Anthropic strict tool schemas need additionalProperties false and go on the tool, not tool_choice
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Setting strict to true guarantees that the arguments the model produces validate against your schema. The flag is a top-level field on the tool definition, next to name, description and input_schema. Putting it on tool_choice does nothing, which is the common mistake because that is where the analogous OpenAI setting used to feel like it belonged.
The schema must set additionalProperties to false and list every property in required, the same constraint OpenAI structured outputs imposes. Optional values are expressed as a union with null rather than by omission.
Strict mode removes argument validation errors but not semantic ones: a schema-valid call can still name a file that does not exist. Keep the handler's own checks. Note also that strict mode is incompatible with some other features, so if enabling it causes a 400 that does not mention the schema, look at what else the request is asking for before rewriting the schema.
Source: https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/tool-use/overview
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