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Runtime context is not being passed to the subgraph #858

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opened 2026-02-20 17:42:08 -05:00 by yindo · 7 comments
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Originally created by @skaaks on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025).

Originally assigned to: @sydney-runkle on GitHub.

Checked other resources

  • This is a bug, not a usage question. For questions, please use the LangChain Forum (https://forum.langchain.com/).
  • I added a clear and detailed title that summarizes the issue.
  • I read what a minimal reproducible example is (https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example).
  • I included a self-contained, minimal example that demonstrates the issue INCLUDING all the relevant imports. The code run AS IS to reproduce the issue.

Example Code

from dataclasses import dataclass

from langgraph.graph.state import StateGraph
from langgraph.runtime import Runtime
from typing_extensions import TypedDict


@dataclass
class Context:
    username: str

class State(TypedDict):
    foo: str

# Subgraph

def subgraph_node_1(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):
    return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}

subgraph_builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)
subgraph_builder.add_node(subgraph_node_1)
subgraph_builder.set_entry_point('subgraph_node_1')
subgraph = subgraph_builder.compile()

# Parent graph

def main_node(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):
    return {'foo': 'hello ' + runtime.context.username}

builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)
builder.add_node(main_node)
builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)
builder.set_entry_point('main_node')
builder.add_edge('main_node', 'node_1')
graph = builder.compile()

# running it as
context = Context(username='Alice')
result = graph.invoke({'foo': 'world'}, context=context)
print(result)

Error Message and Stack Trace (if applicable)

File ".../langgraph/pregel/_retry.py", line 42, in run_with_retry
    return task.proc.invoke(task.input, config)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File ".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py", line 640, in invoke
    input = context.run(step.invoke, input, config, **kwargs)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File ".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py", line 384, in invoke
    ret = self.func(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  line 21, in subgraph_node_1
    return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username'
During task with name 'subgraph_node_1' and id '7930fab9-91dc-29dd-8cf6-197683fd8892'
During task with name 'node_1' and id 'cfb9eb2c-9cd2-3b69-a95b-86fb39f66890'

Description

I am using the latest version of langgraph (0.6.0) which introduced the new context API with runtime context injection.

I have created a graph which is connected to multiple subgraphs. The runtime context is same in all of those graphs and subgraphs. When I pass the context to the graph invocation at the top level, I expect that the runtime context will be available in the subgraph node as well - similar to how the config['configurable'] was available prior to this. However, that doesn't happen.

In addition to the minimal example added here, the runtime context is also not passed if I use Send to dynamically invoke subgraph multiple times.

System Info

System Information

OS: Linux
OS Version: #149~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 16 08:29:56 UTC 2025
Python Version: 3.12.9 (main, Feb 12 2025, 14:50:50) [Clang 19.1.6 ]

Package Information

langchain_core: 0.3.72
langchain: 0.3.23
langsmith: 0.3.45
langchain_google_vertexai: 2.0.26
langchain_openai: 0.3.14
langchain_qdrant: 0.2.0
langchain_text_splitters: 0.3.8
langgraph_sdk: 0.2.0
langgraph: 0.6.0

