diff --git a/.changeset/thin-cherries-carry.md b/.changeset/thin-cherries-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bafae08ceab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-cherries-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"langchain": patch
+---
+
+fix(langchain): keep tool call / AIMessage pairings when summarizing
diff --git a/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/summarization.ts b/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/summarization.ts
index 503cb0383060..dc9820ec4792 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/summarization.ts
+++ b/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/summarization.ts
@@ -681,7 +681,21 @@ async function findTokenBasedCutoff(
   }
 
   /**
-   * Find safe cutoff point that preserves tool pairs
+   * Find safe cutoff point that preserves AI/Tool pairs.
+   * If cutoff lands on ToolMessage, move backward to include the AIMessage.
+   */
+  const safeCutoff = findSafeCutoffPoint(messages, cutoffCandidate);
+
+  /**
+   * If findSafeCutoffPoint moved forward (fallback case), verify it's safe.
+   * If it moved backward, we already have a safe point.
+   */
+  if (safeCutoff <= cutoffCandidate) {
+    return safeCutoff;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fallback: iterate backward to find a safe cutoff
    */
   for (let i = cutoffCandidate; i >= 0; i--) {
     if (isSafeCutoffPoint(messages, i)) {
@@ -705,6 +719,23 @@ function findSafeCutoff(
 
   const targetCutoff = messages.length - messagesToKeep;
 
