diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
index 721a6653597..f1e0e8b114a 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ class ExtractedInput:
 EMPTY_EXTRACTED_INPUT: Final = ExtractedInput(scanned=(), images=())
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class _ScopedRequestView:
+    """The request as guardrail scans see it, with the operator scoping applied."""
+
+    translated_request: ChatCompletionRequest
+    full_messages: tuple[AllMessageValues, ...]
+    scoped_indices: tuple[int, ...]
+    hoisted_system_message: AllMessageValues | None
+    has_midturn_system_message: bool
+
+
 class AnthropicMessagesHandler(BaseTranslation):
     """Process Anthropic messages with guardrails.
 
@@ -314,6 +325,78 @@ class AnthropicMessagesHandler(BaseTranslation):
         )
         return result if result else None
 
+    def _scoped_request_view(
+        self,
+        data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> "_ScopedRequestView":
+        """
+        Translate the request the way guardrail scans see it: exclude the
+        trusted top-level prompt, hoist it back unless skip_system, keep
+        in-sequence system entries in scope. Single source of truth for the
+        request and response scans, which must not disagree.
+        """
+        skip_system: Final = effective_skip_system_message_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply)
+        translation_source: Final = {  # mutable-ok: API message payload
+            **{key: value for key, value in data.items() if key != "system"},
+            "model": data.get("model") or "",
+        }
+        translated_request: Final = self._translate_to_openai(translation_source)
+        translated_messages: Final = tuple(translated_request.get("messages") or ())
+        has_midturn_system_message: Final = any(
+            str(message.get("role") or "").lower() == "system" for message in translated_messages
+        )
+        hoisted_system_message: Final = None if skip_system else self._hoisted_top_level_system_message(data)
+        full_messages: Final = (
+            (hoisted_system_message, *translated_messages)
+            if hoisted_system_message is not None
+            else translated_messages
+        )
+        # skip_system already excluded the trusted top-level prompt (it is simply
+        # not hoisted); in-sequence system entries are untrusted and stay in scope.
+        scoped_indices: Final = scoped_structured_message_indices(
+            full_messages,
+            scan_only_tool_results=effective_scan_only_tool_results_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply),
+            skip_system=False,
+            skip_tool=effective_skip_tool_message_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply),
+        )
+        return _ScopedRequestView(
+            translated_request=translated_request,
+            full_messages=full_messages,
+            scoped_indices=scoped_indices,
+            hoisted_system_message=hoisted_system_message,
+            has_midturn_system_message=has_midturn_system_message,
+        )
+
+    def scoped_request_conversation(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple[AllMessageValues, ...] | None:
+        if request_data.get("messages") is None:
+            return None
+        view: Final = self._scoped_request_view(request_data, guardrail_to_apply)
+        return tuple(view.full_messages[index] for index in view.scoped_indices) or None
+
+    def request_tools_for_guardrail(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple[ChatCompletionToolParam, ...] | None:
+        if effective_scan_only_tool_results_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply):
+            return None
+        if not request_data.get("tools"):
+            return None
+        probe: Final = self._translate_to_openai(
+            {  # mutable-ok: API message payload
+                "model": request_data.get("model") or "",
+                "messages": [],  # mutable-ok: API message payload
+                "tools": request_data["tools"],
+            }
+        )
+        tools: Final = probe.get("tools")
+        return tuple(tools) if tools else None
+
     async def process_input_messages(
         self,
         data: dict,
@@ -334,33 +417,17 @@ class AnthropicMessagesHandler(BaseTranslation):
         # Exclude only the trusted top-level prompt. In-sequence system entries are untrusted
         # and must stay aligned with texts_to_check for positional masking. When the top-level
         # prompt is included, the pre-existing count mismatch disables positional masking.
-        translation_source: Final = {  # mutable-ok: API message payload
-            key: value for key, value in data.items() if key != "system"
-        }
-        chat_completion_compatible_request: Final = self._translate_to_openai(translation_source)
+        view: Final = self._scoped_request_view(data, guardrail_to_apply)
+        full_structured_messages: Final = view.full_messages
+        has_midturn_system_message: Final = view.has_midturn_system_message
+        hoisted_system_message: Final = view.hoisted_system_message
+        scoped_message_indices: Final = view.scoped_indices
+        structured_messages: Final = [  # mutable-ok: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs takes list
+            full_structured_messages[index] for index in scoped_message_indices
+        ]
 
-        full_structured_messages: Final = cast(
-            list[AllMessageValues],
-            chat_completion_compatible_request.get("messages", []),
-        )
-        has_midturn_system_message: Final = any(
-            str(message.get("role") or "").lower() == "system" for message in full_structured_messages
-        )
-        hoisted_system_message: Final = None if skip_system else self._hoisted_top_level_system_message(data)
-        if hoisted_system_message is not None:
-            full_structured_messages.insert(0, hoisted_system_message)
-        # skip_system already excluded the trusted top-level prompt (it is simply not hoisted);
-        # in-sequence system entries are untrusted and always stay in scope.
-        scoped_message_indices: Final = scoped_structured_message_indices(
-            full_structured_messages,
-            scan_only_tool_results=scan_only_tool_results,
-            skip_system=False,
-            skip_tool=skip_tool,
-        )
-        structured_messages: Final = [full_structured_messages[index] for index in scoped_message_indices]
-
-        tools_to_check: Final[list[ChatCompletionToolParam]] = (
-            [] if scan_only_tool_results else chat_completion_compatible_request.get("tools", [])
+        tools_to_check: Final[list[ChatCompletionToolParam]] = (  # mutable-ok: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs takes list
+            [] if scan_only_tool_results else list(view.translated_request.get("tools") or ())
         )
 
         # Step 1: Extract all text content and images
@@ -896,6 +963,13 @@ class AnthropicMessagesHandler(BaseTranslation):
                 response,
             )
 
