chat : add new template for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (#26398)

* common/chat: update DeepSeek V4 templates

Align the DeepSeek V4 templates with the official encoders while keeping parser behavior out of this change.

- Default drop_thinking for DeepSeek V4 history so prior thinking is omitted unless preserve_reasoning is requested or tools are present.
- Add structured output response-format instructions to the V4 templates and pass the schema into template rendering.
- Add a separate Flash 0731 template for the updated high and max reasoning effort mapping.
- Cover reasoning effort, drop_thinking, structured output prompts, preserved reasoning, continuations, and empty tool arguments in template rendering tests.

Official references:
https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash/blob/main/encoding/encoding_dsv4.py
https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731/blob/main/encoding/encoding_dsv4.py

Assisted-by: Codex

* Fix deepseek v4 0731 template selection

* remove unneeded lower normalization

* Fix DSML parser to consume the tool call separator

* address aldehir requests

* address aldehir comment

common/chat.cpp

@@ -2114,6 +2114,11 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_deepseek_v3_2(const common_cha
     auto extract_reasoning   = inputs.reasoning_format != COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_NONE;
     auto include_grammar     = has_response_format || (has_tools && inputs.tool_choice != COMMON_CHAT_TOOL_CHOICE_NONE);
 
+    std::optional<json> additional_context;
+    if (is_v4 && has_response_format) {
+        additional_context = json{ { "response_format", inputs.json_schema } };
+    }
+
     const std::string DSML         = "｜DSML｜";
     const std::string THINK_START  = "<think>";
     const std::string THINK_END    = "</think>";
@@ -2125,9 +2130,12 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_deepseek_v3_2(const common_cha
     const std::string PARAM_START  = "<" + DSML + "parameter";
     const std::string PARAM_END    = "</" + DSML + "parameter>";
     const std::string GEN_PROMPT   = "<｜Assistant｜>";
+    const std::string TC_SEPARATOR = "\n\n";
 
-    data.prompt             = common_chat_template_direct_apply_impl(tmpl, inputs, adjusted_messages);
-    data.generation_prompt  = common_chat_template_generation_prompt_impl(tmpl, inputs, adjusted_messages);
+    data.prompt = common_chat_template_direct_apply_impl(
+        tmpl, inputs, adjusted_messages, std::nullopt, additional_context);
+    data.generation_prompt = common_chat_template_generation_prompt_impl(
+        tmpl, inputs, adjusted_messages, std::nullopt, additional_context);
     data.format             = COMMON_CHAT_FORMAT_PEG_NATIVE;
     data.supports_thinking  = true;
     data.thinking_start_tag = THINK_START;
@@ -2141,9 +2149,16 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_deepseek_v3_2(const common_cha
     if (inputs.has_continuation()) {
         const auto & msg = inputs.continue_msg;
 
-        data.generation_prompt = GEN_PROMPT + THINK_START + msg.reasoning_content;
-        if (inputs.continue_final_message == COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_CONTENT) {
-            data.generation_prompt += THINK_END + msg.render_content();
+        if (is_v4 && msg.reasoning_content.empty()) {
+            data.generation_prompt = GEN_PROMPT + THINK_END;
+            if (inputs.continue_final_message == COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_CONTENT) {
+                data.generation_prompt += msg.render_content();
+            }
+        } else {
+            data.generation_prompt = GEN_PROMPT + THINK_START + msg.reasoning_content;
+            if (inputs.continue_final_message == COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_CONTENT) {
+                data.generation_prompt += THINK_END + msg.render_content();
+            }
         }
 
         data.prompt += data.generation_prompt;
@@ -2242,7 +2257,9 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_deepseek_v3_2(const common_cha
 
         if (extract_reasoning && inputs.enable_thinking) {
             reasoning = p.optional(THINK_START + p.reasoning(p.until(THINK_END)) + THINK_END);
-            reasoning_with_tc = THINK_START + p.reasoning(p.until_one_of({ FC_START, THINK_END })) + obligatory_tool_calls;
+            reasoning_with_tc = THINK_START +
+                p.reasoning(p.until_one_of({ TC_SEPARATOR + FC_START, FC_START, THINK_END })) +
+                p.space() + obligatory_tool_calls;
             allow_reasoning_with_tc = true;
         } else if (extract_reasoning) {
             // Thinking disabled but reasoning extraction requested: the generation prompt
@@ -2265,7 +2282,9 @@ static common_chat_params common_chat_params_init_deepseek_v3_2(const common_cha
             return generation_prompt + reasoning + p.content(p.rest()) + end;
         }
 
