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Fixes #6842

Problem

Magistral (Mistral AI) responses were failing with ZodError because the streaming response includes a "thinking" type in the content array that wasn't being handled properly. The schema expected either a string or specific content types (text, image_url, reference, document_url) but received "thinking" type.

Solution

  • Updated the Mistral handler to filter out "thinking" type from content arrays
  • Only yield text content when actual text is present (avoiding empty yields)
  • Applied the same fix to both streaming (createMessage) and non-streaming (completePrompt) methods

Testing

  • Added comprehensive test coverage for handling "thinking" type in content arrays
  • Added test for mixed content types to ensure only text content is processed
  • All existing tests continue to pass
  • Ran full test suite for all API providers to ensure no regressions

Changes

  • src/api/providers/mistral.ts: Updated content handling to filter out non-text types
  • src/api/providers/__tests__/mistral.spec.ts: Added test cases for thinking type handling

Important

Fixes handling of "thinking" type in Mistral AI responses by filtering non-text types in mistral.ts.

  • Behavior:
    • Filters out "thinking" type from content arrays in createMessage and completePrompt in mistral.ts.
    • Yields text content only when present, avoiding empty yields.
  • Testing:
    • Added tests in mistral.spec.ts for handling "thinking" type and mixed content types.
    • Ensured all existing tests pass and no regressions occur.
  • Files:
    • mistral.ts: Updated content handling logic.
    • mistral.spec.ts: Added test cases for new content handling behavior.

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- Filter out "thinking" type from content arrays in Mistral responses
- Only yield text content when actual text is present
- Add comprehensive test coverage for thinking type handling
- Fixes #6842: Magistral responses failing validation due to unsupported thinking type
@roomote roomote bot requested review from cte, jr and mrubens as code owners August 8, 2025 10:37
@dosubot dosubot bot added size:M This PR changes 30-99 lines, ignoring generated files. bug Something isn't working labels Aug 8, 2025
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Reviewing my own code is like debugging in a mirror - everything looks backwards but the bugs are still mine.

content = delta.content.map((c) => (c.type === "text" ? c.text : "")).join("")
// Handle array content, filtering out "thinking" type and other non-text types
content = delta.content
.filter((c: any) => c.type === "text")
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The use of any type here works, but could we consider defining a proper type for the content array items? Something like:

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.filter((c: any) => c.type === "text")
.filter((c: { type: string; text?: string }) => c.type === "text")
.map((c: { type: string; text?: string }) => c.text || "")

This would improve type safety and make the code more maintainable.

return content.map((c) => (c.type === "text" ? c.text : "")).join("")
// Handle array content, filtering out "thinking" type and other non-text types
return content
.filter((c: any) => c.type === "text")
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Same type safety consideration here - could we use a proper type instead of any?

// Should concatenate only text type content
expect(results.length).toBe(1)
expect(results[0].text).toBe("First part Second part")
})
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Great test coverage for the streaming case! However, I notice we're missing tests for the completePrompt method which also received the same fix. Would it make sense to add a test case to ensure completePrompt handles the "thinking" type correctly as well?

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@daniel-lxs daniel-lxs moved this from Triage to PR [Needs Prelim Review] in Roo Code Roadmap Aug 11, 2025
@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added PR - Needs Preliminary Review and removed Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. labels Aug 12, 2025
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Closing this PR as the approach of filtering out 'thinking' content is incorrect.

The 'thinking' type content from Mistral should be properly handled and yielded as reasoning chunks (type: 'reasoning'), not filtered out. This is consistent with how all other providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock, etc.) handle similar reasoning/thinking content.

The correct implementation should:

  1. Yield 'thinking' content as { type: 'reasoning', text: content.text }
  2. Yield 'text' content as { type: 'text', text: content.text }
  3. Handle both types appropriately in both streaming and non-streaming methods

This ensures users can access the valuable reasoning information that Mistral provides, maintaining consistency across all AI providers in the codebase.

Will provide proper scoping in the original issue.

@daniel-lxs daniel-lxs closed this Aug 14, 2025
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