openai_o1_roleTier 1 · 70% confidence

ai-agents-openai-o1-role-error-when-using-systemmessage-with-openai-o1-mode-fcbe9714

agent: ai_agents

When does this happen?

IF Error when using SystemMessage with OpenAI o1 models (o1-mini, o1-2024-12-17): 'messages[0].role' does not support 'developer'.

How others solved it

THEN Use SystemMessage with additional_kwargs={'__openai_role__': 'developer'} to set the developer role. Alternatively, use HumanMessage or AssistantMessage roles for compatibility.

SystemMessage(content='Your prompt', additional_kwargs={'__openai_role__': 'developer'})

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