diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index af8ac4efc24..e831dab358e 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
             _cprint(f"{_DIM}└{'─' * (w - 2)}┘{_RST}")
             self._reasoning_box_opened = False
 
-    def _stream_delta(self, text: str) -> None:
+    def _stream_delta(self, text) -> None:
         """Line-buffered streaming callback for real-time token rendering.
 
         Receives text deltas from the agent as tokens arrive. Buffers
@@ -1514,7 +1514,15 @@ class HermesCLI:
         Reasoning/thinking blocks (<REASONING_SCRATCHPAD>, <think>, etc.)
         are suppressed during streaming since they'd display raw XML tags.
         The agent strips them from the final response anyway.
+
+        A ``None`` value signals an intermediate turn boundary (tools are
+        about to execute).  Flushes any open boxes and resets state so
+        tool feed lines render cleanly between turns.
         """
+        if text is None:
+            self._flush_stream()
+            self._reset_stream_state()
+            return
         if not text:
             return
 
diff --git a/run_agent.py b/run_agent.py
index 1c3b25fe227..0e444b1adf8 100644
--- a/run_agent.py
+++ b/run_agent.py
@@ -4838,7 +4838,7 @@ class AIAgent:
                         spinner.stop(cute_msg)
                     elif self.quiet_mode:
                         self._vprint(f"  {cute_msg}")
-            elif self.quiet_mode and not self._has_stream_consumers():
+            elif self.quiet_mode:
                 face = random.choice(KawaiiSpinner.KAWAII_WAITING)
                 emoji = _get_tool_emoji(function_name)
                 preview = _build_tool_preview(function_name, function_args) or function_name
@@ -6568,7 +6568,19 @@ class AIAgent:
                                 self._vprint(f"  ┊ 💬 {clean}")
                     
                     messages.append(assistant_msg)
-                    
+
+                    # Close any open streaming display (response box, reasoning
+                    # box) before tool execution begins.  Intermediate turns may
+                    # have streamed early content that opened the response box;
+                    # flushing here prevents it from wrapping tool feed lines.
+                    # Only signal the display callback — TTS (_stream_callback)
+                    # should NOT receive None (it uses None as end-of-stream).
+                    if self.stream_delta_callback:
+                        try:
+                            self.stream_delta_callback(None)
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+
                     _msg_count_before_tools = len(messages)
                     self._execute_tool_calls(assistant_message, messages, effective_task_id, api_call_count)