fix bad max_tokens and context_window logic

for non-databricks code

config.coach-player.example.toml

@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ use_oauth = true
 
 [providers.anthropic]
 api_key = "your-anthropic-api-key"
-model = "claude-3-haiku-20240307"  # Using a faster model for player
+model = "claude-sonnet-4-5"
 max_tokens = 4096
 temperature = 0.3  # Slightly higher temperature for more creative implementations
 # cache_config = "ephemeral"  # Optional: Enable prompt caching
                               # Options: "ephemeral", "5minute", "1hour"
                               # Reduces costs and latency for repeated prompts. Uses Anthropic's prompt caching with different TTLs.
+# enable_1m_context = true    # optional, more expensive
 
 [agent]
 fallback_default_max_tokens = 8192

config.example.toml

@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ max_tokens = 4096  # Per-request output limit (how many tokens the model can gen
                    # Note: This is different from max_context_length (total conversation history size)
 temperature = 0.1
 use_oauth = true
-# cache_config = "ephemeral"  # Optional: Enable prompt caching for Claude models on Databricks
+
-                              # Options: "ephemeral", "5minute", "1hour"
+[providers.anthropic]
-                              # Reduces costs and latency for repeated prompts. Uses Anthropic's prompt caching with different TTLs.
+api_key = "your-anthropic-api-key"
-                                # The cache control will be automatically applied to:
+model = "claude-sonnet-4-5"
-                                # - The system prompt at the start of each session
+max_tokens = 4096
-                                # - Assistant responses after every 10 tool calls
+temperature = 0.3  # Slightly higher temperature for more creative implementations
-                                # - 5minute costs $3/mtok, more details below
+# cache_config = "ephemeral"  # Optional: Enable prompt caching
-                                # https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-caching#pricing
+# Options: "ephemeral", "5minute", "1hour"
+# Reduces costs and latency for repeated prompts. Uses Anthropic's prompt caching with different TTLs.
+# enable_1m_context = true    # optional, more expensive
 
 
 # Multiple OpenAI-compatible providers can be configured with custom names

crates/g3-cli/src/lib.rs

@@ -1686,6 +1686,9 @@ async fn run_autonomous(
                 turn, max_turns
             ));
 
+            // Surface provider info for player agent
+            agent.print_provider_banner("Player");
+
             // Player mode: implement requirements (with coach feedback if available)
             let player_prompt = if coach_feedback.is_empty() {
                 format!(
@@ -1879,6 +1882,9 @@ async fn run_autonomous(
         let mut coach_agent =
             Agent::new_autonomous_with_readme_and_quiet(coach_config, ui_writer, None, quiet).await?;
 
+        // Surface provider info for coach agent
+        coach_agent.print_provider_banner("Coach");
+
         // Ensure coach agent is also in the workspace directory
         project.enter_workspace()?;
 

crates/g3-core/src/lib.rs

@@ -938,9 +938,16 @@ impl<W: UiWriter> Agent<W> {
         debug!("Default provider set successfully");
 
         // Determine context window size based on active provider
-        let context_length = Self::get_configured_context_length(&config, &providers)?;
+        let mut context_warnings = Vec::new();
+        let context_length =
+            Self::get_configured_context_length(&config, &providers, &mut context_warnings)?;
         let mut context_window = ContextWindow::new(context_length);
 
