diff --git a/src/__tests__/ai-tools.test.ts b/src/__tests__/ai-tools.test.ts
index e89a29f..39b97a1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/ai-tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/ai-tools.test.ts
@@ -534,6 +534,55 @@ describe("agenticChat loop (SDK mocked)", () => {
     expect(usageRows.length).toBe(2);
   });
 
+  it("dedupes the tool trace: failed attempt + successful retry = one ok chip", async () => {
+    const self: AiAuthCtx = {
+      userId: 999999996,
+      roleName: "viewer",
+      permissions: ["attendance.record"],
+    };
+    createMock.mockReset();
+    createMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stop_reason: "tool_use",
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: "tool_use",
+            id: "toolu_a",
+            name: "get_attendance_summary",
+            input: { user_id: 1 }, // denied: someone else without manage
+          },
+        ],
+        usage: { input_tokens: 10, output_tokens: 5 },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stop_reason: "tool_use",
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: "tool_use",
+            id: "toolu_b",
+            name: "get_attendance_summary",
+            input: {}, // retry: own data, succeeds
+          },
+        ],
+        usage: { input_tokens: 10, output_tokens: 5 },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stop_reason: "end_turn",
+        content: [{ type: "text", text: "Hotovo." }],
+        usage: { input_tokens: 10, output_tokens: 5 },
+      });
+    const res = await agenticChat(
+      [{ role: "user", content: "Moje docházka?" }],
+      self,
+    );
+    expect(res.toolTrace).toEqual([
+      { name: "get_attendance_summary", label: "Docházka", ok: true },
+    ]);
+    await prisma.ai_usage.deleteMany({
+      where: { user_id: self.userId, kind: "agent" },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("injects the caller's identity into the system prompt", async () => {
     createMock.mockReset();
     createMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
diff --git a/src/services/ai.service.ts b/src/services/ai.service.ts
index e1b40e3..f1dfb18 100644
--- a/src/services/ai.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/ai.service.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,17 @@ export async function agenticChat(
     }
   }
 
+  // One chip per tool: a failed attempt followed by a successful retry is
+  // loop mechanics, not information for the user. ok = the tool delivered
+  // data at least once; orange stays only when every attempt failed. Also
+  // keeps the persisted meta.tools comfortably under its 30-entry cap.
+  const dedupedTrace: ToolTraceEntry[] = [];
+  for (const t of trace) {
+    const seen = dedupedTrace.find((d) => d.name === t.name);
+    if (!seen) dedupedTrace.push({ ...t });
+    else seen.ok = seen.ok || t.ok;
+  }
+
   const text = (res?.content ?? [])
     .filter((b): b is Anthropic.TextBlock => b.type === "text")
     .map((b) => b.text)
@@ -399,7 +410,7 @@ export async function agenticChat(
   } else if (!reply) {
     reply = "Nepodařilo se získat odpověď, zkuste to prosím znovu.";
   }
-  return { reply, toolTrace: trace };
+  return { reply, toolTrace: dedupedTrace };
 }
 
 export interface ExtractedInvoice {