camel-ai 0.2.76a13__py3-none-any.whl → 0.2.77__py3-none-any.whl

camel/agents/chat_agent.py

@@ -14,15 +14,23 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import atexit
+import base64
 import concurrent.futures
+import hashlib
+import inspect
 import json
-import logging
-import queue
+import math
+import os
 import random
+import re
+import tempfile
 import textwrap
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
+import warnings
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
@@ -101,10 +109,24 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
+# Cleanup temp files on exit
+_temp_files: Set[str] = set()
+_temp_files_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def _cleanup_temp_files():
+    with _temp_files_lock:
+        for path in _temp_files:
+            try:
+                os.unlink(path)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+
+atexit.register(_cleanup_temp_files)
+
 # AgentOps decorator setting
 try:
-    import os
-
     if os.getenv("AGENTOPS_API_KEY") is not None:
         from agentops import track_agent
     else:
@@ -138,6 +160,53 @@ SIMPLE_FORMAT_PROMPT = TextPrompt(
 )
 
 
+@dataclass
+class _ToolOutputHistoryEntry:
+    tool_name: str
+    tool_call_id: str
+    result_text: str
+    record_uuids: List[str]
+    record_timestamps: List[float]
+    preview_text: str
+    cached: bool = False
+    cache_id: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class _ToolOutputCacheManager:
+    r"""Minimal persistent store for caching verbose tool outputs."""
+
+    def __init__(self, base_dir: Union[str, Path]) -> None:
+        self.base_dir = Path(base_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+        self.base_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    def save(
+        self,
+        tool_name: str,
+        tool_call_id: str,
+        content: str,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, Path]:
+        cache_id = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        filename = f"{cache_id}.txt"
+        path = self.base_dir / filename
+        header = (
+            f"# Cached tool output\n"
+            f"tool_name: {tool_name}\n"
+            f"tool_call_id: {tool_call_id}\n"
+            f"cache_id: {cache_id}\n"
+            f"---\n"
+        )
+        path.write_text(f"{header}{content}", encoding="utf-8")
+        return cache_id, path
+
+    def load(self, cache_id: str) -> str:
+        path = self.base_dir / f"{cache_id}.txt"
+        if not path.exists():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(
+                f"Cached tool output {cache_id} not found at {path}"
+            )
+        return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
 class StreamContentAccumulator:
     r"""Manages content accumulation across streaming responses to ensure
     all responses contain complete cumulative content."""
@@ -194,13 +263,10 @@ class StreamingChatAgentResponse:
     def _ensure_latest_response(self):
         r"""Ensure we have the latest response by consuming the generator."""
         if not self._consumed:
-            try:
-                for response in self._generator:
-                    self._responses.append(response)
-                    self._current_response = response
-                self._consumed = True
-            except StopIteration:
-                self._consumed = True
+            for response in self._generator:
+                self._responses.append(response)
+                self._current_response = response
+            self._consumed = True
 
     @property
     def msgs(self) -> List[BaseMessage]:
@@ -241,14 +307,11 @@ class StreamingChatAgentResponse:
             yield from self._responses
         else:
             # If not consumed, consume and yield
-            try:
-                for response in self._generator:
-                    self._responses.append(response)
-                    self._current_response = response
-                    yield response
-                self._consumed = True
-            except StopIteration:
-                self._consumed = True
+            for response in self._generator:
+                self._responses.append(response)
+                self._current_response = response
+                yield response
+            self._consumed = True
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         r"""Forward any other attribute access to the latest response."""
@@ -279,13 +342,10 @@ class AsyncStreamingChatAgentResponse:
     async def _ensure_latest_response(self):
         r"""Ensure the latest response by consuming the async generator."""
         if not self._consumed:
-            try:
-                async for response in self._async_generator:
-                    self._responses.append(response)
-                    self._current_response = response
-                self._consumed = True
-            except StopAsyncIteration:
-                self._consumed = True
+            async for response in self._async_generator:
+                self._responses.append(response)
+                self._current_response = response
+            self._consumed = True
 
     async def _get_final_response(self) -> ChatAgentResponse:
         r"""Get the final response after consuming the entire stream."""
@@ -311,14 +371,11 @@ class AsyncStreamingChatAgentResponse:
         else:
             # If not consumed, consume and yield
             async def _consume_and_yield():
-                try:
-                    async for response in self._async_generator:
-                        self._responses.append(response)
-                        self._current_response = response
-                        yield response
-                    self._consumed = True
-                except StopAsyncIteration:
-                    self._consumed = True
+                async for response in self._async_generator:
+                    self._responses.append(response)
+                    self._current_response = response
+                    yield response
+                self._consumed = True
 
             return _consume_and_yield()
 
