@smythos/sre 1.5.50 → 1.5.52

package/src/subsystems/LLMManager/LLM.service/connectors/openai/apiInterfaces/ResponsesApiInterface.ts

@@ -1,1145 +1,1145 @@
-import EventEmitter from 'events';
-import OpenAI from 'openai';
-import type { Stream } from 'openai/streaming';
-
-import { BinaryInput } from '@sre/helpers/BinaryInput.helper';
-import { AccessCandidate } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/AccessCandidate.class';
-import { TLLMParams, TLLMPreparedParams, ILLMRequestContext, ToolData, APIKeySource, TLLMEvent, LLMModelInfo } from '@sre/types/LLM.types';
-import { OpenAIApiInterface, ToolConfig } from './OpenAIApiInterface';
-import { HandlerDependencies, TToolType } from '../types';
-import { SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP } from '@sre/constants';
-import { SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS } from './constants';
-import { isValidOpenAIReasoningEffort } from './utils';
-
-// File size limits in bytes
-const MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 20 * 1024 * 1024; // 20MB
-const MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE = 25 * 1024 * 1024; // 25MB
-
-// Event type constants for type safety and maintainability
-const EVENT_TYPES = {
-    // Officially supported web search events (OpenAI SDK >= 5.12.x)
-    WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS: 'response.web_search_call.in_progress',
-    WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING: 'response.web_search_call.searching',
-    WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED: 'response.web_search_call.completed',
-    // Legacy alias observed historically (kept for backward compat if emitted)
-    WEB_SEARCH_STARTED: 'response.web_search_call.started',
-
-    RESPONSE_COMPLETED: 'response.completed',
-    OUTPUT_TEXT_DELTA: 'response.output_text.delta',
-    OUTPUT_ITEM_ADDED: 'response.output_item.added',
-    FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DELTA: 'response.function_call_arguments.delta',
-    FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DONE: 'response.function_call_arguments.done',
-    OUTPUT_ITEM_DONE: 'response.output_item.done',
-} as const;
-
-// Type definitions for web search events (augmenting SDK types locally)
-interface WebSearchInProgressEvent {
-    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS;
-    item_id: string;
-}
-
-interface WebSearchSearchingEvent {
-    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING;
-    item_id: string;
-}
-
-interface WebSearchCompletedEvent {
-    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED;
-    item_id: string;
-}
-
-type TSearchLocation = {
-    type: 'approximate';
-    city?: string;
-    country?: string;
-    region?: string;
-    timezone?: string;
-};
-
-/**
- * OpenAI Responses API interface implementation
- * Handles all Responses API-specific logic including:
- * - Stream creation and handling
- * - Request body preparation
- * - Tool and message transformations
- * - File attachment handling
- */
-export class ResponsesApiInterface extends OpenAIApiInterface {
-    private deps: HandlerDependencies;
-    private validImageMimeTypes = SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP.OpenAI.image;
-    private validDocumentMimeTypes = SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP.OpenAI.document;
-
-    constructor(context: ILLMRequestContext, deps: HandlerDependencies) {
-        super(context);
-        this.deps = deps;
-    }
-
-    async createRequest(body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams, context: ILLMRequestContext): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.Response> {
-        const openai = await this.deps.getClient(context);
-        return await openai.responses.create({
-            ...body,
-            stream: false,
-        });
-    }
-
-    async createStream(
-        body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams,
-        context: ILLMRequestContext
-    ): Promise<Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>> {
-        const openai = await this.deps.getClient(context);
-        return (await openai.responses.create({
-            ...body,
-            stream: true,
-        })) as Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>;
-    }
-
-    public handleStream(stream: Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>, context: ILLMRequestContext): EventEmitter {
-        const emitter = new EventEmitter();
-
-        // Process stream asynchronously while returning emitter immediately
-        (async () => {
-            let finalToolsData: ToolData[] = [];
-
-            try {
-                // Step 1: Process the stream
-                const streamResult = await this.processStream(stream, emitter);
-                finalToolsData = streamResult.toolsData;
-
-                const finishReason = streamResult.finishReason || 'stop';
-                const usageData = streamResult.usageData;
-
-                // Step 2: Report usage statistics
-                const reportedUsage = this.reportUsageStatistics(usageData, context);
-
-                // Step 3: Emit final events
-                this.emitFinalEvents(emitter, finalToolsData, reportedUsage, finishReason);
-            } catch (error) {
-                emitter.emit('error', error);
-            }
-        })();
-
-        return emitter;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Process the responses API stream format
-     */
-    private async processStream(
-        stream: Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>,
-        emitter: EventEmitter
-    ): Promise<{ toolsData: ToolData[]; finishReason: string; usageData: any[] }> {
-        let toolsData: ToolData[] = [];
-        let finishReason = 'stop';
-        const usageData = [];
-
-        for await (const part of stream) {
-            try {
-                // Handle different event types from the Responses API stream
-                if ('type' in part) {
-                    // Handle officially typed events using constants
-                    switch (part.type) {
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS:
-                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchInProgress(part as any, toolsData);
-                            break;
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING:
-                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchSearching(part as any, toolsData);
-                            break;
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED:
-                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchCompleted(part as any, toolsData);
-                            break;
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_TEXT_DELTA:
-                            this.handleOutputTextDelta(part, emitter);
-                            break;
-
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_ITEM_ADDED:
-                            toolsData = this.handleOutputItemAdded(part, toolsData, emitter);
-                            break;
-
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DELTA:
-                            toolsData = this.handleFunctionCallArgumentsDelta(part, toolsData, emitter);
-                            break;
-
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DONE:
-                            toolsData = this.handleFunctionCallArgumentsDone(part, toolsData, emitter);
-                            break;
-
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_ITEM_DONE:
-                            toolsData = this.handleOutputItemDone(part, toolsData);
-                            break;
-
-                        case EVENT_TYPES.RESPONSE_COMPLETED: {
-                            finishReason = 'stop';
-                            const responseData = (part as any)?.response;
-                            if (responseData?.usage) {
-                                usageData.push(responseData.usage);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        }
-
-                        default: {
-                            const eventType = String(part.type);
-                            // Handle legacy started event if ever emitted
-                            if (eventType === EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_STARTED) {
-                                const legacyId = (part as any)?.id;
-                                if (typeof legacyId === 'string') {
-                                    const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, legacyId);
-                                    toolsData = result.toolsData;
-                                }
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            // Handle any other unknown 'done' style events as completion
-                            finishReason = this.handleCompletionEvent(eventType);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            } catch (error) {
-                // Log error but continue processing to prevent stream interruption
-                console.warn('Error processing stream event:', error, 'Event:', part);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return { toolsData: this.extractToolCalls(toolsData), finishReason, usageData };
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Extract and format tool calls from the accumulated data
-     */
-    private extractToolCalls(output: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
-        return output.map((tool) => ({
-            index: tool.index,
-            name: tool.name,
-            arguments: tool.arguments,
-            id: tool.callId || tool.id, // Use callId for final output if available
-            type: tool.type,
-            role: tool.role,
-            callId: tool.callId, // Preserve callId for reference
-        }));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Report usage statistics
-     */
-    private reportUsageStatistics(usage_data: any[], context: ILLMRequestContext): any[] {
-        const reportedUsage: any[] = [];
-
-        // Report normal usage
-        usage_data.forEach((usage) => {
-            // Convert ResponseUsage to CompletionUsage format for compatibility
-            const convertedUsage = {
-                completion_tokens: usage.completion_tokens || 0,
-                prompt_tokens: usage.prompt_tokens || 0,
-                total_tokens: usage.total_tokens || 0,
-                ...usage,
-            };
-            const reported = this.deps.reportUsage(convertedUsage, this.buildUsageContext(context));
-            reportedUsage.push(reported);
-        });
-
-        // Report search tool usage if enabled
-        if (context.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch?.enabled) {
-            const searchUsage = this.calculateSearchToolUsage(context);
-            const reported = this.deps.reportUsage(searchUsage, this.buildUsageContext(context));
-            reportedUsage.push(reported);
-        }
-
-        return reportedUsage;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Emit final events
-     */
-    private emitFinalEvents(emitter: EventEmitter, toolsData: ToolData[], reportedUsage: any[], finishReason: string): void {
-        // Emit tool info event if tools were called
-        if (toolsData.length > 0) {
-            emitter.emit(TLLMEvent.ToolInfo, toolsData);
-        }
-
-        // Emit interrupted event if finishReason is not 'stop'
-        if (finishReason !== 'stop') {
