diff --git a/anthropic.go b/anthropic.go
index d00d6fa..44f9703 100644
--- a/anthropic.go
+++ b/anthropic.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // actionable message to admins/owners while keeping the response vague for regular users.
 var ErrModelNotFound = errors.New("model not found or deprecated")
 
-func (b *Bot) getAnthropicResponse(ctx context.Context, messages []anthropic.BetaMessageParam, isNewChat, isOwner, isEmojiOnly bool, username string, firstName string, lastName string, isPremium bool, languageCode string, messageTime int) (string, error) {
+func (b *Bot) getAnthropicResponse(ctx context.Context, messages []anthropic.BetaMessageParam, isNewChat, isOwner, isEmojiOnly bool, username string, firstName string, lastName string, isPremium bool, languageCode string, messageTime int) ([]string, error) {
 	// Use prompts from config
 	var systemMessage string
 	if isNewChat {
@@ -143,16 +143,23 @@ func (b *Bot) getAnthropicResponse(ctx context.Context, messages []anthropic.Bet
 	if err != nil {
 		var apiErr *anthropic.Error
 		if errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrModelNotFound, b.config.Model)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrModelNotFound, b.config.Model)
 		}
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating Anthropic message: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating Anthropic message: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var sb strings.Builder
+	// Collect text blocks as separate segments so the Telegram delivery layer
+	// can render each as its own message (matches the conversational rhythm
+	// Claude uses around tool calls). Callers that want one joined string
+	// (voice TTS, stickers) do strings.Join themselves.
+	var segments []string
 	for _, block := range resp.Content {
 		switch block.Type {
 		case "text":
-			sb.WriteString(block.Text)
+			t := strings.TrimSpace(block.Text)
+			if t != "" {
+				segments = append(segments, t)
+			}
 		case "mcp_tool_use":
 			InfoLogger.Printf("[mcp] tool_use server=%q name=%q id=%q input=%s",
 				block.ServerName, block.Name, block.ID, string(block.Input))
@@ -167,9 +174,8 @@ func (b *Bot) getAnthropicResponse(ctx context.Context, messages []anthropic.Bet
 			InfoLogger.Printf("[mcp] block type=%q (unhandled)", block.Type)
 		}
 	}
-	out := sb.String()
-	if out == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected response format from Anthropic")
+	if len(segments) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response format from Anthropic")
 	}
-	return out, nil
+	return segments, nil
 }
diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 50fdd31..fc3c89a 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -449,6 +449,44 @@ func (b *Bot) sendResponse(ctx context.Context, chatID int64, text string, busin
 	return nil
 }
 
+// sendMultiResponse delivers a multi-block LLM response as separate Telegram
+// messages while keeping a single logical assistant turn in storage. The DB
+// row and chat memory hold the joined text (segments separated by blank lines),
+// so the model's next-turn context sees one assistant turn — matching today's
+// 1-reply-per-prompt invariant — even though the user saw N bubbles.
+//
+// Partial send failures (a later segment fails after earlier ones succeeded)
+// are logged but do not abort the remaining sends. The DB record is canonical:
+// the model's next turn will reference what it intended to say.
+func (b *Bot) sendMultiResponse(ctx context.Context, chatID int64, segments []string, businessConnectionID string) error {
+	if len(segments) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fullText := strings.Join(segments, "\n\n")
+	if _, err := b.screenOutgoingMessage(chatID, fullText); err != nil {
+		ErrorLogger.Printf("Error storing assistant message: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for i, seg := range segments {
+		params := &bot.SendMessageParams{
+			ChatID: chatID,
+			Text:   seg,
+		}
+		if businessConnectionID != "" {
+			params.BusinessConnectionID = businessConnectionID
+		}
+		if _, err := b.tgBot.SendMessage(ctx, params); err != nil {
+			ErrorLogger.Printf("[%s] Error sending segment %d/%d to chat %d with BusinessConnectionID %s: %v",
+				b.config.ID, i+1, len(segments), chatID, businessConnectionID, err)
+			// Keep going: earlier segments are already in the user's chat,
+			// and the DB has the full turn recorded.
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // sendStats sends the bot statistics to the specified chat.
 func (b *Bot) sendStats(ctx context.Context, chatID int64, userID int64, targetUserID int64, businessConnectionID string) {
 	// If targetUserID is 0, show global stats
diff --git a/go-telegram-bot.exe b/go-telegram-bot.exe
index e1d6f23..365d95d 100644
Binary files a/go-telegram-bot.exe and b/go-telegram-bot.exe differ
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 77d93f9..dce7998 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (b *Bot) handleVoiceMessage(ctx context.Context, message *models.Message, u
 
