Merge pull request #12248 from ollama/drifkin/qwen3-coder-parsing

add qwen3-coder tool support
2025-09-20 16:51:28 +02:00 · 2025-09-16 10:21:43 -07:00
parent ad95d5b30b 472feec2ff
commit fa1c987a29
15 changed files with 2012 additions and 57 deletions
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -313,10 +313,11 @@ func (t *ToolFunction) String() string {
 // ChatResponse is the response returned by [Client.Chat]. Its fields are
 // similar to [GenerateResponse].
 type ChatResponse struct {
-	Model      string    `json:"model"`
-	CreatedAt  time.Time `json:"created_at"`
-	Message    Message   `json:"message"`
-	DoneReason string    `json:"done_reason,omitempty"`
+	Model      string     `json:"model"`
+	CreatedAt  time.Time  `json:"created_at"`
+	Message    Message    `json:"message"`
+	DoneReason string     `json:"done_reason,omitempty"`
+	DebugInfo  *DebugInfo `json:"_debug_info,omitempty"`

 	Done bool `json:"done"`

@@ -329,13 +330,6 @@ type DebugInfo struct {
 	ImageCount       int    `json:"image_count,omitempty"`
 }

-// DebugTemplateResponse is returned when _debug_render_only is set to true
-type DebugTemplateResponse struct {
-	Model     string    `json:"model"`
-	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
-	DebugInfo DebugInfo `json:"_debug_info"`
-}
-
 type Metrics struct {
 	TotalDuration      time.Duration `json:"total_duration,omitempty"`
 	LoadDuration       time.Duration `json:"load_duration,omitempty"`
@@ -443,6 +437,8 @@ type CreateRequest struct {
 	System     string            `json:"system,omitempty"`
 	Parameters map[string]any    `json:"parameters,omitempty"`
 	Messages   []Message         `json:"messages,omitempty"`
+	Renderer   string            `json:"renderer,omitempty"`
+	Parser     string            `json:"parser,omitempty"`

 	// Deprecated: set the model name with Model instead
 	Name string `json:"name"`
@@ -480,6 +476,8 @@ type ShowResponse struct {
 	Parameters    string             `json:"parameters,omitempty"`
 	Template      string             `json:"template,omitempty"`
 	System        string             `json:"system,omitempty"`
+	Renderer      string             `json:"renderer,omitempty"`
+	Parser        string             `json:"parser,omitempty"`
 	Details       ModelDetails       `json:"details,omitempty"`
 	Messages      []Message          `json:"messages,omitempty"`
 	ModelInfo     map[string]any     `json:"model_info,omitempty"`
@@ -592,6 +590,8 @@ type GenerateResponse struct {
 	Metrics

 	ToolCalls []ToolCall `json:"tool_calls,omitempty"`
+
+	DebugInfo *DebugInfo `json:"_debug_info,omitempty"`
 }