-            emitter.emit('interrupted', finishReason);
-        }
-
-        // Emit end event with setImmediate to ensure proper event ordering
-        setImmediate(() => {
-            emitter.emit('end', toolsData, reportedUsage, finishReason);
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Build usage context parameters from request context
-     */
-    private buildUsageContext(context: ILLMRequestContext) {
-        return {
-            modelEntryName: context.modelEntryName,
-            keySource: context.isUserKey ? APIKeySource.User : APIKeySource.Smyth,
-            agentId: context.agentId,
-            teamId: context.teamId,
-        };
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Calculate search tool usage with cost
-     */
-    private calculateSearchToolUsage(context: ILLMRequestContext) {
-        const modelName = context.modelEntryName?.replace('smythos/', '');
-        const cost = this.getSearchToolCost(modelName);
-
-        return {
-            cost,
-            completion_tokens: 0,
-            prompt_tokens: 0,
-            total_tokens: 0,
-        };
-    }
-
-    // =====================
-    // Event handlers (private)
-    // =====================
-
-    /**
-     * Handle web search completed event with proper type safety
-     */
-    private handleWebSearchCompleted(event: WebSearchCompletedEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
-            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
-            return result.toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling web search completed event:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle web search in-progress event (official typed)
-     */
-    private handleWebSearchInProgress(event: WebSearchInProgressEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
-            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
-            return result.toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling web search in_progress event:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle web search searching event (official typed)
-     */
-    private handleWebSearchSearching(event: WebSearchSearchingEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
-            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
-            return result.toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling web search searching event:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle output text delta events
-     */
-    private handleOutputTextDelta(part: any, emitter: EventEmitter): void {
-        try {
-            if ('delta' in part && part.delta) {
-                const deltaMsg = {
-                    role: 'assistant',
-                    content: part.delta,
-                };
-                emitter.emit('data', deltaMsg);
-                emitter.emit('content', part.delta, 'assistant');
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling output text delta:', error);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle output item added events (function calls)
-     */
-    private handleOutputItemAdded(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const partAny = part as any;
-            if (partAny.item && partAny.item.type === 'function_call') {
-                const item = partAny.item;
-                const callId = item.call_id;
-                const functionName = item.name;
-                const itemId = item.id;
-
-                if (callId && itemId) {
-                    const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId || t.id === callId);
-                    const addingNew = existingIndex === -1;
-                    const nextIndex = addingNew ? toolsData.length : existingIndex;
-
-                    let updated: ToolData[];
-                    if (addingNew) {
-                        const newItem: ToolData = {
-                            index: nextIndex,
-                            id: itemId,
-                            callId: callId,
-                            type: 'function',
-                            name: functionName || '',
-                            arguments: item.arguments || '',
-                            role: 'tool',
-                        } as ToolData;
-                        updated = [...toolsData, newItem];
-                    } else {
-                        updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => {
-                            if (idx !== existingIndex) return t;
-                            return {
-                                ...t,
-                                name: functionName || t.name,
-                                arguments: item.arguments !== undefined ? item.arguments : t.arguments,
-                                callId: t.callId || callId,
-                            };
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    if (addingNew) {
-                        emitter.emit('tool_call_started', {
-                            id: callId,
-                            name: functionName || '',
-                            type: 'function',
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    return updated;
-                }
-            }
-            return toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling output item added:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle function call arguments delta events
-     */
-    private handleFunctionCallArgumentsDelta(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            if ('delta' in part && 'item_id' in part && typeof part.delta === 'string' && typeof part.item_id === 'string') {
-                const delta = part.delta;
-                const itemId = part.item_id;
-
-                const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId);
-                let updated: ToolData[];
-                let finalIndex: number;
-                if (existingIndex === -1) {
-                    finalIndex = toolsData.length;
-                    const newItem: ToolData = {
-                        index: finalIndex,
-                        id: itemId,
-                        type: 'function',
-                        name: '',
-                        arguments: delta,
-                        role: 'tool',
-                    } as ToolData;
-                    updated = [...toolsData, newItem];
-                } else {
-                    finalIndex = existingIndex;
-                    updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === existingIndex ? { ...t, arguments: String(t.arguments || '') + delta } : t));
-                }
-
-                const entry = existingIndex === -1 ? updated[finalIndex] : updated[finalIndex];
-                emitter.emit('tool_call_progress', {
-                    id: entry.callId || itemId,
-                    name: entry.name,
-                    arguments: entry.arguments,
-                    delta: delta,
-                });
-
-                return updated;
-            }
-            return toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling function call arguments delta:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle function call arguments done events
-     */
-    private handleFunctionCallArgumentsDone(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const partAny = part;
-            if (partAny.item_id && partAny.arguments) {
-                const itemId = partAny.item_id;
-                const finalArguments = partAny.arguments;
-
-                const toolIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId);
-                if (toolIndex !== -1) {
-                    const updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === toolIndex ? { ...t, arguments: finalArguments } : t));
-
-                    const updatedEntry = updated[toolIndex];
-                    emitter.emit('tool_call_completed', {
-                        id: updatedEntry.callId || itemId,
-                        name: updatedEntry.name,
-                        arguments: finalArguments,
-                    });
-
-                    return updated;
-                }
-            }
-            return toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling function call arguments done:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle output item done events
-     */
-    private handleOutputItemDone(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
-        try {
-            const partAny = part as any;
-            if (partAny.item && partAny.item.type === 'function_call' && partAny.item.status === 'completed') {
-                const item = partAny.item;
-                const callId = item.call_id;
-                const itemId = item.id;
-
-                const toolIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId || t.id === callId);
-                if (toolIndex !== -1 && item.arguments) {
-                    const updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) =>
-                        idx === toolIndex
-                            ? {
-                                  ...t,
-                                  arguments: item.arguments,
-                                  callId: t.callId || callId,
-                              }
-                            : t
-                    );
-                    return updated;
-                }
-            }
-            return toolsData;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Error handling output item done:', error);
-            return toolsData;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handle completion events and unknown event types
-     */
-    private handleCompletionEvent(eventType: string): string {
-        if (eventType === EVENT_TYPES.RESPONSE_COMPLETED || eventType.includes('done')) {
-            return 'stop';
-        }
-        return 'stop'; // Default finish reason
-    }
-
-    public async prepareRequestBody(params: TLLMPreparedParams): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams> {
-        let input = await this.prepareInputMessages(params);
-
-        // Apply tool message transformation to input messages
-        // There's a difference in the tools message data structures between `Chat Completions` and the `Response` interface.
-        // Since we don't have enough context for the interface in `transformToolMessageBlocks`, we need to perform the transformation here so it's compatible with the `Responses` interface.
-        input = this.applyToolMessageTransformation(input);
-
-        const body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams = {
-            model: params.model as string,
-            input,
-        };
-
-        // Handle max tokens
-        if (params?.maxTokens !== undefined) {
-            body.max_output_tokens = params.maxTokens;
-        }
-        // #region GPT 5 specific fields
-
-        const isGPT5ReasoningModels = params.modelEntryName?.includes('gpt-5') && params?.capabilities?.reasoning;
-        if (isGPT5ReasoningModels && params?.verbosity) {
-            body.text = { verbosity: params.verbosity };
-        }
-
-        // We need to validate the `reasoningEffort` parameter for OpenAI models, since models like `qwen/qwen3-32b` and `deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b` (available via Groq) also support this parameter but use different values, such as `none` and `default`. These values are valid in our system but not specifically for OpenAI.
