Sharp v22: suppress forced-xhigh reasoning default (opt-in preserved via chat_template_kwargs); archive v1; card: shipped-models point to v1, add 'Setting reasoning effort' section

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - qwen
   - qwen3.5
   - qwen3.6
+  - qwen3.8
   - mlx
   - llama.cpp
   - lm-studio
@@ -20,17 +21,35 @@ tags:
 # Qwen-Sharp-Chat-Templates
 
 froggeric's [Qwen-Fixed-Chat-Templates](https://huggingface.co/froggeric/Qwen-Fixed-Chat-Templates)
-`v21.3`, with a terseness system prompt spliced in. Model-agnostic: it names no model, so it
-drops into any Qwen3.5 or Qwen3.6 build without claiming to be something it isn't.
-
-This is the template used by [Dagger-Qwen3.6-27B](https://huggingface.co/peculiar-ragdoll/Dagger-Qwen3.6-27B-MLX)
-and [Nail-Qwen3.6-35B-A3B](https://huggingface.co/peculiar-ragdoll/Nail-Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MLX),
-published separately because the template is the portable part — the thing worth reusing is not
-tied to either model.
+`v22`, with a terseness system prompt spliced in. Model-agnostic: it names no model, so it
+drops into any Qwen3.5, 3.6, or 3.8 build without claiming to be something it isn't.
+
+> **v22 (the Qwen 3.8 update).** Upstream now covers Qwen 3.8 alongside 3.5/3.6 and adds
+> prompt-directed reasoning-effort steering (`xhigh`/`high`/`medium`/`low`), which upstream
+> **defaults to `xhigh`** — it injects a "think at maximum effort" system line even when the
+> caller asks for nothing. That default is a behavioral change from `v21.3`, so this Sharp build
+> **suppresses it**: when no effort is requested you get the tuned terseness behavior and nothing
+> else, exactly as v1. An *explicit* effort still passes straight through to upstream's machinery
+> and renders — the feature survives, it just isn't forced on. Pass it via `chat_template_kwargs`
+> (a bare top-level `reasoning_effort` field is dropped by OpenAI-style servers before the template
+> sees it):
+>
+> ```json
+> {"messages": [...], "chat_template_kwargs": {"reasoning_effort": "low"}}
+> ```
+
+[Dagger-Qwen3.6-27B](https://huggingface.co/peculiar-ragdoll/Dagger-Qwen3.6-27B-MLX) and
+[Nail-Qwen3.6-35B-A3B](https://huggingface.co/peculiar-ragdoll/Nail-Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MLX) shipped with
+the **v1** template baked into their weights — that is the exact template embedded in those GGUF and
+MLX builds (`template_version = "qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3"`, terseness, no reasoning-effort steering),
+and it lives here in [`archive/v1-qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3/`](archive/v1-qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3). The
+`chat_template.jinja` at the root of this repo is the newer **v22** described above; drop it in to
+move a model onto it. The template is published separately because it is the portable part — the
+thing worth reusing is not tied to either model.
 
 ## What it changes
 
-Eleven inserted lines. Everything else is byte-identical to upstream v21.3.
+Fourteen inserted lines. Everything else is byte-identical to upstream v22.
 
 ```jinja
 {%- set _terse %}
@@ -44,10 +63,15 @@ If a user request is genuinely ambiguous, ask a sharp question, don't guess.
 {%- else %}
     {%- set _sc = (_sc | trim) ~ '\n\n' ~ (_terse | trim) %}
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if reasoning_effort is not defined %}
+    {%- set reasoning_instructions = '' %}
+{%- endif %}
 ```
 
-Note the `else` branch: **your own system prompt is kept**, and the terseness block is appended
-after it. Nothing you pass in is replaced.
+Two things happen here. The `if/else` keeps **your own system prompt** — the terseness block is
+appended after it, nothing you pass in is replaced. The final `if` blanks upstream's
+reasoning-effort line **only when the caller didn't ask for one**, so the forced-`xhigh` default is
+gone but an explicit `reasoning_effort` still renders (see the v22 note above).
 
 ## What it does, measured
 
@@ -167,6 +191,36 @@ That case — a fresh `.jinja` dropped in next to a stale embedded copy — is t
 this silently does nothing. It also warns if the template names a specific model, which happens
 when the file was taken from a model repo rather than from here.
 
+## Setting reasoning effort
+
+By default there is no reasoning-effort instruction — you get the tuned terseness behavior and
+nothing else. To turn steering back on for a request, set `reasoning_effort` to `low`, `medium`,
+`high`, or `xhigh`. **How you pass it depends on the runtime, and one obvious-looking channel does
+not work:**
+
+| How you pass it | oMLX | llama.cpp | transformers | Works? |
+|---|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
+| `chat_template_kwargs: {"reasoning_effort": "low"}` (in the request body) | ✅ | ✅ | — | **yes — use this** |
+| `apply_chat_template(..., reasoning_effort="low")` (Python) | — | — | ✅ | **yes** |
+| top-level `reasoning_effort` field (the OpenAI API param) | ❌ | ❌ | — | **no** |
+
+```json
+{"messages": [...], "chat_template_kwargs": {"reasoning_effort": "low"}}
+```
+
+The last row is the trap. The OpenAI-style **top-level** `reasoning_effort` field is *consumed by
+the server* (oMLX and llama.cpp both use it internally to pick reasoning-parse behavior for formats
+like harmony/gpt-oss) and is **never handed to the chat template** — so a custom Qwen template can't
+see it, and it silently has no effect here. This isn't something the template can fix: a template
+only reads the variables the runtime binds at render time. If you need the literal top-level field
+to work against these servers, put a thin proxy in front that copies `reasoning_effort` into
+`chat_template_kwargs` before forwarding. Otherwise, use the `chat_template_kwargs` channel above —
+it works everywhere and needs no code.
+
+Verified on both runtimes: with `chat_template_kwargs` the steering line renders (oMLX prompt grows
++38 tokens for `xhigh`, +26 for `low`; llama.cpp/minja `POST /apply-template` shows the same line);
+with the bare top-level field it does not.
+
 ## What it doesn't do
 
