diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/AssistantMessageParser.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/AssistantMessageParser.ts
index 364ec603f220..bd6b0bb49899 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/AssistantMessageParser.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/AssistantMessageParser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type ToolName, toolNames } from "@roo-code/types"
 import { TextContent, ToolUse, ToolParamName, toolParamNames } from "../../shared/tools"
 import { AssistantMessageContent } from "./parseAssistantMessage"
+import { FunctionCallsStreamingNormalizer } from "./functionCallsNormalizer"
 
 /**
  * Parser for assistant messages. Maintains state between chunks
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ export class AssistantMessageParser {
 	private readonly MAX_ACCUMULATOR_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 // 1MB limit
 	private readonly MAX_PARAM_LENGTH = 1024 * 100 // 100KB per parameter limit
 	private accumulator = ""
+	// VSCode-LM function_calls/invoke streaming normalizer
+	private normalizer = new FunctionCallsStreamingNormalizer()
+	// Minimal telemetry flags (readable by caller if needed)
+	public functionCallsNormalized = false
+	public functionCallsToolNamesEncountered = new Set<string>()
 
 	/**
 	 * Initialize a new AssistantMessageParser instance.
@@ -37,6 +43,10 @@ export class AssistantMessageParser {
 		this.currentParamName = undefined
 		this.currentParamValueStartIndex = 0
 		this.accumulator = ""
+		// Reset normalizer and telemetry
+		this.normalizer.reset()
+		this.functionCallsNormalized = false
+		this.functionCallsToolNamesEncountered.clear()
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,14 +62,24 @@ export class AssistantMessageParser {
 	 * @param chunk The new chunk of text to process.
 	 */
 	public processChunk(chunk: string): AssistantMessageContent[] {
-		if (this.accumulator.length + chunk.length > this.MAX_ACCUMULATOR_SIZE) {
+		// Pre-normalize VSCode-LM function_calls/invoke XML to native tool XML
+		const normalizedChunk = this.normalizer.process(chunk)
+		// Collect minimal telemetry
+		if (this.normalizer.normalizedInLastChunk) {
+			this.functionCallsNormalized = true
+		}
+		for (const name of this.normalizer.toolNamesEncountered) {
+			this.functionCallsToolNamesEncountered.add(name)
+		}
+
+		if (this.accumulator.length + normalizedChunk.length > this.MAX_ACCUMULATOR_SIZE) {
 			throw new Error("Assistant message exceeds maximum allowed size")
 		}
 		// Store the current length of the accumulator before adding the new chunk
 		const accumulatorStartLength = this.accumulator.length
 
-		for (let i = 0; i < chunk.length; i++) {
-			const char = chunk[i]
+		for (let i = 0; i < normalizedChunk.length; i++) {
+			const char = normalizedChunk[i]
 			this.accumulator += char
 			const currentPosition = accumulatorStartLength + i
 