+            self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                inputs,
+                request_data,
+                guardrail_to_apply,
+                self.assistant_turn_from_extraction(texts_to_check, tool_calls_to_check),
+            )
+
             guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                 inputs=inputs,
                 request_data=request_data,
@@ -962,6 +1036,23 @@ class AnthropicMessagesHandler(BaseTranslation):
                         user_api_key_dict,
                         key="response",
                     )
+                    stream_tool_calls: Final = tuple(
+                        self.assistant_tool_call(
+                            tool_call_id=tool_call.id,
+                            name=tool_call.function.name,
+                            arguments=tool_call.function.arguments,
+                        )
+                        for tool_call in tool_calls_list or ()
+                    )
+                    self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                        guardrail_inputs,
+                        prepared_request_data,
+                        guardrail_to_apply,
+                        self.assistant_turn_from_extraction(
+                            (string_so_far,) if isinstance(string_so_far, str) and string_so_far else (),
+                            stream_tool_calls,
+                        ),
+                    )
                     _guardrailed_inputs = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                         inputs=guardrail_inputs,
                         request_data=prepared_request_data,
diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/guardrail_translation/base_translation.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/guardrail_translation/base_translation.py
index ba96ab3dc99..58109e64c04 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/guardrail_translation/base_translation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/guardrail_translation/base_translation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, Optional
 
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.guardrail_translation.utils import (
+    effective_scan_only_tool_results_for_guardrail,
+    effective_skip_system_message_for_guardrail,
+    effective_skip_tool_message_for_guardrail,
+    scoped_structured_message_indices,
+)
+from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
+    ChatCompletionAssistantMessage,
+    ChatCompletionAssistantToolCall,
+    ChatCompletionToolCallFunctionChunk,
+)
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.integrations.custom_guardrail import (
         CustomGuardrail,
@@ -9,7 +22,12 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     )
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
     from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
-    from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues
+    from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
+        AllMessageValues,
+        ChatCompletionToolCallChunk,
+        ChatCompletionToolParam,
+    )
+    from litellm.types.utils import GenericGuardrailAPIInputs
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)
@@ -157,6 +175,140 @@ class BaseTranslation(ABC):
         """
         return None
 
+    def scoped_request_conversation(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple["AllMessageValues", ...] | None:
+        """
+        The request conversation as the guardrail's request scan saw it: the
+        handler's structured messages with the operator scoping flags applied.
+
+        Override when the request scan scopes differently (e.g. Anthropic's
+        top-level system prompt hoisting).
+        """
+        structured_messages: Final = self.get_structured_messages(request_data)
+        if not structured_messages:
+            return None
+        scoped_indices: Final = scoped_structured_message_indices(
+            structured_messages,
+            scan_only_tool_results=effective_scan_only_tool_results_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply),
+            skip_system=effective_skip_system_message_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply),
+            skip_tool=effective_skip_tool_message_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply),
+        )
+        return tuple(structured_messages[index] for index in scoped_indices) or None
+
+    def response_scan_conversation(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict | None,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+        response_turns: Sequence["AllMessageValues"],
+    ) -> tuple["AllMessageValues", ...] | None:
+        """
+        Full conversation for a response scan: the scoped request conversation
+        with the model's response turns appended.
+
+        Returns None when the request context is unavailable (SDK/direct-call
+        path fabricates request_data without messages) or when nothing was
+        extracted from the response; guardrails then fall back to scanning the
+        extracted texts and tool calls, which must not be shadowed by a
+        conversation that lacks a response turn.
+        """
+        if request_data is None or not response_turns:
+            return None
+        request_conversation: Final = self.scoped_request_conversation(request_data, guardrail_to_apply)
+        if request_conversation is None:
+            return None
+        return (*request_conversation, *response_turns)
+
+    def attach_response_scan_context(
+        self,
+        inputs: "GenericGuardrailAPIInputs",
+        request_data: dict | None,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+        response_turns: Sequence["AllMessageValues"],
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Put the response-scan conversation and the request's tools on ``inputs``
+        when the request context allows building them; no-op otherwise.
+        """
+        structured_conversation: Final = self.response_scan_conversation(
+            request_data, guardrail_to_apply, response_turns
+        )
+        if structured_conversation is None or request_data is None:
+            return
+        inputs["structured_messages"] = list(structured_conversation)  # rebind-ok: out-param; field type is list
+        response_scan_tools: Final = self.request_tools_for_guardrail(request_data, guardrail_to_apply)
+        if response_scan_tools:
+            inputs["tools"] = list(response_scan_tools)  # rebind-ok: out-parameter; the field type is a list
+
+    def request_tools_for_guardrail(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple["ChatCompletionToolParam", ...] | None:
+        """
+        The request's tool definitions in the shape the request scan sends them.
+
+        Override in tool-capable handlers; default returns None.
+        """
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def assistant_tool_call(
+        tool_call_id: str | None,
+        name: str | None,
+        arguments: str,
+    ) -> ChatCompletionAssistantToolCall:
+        """One assistant-message tool call in the OpenAI wire shape."""
+        return ChatCompletionAssistantToolCall(
+            id=tool_call_id,
+            type="function",
+            function=ChatCompletionToolCallFunctionChunk(name=name, arguments=arguments),
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def assistant_turn(
+        content: str | None,
+        tool_calls: Sequence[ChatCompletionAssistantToolCall],
+    ) -> ChatCompletionAssistantMessage | None:
+        """One OpenAI-shape assistant turn, or None when it would carry nothing."""
+        if content is None and not tool_calls:
+            return None
+        if tool_calls:
+            turn_with_tools: Final[ChatCompletionAssistantMessage] = {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": content,
+                "tool_calls": list(tool_calls),  # mutable-ok: the message field type is a list
+            }
+            return turn_with_tools
+        turn: Final[ChatCompletionAssistantMessage] = {"role": "assistant", "content": content}
+        return turn
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def assistant_turn_from_extraction(
+        texts: Sequence[str],
+        tool_calls: Sequence["ChatCompletionAssistantToolCall | ChatCompletionToolCallChunk"] | None = None,
+    ) -> tuple["ChatCompletionAssistantMessage", ...]:
+        """
+        One OpenAI-shape assistant turn built from the texts and tool calls a
+        handler's response extraction collected; empty when there is nothing.
+        Tool calls are normalized to the assistant-message shape, dropping
+        extraction-only fields such as ``index``.
+        """
+        tool_call_items: Final = tuple(
+            BaseTranslation.assistant_tool_call(
+                tool_call_id=item.get("id"),
+                name=item["function"].get("name"),
+                arguments=item["function"].get("arguments") or "",
+            )
+            for item in tool_calls or ()
+        )
+        if not texts and not tool_call_items:
+            return ()
+        turn: Final = BaseTranslation.assistant_turn("\n".join(texts), tool_call_items)
+        return (turn,) if turn is not None else ()
+
     def extract_request_tool_names(self, data: dict) -> list[str]:
         """
         Extract tool names from the request body for allowlist/policy checks.
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
index e411dc497fc..c6f56105929 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/handler.py
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ from litellm.llms.base_llm.guardrail_translation.utils import (
     scoped_structured_message_indices,
 )
 from litellm.main import stream_chunk_builder
-from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues, ChatCompletionToolParam
+from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
+    AllMessageValues,
+    ChatCompletionAssistantMessage,
+    ChatCompletionToolParam,
+)
 from litellm.types.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.generic_guardrail_api import (
     coerce_stream_holdback_value,
 )
@@ -396,6 +400,10 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler(BaseTranslation):
             if hasattr(response, "model") and response.model:
                 inputs["model"] = response.model
 