Agent Context [ "Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes", "Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards" ] { "tasks": [ { "id": "b276bb40-1f7b-411c-b9bf-232215f96217", "taskIndex": 0, "request": "[original issue]\n**Runtime context is not being passed to the subgraph**\n### Checked other resources\n\n- [x] This is a bug, not a usage question. For questions, please use the LangChain Forum (https://forum.langchain.com/).\n- [x] I added a clear and detailed title that summarizes the issue.\n- [x] I read what a minimal reproducible example is (https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example).\n- [x] I included a self-contained, minimal example that demonstrates the issue INCLUDING all the relevant imports. The code run AS IS to reproduce the issue.\n\n### Example Code\n\n```python\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\n\nfrom langgraph.graph.state import StateGraph\nfrom langgraph.runtime import Runtime\nfrom typing_extensions import TypedDict\n\n\n@dataclass\nclass Context:\n username: str\n\nclass State(TypedDict):\n foo: str\n\n# Subgraph\n\ndef subgraph_node_1(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):\n return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}\n\nsubgraph_builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)\nsubgraph_builder.add_node(subgraph_node_1)\nsubgraph_builder.set_entry_point('subgraph_node_1')\nsubgraph = subgraph_builder.compile()\n\n# Parent graph\n\ndef main_node(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):\n return {'foo': 'hello ' + runtime.context.username}\n\nbuilder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)\nbuilder.add_node(main_node)\nbuilder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)\nbuilder.set_entry_point('main_node')\nbuilder.add_edge('main_node', 'node_1')\ngraph = builder.compile()\n\n# running it as\ncontext = Context(username='Alice')\nresult = graph.invoke({'foo': 'world'}, context=context)\nprint(result)\n```\n\n### Error Message and Stack Trace (if applicable)\n\n```shell\nFile \".../langgraph/pregel/_retry.py\", line 42, in run_with_retry\n return task.proc.invoke(task.input, config)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n File \".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py\", line 640, in invoke\n input = context.run(step.invoke, input, config, **kwargs)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n File \".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py\", line 384, in invoke\n ret = self.func(*args, **kwargs)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n line 21, in subgraph_node_1\n return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\nAttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username'\nDuring task with name 'subgraph_node_1' and id '7930fab9-91dc-29dd-8cf6-197683fd8892'\nDuring task with name 'node_1' and id 'cfb9eb2c-9cd2-3b69-a95b-86fb39f66890'\n```\n\n### Description\n\nI am using the latest version of `langgraph (0.6.0)` which introduced the new context API with runtime context injection.\n\nI have created a graph which is connected to multiple subgraphs. The runtime context is same in all of those graphs and subgraphs. When I pass the context to the graph invocation at the top level, I expect that the runtime context will be available in the subgraph node as well - similar to how the `config['configurable']` was available prior to this. However, that doesn't happen.\n\nIn addition to the minimal example added here, the runtime context is also not passed if I use `Send` to dynamically invoke subgraph multiple times.\n\n### System Info\n\nSystem Information\n------------------\n> OS: Linux\n> OS Version: #149~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 16 08:29:56 UTC 2025\n> Python Version: 3.12.9 (main, Feb 12 2025, 14:50:50) [Clang 19.1.6 ]\n\nPackage Information\n-------------------\n> langchain_core: 0.3.72\n> langchain: 0.3.23\n> langsmith: 0.3.45\n> langchain_google_vertexai: 2.0.26\n> langchain_openai: 0.3.14\n> langchain_qdrant: 0.2.0\n> langchain_text_splitters: 0.3.8\n> langgraph_sdk: 0.2.0\n> langgraph: 0.6.0", "title": "Fix runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes", "createdAt": 1753809986820, "completed": true, "planRevisions": [ { "revisionIndex": 0, "plans": [ { "index": 0, "plan": "Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes", "completed": true, "summary": "Successfully implemented the fix for runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes in LangGraph 0.6.0.\n\n**Key Changes Made:**\n\n1. **Added PregelProtocol Import**: Added safe import for `PregelProtocol` from `langgraph.pregel.protocol` with proper error handling to avoid circular imports.\n\n2. **Created _PregelWrapper Class**: Implemented a new wrapper class that:\n - Inherits from `Runnable` to maintain full compatibility with the existing framework\n - Extracts runtime context from `config[CONF][CONFIG_KEY_RUNTIME].context` in both sync and async invoke methods\n - Passes the extracted context explicitly to the subgraph's `invoke` method using the `context` parameter\n - Supports both synchronous (`invoke`) and asynchronous (`ainvoke`) execution paths\n - Properly handles name resolution for debugging and tracing\n\n3. **Modified coerce_to_runnable Function**: Updated the core `coerce_to_runnable` function in `libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py` to:\n - Detect when a `Runnable` is actually a `PregelProtocol` instance (compiled subgraph)\n - Automatically wrap `PregelProtocol` instances with `_PregelWrapper` to enable runtime context propagation\n - Maintain backward compatibility for all other `Runnable` types\n\n**Root Cause Addressed:**\nThe issue occurred because when a subgraph was added as a node using `builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)`, it was treated as a regular `Runnable` and invoked with `invoke(input, config)`. However, the subgraph's `invoke` method expects the context to be passed as a separate keyword argument `context=None`. The runtime context was stored in `config[CONF][CONFIG_KEY_RUNTIME].context` but the subgraph didn't know to extract it from there.