diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 509ace5..5cc156f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
       {
         "command": "truthlog.openOutput",
         "title": "TruthLog: Open Output"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "truthlog.copyAsMarkdown",
+        "title": "TruthLog: Copy as Markdown",
+        "icon": "$(copy)"
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
@@ -66,6 +71,17 @@
         {
           "command": "truthlog.openOutput",
           "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "truthlog.copyAsMarkdown",
+          "when": "false"
+        }
+      ],
+      "view/item/context": [
+        {
+          "command": "truthlog.copyAsMarkdown",
+          "when": "view == truthlog.history",
+          "group": "1_copy"
         }
       ],
       "view/title": [
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 15836d6..c9cd1e7 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,27 @@ function renderOutputDocument(execution: Execution): string {
   return `${header}\n${execution.output}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wraps renderOutputDocument()'s existing header+output formatting in a
+ * fenced code block, so pasting it into a chat with an AI agent (the
+ * motivating use case: pasting back the ground truth to correct a false
+ * claim) renders as a single readable block instead of losing its layout to
+ * markdown reflow.
+ */
+function renderAsMarkdown(execution: Execution): string {
+  return '```\n' + renderOutputDocument(execution) + '\n```';
+}
+
+function executionIdFromCommandArg(arg: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof arg === 'string') {
+    return arg;
+  }
+  if (typeof arg === 'object' && arg !== null && typeof (arg as { id?: unknown }).id === 'string') {
+    return (arg as { id: string }).id;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): TruthLogTestApi {
   outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('TruthLog');
   context.subscriptions.push(outputChannel);
@@ -269,6 +290,25 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): TruthLogTestApi {
     })
   );
 
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand('truthlog.copyAsMarkdown', async (arg: unknown) => {
+      const id = executionIdFromCommandArg(arg);
+      if (id === undefined) {
+        log(`WARNING truthlog.copyAsMarkdown called without a valid execution: ${JSON.stringify(arg)}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      const execution = store.getById(id);
+      if (!execution) {
+        log(`WARNING truthlog.copyAsMarkdown: execution "${id}" is no longer in history.`);
+        void vscode.window.showWarningMessage(
+          'TruthLog: that execution is no longer in history (it was cleared or trimmed).'
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(renderAsMarkdown(execution));
+    })
+  );
+
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.commands.registerCommand('truthlog.clear', () => {
       store.clear();
diff --git a/src/test/suite/recording.test.ts b/src/test/suite/recording.test.ts
index cfced25..0c840b9 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/recording.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/recording.test.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,43 @@ describe('TruthLog recording pipeline (steps 4-9)', function () {
     }
   });
 
+  it('step 7b: truthlog.copyAsMarkdown copies command, exit code, and output as a fenced block', async () => {
+    const marker = 'TRUTHLOG_COPY_AS_MARKDOWN_MARKER';
+    const execution = await runAndWaitForRecord(
+      api.store,
+      shellIntegration,
+      `node -e "console.log('${marker}')"`
+    );
+
+    // Real invocations come from the tree's right-click context menu, which
+    // VS Code invokes with the whole selected Execution element (not just
+    // its id) as the command argument - unlike truthlog.openOutput, which is
+    // wired to a manually-specified id via item.command.arguments.
+    await vscode.commands.executeCommand('truthlog.copyAsMarkdown', execution);
+
+    const clipboardText = await vscode.env.clipboard.readText();
+    console.log('RAW clipboard text after truthlog.copyAsMarkdown:', JSON.stringify(clipboardText));
+
+    assert.ok(clipboardText.startsWith('```\n'), 'expected the copied text to be a fenced markdown code block');
+    assert.ok(clipboardText.trim().endsWith('```'), 'expected the fenced code block to be closed');
+    assert.ok(clipboardText.includes(execution.command), 'expected the copied text to include the command');
+    assert.ok(clipboardText.includes('exit code:   0'), 'expected the copied text to include the exit code');
+    assert.ok(clipboardText.includes(marker), 'expected the copied text to include the raw output');
+  });
+
+  it('step 7c: truthlog.copyAsMarkdown also accepts a bare execution id', async () => {
+    const execution = await runAndWaitForRecord(api.store, shellIntegration, 'echo copy-by-id');
+    await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(''); // reset so a stale value can't produce a false pass
+
+    await vscode.commands.executeCommand('truthlog.copyAsMarkdown', execution.id);
+
+    const clipboardText = await vscode.env.clipboard.readText();
+    assert.ok(
+      clipboardText.includes('echo copy-by-id'),
+      `expected copying by bare id to copy the right execution, got: ${JSON.stringify(clipboardText)}`
+    );
+  });
+
   it('step 8: truthlog.toggleFailuresOnly filters the tree to non-zero exits', async () => {
     const pass = await runAndWaitForRecord(api.store, shellIntegration, 'echo filter-pass');
     const fail = await runAndWaitForRecord(api.store, shellIntegration, 'node -e "process.exit(2)"');