From ebe9ad0bc77d996d7be8f5adf0fdc51be7434ff7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: prajwal-3-14159 <83531837+prajwal-3-14159@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:06:49 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix(anthropic): correctly inject cache_control into
 tool_result content block

---
 .../anthropic_cache_control_hook.py           |  7 ++++++-
 .../test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py      | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py b/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
index 545b0f40018..12822b03443 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
@@ -374,7 +374,12 @@ class AnthropicCacheControlHook(CustomPromptManagement):
 
         # 1. if string, insert cache control in the message
         if isinstance(message_content, str):
-            message["cache_control"] = control
+            if message.get("role") == "tool":
+                message["content"] = [  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues]  # list conversion
+                    {"type": "text", "text": message_content, "cache_control": control}
+                ]
+            else:
+                message["cache_control"] = control  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues]  # cache_control field
         # 2. list of objects - only apply to last item per Anthropic spec
         elif isinstance(message_content, list):
             if len(message_content) > 0 and isinstance(message_content[-1], dict):
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
index 3a736e2a889..a08c2a8f451 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
@@ -2909,3 +2909,23 @@ class TestRecordGatewayInjection:
             custom_llm_provider="anthropic",
         )
         assert self.KEY not in kwargs["litellm_metadata"]
+    def test_tool_result_string_content_wrapped_in_list(self):
+        from litellm.integrations.anthropic_cache_control_hook import AnthropicCacheControlHook
+        from litellm.types.llms.openai import ChatCompletionCachedContent
+
+        message = {
+            "role": "tool",
+            "tool_call_id": "call_1",
+            "content": "Sunny"
+        }
+
+        control = ChatCompletionCachedContent(type="ephemeral")
+
+        modified_message = AnthropicCacheControlHook._safe_insert_cache_control_in_message(message, control, False)
+        
+        # Should be converted to a list
+        assert isinstance(modified_message["content"], list)
+        assert len(modified_message["content"]) == 1
+        assert modified_message["content"][0]["type"] == "text"
+        assert modified_message["content"][0]["text"] == "Sunny"
+        assert modified_message["content"][0]["cache_control"] == control