fix(agents): only stop ParallelAgent on direct sub-agent escalation

core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/agents/ParallelAgent.java

@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 
 import com.google.adk.agents.ConfigAgentUtils.ConfigurationException;
 import com.google.adk.events.Event;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable;
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler;
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.schedulers.Schedulers;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -175,13 +177,16 @@ protected Flowable<Event> runAsyncImpl(InvocationContext invocationContext) {
       return Flowable.empty();
     }
 
+    ImmutableSet<String> directSubAgentNames =
+        currentSubAgents.stream().map(BaseAgent::name).collect(ImmutableSet.toImmutableSet());
+
     var updatedInvocationContext = setBranchForCurrentAgent(this, invocationContext);
     List<Flowable<Event>> agentFlowables = new ArrayList<>();
     for (BaseAgent subAgent : currentSubAgents) {
       agentFlowables.add(subAgent.runAsync(updatedInvocationContext).subscribeOn(scheduler));
     }
     return Flowable.merge(agentFlowables)
-        .takeUntil((Event event) -> event.actions().escalate().orElse(false));
+        .takeUntil((Event event) -> asksThisAgentToExit(event, directSubAgentNames));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -195,4 +200,8 @@ protected Flowable<Event> runLiveImpl(InvocationContext invocationContext) {
     return Flowable.error(
         new UnsupportedOperationException("runLive is not defined for ParallelAgent yet."));
   }
+
+  private static boolean asksThisAgentToExit(Event event, Set<String> directSubAgentNames) {
+    return event.actions().escalate().orElse(false) && directSubAgentNames.contains(event.author());
+  }
 }

core/src/test/java/com/google/adk/agents/ParallelAgentEscalationTest.java

@@ -134,4 +134,56 @@ public void runAsync_escalationEvent_shortCircuitsOtherAgents() {
     // Test RxJava Disposal behavior: SlowAgent won't emit anything
     subscriber.assertValueCount(2);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void runAsync_nestedLoopEscalation_keepsSiblingBranchesRunning() {
+    TestScheduler testScheduler = new TestScheduler();
+
+    TestAgent escalatingAgent =
+        new TestAgent(
+            "escalating_agent",
+            10,
+            testScheduler,
+            "Escalating!",
+            EventActions.builder().escalate(true).build());
+
+    TestAgent slowAgent = new TestAgent("slow_agent", 100, testScheduler, "Finished");
+
+    LoopAgent loopAgent =
+        LoopAgent.builder().name("loop").subAgents(escalatingAgent).maxIterations(3).build();
+
+    ParallelAgent parallelAgent =
+        ParallelAgent.builder()
+            .name("parallel_agent")
+            .subAgents(loopAgent, slowAgent)
+            .scheduler(testScheduler)
+            .build();
+
+    InvocationContext invocationContext = createInvocationContext(parallelAgent);
+
+    var subscriber = parallelAgent.runAsync(invocationContext).test();
+
+    // Escalation is raised on the first iteration, so the loop stops there even though
+    // maxIterations(3) would have allowed two more passes at 20ms and 30ms. Advancing
+    // past all three windows proves the cut came from the escalation, not the cap.
+    testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(40, MILLISECONDS);
+    subscriber.assertValueCount(1);
+    assertThat(subscriber.values().get(0).author()).isEqualTo("escalating_agent");
+    // The escalation came from a nested agent, not a direct sub-agent, so the parallel
+    // agent must not short-circuit its remaining branches.
+    subscriber.assertNotComplete();
+
+    // Slow agent completes at 100ms
+    testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(100, MILLISECONDS);
+    subscriber.assertValueCount(2);
+
+    Event event1 = subscriber.values().get(0);
+    assertThat(event1.author()).isEqualTo("escalating_agent");
+    assertThat(event1.actions().escalate()).hasValue(true);
+
+    Event event2 = subscriber.values().get(1);
+    assertThat(event2.author()).isEqualTo("slow_agent");
+
+    subscriber.assertComplete();
+  }
 }