-        auto content_before_tools = p.negate(p.literal(THINK_START)) + p.content(p.until(FC_START));
+        auto content_before_tools = p.negate(p.literal(THINK_START)) +
+            p.content(p.until_one_of({ TC_SEPARATOR + FC_START, FC_START })) +
+            p.space();
         return allow_reasoning_with_tc ? generation_prompt + (reasoning_with_tc | (reasoning + content_before_tools + tool_calls)) + end :
             generation_prompt + reasoning + content_before_tools + tool_calls + end;
     });

common/jinja/caps.cpp

@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ caps caps_get(jinja::program & prog) {
             });
         },
         [&](context & ctx) {
+            ctx.set_val("enable_thinking", mk_val<value_bool>(true));
             caps_apply_preserve_reasoning(ctx, true);
         },
         nullptr, // tools_fn

conversion/deepseek.py

@@ -535,7 +535,10 @@ class DeepseekV4Model(TextModel):
             logger.info("Skipping %d DeepSeek-V4 MTP tensor(s) for conversion v0", type(self)._skipped_mtp_tensors)
 
         # add a default chat template; if the model has a built-in template, it will be overridden later
-        template_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "models" / "templates" / "deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4.jinja"
+        model_id_hint = self.remote_hf_model_id or self.dir_model.name
+        is_0731 = "0731" in model_id_hint
+        template_name = "deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731.jinja" if is_0731 else "deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4.jinja"
+        template_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "models" / "templates" / template_name
         if template_path.is_file():
             with open(template_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 self.gguf_writer.add_chat_template(f.read())

