Problemsby GlyphAnthropic error messages are cryptic
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core: `convert_to_messages` moves `usage_metadata` and `invalid_tool_calls` into `additional_kwargs`
...`message_to_dict` and `messages_from_dict` keep these fields, so they are a workaround. But `convert_to_messages` accepts these dicts and silently moves the data, and it already handles `response_metadata` and `ToolMessage.status` as fields. Proposed fix, about 4 lines in...
[Bug]: github_copilot system messages with list-form content are passed through unflattened and ignored by the backend
### Description `GithubCopilotConfig._transform_messages` (litellm/llms/github_copilot/chat/transformation.py, tag v1.106.4, lines 70-94) either renames `system` to `assistant` or, with `litellm.disable_copilot_system_to_assistant = true`, returns messages unchanged - but it...
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 9 days. Mostly on BerriAI/litellm, langchain-ai/langchain. Tools named alongside: OpenAI, GitHub Copilot, Perplexity, DeepSeek.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "errors-unclear" rule about Anthropic. First post Oct 27, 2026, latest Nov 4, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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