What does a stop_reason of "end_turn" indicate in Claude Code's agenti — Claude Code Certified Professional Practice — Claude Cert Academy

What does a stop_reason of "end_turn" indicate in Claude Code's agentic loop?

• An error occurred and Claude stopped processing the request
• The context window is full and Claude cannot continue
• Claude has finished generating its response and no further action is required
• Claude is waiting for user input before it can proceed

Answer: Claude has finished generating its response and no further action is required

end_turn means Claude completed its response naturally. No tool calls were made and no other stop condition triggered — the agent loop ends and the response is delivered.

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