diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts
index f907d4b4..e7639593 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export type TranscriptEntry =
   | { kind: "thinking"; ts: string; text: string; delta?: boolean }
   | { kind: "user"; ts: string; text: string }
   | { kind: "tool_call"; ts: string; name: string; input: unknown; toolUseId?: string }
-  | { kind: "tool_result"; ts: string; toolUseId: string; content: string; isError: boolean }
+  | { kind: "tool_result"; ts: string; toolUseId: string; toolName?: string; content: string; isError: boolean }
   | { kind: "init"; ts: string; model: string; sessionId: string }
   | { kind: "result"; ts: string; text: string; inputTokens: number; outputTokens: number; cachedTokens: number; costUsd: number; subtype: string; isError: boolean; errors: string[] }
   | { kind: "stderr"; ts: string; text: string }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 27dce547..697387cd 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ensurePiModelConfiguredAndAvailable } from "./models.js";
 const __moduleDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 const PAPERCLIP_SESSIONS_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".pi", "paperclips");
+const PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".pi", "agent", "skills");
 
 function firstNonEmptyLine(text: string): string {
   return (
@@ -56,35 +57,35 @@ function resolvePiBiller(env: Record<string, string>, provider: string | null):
 
 async function ensurePiSkillsInjected(onLog: AdapterExecutionContext["onLog"]) {
   const skillsEntries = await listPaperclipSkillEntries(__moduleDir);
+
+  await fs.mkdir(PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR, { recursive: true });
   if (skillsEntries.length === 0) return;
 
-  const piSkillsHome = path.join(os.homedir(), ".pi", "agent", "skills");
-  await fs.mkdir(piSkillsHome, { recursive: true });
   const removedSkills = await removeMaintainerOnlySkillSymlinks(
-    piSkillsHome,
+    PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR,
     skillsEntries.map((entry) => entry.name),
   );
   for (const skillName of removedSkills) {
     await onLog(
       "stderr",
-      `[paperclip] Removed maintainer-only Pi skill "${skillName}" from ${piSkillsHome}\n`,
+      `[paperclip] Removed maintainer-only Pi skill "${skillName}" from ${PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR}\n`,
     );
   }
 
   for (const entry of skillsEntries) {
-    const target = path.join(piSkillsHome, entry.name);
+    const target = path.join(PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR, entry.name);
 
     try {
       const result = await ensurePaperclipSkillSymlink(entry.source, target);
       if (result === "skipped") continue;
       await onLog(
         "stderr",
-        `[paperclip] ${result === "repaired" ? "Repaired" : "Injected"} Pi skill "${entry.name}" into ${piSkillsHome}\n`,
+        `[paperclip] ${result === "repaired" ? "Repaired" : "Injected"} Pi skill "${entry.name}" into ${PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR}\n`,
       );
     } catch (err) {
       await onLog(
         "stderr",
-        `[paperclip] Failed to inject Pi skill "${entry.name}" into ${piSkillsHome}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`,
+        `[paperclip] Failed to inject Pi skill "${entry.name}" into ${PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -336,6 +337,9 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     args.push("--tools", "read,bash,edit,write,grep,find,ls");
     args.push("--session", sessionFile);
     
+    // Add Paperclip skills directory so Pi can load the paperclip skill
+    args.push("--skill", PI_AGENT_SKILLS_DIR);
+    
     if (extraArgs.length > 0) args.push(...extraArgs);
     
     return args;
diff --git a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/ui/parse-stdout.ts b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/ui/parse-stdout.ts
index b80fe5f1..64a553e9 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/ui/parse-stdout.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/ui/parse-stdout.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,22 @@ export function parsePiStdoutLine(line: string, ts: string): TranscriptEntry[] {
       for (const tr of toolResults) {
         const content = tr.content;
         const isError = tr.isError === true;
-        const contentStr = typeof content === "string" ? content : JSON.stringify(content);
+        
+        // Extract text from Pi's content array format
+        let contentStr: string;
+        if (typeof content === "string") {
+          contentStr = content;
+        } else if (Array.isArray(content)) {
+          contentStr = extractTextContent(content as Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>);
+        } else {
+          contentStr = JSON.stringify(content);
+        }
+        
         entries.push({
           kind: "tool_result",
           ts,
           toolUseId: asString(tr.toolCallId, "unknown"),
+          toolName: asString(tr.toolName),
           content: contentStr,
           isError,
         });
@@ -130,14 +141,35 @@ export function parsePiStdoutLine(line: string, ts: string): TranscriptEntry[] {
 
   if (type === "tool_execution_end") {
     const toolCallId = asString(parsed.toolCallId);
+    const toolName = asString(parsed.toolName);
     const result = parsed.result;
     const isError = parsed.isError === true;
-    const contentStr = typeof result === "string" ? result : JSON.stringify(result);
+    
+    // Extract text from Pi's content array format
+    // Can be: {"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "..."}]} or [{"type": "text", "text": "..."}]
+    let contentStr: string;
+    if (typeof result === "string") {
+      contentStr = result;
+    } else if (Array.isArray(result)) {
+      // Direct array format: result is [{"type": "text", "text": "..."}]
+      contentStr = extractTextContent(result as Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>);
+    } else if (result && typeof result === "object") {
+      const resultObj = result as Record<string, unknown>;
+      if (Array.isArray(resultObj.content)) {
+        // Wrapped format: result is {"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "..."}]}
+        contentStr = extractTextContent(resultObj.content as Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>);
+      } else {
+        contentStr = JSON.stringify(result);
+      }
+    } else {
+      contentStr = JSON.stringify(result);
+    }
     
     return [{
       kind: "tool_result",
       ts,
       toolUseId: toolCallId || "unknown",
+      toolName,
       content: contentStr,
       isError,
     }];
diff --git a/ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx b/ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx
index 3b3d53c0..69c31919 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ function AdapterEnvironmentResult({ result }: { result: AdapterEnvironmentTestRe
 
 /* ---- Internal sub-components ---- */
 
-const ENABLED_ADAPTER_TYPES = new Set(["claude_local", "codex_local", "gemini_local", "opencode_local", "cursor"]);
+const ENABLED_ADAPTER_TYPES = new Set(["claude_local", "codex_local", "gemini_local", "opencode_local", "pi_local", "cursor"]);
 
 /** Display list includes all real adapter types plus UI-only coming-soon entries. */
 const ADAPTER_DISPLAY_LIST: { value: string; label: string; comingSoon: boolean }[] = [
diff --git a/ui/src/components/transcript/RunTranscriptView.tsx b/ui/src/components/transcript/RunTranscriptView.tsx
index 5f42ec0e..cd52dbc1 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/transcript/RunTranscriptView.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/transcript/RunTranscriptView.tsx
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export function normalizeTranscript(entries: TranscriptEntry[], streaming: boole
           type: "tool",
           ts: entry.ts,
           endTs: entry.ts,
-          name: "tool",
+          name: entry.toolName ?? "tool",
           toolUseId: entry.toolUseId,
           input: null,
           result: entry.content,