Sync with upstream ollama/ollama and restore Tesla K80 (compute 3.7) support

This commit represents a complete rework after pulling the latest changes from
official ollama/ollama repository and re-applying Tesla K80 compatibility patches.

## Key Changes

### CUDA Compute Capability 3.7 Support (Tesla K80)
- Added sm_37 (compute 3.7) to CMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES in CMakeLists.txt
- Updated CMakePresets.json to include compute 3.7 in "CUDA 11" preset
- Using 37-virtual (PTX with JIT compilation) for maximum compatibility

### Legacy Toolchain Compatibility
- **NVIDIA Driver**: 470.256.02 (last version supporting Kepler/K80)
- **CUDA Version**: 11.4.4 (last CUDA 11.x supporting compute 3.7)
- **GCC Version**: 10.5.0 (required by CUDA 11.4 host_config.h)

### CPU Architecture Trade-offs
Due to GCC 10.5 limitation, sacrificed newer CPU optimizations:
- Alderlake CPU variant enabled WITHOUT AVX_VNNI (requires GCC 11+)
- Still supports: SSE4.2, AVX, F16C, AVX2, BMI2, FMA
- Performance impact: ~3-7% on newer CPUs (acceptable for K80 compatibility)

### Build System Updates
- Modified ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/CMakeLists.txt for compute 3.7
- Added -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets flag to suppress warnings
- Updated ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt for Alderlake without AVX_VNNI

### Upstream Sync
Merged latest llama.cpp changes including:
- Enhanced KV cache management with ISWA and hybrid memory support
- Improved multi-modal support (mtmd framework)
- New model architectures (Gemma3, Llama4, Qwen3, etc.)
- GPU backend improvements for CUDA, Metal, and ROCm
- Updated quantization support and GGUF format handling

### Documentation
- Updated CLAUDE.md with comprehensive build instructions
- Documented toolchain constraints and CPU architecture trade-offs
- Removed outdated CI/CD workflows (tesla-k80-*.yml)
- Cleaned up temporary development artifacts

## Rationale

This fork maintains Tesla K80 GPU support (compute 3.7) which was dropped in
official Ollama due to legacy driver/CUDA requirements. The toolchain constraint
creates a deadlock:
- K80 → Driver 470 → CUDA 11.4 → GCC 10 → No AVX_VNNI

We accept the loss of cutting-edge CPU optimizations to enable running modern
LLMs on legacy but still capable Tesla K80 hardware (12GB VRAM per GPU).

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

model/renderers/qwen3coder.go

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+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+var (
+	imStartTag = "<|im_start|>"
+	imEndTag   = "<|im_end|>"
+)
+
+// renderAdditionalKeys renders all JSON fields except the ones in handledKeys
+// This follows the same approach from the reference implementation, which gives
+// a particular key ordering
+func renderAdditionalKeys(obj any, handledKeys map[string]bool) string {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var m map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &m); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for key, value := range m {
+		if handledKeys[key] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check if value is a map or array (needs JSON serialization)
+		switch v := value.(type) {
+		case map[string]any, []any:
+			jsonBytes, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+			// TODO(drifkin): it would be nice to format the JSON here similarly to
+			// python's default json.dumps behavior (spaces after commas and colons).
+			// This would let us be byte-for-byte compatible with the reference
+			// implementation for most common inputs
+			jsonStr := string(jsonBytes)
+			sb.WriteString("\n<" + key + ">" + jsonStr + "</" + key + ">")
+		case nil:
+			continue
+		default:
+			// Simple types, convert to string
+			sb.WriteString("\n<" + key + ">" + fmt.Sprintf("%v", value) + "</" + key + ">")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+type Qwen3CoderRenderer struct{}
+
+func (r *Qwen3CoderRenderer) Render(messages []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, _ *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	// filter out system messages and choose the first (if any) to win
+	var systemMessage string
+	var filteredMessages []api.Message
+	for _, message := range messages {
+		if message.Role != "system" {
+			filteredMessages = append(filteredMessages, message)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if systemMessage == "" {
+			systemMessage = message.Content
+		}
+	}
+
+	if systemMessage != "" || len(tools) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "system\n")
+
+		// if we have tools but no system message, match the reference implementation by providing a default system message
+		if systemMessage == "" {
+			systemMessage = "You are Qwen, a helpful AI assistant that can interact with a computer to solve tasks."
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString(systemMessage)
+
+		if len(tools) > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString("\n\n# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n")
+			sb.WriteString("<tools>")
+			for _, tool := range tools {
+				sb.WriteString("\n")
+				sb.WriteString("<function>\n")
+				sb.WriteString("<name>" + tool.Function.Name + "</name>")
+				if tool.Function.Description != "" {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<description>" + tool.Function.Description + "</description>")
+				}
+				sb.WriteString("\n<parameters>")
+
+				for name, prop := range tool.Function.Parameters.Properties {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<parameter>")
+					sb.WriteString("\n<name>" + name + "</name>")
+
+					if len(prop.Type) > 0 {
+						sb.WriteString("\n<type>" + formatToolDefinitionType(prop.Type) + "</type>")
+					}
+
+					if prop.Description != "" {
+						sb.WriteString("\n<description>" + prop.Description + "</description>")
+					}
+
+					// Render any additional keys not already handled
+					handledKeys := map[string]bool{
+						"type":        true,
+						"description": true,
+					}
+					sb.WriteString(renderAdditionalKeys(prop, handledKeys))
+
+					sb.WriteString("\n</parameter>")
+				}
+
+				// Render extra keys for parameters (everything except 'type' and 'properties')
+				paramHandledKeys := map[string]bool{
+					"type":       true,
+					"properties": true,
+				}
+				sb.WriteString(renderAdditionalKeys(tool.Function.Parameters, paramHandledKeys))
+
+				sb.WriteString("\n</parameters>")
+				sb.WriteString("\n</function>")
+			}
+			sb.WriteString("\n</tools>")
+			sb.WriteString("\n\nIf you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:\n\n<tool_call>\n<function=example_function_name>\n<parameter=example_parameter_1>\nvalue_1\n</parameter>\n<parameter=example_parameter_2>\nThis is the value for the second parameter\nthat can span\nmultiple lines\n</parameter>\n</function>\n</tool_call>\n\n<IMPORTANT>\nReminder:\n- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags\n- Required parameters MUST be specified\n- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after\n- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls\n</IMPORTANT>")
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+	}
+
+	for i, message := range filteredMessages {
+		lastMessage := i == len(filteredMessages)-1
+		prefill := lastMessage && message.Role == "assistant"
+		switch message.Role {
+		case "assistant":
+			if len(message.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+				if message.Content != "" {
+					sb.WriteString(message.Content + "\n")
+				}
+				for _, toolCall := range message.ToolCalls {
+					sb.WriteString("\n<tool_call>\n<function=" + toolCall.Function.Name + ">")
+					for name, value := range toolCall.Function.Arguments {
+						valueStr := formatToolCallArgument(value)
+						sb.WriteString("\n<parameter=" + name + ">\n" + valueStr + "\n</parameter>")
+					}
+					sb.WriteString("\n</function>\n</tool_call>")
+				}
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_end|>\n")
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+				sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+				if !prefill {
+					sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+				}
+			}
+		case "tool":
+			// consecutive tool responses should share a single `<im_start>user`, but
+			// have their own <tool_response> tags
+
+			// only start a new user block if this is the first tool response
+			if i == 0 || filteredMessages[i-1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "user\n")
+			}
+
+			sb.WriteString("<tool_response>\n")
+			sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+			sb.WriteString("\n</tool_response>\n")
+
+			// close the user block only if this is the last tool response
+			if i == len(filteredMessages)-1 || filteredMessages[i+1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+			}
+		default:
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + message.Role + "\n")
+			sb.WriteString(message.Content)
+			sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+		}
+
+		if lastMessage && !prefill {
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String(), nil
+}
+
+func formatToolCallArgument(value any) string {
+	if value == nil {
+		return "null"
+	}
+
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return v
+	case []byte:
+		return string(v)
+	}
+
+	if reflect.TypeOf(value) != nil {
+		kind := reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind()
+		if kind == reflect.Map || kind == reflect.Slice || kind == reflect.Array {
+			if marshalled, err := json.Marshal(value); err == nil {
+				return string(marshalled)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)
+}
+
+func formatToolDefinitionType(tp api.PropertyType) string {
+	if len(tp) == 0 {
+		return "[]"
+	}
+
+	if len(tp) == 1 {
+		return tp[0]
+	}
+
+	// TODO(drifkin): it would be nice to format the JSON here similarly to
+	// python's default json.dumps behavior (spaces after commas and colons).
+	// This would let us be byte-for-byte compatible with the reference
+	// implementation for most common inputs
+	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(tp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "[]"
+	}
+
+	return string(jsonBytes)
+}

