LangGraph parallel nodes: 'Can receive only one value per step'
A LangGraph graph that fans out to several agents/nodes in parallel raises InvalidUpdateError (INVALID_CONCURRENT_GRAPH_UPDATE) when two or more of them write the same state key in the same step. A plain state key can only take one value per step, so LangGraph cannot decide how to merge the updates.
Error
At key '...': Can receive only one value per step. Use an Annotated key to handle multiple values.Environment
langgraph StateGraph with parallel branches / Send APISources
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1 solution
Give the shared key a reducer that combines concurrent writes:
```python
import operator
from typing import Annotated, TypedDict
class State(TypedDict):
results: Annotated[list, operator.add] # append-only across parallel nodes
```
For message lists use `add_messages`. Alternatively have each parallel node write to its own key.
Environment
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