diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e6434d1..ba7a6a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "turbovault-parser",
  "ureq",
  "url",
+ "usvg",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9af7a3f..0a9ab6a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ time = { version = "0.3.54", features = ["formatting", "parsing"] }
 turbovault-parser = "1.6.0"
 ureq = { version = "3.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["rustls"] }
 url = "2.5.8"
+usvg = "0.45.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 muda = { version = "0.19.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/src/agent.rs b/src/agent.rs
index c4778de..a2dc915 100644
--- a/src/agent.rs
+++ b/src/agent.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 const MAX_FILE_BYTES: u64 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
 const MAX_RALPH_REPORT_BYTES: usize = 16 * 1024;
+const MAX_SVG_SOURCE_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
+const MAX_SVG_ALT_BYTES: usize = 512;
+const MAX_SVG_NODES: usize = 1_024;
+const MIN_SVG_DIMENSION: f32 = 1.0;
+const MAX_SVG_DIMENSION: f32 = 4_096.0;
 const DEFAULT_RALPH_ROUNDS: usize = 8;
 const MAX_RALPH_STEPS_PER_ROUND: usize = 64;
 const SHELL_ENV_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
@@ -322,6 +327,7 @@ const RISK_CLASSIFIER_SYSTEM_PROMPT: &str = "You are a shell-command risk classi
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum ToolHandler {
+    PresentSvg,
     GoogleSearch,
     VisitPage,
     Bash,
@@ -383,6 +389,25 @@ const POSITIVE: ParameterKind = ParameterKind::Integer {
     max: usize::MAX as u64,
 };
 const TOOLS: &[ToolSpec] = &[
+    ToolSpec {
+        name: "present_svg",
+        description: "Present a self-contained static SVG inline in the chat when a diagram or illustration materially improves the answer. alt must concisely describe the information conveyed. This is presentation only: use A2UI instead for interactive controls or stateful UI. Do not include scripts, animation, links, HTML, raster images, external resources, file paths, or remote URLs.",
+        parameters: &[
+            ToolParameter {
+                name: "svg",
+                kind: NON_EMPTY,
+                required: true,
+            },
+            ToolParameter {
+                name: "alt",
+                kind: NON_EMPTY,
+                required: true,
+            },
+        ],
+        rule: ToolRule::None,
+        handler: ToolHandler::PresentSvg,
+        dev_brain: false,
+    },
     ToolSpec {
         name: "google_search",
         description: "Search Google in a browser and return compact Markdown links. If browser startup is denied, do not repeat the unchanged call; explain why web access is needed or continue with local evidence.",
@@ -1260,6 +1285,198 @@ pub(crate) struct ToolCall {
     pub(crate) arguments: Map<String, Value>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) struct SvgPresentation {
+    pub(crate) svg: String,
+    pub(crate) alt: String,
+    pub(crate) height: f32,
+}
+
+fn present_svg(call: &ToolCall) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let presentation =
+        validate_svg_presentation(required_string(call, "svg")?, required_string(call, "alt")?)?;
+    Ok(format!("SVG presented inline: {}", presentation.alt))
+}
+
+fn validate_svg_presentation(svg: &str, alt: &str) -> Result<SvgPresentation, String> {
+    if svg.trim().is_empty() {
+        return Err("SVG source is empty".into());
+    }
+    if svg.len() > MAX_SVG_SOURCE_BYTES {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "SVG source is {} bytes; maximum is {MAX_SVG_SOURCE_BYTES} bytes",
+            svg.len()
+        ));
+    }
+    let alt = alt.trim();
+    if alt.is_empty() {
+        return Err("SVG alt text is empty".into());
+    }
+    if alt.len() > MAX_SVG_ALT_BYTES {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "SVG alt text is {} bytes; maximum is {MAX_SVG_ALT_BYTES} bytes",
+            alt.len()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let document = usvg::roxmltree::Document::parse(svg)
+        .map_err(|error| format!("SVG is malformed XML: {error}"))?;
+    if document
+        .descendants()
+        .any(|node| node.node_type() == usvg::roxmltree::NodeType::PI)
+    {
+        return Err("SVG processing instructions are not allowed".into());
+    }
+    let root = document.root_element();
+    if root.tag_name().name() != "svg"
+        || !matches!(
+            root.tag_name().namespace(),
+            None | Some("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
+        )
+    {
+        return Err("SVG source must have an svg root element".into());
+    }
+
+    let mut source_nodes = 0;
+    for node in document
+        .descendants()
+        .filter(usvg::roxmltree::Node::is_element)
+    {
+        source_nodes += 1;
+        if source_nodes > MAX_SVG_NODES {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "SVG has more than {MAX_SVG_NODES} elements and is too complex"
+            ));
+        }
+        if !matches!(
+            node.tag_name().namespace(),
+            None | Some("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
+        ) {
+            return Err("SVG contains foreign or HTML content".into());
+        }
+        let element = node.tag_name().name().to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if matches!(
+            element.as_str(),
+            "script"
+                | "animate"
+                | "animatecolor"
+                | "animatemotion"
+                | "animatetransform"
+                | "set"
+                | "discard"
+                | "handler"
+                | "listener"
+                | "a"
+                | "foreignobject"
+                | "iframe"
+                | "object"
+                | "embed"
+                | "audio"
+                | "video"
+                | "canvas"
+                | "image"
+                | "feimage"
+                | "style"
+        ) {
+            return Err(format!("SVG element <{element}> is not allowed"));
+        }
+        for attribute in node.attributes() {
+            let name = attribute.name().to_ascii_lowercase();
+            let value = attribute.value().trim();
+            if name.starts_with("on") {
+                return Err(format!("SVG event attribute {name} is not allowed"));
+            }
+            if name == "href" && !value.starts_with('#') {
+                return Err("SVG external references and links are not allowed".into());
+            }
+            if has_external_svg_reference(value) {
+                return Err("SVG external resources and URLs are not allowed".into());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let options = usvg::Options {
+        resources_dir: None,
+        image_href_resolver: usvg::ImageHrefResolver {
+            resolve_data: Box::new(|_, _, _| None),
+            resolve_string: Box::new(|_, _| None),
+        },
+        ..usvg::Options::default()
+    };
+    let tree = usvg::Tree::from_str(svg, &options)
+        .map_err(|error| format!("SVG cannot be rendered: {error}"))?;
+    let size = tree.size();
+    let (width, height) = (size.width(), size.height());
+    if !width.is_finite()
+        || !height.is_finite()
+        || width < MIN_SVG_DIMENSION
+        || height < MIN_SVG_DIMENSION
+        || width > MAX_SVG_DIMENSION
+        || height > MAX_SVG_DIMENSION
+    {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "SVG dimensions must be finite and between {MIN_SVG_DIMENSION} and {MAX_SVG_DIMENSION}"
+        ));
+    }
+    let mut rendered_nodes = 0;
+    let mut visible_nodes = 0;
+    count_svg_nodes(tree.root(), &mut rendered_nodes, &mut visible_nodes);
+    if visible_nodes == 0 {
+        return Err("SVG has no renderable vector or text content".into());
+    }
+    if rendered_nodes > MAX_SVG_NODES {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "rendered SVG has more than {MAX_SVG_NODES} nodes and is too complex"
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(SvgPresentation {
+        svg: svg.to_owned(),
+        alt: alt.to_owned(),
+        height,
+    })
+}
+
+fn has_external_svg_reference(value: &str) -> bool {
+    let value = value.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if value.contains("@import")
+        || value.contains("javascript:")
+        || value.contains("data:")
+        || value.contains("file:")
+        || value.contains("http:")
+        || value.contains("https:")
+        || value.contains("expression(")
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    let mut rest = value.as_str();
+    while let Some(start) = rest.find("url(") {
+        let body = &rest[start + 4..];
+        let Some(end) = body.find(')') else {
+            return true;
+        };
+        if !body[..end]
+            .trim()
+            .trim_matches(['\'', '"'])
+            .starts_with('#')
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        rest = &body[end + 1..];
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+fn count_svg_nodes(group: &usvg::Group, nodes: &mut usize, visible: &mut usize) {
+    for node in group.children() {
+        *nodes += 1;
+        match node {
+            usvg::Node::Group(group) => count_svg_nodes(group, nodes, visible),
+            usvg::Node::Path(_) | usvg::Node::Text(_) => *visible += 1,
+            usvg::Node::Image(_) => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct ActiveTools {
     pub(crate) results: Receiver<ToolRunResult>,
     pub(crate) events: Receiver<ToolEvent>,
@@ -1334,6 +1551,13 @@ impl ToolCard {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn svg_presentation(card: &ToolCard) -> Option<SvgPresentation> {
+    if card.call.name != "present_svg" || card.state != ToolLifecycle::Completed {
+        return None;
+    }
+    validate_svg_presentation(string(&card.call, "svg")?, string(&card.call, "alt")?).ok()
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct ApprovalPrompt {
     pub(crate) title: String,
@@ -1691,6 +1915,7 @@ impl Tools {
         cancel: &AtomicBool,
     ) -> String {
         let result = match tool.handler {
+            ToolHandler::PresentSvg => present_svg(call),
             ToolHandler::Read => self.read(call),
             ToolHandler::More => self.more(call),
             ToolHandler::Write => self.write(call),
@@ -3863,6 +4088,176 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn present_svg_parsers_recover_exact_source_for_both_model_transports() {
+        let svg = r##"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="120" height="80"><path d="M0 0h120v80H0z" fill="#123456"/></svg>"##;
+        let dsml = format!(
+            "<｜DSML｜tool_calls><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">{svg}</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">A dark rectangle</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke></｜DSML｜tool_calls>"
