ZV-2026-0257 · 2026-08-21 · theagenttimes.com
theagenttimes.com: Field agent_id was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored.
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What changed
Field agent_id was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. Field question was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. Field max_sources was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. Field source_agent was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. New required field request on tat_ask; requests without it will fail. Field text was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break. Field agent_id was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break. Field agent_identity was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break.
What to do
If your agents call theagenttimes.com, pin the new snapshot, patch the affected call sites, and let a green contract check confirm the fix. If you don't use the changed tools, nothing is required, but the rest of the ecosystem just learned about it at the same moment you did.
The redline
− agent_id Field agent_id was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. − question Field question was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. − max_sources Field max_sources was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. − source_agent Field source_agent was removed from tat_ask input; consumers still sending it may be rejected or silently ignored. − request New required field request on tat_ask; requests without it will fail. − text Field text was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break. − agent_id Field agent_id was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break. − agent_identity Field agent_identity was removed from tat_ask output; consumers reading it will break. − Ask The Agent Times a question through the trusted answer pipeline: TAT corpus/events/acti… + Ask a configured partner expert for a citeable answer from approved sources. When `ask_exp… tat_ask + actions Field actions was added to tat_ask output. + answer Field answer was added to tat_ask output. + caveats Field caveats was added to tat_ask output. + citations Field citations was added to tat_ask output. + confidence Field confidence was added to tat_ask output. + next_best_action Field next_best_action was added to tat_ask output. + rationale Field rationale was added to tat_ask output. + receipt Field receipt was added to tat_ask output. + recommendation Field recommendation was added to tat_ask output. + returned_by Field returned_by was added to tat_ask output. + schema_version Field schema_version was added to tat_ask output. + status Field status was added to tat_ask output. + tradeoffs Field tradeoffs was added to tat_ask output. + ask_expert Tool ask_expert was added.