-        if (isGPT5ReasoningModels && isValidOpenAIReasoningEffort(params.reasoningEffort)) {
-            body.reasoning = { effort: params.reasoningEffort };
-        }
-        // #endregion GPT 5 specific fields
-
-        let tools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] = [];
-
-        if (params?.toolsConfig?.tools && params?.toolsConfig?.tools?.length > 0) {
-            tools = await this.prepareFunctionTools(params);
-        }
-
-        // Add null safety check before accessing toolsInfo
-        if (params.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch?.enabled) {
-            const searchTool = this.prepareWebSearchTool(params);
-            tools.push(searchTool);
-        }
-
-        if (tools.length > 0) {
-            body.tools = tools;
-
-            if (params?.toolsConfig?.tool_choice) {
-                const toolChoice = params.toolsConfig.tool_choice;
-
-                // Validate tool choice before applying
-                if (this.validateToolChoice(toolChoice, tools)) {
-                    if (typeof toolChoice === 'string') {
-                        // Handle string-based tool choices
-                        body.tool_choice = toolChoice;
-                    } else if (typeof toolChoice === 'object' && toolChoice !== null) {
-                        // Handle object-based tool choices (specific function selection)
-                        if ('type' in toolChoice && toolChoice.type === 'function' && 'function' in toolChoice && 'name' in toolChoice.function) {
-                            // Transform Chat Completions specific function choice to Responses API format
-                            body.tool_choice = {
-                                type: 'function',
-                                name: toolChoice.function.name,
-                            };
-                        } else {
-                            // For other object formats, pass through with type assertion
-                            body.tool_choice = toolChoice as any;
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    body.tool_choice = 'auto';
-                }
-            } else {
-                // Default to auto if tools are present but no choice is specified
-                body.tool_choice = 'auto';
-            }
-        }
-
-        return body;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Transform OpenAI tool definitions to Responses.Tool format
-     * Handles multiple tool definition formats and ensures compatibility
-     */
-    public transformToolsConfig(config: ToolConfig): OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] {
-        if (!config?.toolDefinitions || !Array.isArray(config.toolDefinitions)) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
-        return config.toolDefinitions
-            .map((tool, index) => {
-                // Validate basic tool structure
-                if (!tool || typeof tool !== 'object') {
-                    // Return a minimal tool structure for compatibility
-                    return {
-                        type: 'function' as const,
-                        name: undefined,
-                        description: undefined,
-                        parameters: {
-                            type: 'object',
-                            properties: undefined,
-                            required: undefined,
-                        },
-                        strict: false,
-                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
-                }
-
-                // Handle tools that are already in ChatCompletionTool format (with nested function object)
-                if ('function' in tool && tool.function && typeof tool.function === 'object' && tool.function !== null) {
-                    const funcTool = tool.function as { name: string; description?: string; parameters?: any };
-
-                    if (!funcTool.name || typeof funcTool.name !== 'string') {
-                        return {
-                            type: 'function' as const,
-                            name: undefined,
-                            description: tool.description || '',
-                            parameters: { type: 'object', properties: undefined, required: undefined },
-                            strict: false,
-                        } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
-                    }
-
-                    return {
-                        type: 'function' as const,
-                        name: funcTool.name,
-                        description: funcTool.description || tool.description || '',
-                        parameters: funcTool.parameters || { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
-                        strict: false,
-                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
-                }
-
-                // Handle OpenAI tool definition format (direct parameters)
-                if ('parameters' in tool) {
-                    return {
-                        type: 'function' as const,
-                        name: tool.name,
-                        description: tool.description || '',
-                        parameters: tool.parameters || { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
-                        strict: false,
-                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
-                }
-
-                // Handle legacy format for backward compatibility
-                const legacyTool = tool as any;
-                return {
-                    type: 'function' as const,
-                    name: tool.name,
-                    description: tool.description || legacyTool.desc,
-                    parameters: {
-                        type: 'object',
-                        properties: legacyTool.properties,
-                        required: legacyTool.requiredFields || legacyTool.required,
-                    },
-                    strict: false,
-                } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
-            })
-            .filter(Boolean) as OpenAI.Responses.Tool[];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Normalize tool arguments to string format for Responses API
-     */
-    private normalizeToolArguments(args: any): string {
-        if (typeof args === 'string') {
-            // If it's already a string, validate it's proper JSON
-            try {
-                JSON.parse(args);
-                return args;
-            } catch {
-                // If not valid JSON, wrap it in quotes to make it valid
-                return JSON.stringify(args);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (typeof args === 'object' && args !== null) {
-            try {
-                return JSON.stringify(args);
-            } catch (error) {
-                return '{}'; // Fallback to empty object
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (args === undefined || args === null) {
-            return '{}';
-        }
-
-        // For primitive types, convert to JSON
-        return JSON.stringify(args);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate if tool data is complete and valid for transformation
-     */
-    private isValidToolData(toolData: ToolData): boolean {
-        return !!(toolData && toolData.id && toolData.name && (toolData.result !== undefined || toolData.error !== undefined));
-    }
-
-    async handleFileAttachments(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string, messages: any[]): Promise<any[]> {
-        if (files.length === 0) return messages;
-
-        const uploadedFiles = await this.uploadFiles(files, agentId);
-        const validImageFiles = this.getValidImageFiles(uploadedFiles);
-        const validDocumentFiles = this.getValidDocumentFiles(uploadedFiles);
-
-        // Process images and documents with Responses API specific formatting
-        const imageData = await this.processImageData(validImageFiles, agentId);
-        const documentData = await this.processDocumentData(validDocumentFiles, agentId);
-
-        // Find the last user message and add files to it
-        for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            if (messages[i].role === 'user') {
-                // Ensure content is an array before pushing files
-                if (typeof messages[i].content === 'string') {
-                    messages[i].content = [{ type: 'input_text', text: messages[i].content }];
-                } else if (!Array.isArray(messages[i].content)) {
-                    messages[i].content = [];
-                }
-                messages[i].content.push(...imageData, ...documentData);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // If no user message found, create one with files
-        if (!messages.some((item) => item.role === 'user')) {
-            messages.push({
-                role: 'user',
-                content: [...imageData, ...documentData],
-            });
-        }
-
-        return messages;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get valid image files based on supported MIME types
-     */
-    private getValidImageFiles(files: BinaryInput[]): BinaryInput[] {
-        return files.filter((file) => this.validImageMimeTypes.includes(file?.mimetype));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get valid document files based on supported MIME types
-     */
-    private getValidDocumentFiles(files: BinaryInput[]): BinaryInput[] {
-        return files.filter((file) => this.validDocumentMimeTypes.includes(file?.mimetype));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Upload files to storage
-     */
-    private async uploadFiles(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<BinaryInput[]> {
-        const promises = files.map((file) => {
-            const binaryInput = BinaryInput.from(file);
-            return binaryInput.upload(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId)).then(() => binaryInput);
-        });
-
-        return Promise.all(promises);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Process image files with Responses API specific formatting
-     */
-    private async processImageData(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<any[]> {
-        if (files.length === 0) return [];
-
-        const imageData = [];
-        for (const file of files) {
-            await this.validateFileSize(file, MAX_IMAGE_SIZE, 'Image');
-
-            const bufferData = await file.readData(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId));
-            const base64Data = bufferData.toString('base64');
-            const url = `data:${file.mimetype};base64,${base64Data}`;
-
-            imageData.push({
-                type: 'input_image',
-                image_url: url,
-            });
-        }
-
-        return imageData;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Process document files with Responses API specific formatting
-     */
-    private async processDocumentData(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<any[]> {
-        if (files.length === 0) return [];
-
-        const documentData = [];
-        for (const file of files) {
-            await this.validateFileSize(file, MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE, 'Document');
-
-            const bufferData = await file.readData(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId));
-            const base64Data = bufferData.toString('base64');
-            const fileData = `data:${file.mimetype};base64,${base64Data}`;
-            const filename = await file.getName();
-
-            documentData.push({
-                type: 'input_file',
-                file: {
-                    file_data: fileData,
-                    filename,
-                },
-            });
-        }
-
