diff --git a/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/shim.py b/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/shim.py
index 6055b52bf7..2687bfd901 100644
--- a/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/shim.py
+++ b/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/shim.py
@@ -217,10 +217,25 @@ def health():
     return {"status": "ok", "model": MODEL_ID}
 
 
+def _tools_for_choice(tools, tool_choice):
+    # Honor tool_choice before advertising: "none" hides tools, a forced function
+    # narrows to just that one, anything else forwards all.
+    if isinstance(tool_choice, str) and tool_choice.lower() == "none":
+        return None
+    if isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
+        name = (tool_choice.get("function") or {}).get("name")
+        if name:
+            return [t for t in tools or []
+                    if isinstance(t, dict) and (t.get("function") or {}).get("name") == name] or None
+    return tools
+
+
 @app.post("/v1/chat/completions")
 async def chat(req: Request):
     body = await req.json()
     messages = body.get("messages", [])
+    # forwarded to the visual server, honoring tool_choice
+    tools = _tools_for_choice(body.get("tools"), body.get("tool_choice"))
     stream = bool(body.get("stream", False))
     max_blocks = _max_blocks(body)
     seed = int(body.get("seed", 3407))
@@ -234,7 +249,7 @@ async def chat(req: Request):
         def work():
             with _LOCK:
                 return V.generate_visual(srv, messages, seed=seed, max_blocks=max_blocks,
-                                         on_stats=stats_box.update)
+                                         on_stats=stats_box.update, tools=tools)
         try:
             text = await loop.run_in_executor(None, work)
         except V.ContextOverflow as exc:
@@ -276,7 +291,7 @@ def work():
                 with _LOCK:
                     full = V.generate_visual(srv, messages, seed=seed, max_blocks=max_blocks,
                                              on_frame=on_frame, on_commit=on_commit,
-                                             on_stats=stats_box.update)
+                                             on_stats=stats_box.update, tools=tools)
                 loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, ("done", full))
             except V.ContextOverflow as exc:  # context budget exceeded -> clean user-facing message
                 loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, ("overflow", exc))
diff --git a/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/visual_engine.py b/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/visual_engine.py
index b7e7e13d61..5fbeabdbb9 100644
--- a/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/visual_engine.py
+++ b/unsloth_zoo/diffusion_studio/visual_engine.py
@@ -216,14 +216,18 @@ def restart(self):
             pass
         self._spawn()
 
-    def _send(self, messages, n_blocks, seed):
+    def _send(self, messages, n_blocks, seed, tools=None):
         # A previous turn may have crashed the decoder; respawn before writing so a dead child does not
         # strand this and every later turn with a broken pipe.
         if self.p is None or self.p.poll() is not None:
             self.restart()
-        with open(self.req, "w") as f:
-            json.dump({"seed": int(seed), "n_blocks": int(n_blocks), "messages": messages}, f,
-                      ensure_ascii=False)
+        req = {"seed": int(seed), "n_blocks": int(n_blocks), "messages": messages}
+        # Forward tools so the server renders them into the chat template (inputs.tools)
+        # for schema-correct <|tool_call> args.
+        if tools:
+            req["tools"] = tools
+        with open(self.req, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(req, f, ensure_ascii=False)
         try:
             self.p.stdin.write(self.req + "\n")
             self.p.stdin.flush()
@@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ def _parse_stats(line):
     return stats
 
 
-def generate_visual(server, messages, seed=3407, max_blocks=8, on_frame=None, on_commit=None, on_stats=None):
+def generate_visual(server, messages, seed=3407, max_blocks=8, on_frame=None, on_commit=None, on_stats=None, tools=None):
     """Stream one turn through the optimized visual server.
 
     on_frame(block, step, total, text): a denoising frame (the current argmax canvas, already decoded).
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@ def _commit(txt):
 
     for attempt in (0, 1):
         try:
-            return _generate_visual_once(server, messages, seed, max_blocks, _frame, _commit, on_stats)
+            return _generate_visual_once(server, messages, seed, max_blocks, _frame, _commit, on_stats, tools)
         except VisualServerCrashed:
             server.restart()  # always bring a fresh server up so the next turn works regardless
             if attempt == 1 or progressed["emitted"]:
@@ -290,8 +294,8 @@ def _commit(txt):
             # nothing emitted yet -> safe to transparently resend on the fresh server
 
 
-def _generate_visual_once(server, messages, seed, max_blocks, on_frame, on_commit, on_stats):
-    server._send(messages, max_blocks, seed)
+def _generate_visual_once(server, messages, seed, max_blocks, on_frame, on_commit, on_stats, tools=None):
+    server._send(messages, max_blocks, seed, tools)
 
     full_text = ""
     while True: