diff --git a/src/lib/utils/json/coerce.ts b/src/lib/utils/json/coerce.ts
index 607aea53c..5f261d62c 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/json/coerce.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/json/coerce.ts
@@ -107,12 +107,38 @@ export function coerceJsonToSchema(
     candidates.push({ text: text.slice(firstOpen), truncated: true });
   }
 
+  // JSON-string-literal wrapper: some providers double-encode and return the
+  // object as a JSON *string* (e.g. `"{\"k\":1}"`). Unwrap one layer and add
+  // the inner text's balanced spans as candidates so the object is recovered.
+  const literal = text.trim();
+  if (literal.length > 1 && literal.startsWith('"') && literal.endsWith('"')) {
+    try {
+      const inner: unknown = JSON.parse(literal);
+      if (typeof inner === "string") {
+        let innerFrom = 0;
+        for (;;) {
+          const innerSpan = nextBalancedJsonSpan(inner, innerFrom);
+          if (!innerSpan) {
+            break;
+          }
+          candidates.push({ text: innerSpan.span, truncated: false });
+          innerFrom = innerSpan.end;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // not a string literal — ignore
+    }
+  }
+
   let firstValid:
     | { value: unknown; repaired: boolean; truncated: boolean }
     | undefined;
-  let schemaMatch:
-    | { value: unknown; repaired: boolean; truncated: boolean }
-    | undefined;
+  const schemaValid: Array<{
+    value: unknown;
+    repaired: boolean;
+    truncated: boolean;
+  }> = [];
+  const hasSchema = !!(schema && hasSafeParse(schema));
   const seen = new Set<string>();
   for (const candidate of candidates) {
     if (seen.has(candidate.text)) {
@@ -135,20 +161,32 @@ export function coerceJsonToSchema(
     if (firstValid === undefined) {
       firstValid = record;
     }
-    if (schema && hasSafeParse(schema)) {
-      const safeParseable = schema as {
-        safeParse: (v: unknown) => { success: boolean };
-      };
-      if (safeParseable.safeParse(outcome.value).success) {
-        schemaMatch = record;
-        break;
-      }
-    } else {
+    if (!hasSchema) {
       // No Zod schema to discriminate — first parseable object wins.
       break;
     }
+    const safeParseable = schema as {
+      safeParse: (v: unknown) => { success: boolean };
+    };
+    if (safeParseable.safeParse(outcome.value).success) {
+      schemaValid.push(record);
+    }
   }
 
+  // Among schema-valid candidates prefer the MOST COMPLETE one. With nullable
+  // fields a lean object (e.g. `{summary, attachment: null}`) validates
+  // alongside the full object, so breaking on the first match would drop the
+  // richer payload (the classic preamble-then-real-answer case). Pick the
+  // candidate whose serialized form carries the most content.
+  const schemaMatch =
+    schemaValid.length > 0
+      ? schemaValid.reduce((best, cur) =>
+          JSON.stringify(cur.value).length > JSON.stringify(best.value).length
+            ? cur
+            : best,
+        )
+      : undefined;
+
   const chosen = schemaMatch ?? firstValid;
   if (chosen === undefined) {
     return null;
diff --git a/test/continuous-test-suite-structured-coerce.ts b/test/continuous-test-suite-structured-coerce.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6aa20299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/continuous-test-suite-structured-coerce.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tsx
+/**
+ * Continuous Test Suite: robust structured-output coercion (pure, no API).
+ *
+ * coerceJsonToSchema() is the fallback that recovers a schema-valid object from
+ * imperfect model text when AI-SDK experimental_output didn't yield one. Two
+ * robustness properties added here (previously hand-rolled in consumers):
+ *   1. Among MULTIPLE schema-valid candidates, prefer the most COMPLETE one —
+ *      with nullable fields a lean preamble `{summary, attachment:null}`
+ *      validates alongside the real `{summary, attachment:{...}}`, and breaking
+ *      on the first match dropped the payload.
+ *   2. Unwrap a JSON-string-literal wrapper (providers that double-encode).
+ *
+ * Run: npx tsx test/continuous-test-suite-structured-coerce.ts
+ */
+import { defineSuite, assertEqual } from "./helpers/harness.js";
+import { coerceJsonToSchema } from "../src/lib/utils/json/coerce.js";
+
+const { test, runSuite } = defineSuite("Structured-output coercion recovery");
+
+// Minimal schema: any object with a string `summary` is valid (so BOTH the lean
+// preamble and the full payload validate — exactly the ambiguous case).
+const schema = {
+  safeParse: (v: unknown) => ({
+    success:
+      !!v &&
+      typeof v === "object" &&
+      typeof (v as { summary?: unknown }).summary === "string",
+  }),
+} as unknown as Parameters<typeof coerceJsonToSchema>[1];
+
+const summaryOf = (r: ReturnType<typeof coerceJsonToSchema>): string =>
+  (r?.structuredData as { summary?: string } | undefined)?.summary ?? "";
+const hasAttachment = (r: ReturnType<typeof coerceJsonToSchema>): boolean =>
+  !!(r?.structuredData as { attachment?: unknown } | undefined)?.attachment;
+
+await test("prefers the most COMPLETE candidate over a lean preamble (preamble first)", () => {
+  const text =
+    '{"summary":"working on it","attachment":null}\n' +
+    '{"summary":"done","attachment":{"content":"a much larger real payload body"}}';
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema(text, schema);
+  assertEqual(summaryOf(r), "done", "should pick the richer object");
+  assertEqual(hasAttachment(r), true, "richer object keeps its attachment");
+});
+
+await test("prefers the most COMPLETE candidate regardless of order (payload first)", () => {
+  const text =
+    '{"summary":"done","attachment":{"content":"a much larger real payload body"}}\n' +
+    '{"summary":"working on it","attachment":null}';
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema(text, schema);
+  assertEqual(summaryOf(r), "done", "order-independent selection");
+});
+
+await test("extracts a fenced ```json object embedded in prose", () => {
+  const text =
+    'Sure, here you go:\n```json\n{"summary":"fenced","attachment":null}\n```\nLet me know!';
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema(text, schema);
+  assertEqual(summaryOf(r), "fenced", "object recovered from fence");
+});
+
+await test("unwraps a JSON-string-literal wrapper (double-encoded output)", () => {
+  const text = JSON.stringify('{"summary":"wrapped","attachment":null}');
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema(text, schema);
+  assertEqual(summaryOf(r), "wrapped", "object recovered from string literal");
+});
+
+await test("returns a clean object unchanged", () => {
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema('{"summary":"clean","attachment":null}', schema);
+  assertEqual(summaryOf(r), "clean", "clean object passes through");
+});
+
+await test("no schema → first parseable object wins (unchanged behavior)", () => {
+  const r = coerceJsonToSchema('{"a":1}\n{"b":2}');
+  assertEqual(
+    JSON.stringify(r?.structuredData),
+    JSON.stringify({ a: 1 }),
+    "first object with no schema",
+  );
+});
+
+await test("returns null when no JSON object is present", () => {
+  assertEqual(
+    coerceJsonToSchema("just prose, no json here", schema),
+    null,
+    "no object",
+  );
+});
+
+await runSuite();