Agents crash with 'classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined' after completing work
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 2, 2026 by vanman2024 Closed Feb 5, 2026
Bug Description
All Task tool agents (subagents) are crashing with the error classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined after successfully completing their work. The agents write their files correctly but fail during the final cleanup/handoff phase.
Error Message
Agent "Create Component spec generator" failed: classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined
Reproduction
- Use the Task tool to launch any agent type (tested with multiple):
nextjs-frontend:component-builder-agentnextjs-frontend:api-route-generator-agentnextjs-frontend:supabase-integration-agentvercel-ai-sdk:vercel-ai-tools-agent
- Agent completes its work (files are created successfully)
- Agent crashes with
classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined
Observed Behavior
- Files ARE created before the crash
- Error occurs at the END of agent execution (during handoff/cleanup)
- Affects ALL agent types tested
- 6/6 agents crashed with identical error in one session
- TypeScript compilation confirms all generated code is valid
Expected Behavior
Agents should complete without crashing after writing files.
Environment
- Platform: Windows 11
- Claude Code: Latest version
- Model: claude-opus-4-5-20251101
Impact
- High annoyance factor (failure notifications for successful work)
- May cause issues if downstream logic depends on agent success status
- Started happening recently - agents were working fine before
Workaround
None needed for file generation (files are written before crash), but the false failure status is problematic for automation.
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