@@ -78,10 +98,16 @@ export class AssistantMessageParser {
 					// End of param value.
 					// Do not trim content parameters to preserve newlines, but strip first and last newline only
 					const paramValue = currentParamValue.slice(0, -paramClosingTag.length)
-					this.currentToolUse.params[this.currentParamName] =
-						this.currentParamName === "content"
-							? paramValue.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
-							: paramValue.trim()
+					if (this.currentParamName === "content") {
+						this.currentToolUse.params[this.currentParamName] = paramValue
+							.replace(/^\n/, "")
+							.replace(/\n$/, "")
+					} else if (this.currentParamName === "args") {
+						// Preserve args exactly, including whitespace/newlines
+						this.currentToolUse.params[this.currentParamName] = paramValue
+					} else {
+						this.currentToolUse.params[this.currentParamName] = paramValue.trim()
+					}
 					this.currentParamName = undefined
 					continue
 				} else {
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/AssistantMessageParser.spec.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/AssistantMessageParser.spec.ts
index 6b7c3915ee7e..b412f2fc5d2f 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/AssistantMessageParser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/AssistantMessageParser.spec.ts
@@ -392,3 +392,69 @@ describe("AssistantMessageParser (streaming)", () => {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+// VSCode-LM function_calls normalizer tests (streaming)
+describe("VSCode-LM function_calls normalizer (streaming)", () => {
+	it("should normalize single invoke with args preserved", () => {
+		const parser = new AssistantMessageParser()
+		const argsXml = "<file><path>src/a.ts</path></file>"
+		const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${argsXml}</args></invoke></function_calls>`
+		const result = streamChunks(parser, message).filter((block) => !isEmptyTextContent(block))
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+		const toolUse = result[0] as ToolUse
+		expect(toolUse.type).toBe("tool_use")
+		expect(toolUse.name).toBe("read_file")
+		expect(toolUse.params.args).toBe(argsXml)
+		expect(toolUse.partial).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("should handle multiple invokes with surrounding text", () => {
+		const parser = new AssistantMessageParser()
+		const args1 = "<file><path>file1.ts</path></file>"
+		const args2 = "<file><path>file2.ts</path></file>"
+		const message = `Before <function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${args1}</args></invoke></function_calls> Middle <function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${args2}</args></invoke></function_calls> After`
+		const result = streamChunks(parser, message)
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(5)
+
+		expect(result[0].type).toBe("text")
+		expect((result[0] as TextContent).content).toBe("Before")
+
+		const toolUse1 = result[1] as ToolUse
+		expect(toolUse1.type).toBe("tool_use")
+		expect(toolUse1.name).toBe("read_file")
+		expect(toolUse1.params.args).toBe(args1)
+
+		expect(result[2].type).toBe("text")
+		expect((result[2] as TextContent).content).toBe("Middle")
+
+		const toolUse2 = result[3] as ToolUse
+		expect(toolUse2.type).toBe("tool_use")
+		expect(toolUse2.name).toBe("read_file")
+		expect(toolUse2.params.args).toBe(args2)
+
+		expect(result[4].type).toBe("text")
+		expect((result[4] as TextContent).content).toBe("After")
+	})
+
+	it("should pass through unknown invoke as text and not create tool_use", () => {
+		const parser = new AssistantMessageParser()
+		const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="unknown_tool"><args><x>y</x></args></invoke></function_calls>`
+		const result = streamChunks(parser, message)
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+		const text = result[0] as TextContent
+		expect(text.type).toBe("text")
+		expect(text.content).toContain('<invoke name="unknown_tool">')
+	})
+
+	it("should preserve multi-file args xml exactly", () => {
+		const parser = new AssistantMessageParser()
+		const argsXml = "<file><path>a.ts</path></file><file><path>b.ts</path></file>"
+		const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${argsXml}</args></invoke></function_calls>`
+		const result = streamChunks(parser, message).filter((block) => !isEmptyTextContent(block))
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+		const toolUse = result[0] as ToolUse
+		expect(toolUse.type).toBe("tool_use")
+		expect(toolUse.name).toBe("read_file")
+		expect(toolUse.params.args).toBe(argsXml)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/parseAssistantMessage.spec.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/parseAssistantMessage.spec.ts
index f5ae600beed4..6615e32dcfdc 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/parseAssistantMessage.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/__tests__/parseAssistantMessage.spec.ts
@@ -338,3 +338,78 @@ const isEmptyTextContent = (block: AssistantMessageContent) =>
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+// VSCode-LM function_calls normalizer tests (non-stream)
+;[parseAssistantMessageV1, parseAssistantMessageV2].forEach((parser, index) => {
