diff --git a/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/README.md b/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/README.md
index fe6030b1356..5a1f3afc1f5 100644
--- a/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/README.md
+++ b/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ common categories: instruction override, system prompt exfiltration,
 role-play jailbreak, base64-wrapped payloads, MCP tool override, and
 `file://` SSRF references. The full ruleset lives in the ATR repository.
 
+The hook scans both legacy string `content` and OpenAI structured
+content parts (`[{"type": "text", "text": "..."}]`), concatenating
+the text fields before pattern matching. This keeps the screen
+intact when an attacker splits a payload across multiple text parts.
+Non-text parts (image_url, input_audio, etc.) are ignored.
+
 ## Wire it up
 
 Add a guardrail entry to your proxy config:
diff --git a/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/atr_detection_callback.py b/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/atr_detection_callback.py
index d4c116c62f0..6c928848178 100644
--- a/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/atr_detection_callback.py
+++ b/cookbook/atr_detection_callback/atr_detection_callback.py
@@ -78,12 +78,39 @@ ATR_INSPIRED_PATTERNS = [
 
 
 class ATRDetectionGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
-    """Block requests that hit any ATR-inspired threat pattern."""
+    """Block requests that hit any ATR-inspired threat pattern.
+
+    Scans both legacy string content and OpenAI structured content parts
+    (list of {"type": "text", "text": "..."} entries), so a payload split
+    across multiple text parts is concatenated before pattern matching.
+    Non-text parts (image_url, input_audio, etc.) are ignored.
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.optional_params = kwargs
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_text(content) -> str:
+        """Return scannable text from any OpenAI-shaped message content.
+
+        Supports: string, list of strings, list of structured parts
+        (dicts with type == "text" and a "text" string field). Anything
+        else returns "".
+        """
+        if isinstance(content, str):
+            return content
+        if isinstance(content, list):
+            parts = []
+            for part in content:
+                if isinstance(part, str):
+                    parts.append(part)
+                elif isinstance(part, dict):
+                    if part.get("type") == "text" and isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
+                        parts.append(part["text"])
+            return "\n".join(parts)
+        return ""
+
     @staticmethod
     def _scan(text: str):
         for rule_id, label, pattern in ATR_INSPIRED_PATTERNS:
@@ -99,10 +126,10 @@ class ATRDetectionGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         call_type: CallTypesLiteral,
     ) -> Optional[Union[Exception, str, dict]]:
         for message in data.get("messages") or []:
-            content = message.get("content")
-            if not isinstance(content, str):
+            text = self._extract_text(message.get("content"))
+            if not text:
                 continue
-            hit = self._scan(content)
+            hit = self._scan(text)
             if hit is None:
                 continue
             rule_id, label = hit