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[Fix] Reasoning models stop thinking after model selection #1349

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fix(reasoning): apply model defaults when settings unset
roomote Aug 22, 2026
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test(reasoning): cover default state matrix
roomote Aug 22, 2026
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test(reasoning): strengthen reasoning effort edge-case coverage
edelauna Aug 27, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/reasoning-defaults-0j945ts7kju2e
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78 changes: 78 additions & 0 deletions src/api/providers/__tests__/nanogpt.spec.ts
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Expand Up @@ -171,6 +171,76 @@ describe("NanoGptHandler", () => {
expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).not.toHaveProperty("max_completion_tokens")
})

it("uses the model's advertised reasoning effort when settings are unset", async () => {
vi.mocked(getModels).mockResolvedValue({
"model:thinking": {
maxTokens: 128000,
contextWindow: 1050000,
supportsPromptCache: false,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["disable", "low", "high"],
reasoningEffort: "high",
},
})

await collectStream(new NanoGptHandler({ nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking" }).createMessage("sys", messages))

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ reasoning_effort: "high" })
})

it("uses the first supported effort when the model cannot disable reasoning", async () => {
vi.mocked(getModels).mockResolvedValue({
"model:thinking": {
maxTokens: 128000,
contextWindow: 1050000,
supportsPromptCache: false,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["high", "medium", "low"],
},
})

await collectStream(new NanoGptHandler({ nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking" }).createMessage("sys", messages))

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ reasoning_effort: "low" })
})

it.each([undefined, true] as const)(
"omits reasoning effort when the disable option is selected and enableReasoningEffort is %s",
async (enableReasoningEffort) => {
await collectStream(
new NanoGptHandler({
nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking",
enableReasoningEffort,
reasoningEffort: "disable",
}).createMessage("sys", messages),
)

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).not.toHaveProperty("reasoning_effort")
},
)

it("resolves none to the canonical lowest supported effort when reasoning is enabled", async () => {
await collectStream(
new NanoGptHandler({
nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking",
enableReasoningEffort: true,
reasoningEffort: "none",
}).createMessage("sys", messages),
)

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ reasoning_effort: "low" })
})

it("omits reasoning effort when reasoning is explicitly disabled", async () => {
await collectStream(
new NanoGptHandler({
nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking",
enableReasoningEffort: false,
reasoningEffort: "high",
}).createMessage("sys", messages),
)

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).not.toHaveProperty("reasoning_effort")
})

it("keeps Muse Spark tool-result history contiguous across turns", async () => {
const modelId = "meta/muse-spark-1.2-contributor"
vi.mocked(getModels).mockResolvedValue({
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -337,6 +407,14 @@ describe("NanoGptHandler", () => {
})

describe("completePrompt", () => {
it("uses the same default reasoning effort as streaming requests", async () => {
mockCreate.mockResolvedValue({ choices: [{ message: { content: "response" } }] })

await new NanoGptHandler({ nanoGptModelId: "model:thinking" }).completePrompt("prompt")

expect(mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ reasoning_effort: "low" })
})

it("requests cache-capable routing without changing the completion model ID", async () => {
mockCreate.mockResolvedValue({ choices: [{ message: { content: "response" } }] })
const handler = new NanoGptHandler({
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27 changes: 19 additions & 8 deletions src/api/providers/nanogpt.ts
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Expand Up @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
nanoGptDefaultModelId,
nanoGptDefaultModelInfo,
providerIdentifiers,
type ModelInfo,
type NanoGptRoutingPreference,
} from "@roo-code/types"

Expand All @@ -32,15 +33,25 @@ const NANO_GPT_MERGED_TOOL_RESULT_MODELS = new Set(["meta/muse-spark-1.2-contrib
const OPENAI_REASONING_EFFORTS = ["low", "medium", "high"] as const
type OpenAiReasoningEffort = (typeof OPENAI_REASONING_EFFORTS)[number]

function getReasoningEffort(options: ApiHandlerOptions, supported: unknown): OpenAiReasoningEffort | undefined {
const effort = options.reasoningEffort
const selectedEffort = OPENAI_REASONING_EFFORTS.find((candidate) => candidate === effort)
if (!selectedEffort) {
function getReasoningEffort(options: ApiHandlerOptions, info: ModelInfo): OpenAiReasoningEffort | undefined {
if (options.enableReasoningEffort === false || options.reasoningEffort === "disable") {
return undefined
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Apply the fallback when the model cannot disable reasoning.