+            self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                inputs, request_data, guardrail_to_apply, self._build_response_turns(response)
+            )
+
             guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                 inputs=inputs,
                 request_data=request_data,
@@ -566,6 +574,9 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler(BaseTranslation):
             # Include model information from the first response if available
             if responses_so_far and hasattr(responses_so_far[0], "model") and responses_so_far[0].model:
                 inputs["model"] = responses_so_far[0].model
+            self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                inputs, request_data, guardrail_to_apply, self.assistant_turn_from_extraction(texts_to_check)
+            )
             guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                 inputs=inputs,
                 request_data=request_data,
@@ -660,6 +671,12 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler(BaseTranslation):
         inputs: Final = GenericGuardrailAPIInputs(texts=texts_to_check)
         if responses_so_far and getattr(responses_so_far[0], "model", None):
             inputs["model"] = responses_so_far[0].model
+        self.attach_response_scan_context(
+            inputs,
+            request_data,
+            guardrail_to_apply,
+            tuple(turn for index in indices if (turn := self.assistant_turn(raw_by_index[index], ())) is not None),
+        )
         guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
             inputs=inputs,
             request_data=request_data,
@@ -832,6 +849,32 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler(BaseTranslation):
                     tool_calls_to_check.append(tool_call_dict)
                     tool_call_task_mappings.append((choice_idx, int(tool_call_idx)))
 
+    def request_tools_for_guardrail(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple[ChatCompletionToolParam, ...] | None:
+        if effective_scan_only_tool_results_for_guardrail(guardrail_to_apply):
+            return None
+        tools: Final = request_data.get("tools")
+        return tuple(tools) if tools else None
+
+    def _build_response_turns(self, response: "ModelResponse") -> tuple[ChatCompletionAssistantMessage, ...]:
+        """Assistant turns for the response-scan conversation, one per choice."""
+        return tuple(turn for choice in response.choices if (turn := self._choice_assistant_turn(choice)) is not None)
+
+    def _choice_assistant_turn(self, choice: Choices) -> ChatCompletionAssistantMessage | None:
+        tool_calls: Final = tuple(
+            self.assistant_tool_call(
+                tool_call_id=converted.get("id"),
+                name=(converted.get("function") or {}).get("name"),
+                arguments=(converted.get("function") or {}).get("arguments") or "",
+            )
+            for tool_call in choice.message.tool_calls or ()
+            if (converted := self._convert_tool_call_to_dict(tool_call)) is not None and converted.get("function")
+        )
+        return self.assistant_turn(choice.message.content, tool_calls)
+
     def _convert_tool_call_to_dict(self, tool_call: dict[str, Any] | Any) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
         """
         Convert a tool call object to dictionary format.
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
index 7c5d8ac99ad..5ba1606522a 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
@@ -248,6 +248,32 @@ class OpenAIResponsesHandler(BaseTranslation):
             ) = LiteLLMCompletionResponsesConfig.transform_responses_api_tools_to_chat_completion_tools(tools)
             tools_to_check.extend(cast(list[ChatCompletionToolParam], transformed_tools))
 
+    def scoped_request_conversation(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple[AllMessageValues, ...] | None:
+        """
+        This surface's request scan sends its structured messages without the
+        operator scoping flags (the input path applies none), so the response
+        scan mirrors that; request and response scans must not disagree about
+        the conversation.
+        """
+        structured_messages: Final = self.get_structured_messages(request_data)
+        return tuple(structured_messages) if structured_messages else None
+
+    def request_tools_for_guardrail(
+        self,
+        request_data: dict,  # mutable-ok: API request payload
+        guardrail_to_apply: "CustomGuardrail",
+    ) -> tuple[ChatCompletionToolParam, ...] | None:
+        raw_tools: Final = request_data.get("tools")
+        if not raw_tools:
+            return None
+        tools_to_check: Final[list[ChatCompletionToolParam]] = []  # mutable-ok: _extract_and_transform_tools appends
+        self._extract_and_transform_tools(raw_tools, tools_to_check)
+        return tuple(tools_to_check) or None
+
     def _remap_tools_to_responses_api_format(self, guardrailed_tools: list[Any]) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
         """
         Remap guardrail-returned tools (Chat Completion format) back to
@@ -455,6 +481,13 @@ class OpenAIResponsesHandler(BaseTranslation):
             if response_model:
                 inputs["model"] = response_model
 
+            self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                inputs,
+                request_data,
+                guardrail_to_apply,
+                self.assistant_turn_from_extraction(texts_to_check, tool_calls_to_check),
+            )
+
             guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                 inputs=inputs,
                 request_data=request_data,
@@ -545,6 +578,13 @@ class OpenAIResponsesHandler(BaseTranslation):
                 if response_model:
                     inputs["model"] = response_model
 
+                self.attach_response_scan_context(
+                    inputs,
+                    request_data,
+                    guardrail_to_apply,
+                    self.assistant_turn_from_extraction(texts_to_check, tool_calls_to_check),
+                )
+
                 guardrailed_inputs: Final = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
                     inputs=inputs,
                     request_data=request_data,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/akto/akto.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/akto/akto.py
index 3716d00774f..92332d896f7 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/akto/akto.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/akto/akto.py
@@ -162,12 +162,19 @@ class AktoGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
     def build_request_body(
         inputs: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs,
         request_data: dict | None = None,
+        *,
+        prefer_structured_messages: bool = True,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Build the LLM request body from guardrail inputs (messages, model, tools)."""
+        """Build the LLM request body from guardrail inputs (messages, model, tools).
+
+        ``prefer_structured_messages`` is False on response scans, where
+        ``structured_messages`` carries the response turns too and would
+        misrepresent the request in the ingested payload.
+        """
         model: Final = inputs.get("model", "") or ""
         body: Final[dict[str, Any]] = {"model": model}
 
