feat(xai): allow reasoning_effort on Grok-4 family#2
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This PR removes the outdated guard in translate_options/3 that dropped reasoning_effort for any Grok-4 model id, allowing the parameter (none/low/medium/high) to be forwarded exactly as it already is for Grok-3-mini variants. Documentation and the relevant test are updated. Implementation is sound; only one low-severity style violation found.
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| 1 | Low | test/providers/xai_test.exs | Inline comments inside test function body violate AGENTS.md rule against comments in function bodies |
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- Test coverage for the
reasoning_effortpath is present and was correctly updated. - The duplicate
Keyword.popfor:reasoning_effort(lines 722 and 776) is pre-existing code and was not modified by this PR, so it was not flagged. - No other logic, security, or performance issues identified.
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This comment block inside the test function body violates the project rule in AGENTS.md: "DO NOT WRITE COMMENTS INTO THE BODY OF ANY FUNCTIONS." Remove it (the test name + assertions already document the intent).
xAI now exposes the reasoning_effort parameter on all reasoning-capable Grok-4 models (none / low / medium / high — default "low"): https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/text/reasoning The translate_options/3 guard that stripped the parameter for any model whose id contained "grok-4" was written before that landed. Forward reasoning_effort to the API for Grok-4 the same way it already does for Grok-3 mini variants, and update the model-compatibility note + test accordingly. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The PR removes the Grok-4 exclusion guard in translate_options/3 so that reasoning_effort (including the new "none" value) is forwarded for the Grok-4 family exactly as it already is for Grok-3-mini variants. Documentation and tests are updated in lockstep. The implementation is correct and low-risk; only cosmetic issues remain.
Findings
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- Updated the
validates reasoning_effort model compatibilitytest to assert successful forwarding forgrok-4(good coverage of the behavioral change). - The double
Keyword.pop/putsequence for:reasoning_effortinsidetranslate_options/3(lines 722-732 then 776-783) is redundant but harmless and was not introduced by this PR. - The
@docforencode_body/1still claims reasoning_effort support is "for grok-3-mini models" only; the moduledoc and guide were updated but this one was missed. Would be caught by a documentation pass.
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xAI now exposes the reasoning_effort parameter on all reasoning-capable Grok-4 models (none / low / medium / high — default "low"):
https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/text/reasoning
The translate_options/3 guard that stripped the parameter for any model whose id contained "grok-4" was written before that landed. Forward reasoning_effort to the API for Grok-4 the same way it already does for Grok-3 mini variants, and update the model-compatibility note + test accordingly.
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