From 5069ce92a08c8a8ccee097875b6fde132f9a5eaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel <57051444+daniel-lxs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:16:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: change tool_choice from required to auto for native
 protocol (#9242)

---
 src/core/task/Task.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/core/task/Task.ts b/src/core/task/Task.ts
index fd9611af28..c9a8314030 100644
--- a/src/core/task/Task.ts
+++ b/src/core/task/Task.ts
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 			mode: mode,
 			taskId: this.taskId,
 			// Include tools and tool protocol when using native protocol and model supports it
-			...(shouldIncludeTools ? { tools: allTools, tool_choice: "required", toolProtocol } : {}),
+			...(shouldIncludeTools ? { tools: allTools, tool_choice: "auto", toolProtocol } : {}),
 		}
 
 		// The provider accepts reasoning items alongside standard messages; cast to the expected parameter type.