+  /**
+   * First, try to find a safe cutoff point using findSafeCutoffPoint.
+   * This handles the case where cutoff lands on a ToolMessage by moving
+   * backward to include the corresponding AIMessage.
+   */
+  const safeCutoff = findSafeCutoffPoint(messages, targetCutoff);
+
+  /**
+   * If findSafeCutoffPoint moved backward (found matching AIMessage), use it.
+   */
+  if (safeCutoff <= targetCutoff) {
+    return safeCutoff;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fallback: iterate backward to find a safe cutoff
+   */
   for (let i = targetCutoff; i >= 0; i--) {
     if (isSafeCutoffPoint(messages, i)) {
       return i;
@@ -773,6 +804,58 @@ function extractToolCallIds(aiMessage: AIMessage): Set<string> {
   return toolCallIds;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Find a safe cutoff point that doesn't split AI/Tool message pairs.
+ *
+ * If the message at `cutoffIndex` is a `ToolMessage`, search backward for the
+ * `AIMessage` containing the corresponding `tool_calls` and adjust the cutoff to
+ * include it. This ensures tool call requests and responses stay together.
+ *
+ * Falls back to advancing forward past `ToolMessage` objects only if no matching
+ * `AIMessage` is found (edge case).
+ */
+function findSafeCutoffPoint(
+  messages: BaseMessage[],
+  cutoffIndex: number
+): number {
+  if (
+    cutoffIndex >= messages.length ||
+    !ToolMessage.isInstance(messages[cutoffIndex])
+  ) {
+    return cutoffIndex;
+  }
+
+  // Collect tool_call_ids from consecutive ToolMessages at/after cutoff
+  const toolCallIds = new Set<string>();
+  let idx = cutoffIndex;
+  while (idx < messages.length && ToolMessage.isInstance(messages[idx])) {
+    const toolMsg = messages[idx] as ToolMessage;
+    if (toolMsg.tool_call_id) {
+      toolCallIds.add(toolMsg.tool_call_id);
+    }
+    idx++;
+  }
+
+  // Search backward for AIMessage with matching tool_calls
+  for (let i = cutoffIndex - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const msg = messages[i];
+    if (AIMessage.isInstance(msg) && hasToolCalls(msg)) {
+      const aiToolCallIds = extractToolCallIds(msg as AIMessage);
+      // Check if there's any overlap between the tool_call_ids
+      for (const id of toolCallIds) {
+        if (aiToolCallIds.has(id)) {
+          // Found the AIMessage - move cutoff to include it
+          return i;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: no matching AIMessage found, advance past ToolMessages to avoid
+  // orphaned tool responses
+  return idx;
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if cutoff separates an AI message from its corresponding tool messages
  */
diff --git a/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/tests/summarization.test.ts b/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/tests/summarization.test.ts
index 9502145b34b9..4a66c5da0a3d 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/tests/summarization.test.ts
+++ b/libs/langchain/src/agents/middleware/tests/summarization.test.ts
@@ -989,4 +989,202 @@ describe("summarizationMiddleware", () => {
     // Verify the main model's content DOES appear in the stream
     expect(allStreamedAIContent).toContain(MAIN_MODEL_CONTENT);
   });
+
+  it("should move cutoff backward to preserve AI/Tool pairs when cutoff lands on ToolMessage", async () => {
+    const summarizationModel = createMockSummarizationModel();
+
+    const model = new FakeToolCallingChatModel({
+      responses: [new AIMessage("Final response")],
+    });
+
+    const middleware = summarizationMiddleware({
+      model: summarizationModel as any,
+      trigger: { tokens: 100 },
+      keep: { tokens: 150 }, // Token budget that would land cutoff on ToolMessage
+    });
+
+    const agent = createAgent({
+      model,
+      middleware: [middleware],
+    });
+
+    // Create messages where aggressive summarization would normally land on ToolMessage
+    // Structure: HumanMessage(long) -> AIMessage(with tool_calls) -> ToolMessage -> HumanMessage -> HumanMessage
+    const messages = [
+      new HumanMessage("x".repeat(300)), // ~75 tokens
+      new AIMessage({
+        content: "y".repeat(200), // ~50 tokens
+        tool_calls: [
+          { id: "call_preserve", name: "test_tool", args: { test: true } },
+        ],
+      }),
+      new ToolMessage({
+        content: "z".repeat(50), // ~12 tokens
+        tool_call_id: "call_preserve",
+        name: "test_tool",
+      }),
+      new HumanMessage("a".repeat(180)), // ~45 tokens
+      new HumanMessage("b".repeat(160)), // ~40 tokens
+    ];
+    // Total: ~222 tokens, keep ~150 tokens
+    // In case of cutoff landing on a ToolMessage, the middleware should move the
+    // cutoff backward to include the AIMessage that contains the matching tool_calls.
+
+    const result = await agent.invoke({ messages });
+
+    // Find the preserved messages (after summary)
+    const summaryIndex = result.messages.findIndex(
+      (msg) =>
+        HumanMessage.isInstance(msg) &&
+        typeof msg.content === "string" &&
+        msg.content.includes("Here is a summary")
+    );
+
+    const preservedMessages = result.messages.slice(summaryIndex + 1);
+
+    // The AIMessage with tool_calls should be preserved along with its ToolMessage
+    const hasAIWithToolCalls = preservedMessages.some(
+      (msg) =>
+        AIMessage.isInstance(msg) && msg.tool_calls && msg.tool_calls.length > 0
+    );
+    const hasMatchingToolMessage = preservedMessages.some(
+      (msg) =>
+        ToolMessage.isInstance(msg) && msg.tool_call_id === "call_preserve"
+    );
+
+    // Both must be present - the AI/Tool pair should be kept together
+    expect(hasAIWithToolCalls).toBe(true);
+    expect(hasMatchingToolMessage).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle orphan ToolMessage by advancing forward", async () => {
+    /**
+     * Edge case: If a ToolMessage has no matching AIMessage (orphan),
+     * the middleware should fall back to advancing past ToolMessages.
+     */
+    const summarizationModel = createMockSummarizationModel();
+
+    const model = new FakeToolCallingChatModel({
+      responses: [new AIMessage("Final response")],
+    });
+
+    const middleware = summarizationMiddleware({
+      model: summarizationModel as any,
+      trigger: { tokens: 50 },
+      keep: { messages: 2 },
+    });
+
+    const agent = createAgent({
+      model,
+      middleware: [middleware],
+    });
+
+    // Create messages with an orphan ToolMessage (no matching AIMessage)
+    const messages = [
+      new HumanMessage("x".repeat(200)),
+      new AIMessage("No tool calls here"), // No tool_calls
+      new ToolMessage({
+        content: "Orphan result",
+        tool_call_id: "orphan_call", // No matching AIMessage
+        name: "orphan_tool",
+      }),
+      new HumanMessage("y".repeat(200)),
+      new HumanMessage("Final question"),
+    ];
+
+    const result = await agent.invoke({ messages });
+
+    // Verify we don't crash and the conversation continues
+    expect(result.messages.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve many parallel tool calls together with AIMessage", async () => {
+    /**
+     * Port of Python test: test_summarization_middleware_many_parallel_tool_calls_safety
+     *
+     * When an AIMessage has many parallel tool calls (e.g., reading 10 files),
+     * all corresponding ToolMessages should be preserved along with the AIMessage.
+     */
+    const summarizationModel = createMockSummarizationModel();
+
+    const model = new FakeToolCallingChatModel({
+      responses: [new AIMessage("All files read and summarized")],
+    });
+
+    const middleware = summarizationMiddleware({
+      model: summarizationModel as any,
+      trigger: { tokens: 100 },
+      keep: { messages: 5 }, // This would normally cut in the middle of tool responses
+    });
+
+    const agent = createAgent({
+      model,
+      middleware: [middleware],
+    });
+
+    // Create 10 parallel tool calls
+    const toolCalls = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => ({
+      id: `call_${i}`,
+      name: "read_file",
+      args: { file: `file${i}.txt` },
+    }));
+
+    const aiMessage = new AIMessage({
+      content: "I'll read all 10 files",
+      tool_calls: toolCalls,
+    });
+
+    const toolMessages = toolCalls.map(
+      (tc) =>
+        new ToolMessage({
+          content: `Contents of ${tc.args.file}`,
+          tool_call_id: tc.id,
+          name: tc.name,
+        })
+    );
+
+    const messages = [
+      new HumanMessage("x".repeat(500)), // Long message to trigger summarization
+      aiMessage,
+      ...toolMessages,
+      new HumanMessage("Now summarize them"),
+    ];
+
+    const result = await agent.invoke({ messages });
+
+    // Find preserved messages
+    const summaryIndex = result.messages.findIndex(
+      (msg) =>
+        HumanMessage.isInstance(msg) &&
+        typeof msg.content === "string" &&
+        msg.content.includes("Here is a summary")
+    );
+
+    if (summaryIndex === -1) {
+      // Summarization might not have triggered, that's fine
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const preservedMessages = result.messages.slice(summaryIndex + 1);
+
+    // If the AIMessage with tool_calls is preserved, all its ToolMessages should be too
+    const preservedAI = preservedMessages.find(
+      (msg) =>
+        AIMessage.isInstance(msg) && msg.tool_calls && msg.tool_calls.length > 0
+    );
+
+    if (preservedAI && AIMessage.isInstance(preservedAI)) {
+      // Count preserved ToolMessages that match this AI's tool_calls
+      const aiToolCallIds = new Set(
+        preservedAI.tool_calls?.map((tc) => tc.id) ?? []
+      );
+      const matchingToolMessages = preservedMessages.filter(
+        (msg) =>
+          ToolMessage.isInstance(msg) && aiToolCallIds.has(msg.tool_call_id)
+      );
+
+      // All matching tool messages should be preserved
+      expect(matchingToolMessages.length).toBe(preservedAI.tool_calls?.length);
+    }
+  });
 });