feat: per-model capability flag overrides (modelCapabilities)

[yuseferi]

Closes #25

Summary

Adds a modelCapabilities provider option that overlays boolean capability flags per model, as designed in the #25 discussion:

"options": {
  "baseURL": "http://localhost:4000/v1",
  "modelCapabilities": {
    "te-gpt-5.4-mini": { "supports_function_calling": true },
    "openai/gpt-4o": { "supports_vision": false }
  }
}

• Third enrichment tier: /v1/models entry wins → /v1/model/info gap-fills → user override applies last. An explicit false retracts a flag the proxy claims; true forces one it never reported (the Support capability overrides when /v1/model/info is unavailable #25 scenario where /v1/model/info is unavailable or wrong).
• Cache-consistent: overrides are applied inside discoverModels() (same place as includeModels/excludeModels), so cold discovery and background refresh persist the same adjusted view — no filter/override bypass through the cache.
• Generic: the parser keeps any boolean capability key, not just the five known flags, so future LiteLLM capability fields work without a plugin change. Non-boolean values and malformed entries are dropped defensively.
• Keys are exact model ids as they appear in /v1/models (no glob matching).

Also dedupes the capability-flag list that was inline in litellm-api.ts into the shared CAPABILITY_FLAGS constant.

Test plan

• npm run typecheck clean
• 46 vitest tests pass (11 new: parser defense, explicit-false preservation, unknown-key passthrough, no-mutation semantics, shared flag list)
• Manual: run against a proxy with modelCapabilities set and confirm the picker reflects forced/retracted flags

cc @isaiascruzpicpay — this implements the direction you proposed in #25. Happy to review any follow-ups you'd like to build on top of this, and let me know if the explicit-false-wins semantics look right to you.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added support for configuring capability flags on a per-model basis.
  • Capability overrides can set or correct features such as vision, function calling, reasoning, PDF input, and audio input.
  • Added documentation explaining capability override configuration.

• Bug Fixes

  • Model capabilities are now applied even when capability information is unavailable from the model service.
  • Explicitly configured false values now correctly override reported capabilities.

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Walkthrough

The plugin adds per-model modelCapabilities overrides. It validates capability options, applies overrides during cold and background discovery, reuses shared capability flags, and documents the configuration.

Changes

Model capability overrides

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Capability contracts and utilities src/utils/model-capabilities.ts, src/utils/litellm-api.ts, src/utils/index.ts, test/model-capabilities.test.ts	Defines capability flags and types, parses boolean per-model overrides, applies overrides without mutation, reuses the shared flag list, and adds coverage.
Discovery and refresh integration src/plugin/index.ts	Parses modelCapabilities in the config hook, stores it in refresh contexts, and applies model-specific overrides during cold and background discovery, including when model info is unavailable.
Configuration documentation README.md	Documents the option, exact model-id matching, explicit false behavior, and project structure updates.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ProviderConfig
  participant PluginConfigHook
  participant discoverModels
  participant enrichModel
  ProviderConfig->>PluginConfigHook: provide modelCapabilities
  PluginConfigHook->>PluginConfigHook: parseModelCapabilities
  PluginConfigHook->>discoverModels: pass capabilities
  discoverModels->>enrichModel: pass capabilities[model.id]
  enrichModel->>enrichModel: applyCapabilityOverrides

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 991f1

Changing a model capability override can leave the provider using stale cached capabilities, so requested model support may not take effect until a later restart cycle. Update cache identity or invalidation before merge.

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding per-model capability flag overrides through the modelCapabilities option.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #25 requests per-model capability overrides for cases where /v1/model/info is unavailable. discoverModels() passes parsed overrides to enrichModel() for each exact discovered model ID. `ap…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed source, tests, and README all support the model capability override feature in issue #25. The shared capability constant removes duplication, and the broader boolean-flag handling supports…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: 1 …

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src/plugin/index.ts (1)

635-636: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Include modelCapabilities in the model-cache identity.

cacheKey uses only providerId and baseURL, but discoverModels() applies modelCapabilities before writing the cache. On a later startup, the valid cache is merged before discovery, so changed overrides can return stale model entries. Background refresh writes the new entries to disk but does not update the live provider models, and it skips caches newer than five minutes. Include a canonical override fingerprint in cacheKey or invalidate the cache when parsed overrides change. Add a regression test for adding supports_vision: true to a previously cached model.

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In `@src/plugin/index.ts` around lines 635 - 636, Update the cache identity used
by discoverModels so it includes a canonical fingerprint of the parsed
modelCapabilities overrides alongside providerId and baseURL. Ensure changed
overrides cannot reuse or merge stale cached models, including the
supports_vision: true regression case, while preserving cache reuse when the
overrides are unchanged.

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In `@src/plugin/index.ts`:
- Around line 635-636: Update the cache identity used by discoverModels so it
includes a canonical fingerprint of the parsed modelCapabilities overrides
alongside providerId and baseURL. Ensure changed overrides cannot reuse or merge
stale cached models, including the supports_vision: true regression case, while
preserving cache reuse when the overrides are unchanged.

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[yuseferi]

Addressed the review finding in fcc2290 — thanks @coderabbitai, valid catch.

Fix: cache identity is now derived via a new buildCacheKey(providerId, baseURL, filters, capabilities) in model-cache.ts. When any includeModels/excludeModels/modelCapabilities config exists, a canonical (object-key-sorted, pattern-order-insensitive) SHA-256 fingerprint is appended to the key, so changed config starts a fresh discovery instead of merging the previous adjusted view. Two deliberate details:

• No cold-start regression for existing users: configs without adjustments keep the exact plain key, so warm caches survive the plugin upgrade.
• Scope widened to filters too: the same staleness window existed for includeModels/excludeModels (shipped in feat: filter discovered models via includeModels/excludeModels #27) — a fingerprint on capabilities alone would have left that bug half-fixed, since both are baked into cached entries by discoverModels().

The requested regression case is covered: buildCacheKey with {supports_vision: false} vs {supports_vision: true} vs no overrides all produce distinct keys (test/model-cache.test.ts, "changes the key when capability overrides are added or changed"), plus order-stability and filter cases. Typecheck clean, 51/51 tests pass.

On the background-refresh part of the finding: unchanged behavior is intentional — the refresh still writes the corrected cache under the new key (its savedAt lookup is also keyed by config), so nothing stale is ever re-served; the refresh exists to keep the new key's cache warm for subsequent starts.

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