diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/9783-namespace-identity-pivot.md b/changelog.d/fixes/9783-namespace-identity-pivot.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ba20fdac
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+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/9783-namespace-identity-pivot.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **Translator**: keep the Responses namespace identity map across the hub-and-spoke pivot — namespace sub-tool calls routed to non-OpenAI targets (Kiro, Cursor) no longer come back flattened (`unsupported call: functions__exec` in Codex CLI) (#9783 — thanks @VXNCXNX)
diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
index 0d73674b1d..25b4ca3447 100644
--- a/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
+++ b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { extractRequestToolIdentityMap } from "./chatCore/requestToolIdentity.ts";
 import { injectMemoryAndSkills } from "./chatCore/memorySkillsInjection.ts";
 import { resolveChatCoreRequestSetup } from "./chatCore/requestSetup.ts";
 import { buildFailureUsageRecord } from "./chatCore/failureUsage.ts";
@@ -2264,20 +2265,7 @@ export async function handleChatCore({
   // the latter is a Kiro/Claude passthrough alias channel with string values,
   // while namespace identities carry `{namespace, name}` for the #7936 response
   // seam. Extract first because Kiro merge may reuse `_toolNameMap` below.
-  //
-  // #9780 — prefer the dedicated channel: on a pivot the openai->claude/gemini
-  // step publishes its own alias map on `_toolNameMap`, so that property alone
-  // yields aliases here. The `_toolNameMap` read stays as the fallback for the
-  // non-pivot producers (executors/base.ts, cliproxyapi.ts, antigravity).
-  const namespaceIdentityMap = translatedBody._namespaceToolIdentityMap;
-  const requestToolIdentityMap =
-    namespaceIdentityMap instanceof Map
-      ? namespaceIdentityMap
-      : translatedBody._toolNameMap instanceof Map
-        ? translatedBody._toolNameMap
-        : null;
-  delete translatedBody._namespaceToolIdentityMap;
-  delete translatedBody._toolNameMap;
+  const requestToolIdentityMap = extractRequestToolIdentityMap(translatedBody);
 
   // Kiro: sanitize tool schemas before dispatch. Kiro returns 400 "Improperly
   // formed request" for unsupported JSON-Schema keywords (anyOf/$ref/if-then,
diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/chatCore/requestToolIdentity.ts b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore/requestToolIdentity.ts
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+++ b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore/requestToolIdentity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+type NamespaceIdentity = { namespace: string; name: string };
+
+/**
+ * Extract the #7936 request-tool identity map from the translated body and
+ * strip both side channels before dispatch.
+ *
+ * #9780 — prefer the dedicated `_namespaceToolIdentityMap`: on a pivot the
+ * openai->claude/gemini step publishes its own alias `Map<string, string>` on
+ * `_toolNameMap`, so that property alone can yield aliases instead of
+ * identities. The `_toolNameMap` read stays as the fallback for the non-pivot
+ * producers (executors/base.ts, cliproxyapi.ts, antigravity).
+ */
+export function extractRequestToolIdentityMap(
+  translatedBody: Record<string, unknown>
+): Map<string, NamespaceIdentity> | null {
+  const namespaceIdentityMap = translatedBody._namespaceToolIdentityMap;
+  const requestToolIdentityMap =
+    namespaceIdentityMap instanceof Map
+      ? namespaceIdentityMap
+      : translatedBody._toolNameMap instanceof Map
+        ? translatedBody._toolNameMap
+        : null;
+  delete translatedBody._namespaceToolIdentityMap;
+  delete translatedBody._toolNameMap;
+  return requestToolIdentityMap as Map<string, NamespaceIdentity> | null;
+}