+        );
+        let (_, calls) = parse_tool_calls(ModelChoice::DeepSeekV4Flash0731, &dsml).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(string(&calls[0], "svg"), Some(svg));
+        assert_eq!(string(&calls[0], "alt"), Some("A dark rectangle"));
+
+        let glm = format!(
+            "<tool_call>present_svg<arg_key>svg</arg_key><arg_value>{svg}</arg_value><arg_key>alt</arg_key><arg_value>A dark rectangle</arg_value></tool_call>"
+        );
+        let (_, calls) = parse_tool_calls(ModelChoice::Glm52, &glm).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(string(&calls[0], "svg"), Some(svg));
+        assert_eq!(string(&calls[0], "alt"), Some("A dark rectangle"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn present_svg_validation_enforces_the_static_vector_boundary() {
+        let valid = r##"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="120" height="80"><defs><linearGradient id="g"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#111"/><stop offset="1" stop-color="#555"/></linearGradient></defs><path d="M0 0h120v80H0z" fill="url(#g)"/></svg>"##;
+        let presentation = validate_svg_presentation(valid, "A gradient rectangle").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(presentation.svg, valid);
+        assert_eq!(presentation.alt, "A gradient rectangle");
+        assert_eq!(presentation.height, 80.0);
+
+        let excessive = format!(
+            "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\">{}</svg>",
+            "<circle cx=\"1\" cy=\"1\" r=\"1\"/>".repeat(MAX_SVG_NODES)
+        );
+        let cases = [
+            ("", "empty"),
+            (&"x".repeat(MAX_SVG_SOURCE_BYTES + 1), "maximum"),
+            ("<svg", "malformed"),
+            ("<html></html>", "svg root"),
+            ("<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"></svg>", "no renderable"),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"4097\" height=\"10\"><path d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></svg>",
+                "dimensions",
+            ),
+            (&excessive, "too complex"),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><use href=\"other.svg#shape\"/></svg>",
+                "external references",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><path marker-start=\"url(other.svg#marker)\" d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></svg>",
+                "external resources",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><image href=\"data:image/png;base64,AA==\"/></svg>",
+                "<image>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><script>alert(1)</script></svg>",
+                "<script>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><path onclick=\"alert(1)\" d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></svg>",
+                "event attribute",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><a href=\"#x\"><path d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></a></svg>",
+                "<a>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><animate attributeName=\"x\"/></svg>",
+                "<animate>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg xmlns:h=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><foreignObject><h:div>HTML</h:div></foreignObject></svg>",
+                "<foreignobject>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><style>@import url(https://example.com/x.css)</style><path d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></svg>",
+                "<style>",
+            ),
+            (
+                "<?xml-stylesheet href=\"https://example.com/x.css\"?><svg width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><path d=\"M0 0h1v1z\"/></svg>",
+                "processing instructions",
+            ),
+        ];
+        for (svg, expected) in cases {
+            let error = validate_svg_presentation(svg, "description").unwrap_err();
+            assert!(error.contains(expected), "{error}");
+        }
+        assert!(
+            validate_svg_presentation(valid, &"x".repeat(MAX_SVG_ALT_BYTES + 1))
+                .unwrap_err()
+                .contains("alt text")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn present_svg_executes_without_side_effects_and_maps_only_completed_cards() {
+        let directory = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "ds4-present-svg-{}",
+            SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_nanos()
+        ));
+        fs::create_dir_all(&directory).unwrap();
+        let svg = r#"<svg width="24" height="12"><path d="M0 0h24v12H0z"/></svg>"#;
+        let present_call = call("present_svg", [("svg", svg), ("alt", "A solid rectangle")]);
+        let invalid_call = call(
+            "present_svg",
+            [("svg", "not svg"), ("alt", "Invalid figure")],
+        );
+        let tools = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Tools::new(&directory, 4_096).unwrap()));
+        let active = execute_async(
+            tools,
+            vec![
+                call("list", [("path", ".")]),
+                present_call.clone(),
+                invalid_call,
+            ],
+            ShellApprovalMode::Heuristic,
+        );
+        let result = active.results.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2)).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            result