@@ -386,14 +443,28 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             for individual tool execution. If None, wait indefinitely.
         mask_tool_output (Optional[bool]): Whether to return a sanitized
             placeholder instead of the raw tool output. (default: :obj:`False`)
-        pause_event (Optional[asyncio.Event]): Event to signal pause of the
-            agent's operation. When clear, the agent will pause its execution.
-            (default: :obj:`None`)
+        pause_event (Optional[Union[threading.Event, asyncio.Event]]): Event to
+            signal pause of the agent's operation. When clear, the agent will
+            pause its execution. Use threading.Event for sync operations or
+            asyncio.Event for async operations. (default: :obj:`None`)
         prune_tool_calls_from_memory (bool): Whether to clean tool
             call messages from memory after response generation to save token
             usage. When enabled, removes FUNCTION/TOOL role messages and
             ASSISTANT messages with tool_calls after each step.
             (default: :obj:`False`)
+        enable_tool_output_cache (bool, optional): Whether to offload verbose
+            historical tool outputs to a local cache and replace them with
+            lightweight references in memory. Only older tool results whose
+            payload length exceeds ``tool_output_cache_threshold`` are cached.
+            (default: :obj:`False`)
+        tool_output_cache_threshold (int, optional): Minimum character length
+            of a tool result before it becomes eligible for caching. Values
+            below or equal to zero disable caching regardless of the toggle.
+            (default: :obj:`2000`)
+        tool_output_cache_dir (Optional[Union[str, Path]], optional): Target
+            directory for cached tool outputs. When omitted, a ``tool_cache``
+            directory relative to the current working directory is used.
+            (default: :obj:`None`)
         retry_attempts (int, optional): Maximum number of retry attempts for
             rate limit errors. (default: :obj:`3`)
         retry_delay (float, optional): Initial delay in seconds between
@@ -443,8 +514,11 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         stop_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None,
         tool_execution_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
         mask_tool_output: bool = False,
-        pause_event: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None,
+        pause_event: Optional[Union[threading.Event, asyncio.Event]] = None,
         prune_tool_calls_from_memory: bool = False,
+        enable_tool_output_cache: bool = False,
+        tool_output_cache_threshold: int = 2000,
+        tool_output_cache_dir: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None,
         retry_attempts: int = 3,
         retry_delay: float = 1.0,
         step_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
@@ -464,6 +538,28 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         # Assign unique ID
         self.agent_id = agent_id if agent_id else str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+        self._tool_output_cache_enabled = (
+            enable_tool_output_cache and tool_output_cache_threshold > 0
+        )
+        self._tool_output_cache_threshold = max(0, tool_output_cache_threshold)
+        self._tool_output_cache_dir: Optional[Path]
+        self._tool_output_cache_manager: Optional[_ToolOutputCacheManager]
+        if self._tool_output_cache_enabled:
+            cache_dir = (
+                Path(tool_output_cache_dir).expanduser()
+                if tool_output_cache_dir is not None
+                else Path("tool_cache")
+            )
+            self._tool_output_cache_dir = cache_dir
+            self._tool_output_cache_manager = _ToolOutputCacheManager(
+                cache_dir
+            )
+        else:
+            self._tool_output_cache_dir = None
+            self._tool_output_cache_manager = None
+        self._tool_output_history: List[_ToolOutputHistoryEntry] = []
+        self._cache_lookup_tool_name = "retrieve_cached_tool_output"
+
         # Set up memory
         context_creator = ScoreBasedContextCreator(
             self.model_backend.token_counter,
@@ -510,6 +606,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 convert_to_function_tool(tool) for tool in (tools or [])
             ]
         }
+        if self._tool_output_cache_enabled:
+            self._ensure_tool_cache_lookup_tool()
 
         # Register agent with toolkits that have RegisteredAgentToolkit mixin
         if toolkits_to_register_agent:
@@ -532,6 +630,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         self.tool_execution_timeout = tool_execution_timeout
         self.mask_tool_output = mask_tool_output
         self._secure_result_store: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._secure_result_store_lock = threading.Lock()
         self.pause_event = pause_event
         self.prune_tool_calls_from_memory = prune_tool_calls_from_memory
         self.retry_attempts = max(1, retry_attempts)
@@ -545,6 +644,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         r"""Resets the :obj:`ChatAgent` to its initial state."""
         self.terminated = False
         self.init_messages()
+        if self._tool_output_cache_enabled:
+            self._tool_output_history.clear()
         for terminator in self.response_terminators:
             terminator.reset()
 
@@ -728,6 +829,20 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         # Ensure the new memory has the system message
         self.init_messages()
 
+    def set_context_utility(
+        self, context_utility: Optional[ContextUtility]
+    ) -> None:
+        r"""Set the context utility for the agent.
+
+        This allows external components (like SingleAgentWorker) to provide
+        a shared context utility instance for workflow management.
+
+        Args:
+            context_utility (ContextUtility, optional): The context utility
+                to use. If None, the agent will create its own when needed.
+        """
+        self._context_utility = context_utility
+
     def _get_full_tool_schemas(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         r"""Returns a list of tool schemas of all tools, including internal
         and external tools.
@@ -751,6 +866,178 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         for tool in tools:
             self.add_tool(tool)
 
