the placeholder). When chunks
+                // exist, leave `finalText` empty so `textPartsToYield` keeps replaying
+                // the gathered chunks instead of collapsing to a single one.
+                if (incrementalTextChunks.length > 0) {
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}); ` +
+                        `returning text already gathered from prior steps.`);
+                }
+                else if (wasAborted) {
+                    // Aborted turn — skip synth entirely so it can never add +300s after
+                    // a blown budget. Deliver exactly one graceful cap chunk.
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool call loop aborted mid-turn; ` +
+                        `returning a graceful cap message.`);
+                    finalText = buildToolLoopCapMessage(maxSteps, toolCallCount);
                 }
                 else {
-                    finalText = `[Tool execution limit reached after ${maxSteps} steps. The model continued requesting tool calls beyond the limit.]`;
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}) ` +
+                        `with no text; synthesizing a final answer with tools disabled.`);
+                    // synth self-bounds its connect+drain via withTimeout(timeoutMs) and
+                    // never throws (returns empty on timeout/error), so it needs no outer
+                    // withTimeout wrapper — see synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools.
+                    const synth = await this.synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, currentContents, useFinalResultTool, parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS, effectiveSignal);
+                    if (synth.text) {
+                        synthesizedFinalAnswer = true;
+                        finalText = synth.text;
+                        incrementalTextChunks.push(synth.text);
+                        totalInputTokens += synth.inputTokens;
+                        totalOutputTokens += synth.outputTokens;
+                        if (synth.finishReason) {
+                            lastFinishReason = synth.finishReason;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        finalText = buildToolLoopCapMessage(maxSteps, toolCallCount);
+                    }
                 }
             }
-            else {
-                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}); ` +
-                    `returning text already gathered from prior steps.`);
-            }
+        }
+        finally {
+            clearTimeout(defensiveTimer);
+            options.abortSignal?.removeEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
         }
         // Unified finish reason: a step-cap exhaustion that did NOT end in a clean
         // synthesized answer is reported as "tool-calls" (the model still wanted
@@ -1990,173 +2058,230 @@ export class GoogleVertexProvider extends BaseProvider {
         // promptTokenCount is typically in the final chunk, candidatesTokenCount accumulates
         let totalInputTokens = 0;
         let totalOutputTokens = 0;
-        // Agentic loop for tool calling
-        while (step < maxSteps) {
-            step++;
-            logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Native SDK generate step ${step}/${maxSteps}`);
-            try {
-                // Use generateContentStream and collect all chunks (same as GoogleAIStudio)
-                const stream = await client.models.generateContentStream({
-                    model: modelName,
-                    contents: currentContents,
-                    config,
-                });
-                const stepFunctionCalls = [];
-                // Capture raw response parts including thoughtSignature
-                const rawResponseParts = [];
-                // Collect all chunks from stream
-                for await (const chunk of stream) {
-                    // Extract raw parts from candidates FIRST
-                    // This avoids using chunk.text which triggers SDK warning when
-                    // non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall) are present
-                    const chunkRecord = chunk;
-                    const candidates = chunkRecord.candidates;
-                    const firstCandidate = candidates?.[0];
-                    // Capture the SDK finish reason (Bug 2: previously dropped). Last
-                    // non-empty value across chunks wins.
-                    const chunkFinishReason = firstCandidate?.finishReason;
-                    if (typeof chunkFinishReason === "string" && chunkFinishReason) {
-                        lastFinishReason = chunkFinishReason;
-                    }
-                    const chunkContent = firstCandidate?.content;
-                    if (chunkContent && Array.isArray(chunkContent.parts)) {
-                        rawResponseParts.push(...chunkContent.parts);
-                    }
-                    if (chunk.functionCalls) {
-                        stepFunctionCalls.push(...chunk.functionCalls);
-                    }
-                    // Extract usage metadata from chunk
-                    // promptTokenCount is typically in the final chunk, candidatesTokenCount accumulates
-                    const usageMetadata = chunkRecord.usageMetadata;
-                    if (usageMetadata) {
-                        // Take the latest promptTokenCount (usually only in final chunk)
-                        if (usageMetadata.promptTokenCount !== undefined &&
-                            usageMetadata.promptTokenCount > 0) {
-                            totalInputTokens = usageMetadata.promptTokenCount;
+        // Abort scaffolding (mirrors executeNativeAnthropicStream). The native
+        // Gemini SDK cancels via config.abortSignal, so drive an internal
+        // AbortController: the caller's signal and a defensive wall-clock timer
+        // both trip it, and every request/tool-exec receives effectiveSignal.
