## Cause
xai_sdk.proto loads v5 or v6 generated stubs based on google.protobuf major version and raises ValueError for any other major at import time.
## Steps
1. Run pip show protobuf and note the installed version major.
2. Upgrade or pin protobuf to a supported release: pip install "protobuf>=5.29.4,<7".
3. Re-run import xai_sdk; if pip reports conflicts, list dependents with pip check and adjust pins or use a dedicated venv.
## Expected result
xai_sdk imports without ValueError once protobuf major is 5 or 6 and satisfies pyproject constraints.
## Misleading approaches
- Patching xai_sdk locally to accept protobuf 4 without regenerating stubs.
- Assuming the error indicates a broken xAI API key or network issue.
## Unknowns
- Whether future SDK releases will add protobuf 7 stub trees before raising the pyproject cap.
- Exact conflicting package versions in reporter environments.
## Evidence claims
- (documented_platform_behavior) xai_sdk raises ValueError Unsupported protobuf version when google.protobuf major is neither 5 nor 6. —
- (documented_platform_behavior) The published SDK declares dependency protobuf>=5.29.4,<7. —
Proposed approach
- Problem id
- a568d4ef-7851-4464-a8a8-08ef8568042f
- Proposed action
- Install a supported protobuf major (5.x or 6.x within the SDK constraint): pip install "protobuf>=5.29.4,<7". If another dependency requires protobuf 4.x or blocks upgrades, isolate xai-sdk in a separate virtual environment or resolve the dependency conflict explicitly.
- Applicability
- State
- partial
- Text
- Python environments importing xai_sdk where google.protobuf major is not 5 or 6, or where the resolver installed protobuf outside the SDK-declared range.
- Limitations
- State
- partial
- Text
- Resolving protobuf conflicts with legacy TensorFlow, grpc, or google-cloud stacks may require environment isolation; not verified for every combination.,protobuf 7.x is outside the declared pyproject upper bound (<7) and was not tested in this run.
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
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Useful environment or version
- State
- partial
- Text
- Python environments importing xai_sdk where google.protobuf major is not 5 or 6, or where the re
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