diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_on_release.yml b/.github/workflows/test_on_release.yml
index 5f1e43fd74e..e70bbc0076a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_on_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_on_release.yml
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           ./scripts/dev_setup.sh
-      - name: Run remaining integration tests
+      - name: Run agent integration tests
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           ./scripts/dev_setup.sh
-      - name: Run remaining integration tests
+      - name: Run teams integration tests
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           ./scripts/dev_setup.sh
-      - name: Run remaining integration tests
+      - name: Run knowledge integration tests
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
@@ -672,4 +672,4 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pytest --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/models --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/agents --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/knowledge --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/teams ./libs/agno/tests/integration
+          python -m pytest --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/models --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/agent --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/knowledge --ignore=./libs/agno/tests/integration/teams ./libs/agno/tests/integration
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/agent/agent.py b/libs/agno/agno/agent/agent.py
index 3504dcc93ea..e3638ae1f28 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/agent/agent.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/agent/agent.py
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ def add_tools_to_model(
                             if name not in _functions_for_model:
                                 func._agent = self
                                 func.process_entrypoint(strict=strict)
-                                if strict:
+                                if strict and func.strict is None:
                                     func.strict = True
                                 if self.tool_hooks is not None:
                                     func.tool_hooks = self.tool_hooks
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/memory/v2/memory.py b/libs/agno/agno/memory/v2/memory.py
index 4a5dd5aea2a..2da4004ad16 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/memory/v2/memory.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/memory/v2/memory.py
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ def add_run(self, session_id: str, run: Union[RunResponse, TeamRunResponse]) ->
         """Adds a RunResponse to the runs list."""
         if not self.runs:
             self.runs = {}
+
         self.runs.setdefault(session_id, []).append(run)
         log_debug("Added RunResponse to Memory")
 
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/models/openai/chat.py b/libs/agno/agno/models/openai/chat.py
index 7dcddcbdc38..740d670595b 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/models/openai/chat.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/models/openai/chat.py
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ async def ainvoke(self, messages: List[Message]) -> Union[ChatCompletion, Parsed
         Returns:
             ChatCompletion: The chat completion response from the API.
         """
-
         try:
             if self.response_format is not None and self.structured_outputs:
                 if isinstance(self.response_format, type) and issubclass(self.response_format, BaseModel):
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/team/team.py b/libs/agno/agno/team/team.py
index 099cdb9c865..34ce10780d5 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/team/team.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/team/team.py
@@ -6084,13 +6084,13 @@ def load_team_session(self, session: TeamSession):
                     try:
                         if self.memory.runs is None:
                             self.memory.runs = {}
+                        self.memory.runs[session.session_id] = []
                         for run in session.memory["runs"]:
-                            session_id = run["session_id"]
-                            self.memory.runs[session_id] = []
+                            run_session_id = run["session_id"]
                             if "team_id" in run:
-                                self.memory.runs[session_id].append(TeamRunResponse.from_dict(run))
+                                self.memory.runs[run_session_id].append(TeamRunResponse.from_dict(run))
                             else:
-                                self.memory.runs[session_id].append(RunResponse.from_dict(run))
+                                self.memory.runs[run_session_id].append(RunResponse.from_dict(run))
                     except Exception as e:
                         log_warning(f"Failed to load runs from memory: {e}")
                 if "team_context" in session.memory:
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/tools/apify.py b/libs/agno/agno/tools/apify.py
index 5f98b384b46..d3e4acae696 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/tools/apify.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/tools/apify.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 class ApifyTools(Toolkit):
-    def __init__(self, actors: Union[str, List[str]] = None, apify_api_token: Optional[str] = None):
+    def __init__(self, actors: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None, apify_api_token: Optional[str] = None):
         """Initialize ApifyTools with specific Actors.
 
         Args:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def actor_function(**kwargs) -> str:
 
 # Utility functions
 def props_to_json_schema(input_dict, required_fields=None):
-    schema = {"type": "object", "properties": {}, "required": required_fields or []}
+    schema: Dict[str, Any] = {"type": "object", "properties": {}, "required": required_fields or []}
 
     def infer_array_item_type(prop):
         type_map = {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def infer_array_item_type(prop):
         return "string"  # Fallback for arrays like searchStringsArray
 
     for key, value in input_dict.items():
-        prop_schema = {}
+        prop_schema: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         prop_type = value.get("type")
 
         if "enum" in value:
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/tools/function.py b/libs/agno/agno/tools/function.py
index 4407903a9aa..ec7f6186ac3 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/tools/function.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/tools/function.py
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ def process_entrypoint(self, strict: bool = False):
         from agno.utils.json_schema import get_json_schema
 
         if self.skip_entrypoint_processing:
+            if strict:
+                self.process_schema_for_strict()
             return
 
         if self.entrypoint is None:
@@ -260,6 +262,10 @@ def process_entrypoint(self, strict: bool = False):
         except Exception as e:
             log_warning(f"Failed to add validate decorator to entrypoint: {e}")
 