+        const streamTimeoutMs = parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS;
+        const internalAbort = new AbortController();
+        const onCallerAbort = () => internalAbort.abort();
+        options.abortSignal?.addEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
+        const defensiveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Native Gemini turn exceeded ${streamTimeoutMs}ms — aborting`);
+            internalAbort.abort();
+        }, streamTimeoutMs);
+        const effectiveSignal = internalAbort.signal;
+        if (options.abortSignal?.aborted) {
+            internalAbort.abort();
+        }
+        let wasAborted = false;
+        // Step-cap flags declared in the outer scope so the terminal block (also
+        // inside the try) and the finishReason mapping (after the finally) can
+        // both read them.
+        let hitStepLimit = false;
+        let synthesizedFinalAnswer = false;
+        try {
+            // Agentic loop for tool calling
+            while (step < maxSteps) {
+                if (effectiveSignal.aborted) {
+                    wasAborted = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                step++;
+                logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Native SDK generate step ${step}/${maxSteps}`);
+                try {
+                    // Use generateContentStream and collect all chunks (same as GoogleAIStudio)
+                    const stream = await client.models.generateContentStream({
+                        model: modelName,
+                        contents: currentContents,
+                        config: { ...config, abortSignal: effectiveSignal },
+                    });
+                    const stepFunctionCalls = [];
+                    // Capture raw response parts including thoughtSignature
+                    const rawResponseParts = [];
+                    // Collect all chunks from stream
+                    for await (const chunk of stream) {
+                        // Extract raw parts from candidates FIRST
+                        // This avoids using chunk.text which triggers SDK warning when
+                        // non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall) are present
+                        const chunkRecord = chunk;
+                        const candidates = chunkRecord.candidates;
+                        const firstCandidate = candidates?.[0];
+                        // Capture the SDK finish reason (Bug 2: previously dropped). Last
+                        // non-empty value across chunks wins.
+                        const chunkFinishReason = firstCandidate?.finishReason;
+                        if (typeof chunkFinishReason === "string" && chunkFinishReason) {
+                            lastFinishReason = chunkFinishReason;
                         }
-                        // Take the latest candidatesTokenCount (accumulates through chunks)
-                        if (usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount !== undefined &&
-                            usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount > 0) {
-                            totalOutputTokens = usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount;
+                        const chunkContent = firstCandidate?.content;
+                        if (chunkContent && Array.isArray(chunkContent.parts)) {
+                            rawResponseParts.push(...chunkContent.parts);
+                        }
+                        if (chunk.functionCalls) {
+                            stepFunctionCalls.push(...chunk.functionCalls);
+                        }
+                        // Extract usage metadata from chunk
+                        // promptTokenCount is typically in the final chunk, candidatesTokenCount accumulates
+                        const usageMetadata = chunkRecord.usageMetadata;
+                        if (usageMetadata) {
+                            // Take the latest promptTokenCount (usually only in final chunk)
+                            if (usageMetadata.promptTokenCount !== undefined &&
+                                usageMetadata.promptTokenCount > 0) {
+                                totalInputTokens = usageMetadata.promptTokenCount;
+                            }
+                            // Take the latest candidatesTokenCount (accumulates through chunks)
+                            if (usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount !== undefined &&
+                                usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount > 0) {
+                                totalOutputTokens = usageMetadata.candidatesTokenCount;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                }
-                // Extract text from raw parts after stream completes
-                // This avoids SDK warning about non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall)
-                const stepText = rawResponseParts
-                    .filter((part) => typeof part.text === "string")
-                    .map((part) => part.text)
-                    .join("");
-                // If no function calls, we're done
-                if (stepFunctionCalls.length === 0) {
-                    finalText = stepText;
-                    break;
-                }
-                // Check for final_result tool call - this is our structured output pattern
-                if (useFinalResultTool) {
-                    const finalResultCall = stepFunctionCalls.find((call) => call.name === "final_result");
-                    if (finalResultCall) {
-                        // Extract the structured output from final_result arguments
