Tools

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import { OpenRouter, tool } from '@openrouter/sdk';
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import { z } from 'zod';
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const weatherTool = tool({
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  name: 'get_weather',
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  description: 'Get the current weather for a location',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    location: z.string().describe('City name, e.g., "San Francisco, CA"'),
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  }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({
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    temperature: z.number(),
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    conditions: z.string(),
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  }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    // params is typed as { location: string }
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    const weather = await fetchWeather(params.location);
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    return {
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      temperature: weather.temp,
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      conditions: weather.description,
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    };
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  },
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});

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const calculatorTool = tool({
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  name: 'calculate',
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  description: 'Perform a mathematical calculation',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    expression: z.string().describe('Math expression like "2 + 2"'),
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  }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({
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    result: z.number(),
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  }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    const result = eval(params.expression); // Use a safer eval in production
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    return { result };
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  },
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});

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const searchTool = tool({
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  name: 'search_database',
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  description: 'Search documents with progress updates',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    query: z.string(),
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    limit: z.number().default(10),
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  }),
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  // eventSchema triggers generator mode
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  eventSchema: z.object({
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    progress: z.number().min(0).max(100),
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    message: z.string(),
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  }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({
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    results: z.array(z.string()),
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    totalFound: z.number(),
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  }),
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  // execute is now an async generator
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  execute: async function* (params) {
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    yield { progress: 0, message: 'Starting search...' };
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    const results = [];
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    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
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      yield { progress: (i + 1) * 20, message: `Searching batch ${i + 1}...` };
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      results.push(...await searchBatch(params.query, i));
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    }
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    // Final yield is the output
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    yield { progress: 100, message: 'Complete!' };
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    // Return the final result (or yield it as last value)
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    return {
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      results: results.slice(0, params.limit),
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      totalFound: results.length,
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    };
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  },
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});

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const manualTool = tool({
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  name: 'send_email',
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  description: 'Send an email (requires user confirmation)',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    to: z.string().email(),
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    subject: z.string(),
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    body: z.string(),
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  }),
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  execute: false, // Manual handling required
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});

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const inputSchema = z.object({
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  // Required parameters
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  query: z.string().describe('Search query'),
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  // Optional with default
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  limit: z.number().default(10).describe('Max results'),
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  // Optional without default
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  filter: z.string().optional().describe('Filter expression'),
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  // Enum values
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  sortBy: z.enum(['relevance', 'date', 'popularity']).default('relevance'),
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  // Nested objects
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  options: z.object({
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    caseSensitive: z.boolean().default(false),
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    wholeWord: z.boolean().default(false),
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  }).optional(),
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  // Arrays
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  tags: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
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});

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const outputSchema = z.object({
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  results: z.array(z.object({
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    id: z.string(),
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    title: z.string(),
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    score: z.number(),
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  })),
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  metadata: z.object({
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    totalCount: z.number(),
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    searchTimeMs: z.number(),
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  }),
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});

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const eventSchema = z.object({
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  stage: z.enum(['initializing', 'processing', 'finalizing']),
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  progress: z.number(),
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  currentItem: z.string().optional(),
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});

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import type { InferToolInput, InferToolOutput, InferToolEvent } from '@openrouter/sdk';
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// Get the input type
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type WeatherInput = InferToolInput<typeof weatherTool>;
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// { location: string }
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// Get the output type
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type WeatherOutput = InferToolOutput<typeof weatherTool>;
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// { temperature: number; conditions: string }
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// Get event type (generator tools only)
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type SearchEvent = InferToolEvent<typeof searchTool>;
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// { progress: number; message: string }

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const openrouter = new OpenRouter({ apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY });
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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'What is the weather in Tokyo?',
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  tools: [weatherTool],
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});
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// Tools are automatically executed
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const text = await result.getText();
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// "The weather in Tokyo is 22°C and sunny."

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Search for TypeScript tutorials and calculate 2+2',
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  tools: [searchTool, calculatorTool],
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});

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'What is the weather?',
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  tools: [weatherTool, searchTool] as const,
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  maxToolRounds: 0, // Get tool calls without executing
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});
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// Tool calls are typed as union of tool inputs
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for await (const toolCall of result.getToolCallsStream()) {
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  if (toolCall.name === 'get_weather') {
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    // toolCall.arguments is typed as { location: string }
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    console.log('Weather for:', toolCall.arguments.location);
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  }
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}

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const contextAwareTool = tool({
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  name: 'context_tool',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ data: z.string() }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({ result: z.string() }),
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  execute: async (params, context) => {
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    console.log('Turn number:', context?.numberOfTurns);
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    console.log('Message history:', context?.turnRequest?.input);
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    console.log('Model:', context?.turnRequest?.model);
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    return { result: `Processed on turn ${context?.numberOfTurns}` };
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  },
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});

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import { OpenRouter, tool } from '@openrouter/sdk';
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import { z } from 'zod';
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const weatherTool = tool({
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  name: 'get_weather',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ location: z.string() }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({ temperature: z.number() }),
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  execute: async ({ location }) => {
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    return { temperature: await fetchTemperature(location) };
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  },
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});
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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'What is the weather in Paris?',
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  tools: [weatherTool],
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});
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// getText() waits for all tool execution to complete
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const text = await result.getText();
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// "The weather in Paris is 18°C."

