diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/dependency.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/dependency.go
index f41bddc3..f0210696 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/dependency.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/dependency.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func renderDependencyReport(args map[string]any, result any) string {
 	field("Target", StringValue(args["target"]))
 	section := func(label, value string) {
 		if value != "" {
-			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + value)
+			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + renderAssistantMarkdown(value))
 		}
 	}
 	section("Description", StringValue(args["description"]))
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/render_test.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/render_test.go
index e14169fd..58a854b2 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/render_test.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/render_test.go
@@ -321,3 +321,25 @@ func TestCollapseToolOnlyOutputHeavyTools(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("respond_to_user must never collapse")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReportSectionsRenderMarkdown(t *testing.T) {
+	body := "**Systemic themes:** zero auth on `/share`\n\n# Recommendations\n1. Merge the **ejs 3.1.10** fix"
+	cases := map[string]string{
+		"finish_scan":                 renderFinishScan(map[string]any{"executive_summary": body}),
+		"create_vulnerability_report": renderVulnerabilityReport(map[string]any{"title": "x", "description": body}, nil),
+		"create_dependency_report":    renderDependencyReport(map[string]any{"title": "x", "description": body}, nil),
+	}
+	for name, out := range cases {
+		plain := ansi.Strip(out)
+		for _, raw := range []string{"**", "`", "# Recommendations"} {
+			if strings.Contains(plain, raw) {
+				t.Fatalf("%s left raw markdown %q in %q", name, raw, plain)
+			}
+		}
+		for _, want := range []string{"Systemic themes:", "/share", "Recommendations", "1. Merge the ejs 3.1.10 fix"} {
+			if !strings.Contains(plain, want) {
+				t.Fatalf("%s lost %q in %q", name, want, plain)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/report.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/report.go
index 8b82b602..2c32eca4 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/report.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/report.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func renderReport(args map[string]any, result any, heading, pending string) stri
 
 	section := func(label, value string) {
 		if value != "" {
-			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + value)
+			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + renderAssistantMarkdown(value))
 		}
 	}
 	if confidence := StringValue(args["confidence"]); confidence != "" {
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/scan.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/scan.go
index d1fc75c5..1c82ed94 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/scan.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/render/scan.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func renderFinishScan(args map[string]any) string {
 	b.WriteString(Col(Green).Render("◆ ") + Bold(Green).Render("Penetration test completed"))
 	section := func(label, value string) {
 		if value != "" {
-			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + value)
+			b.WriteString("\n\n" + Bold(Field).Render(label) + "\n" + renderAssistantMarkdown(value))
 		}
 	}
 	es := StringValue(args["executive_summary"])