Merge branch 'main' into nightly

README.md

@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ nanobot channels login
 > Set your API key in `~/.nanobot/config.json`.
 > Get API keys: [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/keys) (Global)
 >
+> For other LLM providers, please see the [Providers](#providers) section.
+>
 > For web search capability setup, please see [Web Search](#web-search).
 
 **1. Initialize**
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ That's it! You have a working AI assistant in 2 minutes.
 
 ## 💬 Chat Apps
 
-Connect nanobot to your favorite chat platform. Want to build your own? See the [Channel Plugin Guide](.docs/CHANNEL_PLUGIN_GUIDE.md).
+Connect nanobot to your favorite chat platform. Want to build your own? See the [Channel Plugin Guide](./docs/CHANNEL_PLUGIN_GUIDE.md).
 
 > Channel plugin support is available in the `main` branch; not yet published to PyPI.
 
@@ -772,9 +774,10 @@ Config file: `~/.nanobot/config.json`
 
 > [!TIP]
 > - **Groq** provides free voice transcription via Whisper. If configured, Telegram voice messages will be automatically transcribed.
+> - **MiniMax Coding Plan**: Exclusive discount links for the nanobot community: [Overseas](https://platform.minimax.io/subscribe/coding-plan?code=9txpdXw04g&source=link) · [Mainland China](https://platform.minimaxi.com/subscribe/token-plan?code=GILTJpMTqZ&source=link)
+> - **MiniMax (Mainland China)**: If your API key is from MiniMax's mainland China platform (minimaxi.com), set `"apiBase": "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1"` in your minimax provider config.
 > - **VolcEngine / BytePlus Coding Plan**: Use dedicated providers `volcengineCodingPlan` or `byteplusCodingPlan` instead of the pay-per-use `volcengine` / `byteplus` providers.
 > - **Zhipu Coding Plan**: If you're on Zhipu's coding plan, set `"apiBase": "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/coding/paas/v4"` in your zhipu provider config.
-> - **MiniMax (Mainland China)**: If your API key is from MiniMax's mainland China platform (minimaxi.com), set `"apiBase": "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1"` in your minimax provider config.
 > - **Alibaba Cloud BaiLian**: If you're using Alibaba Cloud BaiLian's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, set `"apiBase": "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"` in your dashscope provider config.
 
 | Provider | Purpose | Get API Key |
@@ -788,8 +791,8 @@ Config file: `~/.nanobot/config.json`
 | `openai` | LLM (GPT direct) | [platform.openai.com](https://platform.openai.com) |
 | `deepseek` | LLM (DeepSeek direct) | [platform.deepseek.com](https://platform.deepseek.com) |
 | `groq` | LLM + **Voice transcription** (Whisper) | [console.groq.com](https://console.groq.com) |
-| `gemini` | LLM (Gemini direct) | [aistudio.google.com](https://aistudio.google.com) |
 | `minimax` | LLM (MiniMax direct) | [platform.minimaxi.com](https://platform.minimaxi.com) |
+| `gemini` | LLM (Gemini direct) | [aistudio.google.com](https://aistudio.google.com) |
 | `aihubmix` | LLM (API gateway, access to all models) | [aihubmix.com](https://aihubmix.com) |
 | `siliconflow` | LLM (SiliconFlow/硅基流动) | [siliconflow.cn](https://siliconflow.cn) |
 | `dashscope` | LLM (Qwen) | [dashscope.console.aliyun.com](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com) |

nanobot/agent/context.py

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Reply directly with text for conversations. Only use the 'message' tool to send
         media: list[str] | None = None,
         channel: str | None = None,
         chat_id: str | None = None,
+        current_role: str = "user",
     ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Build the complete message list for an LLM call."""
         runtime_ctx = self._build_runtime_context(channel, chat_id)
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ Reply directly with text for conversations. Only use the 'message' tool to send
         return [
             {"role": "system", "content": self.build_system_prompt(skill_names)},
             *history,
-            {"role": "user", "content": merged},
+            {"role": current_role, "content": merged},
         ]
 
     def _build_user_content(self, text: str, media: list[str] | None) -> str | list[dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -184,7 +185,11 @@ Reply directly with text for conversations. Only use the 'message' tool to send
                 notes.append(f"[Skipped image: unsupported or invalid image format ({p.name})]")
                 continue
             b64 = base64.b64encode(raw).decode()
-            images.append({"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": f"data:{mime};base64,{b64}"}})
+            images.append({
+                "type": "image_url",
+                "image_url": {"url": f"data:{mime};base64,{b64}"},
+                "_meta": {"path": str(p)},
+            })
 
