fix: stream reasoning_content in LM Studio provider

[daewoongoh]

Related GitHub Issue

Closes: #1075

Description

Reasoning models served by LM Studio stream their thinking in a dedicated reasoning_content (or
reasoning) delta field. The LM Studio handler only read delta.content and passed it through
TagMatcher to extract <think>/<thought> tags, so the entire thought stream was silently
dropped for these models.

The repo already has a shared helper for exactly this — extractReasoningFromDelta in
src/api/providers/utils/extract-reasoning.ts — used by 13 providers (openai, deepseek,
lite-llm, kenari, mimo, qwen-code, requesty, unbound, opencode-go,
base-openai-compatible-provider, …). LM Studio was the only one still missing it. That is why
the reporter saw the same model + same LM Studio instance display thinking correctly through the
OpenAI Compatible provider but not through the LM Studio provider.

The fix mirrors the existing call site in openai.ts rather than introducing a new pattern:

const reasoningText = extractReasoningFromDelta(delta)
if (reasoningText) {
    reasoningOutput += reasoningText
    yield { type: "reasoning", text: reasoningText }
}

Test Procedure

Automated. Three tests added to src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts, following the
existing patterns in openai.spec.ts:

• streams reasoning chunks from delta.reasoning_content — the issue reproduction; asserts both the
  reasoning chunk and the text chunk are emitted, so a regression that breaks content handling
  is also caught
• falls back to delta.reasoning when reasoning_content is absent — the helper's fallback path
• still parses <think> tags embedded in content — regression guard for models that inline reasoning
  as tags (this one passes before the fix too; it exists to pin existing behaviour)

Verified these are genuine regression tests, not just passing tests: with the handler reverted to its
pre-fix state the reasoning tests fail (0 reasoning chunks emitted); with the fix they pass.

cd src
npx vitest run api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts

Manual verification was not possible — I don't have an LM Studio instance with a reasoning model
in this environment. The tests exercise the delta shapes the issue describes, but a reviewer with the
reporter's setup (LM Studio 0.4.20 + Qwen3.6 35B A3B) confirming thinking now renders would be
valuable before merge.

Pre-Submission Checklist

• Issue Linked: This PR is linked to an approved GitHub Issue (see "Related GitHub Issue" above).
• Scope: My changes are focused on the linked issue (one major feature/fix per PR).
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• Testing: New and/or updated tests have been added to cover my changes (if applicable).
• Visual Snapshot (UI changes only): N/A — no UI changes; this is provider stream-parsing logic.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Improvements
  • Improved LM Studio streaming to reliably capture and display AI reasoning.
  • Added support for reasoning delivered through multiple response formats, including streamed reasoning updates.
  • Preserved support for reasoning embedded in <think> tags.
  • Reasoning is now included in output token usage counts, improving usage reporting during streamed responses.
  • Streaming responses now maintain more consistent reasoning and visible answer content, even when multiple reasoning formats are combined.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

LM Studio streaming extracts reasoning from reasoning_content and reasoning delta fields, emits separate reasoning events, preserves <think> tag parsing, and includes reasoning in output-token counts. Tests cover each streaming format.

Changes

LM Studio reasoning output

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Reasoning delta extraction and accounting src/api/providers/lm-studio.ts	The provider extracts dedicated reasoning deltas, emits reasoning events separately from visible content, preserves TagMatcher processing, and counts both output types.
Reasoning stream regression coverage src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts	Tests cover reasoning_content, the reasoning fallback, field precedence, and embedded <think> tags.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 45f4f

This change restores streamed reasoning output from LM Studio while preserving normal text and tagged reasoning parsing, with tests covering the supported delta formats. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related issues

• [ENHANCEMENT] Align openai, requesty, unbound, and opencode-go providers to use shared extractReasoningFromDelta helper #570 — Both changes use shared reasoning-delta extraction with reasoning_content fallback to reasoning.

Possibly related PRs

• Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#449 — Updates streaming reasoning extraction in another provider.
• Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#588 — Adds related LM Studio reasoning-delta handling.
• Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#886 — Tests provider streaming extraction of reasoning_content.

Suggested reviewers: navedmerchant

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LMStudio
  participant LMStudioProvider
  participant TagMatcher
  participant Output
  LMStudio->>LMStudioProvider: Send streaming delta
  LMStudioProvider->>LMStudioProvider: Extract reasoning_content or reasoning
  LMStudioProvider->>Output: Emit reasoning event
  LMStudioProvider->>TagMatcher: Process visible content
  TagMatcher->>Output: Emit text or tagged reasoning event

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main fix: streaming reasoning_content in the LM Studio provider.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the linked issue, implementation details, test procedure, checklist, and documentation impact.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #1075 by streaming reasoning_content and reasoning fields while preserving existing content and tag parsing.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The code changes are limited to LM Studio reasoning extraction and focused regression tests for the linked issue.
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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)

src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts (2)

129-133: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the new output-token contract.

Add a deterministic assertion for the usage.outputTokens chunk. It must include both dedicated reasoning text and visible content; otherwise the accounting change in src/api/providers/lm-studio.ts Lines 165-167 can regress without failing these tests.

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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts` around lines 129 - 133, Add an
assertion in the test covering handler.createMessage to verify the
usage.outputTokens chunk includes both dedicated reasoning text and visible
content, using deterministic expected values from the mocked stream. Preserve
the existing reasoning and text chunk assertions.

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129-133: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the emitted chunk order.

src/test-utils/stream.ts yields fixture chunks in order, but toContainEqual checks only membership. In the reasoning_content and <think> cases, compare the filtered reasoning and text chunks as an ordered array so a text-before-reasoning regression fails.

Also applies to: 164-166

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts` around lines 129 - 133, Update
the assertions in the affected reasoning_content and <think> test cases around
handler.createMessage to filter the emitted chunks to reasoning and text entries
and compare the resulting array in order, expecting reasoning before text.
Replace the membership-only toContainEqual checks while preserving the existing
chunk values and test coverage.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts`:
- Around line 129-133: Add an assertion in the test covering
handler.createMessage to verify the usage.outputTokens chunk includes both
dedicated reasoning text and visible content, using deterministic expected
values from the mocked stream. Preserve the existing reasoning and text chunk
assertions.
- Around line 129-133: Update the assertions in the affected reasoning_content
and <think> test cases around handler.createMessage to filter the emitted chunks
to reasoning and text entries and compare the resulting array in order,
expecting reasoning before text. Replace the membership-only toContainEqual
checks while preserving the existing chunk values and test coverage.

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Looks good - had 1 test nit

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src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts (1)

115-133: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add an assertion for the usage chunk.

This test verifies reasoning and text chunks, but it does not verify outputTokens. Assert that the final usage event includes the streamed reasoning text in token accounting.

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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts` around lines 115 - 133, Extend
the test case around handler.createMessage to assert the final usage event’s
outputTokens includes the streamed reasoning text, in addition to the existing
reasoning and answer chunk assertions. Use the expected token count from the
mock stream’s usage data.

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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/lmstudio.spec.ts`:
- Around line 115-133: Extend the test case around handler.createMessage to
assert the final usage event’s outputTokens includes the streamed reasoning
text, in addition to the existing reasoning and answer chunk assertions. Use the
expected token count from the mock stream’s usage data.

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