diff --git a/internal/lua/adapters/trae.lua b/internal/lua/adapters/trae.lua
index d05b45a..45949cc 100644
--- a/internal/lua/adapters/trae.lua
+++ b/internal/lua/adapters/trae.lua
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ end
 -- Returns (tool_calls_array_or_nil, content_with_blocks_removed).
 local function parse_text_tool_calls(content)
     if type(content) ~= "string" or content == "" then return nil, content end
-    if not (content:find("<tool_call", 1, true) or content:find("<toolcall", 1, true)) then
-        return nil, content
-    end
 
     local tcs = {}
     local idx = 0
@@ -88,11 +85,31 @@ local function parse_text_tool_calls(content)
     collect("<tool_call[^>]*>%s*(.-)%s*</tool_call%s*>")
     collect("<toolcall[^>]*>%s*(.-)%s*</toolcall%s*>")
 
+    -- Legacy / mimicked form: models that saw past assistant turns folded as
+    --   [Called tool: name({...})]
+    -- tend to emit the same shape instead of a real  block. Recover it so
+    -- the agent loop keeps working; otherwise the client receives plain text
+    -- where a structured tool call should be. Capture the name and the JSON
+    -- object literal independently (the JSON is the only {...} run here).
+    if #tcs == 0 and content:find("%[Called tool") then
+        for name, argsraw in content:gmatch("%[Called tool%s*:%s*([%w_%-%.]+)%s*%((%b{})%s*%)%s*%]") do
+            local aok, decoded = pcall(json.decode, argsraw)
+            idx = idx + 1
+            table.insert(tcs, {
+                id = "call_legacy_" .. idx,
+                type = "function",
+                name = name,
+                arguments = aok and decoded or {}
+            })
+        end
+    end
+
     if #tcs == 0 then return nil, content end
 
     -- drop the blocks from user-visible content; keep any surrounding prose
     local stripped = content:gsub("<tool_call[^>]*>%s*.-%s*</tool_call%s*>", "")
     stripped = stripped:gsub("<toolcall[^>]*>%s*.-%s*</toolcall%s*>", "")
+    stripped = stripped:gsub("%[Called tool%s*:%s*[%w_%-%.]+%s*%(%b{}%s*%)%s*%]", "")
     stripped = stripped:gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", "")
     return tcs, stripped
 end