diff --git a/src/api/responses.rs b/src/api/responses.rs
index 462b9b5..3d0253b 100644
--- a/src/api/responses.rs
+++ b/src/api/responses.rs
@@ -80,33 +80,49 @@ fn extract_responses_input(
                     text_items
                 }
             } else {
-                // Normal input extraction (existing logic)
-                items
+                // Normal input extraction
+                // First try: flat content parts (input_text / input_image)
+                let flat_text: String = items
                     .iter()
-                    .rev()
-                    .find(|item| item["role"].as_str() == Some("user"))
-                    .and_then(|item| {
-                        // Also scan content array for images
-                        if image.is_none() {
-                            image = super::util::extract_first_image(&item["content"]);
-                        }
-                        match &item["content"] {
-                            serde_json::Value::String(s) => Some(s.clone()),
-                            serde_json::Value::Array(parts) => Some(
-                                parts
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .filter(|p| {
-                                        let t = p["type"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
-                                        t == "input_text" || t == "text"
-                                    })
-                                    .filter_map(|p| p["text"].as_str())
-                                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                                    .join(" "),
-                            ),
-                            _ => None,
-                        }
+                    .filter(|item| {
+                        let t = item["type"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
+                        t == "input_text" || t == "text"
                     })
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .filter_map(|p| p["text"].as_str())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                    .join(" ");
+
+                if !flat_text.is_empty() {
+                    flat_text
+                } else {
+                    // Fallback: conversation-style with role: "user"
+                    items
+                        .iter()
+                        .rev()
+                        .find(|item| item["role"].as_str() == Some("user"))
+                        .and_then(|item| {
+                            // Also scan content array for images
+                            if image.is_none() {
+                                image = super::util::extract_first_image(&item["content"]);
+                            }
+                            match &item["content"] {
+                                serde_json::Value::String(s) => Some(s.clone()),
+                                serde_json::Value::Array(parts) => Some(
+                                    parts
+                                        .iter()
+                                        .filter(|p| {
+                                            let t = p["type"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
+                                            t == "input_text" || t == "text"
+                                        })
+                                        .filter_map(|p| p["text"].as_str())
+                                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                        .join(" "),
+                                ),
+                                _ => None,
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                }
             }
         }
         _ => String::new(),
diff --git a/src/mitm/proxy.rs b/src/mitm/proxy.rs
index 796d8b9..89787e3 100644
--- a/src/mitm/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/mitm/proxy.rs
@@ -633,6 +633,16 @@ async fn handle_http_over_tls(
         };
 
         // Forward the request — if write fails, reconnect and retry once
+        // DEBUG: dump headers and total size
+        if req_path.contains("streamGenerateContent") {
+            let hdr_end = find_headers_end(&request_buf).unwrap_or(request_buf.len());
+            let hdr_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&request_buf[..hdr_end.min(request_buf.len())]);
+            info!(
+                total_buf_len = request_buf.len(),
+                body_len = request_buf.len() - hdr_end,
+                "MITM: sending request to upstream\n{hdr_str}"
+            );
+        }
         if let Err(e) = conn.write_all(&request_buf).await {
             debug!(domain, error = %e, "MITM: upstream write failed, reconnecting");
             let c = connect_upstream(domain, &upstream_config).await?;