I've observed agent mode to nearly get stuck when I ask the model to create a new file.
To reproduce I asked it to create a file with some dummy content. Eventually the model figured out to run "touch" instead of using the local tools. Used a clone of the aider-ce repository for the test run.
Session trace
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Cost estimates may be inaccurate when using streaming and caching.
cecli v0.90.6.dev+less
Model: openrouter/mistralai/devstral-2512:free with agent edit format
Git repo: .git with 760 files
Repo-map: using 4096 tokens, files refresh
MCP servers configured: context7, local_tools
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Readonly: ../../.codex/AGENTS.md
agent> Create a new file "test.md" with the content "hello world"
Processing...
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • UpdateTodoList
content:
- Create a new file 'test.md' with content 'hello world'
append:
True
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Run tools? (Y)es/(N)o/(A)ll/(S)kip all [Yes]: a
✅ Successfully appended to todo list in .aider.todo.txt (change_id: 4567058b)
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • MakeEditable
Arguments: {"file_path": "test.md"}
⚠️ File 'test.md' not found
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • InsertBlock
file_path:
test.md
content:
hello world
position:
top
Error in InsertBlock: File 'test.md' not found
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • MakeEditable
Arguments: {"file_path": "test.md"}
⚠️ File 'test.md' not found
Let me create the file first using a different approach.
Tokens: 17k sent, 11 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • Command
Arguments: {"command_string": "touch test.md"}
touch test.md
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Allow execution of this command? (Y)es/(N)o/(A)ll/(S)kip all/(D)on't ask again [Yes]:
⚙️ Executing non-interactive shell command: touch test.md
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • MakeEditable
Arguments: {"file_path": "test.md"}
📝 Added 'test.md' directly to editable context
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • InsertBlock
file_path:
test.md
content:
hello world
position:
top
✅ Inserted block at start of test.md (change_id: d9132518)
Tokens: 17k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • UpdateTodoList
content:
- Create a new file 'test.md' with content 'hello world' - DONE
append:
False
✅ Successfully updated todo list in .aider.todo.txt (change_id: 46577840)
Tokens: 18k sent, 0 received.
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Tool Call: local_tools • Finished
Arguments: {}
Task completed.
Tokens: 18k sent, 3 received.
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Unable to add /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/test.md: Cmd('git') failed due to: exit code(1)
cmdline: git add /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/test.md
stderr: 'The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
test.md
hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.addIgnoredFile false"'
Unable to commit: Cmd('git') failed due to: exit code(1)
cmdline: git commit -m feat: add test.md file with hello world content --no-verify -- /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/test.md
stderr: 'error: pathspec '/Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/test.md' did not match any file(s) known to git'
Finished.
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Readonly: ../../.codex/AGENTS.md
Editable: test.md
agent> /report
Aider details
Aider-CE version: 0.90.6.dev+less
Python version: 3.13.7
Platform: macOS-14.7-arm64-arm-64bit-Mach-O
Python implementation: CPython
Virtual environment: Yes
OS: Darwin 23.6.0 (64bit)
Git version: git version 2.51.0
Configuration:
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4: False
4_turbo: False
4o: False
add_gitignore_files: False
agent_config: {
"large_file_token_threshold": 12500,
"skip_cli_confirmations": false
}
aiderignore: /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/.aiderignore
alias: None
analytics: False
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analytics_posthog_host: None
apply: None
apply_clipboard_edits: False
assistant_output_color: #0088ff
attribute_author: False
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attribute_commit_message_author: False
attribute_commit_message_committer: False
attribute_committer: False
auto_accept_architect: True
auto_commits: True
auto_lint: True
auto_load: False
auto_save: True
auto_save_session_name: auto-save
auto_test: False
cache_keepalive_pings: 0
cache_prompts: True
chat_history_file: /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/.aider.chat.history.md
chat_language: None
check_model_accepts_settings: True
check_update: True
code_theme: default
command_prefix: None
commit: False
commit_language: None
commit_prompt: None
completion_menu_bg_color: None
completion_menu_color: None
completion_menu_current_bg_color: None
completion_menu_current_color: None
config: None
context_compaction_max_tokens: 209715
context_compaction_summary_tokens: 4096
copy_paste: False
dark_mode: False
debug: False
deepseek: False
detect_urls: True
dirty_commits: True
disable_playwright: False
dry_run: False
edit_format: agent
editor: None
editor_edit_format: None
editor_model: None
enable_context_compaction: True
encoding: utf-8
env_file: ~/.aider.env
exit: False
fancy_input: True
file: None
files: []
git: True
git_commit_verify: False
gitignore: True
haiku: False
input_history_file: /Users/johannes/wo/aider-ce/.aider.input.history
install_main_branch: False
just_check_update: False
light_mode: False
line_endings: platform
linear_output: True
lint: False
lint_cmd: []
list_models: None
llm_history_file: None
load: None
map_cache_dir: .
map_max_line_length: 100
map_memory_cache: False
map_multiplier_no_files: 2
map_refresh: files
map_tokens: None
max_chat_history_tokens: None
mcp_servers: ['context7']
mcp_servers_file: None
mcp_transport: stdio
message: None
message_file: None
mini: False
model: openrouter/mistralai/devstral-2512:free
model_metadata_file: .aider.model.metadata.json
model_overrides: None
model_overrides_file: .aider.model.overrides.yml
model_settings_file: .aider.model.settings.yml
multiline: False
notifications: False
notifications_command: None
o1_mini: False
o1_preview: False
openai_api_base: None
openai_api_deployment_id: None
openai_api_type: None
openai_api_version: None
openai_organization_id: None
opus: False
preserve_todo_list: False
pretty: True
read: ['~/.codex/AGENTS.md']
reasoning_effort: None
restore_chat_history: False
set_env: []
shell_completions: None
show_diffs: False
show_model_warnings: True
show_prompts: False
show_release_notes: None
show_repo_map: False
skip_sanity_check_repo: False
sonnet: False
stream: True
subtree_only: False
suggest_shell_commands: True
test: False
test_cmd: []
thinking_tokens: None
timeout: None
tool_error_color: #FF2222
tool_output_color: None
tool_warning_color: #FFA500
tui: None
tui_config: None
tweak_responses: False
upgrade: False
use_enhanced_map: False
user_input_color: #00cc00
verbose: False
verify_ssl: True
vim: False
voice_format: wav
voice_input_device: None
voice_language: en
watch_files: False
weak_model: None
yes_always: None
yes_always_commands: False
cecli v0.90.6.dev+less
Model: openrouter/mistralai/devstral-2512:free with agent edit format
Git repo: .git with 760 files
Repo-map: using 4096 tokens, files refresh
MCP servers configured: context7, local_tools
I've observed agent mode to nearly get stuck when I ask the model to create a new file.
To reproduce I asked it to create a file with some dummy content. Eventually the model figured out to run "touch" instead of using the local tools. Used a clone of the aider-ce repository for the test run.
Session trace
Aider details