diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 6052633505d3..54e1c768d0a2 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
         "motion-dom": "12.34.3",
         "motion-utils": "12.29.2",
         "remeda": "catalog:",
+        "remend": "catalog:",
         "shiki": "catalog:",
         "solid-js": "catalog:",
         "solid-list": "catalog:",
@@ -631,6 +632,7 @@
     "marked": "17.0.1",
     "marked-shiki": "1.2.1",
     "remeda": "2.26.0",
+    "remend": "1.3.0",
     "shiki": "3.20.0",
     "solid-js": "1.9.10",
     "solid-list": "0.3.0",
@@ -4107,6 +4109,8 @@
 
     "remeda": ["remeda@2.26.0", "", { "dependencies": { "type-fest": "^4.41.0" } }, "sha512-lmNNwtaC6Co4m0WTTNoZ/JlpjEqAjPZO0+czC9YVRQUpkbS4x8Hmh+Mn9HPfJfiXqUQ5IXXgSXSOB2pBKAytdA=="],
 
+    "remend": ["remend@1.3.0", "", {}, "sha512-iIhggPkhW3hFImKtB10w0dz4EZbs28mV/dmbcYVonWEJ6UGHHpP+bFZnTh6GNWJONg5m+U56JrL+8IxZRdgWjw=="],
+
     "request-light": ["request-light@0.7.0", "", {}, "sha512-lMbBMrDoxgsyO+yB3sDcrDuX85yYt7sS8BfQd11jtbW/z5ZWgLZRcEGLsLoYw7I0WSUGQBs8CC8ScIxkTX1+6Q=="],
 
     "require-directory": ["require-directory@2.1.1", "", {}, "sha512-fGxEI7+wsG9xrvdjsrlmL22OMTTiHRwAMroiEeMgq8gzoLC/PQr7RsRDSTLUg/bZAZtF+TVIkHc6/4RIKrui+Q=="],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfc9840c2a83..40ab8ceaf679 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
       "luxon": "3.6.1",
       "marked": "17.0.1",
       "marked-shiki": "1.2.1",
+      "remend": "1.3.0",
       "@playwright/test": "1.51.0",
       "typescript": "5.8.2",
       "@typescript/native-preview": "7.0.0-dev.20251207.1",
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index d4e7505bf594..8214a7a1d30b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "motion-dom": "12.34.3",
     "motion-utils": "12.29.2",
     "remeda": "catalog:",
+    "remend": "catalog:",
     "shiki": "catalog:",
     "solid-js": "catalog:",
     "solid-list": "catalog:",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ee63fc62e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { stream } from "./markdown-stream"
+
+describe("markdown stream", () => {
+  test("heals incomplete emphasis while streaming", () => {
+    expect(stream("hello **world", true)).toEqual([{ raw: "hello **world", src: "hello **world**", mode: "live" }])
+    expect(stream("say `code", true)).toEqual([{ raw: "say `code", src: "say `code`", mode: "live" }])
+  })
+
+  test("keeps incomplete links non-clickable until they finish", () => {
+    expect(stream("see [docs](https://example.com/gu", true)).toEqual([
+      { raw: "see [docs](https://example.com/gu", src: "see docs", mode: "live" },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test("splits an unfinished trailing code fence from stable content", () => {
+    expect(stream("before\n\n```ts\nconst x = 1", true)).toEqual([
+      { raw: "before\n\n", src: "before\n\n", mode: "live" },
+      { raw: "```ts\nconst x = 1", src: "```ts\nconst x = 1", mode: "live" },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test("keeps reference-style markdown as one block", () => {
+    expect(stream("[docs][1]\n\n[1]: https://example.com", true)).toEqual([
+      {
+        raw: "[docs][1]\n\n[1]: https://example.com",
+        src: "[docs][1]\n\n[1]: https://example.com",
+        mode: "live",
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea35b0c140df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown-stream.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { marked, type Tokens } from "marked"
+import remend from "remend"
+
+export type Block = {
+  raw: string
+  src: string
+  mode: "full" | "live"
+}
+
+function refs(text: string) {
+  return /^\[[^\]]+\]:\s+\S+/m.test(text) || /^\[\^[^\]]+\]:\s+/m.test(text)
+}
+
+function open(raw: string) {
+  const match = raw.match(/^[ \t]{0,3}(`{3,}|~{3,})/)
+  if (!match) return false
+  const mark = match[1]
+  if (!mark) return false
+  const char = mark[0]
+  const size = mark.length
+  const last = raw.trimEnd().split("\n").at(-1)?.trim() ?? ""
+  return !new RegExp(`^[\\t ]{0,3}${char}{${size},}[\\t ]*$`).test(last)
+}
+
+function heal(text: string) {
+  return remend(text, { linkMode: "text-only" })
+}
+
+export function stream(text: string, live: boolean) {
+  if (!live) return [{ raw: text, src: text, mode: "full" }] satisfies Block[]
+  const src = heal(text)
+  if (refs(text)) return [{ raw: text, src, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
+  const tokens = marked.lexer(text)
+  const tail = tokens.findLastIndex((token) => token.type !== "space")
+  if (tail < 0) return [{ raw: text, src, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
+  const last = tokens[tail]
+  if (!last || last.type !== "code") return [{ raw: text, src, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
+  const code = last as Tokens.Code
+  if (!open(code.raw)) return [{ raw: text, src, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
+  const head = tokens
+    .slice(0, tail)
+    .map((token) => token.raw)
+    .join("")
+  if (!head) return [{ raw: code.raw, src: code.raw, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
+  return [
+    { raw: head, src: heal(head), mode: "live" },
+    { raw: code.raw, src: code.raw, mode: "live" },
+  ] satisfies Block[]
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/markdown.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown.tsx
index ce6bdb7e0d8b..ceab10df98ac 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/markdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/markdown.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { useMarked } from "../context/marked"
 import { useI18n } from "../context/i18n"
 import DOMPurify from "dompurify"
 import morphdom from "morphdom"
-import { marked, type Tokens } from "marked"
 import { checksum } from "@opencode-ai/util/encode"
 import { ComponentProps, createEffect, createResource, createSignal, onCleanup, splitProps } from "solid-js"
 import { isServer } from "solid-js/web"
+import { stream } from "./markdown-stream"
 