models/templates/deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+{%- if not add_generation_prompt is defined -%}
+  {%- set add_generation_prompt = false -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- if not thinking is defined -%}
+  {%- if enable_thinking is defined -%}
+    {%- set thinking = enable_thinking -%}
+  {%- else -%}
+    {%- set thinking = false -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- if not drop_thinking is defined -%}
+  {%- set drop_thinking = true -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- set dsml_token = '｜DSML｜' -%}
+{%- set thinking_start_token = '<think>' -%}
+{%- set thinking_end_token = '</think>' -%}
+{%- set reasoning_effort_high = 'Reasoning Effort: Absolute maximum with no shortcuts permitted.\nYou MUST be very thorough in your thinking and comprehensively decompose the problem to resolve the root cause, rigorously stress-testing your logic against all potential paths, edge cases, and adversarial scenarios.\nExplicitly write out your entire deliberation process, documenting every intermediate step, considered alternative, and rejected hypothesis to ensure absolutely no assumption is left unchecked.\n\n' -%}
+{%- set reasoning_effort_max = 'Reasoning Effort: Beyond maximum — exhaustive, relentless, and uncompromising.\nYou MUST reason with the utmost depth and rigor, leaving absolutely nothing to chance: exhaustively decompose the problem into its most fundamental components, trace every causal chain to its root, and resolve the underlying cause rather than any surface symptom.\nDo not stop reasoning until you have independently verified the solution from multiple angles and are certain that no assumption remains unchecked and no error remains undiscovered.\n\n' -%}
+{%- set response_format_template = '## Response Format:\n\nYou MUST strictly adhere to the following schema to reply:\n' -%}
+{%- set has_tools = false -%}
+{%- set tools_header = '## Tools\n\nYou have access to a set of tools to help answer the user\'s question. You can invoke tools by writing a "<' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>" block like the following:\n\n<' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>\n<' + dsml_token + 'invoke name="$TOOL_NAME">\n<' + dsml_token + 'parameter name="$PARAMETER_NAME" string="true|false">$PARAMETER_VALUE</' + dsml_token + 'parameter>\n...\n</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n<' + dsml_token + 'invoke name="$TOOL_NAME2">\n...\n</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n</' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>\n\nString parameters should be specified as is and set `string="true"`. For all other types (numbers, booleans, arrays, objects), pass the value in JSON format and set `string="false"`.\n\nIf thinking_mode is enabled (triggered by ' + thinking_start_token + '), you MUST output your complete reasoning inside ' + thinking_start_token + '...' + thinking_end_token + ' BEFORE any tool calls or final response.\n\nOtherwise, output directly after ' + thinking_end_token + ' with tool calls or final response.\n\n### Available Tool Schemas\n\n' -%}
+{%- set tools_footer = '\nYou MUST strictly follow the above defined tool name and parameter schemas to invoke tool calls.\n' -%}
+{%- set ns = namespace(system_prompt='', is_first_sp=true, has_tool_calls=false) -%}
+{%- for message in messages -%}
+  {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}
+    {%- if ns.is_first_sp -%}
+      {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + (message['content'] or '') -%}
+      {%- set ns.is_first_sp = false -%}
+    {%- else -%}
+      {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + '\n\n' + (message['content'] or '') -%}
+    {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- if tools is defined and tools -%}
+  {%- set has_tools = true -%}
+  {%- set ts = namespace(schemas='') -%}
+  {%- for tool in tools -%}
+    {%- if tool['type'] == 'function' -%}
+      {%- set ts.schemas = ts.schemas + (tool['function'] | tojson) + '\n' -%}
+    {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- if ns.system_prompt -%}
+    {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + '\n\n' + tools_header + ts.schemas + tools_footer -%}