When persisted settings contain "disable" or enableReasoningEffort: false from a previous model, and supportsReasoningEffort is an array without "disable", this early return skips the fallback at Lines 43-45. Both createMessage and completePrompt then omit reasoning_effort before ThinkingBudget can normalize the stale value.

Determine whether the explicit supported array includes "disable" before honoring the disable state. Otherwise, continue to the supported-effort fallback. Add regression cases for stale "disable" and enableReasoningEffort: false with supportsReasoningEffort: ["low", "high"].

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In `@src/api/providers/nanogpt.ts` around lines 37 - 38, Update the
reasoning-effort handling in createMessage and completePrompt so the disable
early return only applies when an explicit supportsReasoningEffort array
includes "disable"; otherwise route stale "disable" or enableReasoningEffort:
false through the existing supported-effort fallback. Add regression coverage
for both stale-value cases with supportsReasoningEffort set to ["low", "high"].

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}

if (supported === true || (Array.isArray(supported) && supported.includes(selectedEffort))) {
return selectedEffort
const supported = info.supportsReasoningEffort
const candidates = [options.reasoningEffort, info.reasoningEffort]
if (Array.isArray(supported) && !supported.includes("disable")) {
candidates.push(OPENAI_REASONING_EFFORTS.find((effort) => supported.includes(effort)))
}

for (const effort of candidates) {
const selectedEffort = OPENAI_REASONING_EFFORTS.find((candidate) => candidate === effort)
if (
selectedEffort &&
(supported === true || (Array.isArray(supported) && supported.includes(selectedEffort)))
) {
return selectedEffort
}
}

return undefined
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -114,7 +125,7 @@ export class NanoGptHandler extends RouterProvider implements SingleCompletionHa
body.temperature = this.options.modelTemperature
}

const reasoningEffort = getReasoningEffort(this.options, info.supportsReasoningEffort)
const reasoningEffort = getReasoningEffort(this.options, info)
if (reasoningEffort) {
body.reasoning_effort = reasoningEffort
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -165,7 +176,7 @@ export class NanoGptHandler extends RouterProvider implements SingleCompletionHa
body.temperature = this.options.modelTemperature
}

const reasoningEffort = getReasoningEffort(this.options, info.supportsReasoningEffort)
const reasoningEffort = getReasoningEffort(this.options, info)
if (reasoningEffort) {
body.reasoning_effort = reasoningEffort
}
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17 changes: 4 additions & 13 deletions webview-ui/src/components/settings/ThinkingBudget.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -99,12 +99,10 @@ export const ThinkingBudget = ({ apiConfiguration, setApiConfigurationField, mod
? ["disable", ...baseAvailableOptions]
: baseAvailableOptions

// Default reasoning effort - use model's default if available
// GPT-5 models have "medium" as their default in the model configuration
// Use the model's declared default when present; otherwise fall back based on requiredReasoningEffort.
const modelDefaultReasoningEffort = modelInfo?.reasoningEffort as ReasoningEffortExtended | undefined
const defaultReasoningEffort: ReasoningEffortOption = modelInfo?.requiredReasoningEffort
? modelDefaultReasoningEffort || "medium"
: "disable"
const defaultReasoningEffort: ReasoningEffortOption =
modelDefaultReasoningEffort ?? (modelInfo?.requiredReasoningEffort ? "medium" : "disable")
// Current reasoning effort from settings, or fall back to default.
// Clamp to availableOptions so the Select trigger always renders a valid option.
const storedReasoningEffort = apiConfiguration.reasoningEffort as ReasoningEffortOption | undefined
Expand All @@ -120,19 +118,12 @@ export const ThinkingBudget = ({ apiConfiguration, setApiConfigurationField, mod
useEffect(() => {
if (
isReasoningEffortSupported &&
modelInfo?.requiredReasoningEffort &&
storedReasoningEffort !== currentReasoningEffort &&
currentReasoningEffort !== "disable"
) {
setApiConfigurationField("reasoningEffort", currentReasoningEffort as ReasoningEffortExtended, false)
}
}, [
isReasoningEffortSupported,
storedReasoningEffort,
currentReasoningEffort,
modelInfo?.requiredReasoningEffort,
setApiConfigurationField,
])
}, [isReasoningEffortSupported, storedReasoningEffort, currentReasoningEffort, setApiConfigurationField])

// Sync enableReasoningEffort based on selection
// "disable" turns off reasoning; "none" is a valid level (reasoning enabled)
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125 changes: 124 additions & 1 deletion webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/ThinkingBudget.spec.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import React from "react"

import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@/utils/test-utils"

import type { ModelInfo } from "@roo-code/types"
import type { ModelInfo, ProviderSettings } from "@roo-code/types"

import { ThinkingBudget } from "../ThinkingBudget"

