diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/read-file-maxReadFileLine.test.ts b/src/core/__tests__/read-file-maxReadFileLine.test.ts
index 619ae3a605..c3bf80a043 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/read-file-maxReadFileLine.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/read-file-maxReadFileLine.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
 	const fileContent = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3\nLine 4\nLine 5"
 	const numberedFileContent = "1 | Line 1\n2 | Line 2\n3 | Line 3\n4 | Line 4\n5 | Line 5"
 	const sourceCodeDef = "\n\n# file.txt\n1--5 | Content"
+	const expectedFullFileXml = `<file>\n  <path>${testFilePath}</path>\n  <content>\n${numberedFileContent}\n  </content>\n</file>`
 
 	// Mocked functions with correct types
 	const mockedCountFileLines = countFileLines as jest.MockedFunction<typeof countFileLines>
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
 			expect(mockedExtractTextFromFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(absoluteFilePath)
 			expect(mockedReadLines).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 			expect(mockedParseSourceCodeDefinitionsForFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-			expect(result).toBe(numberedFileContent)
+			expect(result).toBe(expectedFullFileXml)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
 
 			// Verify
 			expect(mockedExtractTextFromFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(absoluteFilePath)
-			expect(result).toBe(numberedFileContent)
+			expect(result).toBe(expectedFullFileXml)
 		})
 
 		it("should read with extractTextFromFile when file has few lines", async () => {
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
 			// Verify
 			expect(mockedExtractTextFromFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(absoluteFilePath)
 			expect(mockedReadLines).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-			expect(result).toBe(numberedFileContent)
+			expect(result).toBe(expectedFullFileXml)
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
 			// Verify
 			expect(mockedExtractTextFromFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(absoluteFilePath)
 			expect(mockedReadLines).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-			expect(result).toBe(numberedFileContent)
+			expect(result).toBe(expectedFullFileXml)
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/src/core/diff/strategies/multi-search-replace.ts b/src/core/diff/strategies/multi-search-replace.ts
index 78622c8f03..0f756896cc 100644
--- a/src/core/diff/strategies/multi-search-replace.ts
+++ b/src/core/diff/strategies/multi-search-replace.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Only use a single line of '=======' between search and replacement content, beca
 
 				diffResults.push({
 					success: false,
-					error: `No sufficiently similar match found${lineRange} (${Math.floor(bestMatchScore * 100)}% similar, needs ${Math.floor(this.fuzzyThreshold * 100)}%)\n\nDebug Info:\n- Similarity Score: ${Math.floor(bestMatchScore * 100)}%\n- Required Threshold: ${Math.floor(this.fuzzyThreshold * 100)}%\n- Search Range: ${startLine && endLine ? `lines ${startLine}-${endLine}` : "start to end"}\n- Tip: Use read_file to get the latest content of the file before attempting the diff again, as the file content may have changed\n\nSearch Content:\n${searchChunk}${bestMatchSection}${originalContentSection}`,
+					error: `No sufficiently similar match found${lineRange} (${Math.floor(bestMatchScore * 100)}% similar, needs ${Math.floor(this.fuzzyThreshold * 100)}%)\n\nDebug Info:\n- Similarity Score: ${Math.floor(bestMatchScore * 100)}%\n- Required Threshold: ${Math.floor(this.fuzzyThreshold * 100)}%\n- Search Range: ${startLine && endLine ? `lines ${startLine}-${endLine}` : "start to end"}\n- Tip: Use the read_file tool to get the latest content of the file before attempting to use the apply_diff tool again, as the file content may have changed\n\nSearch Content:\n${searchChunk}${bestMatchSection}${originalContentSection}`,
 				})
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/src/core/tools/readFileTool.ts b/src/core/tools/readFileTool.ts
index 8cbe89e570..0632a0a86f 100644
--- a/src/core/tools/readFileTool.ts
+++ b/src/core/tools/readFileTool.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ export async function readFileTool(
 				content += `\n\n[Showing only ${maxReadFileLine} of ${totalLines} total lines. Use start_line and end_line if you need to read more]${sourceCodeDef}`
 			}
 
-			pushToolResult(content)
+			// Format the result into the required XML structure
+			const xmlResult = `<file>\n  <path>${relPath}</path>\n  <content>\n${content}\n  </content>\n</file>`
+			pushToolResult(xmlResult)
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
 		await handleError("reading file", error)