autogen studio 0.4.0 : Team Fails to Run with Tool Integration - term Error

[usag1e]

Context:
I encountered an issue while attempting to execute a team configuration using AutoGen Studio 0.4.0. My team includes two agents:

• AssistantAgent with a tool (fetch_crypto_news) for retrieving Bitcoin-related news.
• UserProxyAgent for user interaction.

The team runs successfully when the tool is removed, but fails with the tool integrated. The error message returned is:
Team creation failed: 'term'

The tool in question is defined as follows:

• Name: fetch_crypto_news
• Description: Fetches cryptocurrency news from CoinGecko.
• Content: Python function leveraging googlesearch to retrieve and structure news data.

The tool definition appears syntactically correct, and the function itself does not raise errors when run independently.
Could the error 'term' be related to how the tool is integrated into the agent or team? If so, how can I debug or resolve this issue? Additionally, is there a way to get more detailed error logs for team creation and tool usage in AutoGen Studio?

Thank you for your support!

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Here is the tool in question :

from googlesearch import search
import json

def btc_news_retriever(coin: str, price_metrics: dict):
    """
    Retrieves cryptocurrency news for a given coin and combines it with price metrics.
    
    Args:
        coin (str): The name of the cryptocurrency (e.g., "Bitcoin").
        price_metrics (dict): A dictionary containing price and variation data.
    
    Returns:
        dict: A JSON-compatible dictionary with news and price metrics.
    """
    # Define the enhanced search query
    query = f"{coin} price analysis OR {coin} market update OR {coin} latest news"

    try:
        # Collect news results
        news_results = list(search(query, num_results=5, advanced=True, lang="en", region="us"))

        # Format news results
        news_list = []
        for result in news_results:
            news_item = {
                "title": result.title,
                "url": result.url,
                "description": result.description
            }
            news_list.append(news_item)

        # Combine price metrics and news into a single JSON object
        combined_data = {
            "coin": coin,
            "price_metrics": price_metrics,
            "news": news_list
        }

        # Return the combined data
        return combined_data

    except Exception as e:
        # Handle errors and return an error message
        return {
            "error": f"An error occurred while retrieving news: {e}"
        }

[ekzhu]

have you found a solution to this problem? @usag1e

Potentially related #5211

[usag1e]

it's quite possibly related to #5211 but it might also be a slightly different issue. I've run into the 'term' error a few times with all functions parameters having types hints.
I wish I had documented those instances better but from what I remember in one case I moved the import statements inside the function definition itself (which by itself is fine) and I think I had another error but not the term error.
I am not very used to Autogen framework yet, but I have been using the UI for the past month (great job btw) and I mainly relied on the documentation for the Studio interface. I didn't manage to fix the issue once and for all but I suspect some subtle syntax error, perhaps an extra space, causing the tool to be "read" incorrectly... honestly, that's just a guess at this point.

For anyone else who bumps into this 'term' error while using AutoGen Studio 0.4.0, here's what I'd recommend, based on my limited experience: (1) try moving imports within the function definition (2) don't forget type hints and docstrings #5211 (3) post your issue/fix here