diff --git a/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/components/utils/SignalReportSummaryMarkdown.tsx b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/components/utils/SignalReportSummaryMarkdown.tsx
index d2c3d81d3..864336da6 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/components/utils/SignalReportSummaryMarkdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/components/utils/SignalReportSummaryMarkdown.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MarkdownRenderer } from "@features/editor/components/MarkdownRenderer";
+import { formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown } from "@features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown";
 import { Box } from "@radix-ui/themes";
 
 interface SignalReportSummaryMarkdownProps {
@@ -23,10 +24,11 @@ export function SignalReportSummaryMarkdown({
   variant,
   pending,
 }: SignalReportSummaryMarkdownProps) {
-  const raw = content?.trim() ? content : fallback;
+  const rawContent = content?.trim() ? content : fallback;
+  const raw = formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown(rawContent);
 
   /** List rows: only the first line (before first newline); CSS still caps visual lines. */
-  const listMarkdown = raw.split(/\r?\n/)[0] ?? "";
+  const listMarkdown = rawContent.split(/\r?\n/)[0] ?? "";
 
   const italicStyle = pending ? { fontStyle: "italic" as const } : undefined;
 
diff --git a/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.test.ts b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c65825d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown } from "./formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown";
+
+describe("formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown", () => {
+  it.each([
+    {
+      name: "puts section body text on a new line after the header",
+      input:
+        "**What's happening:** Error tracking issue keyed on `app:dashboard_query`.",
+      expected:
+        "**What's happening:**\n\nError tracking issue keyed on `app:dashboard_query`.",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "separates consecutive section headers onto their own lines",
+      input:
+        "**What's happening:** Users hit rate limits. **Root cause:** All four rate limiters are contended. **How to resolve:** Reduce blocking.",
+      expected:
+        "**What's happening:**\n\nUsers hit rate limits.\n\n**Root cause:**\n\nAll four rate limiters are contended.\n\n**How to resolve:**\n\nReduce blocking.",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "separates a section header from preceding intro text",
+      input:
+        "Users on busy orgs are hitting hard limits. **What's happening:** Error tracking issue.",
+      expected:
+        "Users on busy orgs are hitting hard limits.\n\n**What's happening:**\n\nError tracking issue.",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "leaves content without section headers unchanged",
+      input: "Plain summary with no structured sections.",
+      expected: "Plain summary with no structured sections.",
+    },
+  ])("$name", ({ input, expected }) => {
+    expect(formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown(input)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.ts b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c83720795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/code/src/renderer/features/inbox/utils/formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+const SIGNAL_SUMMARY_SECTION_HEADERS = [
+  "What's happening",
+  "Root cause",
+  "How to resolve",
+] as const;
+
+function escapeRegExp(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Inserts line breaks around signal report summary section headers so each
+ * label and its body render on separate lines (matches agent output like
+ * `**What's happening:** text`).
+ */
+export function formatSignalReportSummaryMarkdown(content: string): string {
+  let result = content;
+
+  for (const header of SIGNAL_SUMMARY_SECTION_HEADERS) {
+    const escaped = escapeRegExp(header);
+    const boldHeaderPattern = `\\*\\*${escaped}:\\*\\*`;
+
+    result = result.replace(
+      new RegExp(`([^\\n])\\s*(${boldHeaderPattern})`, "gi"),
+      "$1\n\n$2",
+    );
+
+    result = result.replace(
+      new RegExp(`(${boldHeaderPattern})\\s+`, "gi"),
+      "$1\n\n",
+    );
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}