harmony: remove special casing in routes.go

Now that we have a built-in parser abstraction, which was introduced in
<https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/12248>, we can modify our harmony
parser to match this and then get rid of nearly all of the
harmony-specific logic in routes.go. We do have a small amount of
code that turns the parser on by default if the architecture matches and
no other built-in parser was provided.

The built-in parser interface was modified in order to handle harmony's
prefill and tool name translation requirements.

.gitignore

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 dist
 build
 .cache
+.gocache
 *.exe
 .idea
 test_data

harmony/harmonyparser.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package harmony
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
@@ -265,6 +266,8 @@ type HarmonyMessageHandler struct {
 	state           harmonyMessageState
 	HarmonyParser   *HarmonyParser
 	FunctionNameMap *FunctionNameMap
+	toolAccumulator *HarmonyToolCallAccumulator
+	convertedTools  map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 // NewHarmonyMessageHandler creates a new message handler
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@ func NewHarmonyMessageHandler() *HarmonyMessageHandler {
 			HeaderEndTag:    "<|message|>",
 		},
 		FunctionNameMap: NewFunctionNameMap(),
+		convertedTools:  make(map[string]struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -384,6 +388,79 @@ func NewFunctionNameMap() *FunctionNameMap {
 	}
 }
 
+// Init initializes the handler with tools and optional last message
+// Implements the Parser interface
+func (h *HarmonyMessageHandler) Init(tools []api.Tool, lastMessage *api.Message) []api.Tool {
+	// Initialize the harmony parser
+	if h.HarmonyParser == nil {
+		h.HarmonyParser = &HarmonyParser{
+			MessageStartTag: "<|start|>",
+			MessageEndTag:   "<|end|>",
+			HeaderEndTag:    "<|message|>",
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handle prefill for chat mode
+	if lastMessage != nil {
+		h.HarmonyParser.AddImplicitStartOrPrefill(lastMessage)
+	} else {
+		h.HarmonyParser.AddImplicitStart()
+	}
+
+	// Initialize tool accumulator
+	h.toolAccumulator = h.CreateToolParser()
+
+	// Process tools and return renamed versions
+	if len(tools) == 0 {
+		return tools
+	}
+
+	processedTools := make([]api.Tool, len(tools))
+	copy(processedTools, tools)
+	for i, tool := range processedTools {
+		if tool.Function.Name != "" {
+			processedTools[i].Function.Name = h.FunctionNameMap.ConvertAndAdd(tool.Function.Name)
+			h.convertedTools[tool.Function.Name] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	return processedTools
+}
+
+// Add implements the Parser interface - processes streamed content and extracts content, thinking, and tool calls
+func (h *HarmonyMessageHandler) Add(s string, done bool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+	content, thinking, toolContent := h.AddContent(s, h.toolAccumulator)
+	if toolContent != "" {
+		h.toolAccumulator.Add(toolContent)
+	}
+
+	// tool calls always happen one at a time, and always at the end of a message,
+	// so for simplicity we defer parsing them until we know we're done
+	if done {
+		toolName, raw := h.toolAccumulator.Drain()
+		if toolName != nil {
+			name := strings.TrimPrefix(*toolName, "functions.")
+			name = h.FunctionNameMap.OriginalFromConverted(name)
+			var args api.ToolCallFunctionArguments
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &args); err != nil {
+				return "", "", nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing tool call: raw='%s', err=%w", raw, err)
+			}
+			calls = append(calls, api.ToolCall{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: name, Arguments: args}})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return content, thinking, calls, nil
+}
+
+// HasToolSupport implements the Parser interface
+func (h *HarmonyMessageHandler) HasToolSupport() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+// HasThinkingSupport implements the Parser interface
+func (h *HarmonyMessageHandler) HasThinkingSupport() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func (m *FunctionNameMap) ConvertAndAdd(userFunctionName string) string {
 	harmonyFunctionName := m.deriveName(userFunctionName)
 	m.userToHarmony[userFunctionName] = harmonyFunctionName

model/parsers/parsers.go

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ package parsers
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/harmony"
 )
 
 type Parser interface {
-	Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error)
+	// Init initializes the parser with tools and optional last message for chat prefill
+	// Returns processed tools if the parser needs to modify them (e.g., harmony renames them)
+	Init(tools []api.Tool, lastMessage *api.Message) []api.Tool
+	// Add processes streamed content and returns parsed content, thinking, and tool calls
+	// The done flag indicates if this is the last chunk (used for draining accumulators)
+	Add(s string, done bool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error)
 	HasToolSupport() bool
 	HasThinkingSupport() bool
 }
@@ -17,6 +23,8 @@ func ParserForName(name string) Parser {
 		return parser
 	case "passthrough":
 		return &PassthroughParser{}
+	case "harmony":
+		return harmony.NewHarmonyMessageHandler()
 	default:
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -24,7 +32,11 @@ func ParserForName(name string) Parser {
 
