Add explicit content=None to assistant tool-call messages in Chat Completions converter (#2238)

Author: ihower

src/agents/models/chatcmpl_converter.py

@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ def ensure_assistant_message() -> ChatCompletionAssistantMessageParam:
             nonlocal current_assistant_msg, pending_thinking_blocks
             if current_assistant_msg is None:
                 current_assistant_msg = ChatCompletionAssistantMessageParam(role="assistant")
+                current_assistant_msg["content"] = None
                 current_assistant_msg["tool_calls"] = []
 
             return current_assistant_msg

tests/test_openai_chatcompletions_converter.py

@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ def test_tool_call_conversion():
     tool_msg = messages[0]
     assert tool_msg["role"] == "assistant"
     assert tool_msg.get("content") is None
+
+    # Verify the content key exists in the message even when it is None.
+    # This is for Chat Completions API compatibility.
+    assert "content" in tool_msg, "content key should be present in assistant message"
+
     tool_calls = list(tool_msg.get("tool_calls", []))
     assert len(tool_calls) == 1