+    def retrieve_cached_tool_output(self, cache_id: str) -> str:
+        r"""Load a cached tool output by its cache identifier.
+
+        Args:
+            cache_id (str): Identifier provided in cached tool messages.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The cached content or an explanatory error message.
+        """
+        if not self._tool_output_cache_manager:
+            return "Tool output caching is disabled for this agent instance."
+
+        normalized_cache_id = cache_id.strip()
+        if not normalized_cache_id:
+            return "Please provide a non-empty cache_id."
+
+        try:
+            return self._tool_output_cache_manager.load(normalized_cache_id)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return (
+                f"Cache entry '{normalized_cache_id}' was not found. "
+                "Verify the identifier and try again."
+            )
+
+    def _ensure_tool_cache_lookup_tool(self) -> None:
+        if not self._tool_output_cache_enabled:
+            return
+        lookup_name = self._cache_lookup_tool_name
+        if lookup_name in self._internal_tools:
+            return
+        lookup_tool = convert_to_function_tool(
+            self.retrieve_cached_tool_output
+        )
+        self._internal_tools[lookup_tool.get_function_name()] = lookup_tool
+
+    def _serialize_tool_result(self, result: Any) -> str:
+        if isinstance(result, str):
+            return result
+        try:
+            return json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return str(result)
+
+    def _summarize_tool_result(self, text: str, limit: int = 160) -> str:
+        normalized = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", text).strip()
+        if len(normalized) <= limit:
+            return normalized
+        return normalized[: max(0, limit - 3)].rstrip() + "..."
+
+    def _register_tool_output_for_cache(
+        self,
+        func_name: str,
+        tool_call_id: str,
+        result_text: str,
+        records: List[MemoryRecord],
+    ) -> None:
+        if not records:
+            return
+
+        entry = _ToolOutputHistoryEntry(
+            tool_name=func_name,
+            tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
+            result_text=result_text,
+            record_uuids=[str(record.uuid) for record in records],
+            record_timestamps=[record.timestamp for record in records],
+            preview_text=self._summarize_tool_result(result_text),
+        )
+        self._tool_output_history.append(entry)
+        self._process_tool_output_cache()
+
+    def _process_tool_output_cache(self) -> None:
+        if (
+            not self._tool_output_cache_enabled
+            or not self._tool_output_history
+            or self._tool_output_cache_manager is None
+        ):
+            return
+
+        # Only cache older results; keep the latest expanded for immediate use.
+        for entry in self._tool_output_history[:-1]:
+            if entry.cached:
+                continue
+            if len(entry.result_text) < self._tool_output_cache_threshold:
+                continue
+            self._cache_tool_output_entry(entry)
+
+    def _cache_tool_output_entry(self, entry: _ToolOutputHistoryEntry) -> None:
+        if self._tool_output_cache_manager is None or not entry.record_uuids:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            cache_id, cache_path = self._tool_output_cache_manager.save(
+                entry.tool_name,
+                entry.tool_call_id,
+                entry.result_text,
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+            logger.warning(
+                "Failed to persist cached tool output for %s (%s): %s",
+                entry.tool_name,
+                entry.tool_call_id,
+                exc,
+            )
+            return
+
+        timestamp = (
+            entry.record_timestamps[0]
+            if entry.record_timestamps
+            else time.time_ns() / 1_000_000_000
+        )
+        reference_message = FunctionCallingMessage(
+            role_name=self.role_name,
+            role_type=self.role_type,
+            meta_dict={
+                "cache_id": cache_id,
+                "cached_preview": entry.preview_text,
+                "cached_tool_output_path": str(cache_path),
+            },
+            content="",
+            func_name=entry.tool_name,
+            result=self._build_cache_reference_text(entry, cache_id),
+            tool_call_id=entry.tool_call_id,
+        )
+
+        chat_history_block = getattr(self.memory, "_chat_history_block", None)
+        storage = getattr(chat_history_block, "storage", None)
+        if storage is None:
+            return
+
+        existing_records = storage.load()
+        updated_records = [
+            record
+            for record in existing_records
+            if record["uuid"] not in entry.record_uuids
+        ]
+        new_record = MemoryRecord(
+            message=reference_message,
+            role_at_backend=OpenAIBackendRole.FUNCTION,
+            timestamp=timestamp,
+            agent_id=self.agent_id,
+        )
+        updated_records.append(new_record.to_dict())
+        updated_records.sort(key=lambda record: record["timestamp"])
+        storage.clear()
+        storage.save(updated_records)
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Cached tool output '%s' (%s) to %s with cache_id=%s",
+            entry.tool_name,
+            entry.tool_call_id,
+            cache_path,
+            cache_id,
+        )
+
+        entry.cached = True
+        entry.cache_id = cache_id
+        entry.record_uuids = [str(new_record.uuid)]
+        entry.record_timestamps = [timestamp]
+
+    def _build_cache_reference_text(
+        self, entry: _ToolOutputHistoryEntry, cache_id: str
+    ) -> str:
+        preview = entry.preview_text or "[no preview available]"
+        return (
+            "[cached tool output]\n"
+            f"tool: {entry.tool_name}\n"
+            f"cache_id: {cache_id}\n"
+            f"preview: {preview}\n"
+            f"Use `{self._cache_lookup_tool_name}` with this cache_id to "
+            "retrieve the full content."
+        )
+
     def add_external_tool(
         self, tool: Union[FunctionTool, Callable, Dict[str, Any]]
     ) -> None:
@@ -795,7 +1082,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         message: BaseMessage,
         role: OpenAIBackendRole,
         timestamp: Optional[float] = None,
-    ) -> None:
+        return_records: bool = False,
+    ) -> Optional[List[MemoryRecord]]:
         r"""Updates the agent memory with a new message.
 
