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fix(providers): remove unsupported keywords from strict tool schemas - #2439
Some OpenAI-compatible gateways send strict tool schemas to Anthropic strict tool use. Bedrock through LiteLLM does this, as #869 reports. Anthropic strict mode supports a smaller JSON Schema subset than OpenAI strict mode. When a strict tool schema contains an unsupported keyword, the gateway rejects the full request:
The model returned the following errors: tools.1.custom: For 'array' type, property 'maxItems' is not supported
The task cannot start. ask_followup_question has maxItems: 4. edit_file has minimum: 1. Zoo Code sends both tools as strict when "Strict tool schemas" is on. This is the default.
This PR makes these changes:
Add stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() in src/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts. It removes numeric limits, string-length limits, maxItems, minItems values other than 0 or 1, uniqueItems, contains, property-count limits, unsupported format values, and additionalProperties values other than false.
The function adds each removed constraint to the schema description, for example Constraints: {"maxItems":4}. The model can still follow the limit.
The function goes only into keywords that contain subschemas. A property with the name maxItems or minimum stays. The function does not change its input.
convertToolsForOpenAI() calls the function only on the strict path, after convertToolSchemaForOpenAI(). MCP tools and non-strict tools keep their declared schemas.
Remove maxItems: 4 from ask_followup_question and minimum: 1 from edit_file. The descriptions state the limits.
AskFollowupQuestionTool keeps a maximum of four suggestions. Before this change, maxItems enforced this limit in OpenAI strict mode.
A new test checks that all native tool schemas stay in the subset that both strict modes support.
This PR does not use normalizeToolSchema(). The review of #879 found that normalizeToolSchema() keeps maxItems. That function also has other jobs, and providers that accept maxItems use its output.
Trade-off: Removing these constraints from the shared native schemas affects all providers, not only strict OpenAI-compatible providers. Native Anthropic, Gemini, and other direct consumers now receive the maxItems and minimum limits only in prose instead of schema grammar. AskFollowupQuestionTool limits suggestions to four at runtime. EditFileTool clamps expected_replacements to at least one. These runtime checks preserve the behavior of both tools.
Reviewers must check the keyword lists in strict-tool-schema.ts against the Anthropic strict tool use documentation.
Test Procedure
Unit tests:
Run cd src && npx vitest run api/providers/__tests__/base-provider.spec.ts api/providers/__tests__/openai.spec.ts core/tools/__tests__/askFollowupQuestionTool.spec.ts core/prompts/tools/native-tools/__tests__/strict-schema-subset.spec.ts.
Run pnpm run check-types.
Run ESLint and Prettier on the changed files.
The new tests cover the points from the review of #879:
The reported shape: an array with minItems: 1 and maxItems: 4.
Schemas that the transform changes. These include nested properties, tuple items, anyOf, $defs, not, if, then, and else.
A nullable object property (type: ["object", "null"]). The strict pass still sets required and additionalProperties: false. Then the function removes the constraint.
Properties with the names maxItems and minimum stay.
Non-strict tools and MCP tools keep their declared schemas.
The OpenAI Compatible handler removes maxItems when strict schemas are on or not set. It keeps maxItems when strict schemas are off.
Results:
281 tests passed in the four affected test files.
Line and branch coverage of the changed lines is 100%.
TypeScript, ESLint, and Prettier passed. ESLint suppression counts did not change.
Manual test:
I used an OpenAI Compatible provider that sends strict tool schemas to a Claude model. "Strict tool schemas" was on.
Without this change (3.94.0), the first request failed with the error above.
With this change in the Extension Development Host, I started tasks. All requests succeeded.
I captured the request bodies. The 13 strict tools contained no unsupported keywords. follow_up had minItems: 1 and no maxItems.
I asked for a follow-up question. The model sent four suggestions. The UI showed all four. The task continued after I selected one.
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Issue Linked: This PR is linked to an approved GitHub Issue (see "Related GitHub Issue" above).
Scope: My changes are focused on the linked issue (one major feature/fix per PR).
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Writing Style: The PR title and description use Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100): short sentences, plain words, active voice, one idea per sentence, no contractions.
Testing: New and/or updated tests have been added to cover my changes (if applicable).
