common/chat: add specialized minimax m3 parser (#26210)

common/chat-peg-parser.cpp

@@ -1056,3 +1056,141 @@ void common_chat_peg_gemma4_mapper::visit(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, co
         visit(arena, child_id);
     }
 }
+
+static void minimax_m3_collect(const common_peg_ast_arena &     arena,
+                               const common_peg_ast_node &      node,
+                               const std::string &              tag,
+                               std::vector<common_peg_ast_id> & out) {
+    for (auto child_id : node.children) {
+        const auto & child = arena.get(child_id);
+        if (child.tag == tag) {
+            out.push_back(child_id);
+        } else {
+            minimax_m3_collect(arena, child, tag, out);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static common_peg_ast_id minimax_m3_value_of(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, const common_peg_ast_node & node) {
+    for (auto child_id : node.children) {
+        const auto & tag = arena.get(child_id).tag;
+        if (tag == common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_ARG_VALUE ||
+            tag == common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_ARG_STRING_VALUE ||
+            tag == common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::TOOL_ARG_OBJECT ||
+            tag == common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::TOOL_ARG_ARRAY) {
+            return child_id;
+        }
+    }
+    return COMMON_PEG_INVALID_AST_ID;
+}
+
+static std::string minimax_m3_value_to_json(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, common_peg_ast_id id, bool closed);
+
+static std::string minimax_m3_member_to_json(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, const common_peg_ast_node & node) {
+    auto name_id = arena.find_by_tag(node, common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_ARG_NAME);
+    if (name_id == COMMON_PEG_INVALID_AST_ID) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    return ordered_json(arena.get(name_id).text).dump() + ":" +
+           minimax_m3_value_to_json(arena, minimax_m3_value_of(arena, node), !node.is_partial);
+}
+
+static std::string minimax_m3_container_to_json(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena,
+                                                const common_peg_ast_node & node,
+                                                bool                        is_object,
+                                                bool                        closed) {
+    const std::string tag = is_object ? common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_ARG
+                                      : common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::TOOL_ARG_ITEM;
+
+    std::vector<common_peg_ast_id> entries;
+    minimax_m3_collect(arena, node, tag, entries);
+
+    std::string result = is_object ? "{" : "[";
+
+    bool add_comma = false;
+    for (auto entry_id : entries) {
+        const auto & entry = arena.get(entry_id);
+
+        std::string text;
+        if (is_object) {
+            text = minimax_m3_member_to_json(arena, entry);
+        } else {
+            text = minimax_m3_value_to_json(arena, minimax_m3_value_of(arena, entry), !entry.is_partial);
+        }
+
+        if (text.empty()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (add_comma) {
+            result += ",";
+        }
+        add_comma = true;
+        result += text;
+    }
+
+    if (closed) {
+        result += is_object ? "}" : "]";
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static std::string minimax_m3_value_to_json(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, common_peg_ast_id id, bool closed) {
+    if (id == COMMON_PEG_INVALID_AST_ID) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    const auto & node = arena.get(id);
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::TOOL_ARG_OBJECT) {
+        return minimax_m3_container_to_json(arena, node, /* is_object = */ true, closed);
+    }
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::TOOL_ARG_ARRAY) {
+        return minimax_m3_container_to_json(arena, node, /* is_object = */ false, closed);
+    }
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_ARG_STRING_VALUE) {
+        return "\"" + escape_json_string_inner(std::string(node.text)) + (closed ? "\"" : "");
+    }
+
+    // Numbers and booleans are written verbatim by the template
+    return std::string(node.text);
+}
+
+void common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::from_ast(const common_peg_ast_arena &    arena,
+                                                 const common_peg_parse_result & result) {
+    for (const auto & node : result.nodes) {
+        visit(arena, node);
+    }
+}
+
+void common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper::visit(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, common_peg_ast_id id) {
+    const auto & node = arena.get(id);
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_builder::REASONING) {
+        result.reasoning_content += std::string(node.text);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_builder::CONTENT) {
+        result.content += std::string(node.text);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (node.tag == common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL) {
+        auto name_id = arena.find_by_tag(node, common_chat_peg_builder::TOOL_NAME);
+        if (name_id != COMMON_PEG_INVALID_AST_ID) {
+            common_chat_tool_call call;
+            call.name      = std::string(arena.get(name_id).text);
+            call.arguments = minimax_m3_container_to_json(arena, node, /* is_object = */ true, !node.is_partial);
+            result.tool_calls.push_back(call);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (auto child_id : node.children) {
+        visit(arena, child_id);
+    }
+}

common/chat-peg-parser.h

@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ class common_chat_peg_gemma4_mapper : public common_chat_peg_mapper {
     void visit(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, common_peg_ast_id id);
 };
 
