diff --git a/studio/backend/core/tool_healing.py b/studio/backend/core/tool_healing.py
index 5c99773b95..14d87f69e9 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/tool_healing.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/tool_healing.py
@@ -80,6 +80,80 @@ def _balanced_brace_end(
     return -1
 
 
+def _balanced_bracket_end(src: str, start: int) -> int:
+    """Index of the ``]`` matching the ``[`` at ``start``, or -1. Tracks nested
+    ``[]``/``{}`` and double-quoted strings."""
+    depth = 0
+    i = start
+    in_string = False
+    while i < len(src):
+        ch = src[i]
+        if in_string:
+            if ch == "\\" and i + 1 < len(src):
+                i += 2
+                continue
+            if ch == '"':
+                in_string = False
+        elif ch == '"':
+            in_string = True
+        elif ch in "[{":
+            depth += 1
+        elif ch in "]}":
+            depth -= 1
+            if depth == 0:
+                return i
+        i += 1
+    return -1
+
+
+def _split_top_level_commas(src: str) -> list:
+    """Split on commas that are not inside a nested ``[]``/``{}`` or a string."""
+    parts: list[str] = []
+    depth = 0
+    in_string = False
+    start = 0
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(src):
+        ch = src[i]
+        if in_string:
+            if ch == "\\" and i + 1 < len(src):
+                i += 2
+                continue
+            if ch == '"':
+                in_string = False
+        elif ch == '"':
+            in_string = True
+        elif ch in "[{":
+            depth += 1
+        elif ch in "]}":
+            depth -= 1
+        elif ch == "," and depth == 0:
+            parts.append(src[start:i])
+            start = i + 1
+        i += 1
+    parts.append(src[start:])
+    return parts
+
+
+def _quote_gemma_array_elements(body: str) -> str:
+    """Quote bare (unquoted) string elements in a Gemma array value. Gemma may
+    emit ``labels:[bug,ui]`` without per-element quotes; left as-is json.loads
+    fails and the whole call is dropped. Quoted strings (already normalised from
+    ``<|"|>``), numbers, and JSON literals are preserved."""
+    out: list[str] = []
+    for element in _split_top_level_commas(body):
+        stripped = element.strip()
+        if not stripped or stripped[0] in '"{[':
+            out.append(element)
+            continue
+        try:
+            json.loads(stripped)
+            out.append(element)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+            out.append(json.dumps(stripped))
+    return ",".join(out)
+
+
 def _normalise_gemma_quoted_strings(src: str) -> str:
     parts: list[str] = []
     i = 0
@@ -148,7 +222,17 @@ def _quote_gemma_object_keys(src: str) -> str:
             while i < len(src) and src[i].isspace():
                 i += 1
             parts.append(src[ws:i])
-            if i < len(src) and src[i] not in '"{[':
+            if i < len(src) and src[i] == "[":
+                # Array value: quote bare string elements (e.g. labels:[bug,ui])
+                # so json.loads succeeds instead of dropping the call.
+                arr_end = _balanced_bracket_end(src, i)
+                if arr_end < 0:
+                    parts.append(src[i:])
+                    i = len(src)
+                else:
+                    parts.append("[" + _quote_gemma_array_elements(src[i + 1 : arr_end]) + "]")
+                    i = arr_end + 1
+            elif i < len(src) and src[i] not in '"{':
                 v_start = i
                 # Consume the bare value up to `}` or a comma that starts the
                 # next key:value pair; a comma inside the value (e.g.
diff --git a/studio/backend/routes/inference.py b/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
index a7b04c7c53..01ed86207a 100644
--- a/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
+++ b/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
@@ -9599,6 +9599,25 @@ async def _openai_passthrough_stream(
                     )
                     if monitor_event == "error":
                         saw_stream_error = True
+                    # If a trailing usage-only chunk (include_usage) arrives before
+                    # any finish chunk, emit the synthetic finish first so the order
+                    # stays finish -> usage -> [DONE], matching the other streams.
+                    if (
+                        isinstance(chunk_data, dict)
+                        and chunk_data.get("usage")
+                        and not (
+                            isinstance(chunk_data.get("choices"), list) and chunk_data["choices"]
+                        )
+                        and not saw_finish_reason
+                        and not saw_stream_error
+                        and not cancel_event.is_set()
+                    ):
+                        finish_line = _synthetic_finish_line()
+                        _monitor_openai_sse_line(
+                            monitor_id, finish_line, llama_backend.context_length
+                        )
+                        yield finish_line + "\n\n"
+                        saw_finish_reason = True
                     # Relay verbatim to preserve llama-server's native id,
                     # finish_reason, delta.tool_calls, and usage chunks.
                     yield raw_line + "\n\n"
diff --git a/studio/backend/tests/test_gemma_tool_parse_edge_cases.py b/studio/backend/tests/test_gemma_tool_parse_edge_cases.py
index e828b6dcea..9dd8607bd5 100644
--- a/studio/backend/tests/test_gemma_tool_parse_edge_cases.py
+++ b/studio/backend/tests/test_gemma_tool_parse_edge_cases.py
@@ -85,3 +85,18 @@ def test_json_marker_inside_gemma_argument_is_not_a_second_call():
     )
     calls = parse_tool_calls_from_text(content)
     assert [c["function"]["name"] for c in calls] == ["python"], calls
+
+
+def test_bare_string_array_argument_is_quoted():
+    # Gemma may emit an array of bare strings without per-element quotes; they
+    # must be quoted so the call is not dropped.
+    calls = parse_tool_calls_from_text("<|tool_call>call:label{labels:[bug,ui]}<tool_call|>")
+    assert len(calls) == 1, calls
+    assert _args(calls[0]) == {"labels": ["bug", "ui"]}
+
+
+def test_array_keeps_numbers_and_quoted_elements():
+    calls = parse_tool_calls_from_text(
+        '<|tool_call>call:f{nums:[1,2],tags:[<|"|>a,b<|"|>,c]}<tool_call|>'
+    )
+    assert _args(calls[0]) == {"nums": [1, 2], "tags": ["a,b", "c"]}