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No documentation updates are required.
Additional Notes
A local run of the changed-code mutation check found surviving mutants in strict-tool-schema.ts. Most are entries in the keyword lists that no test uses yet. I will add a dedicated test file for this module.
I used an AI coding assistant to help write this change. I reviewed the code and did the manual tests.
Some gateways send strict OpenAI tool schemas to Anthropic strict tool
use. Anthropic strict mode rejects some keywords that OpenAI strict mode
accepts, for example maxItems. The gateway then rejects the full request
with "For 'array' type, property 'maxItems' is not supported".
- Add stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords(). It removes unsupported
constraints from strict schemas and adds them to the description.
- Call it only on the strict path in convertToolsForOpenAI(). MCP tools
and non-strict tools keep their declared schemas.
- Remove maxItems from ask_followup_question and minimum from edit_file.
The descriptions state the limits.
- Limit follow-up suggestions to four at runtime.
- Add a test that keeps all native tool schemas in the portable subset.
FixesZoo-Code-Org#869
Strict tool schemas now omit unsupported constraints while retaining supported constraints, including eligible minItems values and formats. Removed constraints may be recorded in the schema description; non-strict schemas remain unchanged.
Follow-up suggestions are limited to the first four entries, preserving their original order. Strict schemas no longer declare a maximum count for these suggestions.
The expected_replacements parameter schema no longer enforces a minimum value of 1.
Strict OpenAI tool-schema conversion now removes unsupported constraints recursively and records them in descriptions. Non-strict conversion and MCP pass-through preserve declared schemas. Native tool schemas omit selected constraints, and follow-up execution processes at most four suggestions.
Strict conversion removes unsupported constraints, including within nested schemas, and records removed constraints in descriptions. Tests cover supported constraints, non-strict conversion, MCP pass-through, schema immutability, and OpenAI request schemas.
The follow-up schema no longer declares maxItems, and the expected_replacements schema no longer declares minimum. A test checks native tool parameter schemas against the strict keyword transformer.
This change makes strict tool schemas compatible with providers that reject constraints such as maxItems. It is tested, scoped to the strict path, and keeps the follow-up limit enforced at runtime. No merge-blocking risk is identified.
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Summary: The PR changes edit_file behavior, and the affected negative branch still has no focused test. The standing failure from the previous run holds. Changed behavior: In `src/core/promp…
Add a focused unit test in src/core/tools/__tests__/editFileTool.spec.ts for expected_replacements values below 1. Cover "0" and "-1", following the string-to-number pattern used near line 388. Assert that the tool treats the value …
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The title "fix(providers): remove unsupported keywords from strict tool schemas" matches the main change. The PR adds stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() and applies it on the strict OpenAI-compatible pa…
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The description follows the repository template. It links the issue (Closes: #869), and it covers the what, how, trade-offs, and reviewer checks. The Test Procedure has unit test commands, results, an…
Linked Issues check
Issue #869 reports that OpenAI Compatible requests to Bedrock through LiteLLM fail on maxItems in tool schemas. The reported case uses the default strict-schema setting. At head 67b1ddb, `convertToo…
Out of Scope Changes check
All changes support the linked issue. stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() and its call in convertToolsForOpenAI() implement the strict-path fix. Removing maxItems: 4 from ask_followup_question.ts…
Security Boundaries
The Security boundaries check fails only for a changed path that leaks secrets or PII, trusts or executes unvalidated input, or bypasses approval or allowlist controls. I found no such path. What the …
Persistence Integrity
The Persistence integrity check applies to changed persistence paths. The PR changes no persistence code. Evidence: - The changed-file inventory has 10 files. They cover provider request conversion (`…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
The check fails only when a changed lifecycle path can leak a listener, watcher, provider, timer, task, or other resource, or duplicate work after cancellation, disposal, or restart. The PR does not c…
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The title "fix(providers): remove unsupported keywords from strict tool schemas" matches the main change. The PR adds stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() and applies it on the strict OpenAI-compatible path, removing keywords such as maxItems and minimum that Anthropic strict tool use does not support. It is short, specific, and uses a conventional commit prefix. The title is 68 characters, within the usual length guidance.
