fix(agents): add supportsPromptCache compat opt-in for third-party OpenAI proxies by lanyasheng · Pull Request #52017 · openclaw/openclaw

lanyasheng · 2026-03-22T02:28:44Z

Summary

PR #49877 introduced shouldStripResponsesPromptCache() to strip prompt_cache_key and prompt_cache_retention from Responses API payloads when the baseUrl is not a direct OpenAI or Azure endpoint. This correctly prevents 400 errors from endpoints that do not support these fields.

However, many users run OpenAI-compatible proxies (rate-limit aggregators, cost-tracking proxies, regional relay endpoints) that forward requests to real OpenAI APIs and fully support prompt caching. For these setups, the cache parameters are silently stripped, resulting in 0% cache hit rates and significantly higher costs.

Changes

Add supportsPromptCache to ModelCompatConfig type and Zod schema
Check compat.supportsPromptCache === true in shouldStripResponsesPromptCache() before stripping
Add 2 test cases verifying the opt-in behavior (keeps fields when true, strips when false)

Configuration Example

{
  "models": {
    "providers": {
      "my-proxy": {
        "baseUrl": "https://my-proxy.example.com/v1",
        "api": "openai-responses",
        "models": [{
          "id": "gpt-5.4",
          "compat": { "supportsPromptCache": true }
        }]
      }
    }
  }
}

Refs #48155

greptile-apps · 2026-03-22T02:31:39Z

Greptile Summary

This PR adds a supportsPromptCache opt-in flag to ModelCompatConfig and its Zod schema, then threads it through shouldStripResponsesPromptCache() so users running OpenAI-compatible proxies can preserve prompt_cache_key/prompt_cache_retention fields instead of having them silently stripped. The logic, schema, and two new test cases are correct and consistent with the existing supportsStore compat pattern.

Confidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge — targeted opt-in with no behavior change for existing configs.

All changes are purely additive: a new optional field, a matching Zod schema entry with the bidirectional assignability assertions preserved, and a short-circuit in shouldStripResponsesPromptCache. Existing configs see no behavior change (supportsPromptCache is undefined → falls through to the URL heuristic as before). The temporary cast is well-commented and safe at runtime due to optional chaining. Two tests confirm the new true/false cases.

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chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-03-22T02:35:04Z

@@ -151,14 +151,18 @@ export async function autoBindSpawnedDiscordSubagent(params: {
  agentId: string;
  label?: string;
  boundBy?: string;
-}): Promise<ThreadBindingRecord | null> {
+}): Promise<ThreadBindingRecord> {


Keep nullable return type for autoBindSpawnedDiscordSubagent

The signature now advertises Promise<ThreadBindingRecord>, but this function still has runtime branches that return null (for example when to is missing or resolves to a non-channel target). That mismatch makes the API unsound: callers can legally remove null checks based on the type and then hit runtime failures when they dereference the result. Please align the contract and behavior by either restoring Promise<ThreadBindingRecord | null> or converting all remaining return null paths into thrown errors.

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…enAI proxies PR openclaw#49877 introduced shouldStripResponsesPromptCache() which strips prompt_cache_key and prompt_cache_retention from requests to non-direct OpenAI endpoints. While this prevents 400 errors from endpoints that do not support these fields, it also disables prompt caching for third-party proxies that forward to real OpenAI APIs. Add a compat.supportsPromptCache boolean opt-in that lets users declare their proxy backend supports OpenAI prompt caching, preserving the cache fields in the request payload. Refs openclaw#48155

Verify that prompt_cache_key and prompt_cache_retention are preserved when a non-OpenAI proxy declares compat.supportsPromptCache = true, and stripped when the flag is false or absent.

lanyasheng · 2026-03-22T02:39:38Z

Thanks for the review! I've addressed both issues:

P1 (Discord compile error): Removed the unrelated Discord commits from this PR. They were accidentally included from a cherry-pick sequence. The PR now only contains the supportsPromptCache changes (4 files, +52 lines).

P2 (Type cast vs explicit parameter type): I initially tried the explicit compat?: { supportsPromptCache?: boolean } approach in the function parameter, but it causes a TS2345 error at the call site (line 324) because Model<Api>.compat is typed as OpenAICompletionsCompat | OpenAIResponsesCompat, and OpenAICompletionsCompat has properties like supportsStore, supportsDeveloperRole, etc. that make it structurally incompatible with { supportsPromptCache?: boolean }.

I've kept the type assertion but added a comment explaining why it's needed and when it can be removed (once pi-ai adds supportsPromptCache to its compat types).

PaulDing98 · 2026-04-11T17:59:38Z

April version can see details at https://blog.deepfal.cn/index.php/archives/959/
March versions at https://blog.deepfal.cn/index.php/archives/958/

MoltyCel · 2026-04-11T18:00:31Z

@greptile-apps[bot] — The analysis identifies critical issues that need fixing:

Priority 1 - Build Breaking:

Fix TypeScript error in thread-bindings.lifecycle.ts: Convert the two remaining return null statements (lines 188, 193) to throw statements to match the updated return type Promise<ThreadBindingRecord>.

Priority 2 - Code Consistency:

Update shouldStripResponsesPromptCache parameter to explicitly declare compat: ModelCompatConfig instead of using local type casting.

Recommended Action:
Block merge until P1 fix is applied. The supportsPromptCache feature itself is solid, but the bundled Discord changes will break the build.

MoltyCel · 2026-04-11T20:00:38Z

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greptile-apps · 2026-04-11T20:01:03Z

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steipete · 2026-04-16T15:13:38Z

Thanks for the PR. Closing as superseded by #67427.

#67427 covers the same OpenAI-compatible proxy prompt_cache_key opt-in, but uses the current compat.supportsPromptCacheKey shape, updates generated schema, and has stronger provider-attribution coverage plus live evidence. Please move any remaining details there.

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lanyasheng mentioned this pull request Mar 22, 2026

[Bug]: Context caching almost always doesn't work #51873

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Verify that prompt_cache_key and prompt_cache_retention are preserved when a non-OpenAI proxy declares compat.supportsPromptCache = true, and stripped when the flag is false or absent.

lanyasheng force-pushed the fix/support-prompt-cache-opt-in-for-proxies branch from 1d4d525 to 2dc7318 Compare March 22, 2026 02:39

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fix: strip prompt_cache_key for non-OpenAI openai-responses endpoints #49877

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