         note_text = "\n".join(notes).strip()
         text_block = text if not note_text else (f"{note_text}\n\n{text}" if text else note_text)

nanobot/agent/loop.py

@@ -392,9 +392,12 @@ class AgentLoop:
             await self.memory_consolidator.maybe_consolidate_by_tokens(session)
             self._set_tool_context(channel, chat_id, msg.metadata.get("message_id"))
             history = session.get_history(max_messages=0)
+            # Subagent results should be assistant role, other system messages use user role
+            current_role = "assistant" if msg.sender_id == "subagent" else "user"
             messages = self.context.build_messages(
                 history=history,
                 current_message=msg.content, channel=channel, chat_id=chat_id,
+                current_role=current_role,
             )
             final_content, _, all_msgs = await self._run_agent_loop(messages)
             self._save_turn(session, all_msgs, 1 + len(history))
@@ -502,7 +505,9 @@ class AgentLoop:
                             continue  # Strip runtime context from multimodal messages
                         if (c.get("type") == "image_url"
                                 and c.get("image_url", {}).get("url", "").startswith("data:image/")):
-                            filtered.append({"type": "text", "text": "[image]"})
+                            path = (c.get("_meta") or {}).get("path", "")
+                            placeholder = f"[image: {path}]" if path else "[image]"
+                            filtered.append({"type": "text", "text": placeholder})
                         else:
                             filtered.append(c)
                     if not filtered:

nanobot/agent/tools/cron.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """Cron tool for scheduling reminders and tasks."""
 
 from contextvars import ContextVar
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
 from nanobot.agent.tools.base import Tool
 from nanobot.cron.service import CronService
-from nanobot.cron.types import CronSchedule
+from nanobot.cron.types import CronJobState, CronSchedule
 
 
 class CronTool(Tool):
@@ -143,11 +144,51 @@ class CronTool(Tool):
         )
         return f"Created job '{job.name}' (id: {job.id})"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_timing(schedule: CronSchedule) -> str:
+        """Format schedule as a human-readable timing string."""
+        if schedule.kind == "cron":
+            tz = f" ({schedule.tz})" if schedule.tz else ""
+            return f"cron: {schedule.expr}{tz}"
+        if schedule.kind == "every" and schedule.every_ms:
+            ms = schedule.every_ms
+            if ms % 3_600_000 == 0:
+                return f"every {ms // 3_600_000}h"
+            if ms % 60_000 == 0:
+                return f"every {ms // 60_000}m"
+            if ms % 1000 == 0:
+                return f"every {ms // 1000}s"
+            return f"every {ms}ms"
+        if schedule.kind == "at" and schedule.at_ms:
+            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(schedule.at_ms / 1000, tz=timezone.utc)
+            return f"at {dt.isoformat()}"
+        return schedule.kind
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_state(state: CronJobState) -> list[str]:
+        """Format job run state as display lines."""
+        lines: list[str] = []
+        if state.last_run_at_ms:
+            last_dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(state.last_run_at_ms / 1000, tz=timezone.utc)
+            info = f"  Last run: {last_dt.isoformat()} — {state.last_status or 'unknown'}"
+            if state.last_error:
+                info += f" ({state.last_error})"
+            lines.append(info)
+        if state.next_run_at_ms:
+            next_dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(state.next_run_at_ms / 1000, tz=timezone.utc)
+            lines.append(f"  Next run: {next_dt.isoformat()}")
+        return lines
+
     def _list_jobs(self) -> str:
         jobs = self._cron.list_jobs()
         if not jobs:
             return "No scheduled jobs."
-        lines = [f"- {j.name} (id: {j.id}, {j.schedule.kind})" for j in jobs]
+        lines = []
+        for j in jobs:
+            timing = self._format_timing(j.schedule)
+            parts = [f"- {j.name} (id: {j.id}, {timing})"]
+            parts.extend(self._format_state(j.state))
+            lines.append("\n".join(parts))
         return "Scheduled jobs:\n" + "\n".join(lines)
 
     def _remove_job(self, job_id: str | None) -> str:

nanobot/providers/base.py

@@ -89,14 +89,6 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
         "server error",
         "temporarily unavailable",
     )
-    _IMAGE_UNSUPPORTED_MARKERS = (
-        "image_url is only supported",
-        "does not support image",
-        "images are not supported",
-        "image input is not supported",
-        "image_url is not supported",
-        "unsupported image input",
-    )
 
