diff --git a/mlx_lm/tokenizer_utils.py b/mlx_lm/tokenizer_utils.py
index c7e50fbe7..b2314d5ef 100644
--- a/mlx_lm/tokenizer_utils.py
+++ b/mlx_lm/tokenizer_utils.py
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ def _infer_tool_parser(chat_template):
         return "mistral"
     elif "<tool_call>" in chat_template and "tool_call.name" in chat_template:
         return "json_tools"
+    elif "<function name=" in chat_template and "<param name=" in chat_template:
+        return "minicpm5"
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/mlx_lm/tool_parsers/minicpm5.py b/mlx_lm/tool_parsers/minicpm5.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebddd64c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlx_lm/tool_parsers/minicpm5.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc.
+
+"""
+Tool-call parser for openbmb/MiniCPM5 family.
+
+The model emits XML of the form:
+
+    <function name="get_weather">
+        <param name="city">Beijing</param>
+        <param name="date">2024-06-27</param>
+    </function>
+
+Multi-line or special-character values may be wrapped in CDATA:
+
+    <param name="text"><![CDATA[multi
+    line]]></param>
+
+Ported from SGLang's MiniCPM5Detector (PR #25600).
+"""
+
+import ast
+import json
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import regex as re
+
+tool_call_start: str = "<function"
+tool_call_end: str = "</function>"
+
+# Full <function name="..."> opening tag (when the segment includes outer tags,
+# as it does for unit-test inputs).
+_func_name_full_regex = re.compile(
+    r"<function\s+name=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"'][^>]*>", re.DOTALL
+)
+
+# Bare leading `name="..."` (when the state machine has stripped the outer
+# <function...> tag and the segment starts with the attribute body).
+_func_name_bare_regex = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*name=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"'][^>]*>", re.DOTALL
+)
+
+_param_regex = re.compile(
+    r"<param\s+name=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']\s*>(.*?)</param>", re.DOTALL
+)
+
+# A <param> tag with no name= attribute invalidates the whole call.
+_param_missing_name_regex = re.compile(r"<param(?![^>]*\bname=)[^>]*>", re.DOTALL)
+
+_cdata_regex = re.compile(r"^<!\[CDATA\[(.*)\]\]>$", re.DOTALL)
+
+
+def _coerce_value(value: str, want_type: Optional[str]) -> Any:
+    """Coerce a raw param string into the type declared by the tool schema.
+
+    Strings pass through. Other types try strict JSON, then Python-literal,
+    then fall back to the raw string.
+    """
+    if want_type == "string":
+        return value
+    try:
+        return json.loads(value)
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+        pass
+    try:
+        return ast.literal_eval(value)
+    except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
+        return value
+
+
+def _schema_for(tools: Optional[list], func_name: str):
+    """Return (param_types, allowed_props, required_props) for func_name."""
+    if not tools:
+        return {}, set(), set()
+    for tool in tools:
+        func = tool.get("function") if isinstance(tool, dict) else None
+        if not func or func.get("name") != func_name:
+            continue
+        params = func.get("parameters") or {}
+        if not isinstance(params, dict):
+            return {}, set(), set()
+        props = params.get("properties") or {}
+        if not isinstance(props, dict):
+            return {}, set(), set()
+        types = {
+            k: (v.get("type") if isinstance(v, dict) else None)
+            for k, v in props.items()
+        }
+        required = set(params.get("required") or [])
+        return types, set(props.keys()), required
+    return {}, set(), set()
+
+
+def parse_tool_call(text: str, tools: Optional[list] = None):
+    """Parse one MiniCPM5 XML tool call.
+
+    The mlx-lm state machine emits one segment per `<function>...</function>`
+    pair, so this function returns a single call dict rather than a list.
+
+    Raises ValueError on malformed XML or schema-violating calls; the server
+    layer (`ToolCallFormatter`) converts that into a logged warning and drops
+    the call.