+  {%- else -%}
+    {%- set ns.system_prompt = tools_header + ts.schemas + tools_footer -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- if response_format is defined -%}
+  {%- if ns.system_prompt -%}
+    {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + '\n\n' -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+  {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + response_format_template + (response_format | tojson) -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{{- bos_token -}}
+{%- if messages and thinking and reasoning_effort is defined and reasoning_effort == 'high' -%}
+  {{- reasoning_effort_high -}}
+{%- elif messages and thinking and reasoning_effort is defined and reasoning_effort == 'max' -%}
+  {{- reasoning_effort_max -}}
+{%- endif -%}
+{{- ns.system_prompt -}}
+{%- set last_user_idx = namespace(value=-1) -%}
+{%- for message in messages -%}
+  {%- if message['role'] == 'user' or message['role'] == 'developer' or message['role'] == 'tool' -%}
+    {%- set last_user_idx.value = loop.index0 -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- set state = namespace(in_user=false) -%}
+{%- for message in messages -%}
+  {%- if message['role'] == 'tool' -%}
+    {%- set ns.has_tool_calls = true -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- for message in messages -%}
+  {%- if message['role'] == 'user' or message['role'] == 'developer' -%}
+    {%- if state.in_user -%}
+      {{- '\n\n' -}}
+    {%- else -%}
+      {{- '<｜User｜>' -}}
+      {%- set state.in_user = true -%}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {{- message['content'] or '' -}}
+  {%- elif message['role'] == 'tool' -%}
+    {%- if state.in_user -%}
+      {{- '\n\n' -}}
+    {%- else -%}
+      {{- '<｜User｜>' -}}
+      {%- set state.in_user = true -%}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {{- '<tool_result>' + (message['content'] or '') + '</tool_result>' -}}
+  {%- elif message['role'] == 'assistant' -%}
+    {%- set state.in_user = false -%}
+    {{- '<｜Assistant｜>' -}}
+    {%- set is_after_last_user = loop.index0 > last_user_idx.value -%}
+    {%- set keep_reasoning = thinking and ((not drop_thinking) or has_tools or is_after_last_user or ns.has_tool_calls) -%}
+    {%- if keep_reasoning -%}
+      {{- thinking_start_token -}}
+      {%- if message['reasoning_content'] is defined and message['reasoning_content'] -%}
+        {{- message['reasoning_content'] -}}
+      {%- endif -%}
+      {{- thinking_end_token -}}
+    {%- else -%}
+      {{- thinking_end_token -}}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {%- if message['content'] is defined and message['content'] -%}
+      {{- message['content'] -}}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {%- if message['tool_calls'] -%}
+      {{- '\n\n<' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>\n' -}}
+      {%- for tool in message['tool_calls'] -%}
+        {%- set func = tool['function'] -%}
+        {{- '<' + dsml_token + 'invoke name="' + func['name'] + '">\n' -}}
+        {%- set args = func['arguments'] -%}
+        {%- if args is string -%}
+          {%- set args = args | from_json -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- for key, val in args.items() -%}
+          {%- if val is string -%}
+            {{- '<' + dsml_token + 'parameter name="' + key + '" string="true">' + val + '</' + dsml_token + 'parameter>\n' -}}
+          {%- else -%}
+            {{- '<' + dsml_token + 'parameter name="' + key + '" string="false">' + (val | tojson) + '</' + dsml_token + 'parameter>\n' -}}
+          {%- endif -%}
+        {%- endfor -%}
+        {%- if not args -%}
+          {{- '\n' -}}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {{- '</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n' -}}
+      {%- endfor -%}
+      {{- '</' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>' -}}
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {{- '<｜end▁of▁sentence｜>' -}}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- if add_generation_prompt -%}
+  {{- '<｜Assistant｜>' -}}
+  {%- if thinking -%}
+    {{- thinking_start_token -}}
+  {%- else -%}
+    {{- thinking_end_token -}}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}