     _SENTINEL = object()
 
@@ -107,11 +99,7 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _sanitize_empty_content(messages: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Replace empty text content that causes provider 400 errors.
+        """Sanitize message content: fix empty blocks, strip internal _meta fields."""
-
-        Empty content can appear when MCP tools return nothing. Most providers
-        reject empty-string content or empty text blocks in list content.
-        """
         result: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for msg in messages:
             content = msg.get("content")
@@ -123,18 +111,25 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
                 continue
 
             if isinstance(content, list):
-                filtered = [
+                new_items: list[Any] = []
-                    item for item in content
+                changed = False
-                    if not (
+                for item in content:
+                    if (
                         isinstance(item, dict)
                         and item.get("type") in ("text", "input_text", "output_text")
                         and not item.get("text")
-                    )
+                    ):
-                ]
+                        changed = True
-                if len(filtered) != len(content):
+                        continue
+                    if isinstance(item, dict) and "_meta" in item:
+                        new_items.append({k: v for k, v in item.items() if k != "_meta"})
+                        changed = True
+                    else:
+                        new_items.append(item)
+                if changed:
                     clean = dict(msg)
-                    if filtered:
+                    if new_items:
-                        clean["content"] = filtered
+                        clean["content"] = new_items
                     elif msg.get("role") == "assistant" and msg.get("tool_calls"):
                         clean["content"] = None
                     else:
@@ -197,11 +192,6 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
         err = (content or "").lower()
         return any(marker in err for marker in cls._TRANSIENT_ERROR_MARKERS)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _is_image_unsupported_error(cls, content: str | None) -> bool:
-        err = (content or "").lower()
-        return any(marker in err for marker in cls._IMAGE_UNSUPPORTED_MARKERS)
-
     @staticmethod
     def _strip_image_content(messages: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]] | None:
         """Replace image_url blocks with text placeholder. Returns None if no images found."""
@@ -213,7 +203,9 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
                 new_content = []
                 for b in content:
                     if isinstance(b, dict) and b.get("type") == "image_url":
-                        new_content.append({"type": "text", "text": "[image omitted]"})
+                        path = (b.get("_meta") or {}).get("path", "")
+                        placeholder = f"[image: {path}]" if path else "[image omitted]"
+                        new_content.append({"type": "text", "text": placeholder})
                         found = True
                     else:
                         new_content.append(b)
@@ -267,11 +259,10 @@ class LLMProvider(ABC):
                 return response
 
             if not self._is_transient_error(response.content):
-                if self._is_image_unsupported_error(response.content):
+                stripped = self._strip_image_content(messages)
-                    stripped = self._strip_image_content(messages)
+                if stripped is not None:
-                    if stripped is not None:
+                    logger.warning("Non-transient LLM error with image content, retrying without images")
-                        logger.warning("Model does not support image input, retrying without images")
+                    return await self._safe_chat(**{**kw, "messages": stripped})
-                        return await self._safe_chat(**{**kw, "messages": stripped})
                 return response
 