model/renderers/qwen3coder_test.go

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+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen3CoderRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		msgs     []api.Message
+		tools    []api.Tool
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Hello, how are you?"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Hello, how are you?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "with tools and response",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What is the weather like in San Francisco?"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{
+							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+								Name: "get_weather",
+								Arguments: map[string]any{
+									"unit": "fahrenheit",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"location\": \"San Francisco, CA\", \"temperature\": 68, \"condition\": \"partly cloudy\", \"humidity\": 65, \"wind_speed\": 12}", ToolName: "get_weather"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "That sounds nice! What about New York?"},
+			},
+			tools: []api.Tool{
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{
+					Name:        "get_weather",
+					Description: "Get the current weather in a given location",
+					Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+						Required: []string{"unit"},
+						Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+							"unit": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Enum: []any{"celsius", "fahrenheit"}, Description: "The unit of temperature"},
+							// TODO(drifkin): add multiple params back once we have predictable
+							// order via some sort of ordered map type (see
+							// <https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/12244>)
+							/*
+								"location": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"},
+							*/
+						},
+					},
+				}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+# Tools
+
+You have access to the following functions:
+
+<tools>
+<function>
+<name>get_weather</name>
+<description>Get the current weather in a given location</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>unit</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The unit of temperature</description>
+<enum>["celsius","fahrenheit"]</enum>
+</parameter>
+<required>["unit"]</required>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+</tools>
+
+If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=example_function_name>
+<parameter=example_parameter_1>
+value_1
+</parameter>
+<parameter=example_parameter_2>
+This is the value for the second parameter
+that can span
+multiple lines
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+
+<IMPORTANT>
+Reminder:
+- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags
+- Required parameters MUST be specified
+- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after
+- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls
+</IMPORTANT><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+What is the weather like in San Francisco?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=get_weather>
+<parameter=unit>
+fahrenheit
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"location": "San Francisco, CA", "temperature": 68, "condition": "partly cloudy", "humidity": 65, "wind_speed": 12}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+That sounds nice! What about New York?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "parallel tool calls",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "call double(1) and triple(2)"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll call double(1) and triple(2) for you.", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "double", Arguments: map[string]any{"number": "1"}}},
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "triple", Arguments: map[string]any{"number": "2"}}},
+				}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"number\": 2}", ToolName: "double"},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"number\": 6}", ToolName: "triple"},
+			},
+			tools: []api.Tool{
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{Name: "double", Description: "Double a number", Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+					"number": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The number to double"},
+				}}}},
+				{Function: api.ToolFunction{Name: "triple", Description: "Triple a number", Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+					"number": {Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}, Description: "The number to triple"},
+				}}}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+# Tools
+
+You have access to the following functions:
+
+<tools>
+<function>
+<name>double</name>
+<description>Double a number</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>number</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The number to double</description>
+</parameter>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+<function>
+<name>triple</name>
+<description>Triple a number</description>
+<parameters>
+<parameter>
+<name>number</name>
+<type>string</type>
+<description>The number to triple</description>
+</parameter>
+</parameters>
+</function>
+</tools>
+
+If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=example_function_name>
+<parameter=example_parameter_1>
+value_1
+</parameter>
+<parameter=example_parameter_2>
+This is the value for the second parameter
+that can span
+multiple lines
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+
+<IMPORTANT>
+Reminder:
+- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags
+- Required parameters MUST be specified
+- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after
+- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls
+</IMPORTANT><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+call double(1) and triple(2)<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll call double(1) and triple(2) for you.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=double>
+<parameter=number>
+1
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+<tool_call>
+<function=triple>
+<parameter=number>
+2
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"number": 2}
+</tool_response>
+<tool_response>
+{"number": 6}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "prefill",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me something interesting."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll tell you something interesting about cats"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Tell me something interesting.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll tell you something interesting about cats`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "complex tool call arguments should remain json encoded",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "call tool"},
+				{Role: "assistant", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+					{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "echo",
+						Arguments: map[string]any{
+							"payload": map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
+						},
+					}},
+				}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "{\"payload\": {\"foo\": \"bar\"}}", ToolName: "echo"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+call tool<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=echo>
+<parameter=payload>
+{"foo":"bar"}