+class common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper : public common_chat_peg_mapper {
+  public:
+    static constexpr const char * TOOL_ARG_OBJECT = "tool-arg-object";
+    static constexpr const char * TOOL_ARG_ARRAY  = "tool-arg-array";
+    static constexpr const char * TOOL_ARG_ITEM   = "tool-arg-item";
+
+    common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper(common_chat_msg & msg) : common_chat_peg_mapper(msg) {}
+    virtual void from_ast(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, const common_peg_parse_result & result);
+  private:
+    void visit(const common_peg_ast_arena & arena, common_peg_ast_id id);
+};
+
 struct content_structure;
 struct tool_call_structure;
 

common/chat.cpp

@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ const char * common_chat_format_name(common_chat_format format) {
             return "peg-native";
         case COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_GEMMA4:
             return "peg-gemma4";
+        case COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_MINIMAX_M3:
+            return "peg-minimax-m3";
         default:
             throw std::runtime_error("Unknown chat format");
     }
@@ -2270,6 +2272,264 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_cohere2moe(const common_chat_t
     return data;
 }
 
+static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_minimax_m3(const common_chat_template &          tmpl,
+                                                             const autoparser::generation_params & inputs) {
+    common_chat_params data;
+
+    data.prompt             = common_chat_template_direct_apply_impl(tmpl, inputs);
+    data.generation_prompt  = common_chat_template_generation_prompt_impl(tmpl, inputs);
+    data.format             = COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_MINIMAX_M3;
+    data.supports_thinking  = true;
+    data.thinking_start_tag = "<mm:think>";
+    data.thinking_end_tags  = {"</mm:think>"};
+
+    // M3 prefixes every tool tag with the namespace token "]<]minimax[>[";
+    // params use the parameter name as the tag (<file_path>...</file_path>).
+    const std::string NS          = "]<]minimax[>[";
+    const std::string THINK_START = "<mm:think>";
+    const std::string THINK_END   = "</mm:think>";
+    const std::string FC_START    = NS + "<tool_call>";
+    const std::string FC_END      = NS + "</tool_call>";
+    const std::string INVOKE_END  = NS + "</invoke>";
+
+    data.preserved_tokens = {
+        NS,
+        "<tool_call>",
+        "</tool_call>",
+        THINK_START,
+        THINK_END,
+    };
+
+    data.message_delimiters = {
+        { COMMON_CHAT_ROLE_ASSISTANT, "]~b]ai"        },
+        { COMMON_CHAT_ROLE_USER,      "]~b]user"      },
+        { COMMON_CHAT_ROLE_TOOL,      "]~b]tool"      },
+        { COMMON_CHAT_ROLE_SYSTEM,    "]~b]developer" },
+        { COMMON_CHAT_ROLE_SYSTEM,    "]~b]system"    },
+    };
+
+    auto has_tools           = inputs.tools.is_array() && !inputs.tools.empty();
+    auto has_response_format = !inputs.json_schema.is_null() && inputs.json_schema.is_object();
+    auto extract_reasoning   = inputs.reasoning_format != COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_NONE;
+    auto include_grammar     = has_response_format || (has_tools && inputs.tool_choice != COMMON_CHAT_TOOL_CHOICE_NONE);
+
+    const std::string GEN_PROMPT = data.generation_prompt;
+
+    using mm3 = common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper;
+
+    if (inputs.has_continuation()) {
+        const auto & msg = inputs.continue_msg;
+
+        data.generation_prompt = GEN_PROMPT + THINK_START + msg.reasoning_content;
+        if (inputs.continue_final_message == COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_CONTENT) {
+            data.generation_prompt += THINK_END + msg.render_content();
+        }
+
+        data.prompt += data.generation_prompt;
+    }
+
+    auto parser = build_chat_peg_parser([&](common_chat_peg_builder & p) {
+        auto generation_prompt = p.prefix(GEN_PROMPT, THINK_START);
+        auto end = p.end();
+
+        auto reasoning = p.eps();
+        if (extract_reasoning) {
+            auto block = inputs.enable_thinking
+                             ? p.literal(THINK_START) + p.space() +
+                                   p.ac(p.reasoning(p.until(THINK_END)) + p.literal(THINK_END), THINK_END)
+                             : p.literal(THINK_START) + p.ac(p.until(THINK_END) + p.literal(THINK_END), THINK_END);
+
+            // A turn without reasoning is prefixed with a bare </mm:think>, written either by the
+            // generation prompt (thinking_mode = "disabled") or by the model itself.
+            reasoning = p.optional(p.choice({ block, p.literal(THINK_END) }));
+        }
+
+        if (has_response_format) {
+            auto response_format = p.rule("response-format",
+                p.literal("```json") + p.space() +
+                p.content(p.schema(p.json(), "response-format-schema", inputs.json_schema)) +
+                p.space() + p.literal("```"));
+            return generation_prompt + reasoning + response_format + end;
+        }
+
+        if (!has_tools || inputs.tool_choice == COMMON_CHAT_TOOL_CHOICE_NONE) {
+            return generation_prompt + reasoning + p.content(p.rest()) + end;
+        }
+
+        auto alternatives_of = [](const json & schema) -> std::optional<json> {
+            for (const auto * keyword : { "oneOf", "anyOf" }) {
+                if (schema.contains(keyword) && schema.at(keyword).is_array() && !schema.at(keyword).empty()) {
+                    return schema.at(keyword);
+                }
+            }
+            return std::nullopt;
+        };
+
+        auto tool_choice = p.choice();
+        foreach_function(inputs.tools, [&](const json & tool) {
+            const auto & function = tool.at("function");
+            std::string  name     = function.at("name");
+            auto         params   = function.contains("parameters") ? function.at("parameters") : json::object();
+
+            auto schema_info = common_schema_info();
+            schema_info.resolve_refs(params);
+
+            // The template expands argument values recursively in XML (see the to_xml() macro)
+            std::function<common_peg_parser(const json &, const std::string &, const std::string &)> value_of;
+            std::function<common_peg_parser(const json &, const std::string &)>                      members_of;
+
+            auto element_of = [&](const std::string & tag, const json & schema, const std::string & rule_name) {
+                const std::string close = NS + "</" + tag + ">";
+                return p.rule(rule_name,
