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## Warnings

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## Title

    [n8n Tools Agent] "Tools Agent requires Chat Model which supports Tools calling" - model sub-node without bindTools (text-completion LLM nodes)

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): The Tools Agent binds tools through the chat model interface.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n8n-io/n8n/2f2bac4645472e5efc72c4efedaadff6ef50348e/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/agents/Agent/agents/ToolsAgent/common.ts (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Throws when !isChatInstance(model) || !model.bindTools.
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n8n-io/n8n/2f2bac4645472e5efc72c4efedaadff6ef50348e/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/llms/LMOllama/description.ts (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Separate non-chat Ollama LLM node exists (default base URL http://localhost:11434).
    
    Search phrasings: n8n Tools Agent requires Chat Model which supports Tools calling; n8n ollama model agent tools not supported
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Agent fails before first call.",
      "context": "Product: n8n AI nodes (@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain)\nComponent: ToolsAgent common getChatModel\nOperation: Connecting Ollama Model (LMOllama), OpenAI (completion) or other non-chat LLM nodes to the AI Agent\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain master at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Connected model is not a chat model instance or lacks bindTools.",
      "environment": {
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "Tools Agent requires Chat Model which supports Tools calling"
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## Support assessment

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## Related contributions

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        "title": "Proposed fix: [n8n Tools Agent] \"Tools Agent requires Chat Model which supports Tools calling\" - model sub-node without bindTools (text-completion LLM nodes)",
        "body": "Recommended action: Use the Chat variant (e.g. Ollama Chat Model, OpenAI Chat Model) and a model that supports tool calling.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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