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+{"payload": {"foo": "bar"}}
+</tool_response>
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rendered, err := (&Qwen3CoderRenderer{}).Render(tt.msgs, tt.tools, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(rendered, tt.expected); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatToolCallArgument(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		arg      any
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "string",
+			arg:  "foo",
+			// notice no quotes around the string
+			expected: "foo",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "map",
+			arg:      map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
+			expected: "{\"foo\":\"bar\"}",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "number",
+			arg:      1,
+			expected: "1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "boolean",
+			arg:      true,
+			expected: "true",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := formatToolCallArgument(tt.arg)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("formatToolCallArgument(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.arg, got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen3ToolDefinitionTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		propertyType api.PropertyType
+		expected     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "simple",
+			propertyType: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+			expected:     "string",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "multiple",
+			propertyType: api.PropertyType{"string", "number"},
+			expected:     "[\"string\",\"number\"]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "empty",
+			propertyType: api.PropertyType{},
+			expected:     "[]",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := formatToolDefinitionType(tt.propertyType)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("formatToolDefinitionType() = %v, want %v", got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

model/renderers/qwen3vl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func marshalWithSpaces(v any) ([]byte, error) {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	out := make([]byte, 0, len(b)+len(b)/8)
+	inStr, esc := false, false
+	for _, c := range b {
+		if inStr {
+			out = append(out, c)
+			if esc {
+				esc = false
+				continue
+			}
+			if c == '\\' {
+				esc = true
+				continue
+			}
+			if c == '"' {
+				inStr = false
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		switch c {
+		case '"':
+			inStr = true
+			out = append(out, c)
+		case ':':
+			out = append(out, ':', ' ')
+		case ',':
+			out = append(out, ',', ' ')
+		default:
+			out = append(out, c)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+type Qwen3VLRenderer struct {
+	isThinking bool
+
+	useImgTags bool
+}
+
+func (r *Qwen3VLRenderer) renderContent(content api.Message) string {
+	// This assumes all images are at the front of the message - same assumption as ollama/ollama/runner.go
+	var subSb strings.Builder
+	for range content.Images {
+		// TODO: (jmorganca): how to render this is different for different
+		// model backends, and so we should eventually parameterize this or
+		// only output a placeholder such as [img]
+		if r.useImgTags {
+			subSb.WriteString("[img]")
+		} else {
+			subSb.WriteString("<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>")
+		}
+	}
+	// TODO: support videos
+
+	subSb.WriteString(content.Content)
+	return subSb.String()
+}
+
+func (r *Qwen3VLRenderer) Render(messages []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, _ *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	if len(tools) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "system\n")
+		if len(messages) > 0 && messages[0].Role == "system" {
+			sb.WriteString(messages[0].Content + "\n\n")
+		}
+		sb.WriteString("# Tools\n\nYou may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.\n\nYou are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:\n<tools>")
+		for _, tool := range tools {
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+			if b, err := marshalWithSpaces(tool); err == nil {
+				sb.Write(b)
+			}
+		}
+		sb.WriteString("\n</tools>\n\nFor each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:\n<tool_call>\n{\"name\": <function-name>, \"arguments\": <args-json-object>}\n</tool_call><|im_end|>\n")
+	} else if len(messages) > 0 && messages[0].Role == "system" {
+		sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>system\n" + messages[0].Content + "<|im_end|>\n")
+	}
+	multiStepTool := true
+	lastQueryIndex := len(messages) - 1 // so this is the last user message
+
+	for i := len(messages) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		message := messages[i]
+		if multiStepTool && message.Role == "user" {
+			// Check if content starts with <tool_response> and ends with </tool_response>
+			content := r.renderContent(message)
+			if !(strings.HasPrefix(content, "<tool_response>") && strings.HasSuffix(content, "</tool_response>")) {
+				multiStepTool = false
+				lastQueryIndex = i
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i, message := range messages {
+		content := r.renderContent(message)
+
+		lastMessage := i == len(messages)-1
+		prefill := lastMessage && message.Role == "assistant"
+
+		if message.Role == "user" || message.Role == "system" && i != 0 {
+			sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>" + message.Role + "\n" + content + "<|im_end|>\n")
+		} else if message.Role == "assistant" {
+			contentReasoning := ""
+
+			if r.isThinking {
+				if message.Thinking != "" {
+					contentReasoning = message.Thinking
+				}
+			}
+
+			if r.isThinking && i > lastQueryIndex {
+				if i == len(messages)-1 || contentReasoning != "" {
+					sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>" + message.Role + "\n<think>\n" + strings.Trim(contentReasoning, "\n")) // do we want to add a new line here?
+					if content != "" {
+						sb.WriteString("\n</think>\n\n" + strings.TrimLeft(content, "\n"))
+					}
+				} else {
+					sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>" + message.Role + "\n" + content)
+				}
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>" + message.Role + "\n" + content)
+			}
+
+			if len(message.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+				for j, toolCall := range message.ToolCalls {
+					if j > 0 || content != "" {
+						sb.WriteString("\n")
+					}
+
+					sb.WriteString("<tool_call>\n{\"name\": \"" + toolCall.Function.Name + "\", \"arguments\": ")
+					if b, err := marshalWithSpaces(toolCall.Function.Arguments); err == nil {
+						sb.Write(b)
+					}
+					sb.WriteString("}\n</tool_call>")
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !prefill {
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_end|>\n")
+			}
+		} else if message.Role == "tool" {
+			if i == 0 || messages[i-1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>user")
+			}
+			sb.WriteString("\n<tool_response>\n" + message.Content + "\n</tool_response>")
+			if i == len(messages)-1 || messages[i+1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString("<|im_end|>\n")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// prefill at the end
+		if lastMessage && !prefill {
+			sb.WriteString("<|im_start|>assistant\n")
+			if r.isThinking {
+				sb.WriteString("<think>\n")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String(), nil
+}

