fixing api calls

packages/backend/src/agent.ts

@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@ export const defaultModel = isGeneric ? (process.env.MODEL_NAME ?? 'default') :
 export const miniModel = isGeneric ? (process.env.MODEL_NAME ?? 'default') : 'gpt-5.4-mini';
 export const serviceOptions = isGeneric ? {} : { service_tier: 'flex' as const };
 export const supportsWebSearch = !isGeneric;
+
+export async function parseWithRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, retries = 2): Promise<T> {
+  let lastErr: unknown;
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= retries; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      return await fn();
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof SyntaxError && attempt < retries) {
+        lastErr = err;
+        continue;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+  throw lastErr;
+}