         If the single *message* exceeds the model's context window, it will
@@ -815,24 +1103,29 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             timestamp (Optional[float], optional): Custom timestamp for the
                 memory record. If `None`, the current time will be used.
                 (default: :obj:`None`)
-                    (default: obj:`None`)
+            return_records (bool, optional): When ``True`` the method returns
+                the list of :class:`MemoryRecord` objects written to memory.
+                (default: :obj:`False`)
+
+        Returns:
+            Optional[List[MemoryRecord]]: The records that were written when
+            ``return_records`` is ``True``; otherwise ``None``.
         """
-        import math
-        import time
-        import uuid as _uuid
+
+        written_records: List[MemoryRecord] = []
 
         # 1. Helper to write a record to memory
         def _write_single_record(
             message: BaseMessage, role: OpenAIBackendRole, timestamp: float
         ):
-            self.memory.write_record(
-                MemoryRecord(
-                    message=message,
-                    role_at_backend=role,
-                    timestamp=timestamp,
-                    agent_id=self.agent_id,
-                )
+            record = MemoryRecord(
+                message=message,
+                role_at_backend=role,
+                timestamp=timestamp,
+                agent_id=self.agent_id,
             )
+            written_records.append(record)
+            self.memory.write_record(record)
 
         base_ts = (
             timestamp
@@ -847,14 +1140,13 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             token_limit = context_creator.token_limit
         except AttributeError:
             _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)
-            return
+            return written_records if return_records else None
 
         # 3. Check if slicing is necessary
         try:
             current_tokens = token_counter.count_tokens_from_messages(
                 [message.to_openai_message(role)]
             )
-            import warnings
 
             with warnings.catch_warnings():
                 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=EmptyMemoryWarning)
@@ -864,14 +1156,14 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
             if current_tokens <= remaining_budget:
                 _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)
-                return
+                return written_records if return_records else None
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(
                 f"Token calculation failed before chunking, "
                 f"writing message as-is. Error: {e}"
             )
             _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)
-            return
+            return written_records if return_records else None
 
         # 4. Perform slicing
         logger.warning(
@@ -892,18 +1184,18 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
         if not text_to_chunk or not text_to_chunk.strip():
             _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)
-            return
+            return written_records if return_records else None
         # Encode the entire text to get a list of all token IDs
         try:
             all_token_ids = token_counter.encode(text_to_chunk)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to encode text for chunking: {e}")
             _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)  # Fallback
-            return
+            return written_records if return_records else None
 
         if not all_token_ids:
             _write_single_record(message, role, base_ts)  # Nothing to chunk
-            return
+            return written_records if return_records else None
 
         # 1.  Base chunk size: one-tenth of the smaller of (a) total token
         # limit and (b) current remaining budget.  This prevents us from
@@ -928,7 +1220,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
         # 4.  Calculate how many chunks we will need with this body size.
         num_chunks = math.ceil(len(all_token_ids) / chunk_body_limit)
-        group_id = str(_uuid.uuid4())
+        group_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
         for i in range(num_chunks):
             start_idx = i * chunk_body_limit
@@ -969,6 +1261,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             # Increment timestamp slightly to maintain order
             _write_single_record(new_msg, role, base_ts + i * 1e-6)
 
+        return written_records if return_records else None
+
     def load_memory(self, memory: AgentMemory) -> None:
         r"""Load the provided memory into the agent.
 
@@ -1050,6 +1344,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         self,
         filename: Optional[str] = None,
         summary_prompt: Optional[str] = None,
+        response_format: Optional[Type[BaseModel]] = None,
         working_directory: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         r"""Summarize the agent's current conversation context and persist it
@@ -1062,13 +1357,18 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             summary_prompt (Optional[str]): Custom prompt for the summarizer.
                 When omitted, a default prompt highlighting key decisions,
                 action items, and open questions is used.
+            response_format (Optional[Type[BaseModel]]): A Pydantic model
+                defining the expected structure of the response. If provided,
+                the summary will be generated as structured output and included
+                in the result.
             working_directory (Optional[str|Path]): Optional directory to save
                 the markdown summary file. If provided, overrides the default
                 directory used by ContextUtility.
 
