[PR #22397] [CLOSED] fix: strip thinking blocks before parsing tool result JSON #81528

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-13T15:52:17-05:00

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22397
Author: @Tattooed-Geek
Created: 3/8/2026
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: main ← Head: fix-21888-rag-thinking-models

📝 Commits (1)

2db41c2 fix: strip thinking blocks before parsing tool result JSON

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1 file changed (+23 additions, -1 deletions)

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📝 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py (+23 -1)

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Summary

Fixes #21888

RAG query JSON extraction was failing with "thinking" models like GLM-5 and DeepSeek-R1 because these models output thinking blocks (e.g., <think>...</think>) before the actual JSON response. The parser tried to parse the thinking block as JSON, causing failures.

Changes

Strip thinking blocks from model responses before attempting JSON parsing in RAG query processing
Handles both <think>...</think> and similar thinking block patterns

Testing

Tested with GLM-5 and DeepSeek-R1 models
JSON extraction now works correctly after stripping thinking blocks
No impact on non-thinking models

Fixes #21888

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22397 **Author:** [@Tattooed-Geek](https://github.com/Tattooed-Geek) **Created:** 3/8/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `fix-21888-rag-thinking-models` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`2db41c2`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/2db41c2d4063b8a53b60f6599945ffb37fc19813) fix: strip thinking blocks before parsing tool result JSON ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+23 additions, -1 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py` (+23 -1) </details> ### 📄 Description ## Summary Fixes #21888 RAG query JSON extraction was failing with \"thinking\" models like GLM-5 and DeepSeek-R1 because these models output thinking blocks (e.g., `<think>...</think>`) before the actual JSON response. The parser tried to parse the thinking block as JSON, causing failures. ## Changes - Strip thinking blocks from model responses before attempting JSON parsing in RAG query processing - Handles both `<think>...</think>` and similar thinking block patterns ## Testing - Tested with GLM-5 and DeepSeek-R1 models - JSON extraction now works correctly after stripping thinking blocks - No impact on non-thinking models Fixes #21888 --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#81528