feat(core): support Valibot schemas for tools - #1399
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe core now accepts Standard Schema implementations such as Valibot for tool inputs and outputs. It infers execution types, converts Valibot schemas for model consumption, preserves runtime validation, and normalizes prepared tools before routing. ChangesValibot tool schema support
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Standard Schema support currently leaves some tool execution paths without argument and output validation, which can allow invalid data through and lead to incorrect tool behavior or runtime failures. Merge should wait for the validation adapter and focused tests. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Agent
participant normalizeToolSchemasForModel
participant toModelToolSchema
participant ValibotConverter
participant Model
Agent->>normalizeToolSchemasForModel: prepare dynamic and static tools
normalizeToolSchemasForModel->>toModelToolSchema: normalize eligible schemas
toModelToolSchema->>ValibotConverter: convert Valibot schema
ValibotConverter-->>Agent: return model-facing schema
Agent->>Model: expose normalized tool schema
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In `@packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts`:
- Around line 253-265: Update the tool execution validation flow in agent.ts to
support both Zod safeParse and Standard Schema ~standard.validate through a
shared adapter. Apply this adapter to tool outputs and routed tool arguments so
StandardSchemaV1 tools cannot bypass validation, preserving the existing Zod
behavior and error handling. Add coverage for invalid Valibot arguments and
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| export type ToolSchema = z.ZodType | StandardSchemaV1; | ||
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| /** | ||
| * Infer the parsed output type of a tool schema. | ||
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| * Zod schemas keep going through `z.infer` for exact backward compatibility; | ||
| * other Standard Schema libraries resolve via their inferred output type. | ||
| */ | ||
| export type InferSchema<T> = T extends z.ZodType | ||
| ? z.infer<T> | ||
| : T extends StandardSchemaV1 | ||
| ? StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<T> | ||
| : unknown; |
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Validate Standard Schema values in all tool execution paths.
ToolSchema accepts StandardSchemaV1, but packages/core/src/agent/agent.ts validates only schemas with safeParse. Standard Schema tools can bypass argument and output validation.
Add a validation adapter for Zod safeParse and Standard Schema ~standard.validate. Use it for tool outputs and routed tool arguments. Add tests for invalid Valibot inputs and outputs.
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In `@packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts` around lines 253 - 265,
Update the tool execution validation flow in agent.ts to support both Zod
safeParse and Standard Schema ~standard.validate through a shared adapter. Apply
this adapter to tool outputs and routed tool arguments so StandardSchemaV1 tools
cannot bypass validation, preserving the existing Zod behavior and error
handling. Add coverage for invalid Valibot arguments and invalid Valibot
outputs.
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<file name="packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts:249">
P2: Validate-only Standard Schema implementations are accepted by `ToolSchema`, but the preparation path leaves non-Valibot schemas unchanged, so the AI SDK cannot derive their model shape. Qualify this as JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schema support or add normalization for every accepted schema.</violation>
<violation number="2" location="packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts:253">
P1: ToolSchema now accepts any StandardSchemaV1, but tool argument/output validation elsewhere (e.g. in agent.ts) still assumes a Zod-style `safeParse` API. Non-Zod schemas such as Valibot will silently skip that validation since they don't expose `safeParse`. Add a small adapter that calls `schema.safeParse` for Zod and `schema['~standard'].validate` for other Standard Schemas, and use it consistently for both tool arguments and tool output.</violation>
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<file name="packages/core/src/tool/standard-schema.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/core/src/tool/standard-schema.ts:87">
P2: A Valibot `outputSchema` is never converted, so output support is type-only. `normalizeToolSchemasForModel` rewrites only `inputSchema`, while `validateToolOutput` in agent.ts guards on `tool.outputSchema?.safeParse` (a Zod-only method). Now that `ToolSchema` accepts Valibot, a tool declared with a Valibot `outputSchema` silently skips output validation (the `.safeParse` guard is falsy) and never gets a JSON Schema, despite the PR claiming support for both "parameters and output" schemas. Either convert/validate Valibot output schemas too, or explicitly scope the output handling to Zod.</violation>
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| * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface. | ||
| * The AI SDK converts whatever it's given to JSON Schema for the model. | ||
| */ | ||
| export type ToolSchema = z.ZodType | StandardSchemaV1; |
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P1: ToolSchema now accepts any StandardSchemaV1, but tool argument/output validation elsewhere (e.g. in agent.ts) still assumes a Zod-style safeParse API. Non-Zod schemas such as Valibot will silently skip that validation since they don't expose safeParse. Add a small adapter that calls schema.safeParse for Zod and schema['~standard'].validate for other Standard Schemas, and use it consistently for both tool arguments and tool output.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts, line 253:
<comment>ToolSchema now accepts any StandardSchemaV1, but tool argument/output validation elsewhere (e.g. in agent.ts) still assumes a Zod-style `safeParse` API. Non-Zod schemas such as Valibot will silently skip that validation since they don't expose `safeParse`. Add a small adapter that calls `schema.safeParse` for Zod and `schema['~standard'].validate` for other Standard Schemas, and use it consistently for both tool arguments and tool output.</comment>
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@@ -242,7 +243,26 @@ export type MessageRole = "user" | "assistant" | "system" | "tool";
+ * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface.
+ * The AI SDK converts whatever it's given to JSON Schema for the model.
