From daccf0713e3ecd6d24f003a87b5f8b3c61852958 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 03:41:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] enh: file context model setting

---
 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py        | 23 +++++++++++++------
 .../workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte      | 15 +++++++++++-
 .../workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte       |  1 +
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 0cfd03d9a..35a0e42b5 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -1854,13 +1854,22 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, user, metadata, model):
             except Exception as e:
                 log.exception(e)
 
-    try:
-        form_data, flags = await chat_completion_files_handler(
-            request, form_data, extra_params, user
-        )
-        sources.extend(flags.get("sources", []))
-    except Exception as e:
-        log.exception(e)
+    # Check if file context extraction is enabled for this model (default True)
+    file_context_enabled = (
+        model.get("info", {})
+        .get("meta", {})
+        .get("capabilities", {})
+        .get("file_context", True)
+    )
+
+    if file_context_enabled:
+        try:
+            form_data, flags = await chat_completion_files_handler(
+                request, form_data, extra_params, user
+            )
+            sources.extend(flags.get("sources", []))
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.exception(e)
 
     # If context is not empty, insert it into the messages
     if sources and prompt:
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
index b5dc7a02c..57810c230 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 			label: $i18n.t('File Upload'),
 			description: $i18n.t('Model accepts file inputs')
 		},
+		file_context: {
+			label: $i18n.t('File Context'),
+			description: $i18n.t('Inject file content into conversation context')
+		},
 		web_search: {
 			label: $i18n.t('Web Search'),
 			description: $i18n.t('Model can search the web for information')
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@
 	};
 
 	export let capabilities: {
+		file_context?: boolean;
 		vision?: boolean;
 		file_upload?: boolean;
 		web_search?: boolean;
@@ -60,6 +65,14 @@
 		status_updates?: boolean;
 		builtin_tools?: boolean;
 	} = {};
+
+	// Hide file_context when file_upload is disabled
+	$: visibleCapabilities = Object.keys(capabilityLabels).filter((cap) => {
+		if (cap === 'file_context' && !capabilities.file_upload) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
+	});
 </script>
 
 <div>
@@ -67,7 +80,7 @@
 		<div class=" self-center text-xs font-medium text-gray-500">{$i18n.t('Capabilities')}</div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="flex items-center mt-2 flex-wrap">
-		{#each Object.keys(capabilityLabels) as capability}
+		{#each visibleCapabilities as capability}
 			<div class=" flex items-center gap-2 mr-3">
 				<Checkbox
 					state={capabilities[capability] ? 'checked' : 'unchecked'}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
index 8307cb5e4..8d70667bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 	let defaultFilterIds = [];
 
 	let capabilities = {
+		file_context: true,
 		vision: true,
 		file_upload: true,
 		web_search: true,