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The description follows the repository template. It links the issue (Closes: #869), and it covers the what, how, trade-offs, and reviewer checks. The Test Procedure has unit test commands, results, and manual test steps. The checklist is complete. The description also states that the change affects native schemas for all providers, which reviewers need to know. The Description section says it removes limits from shared native schemas, but it does not give a clear reason why the MCP and non-strict paths were left out beyond a short note, so that part is a little thin. The Additional Notes say a dedicated test file for strict-tool-schema.ts will follow, which means the mutation gaps are not yet covered. The description is mostly complete, so it passes.
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Issue #869 reports that OpenAI Compatible requests to Bedrock through LiteLLM fail on maxItems in tool schemas. The reported case uses the default strict-schema setting. At head 67b1ddb, convertToolsForOpenAI() in src/api/providers/base-provider.ts calls stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() on the strict path, after convertToolSchemaForOpenAI(). src/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts removes maxItems, minItems values other than 0 or 1, uniqueItems, contains, numeric and length limits, property-count limits, unsupported format values, and additionalProperties values other than false. It recurses through map, list, and value subschema keywords. It does not treat property names such as maxItems as schema keywords. It records removed constraints in the description. At head, an unsupported additionalProperties value becomes false, as strict mode requires. The base-provider and OpenAI provider tests cover this path. Residual gap: with strict schemas off, or for MCP tools, schemas keep maxItems and other limits. The issue's expected result is broader than the strict path. The PR documents this as a design choice. This gap does not affect the reported default scenario, so this item passes.
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All changes support the linked issue. stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() and its call in convertToolsForOpenAI() implement the strict-path fix. Removing maxItems: 4 from ask_followup_question.ts and minimum: 1 from edit_file.ts applies the same subset rule to native schemas. AskFollowupQuestionTool.ts keeps the four-suggestion limit at runtime through MAX_FOLLOW_UP_SUGGESTIONS, so this tool behavior does not change. The base-provider.ts change clones properties before nullable normalization. This protects caller-owned schemas, and the PR tests cover that behavior. The head-level changes in strict-tool-schema.ts (Set<unknown> typing, additionalProperties handling) support the same subset logic. The tests added in base-provider.spec.ts, openai.spec.ts, askFollowupQuestionTool.spec.ts, strict-tool-schema.spec.ts, and strict-schema-subset.spec.ts verify these changes. No unrelated changes were found.
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The Security boundaries check fails only for a changed path that leaks secrets or PII, trusts or executes unvalidated input, or bypasses approval or allowlist controls. I found no such path. What the diff changes: - src/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts (new): stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() removes schema keywords such as maxItems, minimum, maxLength, and format values outside a fixed list. It moves removed constraints into the description. It sets additionalProperties to false when the value is not false. This makes the schema stricter, not looser. It does not touch secrets, logging, approval flow, or tool execution. - src/api/providers/base-provider.ts: the function runs only on the strict path. MCP and non-strict tools keep their declared schemas. - ask_followup_question.ts and edit_file.ts: the schema constraints are removed, and the descriptions now state the limits. In AskFollowupQuestionTool.ts, the diff adds .slice(0, MAX_FOLLOW_UP_SUGGESTIONS), which enforces the four-suggestion limit at runtime. In EditFileTool.ts (unchanged by this PR), Math.max(1, expected_replacements) at line 283 already enforces the lower bound. Removing schema hints weakens model-facing guidance only. The tool handlers still enforce the bounds. No enum, approval, allowlist, or command-execution logic is changed. The changed code does not leak PII or secrets. The linked issue (#869) concerns request rejection, not a security boundary. Residual note: a maxLength or similar limit removed from a schema no longer constrains model output size at the schema level. This is a robustness trade-off, not a security-boundary bypass under the stated criteria.
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The Persistence integrity check applies to changed persistence paths. The PR changes no persistence code. Evidence: - The changed-file inventory has 10 files. They cover provider request conversion (base-provider.ts), a new pure schema transform (strict-tool-schema.ts), native tool schema definitions, AskFollowupQuestionTool.ts, and their tests. None touches storage, files, globalState, secrets, or settings. - A grep of added lines for write, read, storage, persistence, rename, .update(, and settings patterns found no persistence code. The only await hits are inside test files. - stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() builds a new object and does not mutate its input. It does not write any state. - The AskFollowupQuestionTool change slices the suggestion list to four entries before it sends the list. This is a runtime change, not a stored default or persisted write. The PR changes the request payload only. No changed path can lose or corrupt persisted state.