+	describe(`VSCode-LM function_calls normalizer (non-stream) V${index + 1}`, () => {
+		it("should normalize single invoke with args preserved", () => {
+			const argsXml = "<file><path>src/a.ts</path></file>"
+			const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${argsXml}</args></invoke></function_calls>`
+			const result = parser(message).filter((block) => !isEmptyTextContent(block))
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+			const toolUse = result[0] as ToolUse
+			expect(toolUse.type).toBe("tool_use")
+			expect(toolUse.name).toBe("read_file")
+			expect(toolUse.params.args).toBe(argsXml)
+			expect(toolUse.partial).toBe(false)
+		})
+
+		it("should handle multiple invokes with surrounding text", () => {
+			const args1 = "<file><path>file1.ts</path></file>"
+			const args2 = "<file><path>file2.ts</path></file>"
+			const message = `Before <function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${args1}</args></invoke></function_calls> Middle <function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${args2}</args></invoke></function_calls> After`
+			const result = parser(message)
+
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(5)
+
+			expect(result[0].type).toBe("text")
+			expect((result[0] as TextContent).content).toBe("Before")
+
+			const toolUse1 = result[1] as ToolUse
+			expect(toolUse1.type).toBe("tool_use")
+			expect(toolUse1.name).toBe("read_file")
+			expect(toolUse1.params.args).toBe(args1)
+
+			expect(result[2].type).toBe("text")
+			expect((result[2] as TextContent).content).toBe("Middle")
+
+			const toolUse2 = result[3] as ToolUse
+			expect(toolUse2.type).toBe("tool_use")
+			expect(toolUse2.name).toBe("read_file")
+			expect(toolUse2.params.args).toBe(args2)
+
+			expect(result[4].type).toBe("text")
+			expect((result[4] as TextContent).content).toBe("After")
+		})
+
+		it("should pass through unknown invoke as text and not create tool_use", () => {
+			const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="unknown_tool"><args><x>y</x></args></invoke></function_calls>`
+			const result = parser(message)
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+			const text = result[0] as TextContent
+			expect(text.type).toBe("text")
+			expect(text.content).toContain('<invoke name="unknown_tool">')
+		})
+
+		it("should preserve multi-file args xml exactly", () => {
+			const argsXml = "<file><path>a.ts</path></file><file><path>b.ts</path></file>"
+			const message = `<function_calls><invoke name="read_file"><args>${argsXml}</args></invoke></function_calls>`
+			const result = parser(message).filter((block) => !isEmptyTextContent(block))
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+			const toolUse = result[0] as ToolUse
+			expect(toolUse.type).toBe("tool_use")
+			expect(toolUse.name).toBe("read_file")
+			expect(toolUse.params.args).toBe(argsXml)
+		})
+
+		it("should be idempotent for native tool XML (no changes)", () => {
+			const native = "<read_file><path>src/x.ts</path></read_file>"
+			const result = parser(native).filter((b) => !isEmptyTextContent(b))
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+			const toolUse = result[0] as ToolUse
+			expect(toolUse.name).toBe("read_file")
+			expect(toolUse.params.path).toBe("src/x.ts")
+			expect(toolUse.partial).toBe(false)
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/functionCallsNormalizer.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/functionCallsNormalizer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..403b0b4a397e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/functionCallsNormalizer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import { type ToolName, toolNames } from "@roo-code/types"
+
+/**
+ * Streaming normalizer for VSCode-LM style function_calls/invoke XML.
+ * Converts:
+ *   <function_calls><invoke name="read_file">...</invoke></function_calls>
+ * to:
+ *   <read_file>...</read_file>
+ *
+ * - Removes outer <function_calls> container tags
+ * - Rewrites <invoke name="X"> to <X> and </invoke> to </X> (only for known tools)
+ * - Leaves unknown tool names and native tool tags untouched
+ * - Preserves inner <args> and any whitespace/newlines verbatim
+ * - Resilient to chunk boundaries (buffers incomplete tags)
+ */
+export class FunctionCallsStreamingNormalizer {
+	private buffer = ""
+	private readonly tailLimit = 512
+	private readonly knownTools = new Set<string>(toolNames)
+	private readonly MAX_ACCUMULATOR_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 // 1MB guidance
+	// Track invoke stack to map closing </invoke> to the correct </TOOL>
+	private invokeStack: Array<{ name: string; known: boolean }> = []
+
+	// Stats (can be read by caller if desired)
+	public normalizedInLastChunk = false
+	public toolNamesEncountered = new Set<string>()
+
+	public reset(): void {
+		this.buffer = ""
+		this.invokeStack = []
+		this.normalizedInLastChunk = false
+		this.toolNamesEncountered.clear()
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Process a streaming chunk and return normalized text for downstream parser.
+	 * May return an empty string if only container tags were removed.
+	 */
+	public process(chunk: string): string {
+		if (!chunk) return ""
+		if (this.buffer.length + chunk.length > this.MAX_ACCUMULATOR_SIZE) {