-        return documentData;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate file size before processing
-     */
-    private async validateFileSize(file: BinaryInput, maxSize: number, fileType: string): Promise<void> {
-        await file.ready();
-        const fileInfo = await file.getJsonData(AccessCandidate.agent('temp'));
-        if (fileInfo.size > maxSize) {
-            throw new Error(`${fileType} file size (${fileInfo.size} bytes) exceeds maximum allowed size of ${maxSize} bytes`);
-        }
-    }
-
-    getInterfaceName(): string {
-        return 'responses';
-    }
-
-    validateParameters(params: TLLMParams): boolean {
-        // Basic validation for Responses API parameters
-        return !!params.model;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Prepare input messages for Responses API
-     */
-    private async prepareInputMessages(params: TLLMParams): Promise<any[]> {
-        const messages = params?.messages || [];
-        const files: BinaryInput[] = params?.files || [];
-
-        // Start with raw messages - transformation now happens in applyToolMessageTransformation
-        let input = [...messages];
-
-        // Handle files if present
-        if (files.length > 0) {
-            input = await this.handleFileAttachments(files, params.agentId, input);
-        }
-
-        return input;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Prepare function tools for Responses API request
-     * Transforms tools from various formats to Responses API format
-     */
-    private async prepareFunctionTools(params: TLLMParams): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.Tool[]> {
-        const tools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] = [];
-
-        // Validate and process function tools
-        if (params?.toolsConfig?.tools && Array.isArray(params.toolsConfig.tools) && params.toolsConfig.tools.length > 0) {
-            try {
-                // Transform tools using the enhanced transformToolsConfig method
-                const toolsConfig = this.transformToolsConfig({
-                    type: 'function',
-                    toolDefinitions: params.toolsConfig.tools as any[],
-                    toolChoice: params.toolsConfig.tool_choice || 'auto',
-                    modelInfo: (params.modelInfo as LLMModelInfo) || null,
-                });
-
-                // Validate transformed tools before adding them
-                const validTools = toolsConfig.filter((tool, index) => {
-                    if (tool.type !== 'function' || !(tool as any).name) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    return true;
-                });
-
-                tools.push(...validTools);
-            } catch (error) {
-                // Don't throw here to allow the request to continue without tools
-                // This provides better resilience in production
-            }
-        }
-
-        return tools;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get web search tool configuration for OpenAI Responses API
-     * According to OpenAI documentation: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/responses/create
-     */
-    private prepareWebSearchTool(params: TLLMPreparedParams): OpenAI.Responses.WebSearchTool {
-        const webSearch = params?.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch;
-        const contextSize = webSearch?.contextSize;
-        const searchCity = webSearch?.city;
-        const searchCountry = webSearch?.country;
-        const searchRegion = webSearch?.region;
-        const searchTimezone = webSearch?.timezone;
-
-        // Prepare location object - build incrementally if any location parameters exist
-        const userLocation: TSearchLocation = {
-            type: 'approximate', // Required, always be 'approximate' when we implement location
-        };
-
-        // Add location fields if they exist
-        if (searchCity) userLocation.city = searchCity;
-        if (searchCountry) userLocation.country = searchCountry;
-        if (searchRegion) userLocation.region = searchRegion;
-        if (searchTimezone) userLocation.timezone = searchTimezone;
-
-        // Only include location in config if we have actual location data
-        const hasLocationData = searchCity || searchCountry || searchRegion || searchTimezone;
-
-        // Configure web search tool according to OpenAI Responses API specification
-        const searchTool = {
-            type: 'web_search_preview' as const, // Use literal type to ensure consistency
-        };
-
-        // Add optional configuration properties
-        const webSearchConfig: any = {};
-
-        if (contextSize) {
-            webSearchConfig.search_context_size = contextSize;
-        }
-
-        if (hasLocationData) {
-            webSearchConfig.user_location = userLocation;
-        }
-
-        return { ...searchTool, ...webSearchConfig };
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Transform messages for Responses API compatibility
-     * Handles the differences between Chat Completions and Responses API message formats
-     */
-    private applyToolMessageTransformation(input: any[]): any[] {
-        const transformedMessages: any[] = [];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
-            const message = input[i];
-
-            try {
-                if (message.role === 'assistant' && message.tool_calls && Array.isArray(message.tool_calls)) {
-                    // Split assistant message with tool_calls into separate items (Responses API format)
-
-                    // Add assistant content first if present
-                    if (message.content !== undefined && message.content !== null) {
-                        const contentStr = typeof message.content === 'string' ? message.content : JSON.stringify(message.content);
-                        if (contentStr.trim().length > 0) {
-                            transformedMessages.push({
-                                role: 'assistant',
-                                content: contentStr,
-                            });
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // Transform each tool call to function_call format
-                    message.tool_calls.forEach((toolCall: any, index: number) => {
-                        if (!toolCall || !toolCall.function) {
-                            return;
-                        }
-
-                        const functionArgs = toolCall.function.arguments;
-                        const normalizedArgs =
-                            functionArgs === undefined || functionArgs === null
-                                ? undefined
-                                : typeof functionArgs === 'object'
-                                ? JSON.stringify(functionArgs)
-                                : String(functionArgs);
-
-                        transformedMessages.push({
-                            type: 'function_call',
-                            name: toolCall.function.name || '',
-                            arguments: normalizedArgs,
-                            call_id: toolCall.id || toolCall.call_id || `call_${Date.now()}_${index}`, // Ensure unique ID
-                        });
-                    });
-                } else if (message.role === 'tool') {
-                    // Transform tool message to function_call_output (Responses API format)
-                    if (!message.tool_call_id) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    const outputContent = message.content;
-                    const normalizedOutput = typeof outputContent === 'string' ? outputContent : JSON.stringify(outputContent || 'null');
-
-                    transformedMessages.push({
-                        type: 'function_call_output',
-                        call_id: message.tool_call_id,
-                        output: normalizedOutput,
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    // Pass through other message types without content modification
-                    // The Responses API can handle various content formats
-                    transformedMessages.push(message);
-                }
-            } catch (error) {
-                // Add the original message to prevent data loss
-                transformedMessages.push(message);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Validate the final message structure
-        const validMessages = transformedMessages.filter((msg, index) => {
-            if (!msg || typeof msg !== 'object') {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        });
-
-        return validMessages;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get search tool cost for a specific model and context size
-     */
-    private getSearchToolCost(modelName: string): number {
-        if (!modelName) return 0;
-        // Normalize: remove built-in prefix and compare case-insensitively
-        const normalized = String(modelName)
-            .toLowerCase()
-            .replace(/^smythos\//, '');
-
-        // Match by prefix with any configured family in SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS
-        const match = Object.entries(SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS).find(([family]) => normalized.startsWith(family));
-        return match ? (match[1] as number) : 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Process function call responses and integrate them back into the conversation
-     * This method helps maintain compatibility with the chat completion flow
-     */
-    public async processFunctionCallResults(toolsData: ToolData[]): Promise<ToolData[]> {
-        const processedTools: ToolData[] = [];
-
-        for (const tool of toolsData) {
-            if (!this.isValidToolData(tool)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            try {
-                const processedTool: ToolData = {
-                    ...tool,
-                    // Ensure arguments are properly formatted as JSON string
-                    arguments: this.normalizeToolArguments(tool.arguments),
-                    // Ensure function property is properly structured for compatibility
-                    function: tool.function || {
-                        name: tool.name,
-                        arguments: this.normalizeToolArguments(tool.arguments),
-                    },
-                };
-
-                processedTools.push(processedTool);
-            } catch (error) {
-                // Add error information to the tool result
-                processedTools.push({
-                    ...tool,
-                    error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown processing error',
-                    result: undefined,
-                });
-            }
-        }
-
-        return processedTools;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate tool choice parameter for Responses API
-     */
-    private validateToolChoice(toolChoice: any, availableTools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[]): boolean {
-        if (!toolChoice) return true;
-
-        if (typeof toolChoice === 'string') {
-            const validStringChoices = ['auto', 'required', 'none'];
-            return validStringChoices.includes(toolChoice);
-        }
-
-        if (typeof toolChoice === 'object' && toolChoice !== null) {
-            // For specific function selection
-            if (toolChoice.type === 'function' && toolChoice.function?.name) {
-                // Check if the specified function exists in available tools
-                return availableTools.some((tool) => tool.type === 'function' && tool.name === toolChoice.function.name);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Upsert a web search tool entry in toolsData and return its index
-     */
-    private upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData: ToolData[], id: string, args: string = ''): { toolsData: ToolData[]; index: number } {