+ */
+export type ToolSchema = z.ZodType | StandardSchemaV1;
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+/**
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| * Any Standard Schema library works here (Valibot, ArkType, Effect Schema, ...), | ||
| * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface. | ||
| * The AI SDK converts whatever it's given to JSON Schema for the model. |
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P2: Validate-only Standard Schema implementations are accepted by ToolSchema, but the preparation path leaves non-Valibot schemas unchanged, so the AI SDK cannot derive their model shape. Qualify this as JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schema support or add normalization for every accepted schema.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/core/src/agent/providers/base/types.ts, line 249:
<comment>Validate-only Standard Schema implementations are accepted by `ToolSchema`, but the preparation path leaves non-Valibot schemas unchanged, so the AI SDK cannot derive their model shape. Qualify this as JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schema support or add normalization for every accepted schema.</comment>
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@@ -242,7 +243,26 @@ export type MessageRole = "user" | "assistant" | "system" | "tool";
+/**
+ * Schema accepted for tool parameters and output.
+ *
+ * Any Standard Schema library works here (Valibot, ArkType, Effect Schema, ...),
+ * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface.
+ * The AI SDK converts whatever it's given to JSON Schema for the model.
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| * Any Standard Schema library works here (Valibot, ArkType, Effect Schema, ...), | |
| * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface. | |
| * The AI SDK converts whatever it's given to JSON Schema for the model. | |
| * JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schema libraries work here (Valibot is normalized separately), | |
| * and Zod stays fully supported since Zod implements the Standard Schema interface. | |
| * The AI SDK converts JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schemas to JSON Schema for the model. |
| ): Promise<void> { | ||
| await Promise.all( | ||
| Object.values(tools).map(async (tool) => { | ||
| if (tool && "inputSchema" in tool && needsValibotConversion(tool.inputSchema)) { |
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P2: A Valibot outputSchema is never converted, so output support is type-only. normalizeToolSchemasForModel rewrites only inputSchema, while validateToolOutput in agent.ts guards on tool.outputSchema?.safeParse (a Zod-only method). Now that ToolSchema accepts Valibot, a tool declared with a Valibot outputSchema silently skips output validation (the .safeParse guard is falsy) and never gets a JSON Schema, despite the PR claiming support for both "parameters and output" schemas. Either convert/validate Valibot output schemas too, or explicitly scope the output handling to Zod.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/core/src/tool/standard-schema.ts, line 87:
<comment>A Valibot `outputSchema` is never converted, so output support is type-only. `normalizeToolSchemasForModel` rewrites only `inputSchema`, while `validateToolOutput` in agent.ts guards on `tool.outputSchema?.safeParse` (a Zod-only method). Now that `ToolSchema` accepts Valibot, a tool declared with a Valibot `outputSchema` silently skips output validation (the `.safeParse` guard is falsy) and never gets a JSON Schema, despite the PR claiming support for both "parameters and output" schemas. Either convert/validate Valibot output schemas too, or explicitly scope the output handling to Zod.</comment>
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+): Promise<void> {
+ await Promise.all(
+ Object.values(tools).map(async (tool) => {
+ if (tool && "inputSchema" in tool && needsValibotConversion(tool.inputSchema)) {
+ tool.inputSchema = await toModelToolSchema(tool.inputSchema);
+ }
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Tools can now take a Valibot schema (or any Standard Schema library) for their parameters and output instead of only Zod, so people don't have to rewrite existing schemas to use VoltAgent.
Since VoltAgent runs on AI SDK v6, most of this comes for free:
createTool/new Toolalready handparametersstraight to the SDK, and the SDK turns Zod and any JSON-Schema-capable Standard Schema into JSON Schema itself. The blocker was really the type (ToolSchema = z.ZodType) plus one gap: Valibot v1's~standardonly exposesvalidate, no JSON Schema, so the model would never see the parameter shape.What's here:
ToolSchemanow acceptsz.ZodType | StandardSchemaV1, and a smallInferSchema<T>helper infersexecuteargs from either. Zod still resolves throughz.infer, so existing tools are untouched.prepareToolsForExecution's output gets a normalization pass that converts the schema with@valibot/to-json-schemaand wraps it with the SDK'sjsonSchema()helper, keeping Valibot's own validator for argument checking.@valibot/to-json-schemais an optional peer dependency loaded lazily, so Zod-only users pull nothing extra and nothing loads for them.Zod stays the default and behaves exactly as before. The
getToolsForApiUI helper still only introspects Zod; a Valibot schema renders asunknownthere, which felt out of scope for this PR.Tests (
packages/core/src/tool/standard-schema.spec.ts, vitest with--typecheck): a Valibot tool builds and infersexecuteargs from the schema; the converted schema produces the same JSON Schema the Zod equivalent does and keeps validating (valid passes, bad input fails); Zod schemas pass through by reference untouched; and the prepared-tool-map pass only rewrites Valibot entries.pnpm --filter @voltagent/core test(tool suite, 51 tests) is green,tsc --noEmitis clean, and the package builds.fixes #143
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Allow tools to use Valibot and other Standard Schema libraries for parameters and outputs, not just Zod. The model still receives JSON Schema, Zod behavior is unchanged.
ToolSchemanow acceptsz.ZodType | StandardSchemaV1, andInferSchema<T>infers types from either. For Valibot, we convert schemas to JSON Schema at execution prep with@valibot/to-json-schemaand keep Valibot validation.normalizeToolSchemasForModel; Zod schemas pass through untouched.getToolsForApistill introspects only Zod, so non-Zod parameters appear asunknown.Migration
valibotand@valibot/to-json-schema(optional peer). Without the converter, passing a Valibot schema will throw at runtime.Written for commit 8677541. Summary will update on new commits.
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