diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/src/provider_events.rs b/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/src/provider_events.rs
index 15a2211badc..e0eb95f611c 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/src/provider_events.rs
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/src/provider_events.rs
@@ -1222,6 +1222,40 @@ fn normalize_acpx_status(
     )]
 }
 
+/// Matches the TypeScript ACP display-name parser. This is presentation metadata;
+/// semantic dispatch and the preclassified operation never derive authority from it.
+fn acpx_mcp_tool_identity(value: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    let has_line_terminator = |text: &str| text.contains(['\n', '\r', '\u{2028}', '\u{2029}']);
+    if value
+        .get(..5)
+        .is_some_and(|prefix| prefix.eq_ignore_ascii_case("mcp__"))
+    {
+        let rest = &value[5..];
+        if !has_line_terminator(rest) {
+            // The namespace is nonempty and the first eligible separator wins,
+            // including overlapping separators when the namespace starts with `_`.
+            for (index, _) in rest.char_indices().skip(1) {
+                if let Some(name) = rest[index..]
+                    .strip_prefix("__")
+                    .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
+                {
+                    return Some((&rest[..index], name));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if value
+        .get(..4)
+        .is_some_and(|prefix| prefix.eq_ignore_ascii_case("mcp."))
+    {
+        let (namespace, name) = value[4..].split_once('.')?;
+        if !namespace.is_empty() && !name.is_empty() && !has_line_terminator(name) {
+            return Some((namespace, name));
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 fn normalize_acpx_tool_call(
     payload: &Value,
     item_id: &str,
@@ -1230,8 +1264,9 @@ fn normalize_acpx_tool_call(
     let native_status = string(payload.get("status"));
     let status = provider_status(native_status, native_status == "completed");
     let terminal = status != "running";
-    let raw_title = string(payload.get("title"));
-    let title = bounded_text(raw_title, 240);
+    let raw_title = string(payload.get("title")).trim();
+    let mcp = acpx_mcp_tool_identity(raw_title);
+    let name = bounded_text(mcp.map_or(raw_title, |(_, name)| name), 240);
     let output = match payload.get("rawOutput").or_else(|| payload.get("output")) {
         Some(Value::String(value)) => value.clone(),
         Some(value) => serde_json::to_string(value).unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -1240,11 +1275,11 @@ fn normalize_acpx_tool_call(
     let mut normalized = json!({
         "schema": "paperclip.tool.execution.v1",
         "executionId": item_id,
-        "transport": "builtin",
+        "transport": if mcp.is_some() { "mcp" } else { "builtin" },
         "operation": operation,
-        "name": if title.is_empty() { Value::Null } else { Value::String(title) },
+        "name": if name.is_empty() { Value::Null } else { Value::String(name) },
         "target": safe_acpx_location(payload.pointer("/locations/0"), operation == "edit"),
-        "namespace": Value::Null,
+        "namespace": mcp.map(|(namespace, _)| bounded_text(namespace, 240)),
         "readOnly": matches!(operation, "read" | "search" | "list"),
         "status": status,
         "durationMs": Value::Null,
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/tests/acpx_provider_events.rs b/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/tests/acpx_provider_events.rs
index 2dc412039b4..12ff5078ca8 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/tests/acpx_provider_events.rs
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/runner/crates/runner-core/tests/acpx_provider_events.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,131 @@ fn does_not_label_non_usd_acpx_cost_as_usd() {
     assert_eq!(usage[0].payload["cumulative"]["providerCostUsd"], 0.0);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn matches_typescript_mcp_display_identity_across_tool_lifecycle() {
+    for (title, namespace, name) in [
+        (
+            "mcp__paperclip__write_document",
+            "paperclip",
+            "write_document",
+        ),
+        (
+            "mcp.paperclip.write_document",
+            "paperclip",
+            "write_document",
+        ),
+        (
+            "  MCP__Paperclip__write_document  ",
+            "Paperclip",
+            "write_document",
+        ),
+        ("McP.other.read_document", "other", "read_document"),
+        ("mcp__paperclip__nested__tool", "paperclip", "nested__tool"),
+        ("mcp.paperclip.nested.tool", "paperclip", "nested.tool"),
+        ("mcp_____write_document", "_", "write_document"),
+        ("mcp__é__write_document", "é", "write_document"),
+    ] {
+        for (tag, status, event_type) in [
+            ("tool_call", "pending", "tool.execution.started"),
+            (
+                "tool_call_update",
+                "in_progress",
+                "tool.execution.progressed",
+            ),
+            ("tool_call_update", "completed", "tool.execution.completed"),
+        ] {
+            let events = normalize_acpx_runtime_event(
+                AcpxRuntimeEventKind::ToolCall,
+                &json!({
+                    "type": "tool_call", "tag": tag, "status": status,
+                    "toolCallId": "write-plan", "title": title,
+                    "rawInput": {"private": "not-for-the-log"},
+                    "operationId": "finish_task", "semantic_tool": {"phase": "result"}
+                }),
+                Some("execute"),
+                "event-7",
+                "turn-1",
+                3,
+            );
+            assert_eq!(events.len(), 1);
+            assert_eq!(events[0].event_type, event_type);
+            let payload = &events[0].payload;
+            assert_eq!(payload["executionId"], "write-plan");
+            assert_eq!(payload["transport"], "mcp");
+            assert_eq!(payload["namespace"], namespace);
+            assert_eq!(payload["name"], name);
+            // Parsing the display title never changes preclassified operation authority.