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The check fails only when a changed lifecycle path can leak a listener, watcher, provider, timer, task, or other resource, or duplicate work after cancellation, disposal, or restart. The PR does not change any such path. Changed files (from the reviewed range): a new pure schema transform (src/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts, stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords), one call-site change in BaseProvider.convertToolsForOpenAI() that wraps the strict-path schema in that transform, removal of maxItems/minimum from two native tool schemas, a .slice(0, MAX_FOLLOW_UP_SUGGESTIONS) in AskFollowupQuestionTool, and test files. I searched the full diff for lifecycle primitives (timers, event listeners, watchers, subscriptions, abort/signal, cancel, dispose, spawn, streams, new Promise). It found no added lines containing them. The only match is an unchanged import context line (detachOnAbort). The new code only builds and returns objects. It does not create or release resources, and it does not run on any cancel, dispose, or restart path. The follow_up slice runs once per tool execution and does not start work or hold resources, so it cannot duplicate work after cancellation. Non-lifecycle concerns, such as the additionalProperties handling flagged in the posted review thread, do not match this check's criteria.
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Summary: The PR changes edit_file behavior, and the affected negative branch still has no focused test. The standing failure from the previous run holds. Changed behavior: In src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/edit_file.ts, the diff removes minimum: 1 from expected_replacements and moves the limit into the description text. The schema no longer rejects values below 1, so such values can reach EditFileTool. Current guard: The only runtime guard is Math.max(1, expected_replacements) at src/core/tools/EditFileTool.ts line 283. The PR does not change this clamp, but it now depends on it for these inputs. Missing evidence: - The PR diff (git diff --name-status against the review base) does not include src/core/tools/__tests__/editFileTool.spec.ts. - The existing spec covers the unset default (defaults expected_replacements to 1, line 429) and positive counts (lines 388, 404, 465–486). - Searching src/core/tools/__tests__/ for expected_replacements found no value of 0 or a negative number. - The zero and negative branch is the branch this PR affects. A future change to the clamp would regress without a failing test. Other changed behavior:stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords, the convertToolsForOpenAI wiring, and the AskFollowupQuestionTool four-suggestion cap have focused tests in the PR. These do not fail this check. The AskFollowupQuestionTool cap test is in askFollowupQuestionTool.spec.ts. No durable UI change is in scope, so no Playwright snapshot applies. Prior failure disposition: Not addressed. The PR does not add the "0" or "-1" test that the prior resolution requires.
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Add a focused unit test in src/core/tools/__tests__/editFileTool.spec.ts for expected_replacements values below 1. Cover "0" and "-1", following the string-to-number pattern used near line 388. Assert that the tool treats the value as 1, for example by checking that the error text reports "Expected 1 occurrence(s)". This test exercises the clamp at src/core/tools/EditFileTool.ts line 283.
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Review comments at @src/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts:
- Around line 61-62: Update the strict schema transformation for
additionalProperties so true and schema-valued constraints are represented in
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From a full checkout containing both commits:
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
node scripts/stryker-diff.mjs ci --base f2b4d1c0d24016f621e9aa77b3fcaca5ecca915c --head 06cffc60cbc3210e890c39b506fd19e6b7dac30f
Strict mode requires additionalProperties: false on every object schema.
stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() removed a true or schema value, but it
did not set false. convertToolSchemaForOpenAI() does not go into anyOf.
Thus an object in anyOf had no additionalProperties value.
- Set additionalProperties to false. Keep the removed value in the
description.
- Do not go into the additionalProperties value. The function always
removes a schema value.
- Add focused tests for each keyword list, each branch, and the
description note.
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This keyword list duplicates the one in strict-tool-schema.ts. If one changes, the test can still pass against the other. Could the test import the predicate from the module, or run stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords on each tool and assert the output equals the input?
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Fixed in 67b1ddb5a. I removed the duplicated keyword list and custom walker. The native-tool guard now calls stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords() for each declared schema and asserts that the result equals the input. Thus the guard follows the production sanitizer policy without exporting an internal predicate.
"Number of replacements expected. Defaults to 1 if not specified. Use when you want to replace multiple occurrences of the same text.",
minimum: 1,
"Number of replacements expected. Must be 1 or greater. Defaults to 1 if not specified. Use when you want to replace multiple occurrences of the same text.",
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Removing minimum: 1 here also changes the declared schema for providers outside the strict path, such as native Anthropic and Gemini. EditFileTool already clamps with Math.max(1, ...), so this looks safe. Could the PR body mention that these providers now see the limit only in prose? The same applies to maxItems on follow_up.
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Updated the PR description. It now states that removing these constraints from the shared native schemas also affects native Anthropic, Gemini, and other direct consumers. Those providers now receive the limits in prose rather than schema grammar. It also records the runtime enforcement: AskFollowupQuestionTool limits suggestions to four, and EditFileTool clamps expected_replacements to at least one.
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Related GitHub Issue
Closes: #869
Description
Some OpenAI-compatible gateways send strict tool schemas to Anthropic strict tool use. Bedrock through LiteLLM does this, as #869 reports. Anthropic strict mode supports a smaller JSON Schema subset than OpenAI strict mode. When a strict tool schema contains an unsupported keyword, the gateway rejects the full request:
The task cannot start.
ask_followup_questionhasmaxItems: 4.edit_filehasminimum: 1. Zoo Code sends both tools as strict when "Strict tool schemas" is on. This is the default.This PR makes these changes:
stripUnsupportedStrictKeywords()insrc/api/transform/strict-tool-schema.ts. It removes numeric limits, string-length limits,maxItems,minItemsvalues other than 0 or 1,uniqueItems,contains, property-count limits, unsupportedformatvalues, andadditionalPropertiesvalues other thanfalse.Constraints: {"maxItems":4}. The model can still follow the limit.maxItemsorminimumstays. The function does not change its input.convertToolsForOpenAI()calls the function only on the strict path, afterconvertToolSchemaForOpenAI(). MCP tools and non-strict tools keep their declared schemas.maxItems: 4fromask_followup_questionandminimum: 1fromedit_file. The descriptions state the limits.AskFollowupQuestionToolkeeps a maximum of four suggestions. Before this change,maxItemsenforced this limit in OpenAI strict mode.This PR does not use
normalizeToolSchema(). The review of #879 found thatnormalizeToolSchema()keepsmaxItems. That function also has other jobs, and providers that acceptmaxItemsuse its output.Trade-off: Removing these constraints from the shared native schemas affects all providers, not only strict OpenAI-compatible providers. Native Anthropic, Gemini, and other direct consumers now receive the
maxItemsandminimumlimits only in prose instead of schema grammar.AskFollowupQuestionToollimits suggestions to four at runtime.EditFileToolclampsexpected_replacementsto at least one. These runtime checks preserve the behavior of both tools.Reviewers must check the keyword lists in
strict-tool-schema.tsagainst the Anthropic strict tool use documentation.Test Procedure
Unit tests:
cd src && npx vitest run api/providers/__tests__/base-provider.spec.ts api/providers/__tests__/openai.spec.ts core/tools/__tests__/askFollowupQuestionTool.spec.ts core/prompts/tools/native-tools/__tests__/strict-schema-subset.spec.ts.pnpm run check-types.The new tests cover the points from the review of #879:
minItems: 1andmaxItems: 4.anyOf,$defs,not,if,then, andelse.type: ["object", "null"]). The strict pass still setsrequiredandadditionalProperties: false. Then the function removes the constraint.maxItemsandminimumstay.maxItemswhen strict schemas are on or not set. It keepsmaxItemswhen strict schemas are off.Results:
Manual test:
follow_uphadminItems: 1and nomaxItems.Pre-Submission Checklist
src/test-utils/,@/utils/test-utils) are used only for mechanical duplication; test intent and scenario-specific mocks remain visible.Visual Snapshots
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Documentation Updates
Additional Notes
strict-tool-schema.ts. Most are entries in the keyword lists that no test uses yet. I will add a dedicated test file for this module.Get in Touch
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