-        const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
-        if (existingIndex === -1) {
-            const index = toolsData.length;
-            const newItem: ToolData = {
-                index,
-                id,
-                type: TToolType.WebSearch,
-                name: 'web_search',
-                arguments: args,
-                role: 'tool',
-            } as ToolData;
-            const updated: ToolData[] = [...toolsData, newItem];
-            return { toolsData: updated, index };
-        }
-
-        if (args) {
-            const updated: ToolData[] = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === existingIndex ? { ...t, arguments: args } : t));
-            return { toolsData: updated, index: existingIndex };
-        }
-
-        return { toolsData, index: existingIndex };
-    }
-}
+import EventEmitter from 'events';
+import OpenAI from 'openai';
+import type { Stream } from 'openai/streaming';
+
+import { BinaryInput } from '@sre/helpers/BinaryInput.helper';
+import { AccessCandidate } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/AccessCandidate.class';
+import { TLLMParams, TLLMPreparedParams, ILLMRequestContext, ToolData, APIKeySource, TLLMEvent, LLMModelInfo } from '@sre/types/LLM.types';
+import { OpenAIApiInterface, ToolConfig } from './OpenAIApiInterface';
+import { HandlerDependencies, TToolType } from '../types';
+import { SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP } from '@sre/constants';
+import { SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS } from './constants';
+import { isValidOpenAIReasoningEffort } from './utils';
+
+// File size limits in bytes
+const MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 20 * 1024 * 1024; // 20MB
+const MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE = 25 * 1024 * 1024; // 25MB
+
+// Event type constants for type safety and maintainability
+const EVENT_TYPES = {
+    // Officially supported web search events (OpenAI SDK >= 5.12.x)
+    WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS: 'response.web_search_call.in_progress',
+    WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING: 'response.web_search_call.searching',
+    WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED: 'response.web_search_call.completed',
+    // Legacy alias observed historically (kept for backward compat if emitted)
+    WEB_SEARCH_STARTED: 'response.web_search_call.started',
+
+    RESPONSE_COMPLETED: 'response.completed',
+    OUTPUT_TEXT_DELTA: 'response.output_text.delta',
+    OUTPUT_ITEM_ADDED: 'response.output_item.added',
+    FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DELTA: 'response.function_call_arguments.delta',
+    FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DONE: 'response.function_call_arguments.done',
+    OUTPUT_ITEM_DONE: 'response.output_item.done',
+} as const;
+
+// Type definitions for web search events (augmenting SDK types locally)
+interface WebSearchInProgressEvent {
+    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS;
+    item_id: string;
+}
+
+interface WebSearchSearchingEvent {
+    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING;
+    item_id: string;
+}
+
+interface WebSearchCompletedEvent {
+    type: typeof EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED;
+    item_id: string;
+}
+
+type TSearchLocation = {
+    type: 'approximate';
+    city?: string;
+    country?: string;
+    region?: string;
+    timezone?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * OpenAI Responses API interface implementation
+ * Handles all Responses API-specific logic including:
+ * - Stream creation and handling
+ * - Request body preparation
+ * - Tool and message transformations
+ * - File attachment handling
+ */
+export class ResponsesApiInterface extends OpenAIApiInterface {
+    private deps: HandlerDependencies;
+    private validImageMimeTypes = SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP.OpenAI.image;
+    private validDocumentMimeTypes = SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES_MAP.OpenAI.document;
+
+    constructor(context: ILLMRequestContext, deps: HandlerDependencies) {
+        super(context);
+        this.deps = deps;
+    }
+
+    async createRequest(body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams, context: ILLMRequestContext): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.Response> {
+        const openai = await this.deps.getClient(context);
+        return await openai.responses.create({
+            ...body,
+            stream: false,
+        });
+    }
+
+    async createStream(
+        body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams,
+        context: ILLMRequestContext
+    ): Promise<Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>> {
+        const openai = await this.deps.getClient(context);
+        return (await openai.responses.create({
+            ...body,
+            stream: true,
+        })) as Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>;
+    }
+
+    public handleStream(stream: Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>, context: ILLMRequestContext): EventEmitter {
+        const emitter = new EventEmitter();
+
+        // Process stream asynchronously while returning emitter immediately
+        (async () => {
+            let finalToolsData: ToolData[] = [];
+
+            try {
+                // Step 1: Process the stream
+                const streamResult = await this.processStream(stream, emitter);
+                finalToolsData = streamResult.toolsData;
+
+                const finishReason = streamResult.finishReason || 'stop';
+                const usageData = streamResult.usageData;
+
+                // Step 2: Report usage statistics
+                const reportedUsage = this.reportUsageStatistics(usageData, context);
+
+                // Step 3: Emit final events
+                this.emitFinalEvents(emitter, finalToolsData, reportedUsage, finishReason);
+            } catch (error) {
+                emitter.emit('error', error);
+            }
+        })();
+
+        return emitter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the responses API stream format
+     */
+    private async processStream(
+        stream: Stream<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseStreamEvent>,
+        emitter: EventEmitter
+    ): Promise<{ toolsData: ToolData[]; finishReason: string; usageData: any[] }> {
+        let toolsData: ToolData[] = [];
+        let finishReason = 'stop';
+        const usageData = [];
+
+        for await (const part of stream) {
+            try {
+                // Handle different event types from the Responses API stream
+                if ('type' in part) {
+                    // Handle officially typed events using constants
+                    switch (part.type) {
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_IN_PROGRESS:
+                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchInProgress(part as any, toolsData);
+                            break;
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_SEARCHING:
+                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchSearching(part as any, toolsData);
+                            break;
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_COMPLETED:
+                            toolsData = this.handleWebSearchCompleted(part as any, toolsData);
+                            break;
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_TEXT_DELTA:
+                            this.handleOutputTextDelta(part, emitter);
+                            break;
+
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_ITEM_ADDED:
+                            toolsData = this.handleOutputItemAdded(part, toolsData, emitter);
+                            break;
+
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DELTA:
+                            toolsData = this.handleFunctionCallArgumentsDelta(part, toolsData, emitter);
+                            break;
+
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.FUNCTION_CALL_ARGUMENTS_DONE:
+                            toolsData = this.handleFunctionCallArgumentsDone(part, toolsData, emitter);
+                            break;
+
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.OUTPUT_ITEM_DONE:
+                            toolsData = this.handleOutputItemDone(part, toolsData);
+                            break;
+
+                        case EVENT_TYPES.RESPONSE_COMPLETED: {
+                            finishReason = 'stop';
+                            const responseData = (part as any)?.response;
+                            if (responseData?.usage) {
+                                usageData.push(responseData.usage);
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        default: {
+                            const eventType = String(part.type);
+                            // Handle legacy started event if ever emitted
+                            if (eventType === EVENT_TYPES.WEB_SEARCH_STARTED) {
+                                const legacyId = (part as any)?.id;
+                                if (typeof legacyId === 'string') {
+                                    const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, legacyId);
+                                    toolsData = result.toolsData;
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            // Handle any other unknown 'done' style events as completion
+                            finishReason = this.handleCompletionEvent(eventType);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                // Log error but continue processing to prevent stream interruption
+                console.warn('Error processing stream event:', error, 'Event:', part);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return { toolsData: this.extractToolCalls(toolsData), finishReason, usageData };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract and format tool calls from the accumulated data
+     */
+    private extractToolCalls(output: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
+        return output.map((tool) => ({
+            index: tool.index,
+            name: tool.name,
+            arguments: tool.arguments,
+            id: tool.callId || tool.id, // Use callId for final output if available
+            type: tool.type,
+            role: tool.role,
+            callId: tool.callId, // Preserve callId for reference
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Report usage statistics
+     */
+    private reportUsageStatistics(usage_data: any[], context: ILLMRequestContext): any[] {
+        const reportedUsage: any[] = [];
+
+        // Report normal usage
+        usage_data.forEach((usage) => {
+            // Convert ResponseUsage to CompletionUsage format for compatibility
+            const convertedUsage = {
+                completion_tokens: usage.completion_tokens || 0,
+                prompt_tokens: usage.prompt_tokens || 0,
+                total_tokens: usage.total_tokens || 0,
+                ...usage,
+            };
+            const reported = this.deps.reportUsage(convertedUsage, this.buildUsageContext(context));
+            reportedUsage.push(reported);
+        });
+
+        // Report search tool usage if enabled
+        if (context.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch?.enabled) {
+            const searchUsage = this.calculateSearchToolUsage(context);
+            const reported = this.deps.reportUsage(searchUsage, this.buildUsageContext(context));
+            reportedUsage.push(reported);
+        }
+
+        return reportedUsage;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Emit final events
+     */
+    private emitFinalEvents(emitter: EventEmitter, toolsData: ToolData[], reportedUsage: any[], finishReason: string): void {