models/templates/deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4.jinja

@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
   {%- endif -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 {%- if not drop_thinking is defined -%}
-  {%- set drop_thinking = false -%}
+  {%- set drop_thinking = true -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 {%- set dsml_token = '｜DSML｜' -%}
 {%- set thinking_start_token = '<think>' -%}
 {%- set thinking_end_token = '</think>' -%}
+{%- set reasoning_effort_max = 'Reasoning Effort: Absolute maximum with no shortcuts permitted.\nYou MUST be very thorough in your thinking and comprehensively decompose the problem to resolve the root cause, rigorously stress-testing your logic against all potential paths, edge cases, and adversarial scenarios.\nExplicitly write out your entire deliberation process, documenting every intermediate step, considered alternative, and rejected hypothesis to ensure absolutely no assumption is left unchecked.\n\n' -%}
+{%- set response_format_template = '## Response Format:\n\nYou MUST strictly adhere to the following schema to reply:\n' -%}
+{%- set has_tools = false -%}
 {%- set tools_header = '## Tools\n\nYou have access to a set of tools to help answer the user\'s question. You can invoke tools by writing a "<' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>" block like the following:\n\n<' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>\n<' + dsml_token + 'invoke name="$TOOL_NAME">\n<' + dsml_token + 'parameter name="$PARAMETER_NAME" string="true|false">$PARAMETER_VALUE</' + dsml_token + 'parameter>\n...\n</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n<' + dsml_token + 'invoke name="$TOOL_NAME2">\n...\n</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n</' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>\n\nString parameters should be specified as is and set `string="true"`. For all other types (numbers, booleans, arrays, objects), pass the value in JSON format and set `string="false"`.\n\nIf thinking_mode is enabled (triggered by ' + thinking_start_token + '), you MUST output your complete reasoning inside ' + thinking_start_token + '...' + thinking_end_token + ' BEFORE any tool calls or final response.\n\nOtherwise, output directly after ' + thinking_end_token + ' with tool calls or final response.\n\n### Available Tool Schemas\n\n' -%}
 {%- set tools_footer = '\nYou MUST strictly follow the above defined tool name and parameter schemas to invoke tool calls.\n' -%}
 {%- set ns = namespace(system_prompt='', is_first_sp=true, has_tool_calls=false) -%}
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@
   {%- endif -%}
 {%- endfor -%}
 {%- if tools is defined and tools -%}
+  {%- set has_tools = true -%}
   {%- set ts = namespace(schemas='') -%}
   {%- for tool in tools -%}
     {%- if tool['type'] == 'function' -%}
@@ -40,7 +44,16 @@
     {%- set ns.system_prompt = tools_header + ts.schemas + tools_footer -%}
   {%- endif -%}
 {%- endif -%}
+{%- if response_format is defined -%}
+  {%- if ns.system_prompt -%}
+    {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + '\n\n' -%}
+  {%- endif -%}
+  {%- set ns.system_prompt = ns.system_prompt + response_format_template + (response_format | tojson) -%}
+{%- endif -%}
 {{- bos_token -}}
+{%- if messages and thinking and reasoning_effort is defined and reasoning_effort == 'max' -%}
+  {{- reasoning_effort_max -}}
+{%- endif -%}
 {{- ns.system_prompt -}}
 {%- set last_user_idx = namespace(value=-1) -%}
 {%- for message in messages -%}
@@ -75,8 +88,8 @@
     {%- set state.in_user = false -%}
     {{- '<｜Assistant｜>' -}}
     {%- set is_after_last_user = loop.index0 > last_user_idx.value -%}
-    {%- set retain_reasoning = (not drop_thinking) or (is_after_last_user or ns.has_tool_calls) -%}
-    {%- if retain_reasoning and thinking -%}
+    {%- set keep_reasoning = thinking and ((not drop_thinking) or has_tools or is_after_last_user or ns.has_tool_calls) -%}
+    {%- if keep_reasoning -%}
       {{- thinking_start_token -}}
       {%- if message['reasoning_content'] is defined and message['reasoning_content'] -%}
         {{- message['reasoning_content'] -}}
@@ -104,6 +117,9 @@
             {{- '<' + dsml_token + 'parameter name="' + key + '" string="false">' + (val | tojson) + '</' + dsml_token + 'parameter>\n' -}}
           {%- endif -%}
         {%- endfor -%}
+        {%- if not args -%}
+          {{- '\n' -}}
+        {%- endif -%}
         {{- '</' + dsml_token + 'invoke>\n' -}}
       {%- endfor -%}
       {{- '</' + dsml_token + 'tool_calls>' -}}
@@ -118,4 +134,4 @@
   {%- else -%}
     {{- thinking_end_token -}}
   {%- endif -%}
-{%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}