 - **It is not a fine-tune**, despite the `base_model_relation: finetune` tag — that is the closest
@@ -177,8 +231,8 @@ when the file was taken from a model repo rather than from here.
   the brevity and not the retention.
 - **It is not tuned per model.** Every model responds a little differently to a terseness
   instruction; measure yours. The numbers above are from a 27B; a 4B may need firmer wording.
-- **The benchmarks are Qwen3.6.** The template covers 3.5 and 3.6 alike — upstream unified them
-  into one file in v17 — but every figure in the table was measured on a 3.6 model.
+- **The benchmarks are Qwen3.6.** The template covers 3.5, 3.6, and 3.8 alike — upstream unified
+  them into one file — but every figure in the table was measured on a 3.6 model.
 
 ## Credits
 

chat_template.jinja

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-{%- set template_version = "qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3" %}
+{%- set template_version = "qwen3.8-froggeric-v22" %}
 {%- set _tool_format = tool_call_format if tool_call_format is defined else 'xml' %}
 {%- set image_count = namespace(value=0) %}
 {%- set video_count = namespace(value=0) %}
 {%- set add_vision_id = add_vision_id if add_vision_id is defined else false %}
 {%- set enable_thinking = enable_thinking if enable_thinking is defined else true %}
 {%- set auto_disable_thinking_with_tools = auto_disable_thinking_with_tools if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools is defined else false %}
-{%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_thinking if preserve_thinking is defined else true %}
+{%- if preserve_reasoning is defined and preserve_reasoning is not none %}
+    {%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_reasoning %}
+{%- elif preserve_thinking is defined and preserve_thinking is not none %}
+    {%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_thinking %}
+{%- else %}
+    {%- set _preserve_thinking = true %}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- set max_tool_arg_chars = max_tool_arg_chars if max_tool_arg_chars is defined else 0 %}
 {%- set max_tool_response_chars = max_tool_response_chars if max_tool_response_chars is defined else 0 %}
 {%- set _has_tools = (tools is defined and tools and tools is iterable and tools is not mapping) %}
@@ -13,6 +19,45 @@
 {%- if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools and _has_tools %}
     {%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}
 {%- endif %}
+{%- for msg in messages %}
+    {%- if msg.role == 'system' or msg.role == 'developer' or msg.role == 'user' %}
+        {%- if msg.content is string %}
+            {%- if '<|think_off|>' in msg.content %}
+                {%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}
+            {%- elif '<|think_on|>' in msg.content %}
+                {%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}
+            {%- endif %}
+        {%- elif msg.content is iterable and msg.content is not mapping %}
+            {%- for item in msg.content %}
+                {%- if item is mapping and 'text' in item and item.text is string %}
+                    {%- if '<|think_off|>' in item.text %}
+                        {%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}
+                    {%- elif '<|think_on|>' in item.text %}
+                        {%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}
+                    {%- endif %}
+                {%- endif %}
+            {%- endfor %}
+        {%- endif %}
+    {%- endif %}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- set _effort_raw = reasoning_effort if reasoning_effort is defined else 'xhigh' %}
+{%- if _effort_raw == 'high' or _effort_raw == 'xhigh' %}
+    {%- set _reasoning_effort = 'xhigh' %}
+{%- elif _effort_raw == 'low' %}
+    {%- set _reasoning_effort = 'low' %}
+{%- elif _effort_raw == 'medium' %}
+    {%- set _reasoning_effort = 'medium' %}
+{%- else %}
+    {%- set _reasoning_effort = 'xhigh' %}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- set reasoning_instructions = '' %}
+{%- if ns_state.thinking %}
+    {%- if _reasoning_effort == 'xhigh' %}
+        {%- set reasoning_instructions = 'Reasoning effort is set to xhigh. Please think carefully through the task, validate key assumptions, consider plausible alternatives, and prioritize correctness, consistency, and clarity in the final answer.' %}
+    {%- elif _reasoning_effort == 'low' %}
+        {%- set reasoning_instructions = 'Reasoning effort is set to low. Keep your thinking brief and focused, moving directly to the conclusion without unnecessary elaboration.' %}
+    {%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- macro render_content(content, do_vision_count, is_system_content=false) %}
     {%- if content is string %}
         {{- content }}
@@ -71,10 +116,8 @@
 {%- if _sys_msg is not none %}
     {%- set _sc = render_content(_sys_msg.content, false, true) | trim %}
     {%- if '<|think_off|>' in _sc %}
-        {%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}
         {%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}
     {%- elif '<|think_on|>' in _sc %}
-        {%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}
         {%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
@@ -89,69 +132,34 @@ If a user request is genuinely ambiguous, ask a sharp question, don't guess.
 {%- else %}
     {%- set _sc = (_sc | trim) ~ '\n\n' ~ (_terse | trim) %}
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if reasoning_effort is not defined %}
+    {%- set reasoning_instructions = '' %}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if _has_tools %}
     {{- '<|im_start|>system\n' }}
+    {%- if reasoning_instructions %}
+        {{- reasoning_instructions + '\n\n' }}
+    {%- endif %}
     {{- '# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n<tools>' }}
     {%- for tool in tools %}
         {{- '\n' }}
         {{- tool | tojson }}
     {%- endfor %}
     {{- '\n</tools>' }}
-    {%- set tool_instructions %}
-If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
-
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-<think>
-Brief explanation of tool call
-</think>
-<tool_call>
-{"name": "example_function_name", "arguments": {"example_parameter_1": "value_1", "example_parameter_2": "This is the value for the second parameter"}}
