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Description

FunctionsConfig exposes two independent settings:

FunctionNameKey      string `yaml:"function_name_key,omitempty"`
FunctionArgumentsKey string `yaml:"function_arguments_key,omitempty"`

All four call sites of Functions.ToJSONStructure(name, args string) pass
FunctionNameKey as both arguments, so FunctionArgumentsKey never
reaches the grammar generator:

  • core/http/endpoints/openai/chat.go:352
  • core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_model.go:292
  • core/http/endpoints/openresponses/responses.go:223
  • core/http/endpoints/openresponses/websocket.go:286

ToJSONStructure writes both entries into the same map:

property[nameKey] = FunctionName{Const: function.Name}
property[argsKey] = Argument{Type: "object", Properties: prop}

When nameKey == argsKey, the second assignment overwrites the first.

Effect

Setting function_name_key collapses the generated property set from two
properties to one, and the surviving one is the arguments object — the
{"const": "<function name>"} constraint is gone, so the grammar can no
longer express which function was called. Running the real
ToJSONStructure over a one-function list:

call generated properties
ToJSONStructure("function", "function") (today, with function_name_key: function) {"function":{"type":"object","properties":{"city":{"type":"string"}}}}
ToJSONStructure("function", "parameters") (this PR) {"function":{"const":"get_weather"},"parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"city":{"type":"string"}}}}
ToJSONStructure("", "") (default config) {"name":{"const":"get_weather"},"arguments":{...}}

Setting only function_arguments_key is broken in the other direction: the
grammar keeps emitting arguments, while ParseFunctionCall
(pkg/functions/parse.go:944-949) — the one place that does read
FunctionArgumentsKey — looks up the configured key, finds nothing, and
returns the call with empty arguments.

The default configuration is unaffected: with both fields empty,
ToJSONStructure falls back to name/arguments for both parameters. That
is why this went unnoticed.

Fix

Pass FunctionArgumentsKey as the second argument at the four call sites.
FunctionArgumentsKey is a string field on the same struct as
FunctionNameKey, so this is a one-token change per call site with no
behavior change for the default configuration.

Notes

  • The existing ToJSONStructure() unit test already calls the helper with two
    distinct keys ("function", "arguments"), i.e. the helper's contract was
    right and only the call sites were wrong. This PR extends that test with a
    case that keeps both custom keys distinct and asserts the two properties
    survive; it fails against the collapsed structure.
  • pkg/functions cannot be compiled standalone here (pkg/grpc/proto is
    generated at build time), so the table above was produced by running the
    unmodified ToJSONStructure / function_structure.go sources in an isolated
    module with a stubbed xlog. gofmt -l is clean on all five files.
  • Possibly related to Tool call arguments are empty on /responses but correct on /chat/completions (same model, same config) #11635 (tool-call arguments coming back as {} on
    /v1/responses), but I could not confirm that: the config in that report
    does not set either key, so this is offered as a separate, independently
    reproducible defect rather than a fix for that issue.

Deliberately not in scope

The two streaming tool-call emitters
(core/http/endpoints/openai/chat_stream_workers.go:45-50 and
core/http/endpoints/openresponses/responses.go:1793-1797) hardcode "name"
and "arguments" when reading ParseJSONIterative output, so they also ignore
both config keys. That is a separate defect needing a signature change and test
updates; I left it out to keep this PR reviewable and can follow up if wanted.

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All four call sites of `Functions.ToJSONStructure(name, args string)` pass
`FunctionsConfig.FunctionNameKey` as *both* arguments, so
`FunctionArgumentsKey` never reaches the grammar generator.

`ToJSONStructure` writes the two properties into the same map:

    property[nameKey] = FunctionName{Const: function.Name}
    property[argsKey] = Argument{...}

When `nameKey == argsKey` the second assignment overwrites the first, so a
model configured with `function_name_key` gets a grammar carrying only the
arguments object -- the `{"const": "<function name>"}` constraint is gone and
the grammar can no longer express which function was called.

With `function_name_key: function`, the generated property set collapses from

    {"function": {"const": "get_weather"}, "arguments": {...}}

to

    {"function": {"type": "object", "properties": {...}}}

Setting only `function_arguments_key` is equally broken in the other
direction: the grammar keeps emitting `arguments` while `ParseFunctionCall`
(pkg/functions/parse.go) looks up the configured key, so the parsed call comes
back with its arguments empty.

The default configuration is unaffected -- with both keys empty
`ToJSONStructure` falls back to `name`/`arguments` for both parameters, which
is why this went unnoticed.

The existing `ToJSONStructure()` unit test already calls the helper with two
distinct keys, so only the call sites were wrong. Extend that test with a case
that keeps both custom keys distinct and asserts the two properties survive.

Signed-off-by: Anai-Guo <antai12232931@outlook.com>
Route grammar construction through FunctionsConfig so the regression test
covers the key wiring used by every endpoint.

Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5
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I pushed a small follow-up that routes grammar construction through FunctionsConfig and makes the regression test exercise the actual key wiring used by all four endpoints. go test ./pkg/functions and git diff --check pass.

The DCO check rejects my bot-authored follow-up because project policy does not allow me to add a human Signed-off-by. Please squash afeafd1fa into your signed commit (or reproduce that diff in a signed commit) so DCO can pass. I’ll leave final sign-off to the next review pass once the branch is compliant.

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Heads-up on the red DCO check: it is not on my commit. bf0dcd4 carries Signed-off-by: Anai-Guo <antai12232931@outlook.com>; the failing one is afeafd1 ("test(functions): cover configured grammar keys"), authored by localai-org-maint-bot when the follow-up was pushed onto this branch — it has no sign-off, and I cannot sign off on someone else's commit.

The DCO app accepts a remediation commit from the original author, so whoever runs that bot can clear it with:

git commit --allow-empty -s -m "DCO Remediation Commit for localai-org-maint-bot <306269227+localai-org-maint-bot@users.noreply.github.com>

I, localai-org-maint-bot <306269227+localai-org-maint-bot@users.noreply.github.com>, hereby add my Signed-off-by to this commit: afeafd1fa854b9a523c09f79953729f59bcb4aea"

Alternatively, if you would rather I re-author that change under my own sign-off, say the word and I will reapply it as a signed commit.

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Review pass. The fix is correct and I traced it end to end. The only blocker is not your fault.

The bug is real and the fix is right. All four call sites passed FunctionNameKey as both arguments (core/http/endpoints/openai/chat.go:352, realtime_model.go:292, openresponses/responses.go:223, openresponses/websocket.go:286). In pkg/functions/functions.go:72-74, property[nameKey] and property[argsKey] write the same map, so with function_name_key: function the second assignment overwrites the first and the {"const": "<fn name>"} constraint disappears. The parser at pkg/functions/parse.go:973-981 then looks up both keys independently and hits continue on the missing one, so the tool call is silently dropped rather than malformed. Defaults are unaffected because empty strings fall back to name/arguments (functions.go:39-46). Those four are the only call sites in the tree.

Blocking, and a maintainer problem rather than yours: DCO fails because commit afeafd1f ("test(functions): cover configured grammar keys") was authored by localai-org-maint-bot and pushed onto your branch with no sign-off. You are right not to sign someone else's commit. This needs fixing on our side, either by the bot operator pushing a DCO remediation commit or by letting you re-author the change. Apologies for the friction; a bot that pushes to contributor branches will keep causing this.

Suggestion, not blocking: the new test exercises FunctionsConfig.ToJSONStructure (the new helper) rather than the endpoints, so re-introducing funcs.ToJSONStructure(cfg.FunctionNameKey, cfg.FunctionNameKey) at any call site would keep it green. Functions.ToJSONStructure(name, args) is still exported; unexporting it, or dropping the two-arg form, would make the bug class unrepresentable.

No docs change needed: function_name_key / function_arguments_key are already documented at docs/content/advanced/model-configuration.md:686-687, and this restores documented behaviour.

Separately, I approved the stalled workflow runs on this PR so CI can actually exercise it. Note that go test ./pkg/functions had never run here.

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Correction to my previous comment: I said I had approved the stalled workflow runs on this PR. That did not actually take effect. The runs are completed with conclusion action_required, which means they expired before approval and cannot be approved retroactively through the API.

A maintainer still needs to click "Approve and run workflows" on this PR, or the branch needs a fresh push to trigger new runs. The substance of the review above is unchanged: go test ./pkg/functions has never run in CI here.

Signed-off-by: Tai An <antai12232931@outlook.com>
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Anai-Guo force-pushed the fix-function-arguments-key branch from 14299bf to deafcb2 Compare September 4, 2026 13:22
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Small correction to my 09-03 note: two commits were failing DCO, not one. a8ee8e0 was mine and genuinely had no sign-off — I've rewritten it as deafcb2 with Signed-off-by: Tai An <antai12232931@outlook.com> (same tree, diff unchanged).

The check is still red on the one remaining commit, afeafd1 ("The sign-off is missing.", author localai-org-maint-bot), which is the follow-up pushed from your side on 08-23. This DCO app offers no remediation-commit path — only git rebase --signoff — so that one needs a sign-off from its author before the check can go green.

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Thanks for this PR! The DCO check is failing because the commits are not signed off. Please amend your commits with git commit --amend --signoff (or rebase with git rebase --signoff) and force-push. The Developer Certificate of Origin requires a Signed-off-by: Your Name <email> trailer on every commit.

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Code review: the fix is correct and important. Currently ToJSONStructure is called with FunctionNameKey for both the name and args parameters, silently ignoring FunctionArgumentsKey. The new FunctionsConfig.ToJSONStructure(functions) wrapper is the right abstraction, and all 4 call sites are updated consistently. The test for customized keys is good.

Only blocker: DCO. All 3 commits need Signed-off-by. Once that's fixed this is ready to merge.

git rebase --signoff HEAD~3
git push --force

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