 // ModelDetails provides details about a model.
--- a/model/parsers/parsers.go
+++ b/model/parsers/parsers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package parsers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+type Parser interface {
+	Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error)
+	HasToolSupport() bool
+	HasThinkingSupport() bool
+}
+
+func ParserForName(name string) Parser {
+	switch name {
+	case "qwen3-coder":
+		parser := &Qwen3CoderParser{}
+		return parser
+	case "passthrough":
+		return &PassthroughParser{}
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+type PassthroughParser struct{}
+
+func (p *PassthroughParser) Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+	return s, "", nil, nil
+}
+
+func (p *PassthroughParser) HasToolSupport() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *PassthroughParser) HasThinkingSupport() bool {
+	return false
+}
--- a/model/parsers/qwen3coder.go
+++ b/model/parsers/qwen3coder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+package parsers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"math"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/logutil"
+)
+
+type qwenParserState int
+
+const (
+	toolOpenTag  = "<tool_call>"
+	toolCloseTag = "</tool_call>"
+)
+
+const (
+	qwenParserState_LookingForToolStart qwenParserState = iota
+	qwenParserState_CollectingToolContent
+)
+
+type Qwen3CoderParser struct {
+	state qwenParserState
+	acc   strings.Builder
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) HasToolSupport() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) HasThinkingSupport() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+	p.acc.WriteString(s)
+
+	events := p.parseEvents()
+
+	var toolCalls []api.ToolCall
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for _, event := range events {
+		switch event := event.(type) {
+		case qwenEventRawToolCall:
+			toolCall, err := parseToolCall(event, tools)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("qwen tool call parsing failed", "error", err)
+				return "", "", nil, err
+			}
+			toolCalls = append(toolCalls, toolCall)
+		case qwenEventContent:
+			// TODO(drifkin): if the same turn contains multiple interleaved content
+			// events, we naively append them together here. See the note below about
+			// `qwenEvent`s for more details
+			sb.WriteString(event.content)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String(), "", toolCalls, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) parseEvents() []qwenEvent {
+	var all []qwenEvent
+
+	keepLooping := true
+	for keepLooping {
+		var events []qwenEvent
+		events, keepLooping = eat(p)
+		if len(events) > 0 {
+			all = append(all, events...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(all) > 0 {
+		slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "qwen events parsed", "events", all, "state", p.state, "acc", p.acc.String())
+	}
+
+	return all
+}
+
+// we use some internal event types in order to communicate between `Add` and
+// `eat`. We do this to support interleaving content and parallel tool calls in
+// the parser, even though qwen3-coder isn't supposed to do this. Our API
+// doesn't currently support models outputting multiple messages in a turn, so
+// we wouldn't be able to represent it yet, but there's no reason to prevent the
+// parser from supporting it, especially for future models if they end up using
+// a similar format.
+type qwenEvent interface {
+	isQwenEvent()
+}
+
+type qwenEventRawToolCall struct {
+	raw string
+}
+
+type qwenEventContent struct {
+	content string
+}
+
+func (qwenEventContent) isQwenEvent()     {}
+func (qwenEventRawToolCall) isQwenEvent() {}
+
+// eat consumes the parser's buffer, and returns a list of any unambiguous
+// events from the current parser state. If the parser transitions to another
+// state, it may have additional events to emit on the next call, which is what
+// the second return value indicates
+func eat(p *Qwen3CoderParser) ([]qwenEvent, bool) {
+	var events []qwenEvent
+
+	switch p.state {
+	case qwenParserState_LookingForToolStart:
+		if strings.Contains(p.acc.String(), toolOpenTag) {
+			// we found a full tool open tag, so we can emit the content before the
+			// tag, being sure to trim any trailing whitespace
+			split := strings.SplitN(p.acc.String(), toolOpenTag, 2)
+			before := split[0]
+			before = strings.TrimRightFunc(before, unicode.IsSpace)
+			if len(before) > 0 {
+				events = append(events, qwenEventContent{content: before})
+			}
+			after := split[1]
+			p.acc.Reset()
+			p.acc.WriteString(after)
+			p.state = qwenParserState_CollectingToolContent
+			return events, true
+		} else if overlap := overlap(p.acc.String(), toolOpenTag); overlap > 0 {
+			// we found a partial tool open tag, so we can emit the unambiguous part,
+			// which is the (trailing-whitespace trimmed) content before the partial
+			// tool open tag
+			beforePartialTag := p.acc.String()[:len(p.acc.String())-overlap]
+			trailingWhitespaceLen := trailingWhitespaceLen(beforePartialTag)
+			ambiguousStart := len(beforePartialTag) - trailingWhitespaceLen
+			unambiguous := p.acc.String()[:ambiguousStart]
+			ambiguous := p.acc.String()[ambiguousStart:]
+			p.acc.Reset()
+			p.acc.WriteString(ambiguous)
+			events = append(events, qwenEventContent{content: unambiguous})
+			return events, false
+		} else {
+			// we found content that is entirely not a tool call. We should withhold
+			// any trailing whitespace in case this is the end of the content
+			whitespaceLen := trailingWhitespaceLen(p.acc.String())
+			ambiguousStart := len(p.acc.String()) - whitespaceLen
+			unambiguous := p.acc.String()[:ambiguousStart]
+			ambiguous := p.acc.String()[ambiguousStart:]
+			p.acc.Reset()
+			p.acc.WriteString(ambiguous)
+			if len(unambiguous) > 0 {
+				events = append(events, qwenEventContent{content: unambiguous})
+			}
+			return events, false
+		}
+	case qwenParserState_CollectingToolContent:
+		if strings.Contains(p.acc.String(), toolCloseTag) {
+			split := strings.SplitN(p.acc.String(), toolCloseTag, 2)
+			before := split[0]
+			if len(before) == 0 {
+				slog.Warn("qwen tool call closing tag found but no content before it")
+			}
+			// remove any whitespace between the tool call and any content after it
+			after := strings.TrimLeftFunc(split[1], unicode.IsSpace)
+			p.acc.Reset()
+			p.acc.WriteString(after)
+			events = append(events, qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: before})
+			p.state = qwenParserState_LookingForToolStart
+			return events, true
+		} else {
+			// note that we don't need to check the overlap here because we only plan
+			// on parsing the tool call once we see the full closing tag. We don't
+			// stream back the unparsed tool content, so there's no need to be eager
+			// here
+			return events, false
+		}
+	default:
+		panic("unreachable")
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO(drifkin): move this to a shared location
+// longest overlap between suffix of s and prefix of delim
+func overlap(s, delim string) int {
+	max := min(len(delim), len(s))
+	for i := max; i > 0; i-- {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(s, delim[:i]) {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func trailingWhitespaceLen(s string) int {
+	for i := len(s) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if !unicode.IsSpace(rune(s[i])) {
+			return len(s) - i - 1
+		}
+	}
+	return len(s)
+}
+
+type XMLFunctionCall struct {
+	XMLName    xml.Name       `xml:"function"`
+	Name       string         `xml:"name,attr"`
+	Parameters []XMLParameter `xml:"parameter"`
+}
+
+type XMLParameter struct {
+	Name  string `xml:"name,attr"`
+	Value string `xml:",chardata"`
+}
+
+// parseToolCall parses a raw tool call string into an api.ToolCall.
+// The raw string follows an xml-like format, here's an example:
+//
+// <function=get_current_temperature>
+// <parameter=location>
+// San Francisco
+// </parameter>
+// <parameter=unit>
+// celsius
+// </parameter>
+// </function>
+func parseToolCall(raw qwenEventRawToolCall, tools []api.Tool) (api.ToolCall, error) {
+	toolCall := api.ToolCall{}
+
+	xmlString := transformToXML(raw.raw)
+
+	var functionCall XMLFunctionCall
+	err := xml.Unmarshal([]byte(xmlString), &functionCall)
+	if err != nil {
+		return api.ToolCall{}, err
+	}
+
+	toolCall.Function = api.ToolCallFunction{
+		Name: functionCall.Name,
+	}
+
+	// Find the matching tool to get parameter types
+	var matchedTool *api.Tool
+	for i := range tools {
+		if tools[i].Function.Name == functionCall.Name {
+			matchedTool = &tools[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	toolCall.Function.Arguments = make(api.ToolCallFunctionArguments)
+	for _, parameter := range functionCall.Parameters {
+		// Look up the parameter type if we found the tool
+		var paramType api.PropertyType
+		if matchedTool != nil && matchedTool.Function.Parameters.Properties != nil {
+			if prop, ok := matchedTool.Function.Parameters.Properties[parameter.Name]; ok {
+				paramType = prop.Type
+			}
+		}
+
+		toolCall.Function.Arguments[parameter.Name] = parseValue(parameter.Value, paramType)
+	}
+
+	return toolCall, nil
+}
+
+// parseValue converts a raw string value to the appropriate type based on the parameter type specification.
+//
+// For union types (multiple types in PropertyType, which we support but doesn't
+// seem as though the reference parser does type coercion with those types in
+// mind) we use a type precedence approach:
+// 1. null - checked first regardless of declared types (matches reference implementation)
+// 2. boolean - only "true"/"false" are valid booleans
+// 3. integer - must parse as a whole number
+// 4. number - must parse as numeric (returns int if no decimal part)
+// 5. array - must parse as valid JSON array
+// 6. object - must parse as valid JSON object
+// 7. string - always succeeds (least specific type)
+//
+// This precedence ensures we return the most specific type that successfully parses,
+// following the principle of least surprise. For example, with PropertyType{"string", "number"},
+// "123" becomes 123 (number), while "hello" becomes "hello" (string).
+func parseValue(raw string, paramType api.PropertyType) any {
+	// first remove a single leading newlines, and a single trailing newline (if
+	// they exist). This follows the reference implementation
+	raw = strings.TrimPrefix(raw, "\n")
+	raw = strings.TrimSuffix(raw, "\n")
+
+	// Check for null first (case-insensitive) - this takes precedence over any type
+	if strings.ToLower(raw) == "null" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// If no type is specified, default to string
+	if len(paramType) == 0 {
+		return raw
+	}
+
+	// Check if any of the specified types match, using type precedence
+	// Order: boolean -> integer -> number -> array -> object -> string
+	typeSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, t := range paramType {
+		typeSet[t] = true
+	}
+
+	// Try boolean first (most restrictive)
+	if typeSet["boolean"] {
+		lower := strings.ToLower(raw)
+		switch lower {
+		case "true":
+			return true
+		case "false":
+			return false
+		}
+		// If not a valid boolean but boolean is the only type, return false (matching reference)
+		if len(paramType) == 1 {
+			return false
+		}
+		// Otherwise try other types
+	}
+
+	// Try integer
+	if typeSet["integer"] {
+		if i, err := strconv.ParseInt(raw, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			// Return as int if it fits in int32, otherwise int64
+			if i >= math.MinInt32 && i <= math.MaxInt32 {
+				return int(i)
+			}
+			return i
+		}
+		// If integer is the only type and parsing failed, fall back to string
+		if len(paramType) == 1 {
+			return raw
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Try number (float)
+	if typeSet["number"] {
+		if f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(raw, 64); err == nil {
+			// If the number has no decimal part, return as int (matching reference)
+			if f == math.Trunc(f) {
+				i := int64(f)
+				if i >= math.MinInt32 && i <= math.MaxInt32 {
+					return int(i)
+				}
+				return i
+			}
+			return f
+		}
+		// If number is the only type and parsing failed, fall back to string
+		if len(paramType) == 1 {
+			return raw
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Try array
+	if typeSet["array"] {
+		var arr []interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &arr); err == nil {
+			return arr
+		}
+		// If array is the only type and parsing failed, fall back to string
+		if len(paramType) == 1 {
+			return raw
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Try object
+	if typeSet["object"] {
+		var obj map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &obj); err == nil {
+			return obj
+		}
+		// If object is the only type and parsing failed, fall back to string
+		if len(paramType) == 1 {
+			return raw
+		}
+	}
+
+	// String always succeeds (or if "string" is in the type set)
+	if typeSet["string"] {
+		return raw
+	}
+
+	// If we get here, none of the types matched and string wasn't an option
+	// We return string as a fallback. The reference implementation will attempt
+	// to parse the value as a python literal, but we purposefully don't support
+	// that
+	return raw
+}
+
+var qwenTagRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`<(\w+)=([^>]+)>`)
+
+// transformToXML transforms a raw qwen tool call with xml-like tags into valid
+// xml so that it can be parsed by any xml parser
+func transformToXML(raw string) string {
+	// take the form `<tag=abc>` and transform it to `<tag name="abc">`, taking
+	// care to properly escape the string that becomes the attribute value
+	return qwenTagRegex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(raw, func(match string) string {
