[PR #1166] [CLOSED] docs: clarify API tool and MCP support #1161

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opened 2026-10-18 14:17:35 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1166
Author: @zuyua9
Created: 4/5/2026
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: main ← Head: docs/api-tool-use-clarity-zuyua9

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2849c0c docs: clarify API tool and MCP support

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📝 docs/reference/api-endpoints.md (+57 -0)

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Summary

clarify that direct API calls can use Open WebUI-managed tools when the model is configured for native tool calling
document how request-level features map to direct API tool toggles
note the OAuth MCP limitation for unattended API clients and link the guidance back to issue #645

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_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1166 **Author:** [@zuyua9](https://github.com/zuyua9) **Created:** 4/5/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `docs/api-tool-use-clarity-zuyua9` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`2849c0c`](https://github.com/open-webui/docs/commit/2849c0c88a73c755cb13e98af52c9b03bbb39c63) docs: clarify API tool and MCP support ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+57 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `docs/reference/api-endpoints.md` (+57 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description ## Summary - clarify that direct API calls can use Open WebUI-managed tools when the model is configured for native tool calling - document how request-level features map to direct API tool toggles - note the OAuth MCP limitation for unattended API clients and link the guidance back to issue #645 ## Testing - arch -x86_64 /usr/bin/git -C /Users/ming/code/open-webui-docs-zuyua9 diff --check --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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2026-10-18 14:17:35 +00:00