         Returns:
             Dict[str, Any]: A dictionary containing the summary text, file
-                path, and status message.
+                path, status message, and optionally structured_summary if
+                response_format was provided.
         """
 
         result: Dict[str, Any] = {
@@ -1078,6 +1378,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         }
 
         try:
+            # Use external context if set, otherwise create local one
             if self._context_utility is None:
                 if working_directory is not None:
                     self._context_utility = ContextUtility(
@@ -1085,6 +1386,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                     )
                 else:
                     self._context_utility = ContextUtility()
+            context_util = self._context_utility
 
             # Get conversation directly from agent's memory
             messages, _ = self.memory.get_context()
@@ -1101,7 +1403,58 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             for message in messages:
                 role = message.get('role', 'unknown')
                 content = message.get('content', '')
-                if content:
+
+                # Handle tool call messages (assistant calling tools)
+                tool_calls = message.get('tool_calls')
+                if tool_calls and isinstance(tool_calls, (list, tuple)):
+                    for tool_call in tool_calls:
+                        # Handle both dict and object formats
+                        if isinstance(tool_call, dict):
+                            func_name = tool_call.get('function', {}).get(
+                                'name', 'unknown_tool'
+                            )
+                            func_args_str = tool_call.get('function', {}).get(
+                                'arguments', '{}'
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            # Handle object format (Pydantic or similar)
+                            func_name = getattr(
+                                getattr(tool_call, 'function', None),
+                                'name',
+                                'unknown_tool',
+                            )
+                            func_args_str = getattr(
+                                getattr(tool_call, 'function', None),
+                                'arguments',
+                                '{}',
+                            )
+
+                        # Parse and format arguments for readability
+                        try:
+                            import json
+
+                            args_dict = json.loads(func_args_str)
+                            args_formatted = ', '.join(
+                                f"{k}={v}" for k, v in args_dict.items()
+                            )
+                        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError, TypeError):
+                            args_formatted = func_args_str
+
+                        conversation_lines.append(
+                            f"[TOOL CALL] {func_name}({args_formatted})"
+                        )
+
+                # Handle tool response messages
+                elif role == 'tool':
+                    tool_name = message.get('name', 'unknown_tool')
+                    if not content:
+                        content = str(message.get('content', ''))
+                    conversation_lines.append(
+                        f"[TOOL RESULT] {tool_name} → {content}"
+                    )
+
+                # Handle regular content messages (user/assistant/system)
+                elif content:
                     conversation_lines.append(f"{role}: {content}")
 
             conversation_text = "\n".join(conversation_lines).strip()
@@ -1117,7 +1470,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 self._context_summary_agent = ChatAgent(
                     system_message=(
                         "You are a helpful assistant that summarizes "
-                        "conversations into concise markdown bullet lists."
+                        "conversations"
                     ),
                     model=self.model_backend,
                     agent_id=f"{self.agent_id}_context_summarizer",
@@ -1128,7 +1481,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             if summary_prompt:
                 prompt_text = (
                     f"{summary_prompt.rstrip()}\n\n"
-                    f"Context information:\n{conversation_text}"
+                    f"AGENT CONVERSATION TO BE SUMMARIZED:\n"
+                    f"{conversation_text}"
                 )
             else:
                 prompt_text = (
@@ -1138,7 +1492,13 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 )
 
             try:
-                response = self._context_summary_agent.step(prompt_text)
+                # Use structured output if response_format is provided
+                if response_format:
+                    response = self._context_summary_agent.step(
+                        prompt_text, response_format=response_format
+                    )
+                else:
+                    response = self._context_summary_agent.step(prompt_text)
             except Exception as step_exc:
                 error_message = (
                     f"Failed to generate summary using model: {step_exc}"
@@ -1167,7 +1527,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             )
             base_filename = Path(base_filename).with_suffix("").name
 
-            metadata = self._context_utility.get_session_metadata()
+            metadata = context_util.get_session_metadata()
             metadata.update(
                 {
                     "agent_id": self.agent_id,
@@ -1175,25 +1535,38 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 }
             )
 
-            save_status = self._context_utility.save_markdown_file(
+            # Handle structured output if response_format was provided
+            structured_output = None
+            if response_format and response.msgs[-1].parsed:
+                structured_output = response.msgs[-1].parsed
+                # Convert structured output to custom markdown
+                summary_content = context_util.structured_output_to_markdown(
+                    structured_data=structured_output, metadata=metadata
+                )
+
+            # Save the markdown (either custom structured or default)
+            save_status = context_util.save_markdown_file(
                 base_filename,
                 summary_content,
-                title="Conversation Summary",
-                metadata=metadata,
+                title="Conversation Summary"
+                if not structured_output
+                else None,
+                metadata=metadata if not structured_output else None,
             )
 
             file_path = (
-                self._context_utility.get_working_directory()
-                / f"{base_filename}.md"
+                context_util.get_working_directory() / f"{base_filename}.md"
             )
 
-            result.update(
-                {
-                    "summary": summary_content,
-                    "file_path": str(file_path),
-                    "status": save_status,
-                }
-            )
+            # Prepare result dictionary
+            result_dict = {
+                "summary": summary_content,
+                "file_path": str(file_path),
+                "status": save_status,
+                "structured_summary": structured_output,
+            }
+
+            result.update(result_dict)
             logger.info("Conversation summary saved to %s", file_path)
             return result
 
