diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 6a429f2..a8d16c8 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -452,6 +452,93 @@ def _json_string(value: Any) -> str:
         return "{}"
 
 
+def _openai_forced_tool_name(tool_choice: Any) -> str | None:
+    if not isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
+        return None
+    fn = tool_choice.get("function")
+    if isinstance(fn, dict):
+        name = fn.get("name")
+        if isinstance(name, str) and name.strip():
+            return name.strip()
+    return None
+
+
+def _anthropic_forced_tool_name(tool_choice: Any) -> str | None:
+    if not isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
+        return None
+    if tool_choice.get("type") == "tool":
+        name = tool_choice.get("name")
+        if isinstance(name, str) and name.strip():
+            return name.strip()
+    fn = tool_choice.get("function")
+    if isinstance(fn, dict):
+        name = fn.get("name")
+        if isinstance(name, str) and name.strip():
+            return name.strip()
+    return None
+
+
+def _json_object_from_text(text: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    raw = text.strip()
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+    if raw.startswith("```") and raw.endswith("```"):
+        raw = raw[3:-3].strip()
+        if raw.lower().startswith("json"):
+            raw = raw[4:].strip()
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(raw)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+    return parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else None
+
+
+def _forced_tool_event_from_text(text: str, forced_tool_name: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    parsed = _json_object_from_text(text)
+    if parsed is None:
+        return None
+
+    explicit_name: Any = parsed.get("name") or parsed.get("tool")
+    fn = parsed.get("function")
+    if explicit_name is None and isinstance(fn, dict):
+        explicit_name = fn.get("name")
+    if explicit_name is not None and str(explicit_name) != forced_tool_name:
+        return None
+
+    tool_input: Any = None
+    if "input" in parsed:
+        tool_input = parsed.get("input")
+    elif "arguments" in parsed:
+        args = parsed.get("arguments")
+        if isinstance(args, str):
+            try:
+                tool_input = json.loads(args)
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+        else:
+            tool_input = args
+    elif isinstance(fn, dict) and "arguments" in fn:
+        args = fn.get("arguments")
+        if isinstance(args, str):
+            try:
+                tool_input = json.loads(args)
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+        else:
+            tool_input = args
+    else:
+        reserved = {"name", "tool", "function", "arguments", "input", "result"}
+        tool_input = {k: v for k, v in parsed.items() if k not in reserved}
+
+    event: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "name": forced_tool_name,
+        "input": tool_input if tool_input is not None else {},
+    }
+    if "result" in parsed:
+        event["result"] = parsed.get("result")
+    return event
+
+
 def _openai_tool_call(tool: dict[str, Any], *, forced_id: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return {
         "id": str(tool.get("id") or forced_id or f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"),
@@ -800,6 +887,14 @@ async def v1_chat_completions(req: ChatCompletionsRequest, request: Request):
                     tool_id = str(item.get("id") or f"call_{idx}")
                     tool_calls.append(_openai_tool_call(item, forced_id=tool_id))
                     saw_tool_call = True
+        if not saw_tool_call:
+            forced_tool_name = _openai_forced_tool_name(req.tool_choice)
+            if forced_tool_name:
+                fallback_event = _forced_tool_event_from_text(message_content, forced_tool_name)
+                if fallback_event is not None:
+                    tool_calls.append(_openai_tool_call(fallback_event, forced_id="call_fallback_0"))
+                    saw_tool_call = True
+                    message_content = ""
         response = ChatCompletionResponse(
             id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex}",
             created=int(time.time()),
@@ -1249,10 +1344,12 @@ async def v1_messages(req: AnthropicMessagesRequest, request: Request):
             content_blocks.append({"type": "text", "text": text})
         tool_events = result.get("toolEvents") or []
         saw_pending_tool_use = False
+        saw_tool_event = False
         if isinstance(tool_events, list):
             for idx, item in enumerate(tool_events):
                 if not isinstance(item, dict):
                     continue
+                saw_tool_event = True
                 tool_id = str(item.get("id") or f"toolu_nonstream_{idx}")
                 content_blocks.append(_anthropic_tool_use_block(item, forced_id=tool_id))
                 tool_result = _anthropic_tool_result_block(item, forced_id=tool_id)
@@ -1261,7 +1358,21 @@ async def v1_messages(req: AnthropicMessagesRequest, request: Request):
                 else:
                     saw_pending_tool_use = True
 