-</tool_call>
-{%- else %}
-<think>
-Brief explanation of tool call
-</think>
-<tool_call>
-<function=example_function_name>
-<parameter=example_parameter_1>
-value_1
-</parameter>
-<parameter=example_parameter_2>
-This is the value for the second parameter
-that can span
-multiple lines
-</parameter>
-</function>
-</tool_call>
-{%- endif %}
-
-<IMPORTANT>
-Reminder:
-- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.
-- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: a single JSON object with "name" and "arguments" keys inside <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.
-{%- else %}
-- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.
-{%- endif %}
-- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-- The <tool_call> tag MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before it.
-{%- else %}
-- The <tool_call> and <function> tags MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before them.
-{%- endif %}
-- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.
-- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.
-</IMPORTANT>
-    {%- endset %}
-    {{- '\n\n' ~ tool_instructions | trim }}
+    {%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
+        {{- '\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<think>\nBrief explanation of tool call\n</think>\n<tool_call>\n{"name": "example_function_name", "arguments": {"example_parameter_1": "value_1", "example_parameter_2": "This is the value for the second parameter"}}\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.\n- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: a single JSON object with "name" and "arguments" keys inside <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.\n- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.\n- The <tool_call> tag MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before it.\n- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.\n- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.\n</IMPORTANT>' }}
+    {%- else %}
+        {{- '\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<think>\nBrief explanation of tool call\n</think>\n<tool_call>\n<function=example_function_name>\n<parameter=example_parameter_1>\nvalue_1\n</parameter>\n<parameter=example_parameter_2>\nThis is the value for the second parameter\nthat can span\nmultiple lines\n</parameter>\n</function>\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.\n- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.\n- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.\n- The <tool_call> and <function> tags MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before them.\n- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.\n- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.\n</IMPORTANT>' }}
+    {%- endif %}
     {%- if _sc %}
         {{- '\n\n' + _sc }}
     {%- endif %}
     {{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}
 {%- else %}
     {%- if _sc %}
-        {{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + _sc + '<|im_end|>\n' }}
+        {{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + (reasoning_instructions + '\n\n' if reasoning_instructions else '') + _sc + '<|im_end|>\n' }}
+    {%- elif reasoning_instructions %}
+        {{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + reasoning_instructions + '<|im_end|>\n' }}
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- set _last_idx = _msgs | length - 1 %}
@@ -179,10 +187,8 @@ Reminder:
     {%- set content = render_content(message.content, true, is_system) | trim %}
     {%- if is_system or message.role == 'user' %}
         {%- if '<|think_off|>' in content %}
-            {%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}
             {%- set content = content.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}
         {%- elif '<|think_on|>' in content %}
-            {%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}
             {%- set content = content.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}
         {%- endif %}
     {%- endif %}
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ Reminder:
                 {%- else %}
                     {%- set tc = tool_call %}
                 {%- endif %}
+                {%- set tc_name = tc.name if (tc.name is defined and tc.name is not none) else '' %}
                 {%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
                     {%- if not loop.first or content | trim %}
                         {{- '\n\n' }}
@@ -258,16 +265,16 @@ Reminder:
                             {%- set _args = tc.arguments %}
                         {%- endif %}
                     {%- endif %}
-                    {{- '<tool_call>\n{"name": ' }}{{- tc.name | tojson }}{{- ', "arguments": ' }}{{- _args }}{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}
+                    {{- '<tool_call>\n{"name": ' }}{{- tc_name | tojson }}{{- ', "arguments": ' }}{{- _args }}{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}
                 {%- else %}
                     {%- if loop.first %}
                         {%- if content | trim %}
-                            {{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}
+                            {{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}
                         {%- else %}
-                            {{- '<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}
+                            {{- '<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}
                         {%- endif %}
                     {%- else %}
-                        {{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}
+                        {{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}
                     {%- endif %}
                     {%- if tc.arguments is defined and tc.arguments is not none %}
                         {%- if tc.arguments is mapping %}
@@ -332,8 +339,6 @@ Reminder:
     {{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}
     {%- if not ns_state.thinking %}
         {{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}
-    {%- elif ns2.consecutive_failures >= 2 %}
-        {{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}
     {%- else %}
         {{- '<think>\n' }}
     {%- endif %}