-                        finalResultStructuredOutput = finalResultCall.args;
-                        logger.debug("[GoogleVertex] Received final_result tool call with structured output (generate)", {
-                            outputKeys: Object.keys(finalResultStructuredOutput),
-                        });
-                        // Return the structured output as JSON text
-                        finalText = JSON.stringify(finalResultStructuredOutput);
+                    // Extract text from raw parts after stream completes
+                    // This avoids SDK warning about non-text parts (thoughtSignature, functionCall)
+                    const stepText = rawResponseParts
+                        .filter((part) => typeof part.text === "string")
+                        .map((part) => part.text)
+                        .join("");
+                    // If no function calls, we're done
+                    if (stepFunctionCalls.length === 0) {
+                        finalText = stepText;
                         break;
                     }
-                }
-                // Accumulate non-empty step text across steps so the
-                // maxSteps-exhaustion exit can surface the prose the model produced
-                // instead of a canned placeholder (Bug 1). Mirrors the Vertex-Claude
-                // loop's text accumulation.
-                accumulatedText = appendStepText(accumulatedText, stepText);
-                // Execute function calls
-                logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Generate executing ${stepFunctionCalls.length} function calls`);
-                // Add model response with ALL parts (including thoughtSignature) to history
-                // This preserves the thought_signature which is required for Gemini 3 multi-turn tool calling
-                currentContents.push({
-                    role: "model",
-                    parts: rawResponseParts.length > 0
-                        ? rawResponseParts
-                        : stepFunctionCalls.map((fc) => ({
-                            functionCall: fc,
-                        })),
-                });
-                // Execute each function and collect responses
-                const functionResponses = [];
-                const toolCallsBefore = allToolCalls.length;
-                const toolExecsBefore = toolExecutions.length;
-                // Note: tool:start / tool:end events are emitted by ToolsManager's
-                // wrapped `execute` (see ToolsManager.ts:355) — no inline emit needed.
-                for (const call of stepFunctionCalls) {
-                    allToolCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
-                    // Check if this tool has already exceeded retry limit
-                    const failedInfo = failedTools.get(call.name);
-                    if (failedInfo && failedInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES) {
-                        logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" has exceeded retry limit (${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}), skipping execution`);
-                        const errorOutput = {
-                            error: `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${failedInfo.count} times and will not be retried. Last error: ${failedInfo.lastError}. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`,
-                            status: "permanently_failed",
-                            do_not_retry: true,
-                        };
-                        toolExecutions.push({
-                            name: call.name,
-                            input: call.args,
-                            output: errorOutput,
-                        });
-                        functionResponses.push({
-                            functionResponse: {
-                                name: call.name,
-                                response: errorOutput,
-                            },
-                        });
-                        continue;
+                    // Check for final_result tool call - this is our structured output pattern
+                    if (useFinalResultTool) {
+                        const finalResultCall = stepFunctionCalls.find((call) => call.name === "final_result");
+                        if (finalResultCall) {
+                            // Extract the structured output from final_result arguments
+                            finalResultStructuredOutput = finalResultCall.args;
+                            logger.debug("[GoogleVertex] Received final_result tool call with structured output (generate)", {
+                                outputKeys: Object.keys(finalResultStructuredOutput),
+                            });
+                            // Return the structured output as JSON text
+                            finalText = JSON.stringify(finalResultStructuredOutput);
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
-                    const execute = executeMap.get(call.name);
-                    if (execute) {
-                        try {
-                            // AI SDK Tool execute requires (args, options) - provide minimal options
-                            const toolOptions = {
-                                toolCallId: `${call.name}-${Date.now()}`,
-                                messages: [],
-                                abortSignal: undefined,
+                    // Accumulate non-empty step text across steps so the
+                    // maxSteps-exhaustion exit can surface the prose the model produced
+                    // instead of a canned placeholder (Bug 1). Mirrors the Vertex-Claude
+                    // loop's text accumulation.