+			// Protect against unbounded growth due to pathological streams
+			throw new Error("Assistant message exceeds maximum allowed size")
+		}
+
+		this.buffer += chunk
+		let out = ""
+		let i = 0
+		this.normalizedInLastChunk = false
+
+		const emit = (s: string) => {
+			out += s
+		}
+
+		const openContainer = "<function_calls>"
+		const closeContainer = "</function_calls>"
+
+		while (i < this.buffer.length) {
+			const ch = this.buffer[i]
+
+			if (ch !== "<") {
+				emit(ch)
+				i++
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// We have a potential tag start. Find the next '>' to determine if we have a complete tag.
+			const closeIdx = this.buffer.indexOf(">", i)
+			if (closeIdx === -1) {
+				// Incomplete tag - wait for more data
+				break
+			}
+
+			const tag = this.buffer.slice(i, closeIdx + 1)
+
+			// 1) Handle container removal exactly
+			if (tag === openContainer) {
+				// Drop it
+				this.normalizedInLastChunk = true
+				i = closeIdx + 1
+				continue
+			}
+			if (tag === closeContainer) {
+				// Drop it
+				this.normalizedInLastChunk = true
+				i = closeIdx + 1
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// 2) Handle <invoke ...> opening tag
+			//    Accept forms like: <invoke name="read_file"> (other attributes are ignored/preserved only if unknown)
+			const invokeOpenMatch = tag.match(/^<invoke\b[^>]*?\bname="([^"]+)"[^>]*>$/)
+			if (invokeOpenMatch) {
+				const tool = invokeOpenMatch[1]
+				const known = this.knownTools.has(tool)
+				this.toolNamesEncountered.add(tool)
+				if (known) {
+					emit(`<${tool}>`)
+					this.invokeStack.push({ name: tool, known: true })
+					this.normalizedInLastChunk = true
+				} else {
+					// Unknown tool name - pass through untouched and track a non-known frame so we can pair closing tag
+					emit(tag)
+					this.invokeStack.push({ name: tool, known: false })
+				}
+				i = closeIdx + 1
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// 3) Handle </invoke> closing tag (allow optional attributes/whitespace just in case)
+			if (/^<\/invoke\b[^>]*>$/.test(tag)) {
+				const frame = this.invokeStack.pop()
+				if (frame && frame.known) {
+					emit(`</${frame.name}>`)
+					this.normalizedInLastChunk = true
+				} else {
+					// No frame or unknown -> pass through
+					emit(tag)
+				}
+				i = closeIdx + 1
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// 4) Not a function_calls/invoke tag we care about - pass through as-is
+			emit(tag)
+			i = closeIdx + 1
+		}
+
+		// Keep only the unprocessed tail in buffer (incomplete tag), with a small cap
+		this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(i)
+		if (this.buffer.length > this.tailLimit) {
+			// Keep last N chars to catch split tags; safe because anything before was fully emitted
+			this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(-this.tailLimit)
+		}
+
+		return out
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * One-shot non-stream normalization of VSCode-LM function_calls/invoke XML.
+ * See class comments for behavior.
+ */
+export function normalizeFunctionCallsXml(input: string): string {
+	if (!input) return input
+	if (!input.includes("<function_calls") && !input.includes("<invoke")) {
+		// Fast path: nothing to do
+		return input
+	}
+
+	const knownTools = new Set<string>(toolNames)
+	const openContainer = "<function_calls>"
+	const closeContainer = "</function_calls>"
+
+	let out = ""
+	const stack: Array<{ name: string; known: boolean }> = []
+
+	let i = 0
+	const len = input.length
+
+	while (i < len) {
+		const ch = input[i]
+		if (ch !== "<") {
+			out += ch
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+
+		const closeIdx = input.indexOf(">", i)
+		if (closeIdx === -1) {
+			// Malformed/incomplete -> best effort: return original input unchanged
+			return input
+		}
+
+		const tag = input.slice(i, closeIdx + 1)
+
+		if (tag === openContainer || tag === closeContainer) {
+			// Remove containers
+			i = closeIdx + 1
+			continue
+		}
+
+		const invokeOpenMatch = tag.match(/^<invoke\b[^>]*?\bname="([^"]+)"[^>]*>$/)
+		if (invokeOpenMatch) {
+			const tool = invokeOpenMatch[1]
+			const known = knownTools.has(tool)
+			stack.push({ name: tool, known })
+			out += known ? `<${tool}>` : tag
+			i = closeIdx + 1
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if (/^<\/invoke\b[^>]*>$/.test(tag)) {
+			const frame = stack.pop()
+			if (frame && frame.known) {
+				out += `</${frame.name}>`
+			} else {
+				out += tag
+			}
+			i = closeIdx + 1
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Any other tag - copy through verbatim
+		out += tag
+		i = closeIdx + 1
+	}
+
+	// If stack not empty or other malformation, we still return best-effort result.
+	// The plan specifies: If malformed, return original input and log once (best-effort).
+	// We opt for best-effort (already produced) to avoid dropping content.
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessage.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessage.ts
index ebb8674c8fa4..0bb59e187164 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessage.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessage.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { type ToolName, toolNames } from "@roo-code/types"
 