\n\n**Solution Impact:**\n- Fixes the `AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username'` error when accessing `runtime.context` in subgraph nodes\n- Enables automatic runtime context propagation from parent graphs to subgraphs without requiring manual proxy nodes\n- Maintains full backward compatibility with existing code\n- Works with both synchronous and asynchronous graph execution\n- Supports deeply nested subgraphs and complex graph structures\n\nThe fix ensures that runtime context is now properly propagated automatically to subgraphs when they are added as nodes, eliminating the need for the workaround proxy nodes that users had to implement manually." }, { "index": 1, "plan": "Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards", "completed": true, "summary": "Successfully completed all formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory to ensure the runtime context propagation fix meets the project's quality standards.\n\n**Commands Executed:**\n\n1. **`make format`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran `uv run ruff format .` - reformatted 1 file, 104 files left unchanged\n - Ran `uv run ruff check --select I --fix .` - all checks passed\n - Fixed code formatting and import organization\n\n2. **`make lint`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran `uv run ruff check .` - all checks passed\n - Ran `uv run ruff format . --diff` - 105 files already formatted\n - Ran `uv run ruff check --select I .` - all checks passed \n - Ran `uv run mypy langgraph --cache-dir .mypy_cache` - success, no issues found in 64 source files\n - Fixed one linting issue related to type annotation quotes\n\n3. **`make test`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran full test suite with `NO_DOCKER=true uv run pytest .`\n - **Final Results: 863 passed, 3 skipped, 0 failed**\n - All tests pass, including subgraph-related tests that were initially failing\n - 57 snapshots passed\n - Test execution time: 114.16s (1:54)\n\n**Key Improvements Made During Testing:**\n\n- **Fixed Initial Test Failures**: The initial implementation caused 42 test failures related to subgraph functionality, particularly graph visualization and xray features.\n\n- **Improved Wrapper Selectivity**: Modified the `coerce_to_runnable` function to only wrap `PregelProtocol` instances that have a `context_schema` (indicating they need runtime context), rather than wrapping all instances. This prevents unnecessary wrapping of subgraphs that don't need context propagation.\n\n- **Enhanced Wrapper Transparency**: Added `__getattr__` method to the `_PregelWrapper` class to delegate attribute access to the wrapped pregel instance, making the wrapper transparent to graph introspection and visualization features.\n\n**Quality Assurance Results:**\n- ✅ Code formatting standards met\n- ✅ Linting rules compliance achieved \n- ✅ Type checking passed with no issues\n- ✅ All existing functionality preserved\n- ✅ New runtime context propagation feature working correctly\n- ✅ No regressions introduced\n\nThe fix successfully resolves the original issue where `runtime.context` was `None` in subgraph nodes, while maintaining full backward compatibility and passing all existing tests." } ], "createdAt": 1753809986820, "createdBy": "agent" } ], "activeRevisionIndex": 0, "pullRequestNumber": 5705, "completedAt": 1753810718374, "summary": "The runtime context propagation issue to subgraphs when added as nodes in LangGraph 0.6.0 has been fixed by modifying `coerce_to_runnable` to wrap only `PregelProtocol` instances with a transparent `_PregelWrapper` that extracts and passes the runtime context explicitly. 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Originally created by @skaaks on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025). Originally assigned to: @sydney-runkle on GitHub. ### Checked other resources - [x] This is a bug, not a usage question. For questions, please use the LangChain Forum (https://forum.langchain.com/). - [x] I added a clear and detailed title that summarizes the issue. - [x] I read what a minimal reproducible example is (https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example). - [x] I included a self-contained, minimal example that demonstrates the issue INCLUDING all the relevant imports. The code run AS IS to reproduce the issue. ### Example Code ```python from dataclasses import dataclass from langgraph.graph.state import StateGraph from langgraph.runtime import Runtime from typing_extensions import TypedDict @dataclass class Context: username: str class State(TypedDict): foo: str # Subgraph def subgraph_node_1(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]): return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username} subgraph_builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context) subgraph_builder.add_node(subgraph_node_1) subgraph_builder.set_entry_point('subgraph_node_1') subgraph = subgraph_builder.compile() # Parent graph def main_node(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]): return {'foo': 'hello ' + runtime.context.username} builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context) builder.add_node(main_node) builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph) builder.set_entry_point('main_node') builder.add_edge('main_node', 'node_1') graph = builder.compile() # running it as context = Context(username='Alice') result = graph.invoke({'foo': 'world'}, context=context) print(result) ``` ### Error Message and Stack Trace (if applicable) ```shell File ".../langgraph/pregel/_retry.py", line 42, in run_with_retry return task.proc.invoke(task.input, config) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py", line 640, in invoke input = context.run(step.invoke, input, config, **kwargs) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py", line 