diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/parallel.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/parallel.rs
index 384a800b4b..6b7cf0544f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/parallel.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/parallel.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ impl ToolCallRuntime {
                 message: Self::abort_message(call, secs),
             }),
             post_tool_use_payload: None,
+            model_visible_override: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry.rs
index 7c04e12c29..1494d0df09 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ pub(crate) struct AnyToolResult {
     pub(crate) payload: ToolPayload,
     pub(crate) result: Box<dyn ToolOutput>,
     pub(crate) post_tool_use_payload: Option<PostToolUsePayload>,
+    pub(crate) model_visible_override: Option<FunctionToolOutput>,
 }
 
 impl AnyToolResult {
@@ -117,9 +118,13 @@ impl AnyToolResult {
             call_id,
             payload,
             result,
+            model_visible_override,
             ..
         } = self;
-        result.to_response_item(&call_id, &payload)
+        model_visible_override.map_or_else(
+            || result.to_response_item(&call_id, &payload),
+            |override_output| override_output.to_response_item(&call_id, &payload),
+        )
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn code_mode_result(self) -> serde_json::Value {
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ where
                 payload,
                 result: Box::new(output),
                 post_tool_use_payload,
+                model_visible_override: None,
             })
         })
     }
@@ -481,7 +487,7 @@ impl ToolRegistry {
             } else if let Some(updated_tool_output) = &outcome.updated_tool_output {
                 let mut guard = response_cell.lock().await;
                 if let Some(result) = guard.as_mut() {
-                    result.result = Box::new(FunctionToolOutput::from_text(
+                    result.model_visible_override = Some(FunctionToolOutput::from_text(
                         post_tool_use_output_to_model_text(updated_tool_output),
                         Some(true),
                     ));
@@ -511,6 +517,10 @@ impl ToolRegistry {
                     &result.call_id,
                     &result.payload,
                     result.result.as_ref(),
+                    result
+                        .model_visible_override
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map(|override_output| override_output as &dyn ToolOutput),
                 );
                 Ok(result)
             }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry_tests.rs
index d44c3d0f9b..3c500976a5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/registry_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 use super::*;
+use crate::tools::context::McpToolOutput;
+use codex_protocol::mcp::CallToolResult;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct TestHandler;
@@ -53,3 +57,55 @@ fn handler_looks_up_namespaced_aliases_explicitly() {
             .is_some_and(|handler| Arc::ptr_eq(handler, &namespaced_handler))
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn model_visible_override_does_not_replace_typed_tool_output() {
+    let result = mcp_result_with_model_visible_override();
+
+    match result.into_response() {
+        ResponseInputItem::FunctionCallOutput { call_id, output } => {
+            assert_eq!(call_id, "mcp-call-1");
+            assert_eq!(output.body.to_text().as_deref(), Some("[redacted]"));
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected FunctionCallOutput, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        mcp_result_with_model_visible_override().code_mode_result(),
+        json!({
+            "content": [],
+            "structuredContent": {
+                "echo": "original",
+            },
+            "isError": false,
+        })
+    );
+}
+
+fn mcp_result_with_model_visible_override() -> AnyToolResult {
+    AnyToolResult {
+        call_id: "mcp-call-1".to_string(),
+        payload: ToolPayload::Mcp {
+            server: "memory".to_string(),
+            tool: "lookup".to_string(),
+            raw_arguments: "{}".to_string(),
+        },
+        result: Box::new(McpToolOutput {
+            result: CallToolResult {
+                content: Vec::new(),
+                structured_content: Some(json!({ "echo": "original" })),
+                is_error: Some(false),
+                meta: None,
+            },
+            tool_input: json!({}),
+            wall_time: Duration::ZERO,
+            original_image_detail_supported: false,
+            truncation_policy: codex_utils_output_truncation::TruncationPolicy::Bytes(1024),
+        }),
+        post_tool_use_payload: None,
+        model_visible_override: Some(FunctionToolOutput::from_text(
+            "[redacted]".to_string(),
+            Some(true),
+        )),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/tool_dispatch_trace.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/tool_dispatch_trace.rs
index 344b686348..3ceaa7601c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/tool_dispatch_trace.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/tool_dispatch_trace.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ impl ToolDispatchTrace {
         call_id: &str,
         payload: &ToolPayload,
         result: &dyn ToolOutput,
+        model_visible_override: Option<&dyn ToolOutput>,
     ) {
         if !self.context.is_enabled() {
             return;
         }
 
-        let Some(result_payload) = tool_dispatch_result(invocation, call_id, payload, result)
+        let Some(result_payload) =
+            tool_dispatch_result(invocation, call_id, payload, result, model_visible_override)
         else {
             return;
         };
@@ -89,10 +91,13 @@ fn tool_dispatch_result(
     call_id: &str,
     payload: &ToolPayload,
     result: &dyn ToolOutput,
+    model_visible_override: Option<&dyn ToolOutput>,
 ) -> Option<ToolDispatchResult> {
     match invocation.source {
         ToolCallSource::Direct => Some(ToolDispatchResult::DirectResponse {
-            response_item: result.to_response_item(call_id, payload),
+            response_item: model_visible_override
+                .unwrap_or(result)
+                .to_response_item(call_id, payload),
         }),
         ToolCallSource::CodeMode { .. } => Some(ToolDispatchResult::CodeModeResponse {
             value: result.code_mode_result(payload),