diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 369915e9d6..541021e3e6 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 				"svelte-exmarkdown": "^5.0.0",
 				"svelte-infinite-loading": "^1.4.0",
 				"tailwind-merge": "^1.13.2",
+				"unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
 				"vscode": "npm:@codingame/monaco-vscode-extension-api@=25.0.0",
 				"vscode-languageclient": "~9.0.1",
 				"vscode-uri": "~3.1.0",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index b256db6bf5..a8ec451f08 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 		"lru-cache": "^11.1.0",
 		"lucide-svelte": "^0.540.0",
 		"mdast-util-find-and-replace": "^3.0.2",
+		"unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
 		"minimatch": "^10.0.1",
 		"monaco-editor": "npm:@codingame/monaco-vscode-editor-api@=25.0.0",
 		"monaco-languageclient": "10.6.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/LinkRenderer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/LinkRenderer.svelte
index 9d23fd98d3..2bbc4baf76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/LinkRenderer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/LinkRenderer.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte'
-	import { Code2, LayoutDashboard } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { Code2, ExternalLink, LayoutDashboard } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import BarsStaggered from '$lib/components/icons/BarsStaggered.svelte'
 	import type { WindmillItemKind } from './workspaceItems.svelte'
 
@@ -32,18 +32,23 @@
 			target="_blank"
 			rel="noopener noreferrer"
 			title={title || href}
-			class="inline-flex items-baseline gap-1 px-1 rounded bg-surface-secondary hover:bg-surface-hover border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 text-primary no-underline font-mono text-[0.9em] align-baseline"
+			class="group inline-flex items-baseline gap-1 px-1 rounded hover:bg-surface-hover text-primary no-underline font-mono text-[0.9em] align-baseline"
 		>
-			<span class="inline-flex self-center shrink-0 text-secondary">
+			<span class="inline-flex self-center shrink-0">
 				{#if kind === 'script'}
-					<Code2 size={12} />
+					<Code2 size={12} class="text-blue-500" />
 				{:else if kind === 'flow'}
-					<BarsStaggered size={12} style="" class="!fill-current" />
+					<BarsStaggered size={12} style="" class="!fill-current text-teal-500" />
 				{:else if kind === 'app'}
-					<LayoutDashboard size={12} />
+					<LayoutDashboard size={12} class="text-orange-500" />
 				{/if}
 			</span>
 			{@render children?.()}
+			<span
+				class="inline-flex self-center shrink-0 text-tertiary opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+			>
+				<ExternalLink size={10} />
+			</span>
 		</a>
 	{:else}
 		<a {href} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" {title}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
index dd3950ded9..9753cf3b59 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
@@ -108,51 +108,59 @@
 		onclick={() => (isExpanded = !isExpanded)}
 		disabled={!message.showDetails && !message.isStreamingArguments}
 	>
-		<div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-1">
+		<div class="flex items-start gap-2 flex-1 min-w-0">
 			{#if message.showDetails || message.isStreamingArguments}
-				{#if isExpanded}
-					<ChevronDown class="w-3 h-3 text-secondary" />
-				{:else}
-					<ChevronRight class="w-3 h-3 text-secondary" />
-				{/if}
+				<span class="shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+					{#if isExpanded}
+						<ChevronDown class="w-3 h-3 text-secondary" />
+					{:else}
+						<ChevronRight class="w-3 h-3 text-secondary" />
+					{/if}
+				</span>
 			{/if}
 