             logger.warning(

tests/test_cron_tool_list.py

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+"""Tests for CronTool._list_jobs() output formatting."""
+
+from nanobot.agent.tools.cron import CronTool
+from nanobot.cron.service import CronService
+from nanobot.cron.types import CronJobState, CronSchedule
+
+
+def _make_tool(tmp_path) -> CronTool:
+    service = CronService(tmp_path / "cron" / "jobs.json")
+    return CronTool(service)
+
+
+# -- _format_timing tests --
+
+
+def test_format_timing_cron_with_tz() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * 1-5", tz="America/Denver")
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "cron: 0 9 * * 1-5 (America/Denver)"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_cron_without_tz() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="*/5 * * * *")
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "cron: */5 * * * *"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_every_hours() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=7_200_000)
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every 2h"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_every_minutes() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=1_800_000)
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every 30m"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_every_seconds() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=30_000)
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every 30s"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_every_non_minute_seconds() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=90_000)
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every 90s"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_every_milliseconds() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=200)
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every 200ms"
+
+
+def test_format_timing_at() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="at", at_ms=1773684000000)
+    result = CronTool._format_timing(s)
+    assert result.startswith("at 2026-")
+
+
+def test_format_timing_fallback() -> None:
+    s = CronSchedule(kind="every")  # no every_ms
+    assert CronTool._format_timing(s) == "every"
+
+
+# -- _format_state tests --
+
+
+def test_format_state_empty() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState()
+    assert CronTool._format_state(state) == []
+
+
+def test_format_state_last_run_ok() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState(last_run_at_ms=1773673200000, last_status="ok")
+    lines = CronTool._format_state(state)
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert "Last run:" in lines[0]
+    assert "ok" in lines[0]
+
+
+def test_format_state_last_run_with_error() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState(last_run_at_ms=1773673200000, last_status="error", last_error="timeout")
+    lines = CronTool._format_state(state)
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert "error" in lines[0]
+    assert "timeout" in lines[0]
+
+
+def test_format_state_next_run_only() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState(next_run_at_ms=1773684000000)
+    lines = CronTool._format_state(state)
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert "Next run:" in lines[0]
+
+
+def test_format_state_both() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState(
+        last_run_at_ms=1773673200000, last_status="ok", next_run_at_ms=1773684000000
+    )
+    lines = CronTool._format_state(state)
+    assert len(lines) == 2
+    assert "Last run:" in lines[0]
+    assert "Next run:" in lines[1]
+
+
+def test_format_state_unknown_status() -> None:
+    state = CronJobState(last_run_at_ms=1773673200000, last_status=None)
+    lines = CronTool._format_state(state)
+    assert "unknown" in lines[0]
+
+
+# -- _list_jobs integration tests --
+
+
+def test_list_empty(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    assert tool._list_jobs() == "No scheduled jobs."
+
+
+def test_list_cron_job_shows_expression_and_timezone(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Morning scan",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * 1-5", tz="America/Denver"),
+        message="scan",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "cron: 0 9 * * 1-5 (America/Denver)" in result
+
+
+def test_list_every_job_shows_human_interval(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Frequent check",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=1_800_000),
+        message="check",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "every 30m" in result
+
+
+def test_list_every_job_hours(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Hourly check",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=7_200_000),
+        message="check",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "every 2h" in result
+
+
+def test_list_every_job_seconds(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Fast check",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=30_000),
+        message="check",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "every 30s" in result
+
+
+def test_list_every_job_non_minute_seconds(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Ninety-second check",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=90_000),
+        message="check",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "every 90s" in result
+
+
+def test_list_every_job_milliseconds(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Sub-second check",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="every", every_ms=200),
+        message="check",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "every 200ms" in result
+
+
+def test_list_at_job_shows_iso_timestamp(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="One-shot",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="at", at_ms=1773684000000),
+        message="fire",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "at 2026-" in result
+
+
+def test_list_shows_last_run_state(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    job = tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Stateful job",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * *", tz="UTC"),
+        message="test",
+    )
+    # Simulate a completed run by updating state in the store
+    job.state.last_run_at_ms = 1773673200000
+    job.state.last_status = "ok"
+    tool._cron._save_store()
+
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "Last run:" in result
+    assert "ok" in result
+
+
+def test_list_shows_error_message(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    job = tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Failed job",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * *", tz="UTC"),
+        message="test",
+    )
+    job.state.last_run_at_ms = 1773673200000
+    job.state.last_status = "error"
+    job.state.last_error = "timeout"
+    tool._cron._save_store()
+
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "error" in result
+    assert "timeout" in result
+
+
+def test_list_shows_next_run(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Upcoming job",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * *", tz="UTC"),
+        message="test",
+    )
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "Next run:" in result
+
+
+def test_list_excludes_disabled_jobs(tmp_path) -> None:
+    tool = _make_tool(tmp_path)
+    job = tool._cron.add_job(
+        name="Paused job",
+        schedule=CronSchedule(kind="cron", expr="0 9 * * *", tz="UTC"),
+        message="test",
+    )
+    tool._cron.enable_job(job.id, enabled=False)
+
+    result = tool._list_jobs()
+    assert "Paused job" not in result
+    assert result == "No scheduled jobs."

tests/test_loop_save_turn.py

@@ -22,11 +22,30 @@ def test_save_turn_skips_multimodal_user_when_only_runtime_context() -> None:
     assert session.messages == []
 
 
-def test_save_turn_keeps_image_placeholder_after_runtime_strip() -> None:
+def test_save_turn_keeps_image_placeholder_with_path_after_runtime_strip() -> None:
     loop = _mk_loop()
     session = Session(key="test:image")
     runtime = ContextBuilder._RUNTIME_CONTEXT_TAG + "\nCurrent Time: now (UTC)"
 