+            assert_eq!(payload["operation"], "execute");
+            assert_eq!(payload["readOnly"], false);
+            for dropped in ["rawInput", "operationId", "semantic_tool"] {
+                assert!(payload.get(dropped).is_none());
+            }
+            assert!(!payload.to_string().contains("not-for-the-log"));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bounds_mcp_namespace_and_name_independently_after_parsing() {
+    let namespace = "é".repeat(300);
+    let events = normalize(
+        AcpxRuntimeEventKind::ToolCall,
+        json!({"type": "tool_call", "title": format!("mcp__{namespace}__write_document")}),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(events[0].payload["transport"], "mcp");
+    assert_eq!(events[0].payload["name"], "write_document");
+    assert_eq!(
+        events[0].payload["namespace"]
+            .as_str()
+            .unwrap()
+            .chars()
+            .count(),
+        240
+    );
+    let events = normalize(
+        AcpxRuntimeEventKind::ToolCall,
+        json!({"type": "tool_call", "title": format!("mcp.paperclip.{}", "雪".repeat(300))}),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(events[0].payload["namespace"], "paperclip");
+    assert_eq!(
+        events[0].payload["name"].as_str().unwrap().chars().count(),
+        240
+    );
+    for title in [
+        "mcp__Authorization: Bearer namespace-secret__write_document",
+        "mcp.paperclip.Authorization: Bearer tool-secret",
+    ] {
+        let events = normalize(
+            AcpxRuntimeEventKind::ToolCall,
+            json!({"type": "tool_call", "title": title}),
+        );
+        assert!(!events[0].payload.to_string().contains("namespace-secret"));
+        assert!(!events[0].payload.to_string().contains("tool-secret"));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn leaves_builtin_and_malformed_mcp_titles_as_display_only_builtin_names() {
+    for title in [
+        "Read file",
+        "write_document",
+        "paperclip__write_document",
+        "mcp____write_document",
+        "mcp__paperclip__",
+        "mcp..write_document",
+        "mcp.paperclip.",
+        "mcp__paperclip__write\ndocument",
+    ] {
+        let events = normalize(
+            AcpxRuntimeEventKind::ToolCall,
+            json!({"type": "tool_call", "title": title}),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(events[0].payload["transport"], "builtin");
+        assert!(events[0].payload["namespace"].is_null());
+        assert_eq!(events[0].payload["name"], title);
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn maps_tool_lifecycle_and_preserves_safe_display_paths() {
     let started = normalize(
diff --git a/ui/src/components/TaskChatThread.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/TaskChatThread.test.tsx
index 315a106eab1..7e246b11055 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/TaskChatThread.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/TaskChatThread.test.tsx
@@ -784,6 +784,75 @@ describe("TaskChatThread runtime transcript selection", () => {
     expect(rows.findIndex((row) => row.contains(preview))).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  it.each([
+    { name: "write_document", anchored: true },
+    { name: "mcp__paperclip__write_document", anchored: false },
+  ])("anchors a settled ACP Plan only at the normalized display name $name", ({ name, anchored }) => {
+    const runId = "acpx-plan";
+    planState.data = planDocument({ updatedAt: new Date("2026-08-25T18:00:02.000Z") });
+    const events = ["started", "completed"].map((phase, index) => ({
+      id: index + 1,
+      companyId: "company-1",
+      agentId: "agent-1",
+      stream: "system",
+      level: "info",
+      color: null,
+      message: null,
+      runId,
+      seq: index + 1,
+      eventType: `tool.execution.${phase}`,
+      createdAt: new Date(`2026-08-25T18:00:0${index + 1}.000Z`),
+      payload: {
+        prpEvent: {
+          schema: "paperclip.prp.event.v1",
+          schemaVersion: 1,
+          runId,
+          eventType: `tool.execution.${phase}`,
+          sourceEventId: `acpx-write-${index + 1}`,
+          sourceKind: "runner",
+          sourceInstanceId: "runner-1",
+          sourceSeq: index + 1,
+          normalizedSessionId: "session-1",
+          emittedAt: `2026-08-25T18:00:0${index + 1}.000Z`,
+          payload: {
+            schema: "paperclip.tool.execution.v1",
+            executionId: "write-plan",
+            transport: anchored ? "mcp" : "builtin",
+            namespace: anchored ? "paperclip" : null,
+            name,
+            operation: "execute",
+            readOnly: false,
+            status: phase === "completed" ? "completed" : "running",
+            output: null,
+            outputBytes: 0,
+            outputTruncated: false,
+            outputDigest: null,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } satisfies HeartbeatRunEvent));
+    // Exercise persisted ACP display events, without native raw arguments or
+    // a fabricated semantic-tool receipt, through the actual transcript parser.
+    nativeTranscriptState.transcriptByRun.set(runId, nativeRunEventsToTranscript(events));
+    render(<TaskChatThread comments={[]} onAdd={async () => {}} issueStatus="blocked" linkedRuns={[{
+      runId,
+      runtimeMode: "native",
+      status: "succeeded",
+      agentId: "agent-1",
+      agentName: "Runner",
+      adapterType: "paperclip_runner",
+      createdAt: "2026-08-25T18:00:00.000Z",
+      startedAt: "2026-08-25T18:00:00.000Z",
+      finishedAt: "2026-08-25T18:00:03.000Z",
+    }]} />);
+    const preview = container.querySelector('[data-testid="task-chat-plan-preview"]');
+    const fallback = container.querySelector('[data-testid="task-chat-plan-preview-fallback"]');
+    expect(Boolean(preview)).toBe(anchored);
+    expect(Boolean(fallback)).toBe(!anchored);
+    expect((preview ?? fallback)?.textContent).toContain("Preview the Plan");
+    expect((preview ?? fallback)?.closest('[data-testid="task-chat-turn"][data-settled="true"]')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("retains a native Plan as a visible fallback while its write boundary is unavailable", () => {
     planState.data = planDocument({
       updatedAt: new Date("2026-08-25T18:00:02.000Z"),