 type PassthroughParser struct{}
 
-func (p *PassthroughParser) Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+func (p *PassthroughParser) Init(tools []api.Tool, lastMessage *api.Message) []api.Tool {
+	return tools // passthrough doesn't modify tools
+}
+
+func (p *PassthroughParser) Add(s string, done bool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
 	return s, "", nil, nil
 }
 

model/parsers/qwen3coder.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 type Qwen3CoderParser struct {
 	state qwenParserState
 	acc   strings.Builder
+	tools []api.Tool
 }
 
 func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) HasToolSupport() bool {
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) HasThinkingSupport() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) Init(tools []api.Tool, lastMessage *api.Message) []api.Tool {
+	p.tools = tools
+	return tools // Qwen doesn't modify tools
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) Add(s string, done bool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
 	p.acc.WriteString(s)
 
 	events := p.parseEvents()
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ func (p *Qwen3CoderParser) Add(s string, tools []api.Tool) (content string, thin
 	for _, event := range events {
 		switch event := event.(type) {
 		case qwenEventRawToolCall:
-			toolCall, err := parseToolCall(event, tools)
+			toolCall, err := parseToolCall(event, p.tools)
 			if err != nil {
 				slog.Warn("qwen tool call parsing failed", "error", err)
 				return "", "", nil, err
@@ -359,7 +365,7 @@ func parseValue(raw string, paramType api.PropertyType) any {
 
 	// Try array
 	if typeSet["array"] {
-		var arr []interface{}
+		var arr []any
 		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &arr); err == nil {
 			return arr
 		}
@@ -371,7 +377,7 @@ func parseValue(raw string, paramType api.PropertyType) any {
 
 	// Try object
 	if typeSet["object"] {
-		var obj map[string]interface{}
+		var obj map[string]any
 		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &obj); err == nil {
 			return obj
 		}

server/routes.go

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/envconfig"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/format"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/fs/ggml"
-	"github.com/ollama/ollama/harmony"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/llm"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/logutil"
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/model/parsers"
@@ -288,17 +287,21 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	useHarmony := shouldUseHarmony(m) && !req.Raw
+	var builtinParser parsers.Parser
-	var harmonyMessageHandler *harmony.HarmonyMessageHandler
+	if shouldUseHarmony(m) && m.Config.Parser == "" {
-	var harmonyToolParser *harmony.HarmonyToolCallAccumulator
+		m.Config.Parser = "harmony"
-	if useHarmony {
-		harmonyMessageHandler = harmony.NewHarmonyMessageHandler()
-		harmonyMessageHandler.HarmonyParser.AddImplicitStart()
-		harmonyToolParser = harmonyMessageHandler.CreateToolParser()
 	}
 
-	// Validate Think value: string values currently only allowed for gptoss models
+	if !req.Raw && m.Config.Parser != "" {
-	if req.Think != nil && req.Think.IsString() && !useHarmony {
+		builtinParser = parsers.ParserForName(m.Config.Parser)
+		if builtinParser != nil {
+			// no tools or last message for generate endpoint
+			builtinParser.Init(nil, nil)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate Think value: string values currently only allowed for harmony/gptoss models
+	if req.Think != nil && req.Think.IsString() && m.Config.Parser != "harmony" {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("think value %q is not supported for this model", req.Think.String())})
 		return
 	}
@@ -422,7 +425,7 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	var thinkingState *thinking.Parser
-	if !useHarmony {
+	if builtinParser == nil {
 		openingTag, closingTag := thinking.InferTags(m.Template.Template)
 		if req.Think != nil && req.Think.Bool() && openingTag != "" && closingTag != "" {
 			thinkingState = &thinking.Parser{
@@ -459,11 +462,17 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 				},
 			}
 
-			if useHarmony {
+			if builtinParser != nil {
-				content, thinking, toolContent := harmonyMessageHandler.AddContent(cr.Content, harmonyToolParser)
+				content, thinking, toolCalls, err := builtinParser.Add(cr.Content, cr.Done)
+				if err != nil {
+					ch <- gin.H{"error": err.Error()}
+					return
+				}
 				res.Response = content
 				res.Thinking = thinking
-				harmonyToolParser.Add(toolContent)
+				if cr.Done && len(toolCalls) > 0 {
+					res.ToolCalls = toolCalls
+				}
 			} else if thinkingState != nil {
 				thinking, content := thinkingState.AddContent(cr.Content)
 				res.Thinking = thinking
@@ -475,26 +484,6 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 
 			if cr.Done {
-				if useHarmony {
-					toolName, toolContent := harmonyToolParser.Drain()
-					if toolName != nil {
-						*toolName = strings.TrimPrefix(*toolName, "functions.")
-						var args api.ToolCallFunctionArguments
-						if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(toolContent), &args); err != nil {
-							errStr := fmt.Sprintf("error parsing tool call: raw='%s', err=%s", toolContent, err.Error())
-							ch <- gin.H{"error": errStr}
-							return
-						}
-
-						res.ToolCalls = append(res.ToolCalls, api.ToolCall{
-							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
-								Name:      *toolName,
-								Arguments: args,
-							},
-						})
-					}
-				}
-
 				res.DoneReason = cr.DoneReason.String()
 				res.TotalDuration = time.Since(checkpointStart)
 				res.LoadDuration = checkpointLoaded.Sub(checkpointStart)
@@ -509,7 +498,7 @@ func (s *Server) GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if useHarmony {
+			if builtinParser != nil {
 				// only send messages with meaningful content (empty messages confuse clients)
 				if res.Response != "" || res.Thinking != "" || res.Done || len(res.ToolCalls) > 0 {
 					ch <- res
@@ -1853,32 +1842,23 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	msgs = filterThinkTags(msgs, m)
 
