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Hunter Lovell 4cdd47b253 fix(langchain): sanitize anthropic cache markers on fallback retries (#37867)
## Summary

Fixes #33709.

When `AnthropicPromptCachingMiddleware` runs before
`ModelFallbackMiddleware`, Anthropic-specific `cache_control` markers
can leak into fallback attempts targeting non-Anthropic models. This
change makes fallback retries sanitize those markers only on non-primary
attempts, preserving primary-call behavior and avoiding API changes.

Related: langchain-ai/deepagentsjs#551.

## Changes

### libs/langchain_v1

- Added a private fallback sanitizer in `model_fallback.py` to remove
Anthropic `cache_control` markers from fallback requests.
- Sanitization covers `model_settings`, system/content message blocks,
and tool payloads (`BaseTool.extras` plus dict-style tools/extras).
- Applied sanitization in both sync and async fallback retry paths
(`wrap_model_call` and `awrap_model_call`) while leaving the primary
attempt unchanged.

### libs/langchain_v1 tests

- Added sync and async regression tests in `test_model_fallback.py` that
simulate primary failure and assert fallback calls only succeed when
cache markers are stripped.
- Verified non-cache settings (for example `temperature` and `top_p`)
are preserved on fallback.
- Preserved existing fallback behavior coverage (ordering, exhaustion,
and error propagation).

## Compatibility with `BedrockPromptCachingMiddleware`

The sanitizer also covers `BedrockPromptCachingMiddleware`, which
injects `cache_control` into `model_settings` only. Bedrock-specific
markers (`cachePoint` blocks, content-block `cache_control`) are applied
by the chat model classes at API-call time and never appear in the
`ModelRequest`, so no additional handling is needed.

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Co-authored-by: Mason Daugherty <mason@langchain.dev>
Co-authored-by: Mason Daugherty <github@mdrxy.com>
2026-07-05 00:27:29 -04:00
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