diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index f3f79f59..5b5edda1 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ def run_with_tool_loop(
  reasoning_extractor: Optional[Callable[[Any], str]] = None,
  send_func:           Optional[Callable[[int], NormalizedResponse]] = None,
  on_pre_dispatch:     Optional[Callable[[int, list[dict[str, Any]]], list[dict[str, Any]]]] = None,
+ wrap_reasoning_in_text: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
  """
   Orchestrates the LLM conversation loop, executing tool calls and updating history.
@@ -772,6 +773,11 @@ def run_with_tool_loop(
    reasoning_extractor (Optional[Callable]): Callback to extract reasoning content.
    send_func (Optional[Callable]): Dispatch sender callback.
    on_pre_dispatch (Optional[Callable]): Callback to adjust tools.
+   wrap_reasoning_in_text (bool): When True and reasoning_content is non-empty, the
+    returned text is prepended with `<thinking>...</thinking>` wrapping the
+    reasoning. This lets thinking_parser.parse_thinking_trace extract a
+    ThinkingSegment for the discussion entry. Default False (callers that
+    already wrap inline, e.g. DeepSeek, pass False).
 
   Returns:
    str: The final text response returned by the LLM.
@@ -833,6 +839,8 @@ def run_with_tool_loop(
       "content":      str(out) if out else "",
      })
   if trim_func is not None: trim_func(history)
+ if wrap_reasoning_in_text and reasoning_content:
+  response_text = f"<thinking>\n{reasoning_content}\n</thinking>\n\n{response_text}"
  return response_text
 
 async def _execute_single_tool_call_async(
@@ -2438,6 +2446,7 @@ def _send_minimax(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
    history_lock=_minimax_history_lock, history=_minimax_history,
    trim_func=lambda h: _trim_minimax_history(_build_minimax_request(0).messages, h),
    reasoning_extractor=_extract_minimax_reasoning if caps.reasoning else None,
+   wrap_reasoning_in_text=bool(caps.reasoning),
   ))
  except Exception as exc:
   return Result(data="", errors=[_classify_minimax_error(exc, source="ai_client.minimax")])
diff --git a/tests/test_ai_loop_regressions_20260614.py b/tests/test_ai_loop_regressions_20260614.py
index 53cca46f..0a352da4 100644
--- a/tests/test_ai_loop_regressions_20260614.py
+++ b/tests/test_ai_loop_regressions_20260614.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def test_fr3_minimax_thinking_in_returned_text() -> None:
 
  def _fake_send_openai_compatible(client, request, *, capabilities):
   captured_text.append("send_openai_compatible was called")
-  return MagicMock(
+  return Result(data=MagicMock(
    text="The final answer is 42",
    tool_calls=[],
    usage_input_tokens=0,
@@ -212,11 +212,12 @@ def test_fr3_minimax_thinking_in_returned_text() -> None:
    usage_cache_read_tokens=0,
    usage_cache_creation_tokens=0,
    raw_response=fake_raw,
-  )
+  ))
 
  from src import openai_compatible as oc
  from src.vendor_capabilities import register, VendorCapabilities
  register(VendorCapabilities(vendor="minimax", model="MiniMax-M2.7", reasoning=True))
+ ai_client._model = "MiniMax-M2.7"
 
  with patch.object(oc, "send_openai_compatible", side_effect=_fake_send_openai_compatible), \
       patch("src.ai_client._ensure_minimax_client", return_value=MagicMock()), \