+                    p.tool_arg(
+                        p.tool_arg_open(
+                            p.literal(NS + "<") +
+                            p.tool_arg_name(p.literal(tag)) +
+                            p.literal(">")) +
+                        value_of(schema, rule_name, close)));
+            };
+
+            value_of = [&](const json & schema,
+                           const std::string & rule_name,
+                           const std::string & close) -> common_peg_parser {
+                auto close_tag = p.tool_arg_close(p.literal(close));
+
+                // A string accepts anything, so a union with a string alternative is a string
+                if (schema_info.resolves_to_string(schema)) {
+                    return p.ac(p.tool_arg_string_value(p.until(close)) + close_tag, close);
+                }
+
+                if (auto alternatives = alternatives_of(schema)) {
+                    std::vector<common_peg_parser> choices;
+
+                    size_t index = 0;
+                    for (const auto & alternative : *alternatives) {
+                        const std::string alt_name = rule_name + "-" + std::to_string(index++);
+
+                        // There is a risk that this breaks streaming deltas, but that's a risk we
+                        // assume to provide tool arg streaming.
+                        choices.push_back(value_of(alternative, alt_name, close));
+                    }
+
+                    return p.choice(choices);
+                }
+
+                const std::string type = schema.contains("type") && schema.at("type").is_string()
+                                             ? schema.at("type").get<std::string>()
+                                             : "";
+
+                if (type == "object" && schema.contains("properties")) {
+                    return p.tag(mm3::TOOL_ARG_OBJECT, members_of(schema, rule_name)) + p.space() + close_tag;
+                }
+
+                if (type == "array" && schema.contains("items")) {
+                    const std::string item_close = NS + "</item>";
+                    auto item = p.rule(rule_name + "-item",
+                        p.tag(mm3::TOOL_ARG_ITEM,
+                              p.literal(NS + "<item>") +
+                                  value_of(schema.at("items"), rule_name + "-item", item_close)));
+                    return p.tag(mm3::TOOL_ARG_ARRAY, p.repeat(p.space() + item, 0, -1)) + p.space() + close_tag;
+                }
+
+                return p.tool_arg_json_value(p.schema(p.json(), rule_name + "-schema", schema, false)) + close_tag;
+            };
+
+            // Required properties in schema order, then any number of optional ones in any order.
+            members_of = [&](const json & schema, const std::string & rule_prefix) -> common_peg_parser {
+                const auto & props = schema.at("properties");
+
+                std::set<std::string> required;
+                if (schema.contains("required")) {
+                    schema.at("required").get_to(required);
+                }
+
+                std::vector<common_peg_parser> required_elements;
+                std::vector<common_peg_parser> optional_elements;
+                for (const auto & [key, key_schema] : props.items()) {
+                    auto element = element_of(key, key_schema, rule_prefix + "-" + key);
+                    if (required.find(key) != required.end()) {
+                        required_elements.push_back(element);
+                    } else {
+                        optional_elements.push_back(element);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                common_peg_parser members = p.eps();
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < required_elements.size(); i++) {
+                    if (i > 0) {
+                        members = members + p.space();
+                    }
+                    members = members + required_elements[i];
+                }
+
+                if (!optional_elements.empty()) {
+                    common_peg_parser any_optional = p.choice();
+                    for (const auto & element : optional_elements) {
+                        any_optional |= element;
+                    }
+                    members = members + p.repeat(p.space() + any_optional, 0, -1);
+                }
+
+                return members;
+            };
+
+            common_peg_parser invoke_body =
+                params.contains("properties") ? members_of(params, "tool-" + name + "-arg") : p.eps();
+
+            auto func_parser = p.tool(
+                p.tool_open(p.literal(NS + "<invoke name=\"") +
+                            p.tool_name(p.literal(name)) + p.literal("\">")) +
+                p.space() + invoke_body + p.space() +
+                p.tool_close(p.literal(INVOKE_END)));
+
+            tool_choice |= p.rule("tool-" + name, func_parser);
+        });
+
+        auto require_tools = inputs.tool_choice == COMMON_CHAT_TOOL_CHOICE_REQUIRED;
+
+        common_peg_parser tool_calls = p.eps();
+        if (inputs.parallel_tool_calls) {
+            tool_calls = p.trigger_rule("tool-call",
+                p.literal(FC_START) + p.space() + tool_choice +
+                p.zero_or_more(p.space() + tool_choice) + p.space() + p.literal(FC_END));
+        } else {
+            tool_calls = p.trigger_rule("tool-call",
+                p.literal(FC_START) + p.space() + tool_choice + p.space() + p.literal(FC_END));
+        }
+
+        if (!require_tools) {
+            tool_calls = p.optional(tool_calls);
+        }
+
+        auto content_before_tools = p.content(p.until(FC_START));
+        return generation_prompt + reasoning + content_before_tools + tool_calls + end;
+    });
+
+    data.parser = parser.save();
+
+    if (include_grammar) {
+        data.grammar_lazy = !(has_response_format || (has_tools && inputs.tool_choice == COMMON_CHAT_TOOL_CHOICE_REQUIRED));
+        data.grammar      = build_grammar([&](const common_grammar_builder & builder) {
+            foreach_function(inputs.tools, [&](const json & tool) {
+                const auto & function = tool.at("function");
+                auto         schema   = function.contains("parameters") ? function.at("parameters") : json::object();
+                builder.resolve_refs(schema);
+            });
+            if (has_response_format) {
+                auto schema = inputs.json_schema;
+                builder.resolve_refs(schema);
+            }
+            parser.build_grammar(builder, data.grammar_lazy);
+        });
+
+        data.grammar_triggers = {
+            { COMMON_GRAMMAR_TRIGGER_TYPE_WORD, FC_START },
+        };
+    }
+
+    return data;
+}
+
 namespace workaround {
 