@@ -1210,6 +1583,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             None
         """
         self.memory.clear()
+        if self._tool_output_cache_enabled:
+            self._tool_output_history.clear()
 
         if self.system_message is not None:
             self.update_memory(self.system_message, OpenAIBackendRole.SYSTEM)
@@ -1246,8 +1621,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         r"""Initializes the stored messages list with the current system
         message.
         """
-        import time
-
         self.memory.clear()
         # avoid UserWarning: The `ChatHistoryMemory` is empty.
         if self.system_message is not None:
@@ -1260,6 +1633,17 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 )
             )
 
+    def reset_to_original_system_message(self) -> None:
+        r"""Reset system message to original, removing any appended context.
+
+        This method reverts the agent's system message back to its original
+        state, removing any workflow context or other modifications that may
+        have been appended. Useful for resetting agent state in multi-turn
+        scenarios.
+        """
+        self._system_message = self._original_system_message
+        self.init_messages()
+
     def record_message(self, message: BaseMessage) -> None:
         r"""Records the externally provided message into the agent memory as if
         it were an answer of the :obj:`ChatAgent` from the backend. Currently,
@@ -1321,7 +1705,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
             # Create a prompt based on the schema
             format_instruction = (
-                "\n\nPlease respond in the following JSON format:\n" "{\n"
+                "\n\nPlease respond in the following JSON format:\n{\n"
             )
 
             properties = schema.get("properties", {})
@@ -1420,8 +1804,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         Returns:
             bool: True if called from a RegisteredAgentToolkit, False otherwise
         """
-        import inspect
-
         from camel.toolkits.base import RegisteredAgentToolkit
 
         try:
@@ -1453,7 +1835,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 try:
                     # Try to extract JSON from the response content
                     import json
-                    import re
 
                     from pydantic import ValidationError
 
@@ -1492,8 +1873,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
                     if not message.parsed:
                         logger.warning(
-                            f"Failed to parse JSON from response: "
-                            f"{content}"
+                            f"Failed to parse JSON from response: {content}"
                         )
 
                 except Exception as e:
@@ -1665,8 +2045,13 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
         while True:
             if self.pause_event is not None and not self.pause_event.is_set():
-                while not self.pause_event.is_set():
-                    time.sleep(0.001)
+                # Use efficient blocking wait for threading.Event
+                if isinstance(self.pause_event, threading.Event):
+                    self.pause_event.wait()
+                else:
+                    # Fallback for asyncio.Event in sync context
+                    while not self.pause_event.is_set():
+                        time.sleep(0.001)
 
             try:
                 openai_messages, num_tokens = self.memory.get_context()
@@ -1698,7 +2083,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             if self.stop_event and self.stop_event.is_set():
                 # Use the _step_terminate to terminate the agent with reason
                 logger.info(
-                    f"Termination triggered at iteration " f"{iteration_count}"
+                    f"Termination triggered at iteration {iteration_count}"
                 )
                 return self._step_terminate(
                     accumulated_context_tokens,
@@ -1721,8 +2106,11 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                             self.pause_event is not None
                             and not self.pause_event.is_set()
                         ):
-                            while not self.pause_event.is_set():
-                                time.sleep(0.001)
+                            if isinstance(self.pause_event, threading.Event):
+                                self.pause_event.wait()
+                            else:
+                                while not self.pause_event.is_set():
+                                    time.sleep(0.001)
                         result = self._execute_tool(tool_call_request)
                         tool_call_records.append(result)
 
@@ -1879,7 +2267,12 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         prev_num_openai_messages: int = 0
         while True:
             if self.pause_event is not None and not self.pause_event.is_set():
-                await self.pause_event.wait()
+                if isinstance(self.pause_event, asyncio.Event):
+                    await self.pause_event.wait()
+                elif isinstance(self.pause_event, threading.Event):
+                    # For threading.Event in async context, run in executor
+                    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+                    await loop.run_in_executor(None, self.pause_event.wait)
             try:
                 openai_messages, num_tokens = self.memory.get_context()
                 accumulated_context_tokens += num_tokens
@@ -1909,7 +2302,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             if self.stop_event and self.stop_event.is_set():
                 # Use the _step_terminate to terminate the agent with reason
                 logger.info(
-                    f"Termination triggered at iteration " f"{iteration_count}"
+                    f"Termination triggered at iteration {iteration_count}"
                 )
                 return self._step_terminate(
                     accumulated_context_tokens,
@@ -1932,7 +2325,13 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                             self.pause_event is not None
                             and not self.pause_event.is_set()
                         ):
-                            await self.pause_event.wait()
+                            if isinstance(self.pause_event, asyncio.Event):
+                                await self.pause_event.wait()
+                            elif isinstance(self.pause_event, threading.Event):
+                                loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+                                await loop.run_in_executor(
+                                    None, self.pause_event.wait
+                                )
                         tool_call_record = await self._aexecute_tool(
                             tool_call_request
                         )
@@ -2185,11 +2584,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         Returns:
             List[OpenAIMessage]: The sanitized OpenAI messages.
         """
-        import hashlib
-        import os
-        import re
-        import tempfile
-
         # Create a copy of messages for logging to avoid modifying the
         # original messages
         sanitized_messages = []
@@ -2230,7 +2624,14 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
                                     # Save image to temp directory for viewing
                                     try:
-                                        import base64
+                                        # Sanitize img_format to prevent path
+                                        # traversal
+                                        safe_format = re.sub(
+                                            r'[^a-zA-Z0-9]', '', img_format
+                                        )[:10]
+                                        img_filename = (
+                                            f"image_{img_hash}.{safe_format}"
+                                        )
 
