diff --git a/litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/handler.py b/litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/handler.py
index 4fca0a36797..eda0413326e 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/handler.py
@@ -1646,18 +1646,25 @@ class WebSearchInterceptionLogger(CustomLogger):
         """
         if not isinstance(tool_input, Mapping):
             return None
-        rich: RichWebSearchInput = {}
         objective = tool_input.get("objective")
-        if isinstance(objective, str) and objective.strip():
-            rich["objective"] = objective
+        valid_objective = (
+            objective if isinstance(objective, str) and objective.strip() else None
+        )
         raw_queries = tool_input.get("search_queries")
+        valid_queries: list[str] | None = None
         if isinstance(raw_queries, Sequence) and not isinstance(raw_queries, str):
             queries = [q for q in raw_queries if isinstance(q, str) and q.strip()]
             if queries:
                 # Providers cap multi-query requests (Parallel drops queries
                 # past the fifth); trim here so nothing is silently ignored.
-                rich["search_queries"] = queries[:5]
-        return rich or None
+                valid_queries = queries[:5]
+        if valid_objective is not None and valid_queries is not None:
+            return {"objective": valid_objective, "search_queries": valid_queries}
+        if valid_objective is not None:
+            return {"objective": valid_objective}
+        if valid_queries is not None:
+            return {"search_queries": valid_queries}
+        return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _provider_supports_rich_search(search_provider: str | None) -> bool:
@@ -1672,7 +1679,7 @@ class WebSearchInterceptionLogger(CustomLogger):
         # misses the config map and returns None rather than raising.
         config = ProviderConfigManager.get_provider_search_config(
             search_provider
-        )  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+        )  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType] -- SearchProviders is a str enum, so the router's provider string hashes to the matching member; unknown strings miss the map and yield None
         return config is not None and config.supports_rich_search_input()
 
     async def _execute_search(
diff --git a/litellm/types/integrations/websearch_interception.py b/litellm/types/integrations/websearch_interception.py
index bf01340630e..6b5b1519874 100644
--- a/litellm/types/integrations/websearch_interception.py
+++ b/litellm/types/integrations/websearch_interception.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class RichWebSearchInput(TypedDict, total=False):
     other provider keeps receiving the single ``query`` string.
     """
 
-    objective: str
+    objective: ReadOnly[str]
     """Natural-language description of the goal behind the search."""
 
-    search_queries: list[str]
+    search_queries: ReadOnly[list[str]]
     """Two to five short keyword queries covering different angles."""
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/test_websearch_rich_query_shape.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/test_websearch_rich_query_shape.py
index f8d20a3d5fd..e836a0d7062 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/test_websearch_rich_query_shape.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/websearch_interception/test_websearch_rich_query_shape.py
@@ -186,3 +186,73 @@ class TestExecuteSearchShape:
 
         call_kwargs = mock_asearch.await_args.kwargs
         assert call_kwargs["objective"] == "configured objective"
+
+
+class TestCallSiteWiring:
+    """Drive the patch builders end to end so regressions in the tool-call ->
+    _rich_search_input wiring are caught, not just _execute_search itself."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_anthropic_tool_call_forwards_rich_shape(self, monkeypatch):
+        import litellm
+        from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
+
+        logger = WebSearchInterceptionLogger()
+        mock_asearch = AsyncMock(return_value=_search_response())
+        monkeypatch.setattr(proxy_server, "llm_router", _mock_router("parallel_ai"))
+        monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "asearch", mock_asearch)
+
+        tool_calls = [
+            {"id": "toolu_1", "name": "litellm_web_search", "input": dict(RICH_INPUT)}
+        ]
+        await logger._build_anthropic_request_patch(
+            model="claude",
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            tool_calls=tool_calls,
+            thinking_blocks=[],
+            anthropic_messages_optional_request_params={},
+            logging_obj=None,
+            kwargs={},
+        )
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_asearch.await_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["query"] == RICH_INPUT["search_queries"]
+        assert call_kwargs["objective"] == RICH_INPUT["objective"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_chat_completion_tool_call_forwards_rich_shape(self, monkeypatch):
+        import json
+
+        import litellm
+        from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
+
+        logger = WebSearchInterceptionLogger()
+        mock_asearch = AsyncMock(return_value=_search_response())
+        monkeypatch.setattr(proxy_server, "llm_router", _mock_router("parallel_ai"))
+        monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "asearch", mock_asearch)
+
+        # The normalized shape transform_request produces for OpenAI responses:
+        # function.arguments (raw) plus top-level name/input (parsed).
+        tool_calls = [
+            {
+                "id": "call_1",
+                "type": "function",
+                "name": "litellm_web_search",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "litellm_web_search",
+                    "arguments": json.dumps(RICH_INPUT),
+                },
+                "input": dict(RICH_INPUT),
+            }
+        ]
+        await logger._build_chat_completion_request_patch(
+            model="claude",
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            tool_calls=tool_calls,
+            optional_params={},
+            kwargs={},
+        )
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_asearch.await_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["query"] == RICH_INPUT["search_queries"]
+        assert call_kwargs["objective"] == RICH_INPUT["objective"]