 static void map_developer_role_to_system(json & messages) {
@@ -2707,6 +2967,15 @@ std::optional<common_chat_params> common_chat_try_specialized_template(
         return common_chat_params_init_gigachat_v3(tmpl, params);
     }
 
+    // MiniMax-M3: the namespace token "]<]minimax[>[" collides with the autoparser's
+    // markup delimiters, so detect the template and use a dedicated parser.
+    if (src.find("]<]minimax[>[") != std::string::npos &&
+        src.find("<tool_call>") != std::string::npos &&
+        src.find("<invoke name=") != std::string::npos) {
+        LOG_DBG("Using specialized template: MiniMax-M3\n");
+        return common_chat_params_init_minimax_m3(tmpl, params);
+    }
+
     // DeepSeek V3.2/V4 format detection: template defines dsml_token and uses it for tool calls.
     // The template source contains the token as a variable assignment, not as a literal in markup.
     // V3.2 names the tool call block "function_calls", V4 names it "tool_calls".
@@ -2998,6 +3267,8 @@ common_chat_msg common_chat_peg_parse(const common_peg_arena &          src_pars
             std::unique_ptr<common_chat_peg_mapper> mapper;
             if (params.format == COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_GEMMA4) {
                 mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_gemma4_mapper>(msg);
+            } else if (params.format == COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_MINIMAX_M3) {
+                mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper>(msg);
             } else {
                 mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_mapper>(msg);
             }
@@ -3020,6 +3291,8 @@ common_chat_msg common_chat_peg_parse(const common_peg_arena &          src_pars
     std::unique_ptr<common_chat_peg_mapper> mapper;
     if (params.format == COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_GEMMA4) {
         mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_gemma4_mapper>(msg);
+    } else if (params.format == COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_MINIMAX_M3) {
+        mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_minimax_m3_mapper>(msg);
     } else {
         mapper = std::make_unique<common_chat_peg_mapper>(msg);
     }

common/chat.h

@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ enum common_chat_format {
     COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_SIMPLE,
     COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_NATIVE,
     COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_GEMMA4,
+    COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_MINIMAX_M3,
 
     COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_COUNT,  // Not a format, just the # formats
 };

models/templates/MiniMax-M3.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+{# ---------- special token variables ---------- #}
+{%- set ns_token               = ']<]minimax[>['                  -%}
+{%- set bod_token              = ']~!b['                          -%}
+{%- set bos_token              = ']~b]'                           -%}
+{%- set eos_token              = '[e~['                           -%}
+{%- set toolcall_begin_token   = ns_token ~ '<tool_call>'         -%}
+{%- set toolcall_end_token     = ns_token ~ '</tool_call>'        -%}
+{%- set think_begin_token      = '<mm:think>'                     -%}
+{%- set think_end_token        = '</mm:think>'                    -%}
+{%- set image_token            = ']<]image[>['                    -%}
+{%- set video_token            = ']<]video[>['                    -%}
+{#- Thinking mode: "enabled" / "disabled" / "adaptive" / not defined -#}
+{#- Recursive XML renderer for tool_call arguments ======================== -#}
+{#- None values are intentionally skipped in mapping iteration so that
+    `<key>null</key>` (which would round-trip to the literal string "null")
+    never appears in the rendered tool_call. The convention is: omit the
+    field entirely. The top-level `_args` loop applies the same rule.
+    The `val is none` branch below is a safety net only — upstream cleaning
+    (drop_none_in_tool_arguments) should ensure no None ever reaches here. -#}
+{%- macro to_xml(val, ns) -%}
+{%- if val is mapping -%}
+{%- for k, v in val.items() if v is not none -%}
+{{ ns }}<{{ k }}>{{ to_xml(v, ns) }}{{ ns }}</{{ k }}>
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- elif val is iterable and val is not string -%}
+{%- for item in val -%}
+{{ ns }}<item>{{ to_xml(item, ns) }}{{ ns }}</item>
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- elif val is none -%}
+{#- Should be unreachable when upstream cleaning is applied. -#}
+{%- elif val is boolean -%}
+{{ val | tojson }}
+{%- else -%}
+{{ val }}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+{#- Tool Rendering Functions ============================================== -#}
+{%- macro render_tool_namespace(namespace_name, tool_list) -%}
+{%- for tool in tool_list -%}
+<tool>{{ tool.function | tojson(ensure_ascii=False) }}</tool>
+{% endfor -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+{%- macro visible_text(content) -%}
+    {%- if content is string -%}
+        {{ content }}
+    {%- elif content is iterable and content is not mapping -%}
+        {%- for item in content -%}
+            {%- if item is mapping and item.type == 'text' -%}
+                {{- item.text }}
+            {%- elif item is mapping and item.type == 'image' -%}
+                {{- image_token }}
+            {%- elif item is mapping and item.type == 'video' -%}
+                {{- video_token}}
+            {%- elif item is string -%}
+                {{- item }}
+            {%- endif -%}
+        {%- endfor -%}
+    {%- elif content is none -%}
+        {{- '' }}
+    {%- else -%}
+        {{- content }}
+    {%- endif -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+{#- System Message Construction ============================================ -#}
+{%- macro build_system_message(system_message) -%}
+    {%- if system_message and system_message.content -%}
+        {{- visible_text(system_message.content) }}
+    {%- else -%}
+        {{- 'Your model version is MiniMax-M3, developed by MiniMax. Knowledge cutoff: January 2026. Founded in early 2022, MiniMax is a global AI foundation model company committed to advancing the frontiers of AI towards AGI.' }}
+    {%- endif -%}
+
+    {#- Thinking mode instructions -#}
+    {{- '\n\n<thinking_instructions>\n' }}
+    {{- 'You have a thinking capability that allows you to reason step by step before responding. When thinking is enabled, wrap your reasoning in ' ~ think_begin_token ~ think_end_token ~ ' tags before your response. When thinking is disabled, begin your response directly after the ' ~ think_end_token ~ ' prefix. When thinking is adaptive, decide on your own whether to think for the current turn.\n' }}
+    {%- if thinking_mode is defined -%}
+        {%- if thinking_mode == "enabled" -%}
+            {{- 'Current thinking mode: enabled. You MUST think step by step before every response, including after receiving function/tool results.\n' }}
+        {%- elif thinking_mode == "disabled" -%}
+            {{- 'Current thinking mode: disabled. Do not output any thinking process.\n' }}
+        {%- elif thinking_mode == "adaptive" -%}
+            {{- 'Current thinking mode: adaptive. You are encouraged to think for complex decision-making, multi-step reasoning, or when analyzing function/tool results.\n' }}
+        {%- endif -%}
+    {%- else -%}
+        {{- 'Current thinking mode: adaptive. You are encouraged to think for complex decision-making, multi-step reasoning, or when analyzing function/tool results.\n' }}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {{- '</thinking_instructions>' }}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+{%- macro build_developer_message(developer_message) -%}
+    {%- if developer_message and developer_message.content -%}
+        {{- visible_text(developer_message.content) }}
+    {%- else -%}
+        {%- if model_identity is not defined -%}
+            {%- set model_identity = "You are a helpful assistant." -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {{- model_identity }}
+    {%- endif -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+{#- Main Template Logic ================================================= -#}
+{#- Role mapping: root -> system sp (high priority), system/developer -> developer sp (low priority) -#}
+{%- set system_message = none -%}
+{%- set developer_message = none -%}
+{%- set conversation_messages = messages -%}
+{%- if messages and messages[0].role == "root" -%}
+    {%- set system_message = messages[0] -%}
+    {%- set conversation_messages = messages[1:] -%}
+    {%- if conversation_messages and conversation_messages[0].role in ["system", "developer"] -%}
+        {%- set developer_message = conversation_messages[0] -%}
+        {%- set conversation_messages = conversation_messages[1:] -%}
+    {%- endif -%}
+{%- elif messages and messages[0].role in ["system", "developer"] -%}
+    {%- set developer_message = messages[0] -%}
+    {%- set conversation_messages = messages[1:] -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{#- Render system sp (higher priority, root role only) -#}
+{{- bod_token ~ bos_token ~ 'system' ~ '\n' }}
+{{- build_system_message(system_message) }}
+{{- eos_token ~ '\n' }}
+
+{#- Render developer sp (lower priority: system/developer role + tools) -#}
+{{- bos_token ~ 'developer' ~ '\n' }}
+{{- build_developer_message(developer_message) }}
+{%- if tools -%}
+    {{- '\n\n' ~ '# Tools' ~ '\n' ~ 'You may call one or more tools to assist with the user query.\nHere are the tools available in JSONSchema format:' ~ '\n' }}
+    {{- '\n' ~ '<tools>' ~ '\n' }}
+    {{- render_tool_namespace("functions", tools) }}
+    {{- '</tools>' ~ '\n\n' }}
+    {{- 'To call tools, wrap all invocations in a single ' ~ toolcall_begin_token ~ toolcall_end_token ~ ' block. Parameter values containing nested objects or arrays are recursively expanded into XML elements. Example:\n' }}
+    {{- '\n' ~ toolcall_begin_token ~ '\n' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<invoke name="tool-name-1">' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<param-1>value-1' + ns_token + '</param-1>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<param-2>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<item>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<key-a>val-a' + ns_token + '</key-a>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<key-b>val-b' + ns_token + '</key-b>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '</item>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '</param-2>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '</invoke>\n' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<invoke name="tool-name-2">' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '<param-1>value-1' + ns_token + '</param-1>' }}
+    {{- ns_token + '</invoke>\n' }}
+    {{- toolcall_end_token }}
+{%- endif -%}
+{{- eos_token ~ '\n' }}
+
+{#- Render messages -#}
+{%- set last_tool_call = namespace(name=none) -%}
+{%- for message in conversation_messages -%}
+    {%- if message.role == 'assistant' -%}
+        {{- bos_token ~ 'ai' ~ '\n' }}
+
+        {%- set reasoning_content = '' %}
+        {%- set content = visible_text(message.content) %}
+        {%- if message.reasoning_content is string %}
+            {%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content %}
+        {%- else %}
+            {%- if think_end_token in content %}
+                {%- set reasoning_content = content.split(think_end_token)[0].strip('\n').split(think_begin_token)[-1].strip('\n') %}
+                {%- set content = content.split(think_end_token)[-1].strip('\n') %}
+            {%- endif %}
+        {%- endif %}
+
+        {%- if reasoning_content -%}
+            {#- Render thinking for every assistant turn (all-turn visible) -#}
+            {{- think_begin_token ~ reasoning_content ~ think_end_token }}
+        {%- else -%}
+            {#- No thinking rendered → prefix with think_end_token -#}
+            {{- think_end_token }}
+        {%- endif -%}
+
+        {%- if content -%}
+            {{- content }}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- if message.tool_calls -%}
+            {{- toolcall_begin_token ~ '\n' }}
+
+            {%- for tool_call in message.tool_calls -%}
+                {%- if tool_call.function -%}
+                    {%- set tool_call = tool_call.function -%}
+                {%- endif -%}
+{{- ns_token + '<invoke name="' + tool_call.name + '">' }}
+{%- set _args = tool_call.arguments -%}
+{%- for k, v in _args.items() if v is not none %}
+{{- ns_token + '<' + k + '>' -}}
+{{- to_xml(v, ns_token) -}}
+{{- ns_token + '</' + k + '>' }}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{{- ns_token + '</invoke>' ~ '\n' }}
+            {%- endfor -%}
+
+            {{- toolcall_end_token }}
+            {%- if message.tool_calls[-1].function -%}
+                {%- set last_tool_call.name = message.tool_calls[-1].function.name -%}
+            {%- else -%}
+                {%- set last_tool_call.name = message.tool_calls[-1].name -%}
+            {%- endif -%}
+        {%- else -%}
+            {%- set last_tool_call.name = none -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {{- eos_token ~ '\n' }}
+
+    {%- elif message.role == 'tool' -%}
+        {%- if last_tool_call.name is none -%}
+            {{- raise_exception("Message has tool role, but there was no previous assistant message with a tool call!") }}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- if loop.first or (conversation_messages[loop.index0 - 1].role != 'tool') -%}
+            {{- bos_token ~ 'tool' }}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {{- '\n<response>' }}
+        {%- if message.content is string -%}
+            {{- message.content }}
+        {%- else -%}
+            {%- for tr in message.content -%}
+                {%- if tr is mapping and tr.type is defined and tr.type == 'image' -%}
+                    {{- image_token }}
+                {%- elif tr is mapping and tr.type is defined and tr.type == 'video' -%}
+                    {{- video_token }}
+                {%- else -%}
+                    {{- tr.output if tr.output is defined else (tr.text if tr.type == 'text' and tr.text is defined else tr) }}
+                {%- endif -%}
+            {%- endfor -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {{- '</response>' }}
+        {%- if loop.last or (conversation_messages[loop.index0 + 1].role != 'tool') -%}
+            {{- eos_token ~ '\n' -}}
+        {%- endif -%}
+
+    {%- elif message.role == 'user' -%}
+        {{- bos_token ~ 'user' ~ '\n' }}
+        {{- visible_text(message.content) }}
+        {{- eos_token ~ '\n' }}
+    {%- endif -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+
+{#- Generation prompt -#}
+{%- if add_generation_prompt -%}
+{{- bos_token ~ 'ai' ~ '\n' }}
+{%- if thinking_mode is defined and thinking_mode == "disabled" -%}
+    {{- think_end_token }}
+{%- elif thinking_mode is defined and thinking_mode == "adaptive" -%}
+    {#- adaptive: no prefix, let model decide -#}
+{%- elif thinking_mode is defined and thinking_mode == "enabled" -%}
+    {#- enabled or not defined: default to think -#}
+    {{- think_begin_token }}
+{%- else -%}
+    {#- adaptive: no prefix, let model decide -#}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}