-        structured: Final = inputs.get("structured_messages")
+        structured: Final = inputs.get("structured_messages") if prefer_structured_messages else None
         if structured:
             body["messages"] = structured
         elif request_data is not None and request_data.get("messages"):
@@ -232,7 +239,9 @@ class AktoGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         """
         request_path: Final = self.extract_request_path(request_data)
         request_headers: Final = self.build_request_headers(request_data)
-        request_body: Final = self.build_request_body(inputs, request_data)
+        request_body: Final = self.build_request_body(
+            inputs, request_data, prefer_structured_messages=not include_response
+        )
         tag: Final = self.build_tag_metadata(request_data)
 
         response_payload = json.dumps({})  # Empty body wrapper when no response yet
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/hiddenlayer/hiddenlayer.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/hiddenlayer/hiddenlayer.py
index 507dd645953..befff03c048 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/hiddenlayer/hiddenlayer.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/hiddenlayer/hiddenlayer.py
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ class HiddenlayerGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         hl_request_metadata["requester_id"] = headers.get("hl-requester-id") or "LiteLLM"
         project_id: Final = headers.get("hl-project-id")
 
-        if scan_params := inputs.get("structured_messages"):
+        # Response scans keep the texts path: their structured_messages carry the
+        # whole conversation, whose last turn is not necessarily the scan target.
+        if input_type == "request" and (scan_params := inputs.get("structured_messages")):
             last_msg: Final = scan_params[-1]
             result: _HiddenlayerResponse = await self._call_hiddenlayer(
                 project_id,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/moderations.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/moderations.py
index 10683550f85..fdd53148a88 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/moderations.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/moderations.py
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ class OpenAIModerationGuardrail(OpenAIGuardrailBase, CustomGuardrail):
         # Extract text to moderate from inputs
         text_to_moderate: str | None = None
 
-        # Prefer structured_messages if available (has role context)
-        if structured_messages := inputs.get("structured_messages"):
+        # Prefer structured_messages if available (has role context). Response
+        # scans moderate the model output via texts; the conversation would
+        # point moderation back at the user prompt.
+        if input_type == "request" and (structured_messages := inputs.get("structured_messages")):
             text_to_moderate = self.get_user_prompt(structured_messages)
 
         # Fall back to texts
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/promptguard/promptguard.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/promptguard/promptguard.py
index c25f704567e..2b77220490d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/promptguard/promptguard.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/promptguard/promptguard.py
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ class PromptGuardGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         structured_messages: Final = inputs.get("structured_messages", [])
         model: Final = inputs.get("model")
 
-        if structured_messages:
+        # Response scans keep the texts path: the redact write-back extracts
+        # user-role texts, which would clobber the response texts if the
+        # conversation were sent instead.
+        use_structured: Final = input_type == "request" and bool(structured_messages)
+        if use_structured:
             messages = list(structured_messages)
         elif texts:
             messages = [{"role": "user", "content": text} for text in texts]
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ class PromptGuardGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         if decision == "redact":
             redacted: Final = result.get("redacted_messages")
             if redacted:
-                if structured_messages:
+                if use_structured:
                     inputs["structured_messages"] = redacted
                 if "texts" in inputs:
                     extracted: Final = self._extract_texts_from_messages(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/qualifire/qualifire.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/qualifire/qualifire.py
index d6fb1378da0..7ae4d88bf6e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/qualifire/qualifire.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/qualifire/qualifire.py
@@ -424,8 +424,10 @@ class QualifireGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         # Get dynamic params from request body (allows runtime overrides)
         dynamic_params: Final = self.get_guardrail_dynamic_request_body_params(request_data=request_data)
 
-        # Extract messages from structured_messages or request_data
-        messages: list[AllMessageValues] | None = inputs.get("structured_messages")
+        # Extract messages from structured_messages or request_data. Response
+        # scans keep the request_data path: their structured_messages carry the
+        # model's answer too, which would land in `messages` on top of `output`.
+        messages: list[AllMessageValues] | None = inputs.get("structured_messages") if input_type == "request" else None
         if not messages:
             messages = request_data.get("messages")
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/straiker/straiker.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/straiker/straiker.py
index 7cca1ae2d63..a205f43ee2c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/straiker/straiker.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/straiker/straiker.py
@@ -380,10 +380,15 @@ class StraikerGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         call_id: Final = getattr(logging_obj, "litellm_call_id", None) if logging_obj else None
         event_id: Final = f"{call_id or 'litellm'}:{input_type}"
 
+        # On response scans this content object is the envelope's ``response``,
+        # while ``structured_messages`` carries the whole conversation; it is
+        # reported under ``request`` instead so neither side misattributes turns.
         content: Final = StraikerWebhookContent(
             texts=list(inputs.get("texts") or []),
             images=list(inputs.get("images") or []),
-            structured_messages=_opaque_dict_list(inputs.get("structured_messages")),
+            structured_messages=(
+                _opaque_dict_list(inputs.get("structured_messages")) if input_type == "request" else None
+            ),
             tools=_opaque_dict_list(inputs.get("tools")),
             tool_calls=_opaque_dict_list(inputs.get("tool_calls")),
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/test_anthropic_guardrail_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/test_anthropic_guardrail_handler.py
index 2b392456763..9ce271f3970 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/test_anthropic_guardrail_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/guardrail_translation/test_anthropic_guardrail_handler.py
@@ -1818,3 +1818,204 @@ class TestAnthropicMessagesScanOnlyToolResults:
 
