From 899ed6786047ffa4dbf9e6e138777debf9032743 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yucheng Zhu <yucheng@berri.ai>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:42:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(logging): bind litellm_metadata by reference in
 function_setup so guardrail info reaches spend logs

---
 litellm/utils.py                              |  2 +-
 .../test_litellm_logging.py                   | 52 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 944bb61d5e7..db78cc0af7f 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ def function_setup(
         if "metadata" in kwargs:
             litellm_params["metadata"] = kwargs["metadata"]
         if "litellm_metadata" in kwargs and isinstance(kwargs["litellm_metadata"], dict):
-            litellm_params["litellm_metadata"] = kwargs["litellm_metadata"].copy()
+            litellm_params["litellm_metadata"] = kwargs["litellm_metadata"]
             # For endpoints like /v1/messages that use "litellm_metadata" instead
             # of "metadata" (to avoid conflicting with provider API metadata fields),
             # populate litellm_params["metadata"] so callbacks (e.g. Langfuse) that
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
index edc257f4c3f..eaa4bd3e3fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
@@ -2992,6 +2992,58 @@ def test_function_setup_litellm_metadata_populates_metadata():
     ), "litellm_params['metadata'] should be a copy, not the same object"
 
 
+def test_function_setup_litellm_metadata_guardrail_writes_visible_after_setup():
+    """
+    Regression test for LIT-4512: guardrail writes into the request's
+    "litellm_metadata" bucket that happen AFTER function_setup (the proxy
+    initializes the logging object before pre-call guardrails run) must be
+    visible to the logging object and survive merge_litellm_metadata, so
+    /v1/messages spend logs carry guardrail_information and
+    applied_guardrails just like /v1/chat/completions.
+    """
+    import litellm
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import get_or_create_metadata_bucket
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import StandardLoggingPayloadSetup
+
+    kwargs = {
+        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
+        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hello"}],
+        "litellm_call_id": "test-call-id-lit4512",
+        "litellm_metadata": {
+            "user_api_key_hash": "sk-hashed-lit4512",
+            "guardrails": ["pam-ethical-request"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    logging_obj, returned_kwargs = litellm.utils.function_setup(
+        original_function="anthropic_messages",
+        rules_obj=litellm.utils.Rules(),
+        start_time=time.time(),
+        **kwargs,
+    )
+
+    guardrail_entry = {
+        "guardrail_name": "pam-ethical-request",
+        "guardrail_mode": "pre_call",
+        "guardrail_status": "success",
+    }
+    _, metadata_bucket = get_or_create_metadata_bucket(returned_kwargs)
+    metadata_bucket["standard_logging_guardrail_information"] = [guardrail_entry]
+    metadata_bucket["applied_guardrails"] = ["pam-ethical-request"]
+
+    litellm_params = logging_obj.model_call_details.get("litellm_params", {})
+    litellm_metadata = litellm_params.get("litellm_metadata")
+    assert litellm_metadata is not None
+    assert litellm_metadata.get("standard_logging_guardrail_information") == [
+        guardrail_entry
+    ], "guardrail writes after function_setup must be visible to the logging object"
+    assert litellm_metadata.get("applied_guardrails") == ["pam-ethical-request"]
+
+    merged = StandardLoggingPayloadSetup.merge_litellm_metadata(litellm_params)
+    assert merged.get("standard_logging_guardrail_information") == [guardrail_entry]
+    assert merged.get("applied_guardrails") == ["pam-ethical-request"]
+
+
 def test_function_setup_metadata_takes_precedence_over_litellm_metadata():
     """
     Test that when BOTH metadata and litellm_metadata are present (e.g., user sets