diff --git a/src/dedalus_labs/lib/runner/core.py b/src/dedalus_labs/lib/runner/core.py
index a295f09..cd0d91d 100644
--- a/src/dedalus_labs/lib/runner/core.py
+++ b/src/dedalus_labs/lib/runner/core.py
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ def _extract_mcp_results(response: Any) -> list[MCPToolResult]:
     return [item if isinstance(item, MCPToolResult) else MCPToolResult.model_validate(item) for item in mcp_results]
 
 
+def _tool_call_name(tc: Any) -> str:
+    """Return a tool call's function name, accepting either dicts or SDK model objects."""
+    try:
+        if isinstance(tc, dict):
+            fn = tc.get("function", {})
+            return (fn.get("name", "?") if isinstance(fn, dict) else getattr(fn, "name", "?")) or "?"
+        return getattr(getattr(tc, "function", None), "name", "?") or "?"
+    except Exception:
+        return "?"
+
+
 class _ToolHandler(Protocol):
     def schemas(self) -> list[Dict]: ...
     async def exec(self, name: str, args: Dict[str, JsonValue]) -> JsonValue: ...
@@ -601,7 +612,8 @@ async def _execute_turns_async(
             if exec_config.verbose:
                 print(f" Extracted {len(tool_calls)} tool calls")
                 for tc in tool_calls:
-                    print(f"  - {tc.get('function', {}).get('name', '?')} (id: {tc.get('id', '?')})")
+                    tc_id = tc.get("id", "?") if isinstance(tc, dict) else getattr(tc, "id", "?")
+                    print(f"  - {_tool_call_name(tc)} (id: {tc_id})")
             await self._execute_tool_calls(
                 tool_calls,
                 tool_handler,
@@ -646,7 +658,7 @@ async def _execute_streaming_async(
                     content = str(msg.get("content", ""))[:50] + "..." if msg.get("content") else ""
                     tool_info = ""
                     if msg.get("tool_calls"):
-                        tool_names = [tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "?") for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
+                        tool_names = [_tool_call_name(tc) for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
                         tool_info = f" [calling: {', '.join(tool_names)}]"
                     elif msg.get("tool_call_id"):
                         tool_info = f" [response to: {msg.get('tool_call_id')[:8]}...]"
@@ -731,7 +743,7 @@ async def _execute_streaming_async(
 
             if exec_config.verbose:
                 # Keep a compact end-of-stream summary
-                names = [tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "unknown") for tc in tool_calls]
+                names = [_tool_call_name(tc) for tc in tool_calls]
                 print(f" Stream summary: chunks={chunk_count} content={content_chunks} tool_calls={tool_call_chunks}")
                 if names:
                     print(f" Tools called this turn: {names}")
@@ -873,7 +885,7 @@ def _execute_turns_sync(
             if exec_config.verbose:
                 print(f"  Response content: {content[:100] if content else '(none)'}...")
                 if tool_calls:
-                    tool_names = [tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "?") for tc in tool_calls]
+                    tool_names = [_tool_call_name(tc) for tc in tool_calls]
                     print(f" 🔧 Tool calls in response: {tool_names}")
 
             if not tool_calls:
@@ -921,7 +933,7 @@ def _execute_streaming_sync(
                     content = str(msg.get("content", ""))[:50] + "..." if msg.get("content") else ""
                     tool_info = ""
                     if msg.get("tool_calls"):
-                        tool_names = [tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "?") for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
+                        tool_names = [_tool_call_name(tc) for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
                         tool_info = f" [calling: {', '.join(tool_names)}]"
                     elif msg.get("tool_call_id"):
                         tool_info = f" [response to: {msg.get('tool_call_id')[:8]}...]"
@@ -951,7 +963,7 @@ def _execute_streaming_sync(
                     content_preview = str(msg.get("content", ""))[:100]
                     tool_call_info = ""
                     if msg.get("tool_calls"):
-                        tool_names = [tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "unknown") for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
+                        tool_names = [_tool_call_name(tc) for tc in msg.get("tool_calls", [])]
                         tool_call_info = f" tool_calls=[{', '.join(tool_names)}]"
                     print(f"  [{i}] {msg.get('role')}: {content_preview}...{tool_call_info}")
                 print(f" MCP servers: {policy_result['mcp_servers']}")
@@ -1018,7 +1030,7 @@ def _execute_streaming_sync(
                 if tool_calls:
                     print(f"\nReceived {len(tool_calls)} tool call(s)")
                     for i, tc in enumerate(tool_calls, 1):
-                        tool_name = tc.get("function", {}).get("name", "unknown")
+                        tool_name = _tool_call_name(tc)
                         # Clean up the tool name for display
                         display_name = tool_name.replace("transfer_to_", "").replace("_", " ").title()
                         print(f"   {i}. {display_name}")
diff --git a/tests/test_runner_verbose.py b/tests/test_runner_verbose.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a4d89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_runner_verbose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# ==============================================================================
+#                  © 2025 Dedalus Labs, Inc. and affiliates
+#                            Licensed under MIT
+#           github.com/dedalus-labs/dedalus-sdk-python/LICENSE
+# ==============================================================================
+
+"""Regression tests for verbose-mode logging in DedalusRunner.
+
+Reproduces dedalus-labs/dedalus-sdk-python#54: ``verbose=True`` crashed with an
+``AttributeError`` on the first response containing tool calls because the
+verbose print path called ``.get(...)`` on SDK model objects (which behave like
+attribute-only objects, not dicts).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from dedalus_labs.lib.runner.core import DedalusRunner, _tool_call_name
+
+
+def add(a: int, b: int) -> int:
+    """Add two numbers."""
+    return a + b
+
+
+def _model_tool_call(call_id: str, name: str, arguments: str):
+    """A tool call shaped like an SDK model object (attribute access, no ``.get``)."""
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        id=call_id,
+        type="function",
+        function=SimpleNamespace(name=name, arguments=arguments),
+    )
+
+
+def _response_with_tool_calls(*tool_calls):
+    message = SimpleNamespace(content=None, tool_calls=list(tool_calls))
+    return SimpleNamespace(model="test-model", choices=[SimpleNamespace(message=message)])
+
+
+def _response_with_text(text: str):
+    message = SimpleNamespace(content=text, tool_calls=None)
+    return SimpleNamespace(model="test-model", choices=[SimpleNamespace(message=message)])
+
+
+def test_tool_call_name_accepts_dicts_and_model_objects():
+    assert _tool_call_name({"function": {"name": "add"}}) == "add"
+    assert _tool_call_name(_model_tool_call("c1", "add", "{}")) == "add"
+    assert _tool_call_name({"function": SimpleNamespace(name="add")}) == "add"
+    assert _tool_call_name({}) == "?"
+    assert _tool_call_name(SimpleNamespace()) == "?"
+
+
+def test_run_verbose_with_model_tool_calls_does_not_crash(capsys):
+    client = MagicMock()
+    client.chat.completions.create.side_effect = [
+        _response_with_tool_calls(_model_tool_call("call_1", "add", '{"a": 3, "b": 4}')),
+        _response_with_text("The sum is 7."),
+    ]
+    client.mcp_tool_results = None
+
+    runner = DedalusRunner(client, verbose=True)
+    result = runner.run(
+        model="openai/gpt-test",
+        input="What is 3 + 4? You MUST call the add tool.",
+        tools=[add],
+    )
+
+    assert result.tools_called == ["add"]
+    assert result.final_output == "The sum is 7."
+    # The verbose path should have printed the tool call name, not "?".
+    assert "add" in capsys.readouterr().out