model/renderers/qwen3vl_nonthinking_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,521 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen3VLNonThinkingRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		msgs       []api.Message
+		images     []api.ImageData
+		tools      []api.Tool
+		useImgTags bool
+		expected   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "prefill",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me something interesting."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll tell you something interesting about cats"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Tell me something interesting.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll tell you something interesting about cats`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "basic",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Hello, how are you?"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Hello, how are you?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "With thinking, end assistant.",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think>"}, // does the thinking even work?
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple thinking",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think><think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think>"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think><think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think>`, // NOTE: the second thinking tag is not captured
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple thinking, multiple messages.",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think><think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think>"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What is the weather like in San Francisco? <think>I will check the weather in San Francisco for you.</think>"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.<think>Speak poetry after the first sentence.</think><think>Speak poetry after the second sentence.</think>"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+abc<think>To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.</think><think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+What is the weather like in San Francisco? <think>I will check the weather in San Francisco for you.</think><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check the weather in San Francisco for you.<think>Speak poetry after the first sentence.</think><think>Speak poetry after the second sentence.</think>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Image",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe this image.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData("img2")}},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "Let me analyze this image."},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>Describe this image.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+Let me analyze this image.`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Image with image tags",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe this image.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData("img2")}},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "Let me analyze this image."},
+			},
+			useImgTags: true,
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+[img]Describe this image.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+Let me analyze this image.`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple images",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe these images.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData("img1"), api.ImageData("img2")}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|><|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>Describe these images.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple images with image tags",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe these images.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData("img1"), api.ImageData("img2")}},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "Let me analyze this image."},
+			},
+			useImgTags: true,
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+[img][img]Describe these images.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+Let me analyze this image.`,
+		},
+		// 		// NOTE: solved with #12518: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/main...drifkin/stable-tool-args
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "with tools and response",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather like in New York?"},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "assistant",
+		// 					Content: "I'll check the weather in New York for you.",
+		// 					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "get-current-weather",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"location": "New York",
+		// 									"unit":     "fahrenheit",
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{Role: "tool", Content: "80", ToolName: "get-current-weather"},
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "That sounds nice! What about San Francisco?"},
+		// 			},
+		// 			tools: []api.Tool{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "get-current-weather",
+		// 						Description: "Get the current weather for a location",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"location"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"location": {
+		// 									Type:        api.PropertyType{"string"},
+		// 									Description: "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+		// 								},
+		// 								"unit": {
+		// 									Type:        api.PropertyType{"string"},
+		// 									Enum:        []any{"celsius", "fahrenheit"},
+		// 									Description: "The temperature unit",
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+		// You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+		// # Tools
+
+		// You may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.
+
+		// You are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:
+		// <tools>
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "get-current-weather", "description": "Get the current weather for a location", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"location": {"type": "string", "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"}, "unit": {"type": "string", "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"], "description": "The temperature unit"}}, "required": ["location"]}}}
+		// </tools>
+
+		// For each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": <function-name>, "arguments": <args-json-object>}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// What's the weather like in New York?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// I'll check the weather in New York for you.
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "get-current-weather", "arguments": {"location": "New York", "unit": "fahrenheit"}}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 80
+		// </tool_response><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// That sounds nice! What about San Francisco?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+		// 		// NOTE: solved with #12518: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/main...drifkin/stable-tool-args
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "With tools and response, multiple tool calls",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "system",
+		// 					Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "user",
+		// 					Content: "Call two tools for me: add and multiply.",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "assistant",
+		// 					Content: "Sure, I'll call both tools for you.",
+		// 					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "add",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"a": 2,
+		// 									"b": 3,
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "multiply",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"x": 4,
+		// 									"y": 5,
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:     "tool",
+		// 					Content:  "5",
+		// 					ToolName: "add",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:     "tool",
+		// 					Content:  "20",
+		// 					ToolName: "multiply",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "user",
+		// 					Content: "Thanks! What are the results?",
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			tools: []api.Tool{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "add",
+		// 						Description: "Add two numbers",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"a", "b"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"a": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "First number"},
+		// 								"b": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "Second number"},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "multiply",
+		// 						Description: "Multiply two numbers",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"x", "y"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"x": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "First factor"},
+		// 								"y": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "Second factor"},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+		// You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+		// # Tools
+
+		// You may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.
+
+		// You are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:
+		// <tools>
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "add", "description": "Add two numbers", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"a": {"type": "integer"}, "b": {"type": "integer"}}, "required": ["a", "b"]}}}
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "multiply", "description": "Multiply two numbers", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"x": {"description": "First factor"}, "y": {"description": "Second factor"}}, "required": ["x", "y"]}}}
+		// </tools>
+
+		// For each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": <function-name>, "arguments": <args-json-object>}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// Call two tools for me: add and multiply.<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// Sure, I'll call both tools for you.
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "add", "arguments": {"a": 2, "b": 3}}
+		// </tool_call>
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "multiply", "arguments": {"x": 4, "y": 5}}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 5
+		// </tool_response>
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 20
+		// </tool_response><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// Thanks! What are the results?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+		{
+			name: "user tool_response block preserved",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather?"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "I'll check.",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "get-current-weather", Arguments: map[string]any{"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}},
+					},
+				},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "<tool_response>\n18\n</tool_response>"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Thanks!"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+What's the weather?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check.
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "get-current-weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+18
+</tool_response><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Thanks!<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "assistant with multiple tool calls and content",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Hi"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "before",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "add", Arguments: map[string]any{"a": 2, "b": 3}}},
+						{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "mul", Arguments: map[string]any{"x": 4, "y": 5}}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Hi<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+before
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "add", "arguments": {"a": 2, "b": 3}}
+</tool_call>
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "mul", "arguments": {"x": 4, "y": 5}}
+</tool_call>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "consecutive tool responses grouped",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Compute results"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "ok", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "job", Arguments: map[string]any{"n": 1}}}}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "5", ToolName: "job"},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "6", ToolName: "job"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Compute results<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+ok
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "job", "arguments": {"n": 1}}
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+5
+</tool_response>
+<tool_response>
+6
+</tool_response><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "last message is tool then prefill",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "run"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "ok", ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "exec", Arguments: map[string]any{"cmd": "ls"}}}}},
+				{Role: "tool", Content: "done", ToolName: "exec"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+run<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+ok
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "exec", "arguments": {"cmd": "ls"}}
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+done
+</tool_response><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user with multiple images",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData("img1"), api.ImageData("img2")}},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|><|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>Describe.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user tool_response, no whitespace",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather?"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "I'll check.",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "get-current-weather", Arguments: map[string]any{"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}},
+					},
+				},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "<tool_response>\n18\n</tool_response>"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Thanks!"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+What's the weather?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check.
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "get-current-weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+18
+</tool_response><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Thanks!<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user tool_response with surrounding whitespace",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather?"},
+				{
+					Role:    "assistant",
+					Content: "I'll check.",
+					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+						{Function: api.ToolCallFunction{Name: "get-current-weather", Arguments: map[string]any{"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}},
+					},
+				},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "\n\n\n\n<tool_response>\n18\n</tool_response> extra\n\n\n\n\n\n"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+What's the weather?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+I'll check.
+<tool_call>
+{"name": "get-current-weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}}
+</tool_call><|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+
+
+
+
+<tool_response>
+18
+</tool_response> extra
+
+
+
+
+
+<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rendered, err := (&Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: false, useImgTags: tt.useImgTags}).Render(tt.msgs, tt.tools, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(rendered, tt.expected); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