+                .content
+                .contains("SVG presented inline: A solid rectangle")
+        );
+        assert!(!result.content.contains(svg));
+        assert!(result.touched_paths.is_empty());
+        assert!(fs::read_dir(&directory).unwrap().next().is_none());
+
+        let assistant = format!(
+            "<｜DSML｜tool_calls><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"list\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"path\" string=\"true\">.</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">{svg}</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">A solid rectangle</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">not svg</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">Invalid figure</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke></｜DSML｜tool_calls>"
+        );
+        let cards = stored_tool_cards(
+            ModelChoice::DeepSeekV4Flash0731,
+            &assistant,
+            Some(&result.content),
+            &[],
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cards
+                .iter()
+                .map(|card| card.call.name.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            ["list", "present_svg", "present_svg"]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cards.iter().map(|card| card.state).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            [
+                ToolLifecycle::Completed,
+                ToolLifecycle::Completed,
+                ToolLifecycle::Failed,
+            ]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cards
+                .iter()
+                .map(|card| svg_presentation(card).is_some())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            [false, true, false]
+        );
+        let running = ToolCard {
+            call: present_call,
+            state: ToolLifecycle::Running,
+            result: None,
+            approval_reason: None,
+        };
+        assert!(svg_presentation(&running).is_none());
+        fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn generated_schemas_match_the_executable_tool_contracts() {
         let schemas = tool_schemas(true, false)
@@ -3910,6 +4305,17 @@ mod tests {
                 .unwrap()
                 .contains("non-zero exit")
         );
+        let present_svg = schemas
+            .iter()
+            .find(|schema| schema["function"]["name"] == "present_svg")
+            .unwrap();
+        let description = present_svg["function"]["description"].as_str().unwrap();
+        assert!(description.contains("static SVG inline"));
+        assert!(description.contains("A2UI"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            present_svg["function"]["parameters"]["required"],
+            serde_json::json!(["svg", "alt"])
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 96af020..26c451c 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -2439,7 +2439,10 @@ fn export_markdown(title: &str, model: ModelChoice, conversation: &[ChatMessage]
         }
         index += usize::from(tool_result.is_some());
         for (tool_index, card) in cards.into_iter().enumerate() {
-            if card.call.name == "bash"
+            if let Some(presentation) = crate::agent::svg_presentation(&card) {
+                let _ = write!(output, "\n## Figure\n\n{}\n", presentation.alt);
+                write_code_fence(&mut output, "svg", &presentation.svg);
+            } else if card.call.name == "bash"
                 && let Some(command) = card
                     .call
                     .arguments
@@ -2971,6 +2974,54 @@ EOF</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke>
         assert!(!exported.contains("private"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn chat_export_preserves_completed_svg_and_keeps_failures_generic() {
+        let message = |tool, content: &str| ChatMessage {
+            id: 1,
+            user: false,
+            tool,
+            system: false,
+            compaction: false,
+            compaction_tail_start: None,
+            generation_stats: None,
+            reasoning: None,
+            reasoning_complete: true,
+            reasoning_open: false,
+            content: content.into(),
+            model_content: None,
+            tool_approval_reasons: Vec::new(),
+            instruction_metadata: None,
+            markdown: markdown::Content::new(),
+            transcript: text_editor::Content::new(),
+            a2ui_lines_processed: 0,
+            a2ui_errors: Vec::new(),
+            a2ui_replies: Vec::new(),
+            a2ui_open_urls: Vec::new(),
+        };
+        let svg = r#"<svg width="24" height="12"><path d="M0 0h24v12H0z"/></svg>"#;
+        let assistant = message(
+            false,
+            &format!(
+                "Two diagrams.<｜DSML｜tool_calls><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">{svg}</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">A solid rectangle</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">not svg</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">Invalid figure</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke></｜DSML｜tool_calls>"
+            ),
+        );
+        let result = message(
+            true,