+    loop._save_turn(
+        session,
+        [{
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [
+                {"type": "text", "text": runtime},
+                {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,abc"}, "_meta": {"path": "/media/feishu/photo.jpg"}},
+            ],
+        }],
+        skip=0,
+    )
+    assert session.messages[0]["content"] == [{"type": "text", "text": "[image: /media/feishu/photo.jpg]"}]
+
+
+def test_save_turn_keeps_image_placeholder_without_meta() -> None:
+    loop = _mk_loop()
+    session = Session(key="test:image-no-meta")
+    runtime = ContextBuilder._RUNTIME_CONTEXT_TAG + "\nCurrent Time: now (UTC)"
+
     loop._save_turn(
         session,
         [{

tests/test_provider_retry.py

@@ -126,10 +126,17 @@ async def test_chat_with_retry_explicit_override_beats_defaults() -> None:
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Image-unsupported fallback tests
+# Image fallback tests
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 _IMAGE_MSG = [
+    {"role": "user", "content": [
+        {"type": "text", "text": "describe this"},
+        {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,abc"}, "_meta": {"path": "/media/test.png"}},
+    ]},
+]
+
+_IMAGE_MSG_NO_META = [
     {"role": "user", "content": [
         {"type": "text", "text": "describe this"},
         {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,abc"}},
@@ -138,13 +145,10 @@ _IMAGE_MSG = [
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_image_unsupported_error_retries_without_images() -> None:
+async def test_non_transient_error_with_images_retries_without_images() -> None:
-    """If the model rejects image_url, retry once with images stripped."""
+    """Any non-transient error retries once with images stripped when images are present."""
     provider = ScriptedProvider([
-        LLMResponse(
+        LLMResponse(content="API调用参数有误,请检查文档", finish_reason="error"),
-            content="Invalid content type. image_url is only supported by certain models",
-            finish_reason="error",
-        ),
         LLMResponse(content="ok, no image"),
     ])
 
@@ -157,17 +161,14 @@ async def test_image_unsupported_error_retries_without_images() -> None:
         content = msg.get("content")
         if isinstance(content, list):
             assert all(b.get("type") != "image_url" for b in content)
-            assert any("[image omitted]" in (b.get("text") or "") for b in content)
+            assert any("[image: /media/test.png]" in (b.get("text") or "") for b in content)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_image_unsupported_error_no_retry_without_image_content() -> None:
+async def test_non_transient_error_without_images_no_retry() -> None:
-    """If messages don't contain image_url blocks, don't retry on image error."""
+    """Non-transient errors without image content are returned immediately."""
     provider = ScriptedProvider([
-        LLMResponse(
+        LLMResponse(content="401 unauthorized", finish_reason="error"),
-            content="image_url is only supported by certain models",
-            finish_reason="error",
-        ),
     ])
 
     response = await provider.chat_with_retry(
@@ -179,31 +180,34 @@ async def test_image_unsupported_error_no_retry_without_image_content() -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_image_unsupported_fallback_returns_error_on_second_failure() -> None:
+async def test_image_fallback_returns_error_on_second_failure() -> None:
     """If the image-stripped retry also fails, return that error."""
     provider = ScriptedProvider([
-        LLMResponse(
+        LLMResponse(content="some model error", finish_reason="error"),
-            content="does not support image input",
+        LLMResponse(content="still failing", finish_reason="error"),
-            finish_reason="error",
-        ),
-        LLMResponse(content="some other error", finish_reason="error"),
     ])
 
     response = await provider.chat_with_retry(messages=_IMAGE_MSG)
 
     assert provider.calls == 2
-    assert response.content == "some other error"
+    assert response.content == "still failing"
     assert response.finish_reason == "error"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_non_image_error_does_not_trigger_image_fallback() -> None:
+async def test_image_fallback_without_meta_uses_default_placeholder() -> None:
-    """Regular non-transient errors must not trigger image stripping."""
+    """When _meta is absent, fallback placeholder is '[image omitted]'."""
     provider = ScriptedProvider([
-        LLMResponse(content="401 unauthorized", finish_reason="error"),
+        LLMResponse(content="error", finish_reason="error"),
+        LLMResponse(content="ok"),
     ])
 
-    response = await provider.chat_with_retry(messages=_IMAGE_MSG)
+    response = await provider.chat_with_retry(messages=_IMAGE_MSG_NO_META)
 
-    assert provider.calls == 1
+    assert response.content == "ok"
-    assert response.content == "401 unauthorized"
+    assert provider.calls == 2
+    msgs_on_retry = provider.last_kwargs["messages"]
+    for msg in msgs_on_retry:
+        content = msg.get("content")
+        if isinstance(content, list):
+            assert any("[image omitted]" in (b.get("text") or "") for b in content)