+        // Emit tool info event if tools were called
+        if (toolsData.length > 0) {
+            emitter.emit(TLLMEvent.ToolInfo, toolsData);
+        }
+
+        // Emit interrupted event if finishReason is not 'stop'
+        if (finishReason !== 'stop') {
+            emitter.emit('interrupted', finishReason);
+        }
+
+        // Emit end event with setImmediate to ensure proper event ordering
+        setImmediate(() => {
+            emitter.emit('end', toolsData, reportedUsage, finishReason);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build usage context parameters from request context
+     */
+    private buildUsageContext(context: ILLMRequestContext) {
+        return {
+            modelEntryName: context.modelEntryName,
+            keySource: context.isUserKey ? APIKeySource.User : APIKeySource.Smyth,
+            agentId: context.agentId,
+            teamId: context.teamId,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculate search tool usage with cost
+     */
+    private calculateSearchToolUsage(context: ILLMRequestContext) {
+        const modelName = context.modelEntryName?.replace('smythos/', '');
+        const cost = this.getSearchToolCost(modelName);
+
+        return {
+            cost,
+            completion_tokens: 0,
+            prompt_tokens: 0,
+            total_tokens: 0,
+        };
+    }
+
+    // =====================
+    // Event handlers (private)
+    // =====================
+
+    /**
+     * Handle web search completed event with proper type safety
+     */
+    private handleWebSearchCompleted(event: WebSearchCompletedEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
+            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
+            return result.toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling web search completed event:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle web search in-progress event (official typed)
+     */
+    private handleWebSearchInProgress(event: WebSearchInProgressEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
+            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
+            return result.toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling web search in_progress event:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle web search searching event (official typed)
+     */
+    private handleWebSearchSearching(event: WebSearchSearchingEvent, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const { item_id: itemId } = event;
+            const result = this.upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData, itemId);
+            return result.toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling web search searching event:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle output text delta events
+     */
+    private handleOutputTextDelta(part: any, emitter: EventEmitter): void {
+        try {
+            if ('delta' in part && part.delta) {
+                const deltaMsg = {
+                    role: 'assistant',
+                    content: part.delta,
+                };
+                emitter.emit('data', deltaMsg);
+                emitter.emit('content', part.delta, 'assistant');
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling output text delta:', error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle output item added events (function calls)
+     */
+    private handleOutputItemAdded(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const partAny = part as any;
+            if (partAny.item && partAny.item.type === 'function_call') {
+                const item = partAny.item;
+                const callId = item.call_id;
+                const functionName = item.name;
+                const itemId = item.id;
+
+                if (callId && itemId) {
+                    const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId || t.id === callId);
+                    const addingNew = existingIndex === -1;
+                    const nextIndex = addingNew ? toolsData.length : existingIndex;
+
+                    let updated: ToolData[];
+                    if (addingNew) {
+                        const newItem: ToolData = {
+                            index: nextIndex,
+                            id: itemId,
+                            callId: callId,
+                            type: 'function',
+                            name: functionName || '',
+                            arguments: item.arguments || '',
+                            role: 'tool',
+                        } as ToolData;
+                        updated = [...toolsData, newItem];
+                    } else {
+                        updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => {
+                            if (idx !== existingIndex) return t;
+                            return {
+                                ...t,
+                                name: functionName || t.name,
+                                arguments: item.arguments !== undefined ? item.arguments : t.arguments,
+                                callId: t.callId || callId,
+                            };
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    if (addingNew) {
+                        emitter.emit('tool_call_started', {
+                            id: callId,
+                            name: functionName || '',
+                            type: 'function',
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    return updated;
+                }
+            }
+            return toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling output item added:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle function call arguments delta events
+     */
+    private handleFunctionCallArgumentsDelta(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            if ('delta' in part && 'item_id' in part && typeof part.delta === 'string' && typeof part.item_id === 'string') {
+                const delta = part.delta;
+                const itemId = part.item_id;
+
+                const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId);
+                let updated: ToolData[];
+                let finalIndex: number;
+                if (existingIndex === -1) {
+                    finalIndex = toolsData.length;
+                    const newItem: ToolData = {
+                        index: finalIndex,
+                        id: itemId,
+                        type: 'function',
+                        name: '',
+                        arguments: delta,
+                        role: 'tool',
+                    } as ToolData;
+                    updated = [...toolsData, newItem];
+                } else {
+                    finalIndex = existingIndex;
+                    updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === existingIndex ? { ...t, arguments: String(t.arguments || '') + delta } : t));
+                }
+
+                const entry = existingIndex === -1 ? updated[finalIndex] : updated[finalIndex];
+                emitter.emit('tool_call_progress', {
+                    id: entry.callId || itemId,
+                    name: entry.name,
+                    arguments: entry.arguments,
+                    delta: delta,
+                });
+
+                return updated;
+            }
+            return toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling function call arguments delta:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle function call arguments done events
+     */
+    private handleFunctionCallArgumentsDone(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[], emitter: EventEmitter): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const partAny = part;
+            if (partAny.item_id && partAny.arguments) {
+                const itemId = partAny.item_id;
+                const finalArguments = partAny.arguments;
+
+                const toolIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId);
+                if (toolIndex !== -1) {
+                    const updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === toolIndex ? { ...t, arguments: finalArguments } : t));
+
+                    const updatedEntry = updated[toolIndex];
+                    emitter.emit('tool_call_completed', {
+                        id: updatedEntry.callId || itemId,
+                        name: updatedEntry.name,
+                        arguments: finalArguments,
+                    });
+
+                    return updated;
+                }
+            }
+            return toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling function call arguments done:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle output item done events
+     */
+    private handleOutputItemDone(part: any, toolsData: ToolData[]): ToolData[] {
+        try {
+            const partAny = part as any;
+            if (partAny.item && partAny.item.type === 'function_call' && partAny.item.status === 'completed') {
+                const item = partAny.item;
+                const callId = item.call_id;
+                const itemId = item.id;
+
+                const toolIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === itemId || t.id === callId);
+                if (toolIndex !== -1 && item.arguments) {
+                    const updated = toolsData.map((t, idx) =>
+                        idx === toolIndex
+                            ? {
+                                  ...t,
+                                  arguments: item.arguments,
+                                  callId: t.callId || callId,
+                              }
+                            : t
+                    );
+                    return updated;
+                }
+            }
+            return toolsData;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Error handling output item done:', error);
+            return toolsData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle completion events and unknown event types
+     */
+    private handleCompletionEvent(eventType: string): string {
+        if (eventType === EVENT_TYPES.RESPONSE_COMPLETED || eventType.includes('done')) {
+            return 'stop';
+        }
+        return 'stop'; // Default finish reason
+    }
+
+    public async prepareRequestBody(params: TLLMPreparedParams): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams> {
+        let input = await this.prepareInputMessages(params);
+
+        // Apply tool message transformation to input messages
+        // There's a difference in the tools message data structures between `Chat Completions` and the `Response` interface.
+        // Since we don't have enough context for the interface in `transformToolMessageBlocks`, we need to perform the transformation here so it's compatible with the `Responses` interface.
+        input = this.applyToolMessageTransformation(input);
+
+        const body: OpenAI.Responses.ResponseCreateParams = {
+            model: params.model as string,
+            input,
+        };
+
+        // Handle max tokens
+        if (params?.maxTokens !== undefined) {
+            body.max_output_tokens = params.maxTokens;
+        }
+        // #region GPT 5 specific fields
+
+        const isGPT5ReasoningModels = params.modelEntryName?.includes('gpt-5') && params?.capabilities?.reasoning;
+        if (isGPT5ReasoningModels && params?.verbosity) {
+            body.text = { verbosity: params.verbosity };
+        }
+
+        // We need to validate the `reasoningEffort` parameter for OpenAI models, since models like `qwen/qwen3-32b` and `deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b` (available via Groq) also support this parameter but use different values, such as `none` and `default`. These values are valid in our system but not specifically for OpenAI.