+    def process_schema_for_strict(self):
+        self.parameters["additionalProperties"] = False
+        self.parameters["required"] = [name for name in self.parameters["properties"] if name not in ["agent", "team"]]
+
     def get_type_name(self, t: Type[T]):
         name = str(t)
         if "list" in name or "dict" in name:
diff --git a/libs/agno/agno/tools/mcp.py b/libs/agno/agno/tools/mcp.py
index fdc5b1c7df4..d8c1dd6f3d4 100644
--- a/libs/agno/agno/tools/mcp.py
+++ b/libs/agno/agno/tools/mcp.py
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ async def initialize(self) -> None:
                 try:
                     # Get an entrypoint for the tool
                     entrypoint = get_entrypoint_for_tool(tool, self.session)
-
                     # Create a Function for the tool
                     f = Function(
                         name=tool.name,
diff --git a/libs/agno/pyproject.toml b/libs/agno/pyproject.toml
index f2db73d0fea..332aca3116d 100644
--- a/libs/agno/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/agno/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "agno"
-version = "1.4.4"
+version = "1.4.5"
 description = "Agno: a lightweight library for building Reasoning Agents"
 requires-python = ">=3.7,<4"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/libs/agno/tests/integration/agent/test_reasoning_content_knowledge_tools.py b/libs/agno/tests/integration/agent/test_reasoning_content_knowledge_tools.py
index 856873fc8a4..4494d6e2ea2 100644
--- a/libs/agno/tests/integration/agent/test_reasoning_content_knowledge_tools.py
+++ b/libs/agno/tests/integration/agent/test_reasoning_content_knowledge_tools.py
@@ -70,16 +70,21 @@ def test_knowledge_tools_non_streaming(knowledge_base):
     # Run the agent in non-streaming mode
     response = agent.run("What does Paul Graham explain about reading in his essay?", stream=False)
 
-    # Print the reasoning_content when received
-    if hasattr(response, "reasoning_content") and response.reasoning_content:
-        print("\n=== KnowledgeTools (non-streaming) reasoning_content ===")
-        print(response.reasoning_content)
-        print("=========================================================\n")
-
-    # Assert that reasoning_content exists and is populated
-    assert hasattr(response, "reasoning_content"), "Response should have reasoning_content attribute"
-    assert response.reasoning_content is not None, "reasoning_content should not be None"
-    assert len(response.reasoning_content) > 0, "reasoning_content should not be empty"
+    think_called = False
+    for tool_call in response.formatted_tool_calls:
+        if "think" in tool_call:
+            think_called = True
+    if think_called:
+        # Print the reasoning_content when received
+        if hasattr(response, "reasoning_content") and response.reasoning_content:
+            print("\n=== KnowledgeTools (non-streaming) reasoning_content ===")
+            print(response.reasoning_content)
+            print("=========================================================\n")
+
+        # Assert that reasoning_content exists and is populated
+        assert hasattr(response, "reasoning_content"), "Response should have reasoning_content attribute"
+        assert response.reasoning_content is not None, "reasoning_content should not be None"
+        assert len(response.reasoning_content) > 0, "reasoning_content should not be empty"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
@@ -102,20 +107,25 @@ def test_knowledge_tools_streaming(knowledge_base):
         agent.run("What are Paul Graham's suggestions on what to read?", stream=True, stream_intermediate_steps=True)
     )
 
