diff --git a/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible.rs b/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible.rs
index 6579ea400..2d16c63bb 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible.rs
@@ -528,19 +528,33 @@ impl OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
         tools: Option<&[crate::openhuman::tools::ToolSpec]>,
     ) -> Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>> {
         tools.map(|items| {
-            items
-                .iter()
-                .map(|tool| {
-                    serde_json::json!({
-                        "type": "function",
-                        "function": {
-                            "name": tool.name,
-                            "description": tool.description,
-                            "parameters": tool.parameters,
-                        }
-                    })
-                })
-                .collect()
+            let mut seen: std::collections::HashSet<&str> =
+                std::collections::HashSet::with_capacity(items.len());
+            let mut dropped: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+            let mut out: Vec<serde_json::Value> = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
+            for tool in items {
+                if !seen.insert(tool.name.as_str()) {
+                    dropped.push(tool.name.as_str());
+                    continue;
+                }
+                out.push(serde_json::json!({
+                    "type": "function",
+                    "function": {
+                        "name": tool.name,
+                        "description": tool.description,
+                        "parameters": tool.parameters,
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+            if !dropped.is_empty() {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "[providers][compatible] dropped {} duplicate tool spec(s) at wire \
+                     boundary (TAURI-RUST-2E): {:?}",
+                    dropped.len(),
+                    dropped
+                );
+            }
+            out
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible_tests.rs b/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible_tests.rs
index c1f2c2450..00270f83f 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible_tests.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/inference/provider/compatible_tests.rs
@@ -1785,3 +1785,82 @@ fn native_message_reasoning_content_present_when_some() {
         "reasoning_content must be present in the wire payload when Some"
     );
 }
+
+// ── convert_tool_specs — TAURI-RUST-2E wire-boundary dedup ─────────────
+
+fn spec(name: &str) -> crate::openhuman::tools::ToolSpec {
+    crate::openhuman::tools::ToolSpec {
+        name: name.to_string(),
+        description: format!("{name} desc"),
+        parameters: serde_json::json!({"type": "object"}),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn convert_tool_specs_none_input_returns_none() {
+    assert!(OpenAiCompatibleProvider::convert_tool_specs(None).is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn convert_tool_specs_empty_slice_returns_empty_vec() {
+    let out = OpenAiCompatibleProvider::convert_tool_specs(Some(&[])).unwrap();
+    assert!(out.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn convert_tool_specs_passes_through_unique_names() {
+    let specs = vec![spec("alpha"), spec("beta"), spec("gamma")];
+    let out = OpenAiCompatibleProvider::convert_tool_specs(Some(&specs)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(out.len(), 3);
+    let names: Vec<&str> = out
+        .iter()
+        .map(|t| t["function"]["name"].as_str().unwrap())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(names, vec!["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn convert_tool_specs_dedups_duplicate_names_first_wins() {
+    // First occurrence of `alpha` (with description "alpha desc") survives;
+    // the second is dropped wholesale even though its `parameters` differ.
+    let mut second_alpha = spec("alpha");
+    second_alpha.description = "should be dropped".to_string();
+    second_alpha.parameters = serde_json::json!({"different": true});
+    let specs = vec![spec("alpha"), spec("beta"), second_alpha, spec("gamma")];
+
+    let out = OpenAiCompatibleProvider::convert_tool_specs(Some(&specs)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        out.len(),
+        3,
+        "duplicate `alpha` must be dropped from wire payload"
+    );
+    let names: Vec<&str> = out
+        .iter()
+        .map(|t| t["function"]["name"].as_str().unwrap())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(names, vec!["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+        out[0]["function"]["description"].as_str().unwrap(),
+        "alpha desc",
+        "first occurrence's description must survive (first-wins)"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn convert_tool_specs_dedups_many_duplicates() {
+    let specs = vec![
+        spec("x"),
+        spec("x"),
+        spec("x"),
+        spec("y"),
+        spec("y"),
+        spec("z"),
+    ];
+    let out = OpenAiCompatibleProvider::convert_tool_specs(Some(&specs)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(out.len(), 3);
+    let names: Vec<&str> = out
+        .iter()
+        .map(|t| t["function"]["name"].as_str().unwrap())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(names, vec!["x", "y", "z"]);
+}