+		groups := qwenTagRegex.FindStringSubmatch(match)
+		tag := groups[1]
+		var escapedValue strings.Builder
+		xml.EscapeText(&escapedValue, []byte(groups[2]))
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`<%s name="%s">`, tag, escapedValue.String())
+	})
+}
--- a/model/parsers/qwen3coder_test.go
+++ b/model/parsers/qwen3coder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,830 @@
+package parsers
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+// tool creates a test tool with the given name and properties
+func tool(name string, props map[string]api.ToolProperty) api.Tool {
+	t := api.Tool{Type: "function", Function: api.ToolFunction{Name: name}}
+	t.Function.Parameters.Type = "object"
+	t.Function.Parameters.Properties = props
+	return t
+}
+
+func TestQwenParserStreaming(t *testing.T) {
+	type step struct {
+		input      string
+		wantEvents []qwenEvent
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc  string
+		steps []step
+		only  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "simple message streamed word by word",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input:      "hi",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{qwenEventContent{content: "hi"}},
+				},
+				{
+					input:      " there",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{qwenEventContent{content: " there"}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "content before tool call",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input:      "hi there<tool_call>",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{qwenEventContent{content: "hi there"}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "multiple tool calls in one message",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "before1<tool_call>in tool call</tool_call>after1<tool_call>in tool call 2</tool_call>after2",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "before1"},
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "in tool call"},
+						qwenEventContent{content: "after1"},
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "in tool call 2"},
+						qwenEventContent{content: "after2"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "tool calls with split tags",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "before<tool",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "before"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					input:      "_call>in tool call</tool",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{},
+				},
+				{
+					input: "_call>af",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "in tool call"},
+						qwenEventContent{content: "af"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					input: "ter",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "ter"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "trailing whitespace between content and tool call",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "abc\n<tool_call>def</tool_call>",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "abc"},
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "def"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "trailing whitespace between tool call and content",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "<tool_call>abc</tool_call>\ndef",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "abc"},
+						qwenEventContent{content: "def"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "empty content before tool call",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "\n<tool_call>abc</tool_call>",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: "abc"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "partial tool open tag fakeout",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "abc\n<tool_call",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						// \n should not be emitted yet because `<tool_call` might be a tool
+						// open tag, in which case the whitespace should be trimmed
+						qwenEventContent{content: "abc"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					input: " fakeout",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "\n<tool_call fakeout"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "token-by-token whitespace handling",
+			steps: []step{
+				{
+					input: "a",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "a"},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					input:      "\n",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{},
+				},
+				{
+					input: "b",
+					wantEvents: []qwenEvent{
+						qwenEventContent{content: "\nb"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	anyOnlies := false
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		if tc.only {
+			anyOnlies = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		if anyOnlies && !tc.only {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			parser := Qwen3CoderParser{}
+
+			for i, step := range tc.steps {
+				parser.acc.WriteString(step.input)
+				gotEvents := parser.parseEvents()
+
+				if len(gotEvents) == 0 && len(step.wantEvents) == 0 {
+					// avoid deep equal on empty vs. nil slices
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotEvents, step.wantEvents) {
+					t.Errorf("step %d: input %q: got events %#v, want %#v", i, step.input, gotEvents, step.wantEvents)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwenToolParser(t *testing.T) {
+	type step struct {
+		name         string
+		rawToolCall  string
+		tools        []api.Tool
+		wantToolCall api.ToolCall
+	}
+
+	steps := []step{
+		{
+			name:  "simple tool call",
+			tools: []api.Tool{},
+			rawToolCall: `<function=get_current_temperature>
+<parameter=location>
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter=unit>
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			wantToolCall: api.ToolCall{
+				Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+					Name: "get_current_temperature",
+					Arguments: map[string]any{
+						"location": "San Francisco",
+						"unit":     "celsius",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "names with spaces",
+			tools: []api.Tool{},
+			rawToolCall: `<function=get current temperature>
+<parameter=location with spaces>
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter=unit with spaces>
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			wantToolCall: api.ToolCall{
+				Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+					Name: "get current temperature",
+					Arguments: map[string]any{
+						"location with spaces": "San Francisco",
+						"unit with spaces":     "celsius",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		// this mirrors the reference implementation's behavior, but unclear if it
+		// ever happens. If so, then we should probably remove them instead, this
+		// test is to just document the current behavior and test that we don't get
+		// xml errors
+		{
+			name:  "names with quotes",
+			tools: []api.Tool{},
+			rawToolCall: `<function="get current temperature">
+<parameter="location with spaces">
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter="unit with spaces">
+"celsius"
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			wantToolCall: api.ToolCall{
+				Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+					Name: "\"get current temperature\"",
+					Arguments: map[string]any{
+						"\"location with spaces\"": "San Francisco",
+						"\"unit with spaces\"":     "\"celsius\"",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tool call with typed parameters",
+			tools: []api.Tool{
+				tool("calculate", map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+					"x":       {Type: api.PropertyType{"number"}},
+					"y":       {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}},
+					"enabled": {Type: api.PropertyType{"boolean"}},
+					"items":   {Type: api.PropertyType{"array"}},
+				}),
+			},
+			rawToolCall: `<function=calculate>
+<parameter=x>
+3.14
+</parameter>
+<parameter=y>
+42
+</parameter>
+<parameter=enabled>
+true
+</parameter>
+<parameter=items>
+["a", "b", "c"]
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			wantToolCall: api.ToolCall{
+				Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+					Name: "calculate",
+					Arguments: map[string]any{
+						"x":       3.14,
+						"y":       42,
+						"enabled": true,
+						"items":   []any{"a", "b", "c"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, step := range steps {
+		gotToolCall, err := parseToolCall(qwenEventRawToolCall{raw: step.rawToolCall}, step.tools)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("step %d (%s): %v", i, step.name, err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotToolCall, step.wantToolCall) {
+			t.Errorf("step %d (%s): got tool call %#v, want %#v", i, step.name, gotToolCall, step.wantToolCall)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwenToolCallValueParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc      string
+		raw       string
+		paramType api.PropertyType
+		want      any
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:      "default string value (no type specified)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{},
+			raw:       "some-string",
+			want:      "some-string",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "trim a single leading and trailing newline",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{},
+			raw:       "\nsome-string\n",
+			want:      "some-string",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "trim at most one leading and trailing newline",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{},
+			raw:       "\n\nsome-string\n\n",
+			want:      "\nsome-string\n",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "newline really has to be the first character to be trimmed",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{},
+			raw:       " \nsome-string\n ",
+			want:      " \nsome-string\n ",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "numeric type",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "123",
+			want:      123,
+		},
+		// Integer parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "integer type",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "42",
+			want:      42,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "negative integer",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "-100",
+			want:      -100,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "zero integer",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "0",
+			want:      0,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer with leading zeros",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "007",
+			want:      7,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "large integer",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "2147483648", // Just beyond int32 max
+			want:      int64(2147483648),
+		},
+		// Float/number parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "float type",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "3.14",
+			want:      3.14,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "negative float",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "-273.15",
+			want:      -273.15,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "float without decimal part",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "100.0",
+			want:      100,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "scientific notation positive",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "1.23e5",
+			want:      123000, // Will be int since it has no decimal part
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "scientific notation negative",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "1.5e-3",
+			want:      0.0015,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "very small float",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "0.00000001",
+			want:      0.00000001,
+		},
+		// String parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "explicit string type",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "hello world",
+			want:      "hello world",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string with special characters",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "/usr/local/bin/test-file_v2.0.sh",
+			want:      "/usr/local/bin/test-file_v2.0.sh",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string with quotes",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       `He said "hello" to me`,
+			want:      `He said "hello" to me`,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "multiline string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "line one\nline two\nline three",
+			want:      "line one\nline two\nline three",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "empty string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "",
+			want:      "",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string that looks like a number",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "12345",
+			want:      "12345",
+		},
+		// Boolean parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean true",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean"},
+			raw:       "true",
+			want:      true,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean false",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean"},
+			raw:       "false",
+			want:      false,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean case insensitive true",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean"},
+			raw:       "True",
+			want:      true,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean case insensitive false",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean"},
+			raw:       "FALSE",
+			want:      false,
+		},
