diff --git a/backend/pkg/providers/bedrock/bedrock_test.go b/backend/pkg/providers/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
index 0f36b59..801c659 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/providers/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/providers/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
@@ -733,6 +733,120 @@ func TestRestoreMissedToolsFromChain(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestToolConfigPresentWhenChainContainsToolBlocks verifies the fix for issue #160:
+// the Bedrock Converse API requires toolConfig whenever the message history contains
+// toolUse or toolResult content blocks, even when the current turn provides no tools.
+func TestToolConfigPresentWhenChainContainsToolBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	// Simulate a conversation chain that contains tool calls and responses
+	// but where the current turn provides NO explicit tools.
+	chainWithToolBlocks := []llms.MessageContent{
+		llms.TextParts(llms.ChatMessageTypeHuman, "scan port 80"),
+		{
+			Role: llms.ChatMessageTypeAI,
+			Parts: []llms.ContentPart{
+				llms.ToolCall{
+					ID:   "call_001",
+					Type: "function",
+					FunctionCall: &llms.FunctionCall{
+						Name:      "nmap_scan",
+						Arguments: `{"target":"10.0.0.1","port":"80"}`,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Role: llms.ChatMessageTypeTool,
+			Parts: []llms.ContentPart{
+				llms.ToolCallResponse{
+					ToolCallID: "call_001",
+					Name:       "nmap_scan",
+					Content:    "port 80 open",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		llms.TextParts(llms.ChatMessageTypeAI, "Port 80 is open."),
+		llms.TextParts(llms.ChatMessageTypeHuman, "now check port 443"),
+	}
+
+	t.Run("CallWithTools with nil tools restores from chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		restored := restoreMissedToolsFromChain(chainWithToolBlocks, nil)
+		if len(restored) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected non-empty tools after restoring from chain with toolUse/toolResult blocks")
+		}
+
+		found := false
+		for _, tool := range restored {
+			if tool.Function != nil && tool.Function.Name == "nmap_scan" {
+				found = true
+				// Verify schema was inferred from the arguments
+				schema, ok := tool.Function.Parameters.(map[string]any)
+				if !ok {
+					t.Fatal("expected inferred schema")
+				}
+				props, ok := schema["properties"].(map[string]any)
+				if !ok {
+					t.Fatal("expected properties in inferred schema")
+				}
+				if _, exists := props["target"]; !exists {
+					t.Error("expected 'target' property in inferred schema")
+				}
+				if _, exists := props["port"]; !exists {
+					t.Error("expected 'port' property in inferred schema")
+				}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Error("expected nmap_scan tool to be restored from chain")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CallWithTools with empty tools restores from chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		restored := restoreMissedToolsFromChain(chainWithToolBlocks, []llms.Tool{})
+		if len(restored) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected non-empty tools when passing empty slice with tool-containing chain")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CallEx option building restores tools from chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Simulate CallEx option building: extract tools from options (none),
+		// then restore from chain.
+		options := []llms.CallOption{
+			llms.WithTemperature(0.7),
+			llms.WithMaxTokens(1000),
+		}
+		tools := extractToolsFromOptions(options)
+		tools = restoreMissedToolsFromChain(chainWithToolBlocks, tools)
+		if len(tools) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected tools to be restored from chain in CallEx flow")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("chain with only ToolCallResponse restores tools", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Edge case: chain has tool results but no tool calls (e.g., truncated history)
+		chainOnlyResults := []llms.MessageContent{
+			{
+				Role: llms.ChatMessageTypeTool,
+				Parts: []llms.ContentPart{
+					llms.ToolCallResponse{
+						ToolCallID: "call_099",
+						Name:       "curl_request",
+						Content:    "HTTP 200 OK",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		restored := restoreMissedToolsFromChain(chainOnlyResults, nil)
+		if len(restored) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected tool restored from ToolCallResponse-only chain")
+		}
+		if restored[0].Function == nil || restored[0].Function.Name != "curl_request" {
+			t.Error("expected curl_request tool definition")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // TestExtractToolsFromOptions verifies tool extraction from CallOptions.
 func TestExtractToolsFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("empty options returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {