fix(openai-shim): restore reasoning support for proxy and localhost providers

[JoaoPedroCampanari]

Fixes reasoning model compatibility issues for OpenAI-compatible localhost/proxy setups.

Previously, providers that require reasoning_content (DeepSeek, MiMo, Moonshot/Kimi, ZAI, etc.) could fail with:

400 OpenAI API error 400: data:{"error":{"code":"400","message":"Param Incorrect","param":"The reasoning_content in
the thinking mode must be passed back to the API.","type":""}}

during multi-turn agent workflows.

This especially affected local proxy/key-router setups such as:

• localhost OpenAI-compatible endpoints
• GRouter
• reverse proxy gateways

Root Cause

Two independent issues caused the failures:

1. requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages was never consumed

The flag existed in provider descriptors and was configured by:

• DeepSeek
• Moonshot/Kimi
• MiMo
• ZAI
• kimi-code

However, the OpenAI shim message conversion pipeline never actually used the flag.

As a result, assistant messages could lose reasoning_content during agent execution.

2. treatAsLocal bypassed model inference

The treatAsLocal code path skipped model-name-based config inference entirely.

This prevented localhost/proxy endpoints from inheriting reasoning-specific behavior even when the routed model was
clearly identifiable, such as:

• mimo-v2.5-pro
• deepseek-reasoner
• other reasoning-capable providers

Changes

src/services/api/openaiShim.ts

Implemented 5 fixes in convertMessages():

• Pass requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages into the conversion pipeline
• Attach reasoning_content: '' to assistant messages when required by provider config
• Remove the toolUses.length > 0 restriction so plain-text assistant messages are also handled
• Preserve reasoning_content during assistant-message coalescing
• Add fallback reasoning_content to synthetic assistant messages created during tool/user alternation
• Add handling for non-array-content assistant messages

src/integrations/runtimeMetadata.ts

• Merge reasoning-related fields from inferRemoteModelOpenAIShimConfig() into the treatAsLocal branch
• Allows localhost/proxy endpoints to inherit correct reasoning behavior from model-name inference

Provider Impact

Fixes reasoning-agent failures for:

• DeepSeek
• Moonshot/Kimi
• MiMo
• ZAI
• future providers using requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages: true

Also enables reasoning models to work correctly through:

• localhost OpenAI-compatible endpoints
• proxy routers
• API gateways

No behavior changes for providers that do not use the flag.

Tested

• bun run build ✅
• bun run smoke ✅
• bun test src/services/api/openaiShim → 104 pass / 0 fail ✅

Manual validation:

• MiMo v2.5 Pro via GRouter (localhost:3103) ✅
• MiMo v2.5 Pro via direct Xiaomi endpoint ✅

Verified:

• Explore agents
• background agents
• multi-turn reasoning flows
• reasoning-content persistence

Follow-up

Some reasoning providers (Qwen/QwQ/GLM/etc.) are not yet included in inferRemoteModelOpenAIShimConfig().

Once entries are added, the treatAsLocal fix ensures they will automatically work through localhost/proxy setups as
well.

[jatmn]

Findings

• [P2] Keep non-empty reasoning_content when coalescing assistant messages
  src/services/api/openaiShim.ts:762
  The new coalescing logic overwrites an existing non-empty reasoning_content whenever the following assistant message has the empty-string fallback. For example, a Moonshot/Kimi history with an assistant tool call that includes a thinking block, followed by another assistant text message before the tool result, is converted into one assistant message whose reasoning_content is "" instead of the original thinking text. That still sends a tool-call assistant message without the reasoning continuity these providers require, so the PR's target proxy/reasoning workflow can still hit the 400 this is meant to fix. Please keep the previous non-empty value when the incoming value is only the fallback, or otherwise merge in a way that does not discard the real reasoning text.

[JoaoPedroCampanari]

@jatmn I've addressed your feedback in commit 81a8c02 — the coalescing logic now preserves non-empty reasoning_content when the incoming value is an empty fallback. Please re-review.

[jatmn]

Thanks for following up on the earlier review. The requested reasoning_content coalescing fix looks addressed now.

No remaining issues here, LGTM.

[techbrewboss]

Review summary

Thanks for the follow-up here. The dead requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages path is now wired into the shim, and the prior coalescing issue looks fixed. I found one remaining scope/correctness gap around the advertised local-proxy provider coverage.

Findings

• src/integrations/runtimeMetadata.ts:218 - Local/proxy inference does not cover advertised MiMo or Z.AI/GLM models.
  Impact: The PR says localhost/proxy setups like GRouter work for models such as mimo-v2.5-pro and also lists Z.AI, but inferRemoteModelOpenAIShimConfig() still only recognizes deepseek, kimi, and moonshot. In a local proxy context, mimo-v2.5-pro, GLM-5.1, and zai/glm-5.1 resolve to only { maxTokensField: "max_tokens" }, so they still do not get preserveReasoningContent, requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages, or reasoningContentFallback.
  Suggested fix: Add model-name inference for the advertised providers, with focused tests for local proxy models, or narrow the PR description/provider claims to DeepSeek and Kimi/Moonshot only.

