diff --git a/api/streaming.py b/api/streaming.py
index 2be1a0c0..e37a76e2 100644
--- a/api/streaming.py
+++ b/api/streaming.py
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ def _drop_synthetic_max_iteration_summary_requests(messages, *, enabled: bool =
 
 
 def _agent_result_tool_limit_reached(result) -> bool:
-    """Return True when Hermes Agent stopped because the tool iteration cap fired."""
+    """Return True when current-turn metadata says the tool iteration cap fired."""
     if not isinstance(result, dict):
         return False
     fields = [
@@ -997,10 +997,7 @@ def _agent_result_tool_limit_reached(result) -> bool:
         or 'tool-calling iterations' in haystack and 'maximum' in haystack
     ):
         return True
-    return any(
-        _is_synthetic_max_iteration_summary_request(msg)
-        for msg in result.get('messages') or []
-    )
+    return False
 
 
 def _mark_latest_assistant_tool_limit_status(messages) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_limit_terminal_state.py b/tests/test_tool_limit_terminal_state.py
index 0984c0a3..9bc0b1a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_limit_terminal_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_limit_terminal_state.py
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ def test_synthetic_max_iteration_summary_request_is_dropped_from_agent_result():
     assert "here is the summary" in cleaned[-1]["content"]
 
 
+def test_historical_synthetic_summary_prompt_does_not_mark_normal_result_as_tool_limit():
+    result = {
+        "messages": [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Earlier task."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": streaming._MAX_ITERATION_SUMMARY_REQUEST},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Current normal task."},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "Current task completed normally."},
+        ],
+    }
+
+    assert streaming._agent_result_tool_limit_reached(result) is False
+
+
 def test_tool_limit_with_final_answer_marks_latest_assistant_status_card():
     messages = [
         {"role": "user", "content": "Do the long task."},
@@ -252,3 +265,23 @@ def test_streaming_tool_limit_without_final_answer_emits_no_final_apperror(tmp_p
         message.get("content") != streaming._MAX_ITERATION_SUMMARY_REQUEST
         for message in payload["messages"]
     )
+
+
+def test_streaming_historical_synthetic_prompt_normal_result_does_not_emit_tool_limit(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    result = {
+        "messages": [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Earlier task."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": streaming._MAX_ITERATION_SUMMARY_REQUEST},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Do the long task."},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "Current task completed normally."},
+        ],
+    }
+
+    events, payload = _run_streaming_with_fake_agent(tmp_path, monkeypatch, result)
+
+    assert not [payload for event, payload in events if event == "apperror"]
+    done_payloads = [payload for event, payload in events if event == "done"]
+    assert done_payloads, "expected normal done SSE payload"
+    assert "terminal_state" not in done_payloads[-1]
+    assert payload["messages"][-1]["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert payload["messages"][-1]["content"] == "Current task completed normally."