fix: only add cache_control to last tool in Anthropic prompt caching#453
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maybe_cache_tools was adding cache_control to every tool definition, quickly exceeding Anthropic's 4-breakpoint limit. Since caching is prefix-based, only the last tool needs a breakpoint to cache all tools. Fixes agentjido#452 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
maybe_cache_tools/2was addingcache_control: %{type: "ephemeral"}to every tool definition viaEnum.map, exceeding Anthropic's 4cache_controlbreakpoint limit with 3+ toolsEnum.split(tools, -1)to only annotate the last toolBefore (5 tools + system + message = 7 breakpoints)
After (last tool + system + message = 3 breakpoints)
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cache_controlFixes #452