diff --git a/agent/gemma4_tool_normalizer.py b/agent/gemma4_tool_normalizer.py
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+"""
+gemma4_tool_normalizer.py — Normalize Gemma 4 tool call output quirks.
+
+Gemma 4 (and some Ollama models) emit tool calls in formats that differ
+from the OpenAI standard:
+
+1. Extra whitespace around JSON arguments
+2. Parallel tool calls split across separate assistant messages
+3. Streaming chunks with split JSON
+
+This module normalizes these into standard OpenAI tool_calls format.
+
+Usage:
+    from agent.gemma4_tool_normalizer import normalize_tool_calls, normalize_messages_tool_calls
+
+    # Normalize a single tool call dict
+    normalized = normalize_tool_calls(raw_tool_calls)
+
+    # Normalize an entire conversation (merges split messages)
+    messages = normalize_messages_tool_calls(messages)
+"""
+
+import json
+import re
+import logging
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def normalize_tool_call_args(args_str: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize tool call arguments string.
+
+    Handles Gemma 4 quirks:
+    - Extra whitespace/newlines around JSON
+    - Trailing commas
+    - Single-quoted strings (convert to double)
+    """
+    if not args_str or not isinstance(args_str, str):
+        return args_str
+
+    # Strip leading/trailing whitespace
+    args_str = args_str.strip()
+
+    # Remove leading/trailing newlines and excessive whitespace
+    args_str = re.sub(r'^\s*\n+\s*', '', args_str)
+    args_str = re.sub(r'\n+\s*$', '', args_str)
+
+    # Remove trailing commas before closing braces/brackets
+    args_str = re.sub(r',\s*([}\]])', r'\1', args_str)
+
+    # Convert single-quoted values to double-quoted (Gemma 4 quirk)
+    # Only do this if the string doesn't parse as valid JSON
+    try:
+        json.loads(args_str)
+        return args_str  # Already valid
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Try fixing single quotes
+    fixed = re.sub(r"(?<!\\')'([^']*?)(?<!\\')'", r'"\1"', args_str)
+    try:
+        json.loads(fixed)
+        return fixed
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Try wrapping in braces if it looks like key-value pairs without braces
+    if ':' in args_str and not args_str.startswith('{'):
+        wrapped = '{' + args_str + '}'
+        try:
+            json.loads(wrapped)
+            return wrapped
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+    return args_str
+
+
+def normalize_tool_call(tc: dict) -> dict:
+    """Normalize a single tool call dict."""
+    if not isinstance(tc, dict):
+        return tc
+
+    tc = tc.copy()
+
+    # Normalize function.arguments
+    fn = tc.get("function")
+    if isinstance(fn, dict):
+        fn = fn.copy()
+        args = fn.get("arguments")
+        if isinstance(args, str):
+            fn["arguments"] = normalize_tool_call_args(args)
+        tc["function"] = fn
+
+    # Ensure id exists
+    if "id" not in tc:
+        tc["id"] = f"call_{hash(str(tc)) % 10**10:010d}"
+
+    return tc
+
+
+def normalize_tool_calls(tool_calls: List[dict]) -> List[dict]:
+    """Normalize a list of tool calls."""
+    if not tool_calls:
+        return tool_calls
+    return [normalize_tool_call(tc) for tc in tool_calls if isinstance(tc, dict)]
+
+
+def merge_split_tool_calls(messages: List[dict]) -> List[dict]:
+    """Merge consecutive assistant messages with tool_calls into one.
+
+    Gemma 4 sometimes emits parallel tool calls as separate assistant
+    messages instead of one message with multiple tool_calls.
+    """
+    if not messages:
+        return messages
+
+    merged = []
+    pending_tool_calls = []
+    pending_content = []
+
+    for msg in messages:
+        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+            merged.append(msg)
+            continue
+
+        role = msg.get("role")
+        tool_calls = msg.get("tool_calls")
+
+        if role == "assistant" and tool_calls and isinstance(tool_calls, list):
+            # Accumulate tool calls from split messages
+            pending_tool_calls.extend(normalize_tool_calls(tool_calls))
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
+            if content:
+                pending_content.append(content)
+        else:
+            # Flush accumulated tool calls
+            if pending_tool_calls:
+                merged_msg = {
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": "\n".join(pending_content) if pending_content else "",
+                    "tool_calls": pending_tool_calls,
+                }
+                merged.append(merged_msg)
+                pending_tool_calls = []
+                pending_content = []
+
+            merged.append(msg)
+
+    # Flush remaining
+    if pending_tool_calls:
+        merged_msg = {
+            "role": "assistant",
+            "content": "\n".join(pending_content) if pending_content else "",
+            "tool_calls": pending_tool_calls,
+        }
+        merged.append(merged_msg)
+
+    return merged
+
+
+def normalize_messages_tool_calls(messages: List[dict]) -> List[dict]:
+    """Full normalization pipeline for conversation messages.
+
+    1. Merge split tool_call messages
+    2. Normalize individual tool call arguments
+    """
+    messages = merge_split_tool_calls(messages)
+    messages = _normalize_tool_calls_in_messages(messages)
+    return messages
+
+
+def _normalize_tool_calls_in_messages(messages: List[dict]) -> List[dict]:
+    """Normalize tool_calls within each message."""
+    result = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+            result.append(msg)
+            continue
+        msg = msg.copy()
+        tool_calls = msg.get("tool_calls")
+        if isinstance(tool_calls, list) and tool_calls:
+            msg["tool_calls"] = normalize_tool_calls(tool_calls)
+        result.append(msg)
+    return result
+
+
+def repair_json_fragment(fragment: str, prefix: str = "") -> Optional[str]:
+    """Attempt to repair a JSON fragment from streaming.
