diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/transcript.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/transcript.ts
index 8f986c3379..420c9dde1b 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/transcript.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/util/transcript.ts
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ export function formatPart(part: Part, options: TranscriptOptions): string {
   }
 
   if (part.type === "tool") {
-    let result = `\`\`\`\nTool: ${part.tool}\n`
+    let result = `**Tool: ${part.tool}**\n`
     if (options.toolDetails && part.state.input) {
-      result += `\n**Input:**\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(part.state.input, null, 2)}\n\`\`\``
+      result += `\n**Input:**\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(part.state.input, null, 2)}\n\`\`\`\n`
     }
     if (options.toolDetails && part.state.status === "completed" && part.state.output) {
-      result += `\n**Output:**\n\`\`\`\n${part.state.output}\n\`\`\``
+      result += `\n**Output:**\n\`\`\`\n${part.state.output}\n\`\`\`\n`
     }
     if (options.toolDetails && part.state.status === "error" && part.state.error) {
-      result += `\n**Error:**\n\`\`\`\n${part.state.error}\n\`\`\``
+      result += `\n**Error:**\n\`\`\`\n${part.state.error}\n\`\`\`\n`
     }
-    result += `\n\`\`\`\n\n`
+    result += `\n`
     return result
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/transcript.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/transcript.test.ts
index 2cb29e1a89..7a5fa6b8f1 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/transcript.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/transcript.test.ts
@@ -119,13 +119,38 @@ describe("transcript", () => {
         },
       }
       const result = formatPart(part, options)
-      expect(result).toContain("Tool: bash")
+      expect(result).toContain("**Tool: bash**")
       expect(result).toContain("**Input:**")
       expect(result).toContain('"command": "ls"')
       expect(result).toContain("**Output:**")
       expect(result).toContain("file1.txt")
     })
 
+    test("formats tool output containing triple backticks without breaking markdown", () => {
+      const part: Part = {
+        id: "part_1",
+        sessionID: "ses_123",
+        messageID: "msg_123",
+        type: "tool",
+        callID: "call_1",
+        tool: "bash",
+        state: {
+          status: "completed",
+          input: { command: "echo '```hello```'" },
+          output: "```hello```",
+          title: "Echo backticks",
+          metadata: {},
+          time: { start: 1000, end: 1100 },
+        },
+      }
+      const result = formatPart(part, options)
+      // The tool header should not be inside a code block
+      expect(result).toStartWith("**Tool: bash**\n")
+      // Input and output should each be in their own code blocks
+      expect(result).toContain("**Input:**\n```json")
+      expect(result).toContain("**Output:**\n```\n```hello```\n```")
+    })
+
     test("formats tool part without details when disabled", () => {
       const part: Part = {
         id: "part_1",
@@ -144,7 +169,7 @@ describe("transcript", () => {
         },
       }
       const result = formatPart(part, { ...options, toolDetails: false })
-      expect(result).toContain("Tool: bash")
+      expect(result).toContain("**Tool: bash**")
       expect(result).not.toContain("**Input:**")
       expect(result).not.toContain("**Output:**")
     })