         assert guardrail.captured_inputs is not None
         assert guardrail.captured_inputs.get("images") == ["TOOL_IMG"]
+
+
+class MockInputsRecordingGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
+    """Records the inputs of every apply_guardrail call without modifying anything."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(guardrail_name="inputs-recording")
+        self.calls: list[tuple[str, dict]] = []
+
+    async def apply_guardrail(
+        self,
+        inputs: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs,
+        request_data: dict,
+        input_type: Literal["request", "response"],
+        logging_obj: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> GenericGuardrailAPIInputs:
+        import copy
+
+        self.calls.append((input_type, copy.deepcopy(dict(inputs))))
+        return inputs
+
+
+class TestAnthropicResponseScanConversation:
+    """Response scans receive the request conversation (with the top-level system
+    prompt hoisted, mirroring the request scan) plus the model's assistant turn,
+    and the request's tools translated to OpenAI shape."""
+
+    def _request_data(self, **overrides) -> dict:
+        data = {
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "system": "you are a helpful assistant",
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"}],
+            **overrides,
+        }
+        return {key: value for key, value in data.items() if value is not None}
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_receives_hoisted_system_and_assistant_turn(self):
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Sunny today."}],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=self._request_data(),
+        )
+
+        input_type, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert input_type == "response"
+        conversation = inputs["structured_messages"]
+        assert conversation[0]["role"] == "system"
+        assert "helpful assistant" in str(conversation[0]["content"])
+        assert conversation[1] == {"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"}
+        assert conversation[-1] == {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sunny today."}
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_skip_system_excludes_hoisted_prompt_from_response_scan(self):
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        guardrail.skip_system_message_in_guardrail = True
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Sunny today."}],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=self._request_data(),
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        conversation = inputs["structured_messages"]
+        assert all(message["role"] != "system" for message in conversation)
+        assert conversation[0] == {"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"}
+        assert conversation[-1] == {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sunny today."}
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_skip_system_scoping_matches_request_scan(self):
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        guardrail.skip_system_message_in_guardrail = True
+        request_data = self._request_data(
+            system="trusted top-level system prompt",
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "user", "content": "safe text"},
+                {"role": "system", "content": "prohibited correction"},
+                {"role": "user", "content": "continue"},
+            ],
+        )
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Done."}],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_input_messages(data=dict(request_data), guardrail_to_apply=guardrail)
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=dict(request_data),
+        )
+
+        (request_type, request_inputs), (response_type, response_inputs) = guardrail.calls
+        assert (request_type, response_type) == ("request", "response")
+        request_conversation = request_inputs["structured_messages"]
+        response_conversation = response_inputs["structured_messages"]
+        assert [message["role"] for message in request_conversation] == ["user", "system", "user"]
+        assert response_conversation[: len(request_conversation)] == request_conversation
+        assert response_conversation[len(request_conversation) :] == [{"role": "assistant", "content": "Done."}]
+        assert "trusted top-level system prompt" not in str(response_conversation)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_includes_translated_tools_and_tool_call_turn(self):
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = self._request_data(
+            system=None,
+            tools=[
+                {
+                    "name": "get_weather",
+                    "description": "look up weather",
+                    "input_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}},
+                }
+            ],
+        )
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [
+                {"type": "text", "text": "Checking."},
+                {"type": "tool_use", "id": "toolu_1", "name": "get_weather", "input": {"city": "Paris"}},
+            ],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=request_data,
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assistant_turn = inputs["structured_messages"][-1]
+        assert assistant_turn["role"] == "assistant"
+        assert assistant_turn["content"] == "Checking."
+        assert assistant_turn["tool_calls"][0]["function"]["name"] == "get_weather"
+        assert "index" not in assistant_turn["tool_calls"][0], (
+            "extraction-only fields must not leak into the assistant-message tool call shape"
+        )
+        assert inputs["tools"][0]["function"]["name"] == "get_weather"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_without_request_messages_sends_no_conversation(self):
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello."}],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=None,
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert "structured_messages" not in inputs
+        assert inputs["texts"] == ["Hello."]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_survives_request_data_without_model(self):
+        """Buffered streaming hands the response scan a request payload with no
+        ``model``; the conversation must still be built rather than blowing up
+        inside the Anthropic-to-OpenAI adapter."""
+        handler = AnthropicMessagesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        response = {
+            "id": "msg_1",
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Sunny today."}],
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(
+            response=response,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data={"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"}]},
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sunny today."},
+        ]
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/test_openai_guardrail_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/test_openai_guardrail_handler.py
index a29e0be4655..15048fea0e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/test_openai_guardrail_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/chat/guardrail_translation/test_openai_guardrail_handler.py
@@ -1559,3 +1559,300 @@ class TestScanOnlyToolResults:
         assert data["messages"][3]["content"] == "page says [BLOCKED] here"
         assert data["messages"][3]["tool_call_id"] == "call_1"
         assert data["messages"][4]["content"] == "and then?"
+
+
+class RecordingGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
+    """Captures the inputs of every apply_guardrail call without modifying anything."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(guardrail_name="recording")
+        self.calls: list[tuple[str, dict]] = []
+
+    async def apply_guardrail(
+        self,
+        inputs: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs,
+        request_data: dict,
+        input_type: Literal["request", "response"],
+        logging_obj: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> GenericGuardrailAPIInputs:
+        import copy
+
+        self.calls.append((input_type, copy.deepcopy(dict(inputs))))
+        return inputs
+
+
+class TestResponseScanConversation:
+    """Response scans receive the request conversation with the model's assistant
+    turns appended (inputs["structured_messages"]) plus the request's tool
+    definitions (inputs["tools"]), so conversation-context guardrails see the
+    same dialogue on both scans without caching state between hooks."""
+
+    def _response(self, *choices: Choices) -> ModelResponse:
+        return ModelResponse(
+            id="chatcmpl-1",
+            created=1234567890,
+            model="gpt-4",
+            object="chat.completion",
+            choices=list(choices),
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_receives_conversation_and_tools(self):
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {
+            "messages": [
+                {"role": "system", "content": "be helpful"},
+                {"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"},
+            ],
+            "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "get_weather", "parameters": {}}}],
+        }
+        response = self._response(
+            Choices(
+                finish_reason="tool_calls",
+                index=0,
+                message=Message(
+                    content="Checking now.",
+                    role="assistant",
+                    tool_calls=[
+                        ChatCompletionMessageToolCall(
+                            id="call_1",
+                            type="function",
+                            function=Function(name="get_weather", arguments='{"city": "Paris"}'),
+                        )
+                    ],
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=request_data)
+
+        input_type, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert input_type == "response"
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "system", "content": "be helpful"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"},
+            {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": "Checking now.",
+                "tool_calls": [
+                    {
+                        "id": "call_1",
+                        "type": "function",
+                        "function": {"name": "get_weather", "arguments": '{"city": "Paris"}'},
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+        ]
+        assert inputs["tools"] == request_data["tools"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_scoping_matches_request_scan(self):
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        guardrail.skip_system_message_in_guardrail = True
+        guardrail.skip_tool_message_in_guardrail = True
+        request_data = {
+            "messages": [
+                {"role": "system", "content": "SYSTEM-PROMPT"},
+                {"role": "user", "content": "run the tool"},
+                {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "call_1", "content": "TOOL-RESULT"},
+                {"role": "user", "content": "summarize"},
+            ]
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_input_messages(data=dict(request_data), guardrail_to_apply=guardrail)
+        response = self._response(
+            Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, message=Message(content="Done.", role="assistant"))
+        )
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=dict(request_data))
+
+        (_, request_inputs), (_, response_inputs) = guardrail.calls
+        request_conversation = request_inputs["structured_messages"]
+        response_conversation = response_inputs["structured_messages"]
+        assert response_conversation[: len(request_conversation)] == request_conversation
+        assert response_conversation[len(request_conversation) :] == [{"role": "assistant", "content": "Done."}]
+        assert all(m["role"] not in ("system", "tool") for m in response_conversation)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_scan_only_tool_results_scopes_response_conversation_and_tools(self):
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        guardrail.scan_only_tool_results = True
+        request_data = {
+            "messages": [
+                {"role": "user", "content": "fetch the page"},
+                {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "call_1", "content": "page content"},
+            ],
+            "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "fetch", "parameters": {}}}],
+        }
+        response = self._response(
+            Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, message=Message(content="Summary.", role="assistant"))
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=request_data)
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "call_1", "content": "page content"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "Summary."},
+        ]
+        assert "tools" not in inputs
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_sdk_path_without_request_data_sends_no_conversation(self):
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        response = self._response(
+            Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, message=Message(content="Hello.", role="assistant"))
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=None)
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert "structured_messages" not in inputs
+        assert "tools" not in inputs
+        assert inputs["texts"] == ["Hello."]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_multi_choice_response_appends_one_turn_per_choice(self):
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "pick one"}]}
+        response = self._response(
+            Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, message=Message(content="candidate one", role="assistant")),
+            Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=1, message=Message(content="candidate two", role="assistant")),
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=request_data)
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "pick one"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "candidate one"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "candidate two"},
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_end_of_stream_scan_receives_conversation(self):
+        from litellm.types.utils import Delta, ModelResponseStream, StreamingChoices
+
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "say hi"}]}
+        chunks = [
+            ModelResponseStream(
+                id="chatcmpl-1",
+                created=1234567890,
+                model="gpt-4",
+                object="chat.completion.chunk",
+                choices=[
+                    StreamingChoices(index=0, finish_reason=None, delta=Delta(content="hi ", role="assistant"))
+                ],
+            ),
+            ModelResponseStream(
+                id="chatcmpl-1",
+                created=1234567890,
+                model="gpt-4",
+                object="chat.completion.chunk",
+                choices=[StreamingChoices(index=0, finish_reason="stop", delta=Delta(content="there"))],
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        await handler.process_output_streaming_response(
+            responses_so_far=chunks,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=request_data,
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "say hi"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "hi there"},
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_midstream_scan_receives_the_partial_assistant_turn(self):
+        """Before the stream ends there is no assembled response to fall back on,
+        so the in-flight scan must still see the conversation plus what the model
+        has produced so far."""
