[Dkm0315]

Problem

Gemini on Vertex AI rejects a whole request when any tool parameter has no type. Four T3 MCP tools take a model selection (t3_thread_launch, t3_thread_configure, t3_project_create, t3_project_update), and in all four provider, instanceId, model and options were advertised as {}. OpenCode threads on a Vertex-pinned Gemini model therefore failed on their first turn with "functionDeclaration parameters.defaultModelSelection.options schema didn't specify the schema type field".

Reproduction on main

The cause is ModelSelectionSource in packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.ts, which declared all four input fields as Schema.Unknown. On main (26e769d) I dumped the inputSchema that MCP tools/list returns (advertisedJsonSchema, the function McpHttpServer uses). Every one of those 16 fields has no type, and every other field in the tool list has one. I then added a contract test that fails on main:

vp test run packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.test.ts
 × ModelSelection gives every field a JSON Schema type, which Vertex AI requires of tool parameters
AssertionError: provider: expected [ undefined, 'null' ] to not include undefined

Change

Give the source fields their real types: provider is an optional string or null, instanceId an optional string, model a string, and options the encoded form of ProviderOptionSelections (the canonical array or the legacy object). Decoding still runs through the same wire schema. The existing tests pass unchanged: a legacy provider still migrates to instanceId, unknown drivers still decode, and legacy object options still normalize. This rebuilds the closed #21656 on current main.

agentContextBudget.json goes up by 944 bytes (48126 → 49070), because the four tools now describe these fields. Per AgentContextBudget.test.ts, that needs the agent-context-increase label. I did not run the mcp-tool-use eval, because it calls paid models. The change adds types to existing fields and leaves every tool description unchanged.

Scope

Bug fix. Fixes #21655, which shows the bug. One problem, no behaviour change beyond the fix.

Verification

• Before: the new test fails on main plus the test commit, and the tools/list dump shows the 16 fields as untyped. After: the test passes, and the dump shows string, string, string, anyOf[array, object] for each tool.
• modelSelection.test.ts, AgentContextBudget.test.ts, McpHttpServer.test.ts and the project and thread MCP handler tests pass.
• vp run check:changed passes.
• I did not make a live Vertex AI call, because it needs Google credentials and costs money.

Evidence

Before (main + regression test, with the tools/list field types):

After (this branch):

Model: Claude Opus 5.5
Harness: Muster Code
Reviewed and approved by Dhairya (@Dkm0315).

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at c5f7510

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This makes MCP model-selection fields advertise explicit JSON Schema types while retaining existing normalization and wire validation. The change does not alter model defaults or execution permissions and carries limited risk.

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Walkthrough

The ModelSelection schema now defines input types for provider, instanceId, model, and options. A test checks the generated JSON Schema property types. The MCP tool-list byte count increases from 49,792 to 50,736.

Changes: Model selection schema

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Schema contract and validation packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.ts, packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.test.ts, apps/server/src/provider/agentContextBudget.json	The schema assigns input schemas to provider, instanceId, model, and options. The test checks that generated property types are defined. The MCP tool-list byte count increases from 49,792 to 50,736.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Low · up to 9bf64

This change adds JSON Schema types to the MCP model-selection fields so that Vertex AI-pinned Gemini turns can run. The only remaining blocker is a CI budget check that needs a maintainer to apply the agent-context-increase label. Merge risk is low once the label is applied.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: the four MCP model-selection fields in ModelSelectionSource now declare JSON Schema types, which fixes the Vertex AI rejection. It follows the conventional commit form…
Description check		The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each contains specific content. It gives a reproduction, the cause in ModelSelectionSource, the link…
Linked Issues check		Active directly linked target: #21655. Closed #21656 is background only and adds no requirement. Requirement [#21655]: the MCP input schemas of t3_thread_launch, t3_thread_configure, t3_project_create…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR change set in the summary consists of packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.ts (type fix), packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.test.ts (regression test for the same fields), and apps/se…

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Explanation

The title names the main change: the four MCP model-selection fields in ModelSelectionSource now declare JSON Schema types, which fixes the Vertex AI rejection. It follows the conventional commit form and is specific to the changeset. It is 74 characters, slightly long but acceptable.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each contains specific content. It gives a reproduction, the cause in ModelSelectionSource, the linked issue #21655, the test commands and results, and the evidence images. It names the model and harness as the template asks. It also states what was not checked, which is a Verification requirement. The Scope section links the issue and says why no separate issue is needed. The description does not repeat the conventional commit title from the template comment, but that is optional guidance.

