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Related GitHub Issue

Closes: #717

Description

Anthropic prompt caching was gated on a hard-coded 19-model-id switch (in two places in src/api/providers/anthropic.ts), so:

  • custom or newly added Anthropic models that support caching silently got NO cache_control breakpoints and no prompt-caching-2024-07-31 beta header (they fell to default:), inflating cost/latency;
  • the list duplicated knowledge the ModelInfo registry already carries.

Both switches are now a single capability check, if (info.supportsPromptCache), where info is the resolved model info (this.getModel()) already in scope. Where breakpoints are inserted is unchanged — only the condition changed.

Behavior notes (verified against the registry):

  • All 20 models in packages/types/src/providers/anthropic.ts have supportsPromptCache: true, and the old 19-id list covers the registry exactly — so no registry model changes behavior.
  • One intended improvement: the virtual id claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219:thinking previously fell to default (uncached) because the switch matched exact strings; it now resolves to its base model's info and gets caching — exactly the bug class this issue fixes.
  • Unknown/custom ids resolve through guessModelInfoFromId, which always yields a registry ModelInfo; in the worst theoretical case of an undefined flag, if (undefined) preserves the old no-caching default. No unsafe path.

Test Procedure

  • src/api/providers/__tests__/anthropic.spec.ts (+2 tests):
    • custom id claude-sonnet-5-bf (not in the old list; family-guessed info with supportsPromptCache: true) now receives system/message cache_control and the beta header — fails on main.
    • supportsPromptCache: false (spy-injected) sends a plain system block, no message cache_control, no beta header — fails on main.
  • cd src && ./node_modules/.bin/vitest run api/providers/__tests__/anthropic.spec.ts → 67/67 passed; related suites (anthropic-vertex, anthropic-filter, transform/caching/anthropic) → 64/64 passed.
  • git diff -w confirms the provider change is condition-only (the visible diff is switch→if re-indent).
  • ESLint on both files → clean.

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Additional Notes

The nested second check (beta header) is now technically redundant (same info, no mutation between), but it mirrors the old structure 1:1 to keep the diff reviewable; happy to simplify in a follow-up if preferred.

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  • New Features

    • Prompt caching now works with a broader range of Anthropic models when supported by their model configuration.
    • Supported models automatically optimize requests using prompt-cache breakpoints for system prompts and recent user messages.
    • Models without prompt-caching support continue to send standard requests without cache settings or beta headers.
    • Prompt-cache support is determined by the selected model’s capabilities, including custom model configurations.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Anthropic request failures now provide consistent error handling and telemetry across supported and unsupported models.

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The Anthropic provider now uses info.supportsPromptCache instead of hard-coded model IDs. Tests cover cache behavior, unsupported models, telemetry, and error wrapping.

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Anthropic prompt caching

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Capability-gated request construction
src/api/providers/anthropic.ts, src/api/providers/__tests__/anthropic.spec.ts
createMessage applies ephemeral cache controls and the prompt-caching beta header when supportsPromptCache is true. Otherwise, it sends unmodified messages without request options. Tests cover custom models, content blocks, system-only caching, and changing capability values.
Telemetry and error validation
src/api/providers/__tests__/anthropic.spec.ts
Tests verify telemetry capture and ApiProviderError wrapping for failures in both cacheable and non-cacheable paths.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #717 requires capability-based Anthropic prompt caching. src/api/providers/anthropic.ts now reads info.supportsPromptCache once per request. When true, it adds cache_control to the system …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to Anthropic request handling and related tests. The tests directly verify the linked prompt-cache behavior and preservation of error and telemetry behavior. No unrelated chang…
Regression Evidence ✅ Passed Focused provider-level coverage is present for the changed behavior. anthropic.spec.ts tests an unlisted cache-capable custom model, the supportsPromptCache: false branch, the maxTokens-undefine…
Security Boundaries ✅ Passed No concrete security-boundary failure is introduced. The changed path only selects Anthropic prompt-cache request fields from the locally resolved ModelInfo.supportsPromptCache; it does not execute …
Persistence Integrity ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only Anthropic request construction and tests. The changed provider path awaits both client.messages.create calls, and it does not call persistence APIs or write appli…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup ✅ Passed PASS. The changed runtime path only selects prompt-cache request construction from info.supportsPromptCache and reads that flag once. It adds no listener, watcher, timer, task, cancellation, disposa…
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- Around line 661-694: Update the telemetry assertions in the Anthropic
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Resolve supportsPromptCache once per request.

createMessage evaluates info.supportsPromptCache twice. A getter that returns true first can add cache_control, then return false during header construction and omit prompt-caching-2024-07-31. Capture the capability at the request boundary and use it for both branches. Update this test to assert the matching beta header.

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construction, preventing inconsistent getter results. Adjust the affected test
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