chat_template_oneline.txt

@@ -1,52 +1,6 @@
-{%- set template_version = "qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3" %}{%- set _tool_format = tool_call_format if tool_call_format is defined else 'xml' %}{%- set image_count = namespace(value=0) %}{%- set video_count = namespace(value=0) %}{%- set add_vision_id = add_vision_id if add_vision_id is defined else false %}{%- set enable_thinking = enable_thinking if enable_thinking is defined else true %}{%- set auto_disable_thinking_with_tools = auto_disable_thinking_with_tools if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools is defined else false %}{%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_thinking if preserve_thinking is defined else true %}{%- set max_tool_arg_chars = max_tool_arg_chars if max_tool_arg_chars is defined else 0 %}{%- set max_tool_response_chars = max_tool_response_chars if max_tool_response_chars is defined else 0 %}{%- set _has_tools = (tools is defined and tools and tools is iterable and tools is not mapping) %}{%- set ns_state = namespace(thinking=enable_thinking) %}{%- if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools and _has_tools %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- endif %}{%- macro render_content(content, do_vision_count, is_system_content=false) %}{%- if content is string %}{{- content }}{%- elif content is iterable and content is not mapping %}{%- for item in content %}{%- if item is mapping %}{%- if item.type == 'image' or 'image' in item or 'image_url' in item %}{%- if is_system_content %}{{- raise_exception('System message cannot contain images.') }}{%- endif %}{%- if do_vision_count %}{%- set image_count.value = image_count.value + 1 %}{%- endif %}{%- if add_vision_id %}{{- 'Picture ' ~ image_count.value ~ ': ' }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>' }}{%- elif item.type == 'video' or 'video' in item %}{%- if is_system_content %}{{- raise_exception('System message cannot contain videos.') }}{%- endif %}{%- if do_vision_count %}{%- set video_count.value = video_count.value + 1 %}{%- endif %}{%- if add_vision_id %}{{- 'Video ' ~ video_count.value ~ ': ' }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|vision_start|><|video_pad|><|vision_end|>' }}{%- elif 'text' in item %}{{- item.text }}{%- else %}{{- raise_exception('Unexpected item type in content.') }}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- item | string }}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- elif content is none or content is undefined %}{{- '' }}{%- else %}{{- raise_exception('Unexpected content type.') }}{%- endif %}{%- endmacro %}{%- if not messages %}{{- raise_exception('No messages provided.') }}{%- endif %}{%- set _first_role = messages[0].role %}{%- if _first_role == 'system' or _first_role == 'developer' %}{%- set _sys_msg = messages[0] %}{%- set _msgs = messages[1:] %}{%- else %}{%- set _sys_msg = none %}{%- set _msgs = messages %}{%- endif %}{%- set _sc = '' %}{%- if _sys_msg is not none %}{%- set _sc = render_content(_sys_msg.content, false, true) | trim %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in _sc %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in _sc %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}{%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %} {%- set _terse %}
+{%- set template_version = "qwen3.8-froggeric-v22" %}{%- set _tool_format = tool_call_format if tool_call_format is defined else 'xml' %}{%- set image_count = namespace(value=0) %}{%- set video_count = namespace(value=0) %}{%- set add_vision_id = add_vision_id if add_vision_id is defined else false %}{%- set enable_thinking = enable_thinking if enable_thinking is defined else true %}{%- set auto_disable_thinking_with_tools = auto_disable_thinking_with_tools if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools is defined else false %}{%- if preserve_reasoning is defined and preserve_reasoning is not none %}{%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_reasoning %}{%- elif preserve_thinking is defined and preserve_thinking is not none %}{%- set _preserve_thinking = preserve_thinking %}{%- else %}{%- set _preserve_thinking = true %}{%- endif %}{%- set max_tool_arg_chars = max_tool_arg_chars if max_tool_arg_chars is defined else 0 %}{%- set max_tool_response_chars = max_tool_response_chars if max_tool_response_chars is defined else 0 %}{%- set _has_tools = (tools is defined and tools and tools is iterable and tools is not mapping) %}{%- set ns_state = namespace(thinking=enable_thinking) %}{%- if auto_disable_thinking_with_tools and _has_tools %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- endif %}{%- for msg in messages %}{%- if msg.role == 'system' or msg.role == 'developer' or msg.role == 'user' %}{%- if msg.content is string %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in msg.content %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in msg.content %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}{%- endif %}{%- elif msg.content is iterable and msg.content is not mapping %}{%- for item in msg.content %}{%- if item is mapping and 'text' in item and item.text is string %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in item.text %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in item.text %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- set _effort_raw = reasoning_effort if reasoning_effort is defined else 'xhigh' %}{%- if _effort_raw == 'high' or _effort_raw == 'xhigh' %}{%- set _reasoning_effort = 'xhigh' %}{%- elif _effort_raw == 'low' %}{%- set _reasoning_effort = 'low' %}{%- elif _effort_raw == 'medium' %}{%- set _reasoning_effort = 'medium' %}{%- else %}{%- set _reasoning_effort = 'xhigh' %}{%- endif %}{%- set reasoning_instructions = '' %}{%- if ns_state.thinking %}{%- if _reasoning_effort == 'xhigh' %}{%- set reasoning_instructions = 'Reasoning effort is set to xhigh. Please think carefully through the task, validate key assumptions, consider plausible alternatives, and prioritize correctness, consistency, and clarity in the final answer.' %}{%- elif _reasoning_effort == 'low' %}{%- set reasoning_instructions = 'Reasoning effort is set to low. Keep your thinking brief and focused, moving directly to the conclusion without unnecessary elaboration.' %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- macro render_content(content, do_vision_count, is_system_content=false) %}{%- if content is string %}{{- content }}{%- elif content is iterable and content is not mapping %}{%- for item in content %}{%- if item is mapping %}{%- if item.type == 'image' or 'image' in item or 'image_url' in item %}{%- if is_system_content %}{{- raise_exception('System message cannot contain images.') }}{%- endif %}{%- if do_vision_count %}{%- set image_count.value = image_count.value + 1 %}{%- endif %}{%- if add_vision_id %}{{- 'Picture ' ~ image_count.value ~ ': ' }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>' }}{%- elif item.type == 'video' or 'video' in item %}{%- if is_system_content %}{{- raise_exception('System message cannot contain videos.') }}{%- endif %}{%- if do_vision_count %}{%- set video_count.value = video_count.value + 1 %}{%- endif %}{%- if add_vision_id %}{{- 'Video ' ~ video_count.value ~ ': ' }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|vision_start|><|video_pad|><|vision_end|>' }}{%- elif 'text' in item %}{{- item.text }}{%- else %}{{- raise_exception('Unexpected item type in content.') }}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- item | string }}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- elif content is none or content is undefined %}{{- '' }}{%- else %}{{- raise_exception('Unexpected content type.') }}{%- endif %}{%- endmacro %}{%- if not messages %}{{- raise_exception('No messages provided.') }}{%- endif %}{%- set _first_role = messages[0].role %}{%- if _first_role == 'system' or _first_role == 'developer' %}{%- set _sys_msg = messages[0] %}{%- set _msgs = messages[1:] %}{%- else %}{%- set _sys_msg = none %}{%- set _msgs = messages %}{%- endif %}{%- set _sc = '' %}{%- if _sys_msg is not none %}{%- set _sc = render_content(_sys_msg.content, false, true) | trim %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in _sc %}{%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in _sc %}{%- set _sc = _sc.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %} {%- set _terse %}
