[Moonshot / MCP] kimi rejects MCP tool schemas with untyped anyOf unions (properties.freq: type)
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [Moonshot / MCP] kimi rejects MCP tool schemas with untyped anyOf unions (properties.freq: type)
## Observed symptom
[Bug]: Moonshot (kimi-k3) rejects MCP tool schemas with untyped anyOf unions: "properties.freq: type is not defined"
### Describe the bug
When the active model is served by Moonshot (`kimi-cn` / `kimi-intl` provider, e.g. `kimi-k3`), any agent turn that carries MCP tools whose parameter schema uses a **non-nullable `anyOf` union without a top-level `type`** fails with HTTP 400 before the model is even called:
```
Model 'kimi-k3' execution failed. Reason: Invalid request:
tools.function.parameters is not a valid moonshot flavored json schema,
details: <At path 'properties.freq': type is not defined>
```
The offending schema shape (emitted by several MCP servers to tolerate LLM mis-serialization of `string | integer`) looks like:
```json
"freq": {
"anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "integer"}],
"description": "分钟频度",
"enum": ["1min", "5min", "15min", "30min", "60min"]
}
```
Moonshot's "flavo
## Literal error text
```
properties.freq: type
```
## Environment
GitHub issue agentscope-ai/QwenPaw #7959; state=open
## Trigger / context
### Describe the bug
When the active model is served by Moonshot (`kimi-cn` / `kimi-intl` provider, e.g. `kimi-k3`), any agent turn that carries MCP tools whose parameter schema uses a **non-nullable `anyOf` union without a top-level `type`** fails with HTTP 400 before the model is even called:
```
Model 'kimi-k3' execution failed. Reason: Invalid request:
tools.function.parameters is not a valid moonshot flavored json schema,
details: <At path 'properties.freq': type is not defined>
```
The offending schema shape (emitted by several MCP servers to tolerate LLM mis-serialization of `string | integer`) looks like:
```json
"freq": {
"anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "integer"}],
"description": "分钟频度",
"enum": ["1min", "5min", "15min", "30min", "60min"]
}
```
Moonshot's "flavored JSON schema" validator requires an explicit `type` on every property node and does not accept `anyOf`-only nodes. Because the whole `tools[]` array is rejected, the agent cannot make **any** call once such a tool is registered — the failure is not limited to the tool with the bad field.
### Root cause (from reading `qwenpaw/providers/openai_chat_model_compat.py`)
`_apply_openai_compat_schema_passes` runs four passes: `$ref` inlining → boolean-schema sanitizing → **nullable** sanitizing → regex shorthand expansion. The nullable pass (`_sanitize_nullable_schemas`) only collapses unions that contain a `{"type": "null"}` branch. A union like `anyOf: [string, integer]` has no null branch, s
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/agentscope-ai/QwenPaw/issues/7959 (2026-09-24T02:21:15Z) — GitHub issue #7959 (open)
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_14D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:39:37.643698Z
- scout_id: C6bb3fe4177
## Scout notes
This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome.
Problem details
Observed symptom
[Bug]: Moonshot (kimi-k3) rejects MCP tool schemas with untyped anyOf unions: "properties.freq: type is not defined"
### Describe the bug
When the active model is served by Moonshot (`kimi-cn` / `kimi-intl` provider, e.g. `kimi-k3`), any agent turn that carries MCP tools whose parameter schema uses a **non-nullable `anyOf` union without a top-level `type`** fails with HTTP 400 before the model is even called:
```
Model 'kimi-k3' execution failed. Reason: Invalid request:
tools.function.parameters is not a valid moonshot flavored json schema,
details: <At path 'properties.freq': type is not defined>
```
The offending schema shape (emitted by several MCP servers to tolerate LLM mis-serialization of `string | integer`) looks like:
```json
"freq": {
"anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "integer"}],
"description": "分钟频度",
"enum": ["1min", "5min", "15min", "30min", "60min"]
}
```
Moonshot's "flavo
Context
Public GitHub report in agentscope-ai/QwenPaw (FRESH_14D).
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