384, in invoke ret = self.func(*args, **kwargs) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ line 21, in subgraph_node_1 return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username} ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username' During task with name 'subgraph_node_1' and id '7930fab9-91dc-29dd-8cf6-197683fd8892' During task with name 'node_1' and id 'cfb9eb2c-9cd2-3b69-a95b-86fb39f66890' ``` ### Description I am using the latest version of `langgraph (0.6.0)` which introduced the new context API with runtime context injection. I have created a graph which is connected to multiple subgraphs. The runtime context is same in all of those graphs and subgraphs. When I pass the context to the graph invocation at the top level, I expect that the runtime context will be available in the subgraph node as well - similar to how the `config['configurable']` was available prior to this. However, that doesn't happen. In addition to the minimal example added here, the runtime context is also not passed if I use `Send` to dynamically invoke subgraph multiple times. ### System Info System Information ------------------ > OS: Linux > OS Version: #149~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 16 08:29:56 UTC 2025 > Python Version: 3.12.9 (main, Feb 12 2025, 14:50:50) [Clang 19.1.6 ] Package Information ------------------- > langchain_core: 0.3.72 > langchain: 0.3.23 > langsmith: 0.3.45 > langchain_google_vertexai: 2.0.26 > langchain_openai: 0.3.14 > langchain_qdrant: 0.2.0 > langchain_text_splitters: 0.3.8 > langgraph_sdk: 0.2.0 > langgraph: 0.6.0 <details> <summary>Agent Context</summary> <open-swe-do-not-edit-proposed-plan> [ "Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes", "Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards" ] </open-swe-do-not-edit-proposed-plan> <open-swe-do-not-edit-task-plan> { "tasks": [ { "id": "b276bb40-1f7b-411c-b9bf-232215f96217", "taskIndex": 0, "request": "[original issue]\n**Runtime context is not being passed to the subgraph**\n### Checked other resources\n\n- [x] This is a bug, not a usage question. For questions, please use the LangChain Forum (https://forum.langchain.com/).\n- [x] I added a clear and detailed title that summarizes the issue.\n- [x] I read what a minimal reproducible example is (https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example).\n- [x] I included a self-contained, minimal example that demonstrates the issue INCLUDING all the relevant imports. The code run AS IS to reproduce the issue.\n\n### Example Code\n\n```python\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\n\nfrom langgraph.graph.state import StateGraph\nfrom langgraph.runtime import Runtime\nfrom typing_extensions import TypedDict\n\n\n@dataclass\nclass Context:\n username: str\n\nclass State(TypedDict):\n foo: str\n\n# Subgraph\n\ndef subgraph_node_1(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):\n return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}\n\nsubgraph_builder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)\nsubgraph_builder.add_node(subgraph_node_1)\nsubgraph_builder.set_entry_point('subgraph_node_1')\nsubgraph = subgraph_builder.compile()\n\n# Parent graph\n\ndef main_node(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):\n return {'foo': 'hello ' + runtime.context.username}\n\nbuilder = StateGraph(State, context_schema=Context)\nbuilder.add_node(main_node)\nbuilder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)\nbuilder.set_entry_point('main_node')\nbuilder.add_edge('main_node', 'node_1')\ngraph = builder.compile()\n\n# running it as\ncontext = Context(username='Alice')\nresult = graph.invoke({'foo': 'world'}, context=context)\nprint(result)\n```\n\n### Error Message and Stack Trace (if applicable)\n\n```shell\nFile \".../langgraph/pregel/_retry.py\", line 42, in run_with_retry\n return task.proc.invoke(task.input, config)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n File \".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py\", line 640, in invoke\n input = context.run(step.invoke, input, config, **kwargs)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n File \".../langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py\", line 384, in invoke\n ret = self.func(*args, **kwargs)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n line 21, in subgraph_node_1\n return {'foo': 'hi! ' + runtime.context.username}\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\nAttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username'\nDuring task with name 'subgraph_node_1' and id '7930fab9-91dc-29dd-8cf6-197683fd8892'\nDuring task with name 'node_1' and id 'cfb9eb2c-9cd2-3b69-a95b-86fb39f66890'\n```\n\n### Description\n\nI am using the latest version of `langgraph (0.6.0)` which introduced the new context API with runtime context injection.\n\nI have created a graph which is connected to multiple subgraphs. The runtime context is same in all of those graphs and subgraphs. When I pass the context to the graph invocation at the top level, I expect that the runtime context will be available in the subgraph node as well - similar to how the `config['configurable']` was available prior to this. However, that doesn't happen.\n\nIn addition to the minimal example added here, the runtime context is also not passed if I use `Send` to dynamically invoke subgraph multiple times.\n\n### System Info\n\nSystem Information\n------------------\n> OS: Linux\n> OS Version: #149~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 16 08:29:56 UTC 2025\n> Python Version: 3.12.9 (main, Feb 12 2025, 14:50:50) [Clang 19.1.6 ]\n\nPackage Information\n-------------------\n> langchain_core: 0.3.72\n> langchain: 0.3.23\n> langsmith: 0.3.45\n> langchain_google_vertexai: 2.0.26\n> langchain_openai: 0.3.14\n> langchain_qdrant: 0.2.0\n> langchain_text_splitters: 0.3.8\n> langgraph_sdk: 0.2.0\n> langgraph: 0.6.0", "title": "Fix runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes", "createdAt": 1753809986820, "completed": true, "planRevisions": [ { "revisionIndex": 0, "plans": [ { "index": 0, "plan": "Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes", "completed": true, "summary": "Successfully implemented the fix for runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes in LangGraph 0.6.0.