fix: prioritize tool calls over text when available_functions is None

lib/crewai/src/crewai/llm.py

@@ -1234,8 +1234,17 @@ def _handle_non_streaming_response(
         # --- 4) Check for tool calls
         tool_calls = getattr(response_message, "tool_calls", [])
 
-        # --- 5) If no tool calls or no available functions, return the text response directly as long as there is a text response
-        if (not tool_calls or not available_functions) and text_response:
+        # --- 5) If there are tool calls but no available functions, return the tool calls
+        # This allows the caller (e.g., executor) to handle tool execution.
+        # This must be checked before returning text_response, because some LLMs
+        # (e.g., Anthropic via OpenRouter/Bedrock) return both text and tool_calls
+        # in the same response. The tool calls should take priority so the executor
+        # can execute them instead of treating the text as a final answer.
+        if tool_calls and not available_functions:
+            return tool_calls
+
+        # --- 6) If no tool calls, return the text response directly
+        if not tool_calls and text_response:
             self._handle_emit_call_events(
                 response=text_response,
                 call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -1245,11 +1254,6 @@ def _handle_non_streaming_response(
             )
             return text_response
 
-        # --- 6) If there are tool calls but no available functions, return the tool calls
-        # This allows the caller (e.g., executor) to handle tool execution
-        if tool_calls and not available_functions:
-            return tool_calls
-
         # --- 7) Handle tool calls if present (execute when available_functions provided)
         if tool_calls and available_functions:
             tool_result = self._handle_tool_call(