From fe6351d7b42329476c509dd76051596e2ab54a15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mawkone <mark@getacquired.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:02:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure thinking payloads fall through to standard prose
 formatting

---
 vibn-frontend/app/api/chat/route.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/vibn-frontend/app/api/chat/route.ts b/vibn-frontend/app/api/chat/route.ts
index 1fd7d8d1..593804a8 100644
--- a/vibn-frontend/app/api/chat/route.ts
+++ b/vibn-frontend/app/api/chat/route.ts
@@ -1744,7 +1744,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
           } catch {
             const fallback = buildHealthStatus({
               loopBreakReason,
-              hitRoundCap: maxToolRounds > 0 && round >= maxToolRounds,
+              // If the loop was forcibly aborted by the user typing a new message mid-flight,
+              // we don't want to falsely claim we hit the tool-round cap. We only hit the cap
+              // if aborted is false.
+              hitRoundCap: !aborted && maxToolRounds > 0 && round >= maxToolRounds,
               lastError: extractLastToolFailure(messages),
               toolCount: assistantToolCalls.length,
             });