+        from litellm.types.utils import Delta, ModelResponseStream, StreamingChoices
+
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "say hi"}]}
+        chunks = [
+            ModelResponseStream(
+                id="chatcmpl-1",
+                created=1234567890,
+                model="gpt-4",
+                object="chat.completion.chunk",
+                choices=[
+                    StreamingChoices(index=0, finish_reason=None, delta=Delta(content="hi ", role="assistant"))
+                ],
+            ),
+            ModelResponseStream(
+                id="chatcmpl-1",
+                created=1234567890,
+                model="gpt-4",
+                object="chat.completion.chunk",
+                choices=[StreamingChoices(index=0, finish_reason=None, delta=Delta(content="the"))],
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        await handler.process_output_streaming_response(
+            responses_so_far=chunks,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=request_data,
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "say hi"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "hi the"},
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_streaming_transform_scan_receives_conversation_per_choice(self):
+        from litellm.llms.base_llm.guardrail_translation.base_translation import StreamTransformSink
+        from litellm.types.utils import Delta, ModelResponseStream, StreamingChoices
+
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "pick one"}]}
+        chunks = [
+            ModelResponseStream(
+                id="chatcmpl-1",
+                created=1234567890,
+                model="gpt-4",
+                object="chat.completion.chunk",
+                choices=[
+                    StreamingChoices(index=1, finish_reason=None, delta=Delta(content="two", role="assistant")),
+                    StreamingChoices(index=0, finish_reason=None, delta=Delta(content="one", role="assistant")),
+                ],
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        await handler.process_output_streaming_response(
+            responses_so_far=chunks,
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=request_data,
+            stream_transform_sink=StreamTransformSink(),
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert inputs["structured_messages"] == [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "pick one"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "one"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "two"},
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_empty_response_turns_yield_no_conversation(self):
+        """A conversation without a response turn would shadow the tool_calls/texts
+        fallback in conversation-preferring guardrails, so none is built."""
+        handler = OpenAIChatCompletionsHandler()
+        guardrail = RecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]}
+
+        assert handler.response_scan_conversation(request_data, guardrail, []) is None
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/responses/test_openai_responses_guardrail_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/responses/test_openai_responses_guardrail_handler.py
index 447175b09a6..138e48b3f79 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/responses/test_openai_responses_guardrail_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/responses/test_openai_responses_guardrail_handler.py
@@ -1229,3 +1229,164 @@ class TestOpenAIResponsesHandlerToolInjection:
         names = [t.get("name") for t in result["tools"]]
         assert "get_weather" in names
         assert "injected_tool" in names
+
+
+class MockInputsRecordingGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
+    """Records the inputs of every apply_guardrail call without modifying anything."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(guardrail_name="inputs-recording")
+        self.calls: list[tuple[str, dict]] = []
+
+    async def apply_guardrail(
+        self,
+        inputs: GenericGuardrailAPIInputs,
+        request_data: dict,
+        input_type: Literal["request", "response"],
+        logging_obj: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> GenericGuardrailAPIInputs:
+        import copy
+
+        self.calls.append((input_type, copy.deepcopy(dict(inputs))))
+        return inputs
+
+
+class TestResponsesResponseScanConversation:
+    """Response scans receive the request conversation (input plus instructions,
+    translated to chat shape) with the model's assistant turn appended, and the
+    request's tools translated to chat-completion shape."""
+
+    def _response(self, output: list) -> ResponsesAPIResponse:
+        return ResponsesAPIResponse(
+            id="resp_1",
+            created_at=1234567890,
+            model="gpt-4",
+            object="response",
+            status="completed",
+            output=output,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_receives_conversation_and_tools(self):
+        handler = OpenAIResponsesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "instructions": "be helpful",
+            "input": [{"role": "user", "content": "what's the weather?"}],
+            "tools": [
+                {
+                    "type": "function",
+                    "name": "get_weather",
+                    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {}},
+                }
+            ],
+        }
+        response = self._response(
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "message",
+                    "id": "msg_1",
+                    "status": "completed",
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": [{"type": "output_text", "text": "Sunny today."}],
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=request_data)
+
+        input_type, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert input_type == "response"
+        conversation = inputs["structured_messages"]
+        expected_request_conversation = handler.get_structured_messages(request_data)
+        assert conversation[:-1] == expected_request_conversation
+        assert conversation[0]["role"] == "system"
+        assert "be helpful" in str(conversation[0]["content"])
+        assert conversation[-1] == {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sunny today."}
+        assert inputs["tools"][0]["function"]["name"] == "get_weather"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_appends_tool_call_turn(self):
+        handler = OpenAIResponsesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "input": [{"role": "user", "content": "look it up"}],
+        }
+        response = self._response(
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "function_call",
+                    "id": "fc_1",
+                    "call_id": "call_1",
+                    "name": "get_weather",
+                    "arguments": '{"city": "Paris"}',
+                    "status": "completed",
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=request_data)
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assistant_turn = inputs["structured_messages"][-1]
+        assert assistant_turn["role"] == "assistant"
+        assert assistant_turn["tool_calls"][0]["function"]["name"] == "get_weather"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_without_request_data_sends_no_conversation(self):
+        handler = OpenAIResponsesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        response = self._response(
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "message",
+                    "id": "msg_1",
+                    "status": "completed",
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": [{"type": "output_text", "text": "Hello."}],
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        await handler.process_output_response(response, guardrail, request_data=None)
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        assert "structured_messages" not in inputs
+        assert inputs["texts"] == ["Hello."]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_streaming_completed_event_receives_conversation(self):
+        handler = OpenAIResponsesHandler()
+        guardrail = MockInputsRecordingGuardrail()
+        request_data = {
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "input": [{"role": "user", "content": "say hi"}],
+        }
+        final_chunk = {
+            "type": "response.completed",
+            "response": {
+                "model": "gpt-4",
+                "output": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "message",
+                        "id": "msg_1",
+                        "status": "completed",
+                        "role": "assistant",
+                        "content": [{"type": "output_text", "text": "hi there"}],
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+        }
+
+        await handler.process_output_streaming_response(
+            responses_so_far=[final_chunk],
+            guardrail_to_apply=guardrail,
+            request_data=request_data,
+        )
+
+        _, inputs = guardrail.calls[-1]
+        conversation = inputs["structured_messages"]
+        assert conversation[-1] == {"role": "assistant", "content": "hi there"}
+        assert conversation[:-1] == handler.get_structured_messages(request_data)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/test_moderations.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/test_moderations.py
index 112bc5e6e49..66a7243e286 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/test_moderations.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/openai/test_moderations.py
@@ -987,3 +987,50 @@ async def test_openai_moderation_initialize_guardrail_forwards_streaming_flags()
             assert guardrail.streaming_sampling_rate == 2
     finally:
         litellm.logging_callback_manager._reset_all_callbacks()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_openai_moderation_response_scan_moderates_output_not_user_prompt():
+    """On response scans the conversation is available in structured_messages,
+    but moderation must still target the model output carried in texts. The fake
+    moderation endpoint flags only the harmful model answer: moderating the
+    (benign) user prompt instead would let the flagged output through."""
+    from fastapi import HTTPException
+
+    from litellm.types.utils import GenericGuardrailAPIInputs
+
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {"OPENAI_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+        guardrail = OpenAIModerationGuardrail(
+            guardrail_name="test-openai-moderation",
+        )
+
+        async def moderate(input_text: str) -> OpenAIModerationResponse:
+            flagged = "harmful answer" in input_text
+            return OpenAIModerationResponse(
+                id="modr-123",
+                model="omni-moderation-latest",
+                results=[
+                    OpenAIModerationResult(
+                        flagged=flagged,
+                        categories={"violence": flagged},
+                        category_scores={"violence": 0.99 if flagged else 0.0},
+                        category_applied_input_types={"violence": []},
+                    )
+                ],
+            )
+
+        with patch.object(guardrail, "async_make_request", side_effect=moderate):
+            inputs = GenericGuardrailAPIInputs(
+                texts=["a harmful answer"],
+                structured_messages=[
+                    {"role": "user", "content": "a benign question"},
+                    {"role": "assistant", "content": "a harmful answer"},
+                ],
+            )
+
+            with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
+                await guardrail.apply_guardrail(
+                    inputs=inputs,
+                    request_data={},
+                    input_type="response",
+                )
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_akto.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_akto.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5aa9fa0dee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_akto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Tests for the Akto guardrail's ingest payload construction."""
+
+from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.akto.akto import AktoGuardrail
+
+
+class TestBuildRequestBody:
+    def test_request_scan_uses_structured_messages(self):
+        body = AktoGuardrail.build_request_body(
+            inputs={
+                "texts": ["hi"],
+                "structured_messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            },
+            request_data={"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "raw"}]},
+        )
+        assert body["messages"] == [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]
+
+    def test_response_scan_ingests_request_messages_not_conversation(self):
+        """On response scans structured_messages carries the response turns too;
+        the ingested request body must stay the actual request."""
+        body = AktoGuardrail.build_request_body(
+            inputs={
+                "texts": ["the reply"],
+                "structured_messages": [
+                    {"role": "user", "content": "hi"},
+                    {"role": "assistant", "content": "the reply"},
+                ],
+            },
+            request_data={"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]},
+            prefer_structured_messages=False,
+        )
+        assert body["messages"] == [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_hiddenlayer.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_hiddenlayer.py
index 1b2108c837d..3183aabefac 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_hiddenlayer.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_hiddenlayer.py
@@ -1088,3 +1088,37 @@ class TestHiddenlayerGuardrailV2:
         config_model = HiddenlayerGuardrailV2.get_config_model()
         assert config_model is not None
         assert config_model.__name__ == "HiddenlayerGuardrailConfigModel"
+
+
+class TestHiddenlayerResponseScanConversation:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_ignores_structured_messages(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Response scans now carry the conversation in structured_messages; the
+        v1 guardrail must keep scanning texts instead of str()-coercing the last
+        conversation turn (a tool-call-only turn has content None, and scanning
+        the literal string 'None' would produce junk verdicts)."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HIDDENLAYER_API_BASE", "https://my.hiddenlayer")
+        guardrail = HiddenlayerGuardrail(
+            guardrail_name="hiddenlayer", event_hook="post_call", default_on=True
+        )
+
+        async def scan(project_id, metadata, payload, input_type):
+            if payload["messages"][-1]["content"] == "None":
+                return {"evaluation": {"action": "BLOCK"}, "analysis": []}
+            return {}
+
+        inputs = GenericGuardrailAPIInputs(
+            structured_messages=[
+                {"role": "user", "content": "look this up"},
+                {"role": "assistant", "content": None},
+            ]
+        )
+
+        with patch.object(guardrail, "_call_hiddenlayer", side_effect=scan):
+            result = await guardrail.apply_guardrail(
+                inputs=inputs,
+                request_data={},
+                input_type="response",
+            )
+
+        assert result is inputs
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_promptguard.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_promptguard.py
index efd14379ddd..0ef532f0dbc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_promptguard.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_promptguard.py
@@ -815,3 +815,46 @@ class TestPromptGuardInitializer:
         from litellm.types.guardrails import SupportedGuardrailIntegrations
 