+                    accumulatedText = appendStepText(accumulatedText, stepText);
+                    // Execute function calls
+                    logger.debug(`[GoogleVertex] Generate executing ${stepFunctionCalls.length} function calls`);
+                    // Add model response with ALL parts (including thoughtSignature) to history
+                    // This preserves the thought_signature which is required for Gemini 3 multi-turn tool calling
+                    currentContents.push({
+                        role: "model",
+                        parts: rawResponseParts.length > 0
+                            ? rawResponseParts
+                            : stepFunctionCalls.map((fc) => ({
+                                functionCall: fc,
+                            })),
+                    });
+                    // Execute each function and collect responses
+                    const functionResponses = [];
+                    const toolCallsBefore = allToolCalls.length;
+                    const toolExecsBefore = toolExecutions.length;
+                    // Note: tool:start / tool:end events are emitted by ToolsManager's
+                    // wrapped `execute` (see ToolsManager.ts:355) — no inline emit needed.
+                    for (const call of stepFunctionCalls) {
+                        allToolCalls.push({ toolName: call.name, args: call.args });
+                        // Check if this tool has already exceeded retry limit
+                        const failedInfo = failedTools.get(call.name);
+                        if (failedInfo && failedInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES) {
+                            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" has exceeded retry limit (${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}), skipping execution`);
+                            const errorOutput = {
+                                error: `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${failedInfo.count} times and will not be retried. Last error: ${failedInfo.lastError}. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`,
+                                status: "permanently_failed",
+                                do_not_retry: true,
                             };
-                            const execResult = await execute(call.args, toolOptions);
-                            // Track execution
                             toolExecutions.push({
                                 name: call.name,
                                 input: call.args,
-                                output: execResult,
+                                output: errorOutput,
                             });
                             functionResponses.push({
                                 functionResponse: {
                                     name: call.name,
-                                    response: { result: execResult },
+                                    response: errorOutput,
                                 },
                             });
+                            continue;
                         }
-                        catch (error) {
-                            const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-                            // Track this failure
-                            const currentFailInfo = failedTools.get(call.name) || {
-                                count: 0,
-                                lastError: "",
-                            };
-                            currentFailInfo.count++;
-                            currentFailInfo.lastError = errorMessage;
-                            failedTools.set(call.name, currentFailInfo);
-                            logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" failed (attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}): ${errorMessage}`);
-                            // Determine if this is a permanent failure
-                            const isPermanentFailure = currentFailInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES;
+                        const execute = executeMap.get(call.name);
+                        if (execute) {
+                            try {
+                                // AI SDK Tool execute requires (args, options) - provide minimal options
+                                const toolOptions = {
+                                    toolCallId: `${call.name}-${Date.now()}`,
+                                    messages: [],
+                                    abortSignal: effectiveSignal,
+                                };
+                                const execResult = await execute(call.args, toolOptions);
+                                // Track execution
+                                toolExecutions.push({
+                                    name: call.name,
+                                    input: call.args,
+                                    output: execResult,
+                                });
+                                functionResponses.push({
+                                    functionResponse: {
+                                        name: call.name,
+                                        response: { result: execResult },
+                                    },
+                                });
+                            }
+                            catch (error) {
+                                // An abort during tool execution ends the turn gracefully — it
+                                // must NOT be recorded as a spurious tool failure. Both checks
+                                // matter: effectiveSignal.aborted catches an abort WE triggered
+                                // (even if the throw isn't abort-shaped); isAbortError(error)
+                                // catches an abort-shaped throw (e.g. a tool raising AbortError)
+                                // even when the signal itself never fired.