+    """
+    m = _func_name_full_regex.search(text) or _func_name_bare_regex.match(text)
+    if not m:
+        raise ValueError("No tool call found")
+    func_name = m.group(1)
+
+    if _param_missing_name_regex.search(text):
+        raise ValueError(f"Tool call '{func_name}' has <param> without name= attribute")
+
+    param_types, allowed_props, required_props = _schema_for(tools, func_name)
+
+    arguments: dict = {}
+    for pm in _param_regex.finditer(text):
+        key = pm.group(1)
+        if allowed_props and key not in allowed_props:
+            raise ValueError(f"Tool call '{func_name}' uses unknown param '{key}'")
+        if key in arguments:
+            raise ValueError(f"Tool call '{func_name}' has duplicate param '{key}'")
+        raw = pm.group(2).strip()
+        cdata = _cdata_regex.match(raw)
+        value = cdata.group(1) if cdata else raw
+        arguments[key] = _coerce_value(value, param_types.get(key))
+
+    missing = required_props - arguments.keys()
+    if missing:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Tool call '{func_name}' missing required params: {sorted(missing)}"
+        )
+
+    return {"name": func_name, "arguments": arguments}
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_parsing.py b/tests/test_tool_parsing.py
index 52892b7ff..43ca470c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_parsing.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     json_tools,
     kimi_k2,
     longcat,
+    minicpm5,
     minimax_m2,
     mistral,
     pythonic,
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ def test_parsers(self):
                 '<invoke name="multiply">\n<parameter name="a">12234585</parameter>\n<parameter name="b">48838483920</parameter>\n</invoke>',
                 minimax_m2,
             ),
+            (
+                '<function name="multiply"><param name="a">12234585</param><param name="b">48838483920</param></function>',
+                minicpm5,
+            ),
             (
                 "<function=multiply>\n<parameter=a>\n12234585\n</parameter>\n<parameter=b>\n48838483920\n</parameter>\n</function>",
                 qwen3_coder,
@@ -107,6 +112,10 @@ def test_parsers(self):
                 '<invoke name="get_current_temperature">\n<parameter name="location">London</parameter>\n</invoke>',
                 minimax_m2,
             ),
+            (
+                '<function name="get_current_temperature"><param name="location">London</param></function>',
+                minicpm5,
+            ),
             (
                 "<function=get_current_temperature>\n<parameter=location>\nLondon\n</parameter>\n</function>",
                 qwen3_coder,
@@ -313,6 +322,109 @@ def test_kimi_k2(self):
         ]
         self.assertEqual(tool_calls, expected)
 
+    def test_minicpm5(self):
+        tools = [
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "get_weather",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "required": ["city"],
+                        "properties": {
+                            "city": {"type": "string"},
+                            "date": {"type": "string"},
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "sum_values",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "required": ["nums"],
+                        "properties": {
+                            "nums": {"type": "array"},
+                            "exact": {"type": "boolean"},
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        ]
+
+        # CDATA-wrapped multi-line param
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="get_weather">'
+            '<param name="city"><![CDATA[Bei\njing]]></param>'
+            '<param name="date">2024-06-27</param>'
+            "</function>"
+        )
+        tool_call = minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["name"], "get_weather")
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["city"], "Bei\njing")
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["date"], "2024-06-27")
+
+        # Non-string typed params (array, boolean)
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="sum_values">'
+            '<param name="nums">[1, 2, 3]</param>'
+            '<param name="exact">true</param>'
+            "</function>"
+        )
+        tool_call = minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["nums"], [1, 2, 3])
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["exact"], True)
+
+        # Body-only form (state machine stripped outer <function> tags)
+        test_case = ' name="get_weather"><param name="city">Tokyo</param>'
+        tool_call = minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["name"], "get_weather")
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["city"], "Tokyo")
+
+        # Missing required param → ValueError
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="get_weather"><param name="date">2024-06-27</param></function>'
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+
+        # Unknown param → ValueError
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="get_weather"><param name="bogus">x</param></function>'
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+
+        # Duplicate param → ValueError
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="get_weather">'
+            '<param name="city">A</param>'
+            '<param name="city">B</param>'
+            "</function>"
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+
+        # <param> missing name attr → ValueError
+        test_case = (
+            '<function name="get_weather">'
+            "<param>nope</param>"
+            "</function>"
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+
+        # Single-quoted attributes (both function and param)
+        test_case = (
+            "<function name='get_weather'>"
+            "<param name='city'>Osaka</param>"
+            "</function>"
+        )
+        tool_call = minicpm5.parse_tool_call(test_case, tools)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_call["arguments"]["city"], "Osaka")
+
     def test_minimax_m2(self):
         test_case = (
             '<invoke name="search">\n'