diff --git a/crates/zclaw-hands/src/hands/researcher.rs b/crates/zclaw-hands/src/hands/researcher.rs
index 7294307..6df2ad8 100644
--- a/crates/zclaw-hands/src/hands/researcher.rs
+++ b/crates/zclaw-hands/src/hands/researcher.rs
@@ -252,38 +252,32 @@ impl ResearcherHand {
                 dependencies: vec!["network".to_string()],
                 input_schema: Some(serde_json::json!({
                     "type": "object",
-                    "oneOf": [
-                        {
-                            "properties": {
-                                "action": { "const": "search" },
-                                "query": {
-                                    "type": "object",
-                                    "properties": {
-                                        "query": { "type": "string" },
-                                        "engine": { "type": "string", "enum": ["searxng", "google", "bing", "duckduckgo", "auto"] },
-                                        "depth": { "type": "string", "enum": ["quick", "standard", "deep"] },
-                                        "maxResults": { "type": "integer" }
-                                    },
-                                    "required": ["query"]
-                                }
-                            },
-                            "required": ["action", "query"]
+                    "properties": {
+                        "action": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["search", "fetch", "report", "summarize"],
+                            "description": "Action to perform: search (web search), fetch (get URL content), report (deep research), summarize (multiple URLs)"
                         },
-                        {
-                            "properties": {
-                                "action": { "const": "fetch" },
-                                "url": { "type": "string" }
-                            },
-                            "required": ["action", "url"]
+                        "query": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "Search query string for search/report actions"
                         },
-                        {
-                            "properties": {
-                                "action": { "const": "report" },
-                                "query": { "$ref": "#/properties/query" }
-                            },
-                            "required": ["action", "query"]
+                        "url": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "URL to fetch content from"
+                        },
+                        "urls": {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": { "type": "string" },
+                            "description": "List of URLs to summarize"
+                        },
+                        "engine": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["auto", "searxng", "google", "bing", "duckduckgo"],
+                            "description": "Search engine preference"
                         }
-                    ]
+                    },
+                    "description": "Provide 'query' for search/report, or 'url' for fetch, or 'urls' for summarize"
                 })),
                 tags: vec!["research".to_string(), "web".to_string(), "search".to_string()],
                 enabled: true,
@@ -310,7 +304,7 @@ impl ResearcherHand {
         let keys: Vec<&str> = input.as_object()
             .map(|obj| obj.keys().map(|k| k.as_str()).collect())
             .unwrap_or_default();
-        tracing::warn!(target: "researcher", ?keys, %input, "infer_action examining input");
+        tracing::debug!(target: "researcher", ?keys, %input, "infer_action examining input");
 
         // Check for action field with wrong value
         if let Some(action) = input.get("action").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
@@ -364,12 +358,27 @@ impl ResearcherHand {
                 }
             }
         }
+        // Check for injected fallback query from loop_runner (when LLM sends empty args)
+        if let Some(fallback) = input.get("_fallback_query").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+            if !fallback.trim().is_empty() {
+                tracing::debug!(target: "researcher", query = %fallback, "Using fallback user message as search query");
+                return Ok(ResearcherAction::Search { query: ResearchQuery {
+                    query: fallback.to_string(),
+                    engine: SearchEngine::Auto,
+                    depth: ResearchDepth::Standard,
+                    max_results: 10,
+                    include_related: false,
+                    time_limit_secs: 60,
+                }});
+            }
+        }
+
         // Last resort: if any string field looks like a search query
         if let Some(obj) = input.as_object() {
             for (key, val) in obj {
                 if let Some(s) = val.as_str() {
                     if s.len() > 2 && !s.starts_with("http") && key != "action" && key != "engine" {
-                        tracing::warn!(target: "researcher", key = %key, value = %s, "Using fallback field as query");
+                        tracing::debug!(target: "researcher", key = %key, value = %s, "Using fallback field as query");
                         return Ok(ResearcherAction::Search { query: ResearchQuery {
                             query: s.to_string(),
                             engine: SearchEngine::Auto,
@@ -1144,12 +1153,12 @@ impl Hand for ResearcherHand {
     }
 
     async fn execute(&self, _context: &HandContext, input: Value) -> Result<HandResult> {
-        tracing::info!(target: "researcher", input = %input, "Researcher hand received input");
+        tracing::debug!(target: "researcher", input = %input, "Researcher hand received input");
         // Try strict deserialization first, then fall back to inference
         let action: ResearcherAction = match serde_json::from_value(input.clone()) {
             Ok(a) => a,
             Err(e) => {
-                tracing::warn!(target: "researcher", error = %e, input = %input, "Strict deserialization failed, trying inference");
+                tracing::debug!(target: "researcher", error = %e, input = %input, "Strict deserialization failed, trying inference");
                 Self::infer_action(&input)?
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/driver/openai.rs b/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/driver/openai.rs
index 964a455..6fa4238 100644
--- a/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/driver/openai.rs
+++ b/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/driver/openai.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl LlmDriver for OpenAiDriver {
                             tracing::debug!("[OpenAI:stream] SSE #{}: {}", sse_event_count, &data[..data.len().min(300)]);
                         }
                         if data == "[DONE]" {
-                            tracing::debug!("[OpenAI:stream] Received [DONE], total SSE events: {}, raw bytes: {}", sse_event_count, raw_bytes_total);
+                            tracing::debug!("[OpenAI:stream] Received [DONE], total SSE events: {}, raw bytes: {}, tool_calls: {:?}", sse_event_count, raw_bytes_total, accumulated_tool_calls);
 
                             // Emit ToolUseEnd for all accumulated tool calls (skip invalid ones with empty name)
                             for (id, (name, args)) in &accumulated_tool_calls {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl LlmDriver for OpenAiDriver {
 
                                     // Handle tool calls
                                     if let Some(tool_calls) = &delta.tool_calls {
-                                        tracing::trace!("[OpenAI] Received tool_calls delta: {:?}", tool_calls);
+                                        tracing::debug!("[OpenAI] Received tool_calls delta: {:?}", tool_calls);
                                         for tc in tool_calls {
                                             // Tool call start - has id and name
                                             if let Some(id) = &tc.id {
diff --git a/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/loop_runner.rs b/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/loop_runner.rs
index 7f40522..0b5ab4c 100644
--- a/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/loop_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/zclaw-runtime/src/loop_runner.rs
@@ -380,6 +380,26 @@ impl AgentLoop {
                 if abort_result.is_some() {
                     break;
                 }
+
+                // GLM and other models sometimes send tool calls with empty arguments `{}`
+                // Inject the last user message as a fallback query so the tool can infer intent.
+                let input = if input.as_object().map_or(false, |obj| obj.is_empty()) {
+                    if let Some(last_user_msg) = messages.iter().rev().find_map(|m| {
+                        if let Message::User { content } = m {
+                            Some(content.clone())
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    }) {
+                        tracing::info!("[AgentLoop] Tool '{}' received empty input, injecting user message as fallback query", name);
+                        serde_json::json!({ "_fallback_query": last_user_msg })
+                    } else {
+                        input
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    input
+                };
+
                 // Check tool call safety — via middleware chain
                 {
                     let mw_ctx_ref = middleware::MiddlewareContext {