## Why are these changes needed?
This PR addresses critical issues in the AssistantAgent that affect tool
handling:
**Lack of tool call loop functionality**: The agent could not perform
multiple consecutive tool calls in a single turn, limiting its ability
to complete complex multi-step tasks that require chaining tool
operations.
These changes enhance the agent's robustness and capability while
maintaining full backward compatibility through feature flags.
## Related issue number
Closes #6268
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- [x] I've added tests corresponding to the changes introduced in this
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Co-authored-by: Eric Zhu <ekzhu@users.noreply.github.com>