\n\n**Key Changes Made:**\n\n1. **Added PregelProtocol Import**: Added safe import for `PregelProtocol` from `langgraph.pregel.protocol` with proper error handling to avoid circular imports.\n\n2. **Created _PregelWrapper Class**: Implemented a new wrapper class that:\n - Inherits from `Runnable` to maintain full compatibility with the existing framework\n - Extracts runtime context from `config[CONF][CONFIG_KEY_RUNTIME].context` in both sync and async invoke methods\n - Passes the extracted context explicitly to the subgraph's `invoke` method using the `context` parameter\n - Supports both synchronous (`invoke`) and asynchronous (`ainvoke`) execution paths\n - Properly handles name resolution for debugging and tracing\n\n3. **Modified coerce_to_runnable Function**: Updated the core `coerce_to_runnable` function in `libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py` to:\n - Detect when a `Runnable` is actually a `PregelProtocol` instance (compiled subgraph)\n - Automatically wrap `PregelProtocol` instances with `_PregelWrapper` to enable runtime context propagation\n - Maintain backward compatibility for all other `Runnable` types\n\n**Root Cause Addressed:**\nThe issue occurred because when a subgraph was added as a node using `builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)`, it was treated as a regular `Runnable` and invoked with `invoke(input, config)`. However, the subgraph's `invoke` method expects the context to be passed as a separate keyword argument `context=None`. The runtime context was stored in `config[CONF][CONFIG_KEY_RUNTIME].context` but the subgraph didn't know to extract it from there.\n\n**Solution Impact:**\n- Fixes the `AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'username'` error when accessing `runtime.context` in subgraph nodes\n- Enables automatic runtime context propagation from parent graphs to subgraphs without requiring manual proxy nodes\n- Maintains full backward compatibility with existing code\n- Works with both synchronous and asynchronous graph execution\n- Supports deeply nested subgraphs and complex graph structures\n\nThe fix ensures that runtime context is now properly propagated automatically to subgraphs when they are added as nodes, eliminating the need for the workaround proxy nodes that users had to implement manually." }, { "index": 1, "plan": "Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards", "completed": true, "summary": "Successfully completed all formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory to ensure the runtime context propagation fix meets the project's quality standards.\n\n**Commands Executed:**\n\n1. **`make format`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran `uv run ruff format .` - reformatted 1 file, 104 files left unchanged\n - Ran `uv run ruff check --select I --fix .` - all checks passed\n - Fixed code formatting and import organization\n\n2. **`make lint`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran `uv run ruff check .` - all checks passed\n - Ran `uv run ruff format . --diff` - 105 files already formatted\n - Ran `uv run ruff check --select I .` - all checks passed \n - Ran `uv run mypy langgraph --cache-dir .mypy_cache` - success, no issues found in 64 source files\n - Fixed one linting issue related to type annotation quotes\n\n3. **`make test`** - Successfully completed:\n - Ran full test suite with `NO_DOCKER=true uv run pytest .`\n - **Final Results: 863 passed, 3 skipped, 0 failed**\n - All tests pass, including subgraph-related tests that were initially failing\n - 57 snapshots passed\n - Test execution time: 114.16s (1:54)\n\n**Key Improvements Made During Testing:**\n\n- **Fixed Initial Test Failures**: The initial implementation caused 42 test failures related to subgraph functionality, particularly graph visualization and xray features.\n\n- **Improved Wrapper Selectivity**: Modified the `coerce_to_runnable` function to only wrap `PregelProtocol` instances that have a `context_schema` (indicating they need runtime context), rather than wrapping all instances. This prevents unnecessary wrapping of subgraphs that don't need context propagation.\n\n- **Enhanced Wrapper Transparency**: Added `__getattr__` method to the `_PregelWrapper` class to delegate attribute access to the wrapped pregel instance, making the wrapper transparent to graph introspection and visualization features.\n\n**Quality Assurance Results:**\n- ✅ Code formatting standards met\n- ✅ Linting rules compliance achieved \n- ✅ Type checking passed with no issues\n- ✅ All existing functionality preserved\n- ✅ New runtime context propagation feature working correctly\n- ✅ No regressions introduced\n\nThe fix successfully resolves the original issue where `runtime.context` was `None` in subgraph nodes, while maintaining full backward compatibility and passing all existing tests." } ], "createdAt": 1753809986820, "createdBy": "agent" } ], "activeRevisionIndex": 0, "pullRequestNumber": 5705, "completedAt": 1753810718374, "summary": "The runtime context propagation issue to subgraphs when added as nodes in LangGraph 0.6.0 has been fixed by modifying `coerce_to_runnable` to wrap only `PregelProtocol` instances with a transparent `_PregelWrapper` that extracts and passes the runtime context explicitly. This fix resolves the original AttributeError, preserves all existing functionality, passes all tests, and meets project quality standards." } ], "activeTaskIndex": 0 } </open-swe-do-not-edit-task-plan> </details> </details>
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@skaaks commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

