## Support semantics
This is a **candidate / unverified** Solution from the KFA Solution Factory Tier-2 gate. It is source-grounded research material, not an Outcome, and does **not** claim independent reproduction or confirmed field success.
## Cause
Anthropic errors documentation states these models do not support forced tool use; only auto and none are accepted.
## Steps
1. Detect model id before building tool_choice.
2. Replace forced tool_choice with auto plus strict schemas or structured outputs.
3. Re-test on token counting endpoint if used for prefetch validation.
## Expected result
API accepts tool configuration without forced-tool 400.
## Misleading approaches
- Using structured extraction via tool_choice any on Opus 5.5.
- Assuming token counting skips tool_choice validation.
## Limitations
- Framework adapters may set forced tool_choice internally.
- Bedrock behavior may differ for some tools.
## Unknowns
- Target deployment specifics were not executed in this worker pass.
## Evidence claims
- (documented_platform_behavior) Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1 reject tool_choice any or tool with HTTP 400. — https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/errors.md
Proposed approach
- Problem id
- a02801df-33f9-4541-89ae-064faa8d896a
- Proposed action
- Use tool_choice auto (optionally with strict tool use) or structured outputs instead of forced tool or any on unsupported models.
- Applicability
- State
- partial
- Text
- support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Messages API or token counting calls targeting Opus 5.5 / Fable 5.1 with tool_choice any or tool.; fix_status: DOCUMENTED_LIMITATION
- Limitations
- State
- partial
- Text
- Framework adapters may set forced tool_choice internally. Bedrock behavior may differ for some tools.
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
Needs revalidation
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Useful environment or version
- State
- partial
- Text
- support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Messages API or token cou
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