-	var builtinParser parsers.Parser
+	if shouldUseHarmony(m) && m.Config.Parser == "" {
-	if m.Config.Parser != "" {
+		m.Config.Parser = "harmony"
-		builtinParser = parsers.ParserForName(m.Config.Parser)
 	}
 
-	var harmonyMessageHandler *harmony.HarmonyMessageHandler
+	var builtinParser parsers.Parser
-	var harmonyToolParser *harmony.HarmonyToolCallAccumulator
-
-	useHarmony := shouldUseHarmony(m) || m.Config.Parser == "harmony"
-
 	processedTools := req.Tools
-	if useHarmony {
-		harmonyMessageHandler = harmony.NewHarmonyMessageHandler()
-		var lastMessage *api.Message
-		if len(msgs) > 0 {
-			lastMessage = &msgs[len(msgs)-1]
-		}
-		harmonyMessageHandler.HarmonyParser.AddImplicitStartOrPrefill(lastMessage)
-		harmonyToolParser = harmonyMessageHandler.CreateToolParser()
 
-		// make a copy of tools to pass to the chat prompt. Function names may be
+	if m.Config.Parser != "" {
-		// renamed to be valid Harmony function names.
+		builtinParser = parsers.ParserForName(m.Config.Parser)
-		processedTools = make([]api.Tool, len(req.Tools))
+		if builtinParser != nil {
-		copy(processedTools, req.Tools)
+			// Determine last message for chat prefill
-		for i, tool := range processedTools {
+			var lastMessage *api.Message
-			processedTools[i].Function.Name = harmonyMessageHandler.FunctionNameMap.ConvertAndAdd(tool.Function.Name)
+			if len(msgs) > 0 {
+				lastMessage = &msgs[len(msgs)-1]
+			}
+			// Initialize parser and get processed tools
+			processedTools = builtinParser.Init(req.Tools, lastMessage)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1902,8 +1882,8 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Validate Think value: string values currently only allowed for gptoss models
+	// Validate Think value: string values currently only allowed for harmony/gptoss models
-	if req.Think != nil && req.Think.IsString() && !useHarmony {
+	if req.Think != nil && req.Think.IsString() && m.Config.Parser != "harmony" {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("think value %q is not supported for this model", req.Think.String())})
 		return
 	}
@@ -1922,7 +1902,7 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	var toolParser *tools.Parser
-	if len(req.Tools) > 0 && !useHarmony {
+	if len(req.Tools) > 0 && (builtinParser == nil || !builtinParser.HasToolSupport()) {
 		toolParser = tools.NewParser(m.Template.Template, req.Tools)
 	}
 
@@ -1954,38 +1934,10 @@ func (s *Server) ChatHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 				res.LoadDuration = checkpointLoaded.Sub(checkpointStart)
 			}
 
-			// TODO(drifkin): fold this as much as possibleinto the generic m.Config.Parser logic
+			if builtinParser != nil {
-			if useHarmony {
-				content, thinking, toolContent := harmonyMessageHandler.AddContent(r.Content, harmonyToolParser)
-				res.Message.Content = content
-				res.Message.Thinking = thinking
-				harmonyToolParser.Add(toolContent)
-
-				if r.Done {
-					toolName, toolContent := harmonyToolParser.Drain()
-					if toolName != nil {
-						*toolName = strings.TrimPrefix(*toolName, "functions.")
-						*toolName = harmonyMessageHandler.FunctionNameMap.OriginalFromConverted(*toolName)
-						var args api.ToolCallFunctionArguments
-						if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(toolContent), &args); err != nil {
-							errStr := fmt.Sprintf("error parsing tool call: raw='%s', err=%s", toolContent, err.Error())
-							ch <- gin.H{"error": errStr}
-							return
-						}
-						res.Message.ToolCalls = []api.ToolCall{{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: *toolName, Arguments: args}}}
-					}
-				}
-
-				// only send messages with meaningful content (empty messages confuse clients)
-				if res.Message.Content != "" || res.Message.Thinking != "" || len(res.Message.ToolCalls) > 0 || res.Done {
-					ch <- res
-				}
-
-				return
-			} else if builtinParser != nil {
 				slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "builtin parser input", "parser", m.Config.Parser, "content", r.Content)
 
-				content, thinking, toolCalls, err := builtinParser.Add(r.Content, req.Tools)
+				content, thinking, toolCalls, err := builtinParser.Add(r.Content, r.Done)
 				if err != nil {
 					ch <- gin.H{"error": err.Error()}
 					return