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Evidence record / pi-coding-agent

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OpenAI GPT-5.5 thinking metadata correction

What Changed

Fixed OpenAI GPT-5.5 model thinking metadata to correctly reflect extended thinking capabilities and parameters.

Operator Implication

Ensures GPT-5.5 extended thinking features are correctly configured and available to users.

Receipt

Finding metadata

Confidence
medium
Actionability
observe
Accessibility impact
none

Run: 2026-06-03-weekly-digest-2026-05-28_2026-06-03-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-05-31-pi-coding-agent-model-metadata-fix

Source links

Primary links, including exact changelog lines when available.

  1. Pi Coding Agent
    commitCommit f429ddb 'Fix OpenAI GPT-5.5 thinking metadata' corrects model configuration for extended thinking supportgithub.com/earendil-works/pi/commit/f429ddb

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