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From: Codex Agent <codex-agent@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:03:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(backend): set Anthropic prompt cache TTL to 1h (was 5m
 default)
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Anthropic changed default cache TTL from 1h→5m on 2026-03-06.
Interactive chat sessions have gaps >5min between turns, so the
5-min default kills cache hit rate (currently 9% for omi-prod-chat).

This restores the previous default: a single 'ttl': '1h' field in
the cache_control dict at agentic.py:367.

Estimated savings: $1,273–$2,918/mo (omi-prod-chat alone).
---
 .../unit/test_prompt_cache_integration.py     | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
 backend/utils/retrieval/agentic.py            |  4 +-
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/test_prompt_cache_integration.py b/backend/tests/unit/test_prompt_cache_integration.py
index 554ff5dc520..e8c4f64e929 100644
--- a/backend/tests/unit/test_prompt_cache_integration.py
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/test_prompt_cache_integration.py
@@ -820,6 +820,50 @@ def test_page_context_in_dynamic_section():
     assert "Meeting with team" in dynamic_suffix
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tests: Anthropic cache_control includes TTL
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_anthropic_cache_control_has_ttl():
+    """
+    The cache_control dict in _run_anthropic_agent_stream must include
+    ttl="1h" so that interactive chat sessions (with gaps >5min between
+    turns) get cache hits instead of re-writing on every request.
+
+    Regression: Anthropic changed default TTL from 1h→5m on 2026-03-06.
+    """
+    agentic_mod = _get_agentic_module()
+
+    # Inspect the source to find the system_blocks construction
+    import inspect
+
+    src = inspect.getsource(agentic_mod._run_anthropic_agent_stream)
+    assert '"ttl": "1h"' in src or "'ttl': '1h'" in src, (
+        "cache_control must include ttl='1h' to avoid 5-min default "
+        f"(source excerpt: ...{src[src.find('cache_control'):src.find('cache_control')+120]}...)"
+    )
+    assert "ephemeral" in src, "cache type must be ephemeral"
+
+
+def test_anthropic_cache_control_not_5min_default():
+    """
+    Guard against regression: ensure we are NOT relying on the 5-minute
+    default TTL that Anthropic introduced in March 2026.
+    """
+    agentic_mod = _get_agentic_module()
+    import inspect
+
+    src = inspect.getsource(agentic_mod._run_anthropic_agent_stream)
+    # The old (broken) pattern was just {"type": "ephemeral"} with no ttl field
+    # Find the cache_control line(s)
+    lines_with_cache_ctrl = [l for l in src.splitlines() if "cache_control" in l]
+    for line in lines_with_cache_ctrl:
+        # Must NOT be the bare {"type": "ephemeral"} form
+        if '"type": "ephemeral"' in line or "'type': 'ephemeral'" in line:
+            assert "ttl" in line, f"cache_control line missing ttl field: {line.strip()}"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utility
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/backend/utils/retrieval/agentic.py b/backend/utils/retrieval/agentic.py
index 00a31df2432..1ff5892ab37 100644
--- a/backend/utils/retrieval/agentic.py
+++ b/backend/utils/retrieval/agentic.py
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ async def _run_anthropic_agent_stream(
     and feeds results back until the model stops requesting tools.
     """
     # System prompt with cache_control for Anthropic prompt caching
-    system_blocks = [{"type": "text", "text": system_prompt, "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral"}}]
+    # TTL=1h: Anthropic changed default from 1h→5m on 2026-03-06; interactive chat
+    # sessions have gaps >5min between turns, so the 5-min default kills cache hit rate.
+    system_blocks = [{"type": "text", "text": system_prompt, "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral", "ttl": "1h"}}]
 
     loop_iteration = 0