+
+    Gemma 4 streaming may split JSON across chunks. This attempts to
+    reassemble valid JSON from fragments.
+    """
+    if not fragment:
+        return None
+
+    candidate = prefix + fragment
+
+    # Try direct parse
+    try:
+        json.loads(candidate)
+        return candidate
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        pass
+
+    # Try closing unclosed braces/brackets
+    open_braces = candidate.count('{') - candidate.count('}')
+    open_brackets = candidate.count('[') - candidate.count(']')
+
+    if open_braces > 0 or open_brackets > 0:
+        repaired = candidate + ('}' * open_braces) + (']' * open_brackets)
+        try:
+            json.loads(repaired)
+            return repaired
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+    # Try removing incomplete trailing key/value
+    for i in range(len(candidate) - 1, max(0, len(candidate) - 50), -1):
+        if candidate[i] in (',', ':'):
+            repaired = candidate[:i]
+            if repaired.endswith(','):
+                repaired = repaired[:-1]
+            open_b = repaired.count('{') - repaired.count('}')
+            open_br = repaired.count('[') - repaired.count(']')
+            repaired += ('}' * open_b) + (']' * open_br)
+            try:
+                json.loads(repaired)
+                return repaired
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                continue
+
+    return None
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_gemma4_tool_normalizer.py b/tests/agent/test_gemma4_tool_normalizer.py
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+"""Tests for Gemma 4 tool call normalizer."""
+
+import json
+import pytest
+
+from agent.gemma4_tool_normalizer import (
+    normalize_tool_call_args,
+    normalize_tool_call,
+    normalize_tool_calls,
+    merge_split_tool_calls,
+    normalize_messages_tool_calls,
+    repair_json_fragment,
+)
+
+
+class TestNormalizeArgs:
+    def test_strips_whitespace(self):
+        result = normalize_tool_call_args('  \n  {"path": "/tmp"}  \n  ')
+        assert json.loads(result) == {"path": "/tmp"}
+
+    def test_removes_trailing_comma(self):
+        result = normalize_tool_call_args('{"path": "/tmp",}')
+        assert json.loads(result) == {"path": "/tmp"}
+
+    def test_fixes_single_quotes(self):
+        result = normalize_tool_call_args("{'path': '/tmp'}")
+        parsed = json.loads(result)
+        assert parsed["path"] == "/tmp"
+
+    def test_wraps_bare_kv_pairs(self):
+        result = normalize_tool_call_args('"path": "/tmp", "mode": "read"')
+        parsed = json.loads(result)
+        assert parsed["path"] == "/tmp"
+
+    def test_valid_json_unchanged(self):
+        original = '{"command": "ls -la"}'
+        result = normalize_tool_call_args(original)
+        assert result == original
+
+    def test_empty_string(self):
+        assert normalize_tool_call_args("") == ""
+
+    def test_none_passthrough(self):
+        assert normalize_tool_call_args(None) is None
+
+
+class TestNormalizeToolCall:
+    def test_normalizes_args(self):
+        tc = {
+            "id": "call_123",
+            "function": {"name": "execute_code", "arguments": '  {"code": "print(1)"}  '}
+        }
+        result = normalize_tool_call(tc)
+        assert json.loads(result["function"]["arguments"]) == {"code": "print(1)"}
+
+    def test_adds_missing_id(self):
+        tc = {"function": {"name": "terminal", "arguments": '{"command":"ls"}'}}
+        result = normalize_tool_call(tc)
+        assert "id" in result
+        assert result["id"].startswith("call_")
+
+
+class TestMergeSplitToolCalls:
+    def test_merges_consecutive_assistant_messages(self):
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"id": "1", "function": {"name": "read_file", "arguments": '{"path":"a.py"}'}}]},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"id": "2", "function": {"name": "read_file", "arguments": '{"path":"b.py"}'}}]},
+            {"role": "tool", "content": "file a content", "tool_call_id": "1"},
+        ]
+        result = merge_split_tool_calls(messages)
+        # First message should have both tool calls merged
+        assert len(result[0]["tool_calls"]) == 2
+        assert len(result) == 2  # merged assistant + tool response
+
+    def test_non_consecutive_not_merged(self):
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"id": "1", "function": {"name": "x", "arguments": "{}"}}]},
+            {"role": "tool", "content": "result", "tool_call_id": "1"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"id": "2", "function": {"name": "y", "arguments": "{}"}}]},
+        ]
+        result = merge_split_tool_calls(messages)
+        assert len(result) == 3  # no merging across tool response
+
+
+class TestRepairJson:
+    def test_repair_unclosed_brace(self):
+        result = repair_json_fragment('{"path": "/tmp"')
+        assert result is not None
+        assert json.loads(result) == {"path": "/tmp"}
+
+    def test_repair_unclosed_array(self):
+        result = repair_json_fragment('[1, 2, 3')
+        assert result is not None
+        assert json.loads(result) == [1, 2, 3]
+
+    def test_repair_trailing_key(self):
+        result = repair_json_fragment('{"a": 1, "b"')
+        assert result is not None
+        assert json.loads(result) == {"a": 1}
+
+    def test_valid_json_returned_unchanged(self):
+        original = '{"x": 1}'
+        assert repair_json_fragment(original) == original
+
+    def test_empty_returns_none(self):
+        assert repair_json_fragment("") is None