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The agent process exited unexpectedly during task execution. Retry the task or contact support if it recurs consistently.

The agent_process_failed error occurs when the agent process exits unexpectedly after environment setup has completed, before the task reaches a normal terminal state.

Details

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  • HTTP Status: 500 Internal Server Error
  • Retryable: No
  • Task State: ERROR

When does this occur?

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This error is returned when:

  • The agent process exits with a non-zero exit code after environment setup has completed
  • An unrecoverable runtime error occurs inside the agent process while it is handling the task
  • The agent process is terminated by the operating system (for example, due to an out-of-memory kill or a segmentation fault)

Example response

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{
  "type": "/reference/api-and-sdk/troubleshooting/errors/agent-process-failed/",
  "title": "The agent process exited unexpectedly.",
  "status": 500,
  "instance": "/api/v1/agent/tasks",
  "error": "The agent process exited unexpectedly.",
  "retryable": false,
  "trace_id": "abc123..."
}

How to resolve

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  1. Retry the task. Occasional process failures are transient.
  2. If the error recurs consistently, look for triggers in the task itself: very large prompts or attached context, memory-heavy tools spawned by the agent, or setup steps that leave the environment in a degraded state.
  3. Contact Warp support and include the trace_id from the error response if the issue persists.
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