diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4ff0536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ko_fi: dansmolsky
diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index beabaa3f..f24e9680 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ const defaultConfig: PluginConfig = {
     strategies: {
         deduplication: {
             enabled: true,
-            protectedTools: [...DEFAULT_PROTECTED_TOOLS],
+            protectedTools: [],
         },
         supersedeWrites: {
             enabled: false,
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ const defaultConfig: PluginConfig = {
         purgeErrors: {
             enabled: true,
             turns: 4,
-            protectedTools: [...DEFAULT_PROTECTED_TOOLS],
+            protectedTools: [],
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/lib/messages/inject.ts b/lib/messages/inject.ts
index 5920566a..491ecd6c 100644
--- a/lib/messages/inject.ts
+++ b/lib/messages/inject.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
     buildToolIdList,
     createSyntheticAssistantMessage,
     createSyntheticUserMessage,
+    createSyntheticToolPart,
+    isDeepSeekOrKimi,
     isIgnoredUserMessage,
 } from "./utils"
 import { getFilePathFromParameters, isProtectedFilePath } from "../protected-file-patterns"
@@ -142,15 +144,28 @@ export const insertPruneToolContext = (
     const userInfo = lastUserMessage.info as UserMessage
     const variant = state.variant ?? userInfo.variant
 
-    const lastMessage = messages[messages.length - 1]
-    const isLastMessageUser =
-        lastMessage?.info?.role === "user" && !isIgnoredUserMessage(lastMessage)
+    let lastNonIgnoredMessage: WithParts | undefined
+    for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const msg = messages[i]
+        if (!(msg.info.role === "user" && isIgnoredUserMessage(msg))) {
+            lastNonIgnoredMessage = msg
+            break
+        }
+    }
 
-    if (isLastMessageUser) {
+    if (!lastNonIgnoredMessage || lastNonIgnoredMessage.info.role === "user") {
         messages.push(createSyntheticUserMessage(lastUserMessage, prunableToolsContent, variant))
     } else {
-        messages.push(
-            createSyntheticAssistantMessage(lastUserMessage, prunableToolsContent, variant),
-        )
+        const providerID = userInfo.model?.providerID || ""
+        const modelID = userInfo.model?.modelID || ""
+
+        if (isDeepSeekOrKimi(providerID, modelID)) {
+            const toolPart = createSyntheticToolPart(lastNonIgnoredMessage, prunableToolsContent)
+            lastNonIgnoredMessage.parts.push(toolPart)
+        } else {
+            messages.push(
+                createSyntheticAssistantMessage(lastUserMessage, prunableToolsContent, variant),
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/messages/utils.ts b/lib/messages/utils.ts
index 48ae0e6c..406b6f42 100644
--- a/lib/messages/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/messages/utils.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ const SYNTHETIC_MESSAGE_ID = "msg_01234567890123456789012345"
 const SYNTHETIC_PART_ID = "prt_01234567890123456789012345"
 const SYNTHETIC_CALL_ID = "call_01234567890123456789012345"
 
-const isGeminiModel = (modelID: string): boolean => {
+export const isDeepSeekOrKimi = (providerID: string, modelID: string): boolean => {
+    const lowerProviderID = providerID.toLowerCase()
     const lowerModelID = modelID.toLowerCase()
-    return lowerModelID.includes("gemini")
+    return (
+        lowerProviderID.includes("deepseek") ||
+        lowerProviderID.includes("kimi") ||
+        lowerModelID.includes("deepseek") ||
+        lowerModelID.includes("kimi")
+    )
 }
 
 export const createSyntheticUserMessage = (
@@ -50,54 +56,59 @@ export const createSyntheticAssistantMessage = (
     const userInfo = baseMessage.info as UserMessage
     const now = Date.now()
 
-    const baseInfo = {
-        id: SYNTHETIC_MESSAGE_ID,
-        sessionID: userInfo.sessionID,
-        role: "assistant" as const,
-        agent: userInfo.agent || "code",
-        parentID: userInfo.id,
-        modelID: userInfo.model.modelID,
-        providerID: userInfo.model.providerID,
-        mode: "default",
-        path: {
-            cwd: "/",
-            root: "/",
-        },
-        time: { created: now, completed: now },
-        cost: 0,
-        tokens: { input: 0, output: 0, reasoning: 0, cache: { read: 0, write: 0 } },
-        ...(variant !== undefined && { variant }),
-    }
-
-    // For Gemini models, add thoughtSignature bypass to avoid validation errors
-    const toolPartMetadata = isGeminiModel(userInfo.model.modelID)
-        ? { google: { thoughtSignature: "skip_thought_signature_validator" } }
-        : undefined
-
     return {
-        info: baseInfo,
+        info: {
+            id: SYNTHETIC_MESSAGE_ID,
+            sessionID: userInfo.sessionID,
+            role: "assistant" as const,
+            agent: userInfo.agent || "code",
+            parentID: userInfo.id,
+            modelID: userInfo.model.modelID,
+            providerID: userInfo.model.providerID,
+            mode: "default",
+            path: {
+                cwd: "/",
+                root: "/",
+            },
+            time: { created: now, completed: now },
+            cost: 0,
+            tokens: { input: 0, output: 0, reasoning: 0, cache: { read: 0, write: 0 } },
+            ...(variant !== undefined && { variant }),
+        },
         parts: [
             {
                 id: SYNTHETIC_PART_ID,
                 sessionID: userInfo.sessionID,
                 messageID: SYNTHETIC_MESSAGE_ID,
-                type: "tool",
-                callID: SYNTHETIC_CALL_ID,
-                tool: "context_info",
-                state: {
-                    status: "completed",
-                    input: {},
-                    output: content,
-                    title: "Context Info",
-                    metadata: {},
-                    time: { start: now, end: now },
-                },
-                ...(toolPartMetadata && { metadata: toolPartMetadata }),
+                type: "text",
+                text: content,
             },
         ],
     }
 }
 
+export const createSyntheticToolPart = (baseMessage: WithParts, content: string) => {
+    const userInfo = baseMessage.info as UserMessage
+    const now = Date.now()
+
+    return {
+        id: SYNTHETIC_PART_ID,
+        sessionID: userInfo.sessionID,
+        messageID: baseMessage.info.id,
+        type: "tool" as const,
+        callID: SYNTHETIC_CALL_ID,
+        tool: "context_info",
+        state: {
+            status: "completed" as const,
+            input: {},
+            output: content,
+            title: "Context Info",
+            metadata: {},
+            time: { start: now, end: now },
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Extracts a human-readable key from tool metadata for display purposes.
  */
diff --git a/lib/ui/utils.ts b/lib/ui/utils.ts
index b1e00ed9..9134a5cf 100644
--- a/lib/ui/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/ui/utils.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ function shortenSinglePath(path: string, workingDirectory?: string): string {
     return path
 }
 
-/**
- * Formats a list of pruned items in the style: "→ tool: parameter"
- */
 export function formatPrunedItemsList(
     pruneToolIds: string[],
     toolMetadata: Map<string, ToolParameterEntry>,
@@ -95,9 +92,6 @@ export function formatPrunedItemsList(
     return lines
 }
 
-/**
- * Formats a PruningResult into a human-readable string for the prune tool output.
- */
 export function formatPruningResultForTool(
     prunedIds: string[],
     toolMetadata: Map<string, ToolParameterEntry>,