tests/test-chat.cpp

@@ -730,6 +730,71 @@ static common_chat_tool imaginary_number_tool{
     })",
 };
 
+static common_chat_tool nested_args_tool{
+    /* .name = */ "nested_args",
+    /* .description = */ "Tool with nested array arguments",
+    /* .parameters = */ R"({
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "tags": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": { "type": "string" }
+            },
+            "entries": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "id": { "type": "integer" },
+                        "label": { "type": "string" }
+                    },
+                    "required": ["id", "label"]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "required": ["tags", "entries"]
+    })",
+};
+
+static common_chat_tool union_args_tool{
+    /* .name = */ "union_args",
+    /* .description = */ "Tool with union arguments",
+    /* .parameters = */ R"({
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "filter": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                    { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
+                    {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "field": { "type": "string" },
+                            "op": { "type": "string" }
+                        },
+                        "required": ["field", "op"]
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "label": {
+                "oneOf": [
+                    { "type": "string" },
+                    { "type": "object", "properties": { "text": { "type": "string" } } }
+                ]
+            },
+            "limit": {
+                "oneOf": [
+                    { "type": "integer" },
+                    {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": { "max": { "type": "integer" } },
+                        "required": ["max"]
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    })",
+};
+
 static common_chat_tool nullable_string_tool{
     /* .name = */ "set_nullable_str",
     /* .description = */ "Set a nullable string value",
@@ -4850,6 +4915,370 @@ static void test_template_output_peg_parsers(bool detailed_debug) {
             .run();
     }
 