         assert SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.PROMPTGUARD.value == "promptguard"
+
+
+class TestPromptGuardResponseScanIgnoresConversation:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_sends_texts_and_redacts_them(
+        self, promptguard_guardrail, mock_request_data
+    ):
+        """A response scan now carries the conversation in structured_messages,
+        but PromptGuard must keep scanning the response texts: sending the
+        conversation would make the user-role redact write-back clobber the
+        response texts with request content."""
+        resp = _make_response(
+            {
+                "decision": "redact",
+                "event_id": "evt-007",
+                "confidence": 0.99,
+                "threat_type": "pii_detected",
+                "redacted_messages": [
+                    {"role": "user", "content": "Your SSN is *********"}
+                ],
+                "threats": [],
+                "latency_ms": 50.0,
+            }
+        )
+        with patch.object(
+            promptguard_guardrail.async_handler, "post", return_value=resp
+        ) as mock_post:
+            result = await promptguard_guardrail.apply_guardrail(
+                inputs={
+                    "texts": ["Your SSN is 123-45-6789"],
+                    "structured_messages": [
+                        {"role": "user", "content": "what's my SSN?"},
+                        {"role": "assistant", "content": "Your SSN is 123-45-6789"},
+                    ],
+                },
+                request_data=mock_request_data,
+                input_type="response",
+            )
+            sent_messages = mock_post.call_args.kwargs["json"]["messages"]
+            assert sent_messages == [
+                {"role": "user", "content": "Your SSN is 123-45-6789"}
+            ]
+            assert result["texts"] == ["Your SSN is *********"]
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_qualifire.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_qualifire.py
index fd72185d1e7..9bd85136f3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_qualifire.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_qualifire.py
@@ -679,3 +679,49 @@ class TestQualifireGuardrailRegistry:
 