tests/test-chat.cpp

@@ -3987,6 +3987,7 @@ static void test_template_output_peg_parsers(bool detailed_debug) {
             .expect_tool_calls({
                 { "special_function", R"({"arg1": 1})", {} },
             })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
             .run();
 
         // Tool call with negative number
@@ -4212,6 +4213,7 @@ static void test_template_output_peg_parsers(bool detailed_debug) {
             .expect_tool_calls({
                 { "special_function", R"({"arg1": 1})", {} },
             })
+            .expect_reconstruction()
             .run();
 
         // Tool call with multiple params (mixed types)
@@ -4268,6 +4270,24 @@ static void test_template_output_peg_parsers(bool detailed_debug) {
             .run();
     }
 
+    {
+        // The DSML separator belongs to the tool call block, not assistant content.
+        auto tst = peg_tester("models/templates/deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731.jinja", detailed_debug);
+        tst.test(
+               "\n\n"
+               "<｜DSML｜tool_calls>\n"
+               "<｜DSML｜invoke name=\"special_function\">\n"
+               "<｜DSML｜parameter name=\"arg1\" string=\"false\">1</｜DSML｜parameter>\n"
+               "</｜DSML｜invoke>\n"
+               "</｜DSML｜tool_calls>")
+            .enable_thinking(false)
+            .reasoning_format(COMMON_REASONING_FORMAT_DEEPSEEK)
+            .tools({ special_function_tool })
+            .expect(message_assist_call)
+            .expect_reconstruction()
+            .run();
+    }
+
     // GLM-4.6 tests - format: <tool_call>function_name\n<arg_key>...</arg_key>\n<arg_value>...</arg_value>\n</tool_call>
     {
         auto tst = peg_tester("models/templates/GLM-4.6.jinja", detailed_debug);
@@ -6359,6 +6379,7 @@ static void test_template_generation_prompt() {
         std::vector<common_chat_msg> messages;
         bool                         add_generation_prompt  = true;
         common_chat_continuation     continue_final_message = COMMON_CHAT_CONTINUATION_NONE;
+        bool                         enable_thinking        = true;
     };
 
     auto basic = [&]() {
@@ -6390,6 +6411,7 @@ static void test_template_generation_prompt() {
         inputs.messages               = opts.messages;
         inputs.add_generation_prompt  = opts.add_generation_prompt;
         inputs.continue_final_message = opts.continue_final_message;
+        inputs.enable_thinking        = opts.enable_thinking;
 
         auto params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), inputs);
 