+		// Null parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "null value lowercase",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "null",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "null value case insensitive",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "NULL",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		// Array parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "array of strings",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array"},
+			raw:       `["foo", "bar", "baz"]`,
+			want:      []any{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "array of numbers",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array"},
+			raw:       `[1, 2.5, 3]`,
+			want:      []any{float64(1), 2.5, float64(3)},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "array of mixed types",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array"},
+			raw:       `["string", 123, true, null]`,
+			want:      []any{"string", float64(123), true, nil},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "empty array",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array"},
+			raw:       `[]`,
+			want:      []any{},
+		},
+		// Object parsing tests
+		{
+			desc:      "simple object",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"object"},
+			raw:       `{"key": "value", "number": 42}`,
+			want:      map[string]any{"key": "value", "number": float64(42)},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "nested object",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"object"},
+			raw:       `{"outer": {"inner": "value"}}`,
+			want:      map[string]any{"outer": map[string]any{"inner": "value"}},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "empty object",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"object"},
+			raw:       `{}`,
+			want:      map[string]any{},
+		},
+		// Error cases and fallback behavior
+		{
+			desc:      "invalid integer falls back to string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "not-a-number",
+			want:      "not-a-number",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "invalid float falls back to string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "3.14.159",
+			want:      "3.14.159",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "invalid boolean falls back to false",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean"},
+			raw:       "yes",
+			want:      false,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "invalid JSON array falls back to string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array"},
+			raw:       "[1, 2, unclosed",
+			want:      "[1, 2, unclosed",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "invalid JSON object falls back to string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"object"},
+			raw:       `{"key": unclosed`,
+			want:      `{"key": unclosed`,
+		},
+		// Edge cases
+		{
+			desc:      "integer overflow should use int64",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+			raw:       "2147483648", // Beyond int32 max
+			want:      int64(2147483648),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "float with many decimal places",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number"},
+			raw:       "3.141592653589793",
+			want:      3.141592653589793,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string with JSON-like content",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       `{"this": "is", "just": "a string"}`,
+			want:      `{"this": "is", "just": "a string"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "whitespace-only string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			raw:       "   ",
+			want:      "   ",
+		},
+		// Unknown parameter (no type specified in tools)
+		{
+			desc:      "parameter not in tool definition defaults to string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{},
+			raw:       "some value",
+			want:      "some value",
+		},
+		// Union type tests
+		{
+			desc:      "string or number union - valid number",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number"},
+			raw:       "42.5",
+			want:      42.5,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string or number union - non-numeric string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number"},
+			raw:       "hello",
+			want:      "hello",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "number or string union - valid number (order shouldn't matter)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number", "string"},
+			raw:       "42.5",
+			want:      42.5,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer or null union - valid integer",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer", "null"},
+			raw:       "123",
+			want:      123,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer or null union - null value",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer", "null"},
+			raw:       "null",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "null or integer union - null value (order shouldn't matter)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"null", "integer"},
+			raw:       "null",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean or string union - valid boolean",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean", "string"},
+			raw:       "true",
+			want:      true,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "boolean or string union - non-boolean becomes string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"boolean", "string"},
+			raw:       "yes",
+			want:      "yes",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string or boolean union - valid boolean (precedence test)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "boolean"},
+			raw:       "false",
+			want:      false, // Should be boolean, not string "false"
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer or number union - integer value",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer", "number"},
+			raw:       "42",
+			want:      42,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer or number union - float value",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer", "number"},
+			raw:       "42.5",
+			want:      42.5,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "number or integer union - integer value (precedence test)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"number", "integer"},
+			raw:       "42",
+			want:      42, // Should try integer first due to precedence
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "array or object union - valid array",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array", "object"},
+			raw:       `[1, 2, 3]`,
+			want:      []any{float64(1), float64(2), float64(3)},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "array or object union - valid object",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"array", "object"},
+			raw:       `{"key": "value"}`,
+			want:      map[string]any{"key": "value"},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "object or array union - valid array (precedence test)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"object", "array"},
+			raw:       `[1, 2, 3]`,
+			want:      []any{float64(1), float64(2), float64(3)},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "complex multi-type union - null",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number", "boolean", "null"},
+			raw:       "null",
+			want:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "complex multi-type union - boolean",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number", "boolean", "null"},
+			raw:       "true",
+			want:      true,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "complex multi-type union - number",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number", "boolean", "null"},
+			raw:       "3.14",
+			want:      3.14,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "complex multi-type union - string",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number", "boolean", "null"},
+			raw:       "hello",
+			want:      "hello",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "integer string union - integer string becomes integer",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"integer", "string"},
+			raw:       "123",
+			want:      123,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:      "string integer union - integer string becomes integer (precedence)",
+			paramType: api.PropertyType{"string", "integer"},
+			raw:       "123",
+			want:      123, // Integer has higher precedence than string
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := parseValue(tc.raw, tc.paramType)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tc.want) {
+				t.Errorf("got %v (type %T), want %v (type %T)", got, got, tc.want, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwenXMLTransform(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc string
+		raw  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "simple example",
+			raw: `<function=get_current_temperature>
+<parameter=location>
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter=unit>
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			want: `<function name="get_current_temperature">
+<parameter name="location">
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter name="unit">
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+		},
+		// even though quotes aren't expected in these tags, we have these tests to
+		// make sure they're escaped so they don't blow up the xml parser in case
+		// they happen
+		{
+			desc: "names with quotes",
+			raw: `<function="get current temperature">
+<parameter="location with spaces">
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter="unit with spaces">
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+			want: `<function name="&#34;get current temperature&#34;">
+<parameter name="&#34;location with spaces&#34;">
+San Francisco
+</parameter>
+<parameter name="&#34;unit with spaces&#34;">
+celsius
+</parameter>
+</function>`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := transformToXML(tc.raw)
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTrailingWhitespaceLen(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc string
+		s    string
+		want int
+	}{
+		{desc: "no whitespace", s: "abc", want: 0},
+		{desc: "trailing whitespace", s: "abc ", want: 1},
+		{desc: "trailing whitespace with newlines", s: "abc \n", want: 2},
+		{desc: "only whitespace", s: " \n  ", want: 4},
+		{desc: "leading whitespace doesn't count", s: " \n abc", want: 0},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := trailingWhitespaceLen(tc.s)
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/model/renderers/qwen3coder.go
+++ b/model/renderers/qwen3coder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+var (
+	imStartTag = "<|im_start|>"
+	imEndTag   = "<|im_end|>"
+)
+
+// renderAdditionalKeys renders all JSON fields except the ones in handledKeys
+// This follows the same approach from the reference implementation, which gives
+// a particular key ordering
+func renderAdditionalKeys(obj any, handledKeys map[string]bool) string {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var m map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &m); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for key, value := range m {
+		if handledKeys[key] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check if value is a map or array (needs JSON serialization)
+		switch v := value.(type) {
+		case map[string]any, []any:
+			jsonBytes, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+			// TODO(drifkin): it would be nice to format the JSON here similarly to
+			// python's default json.dumps behavior (spaces after commas and colons).
+			// This would let us be byte-for-byte compatible with the reference
+			// implementation for most common inputs
+			jsonStr := string(jsonBytes)
+			sb.WriteString("\n<" + key + ">" + jsonStr + "</" + key + ">")
+		case nil:
+			continue
+		default:
+			// Simple types, convert to string
+			sb.WriteString("\n<" + key + ">" + fmt.Sprintf("%v", value) + "</" + key + ">")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func Qwen3CoderRenderer(messages []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, _ *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	// filter out system messages and choose the first (if any) to win
+	var systemMessage string
+	var filteredMessages []api.Message
+	for _, message := range messages {
+		if message.Role != "system" {
+			filteredMessages = append(filteredMessages, message)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if systemMessage == "" {
+			systemMessage = message.Content
+		}
+	}
+
+	if systemMessage != "" || len(tools) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "system\n")
+
+		// if we have tools but no system message, match the reference implementation by providing a default system message
+		if systemMessage == "" {
+			systemMessage = "You are Qwen, a helpful AI assistant that can interact with a computer to solve tasks."
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString(systemMessage)
+
+		if len(tools) > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString("\n\n# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n")
+			sb.WriteString("<tools>")
+			for _, tool := range tools {
+				sb.WriteString("\n")
+				sb.WriteString("<function>\n")
+				sb.WriteString("<name>" + tool.Function.Name + "</name>")
+				if tool.Function.Description != "" {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<description>" + tool.Function.Description + "</description>")
+				}
+				sb.WriteString("\n<parameters>")
+
+				for name, prop := range tool.Function.Parameters.Properties {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<parameter>")
