diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.test.ts
index dd91822e28..bb301f7039 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.test.ts
@@ -1553,7 +1553,38 @@ describe('handleAtCommand', () => {
     // Malformed path should be skipped and original query part preserved as text
     expect(result.processedQuery).toEqual([{ text: query }]);
     expect(mockOnDebugMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('Skipping invalid path in @-command'),
+      expect.stringContaining(
+        'Identified invalid path fragment, attempting to extract path',
+      ),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should recover a buried path from a malformed fragment during handleAtCommand', async () => {
+    const buriedFile = 'src/recovered.ts';
+    await createTestFile(
+      path.join(testRootDir, buriedFile),
+      'Recovered content',
+    );
+    const malformedFragment = `"FAIL ${buriedFile}:10:5 (AssertionError)"`;
+    const query = `@${malformedFragment}`;
+
+    const result = await handleAtCommand({
+      query,
+      config: mockConfig,
+      addItem: mockAddItem,
+      onDebugMessage: mockOnDebugMessage,
+      messageId: 703,
+      signal: abortController.signal,
+    });
+
+    // It should extract src/recovered.ts and attach its content
+    expect(result.processedQuery).toContainEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: 'Recovered content' }),
+    );
+    expect(mockOnDebugMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(
+        'Identified invalid path fragment, attempting to extract path',
+      ),
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.test.ts
index 015b5dd7d9..ce831de0da 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.test.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,109 @@ describe('atCommandUtils', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  describe('Best-Effort Path Extraction (tryExtractPath)', () => {
+    const mockFile = 'src/index.ts';
+    const absMockFile = path.resolve('/mock/root', mockFile);
+    const mockStats = { isDirectory: () => false, isFile: () => true };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.mocked(fsPromises.stat).mockImplementation(async (p) => {
+        if (p === absMockFile) return mockStats as unknown as Stats;
+        throw new Error('ENOENT');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should extract path from "AssertionError: ..." format', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `AssertionError: expected something but got something else at ${mockFile}:10:5`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+      if (result.status === 'resolved') {
+        expect(result.resolved.absolutePath).toBe(absMockFile);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should extract path wrapped in parentheses', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `FAIL (${mockFile})`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+      if (result.status === 'resolved') {
+        expect(result.resolved.absolutePath).toBe(absMockFile);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should extract path wrapped in square brackets', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `FAIL [${mockFile}]`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+      if (result.status === 'resolved') {
+        expect(result.resolved.absolutePath).toBe(absMockFile);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should extract path from "✓" pass marker', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `✓ ${mockFile}`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+    });
+
+    it('should extract path from "×" fail marker', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `× ${mockFile}`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle paths with slashes and extensions correctly', async () => {
+      const complexPath = 'packages/core/src/utils/deep.test.ts';
+      const absComplexPath = path.resolve('/mock/root', complexPath);
+      vi.mocked(fsPromises.stat).mockImplementation(async (p) => {
+        if (p === absComplexPath) return mockStats as unknown as Stats;
+        throw new Error('ENOENT');
+      });
+
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `FAIL ${complexPath}:123`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('resolved');
+      if (result.status === 'resolved') {
+        expect(result.resolved.relativePath).toBe(complexPath);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail gracefully if no valid path can be extracted', async () => {
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        'FAIL some random text with no slashes or dots',
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe('invalid');
+    });
+
+    it('should return unauthorized if the extracted path is not authorized', async () => {
+      const secretFile = '/etc/passwd';
+      (mockConfig['validatePathAccess'] as Mock).mockImplementation((p) => p === secretFile ? 'Unauthorized' : null);
+      vi.mocked(fsPromises.stat).mockResolvedValue(
+        mockStats as unknown as Stats,
+      );
+
+      const result = await resolveAtCommandPath(
+        `FAIL ${secretFile}`,
+        mockConfig as unknown as Config,
+      );
+      // It should try to resolve /etc/passwd, identify it as unauthorized, and return that status.
+      expect(result.status).toBe('unauthorized');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should include reason in debug message for unauthorized paths', async () => {
     const onDebug = vi.fn();
     (mockConfig['validatePathAccess'] as Mock).mockReturnValue(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.ts
index 9b6d9a4fcc..b3de60daba 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/atCommandUtils.ts
@@ -37,20 +37,14 @@ export async function resolveAtCommandPath(
 ): Promise<ResolveAtCommandPathResult> {
   const pathValidation = validatePath(pathName);
   if (!pathValidation.isValid) {
-    // If it's a log fragment, try to extract a real path from it
-    if (
-      pathValidation.error ===
-      'Path appears to be a misinterpreted log fragment.'
-    ) {
-      const extractedPath = tryExtractPath(pathName);
-      if (extractedPath && extractedPath !== pathName) {
-        onDebugMessage(
-          `Identified log fragment, attempting to extract path: "${extractedPath}" from "${pathName}"`,
-        );
-        // Recurse once with the extracted path.
-        // We pass a dummy onDebugMessage to avoid double logging the "invalid" reason if it fails.
-        return resolveAtCommandPath(extractedPath, config);
-      }
+    // Attempt to extract a real path from the invalid fragment
+    const extractedPath = tryExtractPath(pathName);
+    if (extractedPath && extractedPath !== pathName) {
+      onDebugMessage(
+        `Identified invalid path fragment, attempting to extract path: "${extractedPath}" from "${pathName}"`,
+      );
+      // Recurse once with the extracted path.
+      return resolveAtCommandPath(extractedPath, config, onDebugMessage);
     }
 
     onDebugMessage(
@@ -147,11 +141,11 @@ function tryExtractPath(noisyString: string): string | null {
   const segments = noisyString.split(/\s+/);
 
   for (const segment of segments) {
-    // 1. Strip leading/trailing punctuation commonly found in logs (commas, parens, etc.)
+    // 1. Strip leading/trailing punctuation and quotes commonly found in logs
     // 2. Strip trailing line/column numbers (e.g. src/main.ts:10:5)
     const cleanSegment = segment
-      .replace(/^[(),;[\]]/, '')
-      .replace(/[(),;[\]]$/, '')
+      .replace(/^[(),;[\]"']/, '')
+      .replace(/[(),;[\]"']$/, '')
       .replace(/:\d+(?::\d+)?$/, '');
 
     if (cleanSegment.length === 0) continue;