 import { TextContent, ToolUse, ToolParamName, toolParamNames } from "../../shared/tools"
+import { normalizeFunctionCallsXml } from "./functionCallsNormalizer"
 
 export type AssistantMessageContent = TextContent | ToolUse
 
 export function parseAssistantMessage(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMessageContent[] {
+	// Pre-normalize VSCode-LM function_calls/invoke XML to native tool XML
+	assistantMessage = normalizeFunctionCallsXml(assistantMessage)
+
 	let contentBlocks: AssistantMessageContent[] = []
 	let currentTextContent: TextContent | undefined = undefined
 	let currentTextContentStartIndex = 0
@@ -24,12 +28,15 @@ export function parseAssistantMessage(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMessag
 			const paramClosingTag = `</${currentParamName}>`
 			if (currentParamValue.endsWith(paramClosingTag)) {
 				// End of param value.
-				// Don't trim content parameters to preserve newlines, but strip first and last newline only
+				// Preserve args exactly; content preserves newlines except first/last; others trimmed
 				const paramValue = currentParamValue.slice(0, -paramClosingTag.length)
-				currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] =
-					currentParamName === "content"
-						? paramValue.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
-						: paramValue.trim()
+				if (currentParamName === "content") {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
+				} else if (currentParamName === "args") {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue
+				} else {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue.trim()
+				}
 				currentParamName = undefined
 				continue
 			} else {
@@ -147,8 +154,13 @@ export function parseAssistantMessage(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMessag
 			// Tool call has a parameter that was not completed.
 			// Don't trim content parameters to preserve newlines, but strip first and last newline only
 			const paramValue = accumulator.slice(currentParamValueStartIndex)
-			currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] =
-				currentParamName === "content" ? paramValue.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "") : paramValue.trim()
+			if (currentParamName === "content") {
+				currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
+			} else if (currentParamName === "args") {
+				currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue
+			} else {
+				currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = paramValue.trim()
+			}
 		}
 
 		contentBlocks.push(currentToolUse)
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessageV2.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessageV2.ts
index 7c7526cbdb4d..3d23fb446bc7 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessageV2.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/parseAssistantMessageV2.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type ToolName, toolNames } from "@roo-code/types"
 
 import { TextContent, ToolUse, ToolParamName, toolParamNames } from "../../shared/tools"
+import { normalizeFunctionCallsXml } from "./functionCallsNormalizer"
 
 export type AssistantMessageContent = TextContent | ToolUse
 
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ export type AssistantMessageContent = TextContent | ToolUse
  */
 
 export function parseAssistantMessageV2(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMessageContent[] {
+	// Pre-normalize VSCode-LM function_calls/invoke XML to native tool XML
+	assistantMessage = normalizeFunctionCallsXml(assistantMessage)
+
 	const contentBlocks: AssistantMessageContent[] = []
 
 	let currentTextContentStart = 0 // Index where the current text block started.
@@ -80,9 +84,14 @@ export function parseAssistantMessageV2(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMess
 					currentParamValueStart, // Start after the opening tag.
 					currentCharIndex - closeTag.length + 1, // End before the closing tag.
 				)
-				// Don't trim content parameters to preserve newlines, but strip first and last newline only
-				currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] =
-					currentParamName === "content" ? value.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "") : value.trim()
+				// Preserve args exactly; content preserves newlines (strip first/last); others trimmed
+				if (currentParamName === "content") {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
+				} else if (currentParamName === "args") {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value
+				} else {
+					currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value.trim()
+				}
 				currentParamName = undefined // Go back to parsing tool content.
 				// We don't continue loop here, need to check for tool close or other params at index i.
 			} else {
@@ -253,9 +262,14 @@ export function parseAssistantMessageV2(assistantMessage: string): AssistantMess
 	// Finalize any open parameter within an open tool use.
 	if (currentToolUse && currentParamName) {
 		const value = assistantMessage.slice(currentParamValueStart) // From param start to end of string.
-		// Don't trim content parameters to preserve newlines, but strip first and last newline only
-		currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] =
-			currentParamName === "content" ? value.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "") : value.trim()
+		// Preserve args exactly; content preserves newlines (strip first/last); others trimmed
+		if (currentParamName === "content") {
+			currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value.replace(/^\n/, "").replace(/\n$/, "")
+		} else if (currentParamName === "args") {
+			currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value
+		} else {
+			currentToolUse.params[currentParamName] = value.trim()
+		}
 		// Tool use remains partial.
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts
index 689675999fd1..f6bb63cd428c 100644
--- a/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts
+++ b/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,30 @@ export async function presentAssistantMessage(cline: Task) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			await cline.say("text", content, undefined, block.partial)
+			// Attach minimal telemetry metadata about function_calls normalization to the text message (no PII)
+			const normalized = cline.assistantMessageParser.functionCallsNormalized
+			const toolNamesEncountered = Array.from(
+				cline.assistantMessageParser.functionCallsToolNamesEncountered || [],
+			)
+			const modelIdForMeta = cline.api.getModel().id
+
+			await cline.say(
+				"text",
+				content,
+				undefined,
+				block.partial,
+				undefined,
+				undefined,
+				normalized
+					? {
+							metadata: {
+								function_calls_normalized: true,
+								toolNamesEncountered,
+								modelId: modelIdForMeta,
+							},
+						}
+					: undefined,
+			)
 			break
 		}
 		case "tool_use":