diff --git a/api/discord_bot.py b/api/discord_bot.py
index d1502e6..670b882 100644
--- a/api/discord_bot.py
+++ b/api/discord_bot.py
@@ -167,13 +167,20 @@ def _parse_unified_response(raw: str) -> dict:
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             pass
 
-    # 2) { ... } 직접
-    m = _re.search(r"\{[\s\S]*\"mode\"[\s\S]*?\}", raw)
-    if m:
-        try:
-            return json.loads(m.group(0))
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            pass
+    # 2) 중괄호 균형 매칭으로 JSON 추출
+    start = raw.find("{")
+    if start != -1:
+        depth = 0
+        for i in range(start, len(raw)):
+            if raw[i] == "{":
+                depth += 1
+            elif raw[i] == "}":
+                depth -= 1
+                if depth == 0:
+                    try:
+                        return json.loads(raw[start:i + 1])
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        break
 
     # 3) 파싱 실패 → chat 모드 폴백
     logger.warning(f"unified 응답 JSON 파싱 실패: {raw[:200]}")