-			{#if message.isLoading && !message.needsConfirmation}
-				<Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
-			{:else if message.error}
-				<span class="text-red-500">✗</span>
-			{:else if !message.isLoading && !message.error}
-				<span class="text-green-500">✓</span>
-			{/if}
-			<span class="text-primary font-medium text-2xs">
-				{message.content}
+			<span class="shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+				{#if message.isLoading && !message.needsConfirmation}
+					<Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
+				{:else if message.error}
+					<span class="text-red-500">✗</span>
+				{:else if !message.isLoading && !message.error}
+					<span class="text-green-500">✓</span>
+				{/if}
 			</span>
-			{#if referencedItems.length > 0}
-				<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1 ml-1 min-w-0">
-					{#each referencedItems as item (item.path)}
-						<a
-							href={itemHref(item, $workspaceStore ?? undefined)}
-							target="_blank"
-							rel="noopener noreferrer"
-							onclick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-							title={item.summary || item.path}
-							class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-1 py-0.5 rounded bg-surface-secondary hover:bg-surface-hover border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 text-primary no-underline font-mono text-2xs max-w-[14rem] truncate"
-						>
-							<span class="inline-flex shrink-0 text-secondary">
-								{#if item.kind === 'script'}
-									<Code2 class="w-3 h-3" />
-								{:else if item.kind === 'flow'}
-									<BarsStaggered size={12} style="" class="!fill-current" />
-								{:else}
-									<LayoutDashboard class="w-3 h-3" />
-								{/if}
-							</span>
-							<span class="truncate">{item.path}</span>
-							<ExternalLink class="w-2.5 h-2.5 shrink-0 text-tertiary" />
-						</a>
-					{/each}
-				</div>
-			{/if}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 min-w-0 flex-1">
+				<span class="text-primary font-medium text-2xs">
+					{message.content}
+				</span>
+				{#if referencedItems.length > 0}
+					<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1 min-w-0">
+						{#each referencedItems as item (item.path)}
+							<a
+								href={itemHref(item, $workspaceStore ?? undefined)}
+								target="_blank"
+								rel="noopener noreferrer"
+								onclick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+								title={item.summary || item.path}
+								class="group inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-1 py-0.5 rounded hover:bg-surface-hover text-primary no-underline font-mono text-2xs max-w-full min-w-0"
+							>
+								<span class="inline-flex shrink-0">
+									{#if item.kind === 'script'}
+										<Code2 class="w-3 h-3 text-blue-500" />
+									{:else if item.kind === 'flow'}
+										<BarsStaggered size={12} style="" class="!fill-current text-teal-500" />
+									{:else}
+										<LayoutDashboard class="w-3 h-3 text-orange-500" />
+									{/if}
+								</span>
+								<span class="truncate">{item.path}</span>
+								<ExternalLink
+									class="w-2.5 h-2.5 shrink-0 text-tertiary opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+								/>
+							</a>
+						{/each}
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</button>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.svelte.ts
index b9718eb011..29cdaa1759 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.svelte.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AppService, FlowService, ScriptService } from '$lib/gen'
 import { findAndReplace } from 'mdast-util-find-and-replace'
-import type { Root } from 'mdast'
+import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit'
+import type { Root, InlineCode, Link } from 'mdast'
 
 export type WindmillItemKind = 'script' | 'flow' | 'app'
 
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ export interface WorkspaceItemEntry {
 export const WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX =
 	/(?<![A-Za-z0-9/_.\-])([uf]\/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_./\-]*[A-Za-z0-9_\-])/g
 
+/**
+ * Anchored variant of {@link WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX} for use against a whole string —
+ * matches when the entire input is exactly a path (after trimming).
+ */
+const WINDMILL_PATH_EXACT_REGEX = /^[uf]\/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_./\-]*[A-Za-z0-9_\-]$/
+
 const itemKindToRoute: Record<WindmillItemKind, string> = {
 	script: '/scripts/get',
 	flow: '/flows/get',
@@ -144,12 +151,41 @@ export function resolveMentionedItems(
 	return [...seen.values()]
 }
 