Validation

• bun test src/services/api/openaiShim.test.ts passed: 93 tests.
• bun test src/integrations/routeMetadata.test.ts src/integrations/compatibility.test.ts src/services/api/providerConfig.local.test.ts passed: 40 tests.
• bun run build passed.
• Manual local-proxy config check showed deepseek-reasoner and kimi-k2.6 infer reasoning config, but mimo-v2.5-pro, GLM-5.1, and zai/glm-5.1 do not.

[JoaoPedroCampanari]

@techbrewboss I've addressed your feedback in commit 95f7fee — inferRemoteModelOpenAIShimConfig() now covers MiMo and GLM/Z.AI models in the local/proxy path. Could you re-review?

Changes:

• mimo → preserveReasoningContent, requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages, reasoningContentFallback
• glm / zai/glm → same reasoning config
• Tested with mimo-v2.5-pro, GLM-5.1, and zai/glm-5.1 via local proxy — all now infer correct reasoning behavior

[techbrewboss]

Review summary

Thanks for following up on the local/proxy reasoning-content path. The dead requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages flag is now wired into the shim and the MiMo/GLM local-proxy inference gap is addressed, but I found one direct-provider regression that should block merge.

Findings

• src/integrations/runtimeMetadata.ts:166 - MiMo model-name inference overrides the direct Xiaomi MiMo route’s token field.
  Impact: direct https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1 requests for mimo-v2.5-pro now send max_tokens instead of the descriptor-required max_completion_tokens. This breaks the existing xiaomi mimo route uses api-key auth header and max_completion_tokens test and contradicts the PR’s “No behavior changes” claim for direct providers.
  Suggested fix: keep the new MiMo/GLM inference scoped to local/proxy or generic OpenAI-compatible routing, or avoid returning maxTokensField: 'max_tokens' from MiMo model-name inference so the Xiaomi descriptor can continue to win.

Validation

• Fetched PR Gitlawb/openclaude#1155 into an isolated worktree at commit 95f7fee.
• Ran bun test src/services/api/openaiShim.test.ts src/integrations/routeMetadata.test.ts src/integrations/compatibility.test.ts src/services/api/providerConfig.local.test.ts with the repo’s existing node_modules symlinked into the temporary worktree.
• Result: 136 pass, 1 fail.
• Failing test: xiaomi mimo route uses api-key auth header and max_completion_tokens.

[Vasanthdev2004]

Blockers

1. MiMo model-name inference overrides direct Xiaomi route's token field — inferRemoteModelOpenAIShimConfig() now returns maxTokensField: 'max_tokens' for MiMo models, which overrides the descriptor-required max_completion_tokens for the direct Xiaomi endpoint. This breaks the existing test and contradicts the "No behavior changes" claim for direct providers.

Non-Blocking

• PR went through multiple review rounds — coalescing fix and MiMo/GLM inference were addressed, but the direct-provider regression remains.

Looks Good

• Fixes real reasoning support for proxy/localhost providers
• Wires requireReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages into the shim
• Covers DeepSeek, Kimi/Moonshot, MiMo, GLM/Z.AI
• 104 tests passing in openaiShim

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Verdict: Changes Requested — direct-provider regression must be fixed before merge.

[techbrewboss]

Review summary

The reasoning-content/runtime fix looks useful and the focused provider tests pass on the current PR head. I found one remaining scope issue: the branch includes release-please version/changelog output unrelated to this fix.

Findings

• package.json:3, .release-please-manifest.json:2, CHANGELOG.md:3 - Unrelated release-please version/changelog changes are included.
  Impact: This reasoning-content PR now also bumps the package to 0.12.1 and adds changelog entries for unrelated PRs #1191 and #1204. That mixes release automation output into a provider/runtime fix and can confuse the release process or make this PR appear to publish unrelated work.
  Suggested fix: Drop the release-please commit/files from this branch and keep the PR limited to the shim/runtime changes.

Validation

• Fetched PR head 1348e0a into an isolated worktree.
• bun test src/services/api/openaiShim.test.ts src/integrations/routeMetadata.test.ts src/integrations/compatibility.test.ts src/services/api/providerConfig.local.test.ts passed: 141 tests.
• bun run build passed.

[jatmn]

Thanks for following up on the earlier reviews. The requested reasoning_content coalescing fix still looks addressed, and the direct Xiaomi MiMo token-field regression is covered now. I found one remaining issue below.

Findings

• [P2] Drop unrelated release-please output from this branch
  package.json:3, .release-please-manifest.json:2, CHANGELOG.md:3
  This reasoning-content fix now also bumps the package version to 0.12.1 and adds changelog entries for unrelated PRs #1191 and #1204. That mixes release automation output into a provider/runtime fix, which can confuse the release process and make this PR appear to publish unrelated work. Please remove the release-please commit/files from this branch and keep the PR scoped to the shim/runtime changes.

[gnanam1990]

Confirmed @jatmn's and @techbrewboss's point against the branch — they've both landed on the same single remaining issue. The reasoning-content/runtime fix itself looks addressed (both reviewers agree), but the branch also carries release-please output: package.json bumped to 0.12.1 and CHANGELOG.md / .release-please-manifest.json entries for unrelated PRs #1191 and #1204. That mixes release automation into a provider/runtime fix and can confuse the release process. Dropping the release-please commit/files and keeping this scoped to runtimeMetadata.ts / openaiShim.ts clears it. Thanks — happy to re-review as soon as the branch is trimmed.