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fix: prevent double tool invocation in ToolUsage._use/_ause (#7449) - #7454

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Fixes #7449.

Problem

ToolUsage._use/_ause wrapped both the argument-schema filtering and the tool.invoke()/ainvoke() call inside the same try/except Exception. This meant any runtime error raised by the tool's own function body (not just a schema-filtering failure) triggered a second, unfiltered invocation within the same outer parsing attempt — doubling tool calls per attempt. With the default _max_parsing_attempts=3, a persistently failing tool was invoked 6 times instead of 3.

For tools with non-idempotent side effects, this doubles duplicate-effect exposure beyond what the outer retry loop already accounts for.

Fix

Narrowed the try/except to only guard the schema-extraction/filtering step. tool.invoke()/tool.ainvoke() is now called exactly once per outer attempt, outside the try. Runtime errors from the tool now propagate to the outer retry loop as expected, instead of triggering a silent second invocation.

Testing

Added a regression test (test_tool_usage_single_invocation_per_attempt_on_failure) confirming a persistently-failing tool is invoked exactly _max_parsing_attempts times, not double that. Verified the existing test suite for tool_usage.py shows no new failures from this change.

…c#7449)The inner try/except around tool.invoke()/ainvoke() caught anyexception from the tool's own execution, not just schema-filteringfailures, causing a second unfiltered invoke() call within the sameouter parsing attempt. tool.invoke()/ainvoke() is now called exactlyonce per outer attempt; the try/except only guards argument-schemafiltering.Adds a regression test confirming the tool is invoked at most_max_parsing_attempts times (not 2x that) when it fails at runtime.
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The async and sync tool invocation paths now perform one invocation after argument filtering. On filtering failure, they pass the original arguments. Regression coverage verifies three invocations across three failing parsing attempts.

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Tool invocation retry handling

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Invocation fallback and regression coverage
lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py, lib/crewai/tests/tools/test_tool_usage.py
The async and sync paths separate argument filtering from tool invocation. Filtering failures use the original arguments, and the tool is invoked once per outer attempt. Regression tests verify three invocations and four total run attempts.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #7449. In both ToolUsage._use and _ause, schema extraction and argument filtering remain inside the exception handler, while invoke or ainvoke runs once after that ha…
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In `@lib/crewai/tests/tools/test_tool_usage.py`:
- Around line 906-970: Extend the regression coverage around ToolUsage._ause
with an async failing-tool test that tracks tool.ainvoke calls and asserts
exactly one invocation per parsing attempt, matching the existing ToolUsage.use
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…single_invocation_per_attempt_on_failure butexercises the _ause/tool.ainvoke path. Addresses CodeRabbit reviewfeedback on PR crewAIInc#7454.Note: async tests cannot be executed locally on Windows in this repodue to a pre-existing, unrelated pytest-recording/asyncio ProactorEventLoopsocket-guard conflict (confirmed against tests/agents/test_async_agent_executor.pyon unmodified code). This test will run under CI (Linux).
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ToolUsage retries a failed tool call twice per outer attempt, not once (schema-args-filter fallback in _use/_ause)

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