+        if (isGPT5ReasoningModels && isValidOpenAIReasoningEffort(params.reasoningEffort)) {
+            body.reasoning = { effort: params.reasoningEffort };
+        }
+        // #endregion GPT 5 specific fields
+
+        let tools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] = [];
+
+        if (params?.toolsConfig?.tools && params?.toolsConfig?.tools?.length > 0) {
+            tools = await this.prepareFunctionTools(params);
+        }
+
+        // Add null safety check before accessing toolsInfo
+        if (params.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch?.enabled) {
+            const searchTool = this.prepareWebSearchTool(params);
+            tools.push(searchTool);
+        }
+
+        if (tools.length > 0) {
+            body.tools = tools;
+
+            if (params?.toolsConfig?.tool_choice) {
+                const toolChoice = params.toolsConfig.tool_choice;
+
+                // Validate tool choice before applying
+                if (this.validateToolChoice(toolChoice, tools)) {
+                    if (typeof toolChoice === 'string') {
+                        // Handle string-based tool choices
+                        body.tool_choice = toolChoice;
+                    } else if (typeof toolChoice === 'object' && toolChoice !== null) {
+                        // Handle object-based tool choices (specific function selection)
+                        if ('type' in toolChoice && toolChoice.type === 'function' && 'function' in toolChoice && 'name' in toolChoice.function) {
+                            // Transform Chat Completions specific function choice to Responses API format
+                            body.tool_choice = {
+                                type: 'function',
+                                name: toolChoice.function.name,
+                            };
+                        } else {
+                            // For other object formats, pass through with type assertion
+                            body.tool_choice = toolChoice as any;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    body.tool_choice = 'auto';
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Default to auto if tools are present but no choice is specified
+                body.tool_choice = 'auto';
+            }
+        }
+
+        return body;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transform OpenAI tool definitions to Responses.Tool format
+     * Handles multiple tool definition formats and ensures compatibility
+     */
+    public transformToolsConfig(config: ToolConfig): OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] {
+        if (!config?.toolDefinitions || !Array.isArray(config.toolDefinitions)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return config.toolDefinitions
+            .map((tool, index) => {
+                // Validate basic tool structure
+                if (!tool || typeof tool !== 'object') {
+                    // Return a minimal tool structure for compatibility
+                    return {
+                        type: 'function' as const,
+                        name: undefined,
+                        description: undefined,
+                        parameters: {
+                            type: 'object',
+                            properties: undefined,
+                            required: undefined,
+                        },
+                        strict: false,
+                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
+                }
+
+                // Handle tools that are already in ChatCompletionTool format (with nested function object)
+                if ('function' in tool && tool.function && typeof tool.function === 'object' && tool.function !== null) {
+                    const funcTool = tool.function as { name: string; description?: string; parameters?: any };
+
+                    if (!funcTool.name || typeof funcTool.name !== 'string') {
+                        return {
+                            type: 'function' as const,
+                            name: undefined,
+                            description: tool.description || '',
+                            parameters: { type: 'object', properties: undefined, required: undefined },
+                            strict: false,
+                        } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
+                    }
+
+                    return {
+                        type: 'function' as const,
+                        name: funcTool.name,
+                        description: funcTool.description || tool.description || '',
+                        parameters: funcTool.parameters || { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
+                        strict: false,
+                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
+                }
+
+                // Handle OpenAI tool definition format (direct parameters)
+                if ('parameters' in tool) {
+                    return {
+                        type: 'function' as const,
+                        name: tool.name,
+                        description: tool.description || '',
+                        parameters: tool.parameters || { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
+                        strict: false,
+                    } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
+                }
+
+                // Handle legacy format for backward compatibility
+                const legacyTool = tool as any;
+                return {
+                    type: 'function' as const,
+                    name: tool.name,
+                    description: tool.description || legacyTool.desc,
+                    parameters: {
+                        type: 'object',
+                        properties: legacyTool.properties,
+                        required: legacyTool.requiredFields || legacyTool.required,
+                    },
+                    strict: false,
+                } as OpenAI.Responses.Tool;
+            })
+            .filter(Boolean) as OpenAI.Responses.Tool[];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Normalize tool arguments to string format for Responses API
+     */
+    private normalizeToolArguments(args: any): string {
+        if (typeof args === 'string') {
+            // If it's already a string, validate it's proper JSON
+            try {
+                JSON.parse(args);
+                return args;
+            } catch {
+                // If not valid JSON, wrap it in quotes to make it valid
+                return JSON.stringify(args);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (typeof args === 'object' && args !== null) {
+            try {
+                return JSON.stringify(args);
+            } catch (error) {
+                return '{}'; // Fallback to empty object
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (args === undefined || args === null) {
+            return '{}';
+        }
+
+        // For primitive types, convert to JSON
+        return JSON.stringify(args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate if tool data is complete and valid for transformation
+     */
+    private isValidToolData(toolData: ToolData): boolean {
+        return !!(toolData && toolData.id && toolData.name && (toolData.result !== undefined || toolData.error !== undefined));
+    }
+
+    async handleFileAttachments(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string, messages: any[]): Promise<any[]> {
+        if (files.length === 0) return messages;
+
+        const uploadedFiles = await this.uploadFiles(files, agentId);
+        const validImageFiles = this.getValidImageFiles(uploadedFiles);
+        const validDocumentFiles = this.getValidDocumentFiles(uploadedFiles);
+
+        // Process images and documents with Responses API specific formatting
+        const imageData = await this.processImageData(validImageFiles, agentId);
+        const documentData = await this.processDocumentData(validDocumentFiles, agentId);
+
+        // Find the last user message and add files to it
+        for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (messages[i].role === 'user') {
+                // Ensure content is an array before pushing files
+                if (typeof messages[i].content === 'string') {
+                    messages[i].content = [{ type: 'input_text', text: messages[i].content }];
+                } else if (!Array.isArray(messages[i].content)) {
+                    messages[i].content = [];
+                }
+                messages[i].content.push(...imageData, ...documentData);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If no user message found, create one with files
+        if (!messages.some((item) => item.role === 'user')) {
+            messages.push({
+                role: 'user',
+                content: [...imageData, ...documentData],
+            });
+        }
+
+        return messages;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get valid image files based on supported MIME types
+     */
+    private getValidImageFiles(files: BinaryInput[]): BinaryInput[] {
+        return files.filter((file) => this.validImageMimeTypes.includes(file?.mimetype));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get valid document files based on supported MIME types
+     */
+    private getValidDocumentFiles(files: BinaryInput[]): BinaryInput[] {
+        return files.filter((file) => this.validDocumentMimeTypes.includes(file?.mimetype));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload files to storage
+     */
+    private async uploadFiles(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<BinaryInput[]> {
+        const promises = files.map((file) => {
+            const binaryInput = BinaryInput.from(file);
+            return binaryInput.upload(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId)).then(() => binaryInput);
+        });
+
+        return Promise.all(promises);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process image files with Responses API specific formatting
+     */
+    private async processImageData(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<any[]> {
+        if (files.length === 0) return [];
+
+        const imageData = [];
+        for (const file of files) {
+            await this.validateFileSize(file, MAX_IMAGE_SIZE, 'Image');
+
+            const bufferData = await file.readData(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId));
+            const base64Data = bufferData.toString('base64');
+            const url = `data:${file.mimetype};base64,${base64Data}`;
+
+            imageData.push({
+                type: 'input_image',
+                image_url: url,
+            });
+        }
+
+        return imageData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process document files with Responses API specific formatting
+     */
+    private async processDocumentData(files: BinaryInput[], agentId: string): Promise<any[]> {
+        if (files.length === 0) return [];
+
+        const documentData = [];
+        for (const file of files) {
+            await this.validateFileSize(file, MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE, 'Document');
+
+            const bufferData = await file.readData(AccessCandidate.agent(agentId));
+            const base64Data = bufferData.toString('base64');
+            const fileData = `data:${file.mimetype};base64,${base64Data}`;
+            const filename = await file.getName();
+
+            documentData.push({
+                type: 'input_file',
+                file: {
+                    file_data: fileData,
+                    filename,
+                },
+            });
+        }
+
+        return documentData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate file size before processing
+     */
+    private async validateFileSize(file: BinaryInput, maxSize: number, fileType: string): Promise<void> {
+        await file.ready();
+        const fileInfo = await file.getJsonData(AccessCandidate.agent('temp'));
+        if (fileInfo.size > maxSize) {