 Answer directly, after thinking. Lead with the answer, then only what it needs to be correct and usable.
 Never: open with preamble or pleasantries; restate the question; add filler transitions; hedge with niceties; or repeat a point you've already made.
 Always: keep essential steps, caveats, uncertainties, and specifics — never drop correctness or a needed warning for brevity. Keep the final answer lean. Use the least structure that conveys it (plain prose when short; lists or code only when they earn their place). If genuinely uncertain, say so and explain why — never omit uncertainty for the sake of brevity.
 If a user request is genuinely ambiguous, ask a sharp question, don't guess.
-{%- endset %} {%- if not _sc %}{%- set _sc = _terse | trim %}{%- else %}{%- set _sc = (_sc | trim) ~ '\n\n' ~ (_terse | trim) %}{%- endif %}{%- if _has_tools %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' }}{{- '# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n<tools>' }}{%- for tool in tools %}{{- '\n' }}{{- tool | tojson }}{%- endfor %}{{- '\n</tools>' }} {%- set tool_instructions %}
-If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
-
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-<think>
-Brief explanation of tool call
-</think>
-<tool_call>
-{"name": "example_function_name", "arguments": {"example_parameter_1": "value_1", "example_parameter_2": "This is the value for the second parameter"}}
-</tool_call>
-{%- else %}
-<think>
-Brief explanation of tool call
-</think>
-<tool_call>
-<function=example_function_name>
-<parameter=example_parameter_1>
-value_1
-</parameter>
-<parameter=example_parameter_2>
-This is the value for the second parameter
-that can span
-multiple lines
-</parameter>
-</function>
-</tool_call>
-{%- endif %}
-
-<IMPORTANT>
-Reminder:
-- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.
-- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: a single JSON object with "name" and "arguments" keys inside <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.
-{%- else %}
-- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.
-{%- endif %}
-- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.
-{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}
-- The <tool_call> tag MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before it.
-{%- else %}
-- The <tool_call> and <function> tags MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before them.
-{%- endif %}
-- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.
-- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.
-</IMPORTANT>
-    {%- endset %} {{- '\n\n' ~ tool_instructions | trim }}{%- if _sc %}{{- '\n\n' + _sc }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- else %}{%- if _sc %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + _sc + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set _last_idx = _msgs | length - 1 %}{%- set ns = namespace(multi_step_tool=true, last_query_index=_last_idx) %}{%- for message in _msgs[::-1] %}{%- set index = (_msgs | length - 1) - loop.index0 %}{%- if ns.multi_step_tool and message.role == 'user' %}{%- set _rc = render_content(message.content, false) | trim %}{%- if not (_rc.startswith('<tool_response>') and _rc.endswith('</tool_response>')) %}{%- set ns.multi_step_tool = false %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = index %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- if ns.multi_step_tool %}{%- if _last_idx > 50 %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = _last_idx %}{%- else %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = 0 %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set ns2 = namespace(prev_role='', consecutive_failures=0) %}{%- for message in _msgs %}{%- set is_system = (message.role == "system" or message.role == "developer") %}{%- set content = render_content(message.content, true, is_system) | trim %}{%- if is_system or message.role == 'user' %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in content %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = false %}{%- set content = content.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in content %}{%- set ns_state.thinking = true %}{%- set content = content.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- if is_system %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'user' %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = 0 %}{{- '<|im_start|>user\n' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'assistant' %}{%- set reasoning_content = '' %}{%- if message.reasoning_content is defined and message.reasoning_content is not none %}{%- if message.reasoning_content is string %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content %}{%- else %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content | string %}{%- endif %}{%- elif message.thinking is defined and message.thinking is not none %}{%- if message.thinking is string %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.thinking %}{%- else %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.thinking | string %}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{%- set _think_end = '' %}{%- if content.startswith('</think>') %}{%- set _think_end = '</think>' %}{%- elif content.startswith('</thinking>') %}{%- set _think_end = '</thinking>' %}{%- elif '\n</think>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</think>' %}{%- elif '\n</thinking>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</thinking>' %}{%- elif '\n</ think>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</ think>' %}{%- elif '\n</think >' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</think >' %}{%- endif %}{%- if _think_end %}{%- if 'thinking' in _think_end %}{%- set _think_start = '<thinking>' %}{%- else %}{%- set _think_start = '<think>' %}{%- endif %}{%- set reasoning_content = content.split(_think_end)[0].rstrip('\n') %}{%- if _think_start in reasoning_content %}{%- set reasoning_content = reasoning_content.split(_think_start)[-1].lstrip('\n') %}{%- endif %}{%- set content = content.split(_think_end)[-1].lstrip('\n') %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set reasoning_content = reasoning_content | trim %}{%- if (_preserve_thinking or loop.index0 > ns.last_query_index) and reasoning_content %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n' + reasoning_content + '\n</think>\n\n' + content }}{%- else %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' + content }}{%- endif %}{%- if message.tool_calls is defined and message.tool_calls and message.tool_calls is