feat(multiagent): add __str__ support for MultiAgentResult and NodeResult

src/strands/multiagent/base.py

@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ class NodeResult:
     execution_count: int = 0
     interrupts: list[Interrupt] = field(default_factory=list)
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return a human-readable string representation of the node result.
+
+        Delegates to the inner result's string representation:
+        - AgentResult: Uses AgentResult.__str__ (extracts text content)
+        - MultiAgentResult: Uses MultiAgentResult.__str__ (recursive)
+        - Exception: Uses the exception's string representation
+
+        Returns:
+            String representation of the node's result.
+        """
+        return str(self.result)
+
     def get_agent_results(self) -> list[AgentResult]:
         """Get all AgentResult objects from this node, flattened if nested."""
         if isinstance(self.result, Exception):
@@ -136,6 +149,27 @@ class MultiAgentResult:
     execution_time: int = 0
     interrupts: list[Interrupt] = field(default_factory=list)
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return a human-readable string representation of the multi-agent result.
+
+        Priority order:
+        1. Interrupts (if present) → stringified list of interrupt dicts
+        2. Node results → each node's string output, prefixed with node name
+
+        Returns:
+            String representation based on the priority order above.
+        """
+        if self.interrupts:
+            return str([interrupt.to_dict() for interrupt in self.interrupts])
+
+        parts = []
+        for node_name, node_result in self.results.items():
+            node_str = str(node_result).strip()
+            if node_str:
+                parts.append(f"{node_name}: {node_str}")
+
+        return "\n".join(parts)
+
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "MultiAgentResult":
         """Rehydrate a MultiAgentResult from persisted JSON."""

tests/strands/multiagent/test_base.py

@@ -240,3 +240,58 @@ def test_serialize_node_result_for_persist(agent_result):
     assert "result" in serialized_exception
     assert serialized_exception["result"]["type"] == "exception"
     assert serialized_exception["result"]["message"] == "Test error"
+
+
+def test_node_result_str_with_agent_result():
+    """Test NodeResult.__str__ delegates to AgentResult.__str__."""
+    agent_result = AgentResult(
+        message={"role": "assistant", "content": [{"text": "Hello world"}]},
+        stop_reason="end_turn",
+        state={},
+        metrics={},
+    )
+    node_result = NodeResult(result=agent_result)
+    assert str(node_result) == str(agent_result)
+    assert "Hello world" in str(node_result)
+
+
+def test_node_result_str_with_exception():
+    """Test NodeResult.__str__ with an Exception result."""
+    node_result = NodeResult(result=Exception("something broke"), status=Status.FAILED)
+    assert str(node_result) == "something broke"
+
+
+def test_multi_agent_result_str_single_node(agent_result):
+    """Test MultiAgentResult.__str__ with a single node."""
+    result = MultiAgentResult(
+        status=Status.COMPLETED,
+        results={"writer": NodeResult(result=agent_result)},
+    )
+    output = str(result)
+    assert "writer: Test response" in output
+
+
+def test_multi_agent_result_str_with_interrupts():
+    """Test MultiAgentResult.__str__ prioritizes interrupts over node results."""
+    from strands.interrupt import Interrupt
+
+    ar = AgentResult(
+        message={"role": "assistant", "content": [{"text": "should not appear"}]},
+        stop_reason="end_turn",
+        state={},
+        metrics={},
+    )
+    result = MultiAgentResult(
+        status=Status.INTERRUPTED,
+        results={"node": NodeResult(result=ar)},
+        interrupts=[Interrupt(id="int-1", name="approval", reason="needs review")],
+    )
+    output = str(result)
+    assert "should not appear" not in output
+    assert "approval" in output
+
+
+def test_multi_agent_result_str_empty():
+    """Test MultiAgentResult.__str__ with no results."""
+    result = MultiAgentResult(status=Status.COMPLETED, results={})
+    assert str(result) == ""