model/renderers/qwen3vl_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+)
+
+// TODO(drifkin): this will be moved to utils in the near future and used by other renderers as well
+func TestMarshalWithSpaces(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    any
+		expected string
+	}{
+		// basic formatting tests
+		{
+			name:     "simple object",
+			input:    map[string]any{"key": "value"},
+			expected: `{"key": "value"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "simple array",
+			input:    []any{"a", "b", "c"},
+			expected: `["a", "b", "c"]`,
+		},
+		// escaped quotes
+		{
+			name:     "escaped quote in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `quote"inside`},
+			expected: `{"text": "quote\"inside"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple escaped quotes",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `say "hello" and "goodbye"`},
+			expected: `{"text": "say \"hello\" and \"goodbye\""}`,
+		},
+		// escaped backslashes
+		{
+			name:     "escaped backslash",
+			input:    map[string]any{"path": `C:\windows\system32`},
+			expected: `{"path": "C:\\windows\\system32"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "double backslash",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `test\\more`},
+			expected: `{"text": "test\\\\more"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "backslash before quote",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `end with \"`},
+			expected: `{"text": "end with \\\""}`,
+		},
+		// standard JSON escape sequences
+		{
+			name:     "newline in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "line1\nline2"},
+			expected: `{"text": "line1\nline2"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "tab in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "before\tafter"},
+			expected: `{"text": "before\tafter"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "carriage return",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "before\rafter"},
+			expected: `{"text": "before\rafter"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple escape sequences",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "line1\nline2\ttab\rcarriage"},
+			expected: `{"text": "line1\nline2\ttab\rcarriage"}`,
+		},
+		// strings containing colons and commas (no spaces should be added inside)
+		{
+			name:     "colon in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"url": "http://example.com"},
+			expected: `{"url": "http://example.com"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "comma in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"list": "apple, banana, cherry"},
+			expected: `{"list": "apple, banana, cherry"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "colon and comma in string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"data": "key:value, key2:value2"},
+			expected: `{"data": "key:value, key2:value2"}`,
+		},
+		// unicode characters
+		{
+			name:     "emoji",
+			input:    map[string]any{"emoji": "😀🎉✨"},
+			expected: `{"emoji": "😀🎉✨"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "chinese characters",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "你好世界"},
+			expected: `{"text": "你好世界"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "arabic characters",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "مرحبا"},
+			expected: `{"text": "مرحبا"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "mixed unicode and ascii",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "Hello 世界! 😀"},
+			expected: `{"text": "Hello 世界! 😀"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "unicode with special symbols",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "®©™€£¥"},
+			expected: `{"text": "®©™€£¥"}`,
+		},
+		// complex combinations - strings that look like JSON
+		{
+			name:     "json string inside value",
+			input:    map[string]any{"nested": `{"key":"value"}`},
+			expected: `{"nested": "{\"key\":\"value\"}"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "json array inside value",
+			input:    map[string]any{"array": `["a","b","c"]`},
+			expected: `{"array": "[\"a\",\"b\",\"c\"]"}`,
+		},
+		// edge cases
+		{
+			name:     "empty string",
+			input:    map[string]any{"empty": ""},
+			expected: `{"empty": ""}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "empty object",
+			input:    map[string]any{},
+			expected: `{}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "empty array",
+			input:    []any{},
+			expected: `[]`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "numbers",
+			input:    map[string]any{"int": 42, "float": 3.14},
+			expected: `{"float": 3.14, "int": 42}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "boolean",
+			input:    map[string]any{"bool": true, "other": false},
+			expected: `{"bool": true, "other": false}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "null value",
+			input:    map[string]any{"value": nil},
+			expected: `{"value": null}`,
+		},
+		// nested structures with complex strings
+		{
+			name: "nested object with escapes",
+			input: map[string]any{
+				"outer": map[string]any{
+					"path":  `C:\folder\file.txt`,
+					"quote": `He said "hi"`,
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `{"outer": {"path": "C:\\folder\\file.txt", "quote": "He said \"hi\""}}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "array with unicode and escapes",
+			input: []any{
+				"normal",
+				"with\nnewline",
+				"with\"quote",
+				"emoji😀",
+				"colon:comma,",
+			},
+			expected: `["normal", "with\nnewline", "with\"quote", "emoji😀", "colon:comma,"]`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "backslash at positions before special chars",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `a\b:c\d,e`},
+			expected: `{"text": "a\\b:c\\d,e"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple backslashes before quote",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": `ends\\"`},