+            "Tool result 1 (present_svg):\nSVG presented inline: A solid rectangle\nTool result 2 (present_svg):\nTool error: tool=present_svg code=execution_failed field=$ expected=successful tool execution received=SVG is malformed XML\n",
+        );
+
+        let exported = export_markdown(
+            "SVG chat",
+            ModelChoice::DeepSeekV4Flash0731,
+            &[assistant, result],
+        );
+        assert!(exported.contains("## Figure\n\nA solid rectangle\n\n```svg\n"));
+        assert_eq!(exported.matches(svg).count(), 1);
+        assert!(exported.contains("Tool result 2 (present_svg):\nTool error:"));
+        assert!(!exported.contains("<｜DSML｜"));
+        assert!(!exported.contains("not svg"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn owned_runtime_paths_stay_in_application_support() {
         let root = application_support_path();
diff --git a/src/app/view/chat.rs b/src/app/view/chat.rs
index 1411034..5ccbecf 100644
--- a/src/app/view/chat.rs
+++ b/src/app/view/chat.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use super::*;
 use iced::widget::column;
 
+const MAX_INLINE_SVG_HEIGHT: f32 = 480.0;
+
 impl App {
     pub(super) fn chat_detail(&self) -> Element<'_, Message> {
         let Some(item) = self.selected_project() else {
@@ -494,6 +496,19 @@ fn tool_cards(cards: Vec<crate::agent::ToolCard>) -> Element<'static, Message> {
         if index > 0 {
             rows = rows.push(rule::horizontal(1));
         }
+        if let Some(presentation) = crate::agent::svg_presentation(&card) {
+            let height = presentation.height.min(MAX_INLINE_SVG_HEIGHT);
+            let figure = column![
+                svg(svg::Handle::from_memory(presentation.svg.into_bytes()))
+                    .width(Length::Fill)
+                    .height(Length::Fixed(height))
+                    .content_fit(iced::ContentFit::Contain),
+                text(presentation.alt).size(12).color(muted_text()),
+            ]
+            .spacing(8);
+            rows = rows.push(container(figure).padding(10).width(Length::Fill));
+            continue;
+        }
         let parameters = crate::agent::tool_parameters(&card.call);
         let call = crate::agent::tool_call_text(&card.call);
         let copy_call = tooltip(
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 4a5a8a5..8e198d2 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -1254,4 +1254,71 @@ mod tests {
         drop(reopened);
         fs::remove_file(path).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inline_svg_tool_call_survives_session_switch_compaction_and_reopen() {
+        let id = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_nanos();
+        let path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ds4-svg-chat-{id}.sqlite3"));
+        let mut database = Database::open(&path).unwrap();
+        let project = database.create_project("DS4", "/tmp/ds4-svg-chat").unwrap();
+        let session = database
+            .create_session(project.id, "SVG", PermissionMode::Heuristic)
+            .unwrap();
+        let other = database
+            .create_session(project.id, "Other", PermissionMode::Heuristic)
+            .unwrap();
+        let assistant = database
+            .start_chat_turn(session.id, "Draw it", None, &[], false)
+            .unwrap()
+            .pop()
+            .unwrap();
+        let svg = r##"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="120" height="80"><path d="M0 0h120v80H0z" fill="#345"/></svg>"##;
+        let content = format!(
+            "Here is the diagram.<｜DSML｜tool_calls><｜DSML｜invoke name=\"present_svg\"><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"svg\" string=\"true\">{svg}</｜DSML｜parameter><｜DSML｜parameter name=\"alt\" string=\"true\">A dark rectangle</｜DSML｜parameter></｜DSML｜invoke></｜DSML｜tool_calls>"
+        );
+        database
+            .update_message(assistant.id, None, true, &content)
+            .unwrap();
+        database
+            .record_tool_result(
+                session.id,
+                "Tool result 1 (present_svg):\nSVG presented inline: A dark rectangle\n",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        database
+            .record_compaction(session.id, "Later context summary.", None, None, 100, 1_000)
+            .unwrap();
+        drop(database);
+
+        let mut reopened = Database::open(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(reopened.load_messages(other.id).unwrap().is_empty());
+        let messages = reopened.load_messages(session.id).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            messages
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|message| message.content.contains(svg))
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        let assistant_index = messages
+            .iter()
+            .position(|message| message.id == assistant.id)
+            .unwrap();
+        let cards = crate::agent::stored_tool_cards(
+            crate::model::ModelChoice::DeepSeekV4Flash0731,
+            &messages[assistant_index].content,
+            Some(&messages[assistant_index + 1].content),
+            &[],
+        );
+        assert_eq!(cards.len(), 1);
+        let presentation = crate::agent::svg_presentation(&cards[0]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(presentation.svg, svg);
+        assert_eq!(presentation.alt, "A dark rectangle");
+        assert!(messages.iter().any(|message| message.compaction));
+        drop(reopened);
+        fs::remove_file(path).unwrap();
+    }
 }