I was able to figure a workaround for this by adding another node in the parent graph to explicitly invoke the subgraph and pass the context:

def subgraph_proxy(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]):
    # This node acts as a proxy to the subgraph
    return subgraph.invoke(state, context=runtime.context)

- builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph)
+ builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph_proxy)

It works for this simple example but it is still not clear how to do it with Send. May be one could Send to another proxy node and invoke the subgraph from there. However, the graph and subgraph can be deeply nested. It is a cumbersome task to update all those graphs and add additional nodes.

@skaaks commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): I was able to figure a workaround for this by adding another node in the parent graph to explicitly invoke the subgraph and pass the context: ```py def subgraph_proxy(state: State, runtime: Runtime[Context]): # This node acts as a proxy to the subgraph return subgraph.invoke(state, context=runtime.context) ``` ```diff - builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph) + builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph_proxy) ``` It works for this simple example but it is still not clear how to do it with `Send`. May be one could `Send` to another proxy node and invoke the subgraph from there. However, the graph and subgraph can be deeply nested. It is a cumbersome task to update all those graphs and add additional nodes.
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@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

Thanks for the report, will look into this today! Should be able to get a fix out in a patch asap.

@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): Thanks for the report, will look into this today! Should be able to get a fix out in a patch asap.
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Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes
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Plan: Fix runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes

  • Task 1:
Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes
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Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards

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@open-swe[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): ### 🟠 Plan Ready for Approval 🟠 I've generated a plan for this issue and it's ready for your review. **Plan: Fix runtime context propagation to subgraphs when added as nodes** - Task 1: ``` Modify the coerce_to_runnable function in libs/langgraph/langgraph/_internal/_runnable.py to handle PregelProtocol instances specially by adding an import for PregelProtocol and creating a wrapper class that extracts the runtime context from the config and passes it to the subgraph's invoke method, ensuring that when a compiled subgraph is added as a node using builder.add_node('node_1', subgraph), the runtime context is properly propagated from the parent graph to the subgraph nodes ``` - Task 2: ``` Run the formatting, linting, and testing commands in the libs/langgraph directory as specified in the custom rules: make format, make lint, and make test to ensure the changes meet the project's quality standards ``` Please review the plan and let me know if you'd like me to proceed, make changes, or if you have any feedback.
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@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

I've merged a fix for this and will cut a patch release either this afternoon or tomorrow!

@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): I've merged a fix for this and will cut a patch release either this afternoon or tomorrow!
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@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

Released in v0.6.1

@sydney-runkle commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): Released in v0.6.1
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