diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 34d3e47bc..ff6019c60 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ def is_ipv6_supported():
     except Exception:
         return False
 
-def format_jinja(messages):   
+def format_jinja(messages,tools):   
     try:
         def strftime_now(format='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'):
             return datetime.now().strftime(format)
@@ -2346,16 +2346,30 @@ def format_jinja(messages):
         jinja_env.globals['strftime_now'] = strftime_now
         jinja_env.filters["tojson"] = tojson
         jinja_compiled_template = jinja_env.from_string(cached_chat_template)
-        text = jinja_compiled_template.render(messages=messages, add_generation_prompt=True, bos_token="", eos_token="")
+        text = jinja_compiled_template.render(messages=messages, tools=tools, add_generation_prompt=True, bos_token="", eos_token="")
         return text if text else None
     except Exception as e:
         print("Jinja formatting failed: {e}")
         return None
 
+def remove_outer_tags(inputstr):
+    try:
+        stripped = inputstr.strip() 
+        match = re.match(r'^<([^\s<>]+)>(.*?)</\1>\s*$', stripped, re.DOTALL) # Try angle brackets first
+        if match:
+            return match.group(2).strip()
+        match = re.match(r'^\[([^\s<>]+)\](.*?)\[/\1]\s*$', stripped, re.DOTALL) # Then try square brackets
+        if match:
+            return match.group(2).strip()
+        return stripped # If no match, return original string
+    except Exception:
+        return stripped
 
 # Used to parse json for openai tool calls
 def extract_json_from_string(input_string):
     parsed_json = None
+    input_string = remove_outer_tags(input_string) #if we detected wrapper tags, remove them    
+
     try: # First check if model exported perfect json
         parsed_json = json.loads(input_string)
         if not isinstance(parsed_json, list):
@@ -2665,10 +2679,13 @@ ws ::= | " " | "\n" [ \t]{0,20}
             attachedimgid = 0
             attachedaudid = 0
             jinja_output = None
-            if use_jinja and cached_chat_template:
-                jinja_output = format_jinja(messages_array)
+            jinjatools = genparams.get('tools', [])
+            if use_jinja and cached_chat_template:                
+                jinja_output = format_jinja(messages_array,jinjatools)                
             if jinja_output:
                 messages_string = jinja_output
+                if jinjatools and len(jinjatools)>0:
+                    genparams["using_openai_tools"] = True
             else:
                 for message in messages_array:
                     message_index += 1
diff --git a/tools/mtmd/clip.cpp b/tools/mtmd/clip.cpp
index efad78bd5..c6c4a7f6d 100644
--- a/tools/mtmd/clip.cpp
+++ b/tools/mtmd/clip.cpp
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <map>
 #include <regex>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <numeric>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <limits>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <array>
+#include <numeric>
 #include <functional>
 #include <filesystem>