From b2413f914a7dcbaa50f4c87401252314d73dfbd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Algorithm5838 <108630393+Algorithm5838@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:13:18 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] perf: early-return in get_tools() for empty tool_ids (#21873)

Avoids a needless Groups.get_groups_by_member_id() query when
no tools are attached to the request.
---
 backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
index 52b53553d1..82d6671739 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ async def get_tools(
     request: Request, tool_ids: list[str], user: UserModel, extra_params: dict
 ) -> dict[str, dict]:
     """Load tools for the given tool_ids, checking access control."""
+    if not tool_ids:
+        return {}
+
     tools_dict = {}
 
     # Get user's group memberships for access control checks