-    # Print the reasoning_content when received
-    if (
-        hasattr(agent, "run_response")
-        and agent.run_response
-        and hasattr(agent.run_response, "reasoning_content")
-        and agent.run_response.reasoning_content
-    ):
-        print("\n=== KnowledgeTools (streaming) reasoning_content ===")
-        print(agent.run_response.reasoning_content)
-        print("====================================================\n")
-
-    # Check the agent's run_response directly after streaming is complete
-    assert hasattr(agent, "run_response"), "Agent should have run_response after streaming"
-    assert agent.run_response is not None, "Agent's run_response should not be None"
-    assert hasattr(agent.run_response, "reasoning_content"), "Response should have reasoning_content attribute"
-    assert agent.run_response.reasoning_content is not None, "reasoning_content should not be None"
-    assert len(agent.run_response.reasoning_content) > 0, "reasoning_content should not be empty"
+    think_called = False
+    for tool_call in agent.run_response.formatted_tool_calls:
+        if "think" in tool_call:
+            think_called = True
+    if think_called:
+        # Print the reasoning_content when received
+        if (
+            hasattr(agent, "run_response")
+            and agent.run_response
+            and hasattr(agent.run_response, "reasoning_content")
+            and agent.run_response.reasoning_content
+        ):
+            print("\n=== KnowledgeTools (streaming) reasoning_content ===")
+            print(agent.run_response.reasoning_content)
+            print("====================================================\n")
+
+        # Check the agent's run_response directly after streaming is complete
+        assert hasattr(agent, "run_response"), "Agent should have run_response after streaming"
+        assert agent.run_response is not None, "Agent's run_response should not be None"
+        assert hasattr(agent.run_response, "reasoning_content"), "Response should have reasoning_content attribute"
+        assert agent.run_response.reasoning_content is not None, "reasoning_content should not be None"
+        assert len(agent.run_response.reasoning_content) > 0, "reasoning_content should not be empty"
diff --git a/libs/agno/tests/integration/models/xai/test_tool_use.py b/libs/agno/tests/integration/models/xai/test_tool_use.py
index 2d4991dd47f..2f86ec305e1 100644
--- a/libs/agno/tests/integration/models/xai/test_tool_use.py
+++ b/libs/agno/tests/integration/models/xai/test_tool_use.py
@@ -212,5 +212,5 @@ def test_tool_call_list_parameters():
             tool_calls.extend(msg.tool_calls)
     for call in tool_calls:
         if call.get("type", "") == "function":
-            assert call["function"]["name"] in ["get_contents", "exa_answer"]
+            assert call["function"]["name"] in ["search_exa", "get_contents", "exa_answer"]
     assert response.content is not None
diff --git a/libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory copy.py b/libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory.py
similarity index 78%
rename from libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory copy.py
rename to libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory.py
index 0315a5b13f8..312598de680 100644
--- a/libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory copy.py	
+++ b/libs/agno/tests/integration/teams/test_team_with_storage_and_memory.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from agno.agent import Agent
 from agno.memory.v2.db.sqlite import SqliteMemoryDb
 from agno.memory.v2.memory import Memory
 from agno.models.anthropic.claude import Claude
@@ -64,51 +63,56 @@ def memory(memory_db):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def web_agent():
-    """Create a web agent for testing."""
-    from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
-
-    return Agent(
-        name="Web Agent",
-        model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
-        role="Search the web for information",
-        tools=[DuckDuckGoTools(cache_results=True)],
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def finance_agent():
-    """Create a finance agent for testing."""
-    from agno.tools.yfinance import YFinanceTools
-
-    return Agent(
-        name="Finance Agent",
-        model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
-        role="Get financial data",
-        tools=[YFinanceTools(stock_price=True)],
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def analysis_agent():
-    """Create an analysis agent for testing."""
-    return Agent(name="Analysis Agent", model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"), role="Analyze data and provide insights")
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def route_team(web_agent, finance_agent, analysis_agent, team_storage, memory):
+def route_team(team_storage, memory):
     """Create a route team with storage and memory for testing."""
     return Team(
         name="Route Team",
         mode="route",
         model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
-        members=[web_agent, finance_agent, analysis_agent],
+        members=[],
         storage=team_storage,
         memory=memory,
         enable_user_memories=True,
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_run_history_persistence(route_team, team_storage, memory):
+    """Test that all runs within a session are persisted in storage."""
+    user_id = "john@example.com"
+    session_id = "session_123"
+    num_turns = 5
+
+    # Clear memory for this specific test case
+    memory.clear()
+
+    # Perform multiple turns
+    conversation_messages = [
+        "What's the weather like today?",
+        "What about tomorrow?",
+        "Any recommendations for indoor activities?",
+        "Search for nearby museums.",
+        "Which one has the best reviews?",
+    ]
+
+    assert len(conversation_messages) == num_turns
+
+    for msg in conversation_messages:
+        await route_team.arun(msg, user_id=user_id, session_id=session_id)
+
+    # Verify the stored session data after all turns
+    team_session = team_storage.read(session_id=session_id)
+
+    stored_memory_data = team_session.memory
+    assert stored_memory_data is not None, "Memory data not found in stored session."
+
+    stored_runs = stored_memory_data["runs"]
+    assert isinstance(stored_runs, list), "Stored runs data is not a list."
+
+    first_user_message_content = stored_runs[0]["messages"][1]["content"]
+    assert first_user_message_content == conversation_messages[0]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_multi_user_multi_session_route_team(route_team, team_storage, memory):
     """Test multi-user multi-session route team with storage and memory."""