diff --git a/providers/bedrock/provider_test.go b/providers/bedrock/provider_test.go
index cc692ad3..cec6b7ea 100644
--- a/providers/bedrock/provider_test.go
+++ b/providers/bedrock/provider_test.go
@@ -470,6 +470,42 @@ func TestRequestMapper_ToolDefinitions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 }
 
+func TestRequestMapper_EmptyToolDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cfg := &Config{
+		ModelName:  "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+		setOptions: make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+
+	mapper := NewRequestMapper(cfg)
+
+	schema := json.RawMessage(`{"type":"object"}`)
+
+	req := &llm.Request{
+		Messages: []llm.Message{
+			llm.NewMessage(llm.RoleUser, llm.NewTextPart("hi")),
+		},
+		Tools: []llm.ToolDefinition{
+			{Name: "search", Description: "Search the web", Parameters: schema},
+			{Name: "subagent_a", Description: "", Parameters: schema},
+			{Name: "summarize", Description: "Summarize text", Parameters: schema},
+			{Name: "subagent_b", Description: "", Parameters: schema},
+		},
+		ToolChoice: &llm.ToolChoice{Type: llm.ToolChoiceAuto},
+	}
+
+	_, err := mapper.ToConverseInput(req)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, llm.ErrRequestMapping)
+	// All offenders surfaced in a single error so callers can fix in one pass.
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "subagent_a")
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "subagent_b")
+	// Tools with valid descriptions are not flagged.
+	assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "missing on: search")
+	assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "summarize,")
+}
+
 func TestRequestMapper_ToolChoiceSpecific(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/providers/bedrock/request_mapper.go b/providers/bedrock/request_mapper.go
index a0aa9347..1cdbdc16 100644
--- a/providers/bedrock/request_mapper.go
+++ b/providers/bedrock/request_mapper.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/bedrockruntime"
@@ -314,6 +315,22 @@ func (rm *RequestMapper) mapToolResultBlock(resp *llm.ToolResponse) types.ToolRe
 
 // mapToolConfig converts tool definitions and choice to Bedrock ToolConfiguration.
 func (rm *RequestMapper) mapToolConfig(tools []llm.ToolDefinition, choice *llm.ToolChoice) (*types.ToolConfiguration, error) {
+	// Bedrock Converse rejects any tool whose description is the empty
+	// string with an opaque ValidationException ("Member must have length
+	// greater than or equal to 1"). Validate upfront and surface every
+	// offender at once so callers can fix all of them in one pass.
+	var missingDesc []string
+
+	for _, tool := range tools {
+		if tool.Description == "" {
+			missingDesc = append(missingDesc, tool.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(missingDesc) > 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bedrock: every tool must have a non-empty description; missing on: %s", strings.Join(missingDesc, ", "))
+	}
+
 	apiTools := make([]types.Tool, 0, len(tools))
 
 	for _, tool := range tools {