+			expected: `{"text": "ends\\\\\""}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "unicode with escapes",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "Hello\n世界\t😀"},
+			expected: `{"text": "Hello\n世界\t😀"}`,
+		},
+
+		// Real-world tool call example
+		{
+			name: "tool call arguments",
+			input: map[string]any{
+				"location": "San Francisco, CA",
+				"unit":     "fahrenheit",
+				"format":   "json",
+			},
+			expected: `{"format": "json", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "unit": "fahrenheit"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "complex tool arguments with escapes",
+			input: map[string]any{
+				"query":       `SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE name = 'O'Brien'`,
+				"description": "Fetch user\ndata from DB",
+				"path":        `C:\data\users.db`,
+			},
+			expected: `{"description": "Fetch user\ndata from DB", "path": "C:\\data\\users.db", "query": "SELECT * FROM \"users\" WHERE name = 'O'Brien'"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "unicode immediately adjacent to JSON structure chars",
+			input:    map[string]any{"😀key": "😀value", "test": "😀:😀,😀"},
+			expected: `{"test": "😀:😀,😀", "😀key": "😀value"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "long unicode string stress test",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇😈😉😊😋😌😍😎😏😐😑😒😓😔😕😖😗😘😙😚😛😜😝😞😟"},
+			expected: `{"text": "😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇😈😉😊😋😌😍😎😏😐😑😒😓😔😕😖😗😘😙😚😛😜😝😞😟"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "deeply nested with unicode everywhere",
+			input: map[string]any{
+				"😀": map[string]any{
+					"你好": []any{"مرحبا", "®©™", "∑∫∂√"},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `{"😀": {"你好": ["مرحبا", "®©™", "∑∫∂√"]}}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "unicode with all JSON special chars interleaved",
+			input:    map[string]any{"k😀:k": "v😀,v", "a:😀": "b,😀", "😀": ":,😀,:"},
+			expected: `{"a:😀": "b,😀", "k😀:k": "v😀,v", "😀": ":,😀,:"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "combining diacritics and RTL text",
+			input:    map[string]any{"hebrew": "עִבְרִית", "combined": "é̀ñ", "mixed": "test:עִבְרִית,é̀ñ"},
+			expected: `{"combined": "é̀ñ", "hebrew": "עִבְרִית", "mixed": "test:עִבְרִית,é̀ñ"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pathological case: unicode + escapes + special chars",
+			input:    map[string]any{"😀": "test\n😀\"quote😀\\backslash😀:colon😀,comma😀"},
+			expected: `{"😀": "test\n😀\"quote😀\\backslash😀:colon😀,comma😀"}`,
+		},
+
+		// all JSON structural characters inside strings
+		{
+			name:     "braces and brackets in strings",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "test{with}braces[and]brackets"},
+			expected: `{"text": "test{with}braces[and]brackets"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "braces and brackets with colons and commas",
+			input:    map[string]any{"code": "{key:value,[1,2,3]}"},
+			expected: `{"code": "{key:value,[1,2,3]}"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "json-like string with all structural chars",
+			input:    map[string]any{"schema": `{"type":"object","properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"items":{"type":"array"}}}`},
+			expected: `{"schema": "{\"type\":\"object\",\"properties\":{\"name\":{\"type\":\"string\"},\"items\":{\"type\":\"array\"}}}"}`,
+		},
+
+		// forward slash tests (JSON allows \/ as an escape sequence)
+		{
+			name:     "forward slash in URL",
+			input:    map[string]any{"url": "https://example.com/path/to/resource"},
+			expected: `{"url": "https://example.com/path/to/resource"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "regex pattern with slashes",
+			input:    map[string]any{"regex": "/[a-z]+/gi"},
+			expected: `{"regex": "/[a-z]+/gi"}`,
+		},
+
+		// all JSON escape sequences
+		{
+			name:     "backspace escape",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "before\bafter"},
+			expected: `{"text": "before\bafter"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "form feed escape",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "before\fafter"},
+			expected: `{"text": "before\fafter"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "all standard escapes combined",
+			input:    map[string]any{"text": "\"\\\b\f\n\r\t"},
+			expected: `{"text": "\"\\\b\f\n\r\t"}`,
+		},
+
+		// unicode escape sequences
+		{
+			name:     "string that forces unicode escapes",
+			input:    map[string]any{"control": "\u0000\u0001\u001f"},
+			expected: `{"control": "\u0000\u0001\u001f"}`,
+		},
+
+		// empty objects and arrays nested with strings
+		{
+			name:     "nested empty structures with string values",
+			input:    map[string]any{"empty_obj": map[string]any{}, "empty_arr": []any{}, "text": "{}[]"},
+			expected: `{"empty_arr": [], "empty_obj": {}, "text": "{}[]"}`,
+		},
+
+		// complex nesting with all structural characters
+		{
+			name: "deeply nested with all char types",
+			input: map[string]any{
+				"level1": map[string]any{
+					"array": []any{
+						map[string]any{"nested": "value:with,special{chars}[here]"},
+						[]any{"a", "b", "c"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `{"level1": {"array": [{"nested": "value:with,special{chars}[here]"}, ["a", "b", "c"]]}}`,
+		},
+
+		// string containing escaped structural characters
+		{
+			name:     "string with multiple escape sequences and structural chars",
+			input:    map[string]any{"data": "test\"quote\"{brace}[bracket]:colon,comma\\backslash/slash"},
+			expected: `{"data": "test\"quote\"{brace}[bracket]:colon,comma\\backslash/slash"}`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result, err := marshalWithSpaces(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("marshalWithSpaces failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			resultStr := string(result)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(resultStr, tt.expected); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

