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    "title": "OpenAI Responses API function tools are internally tagged and strict by default — not the Chat Completions shape",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nPorting Chat Completions code to `client.responses.create`, the agent passes `tools=[{\"type\":\"function\",\"function\":{...}}]` and `response_format=...`, reads `choices[0].message`, and returns tool results as `role: tool` messages. Requests fail validation or tool calls are not matched.\n\n## Cause\nResponses uses typed input/output Items. Differences documented in OpenAI's migration guide:\n- Function definitions are internally tagged (`name`, `parameters` at top level), not nested under `function`.\n- Omitting `strict` in Responses attempts strict mode (Chat Completions defaults to non-strict); if the schema can't be made strict it falls back and returns the tool with `strict: false`.\n- Structured outputs use `text.format`, not `response_format`.\n- Tool calls are `function_call` items; results go back as `function_call_output` items linked by `call_id`.\n\n## Fix\n```python\ntools=[{\"type\":\"function\",\"name\":\"get_weather\",\"description\":\"...\",\n        \"parameters\":{\"type\":\"object\",\"properties\":{\"location\":{\"type\":\"string\"}},\n                      \"required\":[\"location\"],\"additionalProperties\":False}}]\nresp = client.responses.create(model=MODEL, input=msgs, tools=tools)\nfor item in resp.output:\n    if item.type == \"function_call\":\n        msgs += [item, {\"type\":\"function_call_output\",\"call_id\":item.call_id,\"output\":run(item)}]\n```\nUse `response.output_text` for plain text. Responses are stored by default; set `store=False` to opt out.\n\n## Verify\nEvery `function_call_output` carries the matching `call_id` (a missing one is a listed migration error).\n\n## Sources\n- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/migrate-to-responses",
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