diff --git a/src/seer/automation/agent/tools.py b/src/seer/automation/agent/tools.py
index a74f0ec9a..f85cb144d 100644
--- a/src/seer/automation/agent/tools.py
+++ b/src/seer/automation/agent/tools.py
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_full_exception_string(exc):
+    result = str(exc)
+    if exc.__cause__:
+        if result:
+            result += f"\n\nThe above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:\n\n{str(exc.__cause__)}"
+        else:
+            result = str(exc.__cause__)
+    return result
+
+
 class FunctionTool(BaseModel):
     name: str
     description: str
@@ -18,7 +28,7 @@ def call(self, **kwargs):
             return self.fn(**kwargs)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception(e)
-            return f"Error: {e}"
+            return f"Error: {get_full_exception_string(e)}"
 
     def to_dict(self):
         return {
diff --git a/tests/automation/agent/test_agent_tools.py b/tests/automation/agent/test_agent_tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a7c0f094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/automation/agent/test_agent_tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from seer.automation.agent.tools import FunctionTool, get_full_exception_string
+
+
+class TestGetFullExceptionString:
+    def test_simple_exception(self):
+        exc = ValueError("Simple error")
+        assert get_full_exception_string(exc) == "Simple error"
+
+    def test_chained_exception(self):
+        try:
+            raise RuntimeError("Main error") from ValueError("Root cause")
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            assert (
+                get_full_exception_string(exc)
+                == "Main error\n\nThe above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:\n\nRoot cause"
+            )
+
+    def test_empty_main_exception(self):
+        try:
+            raise RuntimeError() from ValueError("Root cause")
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            assert get_full_exception_string(exc) == "Root cause"
+
+
+class TestFunctionTool:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_function(self):
+        return Mock(return_value="Success")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def function_tool(self, mock_function):
+        return FunctionTool(
+            name="test_tool",
+            description="A test tool",
+            fn=mock_function,
+            parameters=[{"name": "param1", "type": "string"}],
+        )
+
+    def test_successful_call(self, function_tool):
+        result = function_tool.call(param1="test")
+        assert result == "Success"
+
+    def test_exception_handling(self, function_tool):
+        function_tool.fn.side_effect = ValueError("Test error")
+
+        with patch("seer.automation.agent.tools.logger") as mock_logger:
+            result = function_tool.call(param1="test")
+
+        assert result.startswith("Error: Test error")
+        mock_logger.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_chained_exception_handling(self, function_tool):
+        cause = ValueError("Root cause")
+        main_error = RuntimeError("Main error")
+        main_error.__cause__ = cause
+        function_tool.fn.side_effect = main_error
+
+        with patch("seer.automation.agent.tools.logger") as mock_logger:
+            result = function_tool.call(param1="test")
+
+        expected = "Error: Main error\n\nThe above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:\n\nRoot cause"
+        assert result == expected
+        mock_logger.exception.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_to_dict(self, function_tool):
+        expected = {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "test_tool",
+                "description": "A test tool",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "param1": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "",
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "required": [],
+                },
+            },
+        }
+        assert function_tool.to_dict() == expected