+        if not saw_tool_event:
+            forced_tool_name = _anthropic_forced_tool_name(req.tool_choice)
+            if forced_tool_name:
+                fallback_event = _forced_tool_event_from_text(text, forced_tool_name)
+                if fallback_event is not None:
+                    content_blocks = []
+                    tool_id = "toolu_fallback_0"
+                    content_blocks.append(_anthropic_tool_use_block(fallback_event, forced_id=tool_id))
+                    tool_result = _anthropic_tool_result_block(fallback_event, forced_id=tool_id)
+                    saw_pending_tool_use = tool_result is None
+                    if tool_result is not None:
+                        content_blocks.append(tool_result)
+
         response_body: dict = {
+
             "id": message_id,
             "type": "message",
             "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_call_bridge.py b/tests/test_tool_call_bridge.py
index bcf16dd..13ee0df 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_call_bridge.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_call_bridge.py
@@ -224,6 +224,42 @@ class ToolCallBridgeTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             {"query": "gateway"},
         )
 
+    async def test_openai_non_stream_fallbacks_to_structured_tool_call_for_forced_tool(self) -> None:
+        fake_client = _FakeClient(
+            stream_events=[],
+            complete_result={
+                "text": "```json\n{\"arguments\": {\"query\": \"gateway\"}}\n```",
+                "toolEvents": [],
+                "sessionId": "sess-fallback-openai",
+            },
+        )
+        req = ChatCompletionsRequest(
+            model="org_auto",
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            stream=False,
+            tools=[{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "lookup", "parameters": {}}}],
+            tool_choice={"type": "function", "function": {"name": "lookup"}},
+        )
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(main, "pool", _FakePool(_FakeInstance(fake_client))),
+            patch.object(main, "chat_guard", _FakeGuard()),
+            patch.object(main, "_ensure_instance_logged_in", AsyncMock(return_value={"id": "u"})),
+            patch.object(main.stats_collector, "record_chat", AsyncMock(return_value=None)),
+        ):
+            response = await main.v1_chat_completions(req, _make_request("/v1/chat/completions"))
+
+        payload = json.loads(response.body)
+        message = payload["choices"][0]["message"]
+        self.assertEqual(payload["choices"][0]["finish_reason"], "tool_calls")
+        self.assertEqual(message["content"], "")
+        self.assertIsInstance(message["tool_calls"], list)
+        self.assertEqual(message["tool_calls"][0]["function"]["name"], "lookup")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            json.loads(message["tool_calls"][0]["function"]["arguments"]),
+            {"query": "gateway"},
+        )
+
     async def test_openai_stream_bridges_tool_and_text_events(self) -> None:
         fake_client = _FakeClient(
             stream_events=[
@@ -306,6 +342,46 @@ class ToolCallBridgeTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(payload["content"][1]["name"], "lookup")
         self.assertEqual(payload["content"][2]["tool_use_id"], "toolu_1")
 
+    async def test_anthropic_non_stream_fallbacks_to_structured_tool_blocks_for_forced_tool(self) -> None:
+        fake_client = _FakeClient(
+            stream_events=[],
+            complete_result={
+                "text": "{\"input\": {\"k\": \"v\"}, \"result\": {\"value\": 1}}",
+                "toolEvents": [],
+                "sessionId": "sess-fallback-anthropic",
+            },
+        )
+        req = AnthropicMessagesRequest(
+            model="claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
+            max_tokens=256,
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            stream=False,
+            tools=[{"name": "lookup", "input_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}}],
+            tool_choice={"type": "tool", "name": "lookup"},
+        )
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(main, "pool", _FakePool(_FakeInstance(fake_client))),
+            patch.object(main, "chat_guard", _FakeGuard()),
+            patch.object(main, "_ensure_instance_logged_in", AsyncMock(return_value={"id": "u"})),
+            patch.object(main.stats_collector, "record_chat", AsyncMock(return_value=None)),
+            patch.object(main.settings, "api_keys", ["test-key"]),
+        ):
+            response = await main.v1_messages(
+                req,
+                _make_request(
+                    "/v1/messages",
+                    headers={"x-api-key": "test-key", "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"},
+                ),
+            )
+
+        payload = json.loads(response.body)
+        types = [item["type"] for item in payload["content"]]
+        self.assertEqual(types, ["tool_use", "tool_result"])
+        self.assertEqual(payload["stop_reason"], "end_turn")
+        self.assertEqual(payload["content"][0]["name"], "lookup")
+        self.assertEqual(payload["content"][1]["tool_use_id"], "toolu_fallback_0")
+
     async def test_openai_stream_tool_call_indices_are_stable(self) -> None:
         fake_client = _FakeClient(
             stream_events=[