iterable and message.tool_calls is not mapping %}{%- for tool_call in message.tool_calls %}{%- if tool_call.function is defined and tool_call.function is not none %}{%- set tc = tool_call.function %}{%- else %}{%- set tc = tool_call %}{%- endif %}{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}{%- if not loop.first or content | trim %}{{- '\n\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- set _args = '{}' %}{%- if tc.arguments is defined and tc.arguments is not none %}{%- if tc.arguments is mapping %}{%- set _args = tc.arguments | tojson %}{%- elif tc.arguments is string and tc.arguments %}{%- set _args = tc.arguments %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{{- '<tool_call>\n{"name": ' }}{{- tc.name | tojson }}{{- ', "arguments": ' }}{{- _args }}{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}{%- else %}{%- if loop.first %}{%- if content | trim %}{{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}{%- else %}{{- '<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc.name + '>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- if tc.arguments is defined and tc.arguments is not none %}{%- if tc.arguments is mapping %}{%- for args_name, args_value in tc.arguments.items() %}{{- '<parameter=' + args_name + '>\n' }}{%- if args_value is mapping or (args_value is sequence and args_value is not string) %}{%- set _av = args_value | tojson %}{%- else %}{%- set _av = args_value | string %}{%- endif %}{%- if max_tool_arg_chars > 0 and _av | length > max_tool_arg_chars %}{{- _av[:max_tool_arg_chars] + '\n[TRUNCATED — original length ' ~ (_av | length | string) ~ ' chars]' }}{%- else %}{{- _av }}{%- endif %}{{- '\n</parameter>\n' }}{%- endfor %}{%- elif tc.arguments is string and tc.arguments %}{{- tc.arguments }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{{- '</function>\n</tool_call>' }}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- endif %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'tool' %}{%- set _content_lower = content | lower %}{%- set _content_head = _content_lower[:80] %}{%- if content | length < 500 and '$ ' not in content and 'took ' not in _content_lower and ('"error":' in _content_head or 'error:' in _content_head or 'err!' in _content_head or 'fatal:' in _content_head or 'exception:' in _content_head or 'traceback' in _content_head or 'command not found' in _content_head or 'invalid syntax' in _content_head or 'failed to' in _content_head) %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = ns2.consecutive_failures + 1 %}{%- else %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = 0 %}{%- endif %}{%- if ns2.prev_role != 'tool' %}{{- '<|im_start|>user' }}{%- endif %}{%- if max_tool_response_chars > 0 and content | length > max_tool_response_chars %}{%- set content = content[:max_tool_response_chars] + '\n[TRUNCATED — original length ' ~ (content | length | string) ~ ' chars]' %}{%- endif %}{{- '\n<tool_response>\n' + content }}{%- if ns2.consecutive_failures >= 2 %}{{- '\n\n⚠️ SYSTEM WARNING: ' ~ ns2.consecutive_failures ~ ' consecutive tool errors detected. Your previous approach is incorrect. You MUST use a fundamentally different approach or corrected arguments.' }}{%- elif ns2.consecutive_failures == 1 %}{{- '\n\n⚠️ SYSTEM WARNING: The previous tool call returned an error. Diagnose the failure and retry with completely corrected arguments.' }}{%- endif %}{{- '\n</tool_response>' }}{%- if loop.last %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- else %}{%- set _next_role = _msgs[loop.index0 + 1].role %}{%- if _next_role != 'tool' %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- '<|im_start|>user\n[' + message.role + ']: ' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- set ns2.prev_role = message.role %}{%- endfor %}{%- if add_generation_prompt %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}{%- if not ns_state.thinking %}{{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}{%- elif ns2.consecutive_failures >= 2 %}{{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}{%- else %}{{- '<think>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}
+{%- endset %} {%- if not _sc %}{%- set _sc = _terse | trim %}{%- else %}{%- set _sc = (_sc | trim) ~ '\n\n' ~ (_terse | trim) %}{%- endif %}{%- if reasoning_effort is not defined %}{%- set reasoning_instructions = '' %}{%- endif %}{%- if _has_tools %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' }}{%- if reasoning_instructions %}{{- reasoning_instructions + '\n\n' }}{%- endif %}{{- '# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n<tools>' }}{%- for tool in tools %}{{- '\n' }}{{- tool | tojson }}{%- endfor %}{{- '\n</tools>' }}{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}{{- '\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<think>\nBrief explanation of tool call\n</think>\n<tool_call>\n{"name": "example_function_name", "arguments": {"example_parameter_1": "value_1", "example_parameter_2": "This is the value for the second parameter"}}\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.\n- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: a single JSON object with "name" and "arguments" keys inside <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.\n- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.\n- The <tool_call> tag MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before it.\n- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.\n- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.\n</IMPORTANT>' }}{%- else %}{{- '\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<think>\nBrief explanation of tool call\n</think>\n<tool_call>\n<function=example_function_name>\n<parameter=example_parameter_1>\nvalue_1\n</parameter>\n<parameter=example_parameter_2>\nThis is the value for the second parameter\nthat can span\nmultiple lines\n</parameter>\n</function>\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- You can use the <think></think> block to plan your next tool call OR to synthesize data and formulate your final response to the user.\n- ALL explanation and reasoning MUST be placed strictly inside the <think></think> block.\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags.\n- If you choose to call a tool, you MUST output the <tool_call> block IMMEDIATELY after thinking, with NO conversational text before it.\n- The <tool_call> and <function> tags MUST be at the very beginning of a new line, with NO spaces or indentation before them.\n- To call multiple functions, output a separate, completely closed <tool_call></tool_call> block for EACH function. Do NOT nest <tool_call> blocks.\n- If you have all necessary data, provide your final answer directly to the user without any tool call.