Full details: Linked Issues check

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Active directly linked target: #21655. Closed #21656 is background only and adds no requirement. Requirement [#21655]: the MCP input schemas of t3_thread_launch, t3_thread_configure, t3_project_create and t3_project_update must give provider, instanceId, model and options a JSON Schema type so Vertex AI accepts the tools. The whole-PR diff against merge base 1535f3f to head 9bf647e confirms the fix in packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.ts: provider is Schema.optional(Schema.NullOr(Schema.String)), instanceId is Schema.optional(Schema.String), model is Schema.String, and options is Schema.optional(Schema.toEncoded(ProviderOptionSelections)). These replace Schema.Unknown, so the generated schema carries types. Decoding still runs through ModelSelectionWire. The regression test in modelSelection.test.ts covers the typed fields. The incremental change since the previous head only updates agentContextBudget.json; it does not alter the schema code. Test results are taken from the PR description and were not re-run. Live Vertex verification is not a coding requirement.

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The whole-PR change set in the summary consists of packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.ts (type fix), packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.test.ts (regression test for the same fields), and apps/server/src/provider/agentContextBudget.json (budget measurement). The budget file change follows from the typed tool fields, as the PR description and the Agent context budget check state. The incremental diff from previous head f998001 to 9bf647e changes only agentContextBudget.json among inspected paths; its values for claudeSystemAppendBytes and codexAdditionalContextBytes shift with the merge of main, which is a measurement, not new behavior. The full incremental file list could not be read because the diff metadata exceeded the inspection buffer, so unrelated changes outside the inspected paths remain unverified. No unrelated behavior change appears in the inspected evidence.

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Add a description that follows the repository template. Include these sections:
Problem (the missing JSON Schema types for ModelSelection fields and the effect
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- Line 4: Review the mcpToolListJsonBytes increase against the approved
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Obtain approval for the budget increase.

The budget check fails because this value increased by 944 bytes and ALLOW_INCREASE is false. Ask a maintainer to add the agent-context-increase label, then rerun the check.

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[coderabbitai]

@Dkm0315 Thanks for clarifying. The 944-byte increase follows the schema fix. I’m not asking you to reduce it.

A maintainer needs to review the increase and apply agent-context-increase. The budget check should then be rerun. I have not verified the current label or check status, so I’m not marking this finding as addressed.

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[juliusmarminge]

The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

these checks fail on f5fc283, also when run again: Agent context budget, and the rework changed nothing:

No code change. The failing 'Agent context budget' check fails by design: it rejects any increase in agentContextBudget.json over main unless the PR has the agent-context-increase label (ALLOW_INCREASE=false in the run). Reproduced locally with the same jq comparison against current origin/main (d412871): mcpToolListJsonBytes: 48126 -> 49070 (+944). Main has not touched the budget or modelSelection files since the PR's base, so there was nothing to merge. The increase is inherent to the fix: on main the four model-selection fields are advertised as {} in t3_thread_launch, t3_thread_configure, t3_project_create and t3_project_update, which is exactly what Vertex AI rejects, so declaring any type makes the tool list larger. I measured a looser options schema (untyped array|object); it would cut the growth to roughly 250 bytes but the check would still fail, and agents would lose the option item shape, so I did not make it. The only other way to pass is cutting about 944 bytes of unrelated MCP tool descriptions, which changes model-facing text, needs the paid evals rerun and is out of scope. Next step: a maintainer adds the agent-context-increase label and the check is rerun.

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[Dkm0315]

Merged current main into this branch, which fixes the conflict. The only conflict was the mcpToolListJsonBytes number in agentContextBudget.json. Since this PR branched, main lowered it to 48099 (#34950, #33428). This fix adds the same 944 bytes on top of that, so the new value is 49043. AgentContextBudget.test.ts agrees with that number, and every test job passes on f998001a88.

The one red check left is Agent context budget, which fails by design. It needs a maintainer to add the agent-context-increase label. The extra bytes are the type declarations on the four model-selection fields, which is the fix itself.

Model: Claude Opus 5.5
Harness: Muster Code
Reviewed and approved by Dhairya (@Dkm0315).