diff --git a/daemon/harness-bridge.js b/daemon/harness-bridge.js
index 29cbe6e..c557cb4 100644
--- a/daemon/harness-bridge.js
+++ b/daemon/harness-bridge.js
@@ -42,7 +42,24 @@ export class HarnessBridge extends EventEmitter {
 
   async ask(text) {
     if (!this.session) await this.start();
-    return this.session.prompt(text);
+    // Some QVAC runs deliver the final assistant text through the stream but
+    // omit it from the final envelope after a tool call. Keep the current
+    // post-tool stream as a fallback so the daemon can still speak the reply.
+    let streamed = '';
+    const onChunk = (payload) => { streamed += String(payload?.text || payload?.delta || ''); };
+    const onToolCall = () => { streamed = ''; };
+    const chunkSubscription = this.session.on('agent_message_chunk', onChunk);
+    const toolSubscription = this.session.on('tool_call', onToolCall);
+    const offChunk = typeof chunkSubscription === 'function' ? chunkSubscription : () => this.session.off?.('agent_message_chunk', onChunk);
+    const offToolCall = typeof toolSubscription === 'function' ? toolSubscription : () => this.session.off?.('tool_call', onToolCall);
+    try {
+      const reply = await this.session.prompt(text);
+      if (reply && !reply.text && streamed.trim()) return { ...reply, text: streamed };
+      return reply;
+    } finally {
+      offChunk?.();
+      offToolCall?.();
+    }
   }
 
   cancel() { this.session?.cancel(); }
diff --git a/test/daemon.test.js b/test/daemon.test.js
index 0454765..3612e5b 100644
--- a/test/daemon.test.js
+++ b/test/daemon.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { VoiceStateMachine } from '../daemon/voice-state.js';
 import { QvacScheduler } from '../daemon/qvac-scheduler.js';
 import { JarvisDaemon } from '../daemon/index.js';
+import { HarnessBridge } from '../daemon/harness-bridge.js';
 import { spokenReply } from '../skills/voice-prompt.js';
 
 test('voice state machine handles wake, reply, cancel, and idle sleep', () => {
@@ -53,6 +54,20 @@ test('ask extracts harness reply text instead of stringifying the object', async
   }
 });
 
+test('harness bridge recovers streamed text when final envelope is empty after a tool call', async () => {
+  const session = new (await import('node:events')).EventEmitter();
+  session.prompt = async () => {
+    session.emit('agent_message_chunk', { text: 'I will check that. ' });
+    session.emit('tool_call', { call: { name: 'runtime_status' } });
+    session.emit('agent_message_chunk', { text: 'Your computer is ready.' });
+    return { ok: true, text: '', reason: 'stop' };
+  };
+  const bridge = Object.create(HarnessBridge.prototype);
+  bridge.session = session;
+  const reply = await bridge.ask('How is my computer?');
+  assert.equal(reply.text, 'Your computer is ready.');
+});
+
 test('QVAC scheduler prioritizes voice and keeps one active job', async () => {
   const scheduler = new QvacScheduler();
   const order = [];