diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/deepseek_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/deepseek_parser.rs
index 5ab652da1..406411904 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/deepseek_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/deepseek_parser.rs
@@ -154,8 +154,18 @@ impl ToolParser for DeepSeekParser {
 
         // Check for tool markers
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            // No markers found, return as incomplete
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find("<｜tool▁calls▁begin｜>") {
+            if marker_pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Look for start of tool calls
@@ -220,7 +230,7 @@ impl ToolParser for DeepSeekParser {
                                             });
                                         }
                                         Err(_) => {
-                                            // Can't parse yet, keep buffering
+                                            // Can't parse yet, continue waiting for more data
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/glm4_moe_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/glm4_moe_parser.rs
index 0d374ea08..f94965acf 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/glm4_moe_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/glm4_moe_parser.rs
@@ -177,8 +177,18 @@ impl ToolParser for Glm4MoeParser {
 
         // Check for tool markers
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            // No markers found, return as incomplete
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find("<tool_call>") {
+            if marker_pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Look for start of tool call
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/json_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/json_parser.rs
index 82a41cf4f..a66789248 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/json_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/json_parser.rs
@@ -227,10 +227,34 @@ impl JsonParser {
         }
 
         // Check for any start token
-        self.token_config
+        let has_start_token = self
+            .token_config
             .start_tokens
             .iter()
-            .any(|token| text.contains(token))
+            .any(|token| text.contains(token));
+
+        // Also check if we have what looks like JSON even without start token
+        // This handles cases where we've already processed the start token
+        // and are working on subsequent tools
+        has_start_token || (text.trim_start().starts_with('{') && text.contains(r#""name""#))
+    }
+
+    /// Check if text might contain a partial start token (for streaming)
+    fn has_partial_start_token(&self, text: &str) -> bool {
+        if self.token_config.start_tokens.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Check if the end of the buffer could be the start of any start token
+        for start_token in &self.token_config.start_tokens {
+            for i in 1..start_token.len() {
+                let token_prefix = &start_token[..i];
+                if text.ends_with(token_prefix) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        false
     }
 }
 
@@ -382,8 +406,42 @@ impl ToolParser for JsonParser {
 
         // Check if we have potential tool calls
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            // No tool markers, return as incomplete
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            if self.has_partial_start_token(&state.buffer) {
+                // We might be in the middle of receiving a start token, wait for more data
+                return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            }
+
+            // No tool markers and no partial tokens - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        if !self.token_config.start_tokens.is_empty() {
+            let start_token = &self.token_config.start_tokens[0];
+            if !start_token.is_empty() {
+                if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find(start_token) {
+                    if marker_pos > 0 {
+                        // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                        let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                        return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // For JSON without start tokens, look for the start of JSON structure
+            // Find whichever comes first: '{' or '['
+            let brace_pos = state.buffer.find('{');
+            let bracket_pos = state.buffer.find('[');
+            let json_pos = brace_pos.iter().chain(bracket_pos.iter()).min().copied();
+
+            if let Some(pos) = json_pos {
+                if pos > 0 {
+                    // We have text before JSON structure - extract it as normal text
+                    let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..pos).collect();
+                    return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         // Extract JSON content first to check for separators
@@ -407,9 +465,8 @@ impl ToolParser for JsonParser {
                             // We need to figure out how much to remove from the original buffer
                             // Find where the separator is in the original buffer and remove up to and including it
                             if let Some(sep_in_original) = state.buffer.find(separator.as_str()) {
-                                let remaining =
-                                    state.buffer[sep_in_original + separator.len()..].to_string();
-                                state.buffer = remaining;
+                                // Remove processed content up to and including separator
+                                state.buffer.drain(..=sep_in_original + separator.len() - 1);
                             }
 
