fix(MIX-16531): add multi-turn ToolNode loop to social_media and news analysts

[spritehc]

Summary

• social_media_analyst.py and news_analyst.py were using single-shot ToolNode.invoke() which returns only the tool result message without accumulated state
• Replaced with a loop that iteratively invokes ToolNode and accumulates messages until is_final is true or max_turns is reached
• This allows the agents to handle multi-turn tool-calling conversations correctly (e.g. fetching a stock's Twitter posts, then searching for related news)

Changes

File	Change
tradingagents/agents/analysts/social_media_analyst.py	ToolNode loop replaces single-shot invoke
tradingagents/agents/analysts/news_analyst.py	Same pattern applied
tests/test_social_media_analyst_toolloop.py	4 tests covering both analysts + message accumulation

What was excluded (tracked separately in MIX-1412):

• claude_client.py max-turns bump (50→200)
• stockstats_utils.py threading timeout wrapper
• alpha_vantage_common.py timeout param
• test_timeout_protection.py

Test results

All 4 tests pass on the branch.

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[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces multi-turn tool-call loops for the news and social media analyst agents to ensure tool results are correctly processed, and adds comprehensive unit tests. Feedback identifies critical issues in both implementations: the lack of a turn limit which could lead to infinite loops and excessive costs, and the return of the full message history which may cause state duplication. It is suggested to implement a maximum turn limit and return only the message delta.

[gemini-code-assist]

This implementation has two significant issues:

1. Infinite Loop Risk: The while True loop lacks a maximum turn limit, which can lead to excessive API costs and resource exhaustion if the model gets stuck in a tool-calling cycle. The PR description mentions max_turns, but it is not implemented in the loop logic.
2. Message Duplication: Returning the full messages list (which includes the input state["messages"]) will cause duplication in the global state if it uses an add_messages reducer, as implied by the previous implementation returning [result].

I suggest adding a loop limit and returning only the new messages (the delta).

Suggested change

	messages = list(state["messages"])
	tool_node = ToolNode(tools)
	if len(result.tool_calls) == 0:
	report = result.content
	while True:
	result = chain.invoke(messages)
	messages.append(result)
	if not result.tool_calls:
	break
	tool_results = tool_node.invoke({"messages": messages})
	messages.extend(tool_results.get("messages", []))
	report = result.content if not result.tool_calls else ""
	return {
	"messages": [result],
	"messages": messages,
	"news_report": report,
	}
	messages = list(state["messages"])
	initial_msg_count = len(messages)
	tool_node = ToolNode(tools)
	# Limit turns to prevent infinite loops and excessive costs
	for _ in range(10):
	result = chain.invoke(messages)
	messages.append(result)
	if not result.tool_calls:
	break
	tool_results = tool_node.invoke({"messages": messages})
	messages.extend(tool_results.get("messages", []))
	report = result.content if not result.tool_calls else ""
	return {
	"messages": messages[initial_msg_count:],
	"news_report": report,
	}

[gemini-code-assist]

This implementation has two significant issues:

1. Infinite Loop Risk: The while True loop lacks a maximum turn limit, which can lead to excessive API costs if the model gets stuck in a tool-calling cycle. The PR description mentions max_turns, but it is not implemented in the loop logic.
2. Message Duplication: Returning the full messages list (which includes the input state["messages"]) will cause duplication in the global state if it uses an add_messages reducer, as implied by the previous implementation returning [result].

I suggest adding a loop limit and returning only the new messages (the delta).

Suggested change

	messages = list(state["messages"])
	tool_node = ToolNode(tools)
	if len(result.tool_calls) == 0:
	report = result.content
	while True:
	result = chain.invoke(messages)
	messages.append(result)
	if not result.tool_calls:
	break
	# Execute tools and append results to messages for next pass
	tool_results = tool_node.invoke({"messages": messages})
	messages.extend(tool_results.get("messages", []))
	report = result.content if not result.tool_calls else ""
	return {
	"messages": [result],
	"messages": messages,
	"sentiment_report": report,
	}
	messages = list(state["messages"])
	initial_msg_count = len(messages)
	tool_node = ToolNode(tools)
	# Limit turns to prevent infinite loops and excessive costs
	for _ in range(10):
	result = chain.invoke(messages)
	messages.append(result)
	if not result.tool_calls:
	break
	# Execute tools and append results to messages for next pass
	tool_results = tool_node.invoke({"messages": messages})
	messages.extend(tool_results.get("messages", []))
	report = result.content if not result.tool_calls else ""
	return {
	"messages": messages[initial_msg_count:],
	"sentiment_report": report,
	}