This PR adds a regression test covering the JSON Schema `$ref` pattern found in MCP-style schemas, where a `$ref` points into a list-based structure such as: #/properties/body/anyOf/1/properties/Message/properties/bccRecipients/items This pattern historically failed due to incorrect handling of numeric list components in `_retrieve_ref`. The underlying bug has since been fixed, and this test ensures coverage so we don't regress on list-index `$ref` resolution. The new test (`test_dereference_refs_list_index_items_ref_mcp_like`) verifies: - correct traversal into `anyOf[1]` - proper dereferencing of `items.$ref` - no errors thrown - `ccRecipients.items` is identical to the resolved schema of `bccRecipients.items` No code changes are included, just the one test — this PR adds coverage to preserve the expected behavior and documents support for this real-world MCP schema pattern. Related to #32012. --------- Co-authored-by: Mason Daugherty <mason@langchain.dev>
🦜🍎️ LangChain Core
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Quick Install
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🤔 What is this?
LangChain Core contains the base abstractions that power the LangChain ecosystem.
These abstractions are designed to be as modular and simple as possible.
The benefit of having these abstractions is that any provider can implement the required interface and then easily be used in the rest of the LangChain ecosystem.
⛰️ Why build on top of LangChain Core?
The LangChain ecosystem is built on top of langchain-core. Some of the benefits:
- Modularity: We've designed Core around abstractions that are independent of each other, and not tied to any specific model provider.
- Stability: We are committed to a stable versioning scheme, and will communicate any breaking changes with advance notice and version bumps.
- Battle-tested: Core components have the largest install base in the LLM ecosystem, and are used in production by many companies.
📖 Documentation
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💁 Contributing
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