+                                if (effectiveSignal.aborted || isAbortError(error)) {
+                                    wasAborted = true;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
+                                // Track this failure
+                                const currentFailInfo = failedTools.get(call.name) || {
+                                    count: 0,
+                                    lastError: "",
+                                };
+                                currentFailInfo.count++;
+                                currentFailInfo.lastError = errorMessage;
+                                failedTools.set(call.name, currentFailInfo);
+                                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Tool "${call.name}" failed (attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}): ${errorMessage}`);
+                                // Determine if this is a permanent failure
+                                const isPermanentFailure = currentFailInfo.count >= DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES;
+                                const errorOutput = {
+                                    error: isPermanentFailure
+                                        ? `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${currentFailInfo.count} times with error: ${errorMessage}. This tool will not be retried. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`
+                                        : `TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR: ${errorMessage}. Retry attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}.`,
+                                    status: isPermanentFailure ? "permanently_failed" : "failed",
+                                    do_not_retry: isPermanentFailure,
+                                    retry_count: currentFailInfo.count,
+                                    max_retries: DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES,
+                                };
+                                toolExecutions.push({
+                                    name: call.name,
+                                    input: call.args,
+                                    output: errorOutput,
+                                });
+                                functionResponses.push({
+                                    functionResponse: {
+                                        name: call.name,
+                                        response: errorOutput,
+                                    },
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            // Tool not found is a permanent error
                             const errorOutput = {
-                                error: isPermanentFailure
-                                    ? `TOOL_PERMANENTLY_FAILED: The tool "${call.name}" has failed ${currentFailInfo.count} times with error: ${errorMessage}. This tool will not be retried. Please proceed without using this tool or inform the user that this functionality is unavailable.`
-                                    : `TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR: ${errorMessage}. Retry attempt ${currentFailInfo.count}/${DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES}.`,
-                                status: isPermanentFailure ? "permanently_failed" : "failed",
-                                do_not_retry: isPermanentFailure,
-                                retry_count: currentFailInfo.count,
-                                max_retries: DEFAULT_TOOL_MAX_RETRIES,
+                                error: `TOOL_NOT_FOUND: The tool "${call.name}" does not exist. Do not attempt to call this tool again.`,
+                                status: "permanently_failed",
+                                do_not_retry: true,
                             };
                             toolExecutions.push({
                                 name: call.name,
@@ -2171,101 +2296,111 @@ export class GoogleVertexProvider extends BaseProvider {
                             });
                         }
                     }
-                    else {
-                        // Tool not found is a permanent error
-                        const errorOutput = {
-                            error: `TOOL_NOT_FOUND: The tool "${call.name}" does not exist. Do not attempt to call this tool again.`,
-                            status: "permanently_failed",
-                            do_not_retry: true,
-                        };
-                        toolExecutions.push({
-                            name: call.name,
-                            input: call.args,
-                            output: errorOutput,
-                        });
-                        functionResponses.push({
-                            functionResponse: {
-                                name: call.name,
-                                response: errorOutput,
-                            },
-                        });
+                    // An abort inside the tool-exec loop only breaks that inner for-loop.
+                    // Break the while too so no further model call is issued and control
+                    // reaches the terminal step-cap handling below.
+                    if (wasAborted) {
+                        break;
                     }
-                }
-                // Persist this step's tool calls/results into conversation memory.
-                // Without this, tool_call / tool_result rows never reach Redis and
-                // the chat-history UI loses every tool invocation. The first call
-                // of the step carries the step's `thoughtSignature` so Gemini 3 can
-                // match thinking patterns on replay.
-                const stepToolCalls = allToolCalls.slice(toolCallsBefore);
-                const stepToolExecs = toolExecutions.slice(toolExecsBefore);
-                if (stepToolCalls.length > 0 || stepToolExecs.length > 0) {
-                    const stepThoughtSig = extractThoughtSignature(rawResponseParts);
-                    withTimeout(this.handleToolExecutionStorage(stepToolCalls.map((tc, i) => ({
-                        toolName: tc.toolName,
-                        args: tc.args,
-                        ...(i === 0 && stepThoughtSig
-                            ? { thoughtSignature: stepThoughtSig }
-                            : {}),
-                        stepIndex: step,
-                    })), stepToolExecs.map((te) => ({
-                        toolName: te.name,
-                        output: te.output,
-                        stepIndex: step,
-                    })), options, new Date()), TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, "tool storage write timed out").catch((error) => {
-                        logger.warn("[GoogleVertex] Failed to store native Gemini generate tool executions", {
-                            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+                    // Persist this step's tool calls/results into conversation memory.
