hermes-agent/agent/prompt_caching.py
kshitijk4poor 52cf9dbada fix(prompt-caching): align _can_carry_marker with last-part-dict marking
Follow-up to the salvaged #57845 fix. _can_carry_marker used
any(isinstance(part, dict)) but _apply_cache_marker only marks the LAST
content part, so a list whose last element is a non-dict passed the carrier
gate yet received no marker — wasting one of the four breakpoints. Tighten
the predicate to require content[-1] to be a dict (mirroring the apply
logic) and add a regression test. Flagged by a 3-agent review.
2026-07-04 13:54:27 +05:30

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"""Anthropic prompt caching strategy.
Single layout: ``system_and_3``. 4 cache_control breakpoints — system
prompt + last 3 non-system messages, all at the same TTL (5m or 1h).
Reduces input token costs by ~75% on multi-turn conversations within a
single session.
Pure functions -- no class state, no AIAgent dependency.
"""
import copy
from typing import Any, Dict, List
def _apply_cache_marker(msg: dict, cache_marker: dict, native_anthropic: bool = False) -> None:
"""Add cache_control to a single message, handling all format variations."""
role = msg.get("role", "")
content = msg.get("content")
if role == "tool" and native_anthropic:
# Native Anthropic layout: top-level marker; the adapter moves it
# inside the tool_result block.
msg["cache_control"] = cache_marker
return
if content is None or content == "":
if role == "tool" and not native_anthropic:
# OpenRouter rejects top-level cache_control on role:tool (silent
# hang) and an empty message has no content part to carry the
# marker — skip. Non-empty tool content falls through below and
# gets the marker on a content part, which OpenRouter honors.
return
if role == "assistant" and not native_anthropic:
# Empty assistant turns are pure tool_calls. A top-level marker
# here is ignored on the envelope layout, so skip.
return
msg["cache_control"] = cache_marker
return
if isinstance(content, str):
msg["content"] = [
{"type": "text", "text": content, "cache_control": cache_marker}
]
return
if isinstance(content, list) and content:
last = content[-1]
if isinstance(last, dict):
last["cache_control"] = cache_marker
def _can_carry_marker(msg: dict, native_anthropic: bool) -> bool:
"""True if a marker on this message is actually honored by the provider.
On the native Anthropic layout every message works (top-level markers are
relocated by the adapter). On the envelope layout (OpenRouter et al.) only
markers inside content parts are honored: empty-content messages (e.g.
assistant turns that are pure tool_calls) and empty tool messages would
receive a top-level marker the provider ignores — wasting one of the four
breakpoints. Skip those so the breakpoints land on messages that count.
"""
if native_anthropic:
return True
content = msg.get("content")
if content is None or content == "":
return False
if isinstance(content, list):
# _apply_cache_marker only marks the LAST content part, so the carrier
# predicate must agree: a list whose last element isn't a dict cannot
# actually receive a marker and would waste a breakpoint. Mirror the
# `content` truthiness + last-element-dict check in _apply_cache_marker.
return bool(content) and isinstance(content[-1], dict)
return isinstance(content, str)
def _build_marker(ttl: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
"""Build a cache_control marker dict for the given TTL ('5m' or '1h')."""
marker: Dict[str, str] = {"type": "ephemeral"}
if ttl == "1h":
marker["ttl"] = "1h"
return marker
def apply_anthropic_cache_control(
api_messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
cache_ttl: str = "5m",
native_anthropic: bool = False,
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Apply system_and_3 caching strategy to messages for Anthropic models.
Places up to 4 cache_control breakpoints: system prompt + last 3 non-system
messages, all at the same TTL.
Returns:
Deep copy of messages with cache_control breakpoints injected.
"""
messages = copy.deepcopy(api_messages)
if not messages:
return messages
marker = _build_marker(cache_ttl)
breakpoints_used = 0
if messages[0].get("role") == "system":
_apply_cache_marker(messages[0], marker, native_anthropic=native_anthropic)
breakpoints_used += 1
remaining = 4 - breakpoints_used
non_sys = [
i
for i in range(len(messages))
if messages[i].get("role") != "system"
and _can_carry_marker(messages[i], native_anthropic=native_anthropic)
]
for idx in non_sys[-remaining:]:
_apply_cache_marker(messages[idx], marker, native_anthropic=native_anthropic)
return messages