                             // Return the first tool as complete
@@ -518,7 +575,7 @@ impl ToolParser for JsonParser {
             }
             Err(_) => {
                 // Failed to parse even as partial JSON
-                // Keep buffering
+                // Continue waiting for more data
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/kimik2_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/kimik2_parser.rs
index 223c40c36..5b833acd7 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/kimik2_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/kimik2_parser.rs
@@ -152,9 +152,22 @@ impl ToolParser for KimiK2Parser {
             self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) || state.buffer.contains("<|tool_call_begin|>");
 
         if !has_tool_call {
-            // No markers found, clear buffer and return
-            state.buffer.clear();
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        let marker1_pos = state.buffer.find("<|tool_calls_section_begin|>");
+        let marker2_pos = state.buffer.find("<|tool_call_begin|>");
+        let marker_pos = marker1_pos.iter().chain(marker2_pos.iter()).min().copied();
+
+        if let Some(pos) = marker_pos {
+            if pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Try to match streaming pattern
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/llama_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/llama_parser.rs
index 4e3fc2833..60cae6211 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/llama_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/llama_parser.rs
@@ -75,16 +75,18 @@ impl ToolParser for LlamaParser {
         chunk: &str,
         state: &mut ParseState,
     ) -> ToolParserResult<StreamResult> {
-        // Try with the python_tag parser first
+        // First, try with the configured json_parser (which handles python_tag)
         let result = self.json_parser.parse_incremental(chunk, state).await?;
 
-        // If we get Incomplete and buffer starts with '{', might be plain JSON
-        if matches!(result, StreamResult::Incomplete) && state.buffer.trim_start().starts_with('{')
-        {
-            // Check if we have python_tag in the buffer
-            if !state.buffer.contains("<|python_tag|>") {
-                // Likely plain JSON, create temporary parser
+        // If we get Incomplete and no python_tag in buffer, might be plain JSON
+        if matches!(result, StreamResult::Incomplete) {
+            let trimmed = state.buffer.trim_start();
+            if trimmed.starts_with('{') && !state.buffer.contains("<|python_tag|>") {
+                // Likely plain JSON, try with a plain parser
+                // Note: We need to be careful not to double-add the chunk
                 let plain_parser = JsonParser::new();
+                // The chunk was already added to state.buffer by json_parser above
+                // So we call with empty string to just process what's in the buffer
                 return plain_parser.parse_incremental("", state).await;
             }
         }
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/mistral_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/mistral_parser.rs
index e3b136951..6270d23ff 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/mistral_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/mistral_parser.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,18 @@ impl ToolParser for MistralParser {
 
         // Check if we have the start marker
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before [TOOL_CALLS] and extract it as normal text
+        if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find("[TOOL_CALLS]") {
+            if marker_pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Try to extract complete JSON array
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/qwen_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/qwen_parser.rs
index bb0a2f462..a47dbfa35 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/qwen_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/qwen_parser.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,18 @@ impl ToolParser for QwenParser {
 
         // Check if we have the start marker
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find("<tool_call>") {
+            if marker_pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Find start and end positions
@@ -212,7 +223,12 @@ impl ToolParser for QwenParser {
                         }
                     }
                     Err(_) => {
-                        // JSON parsing failed, might be incomplete
+                        // JSON parsing failed, might be incomplete or malformed
+                        // If we have what looks like a complete tool call block, treat as normal text
+                        if state.buffer[start_pos..end_pos].contains("\n</tool_call>") {
+                            let malformed_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..end_pos).collect();
+                            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(malformed_text));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/step3_parser.rs b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/step3_parser.rs
index c2ffd1e61..ba3cd877f 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/step3_parser.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/tool_parser/parsers/step3_parser.rs
@@ -209,8 +209,18 @@ impl ToolParser for Step3Parser {
 
         // Check for tool markers
         if !self.has_tool_markers(&state.buffer) {
-            // No markers found, return as incomplete
-            return Ok(StreamResult::Incomplete);
+            // No tool markers detected - return all buffered content as normal text
+            let normal_text = std::mem::take(&mut state.buffer);
+            return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+        }
+
+        // Check for text before tool markers and extract it as normal text
+        if let Some(marker_pos) = state.buffer.find("<｜tool_calls_begin｜>") {
+            if marker_pos > 0 {
+                // We have text before the tool marker - extract it as normal text
+                let normal_text: String = state.buffer.drain(..marker_pos).collect();
+                return Ok(StreamResult::NormalText(normal_text));
+            }
         }
 
         // Look for start of tool calls