+					sb.WriteString("\n<name>" + name + "</name>")
+
+					if len(prop.Type) > 0 {
+						// TODO(!!!)(drifkin): we should match the reference implementation for
+						// more complex types here instead of using this format
+						sb.WriteString("\n<type>" + prop.ToTypeScriptType() + "</type>")
+					}
+
+					if prop.Description != "" {
+						sb.WriteString("\n<description>" + prop.Description + "</description>")
+					}
+
+					// Render any additional keys not already handled
+					handledKeys := map[string]bool{
+						"type":        true,
+						"description": true,
+					}
+					sb.WriteString(renderAdditionalKeys(prop, handledKeys))
+
+					sb.WriteString("\n</parameter>")
+				}
+
+				// Render extra keys for parameters (everything except 'type' and 'properties')
+				paramHandledKeys := map[string]bool{
+					"type":       true,
+					"properties": true,
+				}
+				sb.WriteString(renderAdditionalKeys(tool.Function.Parameters, paramHandledKeys))
+
+				sb.WriteString("\n</parameters>")
+				sb.WriteString("\n</function>")
+			}
+			sb.WriteString("\n</tools>")
+			sb.WriteString("\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=example_function_name>\n<parameter=example_parameter_1>\nvalue_1\n</parameter>\n<parameter=example_parameter_2>\nThis is the value for the second parameter\nthat can span\nmultiple lines\n</parameter>\n</function>\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags\n- Required parameters MUST be specified\n- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after\n- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls\n</IMPORTANT>")
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+	}
+
+	for i, message := range filteredMessages {
+		lastMessage := i == len(filteredMessages)-1
+		prefill := lastMessage && message.Role == "assistant"
+		switch message.Role {
+		case "assistant":
+			if len(message.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+				if message.Content != "" {
+					sb.WriteString(message.Content + "\n")
+				}
+				for _, toolCall := range message.ToolCalls {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<tool_call>\n<function=" + toolCall.Function.Name + ">")
+					for name, value := range toolCall.Function.Arguments {
+						valueStr := formatToolCallArgument(value)
+						sb.WriteString("\n<parameter=" + name + ">\n" + valueStr + "\n</parameter>")
+					}
+					sb.WriteString("\n</function>\n</tool_call>")
+				}
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_end|>\n")
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+				sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+				if !prefill {
+					sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+				}
+			}
+		case "tool":
+			// consecutive tool responses should share a single `<im_start>user`, but
+			// have their own <tool_response> tags
+
+			// only start a new user block if this is the first tool response
+			if i == 0 || filteredMessages[i-1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "user\n")
+			}
+
+			sb.WriteString("<tool_response>\n")
+			sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+			sb.WriteString("\n</tool_response>\n")
+
+			// close the user block only if this is the last tool response
+			if i == len(filteredMessages)-1 || filteredMessages[i+1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+			}
+		default:
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + message.Role + "\n")
+			sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+			sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+		}
+
+		if lastMessage && !prefill {
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String(), nil
+}
+
+func formatToolCallArgument(value any) string {
+	if value == nil {
+		return "null"
+	}
+
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return v
+	case []byte:
+		return string(v)
+	}
+
+	if reflect.TypeOf(value) != nil {
+		kind := reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind()
+		if kind == reflect.Map || kind == reflect.Slice || kind == reflect.Array {
+			if marshalled, err := json.Marshal(value); err == nil {
+				return string(marshalled)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)
+}
--- a/model/renderers/qwen3coder_test.go
+++ b/model/renderers/qwen3coder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen3CoderRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		msgs     []api.Message
+		tools    []api.Tool
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Hello, how are you?"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Hello, how are you?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "with tools and response",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What is the weather like in San Francisco?"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{
+							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+								Name: "get_weather",
+								Arguments: map[string]any{
+									"unit": "fahrenheit",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"location\": \"San Francisco, CA\", \"temperature\": 68, \"condition\": \"partly cloudy\", \"humidity\": 65, \"wind_speed\": 12}", ToolName: "get_weather"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "That sounds nice! What about New York?"},
+			},
+			tools: []api.Tool{
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{
+					Name:        "get_weather",
+					Description: "Get the current weather in a given location",
+					Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+						Required: []string{"unit"},
+						Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+							"unit": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Enum: []any{"celsius", "fahrenheit"}, Description: "The unit of temperature"},
+							// TODO(drifkin): add multiple params back once we have predictable
+							// order via some sort of ordered map type (see
+							// <https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/12244>)
+							/*
+								"location": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"},
+							*/
+						},
+					},
+				}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+# Tools
+
+You have access to the following functions:
+
+<tools>
+<function>
+<name>get_weather</name>
+<description>Get the current weather in a given location</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>unit</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The unit of temperature</description>
+<enum>["celsius","fahrenheit"]</enum>
+</parameter>
+<required>["unit"]</required>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+</tools>
+
+If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=example_function_name>
+<parameter=example_parameter_1>
+value_1
+</parameter>
+<parameter=example_parameter_2>
+This is the value for the second parameter
+that can span
+multiple lines
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+
+<IMPORTANT>
+Reminder:
+- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags
+- Required parameters MUST be specified
+- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after
+- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls
+</IMPORTANT><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+What is the weather like in San Francisco?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=get_weather>
+<parameter=unit>
+fahrenheit
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"location": "San Francisco, CA", "temperature": 68, "condition": "partly cloudy", "humidity": 65, "wind_speed": 12}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+That sounds nice! What about New York?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "parallel tool calls",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "call double(1) and triple(2)"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll call double(1) and triple(2) for you.", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "double", Arguments: map[string]any{"number": "1"}}},
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "triple", Arguments: map[string]any{"number": "2"}}},
+				}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"number\": 2}", ToolName: "double"},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"number\": 6}", ToolName: "triple"},
+			},
+			tools: []api.Tool{
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{Name: "double", Description: "Double a number", Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+					"number": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The number to double"},
+				}}}},
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{Name: "triple", Description: "Triple a number", Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+					"number": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The number to triple"},
+				}}}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+# Tools
+
+You have access to the following functions:
+
+<tools>
+<function>
+<name>double</name>
+<description>Double a number</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>number</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The number to double</description>
+</parameter>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+<function>
+<name>triple</name>
+<description>Triple a number</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>number</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The number to triple</description>
+</parameter>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+</tools>
+
+If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=example_function_name>
+<parameter=example_parameter_1>
+value_1
+</parameter>
+<parameter=example_parameter_2>
+This is the value for the second parameter
+that can span
+multiple lines
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+
+<IMPORTANT>
+Reminder:
+- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags
+- Required parameters MUST be specified
+- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after
+- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls
+</IMPORTANT><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+call double(1) and triple(2)<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll call double(1) and triple(2) for you.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=double>
+<parameter=number>
+1
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+<tool_call>
+<function=triple>
+<parameter=number>
+2
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"number": 2}
+</tool_response>
+<tool_response>
+{"number": 6}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "prefill",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me something interesting."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll tell you something interesting about cats"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Tell me something interesting.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll tell you something interesting about cats`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "complex tool call arguments should remain json encoded",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "call tool"},
+				{Role: "assistant", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "echo",
+						Arguments: map[string]any{
+							"payload": map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
+						},
+					}},
+				}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"payload\": {\"foo\": \"bar\"}}", ToolName: "echo"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+call tool<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=echo>
+<parameter=payload>
+{"foo":"bar"}
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"payload": {"foo": "bar"}}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rendered, err := Qwen3CoderRenderer(tt.msgs, tt.tools, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(rendered, tt.expected); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatToolCallArgument(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		arg      any
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "string",
+			arg:  "foo",
+			// notice no quotes around the string
+			expected: "foo",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "map",
+			arg:      map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
+			expected: "{\"foo\":\"bar\"}",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "number",
+			arg:      1,
+			expected: "1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "boolean",
+			arg:      true,
+			expected: "true",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := formatToolCallArgument(tt.arg)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("formatToolCallArgument(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.arg, got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
--- a/model/renderers/renderer.go
+++ b/model/renderers/renderer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+type rendererFunc func([]api.Message, []api.Tool, *api.ThinkValue) (string, error)
+
+func RenderWithRenderer(name string, msgs []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	renderer := rendererForName(name)
+	if renderer == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown renderer %q", name)
+	}
+	return renderer(msgs, tools, think)
+}
+
+func rendererForName(name string) rendererFunc {
+	switch name {
+	case "qwen3-coder":
+		return Qwen3CoderRenderer
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
--- a/openai/openai.go
+++ b/openai/openai.go
@@ -105,16 +105,18 @@ type ChatCompletionRequest struct {
 	Tools            []api.Tool      `json:"tools"`
 	Reasoning        *Reasoning      `json:"reasoning,omitempty"`
 	ReasoningEffort  *string         `json:"reasoning_effort,omitempty"`
+	DebugRenderOnly  bool            `json:"_debug_render_only"`
 }

