BerriAI/litellm · error · OCIError

Invalid tool_choice for OCI: expected str or dict, got {type

Error message

Invalid tool_choice for OCI: expected str or dict, got {type(tc).__name__}

What it means

Error "Invalid tool_choice for OCI: expected str or dict, got {type(tc).__name__}" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/llms/oci/chat/transformation.py:178

            name: Final = fn.get("name") if isinstance(fn, dict) else tc.get("name")
            if not (isinstance(name, str) and name):
                raise OCIError(
                    status_code=400,
                    message="Invalid tool_choice for OCI: 'FUNCTION' type requires a non-empty function name",
                )
            selected_params["toolChoice"] = {"type": "FUNCTION", "name": name}
        elif upper in {"AUTO", "NONE", "REQUIRED"}:
            selected_params["toolChoice"] = {"type": upper}
        else:
            raise OCIError(
                status_code=400,
                message=(
                    f"Invalid tool_choice for OCI: unsupported type {raw_type!r}; "
                    "expected one of 'FUNCTION', 'AUTO', 'NONE', 'REQUIRED'"
                ),
            )
        return
    raise OCIError(
        status_code=400,
        message=(f"Invalid tool_choice for OCI: expected str or dict, got {type(tc).__name__}"),
    )


def _normalize_response_format(selected_params: dict, vendor: OCIVendors) -> None:
    rf: Final = selected_params.get("responseFormat")
    if not isinstance(rf, dict) or "type" not in rf:
        return

    rf_type: Final = str(rf["type"]).lower()
    raw_schema: Final = rf.get("json_schema")
    json_schema: Final = raw_schema if isinstance(raw_schema, dict) else None

    if rf_type == "text":
        selected_params["responseFormat"] = {"type": "TEXT"}
        return

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Solutions

1. Pass tool_choice as a string or dict.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/llms/oci/chat/transformation.py:178 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@6c2dcb801b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/37151c263a09ac3c. Report an issue: GitHub.