\n</IMPORTANT>' }}{%- endif %}{%- if _sc %}{{- '\n\n' + _sc }}{%- endif %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- else %}{%- if _sc %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + (reasoning_instructions + '\n\n' if reasoning_instructions else '') + _sc + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif reasoning_instructions %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + reasoning_instructions + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set _last_idx = _msgs | length - 1 %}{%- set ns = namespace(multi_step_tool=true, last_query_index=_last_idx) %}{%- for message in _msgs[::-1] %}{%- set index = (_msgs | length - 1) - loop.index0 %}{%- if ns.multi_step_tool and message.role == 'user' %}{%- set _rc = render_content(message.content, false) | trim %}{%- if not (_rc.startswith('<tool_response>') and _rc.endswith('</tool_response>')) %}{%- set ns.multi_step_tool = false %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = index %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- if ns.multi_step_tool %}{%- if _last_idx > 50 %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = _last_idx %}{%- else %}{%- set ns.last_query_index = 0 %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set ns2 = namespace(prev_role='', consecutive_failures=0) %}{%- for message in _msgs %}{%- set is_system = (message.role == "system" or message.role == "developer") %}{%- set content = render_content(message.content, true, is_system) | trim %}{%- if is_system or message.role == 'user' %}{%- if '<|think_off|>' in content %}{%- set content = content.split('<|think_off|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- elif '<|think_on|>' in content %}{%- set content = content.split('<|think_on|>') | join('') | trim %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- if is_system %}{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'user' %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = 0 %}{{- '<|im_start|>user\n' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'assistant' %}{%- set reasoning_content = '' %}{%- if message.reasoning_content is defined and message.reasoning_content is not none %}{%- if message.reasoning_content is string %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content %}{%- else %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content | string %}{%- endif %}{%- elif message.thinking is defined and message.thinking is not none %}{%- if message.thinking is string %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.thinking %}{%- else %}{%- set reasoning_content = message.thinking | string %}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{%- set _think_end = '' %}{%- if content.startswith('</think>') %}{%- set _think_end = '</think>' %}{%- elif content.startswith('</thinking>') %}{%- set _think_end = '</thinking>' %}{%- elif '\n</think>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</think>' %}{%- elif '\n</thinking>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</thinking>' %}{%- elif '\n</ think>' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</ think>' %}{%- elif '\n</think >' in content %}{%- set _think_end = '\n</think >' %}{%- endif %}{%- if _think_end %}{%- if 'thinking' in _think_end %}{%- set _think_start = '<thinking>' %}{%- else %}{%- set _think_start = '<think>' %}{%- endif %}{%- set reasoning_content = content.split(_think_end)[0].rstrip('\n') %}{%- if _think_start in reasoning_content %}{%- set reasoning_content = reasoning_content.split(_think_start)[-1].lstrip('\n') %}{%- endif %}{%- set content = content.split(_think_end)[-1].lstrip('\n') %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- set reasoning_content = reasoning_content | trim %}{%- if (_preserve_thinking or loop.index0 > ns.last_query_index) and reasoning_content %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n' + reasoning_content + '\n</think>\n\n' + content }}{%- else %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' + content }}{%- endif %}{%- if message.tool_calls is defined and message.tool_calls and message.tool_calls is iterable and message.tool_calls is not mapping %}{%- for tool_call in message.tool_calls %}{%- if tool_call.function is defined and tool_call.function is not none %}{%- set tc = tool_call.function %}{%- else %}{%- set tc = tool_call %}{%- endif %}{%- set tc_name = tc.name if (tc.name is defined and tc.name is not none) else '' %}{%- if _tool_format == 'json' %}{%- if not loop.first or content | trim %}{{- '\n\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- set _args = '{}' %}{%- if tc.arguments is defined and tc.arguments is not none %}{%- if tc.arguments is mapping %}{%- set _args = tc.arguments | tojson %}{%- elif tc.arguments is string and tc.arguments %}{%- set _args = tc.arguments %}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{{- '<tool_call>\n{"name": ' }}{{- tc_name | tojson }}{{- ', "arguments": ' }}{{- _args }}{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}{%- else %}{%- if loop.first %}{%- if content | trim %}{{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}{%- else %}{{- '<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- '\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=' + tc_name + '>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- if tc.arguments is defined and tc.arguments is not none %}{%- if tc.arguments is mapping %}{%- for args_name, args_value in tc.arguments.items() %}{{- '<parameter=' + args_name + '>\n' }}{%- if args_value is mapping or (args_value is sequence and args_value is not string) %}{%- set _av = args_value | tojson %}{%- else %}{%- set _av = args_value | string %}{%- endif %}{%- if max_tool_arg_chars > 0 and _av | length > max_tool_arg_chars %}{{- _av[:max_tool_arg_chars] + '\n[TRUNCATED — original length ' ~ (_av | length | string) ~ ' chars]' }}{%- else %}{{- _av }}{%- endif %}{{- '\n</parameter>\n' }}{%- endfor %}{%- elif tc.arguments is string and tc.arguments %}{{- tc.arguments }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{{- '</function>\n</tool_call>' }}{%- endif %}{%- endfor %}{%- endif %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- elif message.role == 'tool' %}{%- set _content_lower = content | lower %}{%- set _content_head = _content_lower[:80] %}{%- if content | length < 500 and '$ ' not in content and 'took ' not in _content_lower and ('"error":' in _content_head or 'error:' in _content_head or 'err!' in _content_head or 'fatal:' in _content_head or 'exception:' in _content_head or 'traceback' in _content_head or 'command not found' in _content_head or 'invalid syntax' in _content_head or 'failed to' in _content_head) %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = ns2.consecutive_failures + 1 %}{%- else %}{%- set ns2.consecutive_failures = 0 %}{%- endif %}{%- if ns2.prev_role != 'tool' %}{{- '<|im_start|>user' }}{%- endif %}{%- if max_tool_response_chars > 0 and content | length > max_tool_response_chars %}{%- set content = content[:max_tool_response_chars] + '\n[TRUNCATED — original length ' ~ (content | length | string) ~ ' chars]' %}{%- endif %}{{- '\n<tool_response>\n' + content }}{%- if ns2.consecutive_failures >= 2 %}{{- '\n\n⚠️ SYSTEM WARNING: ' ~ ns2.consecutive_failures ~ ' consecutive tool errors detected. Your previous approach is incorrect. You MUST use a fundamentally different approach or corrected arguments.' }}{%- elif ns2.consecutive_failures == 1 %}{{- '\n\n⚠️ SYSTEM WARNING: The previous tool call returned an error. Diagnose the failure and retry with completely corrected arguments.' }}{%- endif %}{{- '\n</tool_response>' }}{%- if loop.last %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- else %}{%- set _next_role = _msgs[loop.index0 + 1].role %}{%- if _next_role != 'tool' %}{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}{%- else %}{{- '<|im_start|>user\n[' + message.role + ']: ' + content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- set ns2.prev_role = message.role %}{%- endfor %}{%- if add_generation_prompt %}{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}{%- if not ns_state.thinking %}{{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}{%- else %}{{- '<think>\n' }}{%- endif %}{%- endif %}

