diff --git a/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py b/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
index b06372baa78..6f90acade10 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from litellm.types.integrations.anthropic_cache_control_hook import (
     CacheControlMessageInjectionPoint,
 )
 from litellm.types.llms.anthropic import (
+    ANTHROPIC_TOOL_SEARCH_TOOL_TYPES,
     AllAnthropicToolsValues,
     AnthropicSystemMessageContent,
 )
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ def _tool_carries_cache_breakpoint(tool: object) -> bool:
     )
 
 
+def _chat_transform_drops_tool_cache_control(tool: object) -> bool:
+    return isinstance(tool, dict) and tool.get("type") in ANTHROPIC_TOOL_SEARCH_TOOL_TYPES
+
+
 def _accepts_prompt_cache_breakpoint(block: object) -> bool:
     return isinstance(block, dict) and block.get("type") in OPENAI_PROMPT_CACHE_BREAKPOINT_BLOCK_TYPES
 
@@ -303,9 +308,9 @@ class AnthropicCacheControlHook(CustomPromptManagement):
         """Client breakpoints outside messages and system that the provider cap still counts.
 
         A tool carries its mark at the top level (Anthropic shape) or under ``function``
-        (OpenAI shape); the Anthropic chat transform forwards both. A top-level
-        ``cache_control`` is Anthropic's automatic caching, which places one breakpoint
-        of its own on top of the explicit ones.
+        (OpenAI shape). A top-level ``cache_control`` is Anthropic's automatic caching,
+        which places one breakpoint of its own on top of the explicit ones. Callers
+        pass only the tools whose mark reaches the provider on their path.
         """
         automatic_blocks: Final = 1 if cache_control is not None else 0
         tool_blocks: Final = sum(1 for tool in tools if _tool_carries_cache_breakpoint(tool)) if tools else 0
@@ -786,10 +791,13 @@ class AnthropicCacheControlHook(CustomPromptManagement):
         """
         configured: Final = non_default_params.get("cache_control_injection_points")
         if configured:
+            tools_keeping_marks: Final = tuple(
+                tool for tool in tools or () if not _chat_transform_drops_tool_cache_control(tool)
+            )
             non_default_params["cache_control_injection_points"] = AnthropicCacheControlHook._stamped_for_prompt_hook(
                 configured,
                 AnthropicCacheControlHook.count_external_cache_breakpoints(
-                    tools, non_default_params.get("cache_control")
+                    tools_keeping_marks, non_default_params.get("cache_control")
                 ),
                 model,
                 custom_llm_provider,
diff --git a/litellm/types/llms/anthropic.py b/litellm/types/llms/anthropic.py
index bcd24695f25..43a7b0e0e9c 100644
--- a/litellm/types/llms/anthropic.py
+++ b/litellm/types/llms/anthropic.py
@@ -753,6 +753,10 @@ class ANTHROPIC_BETA_HEADER_VALUES(str, Enum):
 # Tool search beta header constant (for Anthropic direct API and Microsoft Foundry)
 ANTHROPIC_TOOL_SEARCH_BETA_HEADER: Final = "advanced-tool-use-2025-11-20"
 
+ANTHROPIC_TOOL_SEARCH_TOOL_TYPES: Final = frozenset(
+    {"tool_search_tool_regex_20251119", "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119"}
+)
+
 # Effort beta header constant
 ANTHROPIC_EFFORT_BETA_HEADER: Final = "effort-2025-11-24"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
index 3424cc5fed6..1dfd9cf619b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_anthropic_cache_control_hook.py
@@ -2114,6 +2114,16 @@ class TestConfiguredInjectionPointsSurviveClientMarks:
     UNMARKED_TOOL = {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "t", "parameters": {}}}
     MARKED_V1_TOOL = {"name": "t", "input_schema": {}, "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral"}}
     UNMARKED_V1_TOOL = {"name": "t", "input_schema": {}}
+    MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_REGEX = {
+        "type": "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119",
+        "name": "tool_search",
+        "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral"},
+    }
+    MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_BM25 = {
+        "type": "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119",
+        "name": "tool_search",
+        "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral"},
+    }
 
     @staticmethod
     def _marked_user_turns(count):
@@ -2199,6 +2209,17 @@ class TestConfiguredInjectionPointsSurviveClientMarks:
         processed = self._chat(params, copy.deepcopy(messages))
         assert _count_cache_control(processed) == 3 + injected
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("tool", [MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_REGEX, MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_BM25], ids=["regex", "bm25"])
+    def test_chat_cap_ignores_marked_tool_search_tools(self, tool):
+        """The chat transform strips cache_control from tool-search tools before the
+        request leaves, so a client mark there never reaches the provider's cap and
+        must not cost the configured point its fourth slot."""
+        messages = [{"role": "system", "content": "sys"}, *self._marked_user_turns(3)]
+        params = {"cache_control_injection_points": copy.deepcopy(self.CONFIGURED)}
+        self._seed(params, copy.deepcopy(messages), tools=[tool])
+        processed = self._chat(params, copy.deepcopy(messages))
+        assert _count_cache_control(processed) == 4
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("marked_turns,injected", [(2, 1), (3, 0)])
     def test_chat_root_cache_control_reserves_a_slot(self, marked_turns, injected):
         """Anthropic's automatic caching (a top-level ``cache_control``) places one
@@ -2261,9 +2282,11 @@ class TestConfiguredInjectionPointsSurviveClientMarks:
         "tool,expected_system",
         [
             (MARKED_V1_TOOL, "sys"),
+            (MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_REGEX, "sys"),
+            (MARKED_TOOL_SEARCH_BM25, "sys"),
             (UNMARKED_V1_TOOL, [{"type": "text", "text": "sys", "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral"}}]),
         ],
-        ids=["marked", "unmarked"],
+        ids=["marked", "marked_tool_search_regex", "marked_tool_search_bm25", "unmarked"],
     )
     def test_v1_messages_cap_counts_client_marked_tools(self, tool, expected_system):
         kwargs = {"cache_control_injection_points": copy.deepcopy(self.CONFIGURED)}