+            throw new Error(`${fileType} file size (${fileInfo.size} bytes) exceeds maximum allowed size of ${maxSize} bytes`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    getInterfaceName(): string {
+        return 'responses';
+    }
+
+    validateParameters(params: TLLMParams): boolean {
+        // Basic validation for Responses API parameters
+        return !!params.model;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare input messages for Responses API
+     */
+    private async prepareInputMessages(params: TLLMParams): Promise<any[]> {
+        const messages = params?.messages || [];
+        const files: BinaryInput[] = params?.files || [];
+
+        // Start with raw messages - transformation now happens in applyToolMessageTransformation
+        let input = [...messages];
+
+        // Handle files if present
+        if (files.length > 0) {
+            input = await this.handleFileAttachments(files, params.agentId, input);
+        }
+
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare function tools for Responses API request
+     * Transforms tools from various formats to Responses API format
+     */
+    private async prepareFunctionTools(params: TLLMParams): Promise<OpenAI.Responses.Tool[]> {
+        const tools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[] = [];
+
+        // Validate and process function tools
+        if (params?.toolsConfig?.tools && Array.isArray(params.toolsConfig.tools) && params.toolsConfig.tools.length > 0) {
+            try {
+                // Transform tools using the enhanced transformToolsConfig method
+                const toolsConfig = this.transformToolsConfig({
+                    type: 'function',
+                    toolDefinitions: params.toolsConfig.tools as any[],
+                    toolChoice: params.toolsConfig.tool_choice || 'auto',
+                    modelInfo: (params.modelInfo as LLMModelInfo) || null,
+                });
+
+                // Validate transformed tools before adding them
+                const validTools = toolsConfig.filter((tool, index) => {
+                    if (tool.type !== 'function' || !(tool as any).name) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                });
+
+                tools.push(...validTools);
+            } catch (error) {
+                // Don't throw here to allow the request to continue without tools
+                // This provides better resilience in production
+            }
+        }
+
+        return tools;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get web search tool configuration for OpenAI Responses API
+     * According to OpenAI documentation: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/responses/create
+     */
+    private prepareWebSearchTool(params: TLLMPreparedParams): OpenAI.Responses.WebSearchTool {
+        const webSearch = params?.toolsInfo?.openai?.webSearch;
+        const contextSize = webSearch?.contextSize;
+        const searchCity = webSearch?.city;
+        const searchCountry = webSearch?.country;
+        const searchRegion = webSearch?.region;
+        const searchTimezone = webSearch?.timezone;
+
+        // Prepare location object - build incrementally if any location parameters exist
+        const userLocation: TSearchLocation = {
+            type: 'approximate', // Required, always be 'approximate' when we implement location
+        };
+
+        // Add location fields if they exist
+        if (searchCity) userLocation.city = searchCity;
+        if (searchCountry) userLocation.country = searchCountry;
+        if (searchRegion) userLocation.region = searchRegion;
+        if (searchTimezone) userLocation.timezone = searchTimezone;
+
+        // Only include location in config if we have actual location data
+        const hasLocationData = searchCity || searchCountry || searchRegion || searchTimezone;
+
+        // Configure web search tool according to OpenAI Responses API specification
+        const searchTool = {
+            type: 'web_search_preview' as const, // Use literal type to ensure consistency
+        };
+
+        // Add optional configuration properties
+        const webSearchConfig: any = {};
+
+        if (contextSize) {
+            webSearchConfig.search_context_size = contextSize;
+        }
+
+        if (hasLocationData) {
+            webSearchConfig.user_location = userLocation;
+        }
+
+        return { ...searchTool, ...webSearchConfig };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transform messages for Responses API compatibility
+     * Handles the differences between Chat Completions and Responses API message formats
+     */
+    private applyToolMessageTransformation(input: any[]): any[] {
+        const transformedMessages: any[] = [];
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
+            const message = input[i];
+
+            try {
+                if (message.role === 'assistant' && message.tool_calls && Array.isArray(message.tool_calls)) {
+                    // Split assistant message with tool_calls into separate items (Responses API format)
+
+                    // Add assistant content first if present
+                    if (message.content !== undefined && message.content !== null) {
+                        const contentStr = typeof message.content === 'string' ? message.content : JSON.stringify(message.content);
+                        if (contentStr.trim().length > 0) {
+                            transformedMessages.push({
+                                role: 'assistant',
+                                content: contentStr,
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Transform each tool call to function_call format
+                    message.tool_calls.forEach((toolCall: any, index: number) => {
+                        if (!toolCall || !toolCall.function) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        const functionArgs = toolCall.function.arguments;
+                        const normalizedArgs =
+                            functionArgs === undefined || functionArgs === null
+                                ? undefined
+                                : typeof functionArgs === 'object'
+                                ? JSON.stringify(functionArgs)
+                                : String(functionArgs);
+
+                        transformedMessages.push({
+                            type: 'function_call',
+                            name: toolCall.function.name || '',
+                            arguments: normalizedArgs,
+                            call_id: toolCall.id || toolCall.call_id || `call_${Date.now()}_${index}`, // Ensure unique ID
+                        });
+                    });
+                } else if (message.role === 'tool') {
+                    // Transform tool message to function_call_output (Responses API format)
+                    if (!message.tool_call_id) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    const outputContent = message.content;
+                    const normalizedOutput = typeof outputContent === 'string' ? outputContent : JSON.stringify(outputContent || 'null');
+
+                    transformedMessages.push({
+                        type: 'function_call_output',
+                        call_id: message.tool_call_id,
+                        output: normalizedOutput,
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    // Pass through other message types without content modification
+                    // The Responses API can handle various content formats
+                    transformedMessages.push(message);
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                // Add the original message to prevent data loss
+                transformedMessages.push(message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Validate the final message structure
+        const validMessages = transformedMessages.filter((msg, index) => {
+            if (!msg || typeof msg !== 'object') {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        return validMessages;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get search tool cost for a specific model and context size
+     */
+    private getSearchToolCost(modelName: string): number {
+        if (!modelName) return 0;
+        // Normalize: remove built-in prefix and compare case-insensitively
+        const normalized = String(modelName)
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .replace(/^smythos\//, '');
+
+        // Match by prefix with any configured family in SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS
+        const match = Object.entries(SEARCH_TOOL_COSTS).find(([family]) => normalized.startsWith(family));
+        return match ? (match[1] as number) : 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process function call responses and integrate them back into the conversation
+     * This method helps maintain compatibility with the chat completion flow
+     */
+    public async processFunctionCallResults(toolsData: ToolData[]): Promise<ToolData[]> {
+        const processedTools: ToolData[] = [];
+
+        for (const tool of toolsData) {
+            if (!this.isValidToolData(tool)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                const processedTool: ToolData = {
+                    ...tool,
+                    // Ensure arguments are properly formatted as JSON string
+                    arguments: this.normalizeToolArguments(tool.arguments),
+                    // Ensure function property is properly structured for compatibility
+                    function: tool.function || {
+                        name: tool.name,
+                        arguments: this.normalizeToolArguments(tool.arguments),
+                    },
+                };
+
+                processedTools.push(processedTool);
+            } catch (error) {
+                // Add error information to the tool result
+                processedTools.push({
+                    ...tool,
+                    error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown processing error',
+                    result: undefined,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        return processedTools;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate tool choice parameter for Responses API
+     */
+    private validateToolChoice(toolChoice: any, availableTools: OpenAI.Responses.Tool[]): boolean {
+        if (!toolChoice) return true;
+
+        if (typeof toolChoice === 'string') {
+            const validStringChoices = ['auto', 'required', 'none'];
+            return validStringChoices.includes(toolChoice);
+        }
+
+        if (typeof toolChoice === 'object' && toolChoice !== null) {
+            // For specific function selection
+            if (toolChoice.type === 'function' && toolChoice.function?.name) {
+                // Check if the specified function exists in available tools
+                return availableTools.some((tool) => tool.type === 'function' && tool.name === toolChoice.function.name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upsert a web search tool entry in toolsData and return its index
+     */
+    private upsertWebSearchToolImmutable(toolsData: ToolData[], id: string, args: string = ''): { toolsData: ToolData[]; index: number } {
+        const existingIndex = toolsData.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+        if (existingIndex === -1) {
+            const index = toolsData.length;
+            const newItem: ToolData = {
+                index,
+                id,
+                type: TToolType.WebSearch,
+                name: 'web_search',
+                arguments: args,
+                role: 'tool',
+            } as ToolData;
+            const updated: ToolData[] = [...toolsData, newItem];
+            return { toolsData: updated, index };
+        }
+
+        if (args) {
+            const updated: ToolData[] = toolsData.map((t, idx) => (idx === existingIndex ? { ...t, arguments: args } : t));
+            return { toolsData: updated, index: existingIndex };
+        }
+
+        return { toolsData, index: existingIndex };
+    }
+}