@@ -6488,6 +6510,156 @@ static void test_template_generation_prompt() {
         check(tmpls, continuation_reasoning(), "<｜Assistant｜><think>I'm");
     }
 
+    const std::string deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max = "Reasoning Effort: Absolute maximum";
+    const std::string deepseek_v4_flash_0731_reasoning_effort_max = "Reasoning Effort: Beyond maximum";
+
+    {
+        auto tmpls = read_templates("models/templates/deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4.jinja");
+        check(tmpls, basic(),                  "<｜Assistant｜><think>");
+        check(tmpls, continuation_content(),   "<｜Assistant｜><think>I'm thinking</think>Hello, ");
+        check(tmpls, continuation_reasoning(), "<｜Assistant｜><think>I'm");
+
+        auto continuation_content_no_thinking = continuation_content();
+        continuation_content_no_thinking.messages = { system_msg, message_user, simple_assist_msg("Hello, ") };
+        continuation_content_no_thinking.enable_thinking = false;
+        check(tmpls, continuation_content_no_thinking, "<｜Assistant｜></think>Hello, ");
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs max_inputs;
+        max_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        max_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("max")";
+        auto max_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), max_inputs);
+        assert_contains(max_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto high_inputs = max_inputs;
+        high_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("high")";
+        auto high_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), high_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(high_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto low_inputs = max_inputs;
+        low_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("low")";
+        auto low_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), low_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(low_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs default_effort_inputs;
+        default_effort_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        auto default_effort_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), default_effort_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(default_effort_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto non_thinking_max_inputs = max_inputs;
+        non_thinking_max_inputs.enable_thinking = false;
+        auto non_thinking_max_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), non_thinking_max_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(non_thinking_max_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs response_format_inputs;
+        response_format_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        response_format_inputs.tools = { get_time_tool };
+        response_format_inputs.json_schema =
+            R"({"type":"object","properties":{"answer":{"type":"string"}}})";
+        auto response_format_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), response_format_inputs);
+        const auto tools_pos = response_format_params.prompt.find("## Tools");
+        const auto response_format_pos = response_format_params.prompt.find(
+            "## Response Format:\n\nYou MUST strictly adhere to the following schema to reply:\n");
+        if (tools_pos == std::string::npos || response_format_pos == std::string::npos || tools_pos > response_format_pos) {
+            LOG_ERR("Expected response format after tools\nActual: %s\n", response_format_params.prompt.c_str());
+            common_log_flush(common_log_main());
+            throw std::runtime_error("Test failed");
+        }
+        assert_contains(response_format_params.prompt, R"("answer": {"type": "string"})");
+
+        response_format_inputs.json_schema = "{}";
+        auto json_object_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), response_format_inputs);
+        assert_contains(json_object_params.prompt,
+                        "## Response Format:\n\nYou MUST strictly adhere to the following schema to reply:\n{}");
+
+        common_chat_msg assistant_history;
+        assistant_history.role              = "assistant";
+        assistant_history.content           = "Previous answer";
+        assistant_history.reasoning_content = "Previous reasoning";
+
+        common_chat_msg user_followup;
+        user_followup.role    = "user";
+        user_followup.content = "Follow up";
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs default_history_inputs;
+        default_history_inputs.messages = { message_user, assistant_history, user_followup };
+        auto default_history_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), default_history_inputs);
+        assert_contains(default_history_params.prompt, "<｜Assistant｜></think>Previous answer");
+
+        auto drop_thinking_inputs = default_history_inputs;
+        drop_thinking_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["drop_thinking"] = "false";
+        auto drop_thinking_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), drop_thinking_inputs);
+        assert_contains(drop_thinking_params.prompt, "<｜Assistant｜><think>Previous reasoning</think>Previous answer");
+
+        auto preserve_reasoning_inputs = default_history_inputs;
+        preserve_reasoning_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["preserve_reasoning"] = "true";
+        auto preserve_reasoning_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), preserve_reasoning_inputs);
+        assert_contains(preserve_reasoning_params.prompt, "<｜Assistant｜><think>Previous reasoning</think>Previous answer");
+        assert_equals(true, common_chat_templates_get_caps(tmpls.get()).at("supports_preserve_reasoning"));
+
+        auto no_preserve_reasoning_inputs = default_history_inputs;
+        no_preserve_reasoning_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["preserve_reasoning"] = "false";
+        auto no_preserve_reasoning_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), no_preserve_reasoning_inputs);
+        assert_contains(no_preserve_reasoning_params.prompt, "<｜Assistant｜></think>Previous answer");
+
+        common_chat_msg empty_tool_call = simple_assist_msg("", "", "empty_args", "{}");
+        common_chat_templates_inputs empty_tool_inputs;
+        empty_tool_inputs.messages = { message_user, empty_tool_call };
+        empty_tool_inputs.tools    = { empty_args_tool };
+        auto empty_tool_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), empty_tool_inputs);
+        assert_contains(empty_tool_params.prompt,
+                        "<｜DSML｜invoke name=\"empty_args\">\n\n</｜DSML｜invoke>");
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto tmpls = read_templates("models/templates/deepseek-ai-DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731.jinja");
+        check(tmpls, basic(),                  "<｜Assistant｜><think>");
+        check(tmpls, continuation_content(),   "<｜Assistant｜><think>I'm thinking</think>Hello, ");
+        check(tmpls, continuation_reasoning(), "<｜Assistant｜><think>I'm");
+
+        auto continuation_content_no_thinking = continuation_content();
+        continuation_content_no_thinking.messages = { system_msg, message_user, simple_assist_msg("Hello, ") };
+        continuation_content_no_thinking.enable_thinking = false;
+        check(tmpls, continuation_content_no_thinking, "<｜Assistant｜></think>Hello, ");
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs high_inputs;
+        high_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        high_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("high")";
+        auto high_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), high_inputs);
+        assert_contains(high_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto max_inputs = high_inputs;
+        max_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("max")";
+        auto max_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), max_inputs);
+        assert_contains(max_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_flash_0731_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto low_inputs = high_inputs;
+        low_inputs.chat_template_kwargs["reasoning_effort"] = R"("low")";
+        auto low_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), low_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(low_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+        assert_not_contains(low_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_flash_0731_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs default_effort_inputs;
+        default_effort_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        auto default_effort_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), default_effort_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(default_effort_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_reasoning_effort_max);
+        assert_not_contains(default_effort_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_flash_0731_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        auto non_thinking_max_inputs = max_inputs;
+        non_thinking_max_inputs.enable_thinking = false;
+        auto non_thinking_max_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), non_thinking_max_inputs);
+        assert_not_contains(non_thinking_max_params.prompt, deepseek_v4_flash_0731_reasoning_effort_max);
+
+        common_chat_templates_inputs response_format_inputs;
+        response_format_inputs.messages = { system_msg, message_user };
+        response_format_inputs.tools = { get_time_tool };
+        response_format_inputs.json_schema =
+            R"({"type":"object","properties":{"answer":{"type":"string"}}})";
+        auto response_format_params = common_chat_templates_apply(tmpls.get(), response_format_inputs);
+        assert_contains(response_format_params.prompt,
+                        "## Response Format:\n\nYou MUST strictly adhere to the following schema to reply:\n");
+        assert_contains(response_format_params.prompt, R"("answer": {"type": "string"})");
+    }
+
     {
         auto tmpls = read_templates("models/templates/openbmb-MiniCPM5-1B.jinja");
         check(tmpls, basic(),                  "<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n");