diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/chat_utils.py b/vllm/entrypoints/chat_utils.py
index 6a7975adeac81..ab055dfb1fb0e 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/chat_utils.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/chat_utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from openai.types.chat import (
     ChatCompletionContentPartInputAudioParam,
     ChatCompletionContentPartRefusalParam,
     ChatCompletionContentPartTextParam,
+    ChatCompletionFunctionToolParam,
     ChatCompletionMessageToolCallParam,
     ChatCompletionToolMessageParam,
 )
@@ -269,6 +270,9 @@ class CustomChatCompletionMessageParam(TypedDict, total=False):
     reasoning: str | None
     """The reasoning content for interleaved thinking."""
 
+    tools: list[ChatCompletionFunctionToolParam] | None
+    """The tools for developer role."""
+
 
 ChatCompletionMessageParam: TypeAlias = (
     OpenAIChatCompletionMessageParam
@@ -300,6 +304,9 @@ class ConversationMessage(TypedDict, total=False):
     reasoning_content: str | None
     """Deprecated: The reasoning content for interleaved thinking."""
 
+    tools: list[ChatCompletionFunctionToolParam] | None
+    """The tools for developer role."""
+
 
 # Passed in by user
 ChatTemplateContentFormatOption = Literal["auto", "string", "openai"]
@@ -1619,6 +1626,8 @@ def _parse_chat_message_content(
         if "name" in message and isinstance(message["name"], str):
             result_msg["name"] = message["name"]
 
+        if role == "developer":
+            result_msg["tools"] = message.get("tools", None)
     return result