+/** Build the link node used to replace a resolved path token. */
+function buildPathLinkNode(
+	entry: WorkspaceItemEntry,
+	displayPath: string,
+	workspace: string | undefined
+): Link {
+	return {
+		type: 'link',
+		url: itemHref(entry, workspace),
+		title: entry.summary || null,
+		data: {
+			hProperties: {
+				'data-wm-kind': entry.kind,
+				'data-wm-path': entry.path,
+				target: '_blank',
+				rel: 'noopener noreferrer'
+			}
+		},
+		children: [{ type: 'text', value: displayPath }]
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Remark plugin that rewrites Windmill path tokens (`u/...`, `f/...`) into link nodes,
  * but only when the path resolves to a known workspace item.
  *
- * Skips text inside link / inline code / code nodes (find-and-replace only visits Text nodes,
- * which already excludes inlineCode/code; the explicit `ignore` covers links).
+ * Handles two cases:
+ * 1. Bare path tokens in regular text — handled by `findAndReplace`, which only visits Text
+ *    nodes (so fenced code and inline code are naturally skipped). We additionally `ignore`
+ *    existing `link` nodes so we don't break autolinked URLs.
+ * 2. Inline-code spans whose entire content is a single path — handled by a second pass via
+ *    `unist-util-visit`. LLMs often wrap identifiers in backticks (`` `u/admin/foo` ``);
+ *    when the inline code is *just* a path we treat the backticks as styling and replace
+ *    the node with a link pill. Mixed inline-code content (e.g. `` `f/foo + extra text` ``)
+ *    is left untouched.
  */
 export function remarkWindmillPaths(options: {
 	resolve: (path: string) => WorkspaceItemEntry | undefined
@@ -163,23 +199,19 @@ export function remarkWindmillPaths(options: {
 				(_match: string, path: string) => {
 					const entry = options.resolve(path)
 					if (!entry) return false
-					return {
-						type: 'link',
-						url: itemHref(entry, options.workspace),
-						title: entry.summary || null,
-						data: {
-							hProperties: {
-								'data-wm-kind': entry.kind,
-								'data-wm-path': entry.path,
-								target: '_blank',
-								rel: 'noopener noreferrer'
-							}
-						},
-						children: [{ type: 'text', value: path }]
-					}
+					return buildPathLinkNode(entry, path, options.workspace)
 				}
 			],
 			{ ignore: ['link', 'linkReference'] }
 		)
+
+		visit(tree, 'inlineCode', (node: InlineCode, index, parent) => {
+			if (!parent || typeof index !== 'number') return
+			const value = node.value.trim()
+			if (!WINDMILL_PATH_EXACT_REGEX.test(value)) return
+			const entry = options.resolve(value)
+			if (!entry) return
+			parent.children[index] = buildPathLinkNode(entry, value, options.workspace) as any
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.test.ts
index 83e2a845c4..656260cf91 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceItems.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { unified } from 'unified'
+import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
+import remarkRehype from 'remark-rehype'
+import type { Root as MdastRoot, Link, Text } from 'mdast'
 
 vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
 	ScriptService: { listScripts: vi.fn() },
@@ -6,7 +10,13 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
 	AppService: { listApps: vi.fn() }
 }))
 
-import { extractCandidatePaths, WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX } from './workspaceItems.svelte'
+import {
+	extractCandidatePaths,
+	itemHref,
+	remarkWindmillPaths,
+	WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX,
+	type WorkspaceItemEntry
+} from './workspaceItems.svelte'
 