         assert "qualifire" in guardrail_class_registry
         assert guardrail_class_registry["qualifire"] == QualifireGuardrail
+
+
+class TestQualifireResponseScanConversation:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_response_scan_keeps_request_messages_out_of_conversation(self):
+        """Response scans now receive the whole conversation in structured_messages;
+        Qualifire must keep sending the request messages plus a separate output,
+        not a conversation that already embeds the model's answer."""
+        from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.qualifire.qualifire import (
+            QualifireGuardrail,
+        )
+
+        guardrail = QualifireGuardrail(
+            api_key="test_key",
+            prompt_injections=True,
+            guardrail_name="test_guardrail",
+        )
+
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.json.return_value = {
+            "score": 100,
+            "status": "completed",
+            "evaluationResults": [],
+        }
+        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+        guardrail.async_handler.post = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_response)
+
+        request_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "what's my balance?"}]
+        inputs = {
+            "texts": ["Your balance is $5"],
+            "structured_messages": request_messages
+            + [{"role": "assistant", "content": "Your balance is $5"}],
+        }
+
+        result = await guardrail.apply_guardrail(
+            inputs=inputs,
+            request_data={"messages": request_messages},
+            input_type="response",
+        )
+
+        assert result is inputs
+        payload = guardrail.async_handler.post.call_args[1]["json"]
+        assert all(m.get("role") != "assistant" for m in payload["messages"]), (
+            "the model's answer belongs in `output`, not in the conversation"
+        )
+        assert payload["output"] == "Your balance is $5"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_straiker.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_straiker.py
index 81604e22c87..b0367a14668 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_straiker.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_straiker.py
@@ -595,6 +595,37 @@ async def test_non_streamed_response_intervention_redacts():
     assert out["texts"] == ["[redacted]"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_response_envelope_keeps_conversation_out_of_response_content():
+    g = _make_guardrail()
+    g.async_handler.post.return_value = _mock_response("NONE")
+    response = ModelResponse(
+        choices=[Choices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, message=Message(content="answer", role="assistant"))],
+        model="gpt-4o-mini",
+    )
+    conversation = [
+        {"role": "user", "content": "question"},
+        {"role": "assistant", "content": "answer"},
+    ]
+    request_data = {
+        "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
+        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "question"}],
+        "response": response,
+    }
+
+    await g.apply_guardrail(
+        inputs={"texts": ["answer"], "structured_messages": conversation, "model": "gpt-4o-mini"},
+        request_data=request_data,
+        input_type="response",
+        logging_obj=_logging_obj(),
+    )
+
+    payload = _posted_payload(g)
+    assert payload["response"]["texts"] == ["answer"]
+    assert "structured_messages" not in payload["response"]
+    assert payload["request"]["structured_messages"] == [{"role": "user", "content": "question"}]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_guardrail_intervened_without_texts_blocks():
     g = _make_guardrail()