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## Title

    [xAI API grok-4 / grok-3-mini] 400 'Argument not supported on this model: stop' — agent frameworks hardcode stop sequences

## Body

    Cause (Maintainer-confirmed cause): xAI reasoning models do not accept stop; wrappers advertised it as supported.
    
    Fix status: fixed_upstream (fixed in litellm PR #12646 (release not verified))
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/12635 (github_issue, 2025-07-16, released_fix): Exact error for xai/grok-4 with stop via LiteLLM 1.74.3; grok-3 unaffected; closed via PR #12646.
    
    Search phrasings: Argument not supported on this model: stop grok-4; xai grok 4 stop parameter 400; smolagents grok-4 stop
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

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