 describe('WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX', () => {
 	it('matches simple folder and user paths', () => {
@@ -50,3 +60,182 @@ describe('WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX', () => {
 		expect(WINDMILL_PATH_REGEX.global).toBe(true)
 	})
 })
+
+describe('itemHref', () => {
+	it('routes by kind and appends ?workspace when provided', () => {
+		expect(itemHref({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/a/b' })).toBe('/scripts/get/f/a/b')
+		expect(itemHref({ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/a/b' }, 'admins')).toBe(
+			'/flows/get/f/a/b?workspace=admins'
+		)
+		expect(itemHref({ kind: 'app', path: 'u/me/dash' }, 'ws1')).toBe(
+			'/apps/get/u/me/dash?workspace=ws1'
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+const SAMPLE_ENTRIES: Record<string, WorkspaceItemEntry> = {
+	'f/marketing/send_email': {
+		kind: 'script',
+		path: 'f/marketing/send_email',
+		summary: 'Send marketing email'
+	},
+	'u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs': {
+		kind: 'flow',
+		path: 'u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs',
+		summary: 'Cleanup old jobs'
+	},
+	'f/ops/dashboard': { kind: 'app', path: 'f/ops/dashboard', summary: 'Ops dashboard' }
+}
+
+function buildProcessor(workspace?: string) {
+	return unified()
+		.use(remarkParse)
+		.use(remarkWindmillPaths({ resolve: (p) => SAMPLE_ENTRIES[p], workspace }))
+}
+
+function findLinks(tree: MdastRoot): Link[] {
+	const out: Link[] = []
+	const walk = (node: any) => {
+		if (!node) return
+		if (node.type === 'link') out.push(node as Link)
+		if (Array.isArray(node.children)) node.children.forEach(walk)
+	}
+	walk(tree)
+	return out
+}
+
+function findText(tree: MdastRoot): Text[] {
+	const out: Text[] = []
+	const walk = (node: any) => {
+		if (!node) return
+		if (node.type === 'text') out.push(node as Text)
+		if (Array.isArray(node.children)) node.children.forEach(walk)
+	}
+	walk(tree)
+	return out
+}
+
+describe('remarkWindmillPaths (mdast)', () => {
+	it('rewrites known script / flow / app paths to link nodes with hProperties', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor('admins')
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse(
+				'Use f/marketing/send_email and u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs, also try f/ops/dashboard.'
+			)
+		) as MdastRoot
+
+		const links = findLinks(tree)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(3)
+
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(
+			links.map((l) => [(l.children[0] as Text).value, l])
+		) as Record<string, Link>
+
+		expect(byPath['f/marketing/send_email'].url).toBe(
+			'/scripts/get/f/marketing/send_email?workspace=admins'
+		)
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs'].url).toBe(
+			'/flows/get/u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs?workspace=admins'
+		)
+		expect(byPath['f/ops/dashboard'].url).toBe('/apps/get/f/ops/dashboard?workspace=admins')
+
+		expect(byPath['f/marketing/send_email'].title).toBe('Send marketing email')
+
+		const props = byPath['f/marketing/send_email'].data?.hProperties as Record<string, string>
+		expect(props['data-wm-kind']).toBe('script')
+		expect(props['data-wm-path']).toBe('f/marketing/send_email')
+		expect(props.target).toBe('_blank')
+		expect(props.rel).toBe('noopener noreferrer')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves unknown paths as plain text', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('Looking for f/nope/missing or u/ghost/script')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		expect(findLinks(tree)).toHaveLength(0)
+		const joined = findText(tree)
+			.map((t) => t.value)
+			.join('')
+		expect(joined).toContain('f/nope/missing')
+		expect(joined).toContain('u/ghost/script')
+	})
+
+	it('rewrites standalone inline-code paths into link pills', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor('admins')
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('Open `f/marketing/send_email` to see it.')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		const links = findLinks(tree)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(links[0].url).toBe('/scripts/get/f/marketing/send_email?workspace=admins')
+		expect((links[0].data?.hProperties as Record<string, string>)['data-wm-kind']).toBe('script')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves inline code alone when it contains more than just a path', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('Like `f/marketing/send_email and friends` should stay code.')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		expect(findLinks(tree)).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('does not rewrite paths inside fenced code blocks', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('```\nf/marketing/send_email stays in the block\n```\n')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		expect(findLinks(tree)).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('leaves inline code untouched when the wrapped path is unknown', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		const tree = processor.runSync(processor.parse('Try `f/nope/missing` instead.')) as MdastRoot
+		expect(findLinks(tree)).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('does not rewrite paths inside existing links (e.g. autolinked URLs)', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		// Markdown-explicit link with a URL containing what looks like a Windmill path.
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('See [docs](https://example.com/f/marketing/send_email).')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		const links = findLinks(tree)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(1)
+		// Original docs link preserved, no synthetic Windmill link added.
+		expect(links[0].url).toBe('https://example.com/f/marketing/send_email')
+		expect(links[0].data?.hProperties).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('handles bold / italic wrapped paths', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor()
+		const tree = processor.runSync(
+			processor.parse('Run **f/marketing/send_email** today, or _u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs_.')
+		) as MdastRoot
+		const links = findLinks(tree)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(new Set(links.map((l) => (l.children[0] as Text).value))).toEqual(
+			new Set(['f/marketing/send_email', 'u/admin/cleanup_old_jobs'])
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('preserves data attributes through remark-rehype', () => {
+		const processor = buildProcessor('admins').use(remarkRehype, { allowDangerousHtml: true })
+		const hast: any = processor.runSync(processor.parse('Use f/marketing/send_email today.'))
+		// Walk hast tree to find <a> element.
+		const links: any[] = []
+		const walk = (node: any) => {
+			if (!node) return
+			if (node.type === 'element' && node.tagName === 'a') links.push(node)
+			if (Array.isArray(node.children)) node.children.forEach(walk)
+		}
+		walk(hast)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(links[0].properties.href).toBe('/scripts/get/f/marketing/send_email?workspace=admins')
+		// hast normalizes target/rel as standard attrs; data-* stays kebab-case.
+		expect(links[0].properties['dataWmKind'] ?? links[0].properties['data-wm-kind']).toBe('script')
+		expect(links[0].properties['dataWmPath'] ?? links[0].properties['data-wm-path']).toBe(
+			'f/marketing/send_email'
+		)
+	})
+})