diff --git a/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/gemini/generate_content/request.rs b/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/gemini/generate_content/request.rs
index 262bb41da..fa88caff9 100644
--- a/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/gemini/generate_content/request.rs
+++ b/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/gemini/generate_content/request.rs
@@ -187,9 +187,60 @@ pub fn to_raw(
 ) -> Option<Value> {
     let mut output = canonical_to_gemini_request_body(canonical, mapped_model, upstream_is_stream)?;
     apply_gemini_request_extensions(&mut output, &canonical.extensions)?;
+    if !canonical_has_raw_gemini_tools(canonical) {
+        enable_server_side_tool_invocations_for_mixed_tools(&mut output)?;
+    }
     Some(output)
 }
 
+fn canonical_has_raw_gemini_tools(canonical: &CanonicalRequest) -> bool {
+    canonical
+        .extensions
+        .get("gemini")
+        .and_then(Value::as_object)
+        .is_some_and(|gemini| gemini.contains_key("raw_tools"))
+}
+
+fn enable_server_side_tool_invocations_for_mixed_tools(output: &mut Value) -> Option<()> {
+    let output_object = output.as_object_mut()?;
+    let tools = output_object.get("tools").and_then(Value::as_array);
+    let Some(tools) = tools else {
+        return Some(());
+    };
+    let has_function_declarations = tools.iter().any(|tool| {
+        tool.as_object().is_some_and(|tool| {
+            tool.get("functionDeclarations")
+                .or_else(|| tool.get("function_declarations"))
+                .and_then(Value::as_array)
+                .is_some_and(|declarations| !declarations.is_empty())
+        })
+    });
+    let has_builtin_tools = tools.iter().any(|tool| {
+        tool.as_object().is_some_and(|tool| {
+            tool.keys().any(|key| {
+                !matches!(
+                    key.as_str(),
+                    "functionDeclarations" | "function_declarations"
+                )
+            })
+        })
+    });
+    if !has_function_declarations || !has_builtin_tools {
+        return Some(());
+    }
+
+    let tool_config = output_object
+        .entry("toolConfig".to_string())
+        .or_insert_with(|| Value::Object(Map::new()))
+        .as_object_mut()?;
+    tool_config.remove("include_server_side_tool_invocations");
+    tool_config.insert(
+        "includeServerSideToolInvocations".to_string(),
+        Value::Bool(true),
+    );
+    Some(())
+}
+
 fn canonical_to_gemini_request_body(
     canonical: &CanonicalRequest,
     mapped_model: &str,
diff --git a/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/shared/standard_matrix.rs b/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/shared/standard_matrix.rs
index bd1dca6f2..6216498ec 100644
--- a/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/shared/standard_matrix.rs
+++ b/crates/aether-ai/formats/src/formats/shared/standard_matrix.rs
@@ -2029,4 +2029,52 @@ mod tests {
             "surface conversion should preserve the Claude tool schema before transport envelopes"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openai_responses_builtin_and_function_tools_enable_gemini_server_invocations() {
+        let request = json!({
+            "model": "gpt-5",
+            "input": "Search first, then save the result.",
+            "tools": [
+                {"type": "web_search_preview"},
+                {
+                    "type": "function",
+                    "name": "save_result",
+                    "description": "Save a search result",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "result": {"type": "string"}
+                        },
+                        "required": ["result"]
+                    }
+                }
+            ],
+            "tool_choice": "required"
+        });
+
+        let gemini = build_standard_request_body(
+            &request,
+            "openai:responses",
+            "gemini-2.5-pro",
+            "google",
+            "gemini:generate_content",
+            "/v1/responses",
+            true,
+            None,
+            None,
+        )
+        .expect("openai responses should convert to gemini generate content");
+
+        assert_eq!(gemini["tools"][0]["googleSearch"], json!({}));
+        assert_eq!(
+            gemini["tools"][1]["functionDeclarations"][0]["name"],
+            "save_result"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            gemini["toolConfig"]["includeServerSideToolInvocations"],
+            true
+        );
+        assert_eq!(gemini["toolConfig"]["functionCallingConfig"]["mode"], "ANY");
+    }
 }