+    // MiniMax-M3 tests - namespaced XML invoke format, the parameter name is the tag
+    // Format:
+    //   ]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>
+    //   ]<]minimax[>[<invoke name="get_time">]<]minimax[>[<city>Tokyo]<]minimax[>[</city>]<]minimax[>[</invoke>
+    //   ]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>
+    // Reasoning uses <mm:think>...</mm:think>. The generation prompt is only "]~b]ai\n", so the model
+    // opens the thinking block itself; a turn without reasoning is prefixed with a bare </mm:think>.
+    {
+        auto tst = peg_tester("models/templates/MiniMax-M3.jinja", detailed_debug);
+
+        // Content only (bare </mm:think> prefix)
+        tst.test("</mm:think>Hello, world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .expect(message_assist)
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Thinking + content
+        tst.test("<mm:think>I'm\nthinking</mm:think>Hello, world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .expect(message_assist_thoughts)
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Thinking + tool call (single, string param)
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Let me check the time</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"get_time\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<city>Tokyo]<]minimax[>[</city>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ get_time_tool })
+            .expect(message_with_tool_calls_and_reasoning("get_time", R"({"city": "Tokyo"})", "Let me check the time"))
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Tool call without reasoning, integer param
+        tst.test(
+               "</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"special_function\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<arg1>1]<]minimax[>[</arg1>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ special_function_tool })
+            .expect(message_assist_call)
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Tool call with no parameters
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Let's call a tool:</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"empty_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ empty_args_tool })
+            .expect(message_with_reasoning_and_tool_call("Let's call a tool:", "empty_args", "{}"))
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Multiple parallel tool calls in one block
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Calling both</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"get_time\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<city>Paris]<]minimax[>[</city>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"get_weather\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<city>Paris]<]minimax[>[</city>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .parallel_tool_calls(true)
+            .tools({ get_time_tool, get_weather_tool })
+            .expect(message_with_reasoning_content_and_multiple_tool_calls(
+                "Calling both", "",
+                { { "get_time", R"({"city": "Paris"})" }, { "get_weather", R"({"city": "Paris"})" } }))
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Content before the tool call block
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Thinking about it</mm:think>"
+               "Let me call the function."
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"special_function\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<arg1>1]<]minimax[>[</arg1>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ special_function_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Thinking about it")
+            .expect_content("Let me call the function.")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "special_function", R"({"arg1": 1})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Negative number
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Test negative</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"magic_int\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<ref>-14]<]minimax[>[</ref>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ magic_int_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Test negative")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "magic_int", R"({"ref": -14})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Decimal number
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Test decimal</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"amount\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<orig>3.14]<]minimax[>[</orig>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ amount_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Test decimal")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "amount", R"({"orig": 3.14})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Boolean
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Test boolean</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"toggle\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<enabled>true]<]minimax[>[</enabled>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ toggle_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Test boolean")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "toggle", R"({"enabled": true})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Multiple params of mixed types (required int first, then optional string)
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Multi-arg call</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"magic_int\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<ref>42]<]minimax[>[</ref>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<name>foo bar]<]minimax[>[</name>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ magic_int_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Multi-arg call")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "magic_int", R"({"ref": 42, "name": "foo bar"})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Nested object param, expanded into one element per key
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Nested object</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"imaginary_number\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<number>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<real>1.5]<]minimax[>[</real>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<imaginary>-2.5]<]minimax[>[</imaginary>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</number>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ imaginary_number_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Nested object")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "imaginary_number", R"({"number": {"real": 1.5, "imaginary": -2.5}})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Array params, expanded into <item> elements (of scalars and of objects)
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Nested arrays</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"nested_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tags>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<item>alpha]<]minimax[>[</item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<item>beta]<]minimax[>[</item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tags>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<entries>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<id>1]<]minimax[>[</id>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<label>one]<]minimax[>[</label>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</entries>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ nested_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Nested arrays")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "nested_args", R"({"tags": ["alpha", "beta"], "entries": [{"id": 1, "label": "one"}]})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Union params (anyOf/oneOf), expanded as a choice of the alternatives
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Union array</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"union_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<filter>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<item>alpha]<]minimax[>[</item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<item>beta]<]minimax[>[</item>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</filter>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ union_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Union array")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "union_args", R"({"filter": ["alpha", "beta"]})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // oneOf between a scalar and an object
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Union scalar</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"union_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<limit>5]<]minimax[>[</limit>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ union_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Union scalar")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "union_args", R"({"limit": 5})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Union nested</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"union_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<limit>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<max>10]<]minimax[>[</max>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</limit>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ union_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Union nested")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "union_args", R"({"limit": {"max": 10}})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // A union with a string alternative is a string
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Union string</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"union_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<label>hi]<]minimax[>[</label>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ union_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Union string")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "union_args", R"({"label": "hi"})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // ... even when the value looks structured
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think>Union string</mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"union_args\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<label>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<text>hi]<]minimax[>[</text>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</label>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ union_args_tool })
+            .expect_reasoning("Union string")
+            .expect_tool_calls({
+                { "union_args", R"({"label": "]<]minimax[>[<text>hi]<]minimax[>[</text>"})", {} },
+            })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+
+        // Edge case: empty reasoning followed by a tool call
+        tst.test(
+               "<mm:think></mm:think>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<tool_call>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<invoke name=\"get_time\">"
+               "]<]minimax[>[<city>XYZCITY]<]minimax[>[</city>"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</invoke>\n"
+               "]<]minimax[>[</tool_call>")
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .tools({ get_time_tool })
+            .expect(message_with_tool_calls("get_time", R"({"city": "XYZCITY"})"))
+            .run();
+
+        // Continuation tests
+        tst.test("world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .messages({ message_user, message_assist_prefill_content })
+            .add_generation_prompt(false)
+            .continue_final_message(COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_CONTENT)
+            .expect_reasoning("I'm thinking")
+            .expect_content("Hello, world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .run();
+
+        tst.test(" thinking</mm:think>Hello, world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_AUTO)
+            .enable_thinking(true)
+            .messages({ message_user, message_assist_prefill_reasoning })
+            .add_generation_prompt(false)
+            .continue_final_message(COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_REASONING)
+            .expect_reasoning("I'm thinking")
+            .expect_content("Hello, world!\nWhat's up?")
+            .run();
+    }
+
     // NVIDIA-Nemotron-Nano-v2 tests - <TOOLCALL>...</TOOLCALL> format
     // Format: <TOOLCALL>[{"name": "func", "arguments": {...}}]</TOOLCALL>
     {