Improve chat template for function calling
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depasquale
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It would be nice if I could just edit the files without having to request access. I'll include my proposed change here instead.
The current chat template includes some mistakes and also causes the models to nearly always respond with a function call when tools are provided. The function calling part of the chat template needs to be revised in order to make it clear that functions should only be called when appropriate. Even with these revisions, the model will still sometimes call non-existent functions.
This is a first attempt to improve the chat template. I'm sure it can be further improved, but this does cause the model to respond in natural language more often when appropriate.
These improvements should also be made to the other Llama models capable of function calling (3.1 and 3.2 series), which exhibit similar behavior.
{{- bos_token }}\n{%- if custom_tools is defined %}\n {%- set tools = custom_tools %}\n{%- endif %}\n{%- if not tools_in_user_message is defined %}\n {%- set tools_in_user_message = true %}\n{%- endif %}\n{%- if not date_string is defined %}\n {%- set date_string = \"26 Jul 2024\" %}\n{%- endif %}\n{%- if not tools is defined %}\n {%- set tools = none %}\n{%- endif %}\n\n{#- This block extracts the system message, so we can slot it into the right place. #}\n{%- if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}\n {%- set system_message = messages[0]['content']|trim %}\n {%- set messages = messages[1:] %}\n{%- else %}\n {%- set system_message = \"\" %}\n{%- endif %}\n\n{#- System message + builtin tools #}\n{{- \"<|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n\" }}\n{%- if builtin_tools is defined or tools is not none %}\n {{- \"Environment: ipython\\n\" }}\n{%- endif %}\n{%- if builtin_tools is defined %}\n {{- \"Tools: \" + builtin_tools | reject('equalto', 'code_interpreter') | join(\", \") + \"\\n\\n\"}}\n{%- endif %}\n{{- \"Knowledge cutoff date: December 2023\\n\" }}\n{{- \"Today's date: \" + date_string + \"\\n\\n\" }}\n{%- if tools is not none and not tools_in_user_message %}\n {{- \"In most cases, you should respond in natural language, but you also have access to the following functions, which can be called in order to take actions in response to the user's input. They should ONLY be used when appropriate, judging from the user's input. DO NOT try to call any functions that are not specified here, since they WILL NOT WORK. You ONLY have access to the specified functions, and should ONLY call them in the appropriate situation. To call a function, respond with JSON like this: {\\\"name\\\": <function name>, \\\"parameters\\\": <dictionary of argument name and its value>}. Do not use variables. REMEMBER: If the user's input doesn't require calling a function, don't call a function, and don't call non-existent functions.\\n\\n\" }}\n {%- for t in tools %}\n {{- t | tojson(indent=4) }}\n {{- \"\\n\\n\" }}\n {%- endfor %}\n{%- endif %}\n{{- system_message }}\n{{- \"<|eot_id|>\" }}\n\n{#- Custom tools are passed in a user message with some extra guidance #}\n{%- if tools_in_user_message and not tools is none %}\n {#- Extract the first user message so we can plug it in here #}\n {%- if messages | length != 0 %}\n {%- set first_user_message = messages[0]['content']|trim %}\n {%- set messages = messages[1:] %}\n {%- else %}\n {{- raise_exception(\"Cannot put tools in the first user message when there's no first user message!\") }}\n{%- endif %}\n {{- '<|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n' -}}\n {{- \"Given the following functions, please respond with a JSON for a function call \" }}\n {{- \"with its proper arguments that best answers the given prompt.\\n\\n\" }}\n {{- 'Respond in the format {\"name\": function name, \"parameters\": dictionary of argument name and its value}.' }}\n {{- \"Do not use variables.\\n\\n\" }}\n {%- for t in tools %}\n {{- t | tojson(indent=4) }}\n {{- \"\\n\\n\" }}\n {%- endfor %}\n {{- first_user_message + \"<|eot_id|>\"}}\n{%- endif %}\n\n{%- for message in messages %}\n {%- if not (message.role == 'ipython' or message.role == 'tool' or 'tool_calls' in message) %}\n {{- '<|start_header_id|>' + message['role'] + '<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n'+ message['content'] | trim + '<|eot_id|>' }}\n {%- elif 'tool_calls' in message %}\n {%- if not message.tool_calls|length == 1 %}\n {{- raise_exception(\"This model only supports single tool-calls at once!\") }}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- set tool_call = message.tool_calls[0].function %}\n {%- if builtin_tools is defined and tool_call.name in builtin_tools %}\n {{- '<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n' -}}\n {{- \"<|python_tag|>\" + tool_call.name + \".call(\" }}\n {%- for arg_name, arg_val in tool_call.arguments | items %}\n {{- arg_name + '=\"' + arg_val + '\"' }}\n {%- if not loop.last %}\n {{- \", \" }}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- endfor %}\n {{- \")\" }}\n {%- else %}\n {{- '<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n' -}}\n {{- '{\"name\": \"' + tool_call.name + '\", ' }}\n {{- '\"parameters\": ' }}\n {{- tool_call.arguments | tojson }}\n {{- \"}\" }}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- if builtin_tools is defined %}\n {#- This means we're in ipython mode #}\n {{- \"<|eom_id|>\" }}\n {%- else %}\n {{- \"<|eot_id|>\" }}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- elif message.role == \"tool\" or message.role == \"ipython\" %}\n {{- \"<|start_header_id|>ipython<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n\" }}\n {%- if message.content is mapping or message.content is iterable %}\n {{- message.content | tojson }}\n {%- else %}\n {{- message.content }}\n {%- endif %}\n {{- \"<|eot_id|>\" }}\n {%- endif %}\n{%- endfor %}\n{%- if add_generation_prompt %}\n {{- '<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>\\n\\n' }}\n{%- endif %}\n
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