diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode/tool-call-mapper.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode/tool-call-mapper.test.ts
index 280e2b6e4..9a28fdc01 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode/tool-call-mapper.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode/tool-call-mapper.test.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,36 @@ describe("opencode tool-call mapper", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("unwraps OpenCode XML read output into file content", () => {
+    const item = expectMapped(
+      mapOpencodeToolCall({
+        toolName: "read",
+        callId: "opencode-read-xml",
+        status: "completed",
+        input: { filePath: "/Users/moboudra/dev/paseo/docs/release.md" },
+        output: [
+          "<path>/Users/moboudra/dev/paseo/docs/release.md</path>",
+          "<type>file</type>",
+          "<content>",
+          "1: # Release",
+          "2:",
+          "3: All workspaces share one version and release together.",
+          "</content>",
+        ].join("\n"),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(item.detail).toEqual({
+      type: "read",
+      filePath: "/Users/moboudra/dev/paseo/docs/release.md",
+      content: [
+        "1: # Release",
+        "2:",
+        "3: All workspaces share one version and release together.",
+      ].join("\n"),
+    });
+  });
+
   it("maps failed calls with required error", () => {
     const item = expectMapped(
       mapOpencodeToolCall({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/tool-call-detail-primitives.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/tool-call-detail-primitives.ts
index b88fe497b..54ea8adf8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/tool-call-detail-primitives.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/tool-call-detail-primitives.ts
@@ -260,8 +260,69 @@ function flattenReadContent(
   return flattenToolReadContent(value);
 }
 
+function readXmlTag(value: string, tagName: "path" | "content"): string | undefined {
+  const match = value.match(new RegExp(`<${tagName}>([\\s\\S]*?)</${tagName}>`, "i"));
+  return match?.[1];
+}
+
+function decodeXmlText(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(
+    /&(?:#(\d+)|#x([0-9a-fA-F]+)|amp|lt|gt|quot|apos);/g,
+    (entity, decimal, hex) => {
+      if (decimal) {
+        return String.fromCodePoint(Number.parseInt(decimal, 10));
+      }
+      if (hex) {
+        return String.fromCodePoint(Number.parseInt(hex, 16));
+      }
+      switch (entity) {
+        case "&amp;":
+          return "&";
+        case "&lt;":
+          return "<";
+        case "&gt;":
+          return ">";
+        case "&quot;":
+          return '"';
+        case "&apos;":
+          return "'";
+        default:
+          return entity;
+      }
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+function trimOuterLineBreaks(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/^\r?\n/, "").replace(/\r?\n$/, "");
+}
+
+function parseXmlReadOutput(value: string): ToolReadOutputValue | undefined {
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  if (!trimmed.startsWith("<path>") || !/<content>/i.test(trimmed)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const filePath = nonEmptyString(readXmlTag(trimmed, "path")?.trim());
+  const content = readXmlTag(trimmed, "content");
+  if (!filePath && content === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    filePath: filePath ? decodeXmlText(filePath) : undefined,
+    content: content === undefined ? undefined : decodeXmlText(trimOuterLineBreaks(content)),
+  };
+}
+
 const ToolReadOutputContentSchema = z.union([
-  z.string().transform((value) => ({ filePath: undefined, content: nonEmptyString(value) })),
+  z.string().transform((value) => {
+    const xmlReadOutput = parseXmlReadOutput(value);
+    if (xmlReadOutput) {
+      return xmlReadOutput;
+    }
+    return { filePath: undefined, content: nonEmptyString(value) };
+  }),
   ToolReadChunkSchema.transform((value) => ({
     filePath: undefined,
     content: flattenReadContent(value),