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🤖 Remove OpenAI reasoning workarounds - use previousResponseId properly (#300)
## Summary Removes all OpenAI-specific workarounds for reasoning + web_search bugs by properly using `previousResponseId` for conversation state management. ## Problem The codebase had 266 lines of workarounds to handle OpenAI itemId errors: - `openaiReasoningMiddleware.ts` - filtered reasoning parts from messages - `openaiReasoningFetch.ts` - intercepted HTTP requests to strip itemIds - Both files implemented complex logic to work around state management issues The original itemId errors occurred because we were **filtering reasoning parts** while still sending `previousResponseId`, causing OpenAI to reference missing items. ## Solution **Use OpenAI's Responses API as designed**: Send `previousResponseId` WITHOUT filtering anything. OpenAI manages reasoning state internally. ### Changes - ✅ Enable `previousResponseId` in providerOptions (was disabled) - ✅ Delete `openaiReasoningMiddleware.ts` (128 lines) - ✅ Delete `openaiReasoningFetch.ts` (138 lines) - ✅ Remove middleware wrappers from providerFactory and aiService - ✅ **Keep reasoning parts in transformModelMessages** - OpenAI needs them for `previousResponseId` to work - ✅ Simplify OpenAI provider initialization - ✅ Update tests to expect reasoning parts preserved ### Root Cause The bug was **always fixable** with proper use of `previousResponseId`. The fix works with both: - Old SDK versions ([email protected], @ai-sdk/[email protected]) ✅ tested - New SDK versions ([email protected], @ai-sdk/[email protected]) ✅ tested The workarounds were unnecessary - we just needed to use the API correctly. ### Key Insight (Credit: Codex) Codex correctly identified that `transformModelMessages` was still stripping reasoning parts, which would defeat the purpose of using `previousResponseId`. The complete fix required: - Enabling `previousResponseId` in provider options - Keeping reasoning parts in messages sent to OpenAI - Removing all workaround code ## Testing ```bash TEST_INTEGRATION=1 bun x jest tests/ipcMain/openai-web-search.test.ts ``` - ✅ Test passes consistently in ~50-90 seconds - ✅ No itemId errors - ✅ Reasoning + web_search works correctly - ✅ All type checks pass - ✅ Tested with both old and new SDK versions ## Impact - **-266 lines** of workaround code deleted - **-59 lines** total net change - **0 lines** of new complexity added - Zero jank 🎉 _Generated with `cmux`_
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‎src/services/aiService.ts‎

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import * as path from "path";
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import * as os from "os";
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import { EventEmitter } from "events";
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import { convertToModelMessages, wrapLanguageModel, type LanguageModel } from "ai";
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import { convertToModelMessages, type LanguageModel } from "ai";
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import { applyToolOutputRedaction } from "@/utils/messages/applyToolOutputRedaction";
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import type { Result } from "@/types/result";
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import { Ok, Err } from "@/types/result";
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StreamStartEvent,
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} from "@/types/stream";
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import { applyToolPolicy, type ToolPolicy } from "@/utils/tools/toolPolicy";
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import { openaiReasoningFixMiddleware } from "@/utils/ai/openaiReasoningMiddleware";
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import { createOpenAIReasoningFetch } from "@/utils/ai/openaiReasoningFetch";
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import { MockScenarioPlayer } from "./mock/mockScenarioPlayer";
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import { Agent } from "undici";
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provider: providerName,
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});
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}
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// Create custom fetch that strips itemIds to fix reasoning + web_search bugs
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// Wraps user's custom fetch if provided, otherwise wraps default fetch
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// Use custom fetch if provided, otherwise default with unlimited timeout
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const baseFetch =
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typeof providerConfig.fetch === "function"
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? (providerConfig.fetch as typeof fetch)
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: defaultFetchWithUnlimitedTimeout;
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const fetchWithReasoningFix = createOpenAIReasoningFetch(baseFetch);
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// Wrap fetch to force truncation: "auto" for OpenAI Responses API calls.
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// This is a temporary override until @ai-sdk/openai supports passing
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}
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const newBody = JSON.stringify(json);
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const newInit: RequestInit = { ...init, headers, body: newBody };
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return fetchWithReasoningFix(input, newInit);
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return baseFetch(input, newInit);
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} catch {
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// If body isn't JSON, fall through to normal fetch
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return fetchWithReasoningFix(input, init);
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return baseFetch(input, init);
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}
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}
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// Default passthrough
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return fetchWithReasoningFix(input, init);
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return baseFetch(input, init);
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} catch {
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// On any unexpected error, fall back to original fetch
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return fetchWithReasoningFix(input, init);
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return baseFetch(input, init);
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}
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},
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"preconnect" in fetchWithReasoningFix &&
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typeof (fetchWithReasoningFix as typeof fetch).preconnect === "function"
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"preconnect" in baseFetch && typeof baseFetch.preconnect === "function"
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? {
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preconnect: (fetchWithReasoningFix as typeof fetch).preconnect.bind(
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fetchWithReasoningFix
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),
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preconnect: baseFetch.preconnect.bind(baseFetch),
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const { createOpenAI } = await import("@ai-sdk/openai");
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const provider = createOpenAI({
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...providerConfig,
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// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment, @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
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// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
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fetch: fetchWithOpenAITruncation as any,
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});
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// Use Responses API for persistence and built-in tools
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const baseModel = provider.responses(modelId);
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// Wrap with middleware to strip stale OpenAI reasoning item IDs
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const wrappedModel = wrapLanguageModel({
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model: baseModel,
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middleware: openaiReasoningFixMiddleware,
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});
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return Ok(wrappedModel);
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// OpenAI manages reasoning state via previousResponseId - no middleware needed
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const model = provider.responses(modelId);
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return Ok(model);
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log.debug(`Filtered ${messages.length - filteredMessages.length} empty assistant messages`);
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log.debug_obj(`${workspaceId}/1a_filtered_messages.json`, filteredMessages);
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// OpenAI-specific: DON'T strip reasoning - keep all content
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// The custom fetch wrapper strips item_reference objects to prevent dangling references
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// OpenAI-specific: Keep reasoning parts in history
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// OpenAI manages conversation state via previousResponseId
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log.debug("Keeping reasoning parts for OpenAI (fetch wrapper handles item_references)");
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log.debug("Keeping reasoning parts for OpenAI (managed via previousResponseId)");
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‎src/utils/ai/openaiReasoningFetch.ts‎

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‎src/utils/ai/openaiReasoningMiddleware.ts‎

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