diff --git a/sidecar/src/Aryx.AgentHost/Services/AryxCopilotAgent.cs b/sidecar/src/Aryx.AgentHost/Services/AryxCopilotAgent.cs
index 6ea74e1..aac1fcb 100644
--- a/sidecar/src/Aryx.AgentHost/Services/AryxCopilotAgent.cs
+++ b/sidecar/src/Aryx.AgentHost/Services/AryxCopilotAgent.cs
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ internal sealed class AryxCopilotAgent : AIAgent, IAsyncDisposable
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Only project handoff tool calls as FunctionCallContent for the Agent Framework.
+            // Other tool calls (ask_user, MCP tools, etc.) are resolved by the Copilot SDK
+            // internally and must not be surfaced, because AIAgentHostExecutor tracks every
+            // FunctionCallContent as an outstanding request.  An unmatched request prevents
+            // the executor from emitting a TurnToken, which stalls group-chat advancement.
+            if (!IsHandoffToolName(toolRequest.Name))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             contents.Add(new FunctionCallContent(
                 toolRequest.ToolCallId,
                 toolRequest.Name,
@@ -234,6 +244,12 @@ internal sealed class AryxCopilotAgent : AIAgent, IAsyncDisposable
         return contents;
     }
 
+    private static bool IsHandoffToolName(string? name)
+    {
+        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)
+            && name.StartsWith(HandoffToolPrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
     private async Task EnsureClientStartedAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         if (_copilotClient.State != ConnectionState.Connected)
@@ -344,8 +360,7 @@ internal sealed class AryxCopilotAgent : AIAgent, IAsyncDisposable
 
     private static bool IsHandoffDeclaration(AIFunctionDeclaration declaration)
     {
-        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(declaration.Name)
-            && declaration.Name.StartsWith(HandoffToolPrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        return IsHandoffToolName(declaration.Name);
     }
 
     private static AIFunction CreateInvokableHandoffFunction(AIFunctionDeclaration declaration)
diff --git a/sidecar/tests/Aryx.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotAgentBundleTests.cs b/sidecar/tests/Aryx.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotAgentBundleTests.cs
index 2eafa6b..b6a3a8f 100644
--- a/sidecar/tests/Aryx.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotAgentBundleTests.cs
+++ b/sidecar/tests/Aryx.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotAgentBundleTests.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ public sealed class CopilotAgentBundleTests
         Assert.Equal("frontend specialist", functionCall.Arguments["reasonForHandoff"]?.ToString());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConvertToolRequestsToFunctionCalls_SkipsNonHandoffToolCalls()
+    {
+        AssistantMessageDataToolRequestsItem[] toolRequests =
+        {
+            new() { ToolCallId = "call-001", Name = "ask_user" },
+            new() { ToolCallId = "call-002", Name = "web_fetch" },
+            new() { ToolCallId = "call-003", Name = "handoff_to_reviewer" },
+            new() { ToolCallId = "call-004", Name = "grep" },
+        };
+
+        IReadOnlyList<FunctionCallContent> result = AryxCopilotAgent.ConvertToolRequestsToFunctionCalls(toolRequests);
+
+        FunctionCallContent single = Assert.Single(result);
+        Assert.Equal("call-003", single.CallId);
+        Assert.Equal("handoff_to_reviewer", single.Name);
+    }
+
     private static AIFunction CreateTool()
     {
         ToolTarget target = new();