 type ChatCompletion struct {
-	Id                string   `json:"id"`
-	Object            string   `json:"object"`
-	Created           int64    `json:"created"`
-	Model             string   `json:"model"`
-	SystemFingerprint string   `json:"system_fingerprint"`
-	Choices           []Choice `json:"choices"`
-	Usage             Usage    `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	Id                string         `json:"id"`
+	Object            string         `json:"object"`
+	Created           int64          `json:"created"`
+	Model             string         `json:"model"`
+	SystemFingerprint string         `json:"system_fingerprint"`
+	Choices           []Choice       `json:"choices"`
+	Usage             Usage          `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	DebugInfo         *api.DebugInfo `json:"_debug_info,omitempty"`
 }

 type ChatCompletionChunk struct {
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ type CompletionRequest struct {
 	Temperature      *float32       `json:"temperature"`
 	TopP             float32        `json:"top_p"`
 	Suffix           string         `json:"suffix"`
+	DebugRenderOnly  bool           `json:"_debug_render_only"`
 }

 type Completion struct {
@@ -273,8 +276,8 @@ func toChatCompletion(id string, r api.ChatResponse) ChatCompletion {
 				}
 				return nil
 			}(r.DoneReason),
-		}},
-		Usage: toUsage(r),
+		}}, Usage: toUsage(r),
+		DebugInfo: r.DebugInfo,
 	}
 }