scripts/verify_template.py

@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ def main() -> int:
     full = (HERE / "chat_template.jinja").read_text()
     mini = (HERE / "chat_template_oneline.txt").read_text()
 
-    print("=== diff vs upstream v21.3")
+    print("=== diff vs upstream v22")
     with urllib.request.urlopen(UPSTREAM, timeout=60) as r:
         up = r.read().decode()
     diff = [l for l in difflib.unified_diff(up.splitlines(), full.splitlines(), lineterm="")
             if l.startswith(("+", "-")) and not l.startswith(("+++", "---"))]
     check(all(l.startswith("+") for l in diff), "only insertions, no upstream lines changed")
-    check(len(diff) == 11, f"exactly 11 inserted lines (got {len(diff)})")
-    check('template_version = "qwen3.6-froggeric-v21.3"' in full, "upstream version is v21.3")
+    check(len(diff) == 14, f"exactly 14 inserted lines (got {len(diff)})")
+    check('template_version = "qwen3.8-froggeric-v22"' in full, "upstream version is v22")
     check("Nail" not in full and "Dagger" not in full, "no model-specific identity in template")
 
     print("\n=== rendering")
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ def main() -> int:
     check("<think>t</think>" in render(full, cases["multi-turn w/ think"]),
           "prior thinking is retained across turns")
 
+    # v22 defaults reasoning_effort to xhigh and injects a steering line; our splice suppresses that
+    # default so out-of-the-box behavior matches tuned v1 (terseness-only) -- but an EXPLICIT effort
+    # is still honored, so froggeric's feature survives as opt-in.
+    STEER = "Reasoning effort is set to"
+    check(STEER not in render(full, cases["no system prompt"]),
+          "default (no reasoning_effort): xhigh steering is suppressed")
+    check(STEER not in render(full, cases["with system prompt"]),
+          "default with system prompt: steering still suppressed")
+    check("Reasoning effort is set to low" in render(full, cases["no system prompt"],
+          reasoning_effort="low"), "explicit reasoning_effort=low is still honored (opt-in)")
+    check(MARKER in render(full, cases["no system prompt"], reasoning_effort="low"),
+          "terseness still present when an explicit effort is requested")
+
     tools = [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "get_weather", "description": "w",
               "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"city": {"type": "string"}}}}}]
     out = render(full, [{"role": "user", "content": "weather?"}], tools=tools)
@@ -83,7 +96,10 @@ def main() -> int:
         check(render(full, msgs) == render(mini, msgs), f"{name}: oneline == full")
     sysblk = render(mini, cases["no system prompt"]).split("<|im_start|>system")[1] \
                                                     .split("<|im_end|>")[0].strip()
-    check(len(sysblk.splitlines()) == 4, "terseness survives minification as 4 lines")
+    # v22 prepends reasoning-effort steering to the system block, so isolate the terseness tail
+    # (it starts with "Answer directly,") and confirm ITS newlines survived minification as 4 lines.
+    terse = "Answer directly," + sysblk.split("Answer directly,", 1)[1]
+    check(len(terse.splitlines()) == 4, "terseness survives minification as 4 lines")
 
     print(f"\n{'ALL CHECKS PASSED' if not fails else str(len(fails)) + ' FAILED: ' + '; '.join(fails)}")
     return 1 if fails else 0