 type Entry = {
   hash: string
@@ -58,47 +58,6 @@ function fallback(markdown: string) {
   return escape(markdown).replace(/\r\n?/g, "\n").replace(/\n/g, "<br>")
 }
 
-type Block = {
-  raw: string
-  mode: "full" | "live"
-}
-
-function references(markdown: string) {
-  return /^\[[^\]]+\]:\s+\S+/m.test(markdown) || /^\[\^[^\]]+\]:\s+/m.test(markdown)
-}
-
-function incomplete(raw: string) {
-  const open = raw.match(/^[ \t]{0,3}(`{3,}|~{3,})/)
-  if (!open) return false
-  const mark = open[1]
-  if (!mark) return false
-  const char = mark[0]
-  const size = mark.length
-  const last = raw.trimEnd().split("\n").at(-1)?.trim() ?? ""
-  return !new RegExp(`^[\\t ]{0,3}${char}{${size},}[\\t ]*$`).test(last)
-}
-
-function blocks(markdown: string, streaming: boolean) {
-  if (!streaming || references(markdown)) return [{ raw: markdown, mode: "full" }] satisfies Block[]
-  const tokens = marked.lexer(markdown)
-  const last = tokens.findLast((token) => token.type !== "space")
-  if (!last || last.type !== "code") return [{ raw: markdown, mode: "full" }] satisfies Block[]
-  const code = last as Tokens.Code
-  if (!incomplete(code.raw)) return [{ raw: markdown, mode: "full" }] satisfies Block[]
-  const head = tokens
-    .slice(
-      0,
-      tokens.findLastIndex((token) => token.type !== "space"),
-    )
-    .map((token) => token.raw)
-    .join("")
-  if (!head) return [{ raw: code.raw, mode: "live" }] satisfies Block[]
-  return [
-    { raw: head, mode: "full" },
-    { raw: code.raw, mode: "live" },
-  ] satisfies Block[]
-}
-
 type CopyLabels = {
   copy: string
   copied: string
@@ -251,8 +210,6 @@ function setupCodeCopy(root: HTMLDivElement, getLabels: () => CopyLabels) {
     timeouts.set(button, timeout)
   }
 
-  decorate(root, getLabels())
-
   const buttons = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('[data-slot="markdown-copy-button"]'))
   for (const button of buttons) {
     if (button instanceof HTMLButtonElement) updateLabel(button)
@@ -304,7 +261,7 @@ export function Markdown(
 
       const base = src.key ?? checksum(src.text)
       return Promise.all(
-        blocks(src.text, src.streaming).map(async (block, index) => {
+        stream(src.text, src.streaming).map(async (block, index) => {
           const hash = checksum(block.raw)
           const key = base ? `${base}:${index}:${block.mode}` : hash
 
@@ -316,7 +273,7 @@ export function Markdown(
             }
           }
 
-          const next = await Promise.resolve(marked.parse(block.raw))
+          const next = await Promise.resolve(marked.parse(block.src))
           const safe = sanitize(next)
           if (key && hash) touch(key, { hash, html: safe })
           return safe