From 2dfa7cf7c0af8c024985829d0ebd35c26885b9c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deepanshu Pal <40927968+DeepanshuPal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:29:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(moonshot): flatten empty text content lists

---
 .../prompt_templates/common_utils.py          |  8 +++-
 .../test_moonshot_chat_transformation.py      | 43 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
index 7fedefa4025..2d1f614b0ff 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ def handle_messages_with_content_list_to_str_conversion(
     """
     for message in messages:
         texts = convert_content_list_to_str(message=message)
-        if texts:
+        content = message.get("content")
+        is_text_only_list = (
+            isinstance(content, list)
+            and bool(content)
+            and all(isinstance(part, dict) and part.get("type") == "text" for part in content)
+        )
+        if texts or is_text_only_list:
             message["content"] = texts
     return messages
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/llms/moonshot/test_moonshot_chat_transformation.py b/tests/unit/llms/moonshot/test_moonshot_chat_transformation.py
index c39affc18a8..c7ca43fd60c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/llms/moonshot/test_moonshot_chat_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/llms/moonshot/test_moonshot_chat_transformation.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Moonshot AI is an OpenAI-compatible provider with minor customizations.
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-
 import pytest
 
 import litellm
@@ -433,6 +432,48 @@ class TestMoonshotConfig:
         assert isinstance(result["messages"][0]["content"], str)
         assert result["messages"][0]["content"] == "Hello, how are you?"
 
+    def test_transform_messages_flattens_empty_text_for_tool_call(self):
+        """Moonshot accepts an empty string, but rejects an empty text part."""
+        config = MoonshotChatConfig()
+        messages = [
+            {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": [{"type": "text", "text": ""}],
+                "tool_calls": [
+                    {
+                        "id": "call_1",
+                        "type": "function",
+                        "function": {"name": "foo", "arguments": "{}"},
+                    }
+                ],
+            }
+        ]
+
+        result = config.transform_request(
+            model="moonshot-v1-8k",
+            messages=messages,
+            optional_params={},
+            litellm_params={},
+            headers={},
+        )
+
+        assert result["messages"][0]["content"] == ""
+
+    def test_transform_messages_preserves_empty_content_list(self):
+        """An empty list has no text parts to flatten."""
+        config = MoonshotChatConfig()
+        messages = [{"role": "assistant", "content": [], "tool_calls": []}]
+
+        result = config.transform_request(
+            model="moonshot-v1-8k",
+            messages=messages,
+            optional_params={},
+            litellm_params={},
+            headers={},
+        )
+
+        assert result["messages"][0]["content"] == []
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # Tests for fill_reasoning_content                                     #
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #