How do I configure max_turns for a LoopAgent?

[NGC2336]

I'm building a multi-agent pipeline with LoopAgent and want to cap the
number of iterations. What's the correct way to set max_turns and does it
propagate to sub-agents?

Using ADK Python 0.4.0, Vertex AI backend.

[shrixtacy]

To cap the number of iterations in a LoopAgent you should set the max_turns parameter directly when instantiating your LoopAgent. For example:

loop_agent = LoopAgent(
agent=your_sub_agent,
max_turns=5 # set the desired iteration cap
)

This will limit the number of turns (iterations) the LoopAgent performs.

Regarding propagation to sub-agents: max_turns controls the outer loop (the LoopAgent itself) and does not automatically propagate a max_turns limit to sub-agents.

Hope that helps