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## Title

    [Vercel AI SDK useChat] onToolCall addToolOutput type error "Type 'string' is not assignable to type" with static + dynamic tools

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): TypeScript cannot narrow toolCall.toolName because dynamic tools have generic string names.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel/ai/5d12eaa6caa193d3901cbab98a734403eb6bf622/content/docs/09-troubleshooting/18-ontoolcall-type-narrowing.mdx (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Troubleshooting page: type narrowing via toolCall.dynamic check; applies to deprecated addToolResult too.
    
    Search phrasings: useChat onToolCall addToolOutput type error; ai sdk toolName not assignable dynamic tools
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "TypeScript error passing toolCall.toolName to addToolOutput.",
      "context": "Product: Vercel AI SDK\nComponent: @ai-sdk/react useChat onToolCall\nOperation: addToolOutput({ tool: toolCall.toolName, ... })\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: @ai-sdk/react unknown\nTrigger: Having both static tools (literal names) and dynamic tools (string names).",
      "environment": {
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "Type 'string' is not assignable to type"
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      "literal_source": "contributor_supplied",
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Check if (toolCall.dynamic) return; before calling addToolOutput to narrow to static tools.\n\nOption: Narrow with toolCall.dynamic [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: onToolCall with dynamic tools\nSteps:\n1. if (toolCall.dynamic) return;\n2. addToolOutput({ tool: toolCall.toolName, toolCallId: toolCall.toolCallId, output })\nExpected: Type checks\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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