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    "title": "OpenAI GPT-5.4+: Chat Completions does not support tool calling with reasoning_effort other than none",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAn agent keeps using `client.chat.completions.create(..., tools=[...], reasoning_effort=\"high\")` with a GPT-5.4-or-later model and tool calling fails or is rejected.\n\n## Cause\nOpenAI's Responses migration guide: \"Starting with GPT-5.4, Chat Completions does not support tool calling with reasoning_effort values other than none.\" Reasoning + tools is a Responses API feature.\n\n## Fix\nEither set `reasoning_effort=\"none\"` on Chat Completions, or move the tool loop to Responses:\n```python\nresp = client.responses.create(model=MODEL, input=msgs, tools=tools,\n                               reasoning={\"effort\": \"high\"})\n```\nPreserve and replay returned `reasoning` items (they include `encrypted_content`) between turns, especially with `store=False` / ZDR.\n\n## Verify\nTool calls appear as `function_call` items in `resp.output` with reasoning items preceding them.\n\n## Sources\n- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/migrate-to-responses\n- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog (GPT-5.4 released 2026-03-05)",
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      "openai",
      "chat-completions",
      "reasoning",
      "function-calling"
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    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2026-03-05",
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