model/renderers/qwen3vl_thinking_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen3VLThinkingRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		msgs     []api.Message
+		images   []api.ImageData
+		tools    []api.Tool
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Hello, how are you?"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+Hello, how are you?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "With thinking, end assistant.",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "abc", Thinking: "To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry."},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.
+</think>
+
+abc`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "With thinking, end assistant.",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Thinking: "To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry."},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple thinking",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "abc", Thinking: "To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.<think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think>"},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.<think>And I will speak in poetry after the first sentence.</think>
+</think>
+
+abc`, // NOTE: the second thinking tag is not captured
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple thinking, multiple messages.",
+			msgs: []api.Message{
+				{Role: "user", Content: "Tell me a story in two sentences."},
+				{Role: "assistant", Thinking: "To make this story interesting, I will speak in poetry.", Content: "abc"},
+				{Role: "user", Content: "What is the weather like in San Francisco?"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Thinking: "Speak poetry after the first sentence.</think><think>Speak poetry after the second sentence."},
+			},
+			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+Tell me a story in two sentences.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+abc<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>user
+What is the weather like in San Francisco?<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+Speak poetry after the first sentence.</think><think>Speak poetry after the second sentence.`,
+		},
+		// NOTE: Servers automatically prepend a [img-<n>] tag
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "Image",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe this image.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData(IMAGE2_BASE64)}},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+		// [img-0]Describe this image.<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// <think>
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+
+		// NOTE: Servers automatically prepend a [img-<n>] tag
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "Multiple images",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "Describe these images.", Images: []api.ImageData{api.ImageData(IMAGE1_BASE64), api.ImageData(IMAGE2_BASE64)}},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>user
+		// [img-0][img-1]Describe these images.<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// <think>
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+
+		// NOTE: solved with #12518: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/main...drifkin/stable-tool-args
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "with tools and response",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools."},
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather like in New York?"},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "assistant",
+		// 					Content: "I'll check the weather in New York for you.",
+		// 					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "get-current-weather",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"location": "New York",
+		// 									"unit":     "fahrenheit",
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{Role: "tool", Content: "80", ToolName: "get-current-weather"},
+		// 				{Role: "user", Content: "That sounds nice! What about San Francisco?"},
+		// 			},
+		// 			tools: []api.Tool{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "get-current-weather",
+		// 						Description: "Get the current weather for a location",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"location"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"location": {
+		// 									Type:        api.PropertyType{"string"},
+		// 									Description: "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+		// 								},
+		// 								"unit": {
+		// 									Type:        api.PropertyType{"string"},
+		// 									Enum:        []any{"celsius", "fahrenheit"},
+		// 									Description: "The temperature unit",
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+		// You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+		// # Tools
+
+		// You may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.
+
+		// You are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:
+		// <tools>
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "get-current-weather", "description": "Get the current weather for a location", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"location": {"type": "string", "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"}, "unit": {"type": "string", "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"], "description": "The temperature unit"}}, "required": ["location"]}}}
+		// </tools>
+
+		// For each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": <function-name>, "arguments": <args-json-object>}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// What's the weather like in New York?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// I'll check the weather in New York for you.
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "get-current-weather", "arguments": {"location": "New York", "unit": "fahrenheit"}}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 80
+		// </tool_response><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// That sounds nice! What about San Francisco?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// <think>
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+
+		// NOTE: solved with #12518: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/main...drifkin/stable-tool-args
+		// 		{
+		// 			name: "With tools and response, multiple tool calls",
+		// 			msgs: []api.Message{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "system",
+		// 					Content: "You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "user",
+		// 					Content: "Call two tools for me: add and multiply.",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "assistant",
+		// 					Content: "Sure, I'll call both tools for you.",
+		// 					ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "add",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"a": 2,
+		// 									"b": 3,
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 						{
+		// 							Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+		// 								Name: "multiply",
+		// 								Arguments: map[string]any{
+		// 									"x": 4,
+		// 									"y": 5,
+		// 								},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:     "tool",
+		// 					Content:  "5",
+		// 					ToolName: "add",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:     "tool",
+		// 					Content:  "20",
+		// 					ToolName: "multiply",
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Role:    "user",
+		// 					Content: "Thanks! What are the results?",
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			tools: []api.Tool{
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "add",
+		// 						Description: "Add two numbers",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"a", "b"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"a": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "First number"},
+		// 								"b": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "Second number"},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 				{
+		// 					Type: "function",
+		// 					Function: api.ToolFunction{
+		// 						Name:        "multiply",
+		// 						Description: "Multiply two numbers",
+		// 						Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+		// 							Type:     "object",
+		// 							Required: []string{"x", "y"},
+		// 							Properties: map[string]api.ToolProperty{
+		// 								"x": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "First factor"},
+		// 								"y": {Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}, Description: "Second factor"},
+		// 							},
+		// 						},
+		// 					},
+		// 				},
+		// 			},
+		// 			expected: `<|im_start|>system
+		// You are a helpful assistant with access to tools.
+
+		// # Tools
+
+		// You may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.
+
+		// You are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:
+		// <tools>
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "add", "description": "Add two numbers", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"a": {"type": "integer"}, "b": {"type": "integer"}}, "required": ["a", "b"]}}}
+		// {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "multiply", "description": "Multiply two numbers", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"x": {"type": "integer"}, "y": {"type": "integer"}}, "required": ["x", "y"]}}}
+		// </tools>
+
+		// For each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": <function-name>, "arguments": <args-json-object>}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// Call two tools for me: add and multiply.<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// Sure, I'll call both tools for you.
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "add", "arguments": {"a": 2, "b": 3}}
+		// </tool_call>
+		// <tool_call>
+		// {"name": "multiply", "arguments": {"x": 4, "y": 5}}
+		// </tool_call><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 5
+		// </tool_response>
+		// <tool_response>
+		// 20
+		// </tool_response><|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>user
+		// Thanks! What are the results?<|im_end|>
+		// <|im_start|>assistant
+		// <think>
+		// `,
+		// 		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rendered, err := (&Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: true}).Render(tt.msgs, tt.tools, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(rendered, tt.expected); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatToolCallArgumentThinkingVL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		arg      any
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "string",
+			arg:      "foo",
+			expected: "foo",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "map",
+			arg:      map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
+			expected: "{\"foo\":\"bar\"}",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "number",
+			arg:      1,
+			expected: "1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "boolean",
+			arg:      true,
+			expected: "true",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := formatToolCallArgument(tt.arg)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("formatToolCallArgument(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.arg, got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