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -274,11 +274,13 @@ describe("ThinkingBudget", () => {
})

it("should fall back to first available option when stored value is not in the explicit array", () => {
const setApiConfigurationField = vi.fn()
// Covers the clamp branch: defaultReasoningEffort="disable" but array omits "disable"
render(
<ThinkingBudget
{...defaultProps}
apiConfiguration={{}}
setApiConfigurationField={setApiConfigurationField}
modelInfo={{
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["low", "high"],
Expand All @@ -288,6 +290,47 @@ describe("ThinkingBudget", () => {

// The select value should be "low" (first item), not "disable"
expect(screen.getByTestId("select")).toHaveAttribute("data-value", "low")
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", "low", false)
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("enableReasoningEffort", true, false)
})

it("should use and persist an optional model's advertised reasoning default", () => {
const setApiConfigurationField = vi.fn()
render(
<ThinkingBudget
{...defaultProps}
apiConfiguration={{}}
setApiConfigurationField={setApiConfigurationField}
modelInfo={{
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["disable", "high", "max"],
reasoningEffort: "high",
}}
/>,
)

expect(screen.getByTestId("select")).toHaveAttribute("data-value", "high")
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", "high", false)
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("enableReasoningEffort", true, false)
})

it("should preserve an explicit disable selection for optional reasoning", () => {
const setApiConfigurationField = vi.fn()
render(
<ThinkingBudget
{...defaultProps}
apiConfiguration={{ reasoningEffort: "disable", enableReasoningEffort: false }}
setApiConfigurationField={setApiConfigurationField}
modelInfo={{
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["disable", "high", "max"],
reasoningEffort: "high",
}}
/>,
)

expect(screen.getByTestId("select")).toHaveAttribute("data-value", "disable")
expect(setApiConfigurationField).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
})

it("should normalize an invalid disabled value to the default for required reasoning", () => {
Expand All @@ -310,6 +353,86 @@ describe("ThinkingBudget", () => {
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", "max", false)
})

it("should use the first supported effort when required reasoning has no advertised default", () => {
const setApiConfigurationField = vi.fn()
render(
<ThinkingBudget
{...defaultProps}
apiConfiguration={{}}
setApiConfigurationField={setApiConfigurationField}
modelInfo={{
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["low", "high"],
requiredReasoningEffort: true,
}}
/>,
)

expect(screen.getByTestId("select")).toHaveAttribute("data-value", "low")
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", "low", false)
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("enableReasoningEffort", true, false)
})

it.each<{
name: string
apiConfiguration: ProviderSettings
modelInfo: ModelInfo
expected: string
expectedWrite?: string
}>([
{
name: "keeps a supported stored effort over the model default",
apiConfiguration: { reasoningEffort: "low", enableReasoningEffort: true },
modelInfo: {
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["disable", "low", "high"],
reasoningEffort: "high",
},
expected: "low",
expectedWrite: undefined,
},
{
name: "normalizes an unsupported stored effort to the model default",
apiConfiguration: { reasoningEffort: "max", enableReasoningEffort: true },
modelInfo: {
...reasoningEffortModelInfo,
supportsReasoningEffort: ["disable", "low", "high"],
reasoningEffort: "high",
},
expected: "high",
expectedWrite: "high",
},
{
name: "defaults optional boolean reasoning support to disabled",
apiConfiguration: {},
modelInfo: reasoningEffortModelInfo,
expected: "disable",
expectedWrite: undefined,
},
])("$name", ({ apiConfiguration, modelInfo, expected, expectedWrite }) => {
const setApiConfigurationField = vi.fn()
render(
<ThinkingBudget
{...defaultProps}
apiConfiguration={apiConfiguration}
setApiConfigurationField={setApiConfigurationField}
modelInfo={modelInfo}
/>,
)

expect(screen.getByTestId("select")).toHaveAttribute("data-value", expected)
if (expectedWrite) {
expect(setApiConfigurationField).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", expectedWrite, false)
} else {
expect(setApiConfigurationField).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("reasoningEffort", expect.anything(), false)
expect(setApiConfigurationField).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"enableReasoningEffort",
expect.anything(),
false,
)
}
})

it("should fall back to rawReasoningEffort when availableOptions is empty", () => {
// Covers the ?? rawReasoningEffort branch when availableOptions[0] is undefined
render(
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