+                    // Without this, tool_call / tool_result rows never reach Redis and
+                    // the chat-history UI loses every tool invocation. The first call
+                    // of the step carries the step's `thoughtSignature` so Gemini 3 can
+                    // match thinking patterns on replay.
+                    const stepToolCalls = allToolCalls.slice(toolCallsBefore);
+                    const stepToolExecs = toolExecutions.slice(toolExecsBefore);
+                    if (stepToolCalls.length > 0 || stepToolExecs.length > 0) {
+                        const stepThoughtSig = extractThoughtSignature(rawResponseParts);
+                        withTimeout(this.handleToolExecutionStorage(stepToolCalls.map((tc, i) => ({
+                            toolName: tc.toolName,
+                            args: tc.args,
+                            ...(i === 0 && stepThoughtSig
+                                ? { thoughtSignature: stepThoughtSig }
+                                : {}),
+                            stepIndex: step,
+                        })), stepToolExecs.map((te) => ({
+                            toolName: te.name,
+                            output: te.output,
+                            stepIndex: step,
+                        })), options, new Date()), TOOL_STORAGE_TIMEOUT_MS, "tool storage write timed out").catch((error) => {
+                            logger.warn("[GoogleVertex] Failed to store native Gemini generate tool executions", {
+                                error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+                            });
                         });
+                    }
+                    // The @google/genai SDK only accepts "user" and "model" as valid
+                    // roles in contents — function/tool responses must use role: "user"
+                    // (matching the SDK's automaticFunctionCalling implementation and
+                    // the Google AI Studio path). See note in executeNativeGemini3Stream.
+                    currentContents.push({
+                        role: "user",
+                        parts: functionResponses,
                     });
                 }
-                // The @google/genai SDK only accepts "user" and "model" as valid
-                // roles in contents — function/tool responses must use role: "user"
-                // (matching the SDK's automaticFunctionCalling implementation and
-                // the Google AI Studio path). See note in executeNativeGemini3Stream.
-                currentContents.push({
-                    role: "user",
-                    parts: functionResponses,
-                });
-            }
-            catch (error) {
-                logger.error("[GoogleVertex] Native SDK generate error", error);
-                throw this.handleProviderError(error);
-            }
-        }
-        // Handle maxSteps termination — the loop exited because the step cap was
-        // reached while the model was still calling tools. Surface a real answer
-        // instead of the canned placeholder (Bug 1) and a meaningful finishReason
-        // (Bug 2).
-        let hitStepLimit = false;
-        let synthesizedFinalAnswer = false;
-        if (step >= maxSteps && !finalText) {
-            hitStepLimit = true;
-            if (accumulatedText) {
-                // Prefer the prose the model already produced across steps.
-                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Generate tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}); ` +
-                    `returning text already gathered from prior steps.`);
-                finalText = accumulatedText;
-            }
-            else {
-                // Pure functionCall turns leave no text — make one tools-disabled call
-                // so the model answers from the gathered tool results instead of the
-                // canned placeholder.
-                logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Generate tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}) ` +
-                    `with no text; synthesizing a final answer with tools disabled.`);
-                const synth = await this.synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, currentContents, useFinalResultTool, parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? 300_000);
-                if (synth.text) {
-                    synthesizedFinalAnswer = true;
-                    finalText = synth.text;
-                    totalInputTokens += synth.inputTokens;
-                    totalOutputTokens += synth.outputTokens;
-                    if (synth.finishReason) {
-                        lastFinishReason = synth.finishReason;
+                catch (error) {
+                    // A mid-drain abort surfaces as an AbortError from the `for await`.
+                    // Break gracefully into the terminal block instead of re-throwing
+                    // (a re-throw would route the caller's abort into a second unbounded
+                    // fallback generate()). Dual check as with the inner catch:
+                    // effectiveSignal.aborted (a signal we tripped) OR isAbortError(error)
+                    // (an abort-shaped throw) — either means "stop", not a real failure.
+                    if (effectiveSignal.aborted || isAbortError(error)) {
+                        wasAborted = true;
+                        break;
                     }
+                    logger.error("[GoogleVertex] Native SDK generate error", error);
+                    throw this.handleProviderError(error);
+                }
+            }
+            // Handle maxSteps termination / abort — the loop exited because the step
+            // cap was reached (or the turn was aborted) while the model was still
+            // calling tools. Surface a real answer instead of the canned placeholder
+            // (Bug 1) and a meaningful finishReason (Bug 2).