                                         temp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
                                         img_path = os.path.join(
@@ -2245,6 +2646,9 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                                                         base64_data
                                                     )
                                                 )
+                                            # Register for cleanup
+                                            with _temp_files_lock:
+                                                _temp_files.add(img_path)
 
                                         # Create a file:// URL that can be
                                         # opened
@@ -2497,7 +2901,8 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         try:
             raw_result = tool(**args)
             if self.mask_tool_output:
-                self._secure_result_store[tool_call_id] = raw_result
+                with self._secure_result_store_lock:
+                    self._secure_result_store[tool_call_id] = raw_result
                 result = (
                     "[The tool has been executed successfully, but the output"
                     " from the tool is masked. You can move forward]"
@@ -2555,7 +2960,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             # Capture the error message to prevent framework crash
             error_msg = f"Error executing async tool '{func_name}': {e!s}"
             result = f"Tool execution failed: {error_msg}"
-            logging.warning(error_msg)
+            logger.warning(error_msg)
         return self._record_tool_calling(func_name, args, result, tool_call_id)
 
     def _record_tool_calling(
@@ -2606,20 +3011,22 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         # This ensures the assistant message (tool call) always appears before
         # the function message (tool result) in the conversation context
         # Use time.time_ns() for nanosecond precision to avoid collisions
-        import time
-
         current_time_ns = time.time_ns()
         base_timestamp = current_time_ns / 1_000_000_000  # Convert to seconds
 
         self.update_memory(
-            assist_msg, OpenAIBackendRole.ASSISTANT, timestamp=base_timestamp
+            assist_msg,
+            OpenAIBackendRole.ASSISTANT,
+            timestamp=base_timestamp,
+            return_records=self._tool_output_cache_enabled,
         )
 
         # Add minimal increment to ensure function message comes after
-        self.update_memory(
+        func_records = self.update_memory(
             func_msg,
             OpenAIBackendRole.FUNCTION,
             timestamp=base_timestamp + 1e-6,
+            return_records=self._tool_output_cache_enabled,
         )
 
         # Record information about this tool call
@@ -2630,6 +3037,20 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
         )
 
+        if (
+            self._tool_output_cache_enabled
+            and not mask_output
+            and func_records
+            and self._tool_output_cache_manager is not None
+        ):
+            serialized_result = self._serialize_tool_result(result)
+            self._register_tool_output_for_cache(
+                func_name,
+                tool_call_id,
+                serialized_result,
+                cast(List[MemoryRecord], func_records),
+            )
+
         return tool_record
 
     def _stream(
@@ -2698,7 +3119,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             # Check termination condition
             if self.stop_event and self.stop_event.is_set():
                 logger.info(
-                    f"Termination triggered at iteration " f"{iteration_count}"
+                    f"Termination triggered at iteration {iteration_count}"
                 )
                 yield self._step_terminate(
                     num_tokens, tool_call_records, "termination_triggered"
@@ -3067,72 +3488,70 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
         accumulated_tool_calls: Dict[str, Any],
         tool_call_records: List[ToolCallingRecord],
     ) -> Generator[ChatAgentResponse, None, None]:
-        r"""Execute multiple tools synchronously with
-        proper content accumulation, using threads+queue for
-        non-blocking status streaming."""
-
-        def tool_worker(result_queue, tool_call_data):
-            try:
-                tool_call_record = self._execute_tool_from_stream_data(
-                    tool_call_data
-                )
-                result_queue.put(tool_call_record)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error in threaded tool execution: {e}")
-                result_queue.put(None)
+        r"""Execute multiple tools synchronously with proper content
+        accumulation, using ThreadPoolExecutor for better timeout handling."""
 
         tool_calls_to_execute = []
         for _tool_call_index, tool_call_data in accumulated_tool_calls.items():
             if tool_call_data.get('complete', False):
                 tool_calls_to_execute.append(tool_call_data)
 
