Step-3.5-Flash uses the same XML-style tool call format as Qwen3-Coder
(<tool_call><function=...><parameter=...>) but its Jinja template lacks
the bare <function> and plural <parameters> markers that the detection
logic previously required. This caused it to fall through to Hermes 2
Pro, which doesn't call func_args_not_string(), so arguments stayed as
JSON strings and templates using arguments|items crashed.
Additionally, the Qwen3-Coder-XML format handler had no thinking support.
Models like Step-3.5-Flash that unconditionally emit <think> in their
generation prompt need the same thinking_forced_open handling that
Nemotron v3 and Hermes 2 Pro already have, otherwise reasoning_content
is never separated from content in API responses.
Changes:
- Relax Qwen3-Coder XML detection to only require the 3 shared markers
- Tighten Nemotron v3 branch to also require bare <function> and plural
<parameters>, preventing Step-3.5-Flash from being misrouted via <think>
- Add thinking_forced_open support to Qwen3-Coder-XML init function
- Add <think>/</think> to preserved tokens
- Fix build_grammar_xml_tool_call to handle thinking_forced_open in the
grammar root rule, allowing </think> before tool calls
- Add Step-3.5-Flash chat template and format detection test
Builds on: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/19283
* Fix kimi-k2 parsing
* fix template & add more tests for kimi-k2
* Another fix for Kimi-K2 chat template.
* enable allow_toolcall_in_think for Kimi-K2
* Refine key-value separator and value end format
* Enable tool call in think for kimi-k2
* allow_toolcall_in_think is now tested with Kimi-K2
* Remove outdated TODO comment in XML tool call parser
Removed TODO comment about untested tool call feature.
* Rename function from "utf8_truncate_safe" to "utf8_truncate_safe_len"
* Add files via upload
* fix unit test
* fix crashes for --reasoning-format=none
* Patch buggy official MiniMax-M2 chat template
* add upstream minja fix: https://github.com/ochafik/minja/pull/7
* Fix <think> token not generated
* add test copied from https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/16946
* cleanup
* Hopes to fix the compilation error on CI
* Delete chat template patching since it’s fixed by upstream Minja
* Remove undeeded Minimax-M2 template patch
https://github.com/ochafik/minja/pull/7#issuecomment-3480356100
* Add proper handling of optional parameters with test
merged tests from: 23d4bb75c4
* Fix making all tool parameters optional
* Move xml tool parser to separate file
* cleanup & add tests for GLM4.5
* add streaming tests & enhancement & cleanups
Add streaming test for both GLM 4.5 and minimax-m2.
Cleanup for preserved_tokens.
Cleanup for grammar rule name.
Enhance the parser's stability.
* cleanup & add support for Kimi-K2 Qwen3-Coder Apriel-1.5 Xiaomi-MiMo
* apply suggestions from reviewers
* fix a misuse for data.grammar_lazy
* fix grammar when tool have no argument
* Fix `no triggers set for lazy grammar!` for GLM4.5/4.6. Insert additional stops for Kimi-K2
* update chat.cpp
* fix grammar for GLM 4.5/4.6
* Try fix Jinja template for GLM
* Try fix GLM-4.6.jinja
* Update common/chat-parser-xml-toolcall.cpp
Co-authored-by: Sigbjørn Skjæret <sigbjorn.skjaeret@scala.com>
* Update tests/test-chat.cpp
Co-authored-by: Sigbjørn Skjæret <sigbjorn.skjaeret@scala.com>
* improve chat template for GLM, rename Kimi-K2 template to Kimi-K2-Thinking
* Improve Kimi-K2 chat template
* Fix unit test
* Fix "Invalid tool call arguments passed" in a rare case.
In a rare case, the model may emit a raw string that begins with a valid JSON string. This commit adds unit tests to cover that scenario and fixes the regression introduced during the Kimi-K2 adaptation.
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Co-authored-by: Sigbjørn Skjæret <sigbjorn.skjaeret@scala.com>
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