fix: re-resolve registry item at execution time

Address review feedback: a function may be unregistered between when
run_function_calls queues it and when _run_function_call executes it.
Restore the live lookup, falling back to the missing-function handler
when the entry is gone, so the call still terminates with a normal
tool result. Factor the missing-handler item construction into a
helper since it's now built in two places.

src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py

@@ -725,10 +725,8 @@ class LLMService(UserTurnCompletionLLMServiceMixin, AIService):
                 logger.warning(
                     f"{self} is calling '{function_call.function_name}', but it's not registered."
                 )
-                item = FunctionCallRegistryItem(
-                    function_name=function_call.function_name,
-                    handler=self._missing_function_call_handler,
-                    cancel_on_interruption=True,
+                item = self._build_missing_function_call_registry_item(
+                    function_call.function_name
                 )
 
             runner_items.append(
@@ -786,7 +784,21 @@ class LLMService(UserTurnCompletionLLMServiceMixin, AIService):
             await self._sequential_runner_queue.put(runner_item)
 
     async def _run_function_call(self, runner_item: FunctionCallRunnerItem):
-        item = runner_item.registry_item
+        # Re-resolve the registry item at execution time. The function may have
+        # been unregistered between queuing and execution, in which case we
+        # fall back to the missing-function handler so the call still terminates
+        # with a normal tool result.
+        if runner_item.function_name in self._functions.keys():
+            item = self._functions[runner_item.function_name]
+        elif None in self._functions.keys():
+            item = self._functions[None]
+        elif runner_item.registry_item.handler is self._missing_function_call_handler:
+            item = runner_item.registry_item
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"{self} is calling '{runner_item.function_name}', but it was just unregistered."
+            )
+            item = self._build_missing_function_call_registry_item(runner_item.function_name)
 
         logger.debug(
             f"{self} Calling function [{runner_item.function_name}:{runner_item.tool_call_id}] with arguments {runner_item.arguments}"
@@ -893,6 +905,16 @@ class LLMService(UserTurnCompletionLLMServiceMixin, AIService):
             if timeout_task and not timeout_task.done():
                 await self.cancel_task(timeout_task)
 
+    def _build_missing_function_call_registry_item(
+        self, function_name: str
+    ) -> FunctionCallRegistryItem:
+        """Build a registry item that routes to the missing-function handler."""
+        return FunctionCallRegistryItem(
+            function_name=function_name,
+            handler=self._missing_function_call_handler,
+            cancel_on_interruption=True,
+        )
+
     async def _missing_function_call_handler(self, params: FunctionCallParams):
         """Return a terminal tool result when the LLM calls an unknown function."""
         await params.result_callback(

tests/test_llm_service.py

@@ -85,6 +85,56 @@ class TestLLMService(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             "Error: function 'missing_tool' is not registered.",
         )
 
+    async def test_function_unregistered_between_queue_and_execute(self):
+        """Function unregistered between queuing and execution still terminates."""
+        service = MockLLMService()
+        service._call_event_handler = AsyncMock()
+
+        async def real_handler(params):
+            await params.result_callback("should not be called")
+
+        service.register_function("doomed_tool", real_handler)
+
+        recorded_frames = []
+
+        async def mock_broadcast_frame(frame_cls, **kwargs):
+            recorded_frames.append(frame_cls(**kwargs))
+
+        service.broadcast_frame = mock_broadcast_frame
+
+        async def run_inline(runner_items):
+            # Simulate the function being unregistered after queuing but before execution.
+            service.unregister_function("doomed_tool")
+            for runner_item in runner_items:
+                await service._run_function_call(runner_item)
+
+        service._run_parallel_function_calls = run_inline
+        service._run_sequential_function_calls = run_inline
+
+        await service.run_function_calls(
+            [
+                FunctionCallFromLLM(
+                    function_name="doomed_tool",
+                    tool_call_id="call_1",
+                    arguments={},
+                    context=LLMContext(),
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [type(frame) for frame in recorded_frames],
+            [
+                FunctionCallsStartedFrame,
+                FunctionCallInProgressFrame,
+                FunctionCallResultFrame,
+            ],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            recorded_frames[2].result,
+            "Error: function 'doomed_tool' is not registered.",
+        )
+
     async def test_missing_function_call_allows_user_mute_cleanup(self):
         service = MockLLMService()
         service._call_event_handler = AsyncMock()