diff --git a/server/gjc-bun-sdk-adapter.ts b/server/gjc-bun-sdk-adapter.ts
index 37e3f86..bc5a3a1 100644
--- a/server/gjc-bun-sdk-adapter.ts
+++ b/server/gjc-bun-sdk-adapter.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { GjcBunOAuthController, type GjcBunOAuthControllerOptions } from './gjc-
 import { GJC_APP_BUILTIN_COMMAND_NAMES } from './modules/providers/gjc-command-surface.generated.js';
 import type { GjcWorkerOAuthRuntime, GjcWorkerRuntime, GjcWorkerWriter } from './gjc-worker.js';
 import { GjcBunAskController } from './gjc-bun-ask-controller.js';
-import { forwardPromptTerminal, forwardSdkEvent, type SdkRunState } from './gjc-bun-sdk-events.js';
+import { forwardPromptTerminal, forwardSdkEvent, normalizeBuiltinCommandStdout, type SdkRunState } from './gjc-bun-sdk-events.js';
 import { resolveContainedExportCommand } from './gjc-export-path.js';
 import { readSessionSnapshot } from './gjc-session-state.js';
 type Model = ReturnType<ModelRegistry['getAll']>[number];
@@ -344,9 +344,24 @@ export class GjcBunSdkAdapter implements GjcWorkerRuntime {
         const commandMatch = /^\/([^\s]+)(?:\s+(.*))?$/.exec(message.trim());
         const commandName = commandMatch?.[1];
         if (commandName && GJC_APP_BUILTIN_COMMAND_NAMES.has(commandName)) {
+          const requestedExportPath = commandName === 'export' ? commandMatch?.[2]?.trim() : '';
           const output = (text: string) => {
-            writer.send({ kind: 'stream_delta', content: text });
-            writer.send({ kind: 'stream_end' });
+            const content = normalizeBuiltinCommandStdout(text);
+            // The upstream exporter can corrupt a nested relative path in its
+            // own error text. The original command is the only authoritative
+            // source, so report that rather than trying to reconstruct it.
+            const corruptedExportPath = commandName === 'export'
+              && requestedExportPath
+              && content.includes('\uFFFD');
+            const safeContent = corruptedExportPath
+              ? `Failed to export "${requestedExportPath}"${content.includes('ENOENT') ? ': ENOENT' : ''}: the upstream export command returned a corrupted path.`
+              : content;
+            writer.send({
+              kind: 'text',
+              role: 'assistant',
+              content: safeContent,
+              isLocalCommandStdout: true,
+            });
           };
           // `/export` writes through a relative path resolved against the
           // worker's process cwd, and one worker serves every session. Rebind
diff --git a/server/gjc-bun-sdk-events.ts b/server/gjc-bun-sdk-events.ts
index c05e863..3325ec6 100644
--- a/server/gjc-bun-sdk-events.ts
+++ b/server/gjc-bun-sdk-events.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { stripVTControlCharacters } from 'node:util';
+
 import type { GjcSessionSnapshot } from './gjc-session-state.js';
 import type { GjcWorkerWriter } from './gjc-worker.js';
 
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ const object = (value: unknown): value is RecordValue => value !== null && typeo
 const str = (value: unknown): string => typeof value === 'string' ? value : '';
 const num = (value: unknown): number => typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : 0;
 
+/** Removes terminal controls from SDK builtin-command output only. */
+export function normalizeBuiltinCommandStdout(value: string): string {
+  return stripVTControlCharacters(value);
+}
+
 /**
  * Longest notice/error text forwarded to the browser. The SDK's own strings are
  * short; the cap only exists so a pathological provider message cannot inflate a
diff --git a/server/gjc-sdk-contract.bun.test.ts b/server/gjc-sdk-contract.bun.test.ts
index 03c8eca..b3dd07b 100644
--- a/server/gjc-sdk-contract.bun.test.ts
+++ b/server/gjc-sdk-contract.bun.test.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ test('advertised GJC builtins execute in the SDK worker without becoming model p
     assert.equal(session.promptCalls, 0);
     assert.deepEqual(methods(f.frames), [
       'session.created',
-      'message.delta',
       'message.completed',
       'turn.completed',
       'worker.status',
@@ -377,6 +376,54 @@ test('advertised GJC builtins execute in the SDK worker without becoming model p
   }
 });
 