@@ -568,13 +571,14 @@ func fromChatRequest(r ChatCompletionRequest) (*api.ChatRequest, error) {
 	}

 	return &api.ChatRequest{
-		Model:    r.Model,
-		Messages: messages,
-		Format:   format,
-		Options:  options,
-		Stream:   &r.Stream,
-		Tools:    r.Tools,
-		Think:    think,
+		Model:           r.Model,
+		Messages:        messages,
+		Format:          format,
+		Options:         options,
+		Stream:          &r.Stream,
+		Tools:           r.Tools,
+		Think:           think,
+		DebugRenderOnly: r.DebugRenderOnly,
 	}, nil
 }

@@ -648,11 +652,12 @@ func fromCompleteRequest(r CompletionRequest) (api.GenerateRequest, error) {
 	}

 	return api.GenerateRequest{
-		Model:   r.Model,
-		Prompt:  r.Prompt,
-		Options: options,
-		Stream:  &r.Stream,
-		Suffix:  r.Suffix,
+		Model:           r.Model,
+		Prompt:          r.Prompt,
+		Options:         options,
+		Stream:          &r.Stream,
+		Suffix:          r.Suffix,
+		DebugRenderOnly: r.DebugRenderOnly,
 	}, nil
 }

--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ func (f Modelfile) CreateRequest(relativeDir string) (*api.CreateRequest, error)
 			req.System = c.Args
 		case "license":
 			licenses = append(licenses, c.Args)
+		case "renderer":
+			req.Renderer = c.Args
+		case "parser":
+			req.Parser = c.Args
 		case "message":
 			role, msg, _ := strings.Cut(c.Args, ": ")
 			messages = append(messages, api.Message{Role: role, Content: msg})
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ func (c Command) String() string {
 	switch c.Name {
 	case "model":
 		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "FROM %s", c.Args)
-	case "license", "template", "system", "adapter":
+	case "license", "template", "system", "adapter", "renderer", "parser":
 		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "%s %s", strings.ToUpper(c.Name), quote(c.Args))
 	case "message":
 		role, message, _ := strings.Cut(c.Args, ": ")
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	errMissingFrom        = errors.New("no FROM line")
 	errInvalidMessageRole = errors.New("message role must be one of \"system\", \"user\", or \"assistant\"")
-	errInvalidCommand     = errors.New("command must be one of \"from\", \"license\", \"template\", \"system\", \"adapter\", \"parameter\", or \"message\"")
+	errInvalidCommand     = errors.New("command must be one of \"from\", \"license\", \"template\", \"system\", \"adapter\", \"renderer\", \"parser\", \"parameter\", or \"message\"")
 )

 type ParserError struct {
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ func isValidMessageRole(role string) bool {

 func isValidCommand(cmd string) bool {
 	switch strings.ToLower(cmd) {
-	case "from", "license", "template", "system", "adapter", "parameter", "message":
+	case "from", "license", "template", "system", "adapter", "renderer", "parser", "parameter", "message":
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -198,6 +198,34 @@ BADCOMMAND param1 value1
 	}
 }

+func TestParseFileRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `
+FROM foo
+RENDERER renderer1
+`
+
+	reader := strings.NewReader(input)
+
+	modelfile, err := ParseFile(reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []Command{{Name: "model", Args: "foo"}, {Name: "renderer", Args: "renderer1"}}, modelfile.Commands)
+}
+
+func TestParseFileParser(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `
+FROM foo
+PARSER parser1
+`
+
+	reader := strings.NewReader(input)
+
+	modelfile, err := ParseFile(reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []Command{{Name: "model", Args: "foo"}, {Name: "parser", Args: "parser1"}}, modelfile.Commands)
+}
+
 func TestParseFileMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		input    string
--- a/server/create.go
+++ b/server/create.go
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ func createModel(r api.CreateRequest, name model.Name, baseLayers []*layerGGML,
 		RootFS: RootFS{
 			Type: "layers",
 		},
+		Renderer: r.Renderer,
+		Parser:   r.Parser,
 	}

 	var layers []Layer
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/envconfig"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/fs/gguf"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/model/parsers"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/parser"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/template"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/thinking"
@@ -94,8 +95,9 @@ func (m *Model) Capabilities() []model.Capability {
 		return capabilities
 	}

+	builtinParser := parsers.ParserForName(m.Config.Parser)
 	// Check for tools capability
-	if slices.Contains(m.Template.Vars(), "tools") {
+	if slices.Contains(m.Template.Vars(), "tools") || (builtinParser != nil && builtinParser.HasToolSupport()) {
 		capabilities = append(capabilities, model.CapabilityTools)
 	}

@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ func (m *Model) Capabilities() []model.Capability {
 	// Check for thinking capability
 	openingTag, closingTag := thinking.InferTags(m.Template.Template)
 	hasTags := openingTag != "" && closingTag != ""
-	if hasTags || slices.Contains([]string{"gptoss", "gpt-oss"}, m.Config.ModelFamily) {
+	isGptoss := slices.Contains([]string{"gptoss", "gpt-oss"}, m.Config.ModelFamily)
+	if hasTags || isGptoss || (builtinParser != nil && builtinParser.HasThinkingSupport()) {
 		capabilities = append(capabilities, model.CapabilityThinking)
 	}