model/renderers/renderer.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+type Renderer interface {
+	Render(messages []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error)
+}
+
+type (
+	RendererConstructor func() Renderer
+	RendererRegistry    struct {
+		renderers map[string]RendererConstructor
+	}
+)
+
+// RenderImgTags is a global flag that tells renderers to use [img] tags
+// for images. This is set by the Ollama server package on init, or left as
+// false for other environments where renderers are used
+var RenderImgTags bool
+
+func (r *RendererRegistry) Register(name string, renderer RendererConstructor) {
+	r.renderers[name] = renderer
+}
+
+var registry = RendererRegistry{
+	renderers: make(map[string]RendererConstructor),
+}
+
+func Register(name string, renderer RendererConstructor) {
+	registry.Register(name, renderer)
+}
+
+func RenderWithRenderer(name string, msgs []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	renderer := rendererForName(name)
+	if renderer == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown renderer %q", name)
+	}
+	return renderer.Render(msgs, tools, think)
+}
+
+func rendererForName(name string) Renderer {
+	if constructor, ok := registry.renderers[name]; ok {
+		return constructor()
+	}
+	switch name {
+	case "qwen3-coder":
+		renderer := &Qwen3CoderRenderer{}
+		return renderer
+	case "qwen3-vl-instruct":
+		renderer := &Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: false, useImgTags: RenderImgTags}
+		return renderer
+	case "qwen3-vl-thinking":
+		renderer := &Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: true, useImgTags: RenderImgTags}
+		return renderer
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}

model/renderers/renderer_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+type mockRenderer struct{}
+
+func (m *mockRenderer) Render(msgs []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	return "mock-output", nil
+}
+
+func TestRegisterCustomRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	// Register a custom renderer
+	Register("custom-renderer", func() Renderer {
+		return &mockRenderer{}
+	})
+
+	// Retrieve and use it
+	result, err := RenderWithRenderer("custom-renderer", nil, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result != "mock-output" {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'mock-output', got %q", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuiltInRendererStillWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that qwen3-coder still works
+	messages := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Hello"},
+	}
+
+	result, err := RenderWithRenderer("qwen3-coder", messages, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result == "" {
+		t.Error("expected non-empty result from qwen3-coder renderer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOverrideBuiltInRenderer(t *testing.T) {
+	// Override the built-in renderer
+	Register("qwen3-coder", func() Renderer {
+		return &mockRenderer{}
+	})
+
+	// Should get the override
+	result, err := RenderWithRenderer("qwen3-coder", nil, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result != "mock-output" {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'mock-output' from override, got %q", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnknownRendererReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := RenderWithRenderer("nonexistent-renderer", nil, nil, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for unknown renderer")
+	}
+}