From a20f3d6946d9cc421e80af282af40a9509a5d59f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:58:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add grok live parser coverage (#13547) (thanks @0xRaini)

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |   1 +
 src/agents/tools/web-search.grok.live.test.ts | 113 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/agents/tools/web-search.test.ts           |  17 +++
 3 files changed, 131 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/agents/tools/web-search.grok.live.test.ts

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 008ea5db98..82093a9f61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Changes
 
 - Version alignment: bump manifests and package versions to `2026.2.10`; keep `appcast.xml` unchanged until the next macOS release cut.
+- Tools/web_search: handle xAI Responses API message/output parsing and citation extraction for Grok provider. (#13547) Thanks @0xRaini.
 
 ## 2026.2.9
 
diff --git a/src/agents/tools/web-search.grok.live.test.ts b/src/agents/tools/web-search.grok.live.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b301b8057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/tools/web-search.grok.live.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { isTruthyEnvValue } from "../../infra/env.js";
+import { __testing } from "./web-search.js";
+
+const LIVE = isTruthyEnvValue(process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_TEST) || isTruthyEnvValue(process.env.LIVE);
+const XAI_KEY = process.env.XAI_API_KEY?.trim() ?? "";
+const GROK_MODEL = process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_GROK_MODEL?.trim() || "grok-4-1-fast";
+const XAI_RESPONSES_API = "https://api.x.ai/v1/responses";
+
+type ParsedResponse = {
+  text?: string;
+  annotationCitations?: string[];
+};
+
+const describeLive = LIVE && XAI_KEY ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+function asStringArray(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return value.filter((item): item is string => typeof item === "string" && item.length > 0);
+}
+
+function legacyExtractText(data: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (!data || typeof data !== "object") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const value = (data as { output?: Array<{ content?: Array<{ text?: unknown }> }> }).output?.[0]
+    ?.content?.[0]?.text;
+  return typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0 ? value : undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeExtractResult(raw: unknown): {
+  text: string | undefined;
+  annotationCitations: string[];
+} {
+  if (typeof raw === "string") {
+    return { text: raw, annotationCitations: [] };
+  }
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object") {
+    return { text: undefined, annotationCitations: [] };
+  }
+  const parsed = raw as ParsedResponse;
+  return {
+    text: typeof parsed.text === "string" ? parsed.text : undefined,
+    annotationCitations: asStringArray(parsed.annotationCitations),
+  };
+}
+
+async function callXaiResponses(params: {
+  body: Record<string, unknown>;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): Promise<{ status: number; ok: boolean; data?: Record<string, unknown>; detail?: string }> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), params.timeoutMs);
+  timeout.unref?.();
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(XAI_RESPONSES_API, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${XAI_KEY}`,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(params.body),
+      signal: controller.signal,
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      return { status: res.status, ok: false, detail: await res.text() };
+    }
+    return { status: res.status, ok: true, data: (await res.json()) as Record<string, unknown> };
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }
+}
+
+describeLive("web_search grok live", () => {
+  it("extracts text from xAI Responses API payloads", async () => {
+    const request: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      model: GROK_MODEL,
+      input: [
+        {
+          role: "user",
+          content:
+            "Search the web for the latest OpenAI API docs URL. Reply in one sentence and include source links.",
+        },
+      ],
+      tools: [{ type: "web_search" }],
+      include: ["inline_citations"],
+    };
+
+    let result = await callXaiResponses({ body: request, timeoutMs: 45_000 });
+    if (
+      !result.ok &&
+      result.status === 400 &&
+      typeof result.detail === "string" &&
+      result.detail.includes("Argument not supported: include")
+    ) {
+      const retryRequest = { ...request };
+      delete retryRequest.include;
+      result = await callXaiResponses({ body: retryRequest, timeoutMs: 45_000 });
+    }
+
+    expect(result.ok, result.detail ?? "xAI request failed").toBe(true);
+    const data = result.data as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const parsed = normalizeExtractResult(__testing.extractGrokContent(data as never));
+    const legacyText = legacyExtractText(data);
+
+    expect(parsed.text && parsed.text.trim().length > 0).toBe(true);
+    if (!legacyText) {
+      expect(parsed.text && parsed.text.trim().length > 0).toBe(true);
+    }
+  }, 60_000);
+});
diff --git a/src/agents/tools/web-search.test.ts b/src/agents/tools/web-search.test.ts
index 8b7e098618..03b1fbba56 100644
--- a/src/agents/tools/web-search.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/tools/web-search.test.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,23 @@ describe("web_search grok config resolution", () => {
 });
 
 describe("web_search grok response parsing", () => {
+  it("skips non-message output entries and extracts from message output", () => {
+    const result = extractGrokContent({
+      output: [
+        {
+          type: "reasoning",
+          content: [],
+        },
+        {
+          type: "message",
+          content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "hello from message output" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(result.text).toBe("hello from message output");
+    expect(result.annotationCitations).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("extracts content from Responses API message blocks", () => {
     const result = extractGrokContent({
       output: [