+            if (!finalText && (step >= maxSteps || wasAborted)) {
+                hitStepLimit = step >= maxSteps && !wasAborted;
+                const toolCallCount = allToolCalls.filter((tc) => tc.toolName !== "final_result").length;
+                if (accumulatedText) {
+                    // Prefer the prose the model already produced across steps.
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Generate tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}); ` +
+                        `returning text already gathered from prior steps.`);
+                    finalText = accumulatedText;
+                }
+                else if (wasAborted) {
+                    // Aborted turn — skip synth entirely so it can never add +300s after
+                    // a blown budget. Deliver a graceful cap message as ordinary prose.
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Generate tool call loop aborted mid-turn; ` +
+                        `returning a graceful cap message.`);
+                    finalText = buildToolLoopCapMessage(maxSteps, toolCallCount);
                 }
                 else {
-                    finalText = `[Tool execution limit reached after ${maxSteps} steps. The model continued requesting tool calls beyond the limit.]`;
+                    // Pure functionCall turns leave no text — make one tools-disabled call
+                    // so the model answers from the gathered tool results instead of the
+                    // canned placeholder.
+                    logger.warn(`[GoogleVertex] Generate tool call loop terminated after reaching maxSteps (${maxSteps}) ` +
+                        `with no text; synthesizing a final answer with tools disabled.`);
+                    // synth self-bounds its connect+drain via withTimeout(timeoutMs) and
+                    // never throws (returns empty on timeout/error), so it needs no outer
+                    // withTimeout wrapper — see synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools.
+                    const synth = await this.synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, currentContents, useFinalResultTool, parseTimeout(options.timeout) ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS, effectiveSignal);
+                    if (synth.text) {
+                        synthesizedFinalAnswer = true;
+                        finalText = synth.text;
+                        totalInputTokens += synth.inputTokens;
+                        totalOutputTokens += synth.outputTokens;
+                        if (synth.finishReason) {
+                            lastFinishReason = synth.finishReason;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        finalText = buildToolLoopCapMessage(maxSteps, toolCallCount);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
+        finally {
+            clearTimeout(defensiveTimer);
+            options.abortSignal?.removeEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
+        }
         // Unified finish reason: a step-cap exhaustion that did NOT end in a clean
         // synthesized answer is reported as "tool-calls" (the model still wanted
         // tools) — NOT "length", which neurolink.ts treats as token truncation
@@ -2317,14 +2452,25 @@ export class GoogleVertexProvider extends BaseProvider {
      * (`final_result`) pattern was active, a trailing instruction countermands the
      * earlier "you MUST call final_result" directive so the model answers in plain
      * text. Never throws — returns empty text so the caller falls back to the
-     * placeholder, guaranteeing no new failure path.
+     * graceful cap message (buildToolLoopCapMessage), guaranteeing no new failure
+     * path.
      */
-    async synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, contents, useFinalResultTool, timeoutMs) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line max-params -- trailing optional abortSignal keeps the positional call sites stable
+    async synthesizeFinalAnswerWithoutTools(client, modelName, config, contents, useFinalResultTool, timeoutMs, abortSignal) {
+        // Already aborted — never issue the synth request (would add +300s after a
+        // blown budget). Return empty so the caller maps to the graceful message.
+        if (abortSignal?.aborted) {
+            return { text: "", inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 };
+        }
         try {
             // Shallow clone so the loop's config is never mutated; dropping the
             // top-level `tools` key is sufficient (nested thinkingConfig /
-            // systemInstruction are intentionally preserved).
-            const synthConfig = { ...config };
+            // systemInstruction are intentionally preserved). Fold in the abort
+            // signal so the synth request is cancellable too.
+            const synthConfig = {
+                ...config,
+                ...(abortSignal ? { abortSignal } : {}),
+            };
             delete synthConfig.tools;
             if (useFinalResultTool) {
                 const baseSystemInstruction = typeof synthConfig.systemInstruction === "string"