- Sonar does not support response_format type json_schema
- Switch to {"type": "json_object"} which Sonar supports
- Keep json_schema/schema_name params for call-site compatibility (ignored)
- Add exc_info=True to V3 generate error logging for full tracebacks
Root cause: Perplexity deck generation hit the 8192 max_tokens limit,
truncating the JSON response mid-string at card ~70-80. json.loads()
fails with 'Unterminated string' and the fallback also couldn't recover.
Fixes:
- Bump DECK_GEN_MAX_TOKENS from 8192 to 16384 (primary fix)
- Add _repair_truncated_json() to PerplexityClient — if token limit is
still hit, salvages all complete card objects from the truncated JSON
instead of returning a 422 error
- Add OUTPUT EFFICIENCY instructions to system prompt to reduce per-card
verbosity (shorter reasons, fewer synergy_with entries)
- Add 'truncated' flag to response so UI can warn if deck is incomplete
- Log warning when recovered deck has <90 cards
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