@@ -198,6 +201,20 @@ func (m *Model) String() string {
 		})
 	}

+	if m.Config.Renderer != "" {
+		modelfile.Commands = append(modelfile.Commands, parser.Command{
+			Name: "renderer",
+			Args: m.Config.Renderer,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if m.Config.Parser != "" {
+		modelfile.Commands = append(modelfile.Commands, parser.Command{
+			Name: "parser",
+			Args: m.Config.Parser,
+		})
+	}
+
 	for k, v := range m.Options {
 		switch v := v.(type) {
 		case []any:
@@ -238,6 +255,8 @@ type ConfigV2 struct {
 	ModelFamilies []string `json:"model_families"`
 	ModelType     string   `json:"model_type"`
 	FileType      string   `json:"file_type"`
+	Renderer      string   `json:"renderer,omitempty"`
+	Parser        string   `json:"parser,omitempty"`

 	// required by spec
 	Architecture string `json:"architecture"`
--- a/server/prompt.go
+++ b/server/prompt.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/llm"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/model/renderers"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/template"
 )

@@ -41,18 +42,12 @@ func chatPrompt(ctx context.Context, m *Model, tokenize tokenizeFunc, opts *api.
 			}
 		}

-		thinkVal := false
-		thinkLevel := ""
-		if think != nil {
-			thinkVal = think.Bool()
-			thinkLevel = think.String()
-		}
-		var b bytes.Buffer
-		if err := m.Template.Execute(&b, template.Values{Messages: append(system, msgs[i:]...), Tools: tools, Think: thinkVal, ThinkLevel: thinkLevel, IsThinkSet: think != nil}); err != nil {
+		p, err := renderPrompt(m, append(system, msgs[i:]...), tools, think)
+		if err != nil {
 			return "", nil, err
 		}

-		s, err := tokenize(ctx, b.String())
+		s, err := tokenize(ctx, p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", nil, err
 		}
@@ -101,6 +96,23 @@ func chatPrompt(ctx context.Context, m *Model, tokenize tokenizeFunc, opts *api.
 	}

 	// truncate any messages that do not fit into the context window
+	p, err := renderPrompt(m, append(system, msgs[currMsgIdx:]...), tools, think)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	return p, images, nil
+}
+
+func renderPrompt(m *Model, msgs []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	if m.Config.Renderer != "" {
+		rendered, err := renderers.RenderWithRenderer(m.Config.Renderer, msgs, tools, think)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return rendered, nil
+	}
+
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	thinkVal := false
 	thinkLevel := ""
@@ -108,9 +120,8 @@ func chatPrompt(ctx context.Context, m *Model, tokenize tokenizeFunc, opts *api.
 		thinkVal = think.Bool()
 		thinkLevel = think.String()
 	}
-	if err := m.Template.Execute(&b, template.Values{Messages: append(system, msgs[currMsgIdx:]...), Tools: tools, Think: thinkVal, ThinkLevel: thinkLevel, IsThinkSet: think != nil}); err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+	if err := m.Template.Execute(&b, template.Values{Messages: msgs, Tools: tools, Think: thinkVal, ThinkLevel: thinkLevel, IsThinkSet: think != nil}); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-
-	return b.String(), images, nil
+	return b.String(), nil
 }
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/harmony"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/llm"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/logutil"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/model/parsers"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/openai"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/server/internal/client/ollama"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/server/internal/registry"
@@ -329,10 +330,10 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {

 	// If debug mode is enabled, return the rendered template instead of calling the model
 	if req.DebugRenderOnly {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.DebugTemplateResponse{
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.GenerateResponse{
 			Model:     req.Model,
 			CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
-			DebugInfo: api.DebugInfo{
+			DebugInfo: &api.DebugInfo{
 				RenderedTemplate: prompt,
 				ImageCount:       len(images),
 			},
@@ -1625,10 +1626,15 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	msgs = filterThinkTags(msgs, m)

+	var builtinParser parsers.Parser
+	if m.Config.Parser != "" {
+		builtinParser = parsers.ParserForName(m.Config.Parser)
+	}
+
 	var harmonyMessageHandler *harmony.HarmonyMessageHandler
 	var harmonyToolParser *harmony.HarmonyToolCallAccumulator

-	useHarmony := shouldUseHarmony(m)
+	useHarmony := shouldUseHarmony(m) || m.Config.Parser == "harmony"

 	processedTools := req.Tools
 	if useHarmony {
@@ -1658,10 +1664,10 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {

 	// If debug mode is enabled, return the rendered template instead of calling the model
 	if req.DebugRenderOnly {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.DebugTemplateResponse{
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.ChatResponse{
 			Model:     req.Model,
 			CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
-			DebugInfo: api.DebugInfo{
+			DebugInfo: &api.DebugInfo{
 				RenderedTemplate: prompt,
 				ImageCount:       len(images),
 			},
@@ -1721,6 +1727,7 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 				res.LoadDuration = checkpointLoaded.Sub(checkpointStart)
 			}

+			// TODO(drifkin): fold this as much as possibleinto the generic m.Config.Parser logic
 			if useHarmony {
 				content, thinking, toolContent := harmonyMessageHandler.AddContent(r.Content, harmonyToolParser)
 				res.Message.Content = content
@@ -1747,6 +1754,27 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 					ch <- res
 				}

+				return
+			} else if builtinParser != nil {
+				slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "builtin parser input", "parser", m.Config.Parser, "content", r.Content)
+
+				content, thinking, toolCalls, err := builtinParser.Add(r.Content, req.Tools)
+				if err != nil {
+					ch <- gin.H{"error": err.Error()}
+					return
+				}
+
+				res.Message.Content = content
+				res.Message.Thinking = thinking
+				res.Message.ToolCalls = toolCalls
+
+				if res.Message.Content != "" || res.Message.Thinking != "" || len(res.Message.ToolCalls) > 0 || r.Done {
+					slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "builtin parser output", "parser", m.Config.Parser, "content", content, "thinking", thinking, "toolCalls", toolCalls, "done", r.Done)
+					ch <- res
+				} else {
+					slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "builtin parser empty output", "parser", m.Config.Parser)
+				}
+
 				return
 			}

--- a/server/routes_debug_test.go
+++ b/server/routes_debug_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestGenerateDebugRenderOnly(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Errorf("expected status %d, got %d, body: %s", http.StatusOK, w.Code, w.Body.String())
 					}

-					var response api.DebugTemplateResponse
+					var response api.GenerateResponse
 					if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
 						t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal response: %v", err)
 					}
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func TestChatDebugRenderOnly(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Errorf("expected status %d, got %d, body: %s", http.StatusOK, w.Code, w.Body.String())
 					}

-					var response api.DebugTemplateResponse
+					var response api.ChatResponse
 					if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
 						t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal response: %v", err)
 					}