 	chatMemory := b.getOrCreateChatMemory(chatID)
 	contextMessages := b.prepareContextMessages(chatMemory)
-	response, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, isNewChat, isOwner, false, username, firstName, lastName, isPremium, languageCode, messageTime)
+	segments, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, isNewChat, isOwner, false, username, firstName, lastName, isPremium, languageCode, messageTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorLogger.Printf("Error getting Anthropic response for voice: %v", err)
 		if err := b.sendResponse(ctx, chatID, b.anthropicErrorResponse(err, userID), businessConnectionID); err != nil {
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func (b *Bot) handleVoiceMessage(ctx context.Context, message *models.Message, u
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Voice replies always synthesize as one audio clip — tool-call narration
+	// across multiple TTS clips would be jarring, so we join here.
+	response := strings.Join(segments, "\n\n")
+
 	audioReader, err := b.generateSpeech(ctx, response)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TTS failed — fall back to text so the user still gets a reply.
@@ -92,16 +96,37 @@ func (b *Bot) handleVoiceMessage(ctx context.Context, message *models.Message, u
 }
 
 // anthropicErrorResponse returns the message to send back to the user when getAnthropicResponse
-// fails. Admins and owners receive an actionable hint when the model is deprecated; regular users
-// always get the generic fallback to avoid leaking internal details.
+// fails. Admins and owners (anyone with model:set scope) receive the underlying API error so they
+// can act on it — actionable hint for model-deprecation, raw status+body+request-id for everything
+// else. Regular users always get the generic fallback to avoid leaking internal details.
 func (b *Bot) anthropicErrorResponse(err error, userID int64) string {
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrModelNotFound) && b.hasScope(userID, ScopeModelSet) {
+	isElevated := b.hasScope(userID, ScopeModelSet)
+
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrModelNotFound) && isElevated {
 		return fmt.Sprintf(
 			"⚠️ Model `%s` is no longer available (deprecated or removed by Anthropic).\n"+
 				"Use /set_model <model-id> to switch. Current models: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview",
 			b.config.Model,
 		)
 	}
+
+	if isElevated {
+		var apiErr *anthropic.Error
+		if errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
+			body := apiErr.RawJSON()
+			if len(body) > 800 {
+				body = body[:800] + "...(truncated)"
+			}
+			out := fmt.Sprintf("⚠️ Anthropic API error %d:\n%s", apiErr.StatusCode, body)
+			if apiErr.RequestID != "" {
+				out += fmt.Sprintf("\nRequest-ID: %s", apiErr.RequestID)
+			}
+			return out
+		}
+		// Non-API errors (network, context cancel, etc.) — show the Go error text.
+		return fmt.Sprintf("⚠️ Anthropic call failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return "I'm sorry, I'm having trouble processing your request right now."
 }
 
@@ -341,14 +366,19 @@ func (b *Bot) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, tgBot *bot.Bot, update *models.U
 	isEmojiOnly := isOnlyEmojis(text)
 
 	// Get response from Anthropic
-	response, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, isNewChatFlag, isOwner, isEmojiOnly, username, firstName, lastName, isPremium, languageCode, messageTime)
+	segments, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, isNewChatFlag, isOwner, isEmojiOnly, username, firstName, lastName, isPremium, languageCode, messageTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorLogger.Printf("Error getting Anthropic response: %v", err)
-		response = b.anthropicErrorResponse(err, userID)
+		// Errors go out as a single message — no need to fan out a one-line error.
+		if err := b.sendResponse(ctx, chatID, b.anthropicErrorResponse(err, userID), businessConnectionID); err != nil {
+			ErrorLogger.Printf("Error sending response: %v", err)
+		}
+		return
 	}
 
-	// Send the response
-	if err := b.sendResponse(ctx, chatID, response, businessConnectionID); err != nil {
+	// Successful LLM reply: deliver each text block as its own Telegram bubble,
+	// matching the conversational rhythm Claude uses around tool calls.
+	if err := b.sendMultiResponse(ctx, chatID, segments, businessConnectionID); err != nil {
 		ErrorLogger.Printf("Error sending response: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -389,11 +419,13 @@ func (b *Bot) generateStickerResponse(ctx context.Context, message Message, cont
 	// "Sent a sticker: <emoji>"), so the full conversation history is preserved.
 	if message.StickerFileID != "" {
 		messageTime := int(message.Timestamp.Unix())
-		response, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, false, false, true, message.Username, "", "", false, "", messageTime)
+		segments, err := b.getAnthropicResponse(ctx, contextMessages, false, false, true, message.Username, "", "", false, "", messageTime)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		return response, nil
+		// Sticker reactions are casual chit-chat; tool use is unusual here, so
+		// join into one message rather than fanning out as multiple bubbles.
+		return strings.Join(segments, "\n\n"), nil
 	}
 
 	return "Hmm, that's interesting!", nil