From 994749e4b82f2a00e624a0ced5d4c6e517fda79d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rodrigo Ipince <rodrigo@jetpack.io>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:09:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [aisdk] Allow passing of provider metadata in tool
 definitions

---
 aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go                           |  7 ++++++-
 .../provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go | 14 ++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go b/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
index c2252ac3..e767fb50 100644
--- a/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
+++ b/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type ToolDefinition interface {
 }
 
 // For the equivalent of ToolDefinition in MCP, see the Tool struct in:
-// https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/blob/main/mcp/protocol.go#L854
+// https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/blob/main/mcp/protocol.go#L901
 
 // FunctionTool represents a tool that has a name, description, and set of input arguments.
 // Note: this is not the user-facing tool definition. The AI SDK methods will
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ type FunctionTool struct {
 	// the tool's input requirements and provide matching suggestions.
 	// InputSchema should be defined using a JSON schema.
 	InputSchema *jsonschema.Schema `json:"input_schema,omitzero"`
+
+	// ProviderMetadata contains additional provider-specific metadata.
+	// They are passed through to the provider from the AI SDK and enable
+	// provider-specific functionality that can be fully encapsulated in the provider.
+	ProviderMetadata *ProviderMetadata `json:"provider_metadata,omitzero"`
 }
 
 var _ ToolDefinition = &FunctionTool{}
diff --git a/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go b/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
index 24a7d3e4..d747ef87 100644
--- a/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
+++ b/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
@@ -93,11 +93,21 @@ func encodeFunctionTool(tool api.FunctionTool) (*responses.ToolUnionParam, []api
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert tool parameters: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	strict := true // Default to true
+	if tool.ProviderMetadata != nil {
+		fmt.Println("provider metadata: ", tool.ProviderMetadata)
+		if metadata, ok := tool.ProviderMetadata.Get(ProviderName); ok {
+			metadata := metadata.(Metadata)
+			if metadata.StrictSchemas != nil {
+				strict = *metadata.StrictSchemas
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	result := responses.ToolParamOfFunction(
 		name,
 		props,
-		// TODO: allow passing the strict flag to the function
-		true, // strict mode enabled
+		strict,
 	)
 
 	// Add description if provided

From fa61e3e023b9865c2c0b91760e26b31f14e613d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rodrigo Ipince <rodrigo@jetpack.io>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:51:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] use GetMetadata func

---
 aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go                              |  3 +++
 .../ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go | 11 +++--------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go b/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
index e767fb50..04fd4929 100644
--- a/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
+++ b/aisdk/ai/api/llm_tool.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func (t *FunctionTool) Type() string { return "function" }
 // isToolDefinition is a marker method to satisfy the ToolDefinition interface
 func (t *FunctionTool) isToolDefinition() bool { return true }
 
+// GetProviderMetadata returns the provider-specific metadata for the function tool
+func (t FunctionTool) GetProviderMetadata() *ProviderMetadata { return t.ProviderMetadata }
+
 // FunctionTool JSON marshaling - automatically includes "type" field
 func (t *FunctionTool) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type Alias FunctionTool
diff --git a/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go b/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
index d747ef87..5fcf1684 100644
--- a/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
+++ b/aisdk/ai/provider/openai/internal/codec/encode_tools.go
@@ -94,14 +94,9 @@ func encodeFunctionTool(tool api.FunctionTool) (*responses.ToolUnionParam, []api
 	}
 
 	strict := true // Default to true
-	if tool.ProviderMetadata != nil {
-		fmt.Println("provider metadata: ", tool.ProviderMetadata)
-		if metadata, ok := tool.ProviderMetadata.Get(ProviderName); ok {
-			metadata := metadata.(Metadata)
-			if metadata.StrictSchemas != nil {
-				strict = *metadata.StrictSchemas
-			}
-		}
+	md := GetMetadata(tool)
+	if md != nil && md.StrictSchemas != nil {
+		strict = *md.StrictSchemas
 	}
 
 	result := responses.ToolParamOfFunction(