fix(agents): restore usage tracking for non-native openai-completions providers

Fixes #46142

Stop forcing supportsUsageInStreaming=false on non-native openai-completions
endpoints. Most OpenAI-compatible APIs (DashScope, DeepSeek, Groq, Together,
etc.) handle stream_options: { include_usage: true } correctly. The blanket
disable broke usage/cost tracking for all non-OpenAI providers.

supportsDeveloperRole is still forced off for non-native endpoints since
the developer message role is genuinely OpenAI-specific.

Users on backends that reject stream_options can opt out with
compat.supportsUsageInStreaming: false in their model config.

Fixes #46142

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Slack/interactive replies: preserve `channelData.slack.blocks` through live DM delivery and preview-finalized edits so Block Kit button and select directives render instead of falling back to raw text. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - CI/channel test routing: move the built-in channel suites into `test:channels` and keep them out of `test:extensions`, so extension CI no longer fails after the channel migration while targeted test routing still sends Slack, Signal, and iMessage suites to the right lane. (#46066) Thanks @scoootscooob.
+- Agents/usage tracking: stop forcing `supportsUsageInStreaming: false` on non-native openai-completions endpoints so providers like DashScope, DeepSeek, and other OpenAI-compatible backends report token usage and cost instead of showing all zeros. (#46142)
 
 ## 2026.3.13
 

src/agents/model-compat.test.ts

@@ -219,11 +219,16 @@ describe("normalizeModelCompat", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("forces supportsUsageInStreaming off for generic custom openai-completions provider", () => {
+  it("leaves supportsUsageInStreaming at default for generic custom openai-completions provider", () => {
-    expectSupportsUsageInStreamingForcedOff({
+    const model = {
+      ...baseModel(),
       provider: "custom-cpa",
       baseUrl: "https://cpa.example.com/v1",
-    });
+    };
+    delete (model as { compat?: unknown }).compat;
+    const normalized = normalizeModelCompat(model as Model<Api>);
+    // supportsUsageInStreaming is no longer forced off — pi-ai's default (true) applies
+    expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("forces supportsDeveloperRole off for Qwen proxy via openai-completions", () => {
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ describe("normalizeModelCompat", () => {
     expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("still forces flags off when not explicitly set by user", () => {
+  it("forces supportsDeveloperRole off but leaves supportsUsageInStreaming unset for non-native endpoints", () => {
     const model = {
       ...baseModel(),
       provider: "custom-cpa",
@@ -282,7 +287,8 @@ describe("normalizeModelCompat", () => {
     delete (model as { compat?: unknown }).compat;
     const normalized = normalizeModelCompat(model);
     expect(supportsDeveloperRole(normalized)).toBe(false);
-    expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBe(false);
+    // supportsUsageInStreaming is no longer forced off — pi-ai default applies
+    expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("does not mutate caller model when forcing supportsDeveloperRole off", () => {
@@ -297,7 +303,8 @@ describe("normalizeModelCompat", () => {
     expect(supportsDeveloperRole(model)).toBeUndefined();
     expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(model)).toBeUndefined();
     expect(supportsDeveloperRole(normalized)).toBe(false);
-    expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBe(false);
+    // supportsUsageInStreaming is not set by normalizeModelCompat — pi-ai default applies
+    expect(supportsUsageInStreaming(normalized)).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("does not override explicit compat false", () => {

src/agents/model-compat.ts

@@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ export function normalizeModelCompat(model: Model<Api>): Model<Api> {
     return model;
   }
 
-  // The `developer` role and stream usage chunks are OpenAI-native behaviors.
+  // The `developer` role is an OpenAI-native behavior that most compatible
-  // Many OpenAI-compatible backends reject `developer` and/or emit usage-only
+  // backends reject. Force it off for non-native endpoints unless the user
-  // chunks that break strict parsers expecting choices[0]. For non-native
+  // has explicitly opted in via their model config.
-  // openai-completions endpoints, force both compat flags off — unless the
+  //
-  // user has explicitly opted in via their model config.
+  // `supportsUsageInStreaming` is NOT forced off — most OpenAI-compatible
+  // backends (DashScope, DeepSeek, Groq, Together, etc.) handle
+  // `stream_options: { include_usage: true }` correctly, and disabling it
+  // silently breaks usage/cost tracking for all non-native providers.
+  // Users can still opt out with `compat.supportsUsageInStreaming: false`
+  // if their backend rejects the parameter.
   const compat = model.compat ?? undefined;
   // When baseUrl is empty the pi-ai library defaults to api.openai.com, so
   // leave compat unchanged and let default native behavior apply.
@@ -65,24 +70,22 @@ export function normalizeModelCompat(model: Model<Api>): Model<Api> {
     return model;
   }
 
-  // Respect explicit user overrides: if the user has set a compat flag to
+  // Respect explicit user overrides.
-  // true in their model definition, they know their endpoint supports it.
   const forcedDeveloperRole = compat?.supportsDeveloperRole === true;
-  const forcedUsageStreaming = compat?.supportsUsageInStreaming === true;
 
-  if (forcedDeveloperRole && forcedUsageStreaming) {
+  if (forcedDeveloperRole) {
     return model;
   }
 
-  // Return a new object — do not mutate the caller's model reference.
+  // Only force supportsDeveloperRole off. Leave supportsUsageInStreaming
+  // at whatever the user set or pi-ai's default (true).
   return {
     ...model,
     compat: compat
       ? {
           ...compat,
-          supportsDeveloperRole: forcedDeveloperRole || false,
+          supportsDeveloperRole: false,
-          supportsUsageInStreaming: forcedUsageStreaming || false,
         }
-      : { supportsDeveloperRole: false, supportsUsageInStreaming: false },
+      : { supportsDeveloperRole: false },
   } as typeof model;
 }