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Research this topic thoroughly',
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  tools: [searchTool, analyzeTool],
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  maxToolRounds: 3, // Stop after 3 rounds of tool execution
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});

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Research and analyze',
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  tools: [searchTool],
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  maxToolRounds: (context) => {
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    // Continue if under 5 turns
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    return context.numberOfTurns < 5;
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  },
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});

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'What is the weather in Tokyo and Paris?',
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  tools: [weatherTool],
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  maxToolRounds: 0, // Don't auto-execute
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});
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const toolCalls = await result.getToolCalls();
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for (const call of toolCalls) {
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  console.log(`Tool: ${call.name}`);
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  console.log(`ID: ${call.id}`);
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  console.log(`Arguments:`, call.arguments);
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}

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Check weather in multiple cities',
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  tools: [weatherTool],
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  maxToolRounds: 0,
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});
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for await (const toolCall of result.getToolCallsStream()) {
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  console.log(`Received tool call: ${toolCall.name}`);
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  // Process each tool call as it arrives
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  const weatherResult = await processWeatherRequest(toolCall.arguments);
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  console.log('Result:', weatherResult);
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}

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const searchTool = tool({
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  name: 'search',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ query: z.string() }),
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  eventSchema: z.object({ progress: z.number(), status: z.string() }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({ results: z.array(z.string()) }),
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  execute: async function* ({ query }) {
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    yield { progress: 25, status: 'Searching...' };
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    yield { progress: 50, status: 'Processing...' };
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    yield { progress: 75, status: 'Ranking...' };
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    yield { progress: 100, status: 'Complete' };
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    return { results: ['result1', 'result2'] };
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  },
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});
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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Search for TypeScript tutorials',
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  tools: [searchTool],
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});
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for await (const event of result.getToolStream()) {
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  switch (event.type) {
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    case 'delta':
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      // Raw argument delta from the model
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      process.stdout.write(event.content);
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      break;
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    case 'preliminary_result':
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      // Progress from generator tool
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      console.log(`Progress: ${event.result.progress}% - ${event.result.status}`);
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      break;
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  }
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}

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Get weather in Paris, Tokyo, and New York simultaneously',
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  tools: [weatherTool],
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});
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// All three weather calls execute in parallel
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const text = await result.getText();

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const confirmTool = tool({
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  name: 'send_email',
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  description: 'Send an email (requires confirmation)',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    to: z.string().email(),
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    subject: z.string(),
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    body: z.string(),
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  }),
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  execute: false, // Manual handling
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});
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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Send an email to [email protected]',
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  tools: [confirmTool],
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  maxToolRounds: 0,
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});
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const toolCalls = await result.getToolCalls();
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for (const call of toolCalls) {
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  if (call.name === 'send_email') {
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    // Show confirmation UI
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    const confirmed = await showConfirmDialog(call.arguments);
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    if (confirmed) {
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      await sendEmail(call.arguments);
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    }
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  }
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}

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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'What is 2+2 and the weather in Paris?',
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  tools: [calculatorTool, weatherTool],
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});
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const response = await result.getResponse();
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// Response includes all execution rounds
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console.log('Final output:', response.output);
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console.log('Usage:', response.usage);

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const riskyTool = tool({
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  name: 'risky_operation',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ input: z.string() }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({ result: z.string() }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    if (params.input === 'fail') {
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      throw new Error('Operation failed: invalid input');
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    }
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    return { result: 'success' };
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  },
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});
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const result = openrouter.callModel({
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  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
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  input: 'Try the risky operation with "fail"',
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  tools: [riskyTool],
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});
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// Model receives error message and can respond appropriately
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const text = await result.getText();
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// "I tried the operation but it failed with: Operation failed: invalid input"

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const strictTool = tool({
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  name: 'strict',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    email: z.string().email(),
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    age: z.number().min(0).max(150),
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  }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    // Only runs with valid input
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    return { valid: true };
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  },
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});

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const robustTool = tool({
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  name: 'fetch_data',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ url: z.string().url() }),
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  outputSchema: z.object({
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    data: z.unknown().optional(),
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    error: z.string().optional(),
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  }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    try {
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      const response = await fetch(params.url);
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      if (!response.ok) {
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        return { error: `HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}` };
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      }
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      return { data: await response.json() };
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    } catch (error) {
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      return { error: `Failed to fetch: ${error.message}` };
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    }
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  },
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});

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// Good: Clear name and description
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const tool1 = tool({
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  name: 'search_knowledge_base',
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  description: 'Search the company knowledge base for documents, FAQs, and policies. Returns relevant articles with snippets.',
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  // ...
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});
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// Avoid: Vague or generic
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const tool2 = tool({
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  name: 'search',
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  description: 'Searches stuff',
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  // ...
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});

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const inputSchema = z.object({
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  query: z.string().describe('Natural language search query'),
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  maxResults: z.number()
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    .min(1)
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    .max(100)
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    .default(10)
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    .describe('Maximum number of results to return (1-100)'),
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  dateRange: z.enum(['day', 'week', 'month', 'year', 'all'])
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    .default('all')
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    .describe('Filter results by time period'),
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});

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const createUserTool = tool({
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  name: 'create_user',
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  inputSchema: z.object({
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    email: z.string().email(),
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    name: z.string(),
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  }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    // Check if user exists first
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    const existing = await findUserByEmail(params.email);
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    if (existing) {
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      return { userId: existing.id, created: false };
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    }
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    const user = await createUser(params);
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    return { userId: user.id, created: true };
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  },
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});

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const longRunningTool = tool({
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  name: 'process_data',
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  inputSchema: z.object({ dataId: z.string() }),
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  execute: async (params) => {
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    const timeoutMs = 30000;
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    const result = await Promise.race([
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      processData(params.dataId),
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      new Promise((_, reject) =>
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        setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Operation timed out')), timeoutMs)
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      ),
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    ]);
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    return result;
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  },
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});