-        # Phase 2: Execute tools in threads and yield status while waiting
-        for tool_call_data in tool_calls_to_execute:
-            function_name = tool_call_data['function']['name']
-            try:
-                args = json.loads(tool_call_data['function']['arguments'])
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                args = tool_call_data['function']['arguments']
-            result_queue: queue.Queue[Optional[ToolCallingRecord]] = (
-                queue.Queue()
-            )
-            thread = threading.Thread(
-                target=tool_worker,
-                args=(result_queue, tool_call_data),
-            )
-            thread.start()
-
-            # Log debug info instead of adding to content
-            logger.info(
-                f"Calling function: {function_name} with arguments: {args}"
-            )
-
-            # wait for tool thread to finish with optional timeout
-            thread.join(self.tool_execution_timeout)
+        if not tool_calls_to_execute:
+            # No tools to execute, return immediately
+            return
+            yield  # Make this a generator
+
+        # Execute tools using ThreadPoolExecutor for proper timeout handling
+        # Use max_workers=len() for parallel execution, with min of 1
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=max(1, len(tool_calls_to_execute))
+        ) as executor:
+            # Submit all tools first (parallel execution)
+            futures_map = {}
+            for tool_call_data in tool_calls_to_execute:
+                function_name = tool_call_data['function']['name']
+                try:
+                    args = json.loads(tool_call_data['function']['arguments'])
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    args = tool_call_data['function']['arguments']
 
-            # If timeout occurred, mark as error and continue
-            if thread.is_alive():
-                # Log timeout info instead of adding to content
-                logger.warning(
-                    f"Function '{function_name}' timed out after "
-                    f"{self.tool_execution_timeout} seconds"
+                # Log debug info
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Calling function: {function_name} with arguments: {args}"
                 )
 
-                # Detach thread (it may still finish later). Skip recording.
-                continue
-
-            # Tool finished, get result
-            tool_call_record = result_queue.get()
-            if tool_call_record:
-                tool_call_records.append(tool_call_record)
-                raw_result = tool_call_record.result
-                result_str = str(raw_result)
+                # Submit tool execution (non-blocking)
+                future = executor.submit(
+                    self._execute_tool_from_stream_data, tool_call_data
+                )
+                futures_map[future] = (function_name, tool_call_data)
+
+            # Wait for all futures to complete (or timeout)
+            for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(
+                futures_map.keys(),
+                timeout=self.tool_execution_timeout
+                if self.tool_execution_timeout
+                else None,
+            ):
+                function_name, tool_call_data = futures_map[future]
 
-                # Log debug info instead of adding to content
-                logger.info(f"Function output: {result_str}")
-            else:
-                # Error already logged
-                continue
+                try:
+                    tool_call_record = future.result()
+                    if tool_call_record:
+                        tool_call_records.append(tool_call_record)
+                        logger.info(
+                            f"Function output: {tool_call_record.result}"
+                        )
+                except concurrent.futures.TimeoutError:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Function '{function_name}' timed out after "
+                        f"{self.tool_execution_timeout} seconds"
+                    )
+                    future.cancel()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error(
+                        f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {e}"
+                    )
 
         # Ensure this function remains a generator (required by type signature)
         return
@@ -3177,8 +3596,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
                     # Record both messages with precise timestamps to ensure
                     # correct ordering
-                    import time
-
                     current_time_ns = time.time_ns()
                     base_timestamp = (
                         current_time_ns / 1_000_000_000
@@ -3207,7 +3624,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                         f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {e!s}"
                     )
                     result = {"error": error_msg}
-                    logging.warning(error_msg)
+                    logger.warning(error_msg)
 
                     # Record error response
                     func_msg = FunctionCallingMessage(
@@ -3302,8 +3719,6 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
 
                     # Record both messages with precise timestamps to ensure
                     # correct ordering
-                    import time
-
                     current_time_ns = time.time_ns()
                     base_timestamp = (
                         current_time_ns / 1_000_000_000
@@ -3332,7 +3747,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                         f"Error executing async tool '{function_name}': {e!s}"
                     )
                     result = {"error": error_msg}
-                    logging.warning(error_msg)
+                    logger.warning(error_msg)
 
                     # Record error response
                     func_msg = FunctionCallingMessage(
@@ -3442,7 +3857,7 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             # Check termination condition
             if self.stop_event and self.stop_event.is_set():
                 logger.info(
-                    f"Termination triggered at iteration " f"{iteration_count}"
+                    f"Termination triggered at iteration {iteration_count}"
                 )
                 yield self._step_terminate(
                     num_tokens, tool_call_records, "termination_triggered"
@@ -3954,10 +4369,12 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
                 configuration.
         """
         # Create a new instance with the same configuration
-        # If with_memory is True, set system_message to None
-        # If with_memory is False, use the original system message
+        # If with_memory is True, set system_message to None (it will be
+        # copied from memory below, including any workflow context)
+        # If with_memory is False, use the current system message
+        # (which may include appended workflow context)
         # To avoid duplicated system memory.
-        system_message = None if with_memory else self._original_system_message
+        system_message = None if with_memory else self._system_message
 
         # Clone tools and collect toolkits that need registration
         cloned_tools, toolkits_to_register = self._clone_tools()
@@ -3985,6 +4402,9 @@ class ChatAgent(BaseAgent):
             tool_execution_timeout=self.tool_execution_timeout,
             pause_event=self.pause_event,
             prune_tool_calls_from_memory=self.prune_tool_calls_from_memory,
+            enable_tool_output_cache=self._tool_output_cache_enabled,
+            tool_output_cache_threshold=self._tool_output_cache_threshold,
+            tool_output_cache_dir=self._tool_output_cache_dir,
             stream_accumulate=self.stream_accumulate,
         )