+
+test('builtin stdout is terminal-safe, preserves Unicode, and retains export path provenance', async () => {
+  const f = await fixture(
+    'contract-model',
+    undefined,
+    { id: 'contract-model', provider: 'contract-provider' },
+    async (text, runtime) => {
+      if (text.startsWith('/export')) {
+        await runtime.output('Export failed: \uFFFD');
+      } else {
+        await runtime.output('\u001B[31m$5\t中🙂 `code` <markup>\u001B[0m\n\u001B]8;;https://example.test\u0007link\u001B]8;;\u0007');
+      }
+      return { consumed: true };
+    },
+  );
+  try {
+    await f.host.handle(request('session.start', 'builtin-stdout', {
+      message: '/jobs',
+      options: f.options,
+    }));
+    await f.host.handle(request('session.start', 'export-corruption', {
+      message: '/export nested/報告.html',
+      options: f.options,
+    }));
+
+    const outputs = f.frames
+      .filter((frame) => frame.kind === 'event' && frame.method === 'message.completed')
+      .map((frame) => ((frame.payload as Record<string, unknown>).message as Record<string, unknown>))
+      .filter((message) => message.isLocalCommandStdout === true);
+    assert.deepEqual(outputs, [
+      {
+        kind: 'text',
+        role: 'assistant',
+        content: '$5\t中🙂 `code` <markup>\nlink',
+        isLocalCommandStdout: true,
+      },
+      {
+        kind: 'text',
+        role: 'assistant',
+        content: 'Failed to export "nested/報告.html": the upstream export command returned a corrupted path.',
+        isLocalCommandStdout: true,
+      },
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    await f.close();
+  }
+});
+
 /*
  * `/export` containment across a shared worker.
  *
diff --git a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.test.tsx b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.test.tsx
index d75eacf..9d55243 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.test.tsx
@@ -55,3 +55,18 @@ test('truncated tool history offers an explicit full-output load action', () =>
   assert.match(html, /Load full output/);
   assert.match(html, /2048 KB/);
 });
+
+
+test('local command stdout renders as escaped preformatted text instead of Markdown math', () => {
+  const html = renderMessage({
+    type: 'assistant',
+    content: '$CacheHitRate: 0.5\n中🙂 `code` <tag>',
+    timestamp: '2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z',
+    isLocalCommandStdout: true,
+  });
+
+  assert.match(html, /<pre[^>]*><code>/);
+  assert.match(html, /\$CacheHitRate: 0\.5/);
+  assert.match(html, /中🙂 `code` &lt;tag&gt;/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /class="katex|<em>|<strong>/);
+});
diff --git a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.tsx b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.tsx
index 52c4248..f5924e1 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/MessageComponent.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ const MessageComponent = memo(({ message, prevMessage, createDiff, onFileOpen, s
     () => formatUsageLimitText(String(message.content || '')),
     [message.content]
   );
-  const assistantCopyContent = message.isToolUse
+  const assistantCopyContent = message.isLocalCommandStdout
+    ? String(message.content || '')
+    : message.isToolUse
     ? String(message.displayText || message.content || '')
     : formattedMessageContent;
   const isCommandOrFileEditToolResponse = Boolean(
@@ -439,6 +441,14 @@ const MessageComponent = memo(({ message, prevMessage, createDiff, onFileOpen, s
                 )}
 
                 {(() => {
+                  if (message.isLocalCommandStdout) {
+                    return (
+                      <pre className="overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words font-mono text-sm">
+                        <code>{String(message.content || '')}</code>
+                      </pre>
+                    );
+                  }
+
                   const content = formattedMessageContent;
 
                   // Detect if content is pure JSON (starts with { or [)