RuntimeError: Failed to create chat completion after 10 retries.

[baolicheng0510-code]

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when I run rdagent fin_factor_report , the error as the title occurred . could anyone tell me how to solve it. The log is as follows:

2026-03-11 13:29:10.431 | WARNING | rdagent.oai.backend.base:_try_create_chat_completion_or_embedding:610 - Failed to continue the conversation after 6 retries.
2026-03-11 13:29:10.433 | WARNING | rdagent.oai.backend.base:try_create_chat_completion_or_embedding:611 - Retrying 10th time...
Workflow Progress: 20%|██ | 1/5 [00:00<00:00, 1036.14step/s, loop_index=0, step_index=1, step_name=coding]
...
│ │
│ /home/baolc/RD-Agent/rdagent/oai/backend/base.py:318 in │
│ build_chat_completion │
│ │
│ 315 │ │ │
│ 316 │ │ with logger.tag(f"session{self.conversation_id}"): │
│ 317 │ │ │ start_time = datetime.now(pytz.timezone("Asia/Shanghai")) │
│ ❱ 318 │ │ │ response: str = self.api_backend._try_create_chat_completi │
│ 319 │ │ │ │ *args, │
│ 320 │ │ │ │ messages=messages, │
│ 321 │ │ │ │ chat_completion=True, │
│ │
│ /home/baolc/RD-Agent/rdagent/oai/backend/base.py:613 in │
│ try_create_chat_completion_or_embedding │
│ │
│ 610 │ │ │ │ logger.warning(str(e)) │
│ 611 │ │ │ │ logger.warning(f"Retrying {i+1}th time...") │
│ 612 │ │ error_message = f"Failed to create chat completion after {max │
│ ❱ 613 │ │ raise RuntimeError(error_message) │
│ 614 │ │
│ 615 │ def _add_json_in_prompt(self, messages: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> N │
│ 616 │ │ """ │
RuntimeError: Failed to create chat completion after 10 retries.

here is my .env file:

and rdagent health_check is ok.

[SunsetWolf]

Hi, @baolicheng0510-code , This error usually indicates an issue with your API connectivity—most commonly an invalid or misconfigured API key.
RD-Agent provides a built-in health_check utility that can help you quickly verify whether your API setup is working correctly. I’d recommend running that first to confirm everything is properly configured.

[baolicheng0510-code]

Hi, @baolicheng0510-code , This error usually indicates an issue with your API connectivity—most commonly an invalid or misconfigured API key. RD-Agent provides a built-in health_check utility that can help you quickly verify whether your API setup is working correctly. I’d recommend running that first to confirm everything is properly configured.

thank you for your help, I have solved the problem. the reason is that the parameter "encoding_format " of bge-m3 api has no value, and the error disappeard after setting the value as "float" .