ALEF-PAT-008

empty-args-dispatch

execute × missing-argument-fall-through · severity 6 · confidence 0.88

Tool/function dispatched with empty or undefined arguments because of an upstream null path that was not asserted. Side effect: tool runs with defaults, producing wrong output silently.

diagnosed in the wild

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healed by ALEF

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cited in posts

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observable signature

{
  "code_regex": "awaits+w+(s*)|tool_use.*inputs*:s*{s*}",
  "structural_signal": "function call with literal {} or () that should carry context"
}

fix archetypes

required-field-at-routercost: small
all-or-nothing schema check before any tool runtime entry; reject batch member with explicit is_error result

compounds with

ALEF-PAT-001
ALEF-PAT-002

cite as

# In a PR description / issue / RFC:
fixes pattern ALEF-PAT-008 (empty-args-dispatch)
ref: https://n50.io/patterns/008

# Machine query:
GET https://n50.io/api/patterns/008

# Scan your repo for this pattern:
npx @alef-prime/audit-agent-system . --pattern=008