diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 1164717391bbf..5e2fe4f8a197a 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
 _ADAPTER_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECS_DEFAULT = 5.0
 _TELEGRAM_COMMAND_MENTION_RE = re.compile(r"(?<![\w:/])/([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)")
 
+# Internal tool-trace banner lines that should be stripped from chat delivery.
+# Matches lines like: ⚠️ 🛠️ `search repos (agent)` failed
+# These are diagnostic scaffolding, not user-facing content.
+_TOOL_TRACE_BANNER_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^[ \t]*(?:⚠️?\s*)?(?:🛠️?\s*)?`[^`]+`\s+failed\s*$",
+    re.MULTILINE,
+)
+
 _TELEGRAM_NOISY_STATUS_RE = re.compile(
     r"("  # transient/auxiliary status that should stay in logs, not gateway chats
     r"auxiliary\s+.+\s+failed"
@@ -426,6 +434,8 @@ def _sanitize_gateway_final_response(platform: Any, text: str) -> str:
     redacted = _redact_gateway_user_facing_secrets(str(text))
     if _looks_like_gateway_provider_error(redacted):
         return _gateway_provider_error_reply(redacted)
+    # Strip internal tool-trace banner lines (e.g. ⚠️ 🛠️ `tool (agent)` failed)
+    redacted = _TOOL_TRACE_BANNER_RE.sub("", redacted).strip()
     return redacted
 
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_noise_filter.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_noise_filter.py
index 5ba7c04e359b8..5bf9494ac0869 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_noise_filter.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_noise_filter.py
@@ -232,3 +232,20 @@ def test_chat_gateways_redact_all_issue_23810_credential_shapes(platform, shape_
     # Prose around the secret is preserved — redaction is surgical.
     assert "here is the token you asked me to echo" in sanitized
     assert sanitized.endswith("done.")
+
+
+def test_tool_trace_banner_stripped_from_chat():
+    """Internal tool-trace lines like ⚠️ 🛠️ `tool (agent)` failed must be
+    stripped from chat delivery. Regression test for #54957.
+    """
+    raw = "Done.\n⚠️ 🛠️ `search repos (agent)` failed"
+    sanitized = _sanitize_gateway_final_response(Platform.TELEGRAM, raw)
+    assert sanitized == "Done."
+    assert "failed" not in sanitized
+
+
+def test_tool_trace_banner_kept_on_raw_surface():
+    """Programmatic surfaces (local, api_server) should keep raw trace text."""
+    raw = "Done.\n⚠️ 🛠️ `search repos (agent)` failed"
+    result = _sanitize_gateway_final_response("local", raw)
+    assert "failed" in result