+        // Surface any context warnings to the user via UI
+        for warning in context_warnings {
+            ui_writer.print_context_status(&format!("⚠️ {}", warning));
+        }
+
         // If README content is provided, add it as the first system message
         if let Some(readme) = readme_content {
             let readme_message = Message::new(MessageRole::System, readme);
@@ -1016,15 +1023,8 @@ impl<W: UiWriter> Agent<W> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_configured_context_length(config: &Config, providers: &ProviderRegistry) -> Result<u32> {
+    /// Get the configured max_tokens for a provider from top-level config
-        // First, check if there's a global max_context_length override in agent config
+    fn provider_max_tokens(config: &Config, provider_name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
-        if let Some(max_context_length) = config.agent.max_context_length {
-            debug!("Using configured agent.max_context_length: {}", max_context_length);
-            return Ok(max_context_length);
-        }
-
-        // Get the configured max_tokens for the current provider
-        fn get_provider_max_tokens(config: &Config, provider_name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
         match provider_name {
             "anthropic" => config.providers.anthropic.as_ref()?.max_tokens,
             "openai" => config.providers.openai.as_ref()?.max_tokens,
@@ -1034,6 +1034,61 @@ impl<W: UiWriter> Agent<W> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Resolve the max_tokens to use for a given provider, applying fallbacks
+    fn resolve_max_tokens(&self, provider_name: &str) -> u32 {
+        match provider_name {
+            "databricks" => Self::provider_max_tokens(&self.config, "databricks")
+                .or(Some(self.config.agent.fallback_default_max_tokens as u32))
+                .unwrap_or(32000),
+            other => Self::provider_max_tokens(&self.config, other)
+                .or(Some(self.config.agent.fallback_default_max_tokens as u32))
+                .unwrap_or(16000),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Print provider diagnostics through the UiWriter for visibility
+    pub fn print_provider_banner(&self, role_label: &str) {
+        if let Ok((provider_name, model)) = self.get_provider_info() {
+            let max_tokens = self.resolve_max_tokens(&provider_name);
+            let context_len = self.context_window.total_tokens;
+
+            let mut details = vec![
+                format!("provider={}", provider_name),
+                format!("model={}", model),
+                format!("max_tokens={}", max_tokens),
+                format!("context_window_length={}", context_len),
+            ];
+
+            if let Ok(provider) = self.providers.get(None) {
+                details.push(format!(
+                    "native_tools={}",
+                    if provider.has_native_tool_calling() {
+                        "yes"
+                    } else {
+                        "no"
+                    }
+                ));
+                if provider.supports_cache_control() {
+                    details.push("cache_control=yes".to_string());
+                }
+            }
+
+            self.ui_writer
+                .print_context_status(&format!("{}: {}", role_label, details.join(", ")));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_configured_context_length(
+        config: &Config,
+        providers: &ProviderRegistry,
+        warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Result<u32> {
+        // First, check if there's a global max_context_length override in agent config
+        if let Some(max_context_length) = config.agent.max_context_length {
+            debug!("Using configured agent.max_context_length: {}", max_context_length);
+            return Ok(max_context_length);
+        }
+
         // Get the active provider to determine context length
         let provider = providers.get(None)?;
         let provider_name = provider.name();
@@ -1060,25 +1115,45 @@ impl<W: UiWriter> Agent<W> {
             }
             "openai" => {
                 // gpt-5 has 400k window
-                get_provider_max_tokens(config, "openai").unwrap_or(400000)
+                if let Some(max_tokens) = Self::provider_max_tokens(config, "openai") {
+                    warnings.push(format!(
+                        "Context length falling back to max_tokens ({}) for provider=openai",
+                        max_tokens
+                    ));
+                    max_tokens
+                } else {
+                    400000
+                }
             }
             "anthropic" => {
                 // Claude models have large context windows
                 // Use configured max_tokens or fall back to default
-                get_provider_max_tokens(config, "anthropic").unwrap_or(200000)
+                if let Some(max_tokens) = Self::provider_max_tokens(config, "anthropic") {
+                    warnings.push(format!(
+                        "Context length falling back to max_tokens ({}) for provider=anthropic",
+                        max_tokens
+                    ));
+                    max_tokens
+                } else {
+                    200000
+                }
             }
             "databricks" => {
                 // Databricks models have varying context windows depending on the model
                 // Use configured max_tokens or fall back to model-specific defaults
-                get_provider_max_tokens(config, "databricks").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                if let Some(max_tokens) = Self::provider_max_tokens(config, "databricks") {
-                    if model_name.contains("claude") {
+                    warnings.push(format!(
+                        "Context length falling back to max_tokens ({}) for provider=databricks",
+                        max_tokens
+                    ));
+                    max_tokens
+                } else if model_name.contains("claude") {
                     200000 // Claude models on Databricks have large context windows
                 } else if model_name.contains("llama") || model_name.contains("dbrx") {
                     32768 // DBRX supports 32k context
                 } else {
                     16384 // Conservative default for other Databricks models
                 }
-                })
             }
             _ => config.agent.fallback_default_max_tokens as u32,
         };
@@ -1548,17 +1623,8 @@ If you can complete it with 1-2 tool calls, skip TODO.
         };
         drop(provider); // Drop the provider reference to avoid borrowing issues
 
-        // Get max_tokens from provider configuration
+        // Get max_tokens from provider configuration, falling back to sensible defaults
-        let max_tokens = match provider_name.as_str() {
+        let max_tokens = Some(self.resolve_max_tokens(&provider_name));
-            "databricks" => {
-                // Use the model's maximum limit for Databricks to allow large file generation
-                Some(32000)
-            }
-            _ => {
-                // Default for other providers
-                Some(16000)
-            }
-        };
 
         let request = CompletionRequest {
             messages,