diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index 8b157ef..2f45dc7 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ def normalize_tool_call(tool_data_or_name, args_if_name=None):
 
     if not name or not isinstance(name, str):
         return None
+    args = _clean_tool_arg(args)
     if isinstance(args, (dict, list)):
         args_str = json.dumps(args)
     elif isinstance(args, str):
@@ -1703,6 +1704,29 @@ def fenced(pos):
 )
 
 
+# Catch-all for corrupted/degenerate DSML markers that the structured
+# regexes miss (e.g. a stray char between the bars: "<\uff5c\u89e6\uff5cDSML\uff5c\uff5c calls>"):
+# any <...> token containing a fullwidth pipe U+FF5C, which never appears in
+# legitimate prose. ASCII '|' is deliberately NOT matched (tables, code).
+_FULLWIDTH_PIPE_TAG_RE = re.compile(r"<[^<>]*\uff5c[^<>]*>")
+
+
+def _clean_tool_arg(value):
+    # Strip corrupted DSML markers that leaked INTO a tool-call argument
+    # value (e.g. a path parsed as "shell/core/Theme.qml</\uff5c\uff5cDSML\uff5c\uff5c >").
+    # Only touches strings that actually contain a fullwidth pipe U+FF5C, so
+    # normal arguments are untouched. Recurses into dicts/lists.
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        if "\uff5c" in value:
+            value = _FULLWIDTH_PIPE_TAG_RE.sub("", value).strip()
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return {k: _clean_tool_arg(v) for k, v in value.items()}
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return [_clean_tool_arg(v) for v in value]
+    return value
+
+
 def _strip_stray_markers(text: str) -> str:
     """Prose path: drop bare DSML markers + orphan closers only.
 
@@ -1711,6 +1735,7 @@ def _strip_stray_markers(text: str) -> str:
     """
     if not text:
         return text
+    text = _FULLWIDTH_PIPE_TAG_RE.sub("", text)
     text = _BARE_DSML_MARKER_RE.sub("", text)
     return _ORPHAN_CLOSER_RE.sub("", text)
 
@@ -1719,6 +1744,7 @@ def _strip_wrapper_tags(text: str) -> str:
     """Wrapper path: drop the whole tag family (open or close) + bare markers."""
     if not text:
         return text
+    text = _FULLWIDTH_PIPE_TAG_RE.sub("", text)
     text = _BARE_DSML_MARKER_RE.sub("", text)
     return _WRAPPER_TAG_RE.sub("", text)
 
@@ -1860,6 +1886,7 @@ def feed(self, chunk):
                 hold = ">" not in tail and (
                     _is_plausible_stream_entry_prefix(tail)
                     or _is_plausible_stream_closer_prefix(tail)
+                    or "\uff5c" in tail
                 )
                 if last_lt != -1 and hold:
                     if last_lt > 0:
diff --git a/plugin_helper.py b/plugin_helper.py
index 6ca5496..d28c84e 100644
--- a/plugin_helper.py
+++ b/plugin_helper.py
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ def build_summary_request_prompt(messages):
     "Rules: close every parameter with </｜｜DSML｜｜parameter> before the next one starts; "
     'string="true" for strings, string="false" for numbers, booleans, arrays and objects (valid JSON); '
     "several invoke blocks may go inside one function_calls block; never put DSML tags inside a value; "
-    "only use tool and parameter names from the tool list."
+    "only use tool and parameter names from the tool list.\n"
+    "CRITICAL: to run a shell command, Python, or ANY code, you MUST use a tool call in the format "
+    "above. NEVER write a command, script, or code block as your normal message text: message text "
+    "is shown to the user as-is and is NOT executed. If your reply would otherwise begin with "
+    "something like 'cd ', 'python3 ', '#!/', a heredoc (<<'EOF'), or a fenced code block, that "
+    "work belongs inside a tool call, not in the message."
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dsml_leaks.py b/tests/test_dsml_leaks.py
index 763e0ac..ace5db9 100644
--- a/tests/test_dsml_leaks.py
+++ b/tests/test_dsml_leaks.py
@@ -257,3 +257,59 @@ def test_bare_invoke_without_name_is_inferred():
         ]
     finally:
         request_tools.reset(token)
+
+
+# 2026-10-25 regression: the model degenerates and emits DSML markers with a
+# stray char between the fullwidth bars (e.g. "<｜触｜DSML｜｜ calls>") or floods
+# bare "</｜｜DSML｜｜>" closers. These evade the structured DSML regexes, so a
+# catch-all strips any <...> token containing a fullwidth pipe (U+FF5C). ASCII
+# '|' is deliberately NOT matched.
+CORRUPT = "<｜触｜DSML｜｜ calls>"  # stray CJK char between the bars
+
+
+def test_corrupted_dsml_marker_stripped_from_prose():
+    tools, clean = parse_tools(f"Hallo {CORRUPT}Welt</｜｜DSML｜｜>")
+    assert tools == []
+    assert "｜" not in clean and "DSML" not in clean
+    assert "Hallo" in clean and "Welt" in clean
+
+
+def test_corrupted_dsml_marker_not_streamed_as_text():
+    p = StreamToolParser()
+    out = p.feed(f"Probing.{CORRUPT}done") + p.flush()
+    text = "".join(o.get("text", "") for o in out)
+    assert "｜" not in text and "DSML" not in text
+    assert "Probing." in text and "done" in text
+
+
+def test_corrupted_dsml_marker_split_across_chunks_not_leaked():
+    s = f"ok {CORRUPT} end"
+    p = StreamToolParser()
+    out = []
+    for i in range(0, len(s), 3):
+        out += p.feed(s[i : i + 3])
+    out += p.flush()
+    text = "".join(o.get("text", "") for o in out)
+    assert "｜" not in text and "DSML" not in text and "触" not in text
+    assert "ok" in text and "end" in text
+
+
+def test_ascii_pipe_preserved_in_prose():
+    _, clean = parse_tools("run: grep -E 'disabled|enable' file | sort")
+    assert "disabled|enable" in clean and "| sort" in clean
+
+
+def test_corrupted_dsml_marker_stripped_from_tool_arg():
+    # The corrupted closer must not survive inside a tool-call argument value
+    # (e.g. a file path), or the tool call fails with a bogus path.
+    from functions import normalize_tool_call
+    call = normalize_tool_call("Edit", {"file_path": "shell/core/Theme.qml</｜｜DSML｜｜ >"})
+    args = json.loads(call["function"]["arguments"])
+    assert args["file_path"] == "shell/core/Theme.qml", args
+
+
+def test_ascii_pipe_preserved_in_tool_arg():
+    from functions import normalize_tool_call
+    call = normalize_tool_call("Bash", {"command": "grep -E 'a|b' f | sort"})
+    args = json.loads(call["function"]["arguments"])
+    assert args["command"] == "grep -E 'a|b' f | sort", args