diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 67765a3e5..c4c9c85f1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-tui",
  "codex-utils-cli",
  "crossterm",
+ "insta",
  "owo-colors",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "ratatui",
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/Cargo.toml
index df8ec12b2..1a374d994 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version.workspace = true
 [lib]
 name = "codex_cloud_tasks_client"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
-test = false
+test = true
 doctest = false
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/src/http.rs b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/src/http.rs
index 46fed812b..cebcb60b7 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/src/http.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks-client/src/http.rs
@@ -862,7 +862,11 @@ mod api {
         if s.len() <= max {
             s.to_string()
         } else {
-            s[s.len() - max..].to_string()
+            let mut start = s.len() - max;
+            while !s.is_char_boundary(start) {
+                start += 1;
+            }
+            s[start..].to_string()
         }
     }
 
@@ -885,7 +889,11 @@ mod api {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "<unknown>".to_string());
         let head: String = patch.lines().take(20).collect::<Vec<&str>>().join("\n");
         let head_trunc = if head.len() > 800 {
-            format!("{}…", &head[..800])
+            let mut end = 800;
+            while !head.is_char_boundary(end) {
+                end -= 1;
+            }
+            format!("{}…", &head[..end])
         } else {
             head
         };
@@ -893,6 +901,26 @@ mod api {
             "patch_summary: kind={kind} lines={lines} chars={chars} cwd={cwd} ; head=\n{head_trunc}"
         )
     }
+
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    mod tests {
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn tail_handles_a_multibyte_character_crossing_the_byte_limit() {
+            assert_eq!(tail("aé", /*max*/ 1), "");
+            assert_eq!(tail("aé", /*max*/ 2), "é");
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn patch_summary_handles_a_multibyte_character_crossing_the_byte_limit() {
+            let patch = format!("{}é", "a".repeat(799));
+
+            let summary = summarize_patch_for_logging(&patch);
+
+            assert!(summary.ends_with(&format!("{}…", "a".repeat(799))));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn append_error_log(message: &str) {
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/BUILD.bazel
index 9beb5f87b..c55271d0a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ codex_rust_crate(
     name = "cloud-tasks",
     crate_name = "codex_cloud_tasks",
     rustc_flags_extra = MACOS_WEBRTC_RUSTC_LINK_FLAGS,
+    test_data_extra = glob([
+        "src/**/snapshots/**",
+    ]),
 )
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
index 7bdcaaddb..aa4245a7f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+insta = { workspace = true }
 pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/lib.rs
index 080bbb211..252e7cca3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod cli;
 pub(crate) mod env_detect;
 mod new_task;
 pub(crate) mod scrollable_diff;
+mod truncation;
 mod ui;
 pub(crate) mod util;
 pub use cli::Cli;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ use supports_color::Stream as SupportStream;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tracing::info;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+use truncation::truncate_to_byte_limit;
 use util::append_error_log;
 use util::format_relative_time;
 use util::set_user_agent_suffix;
@@ -2108,7 +2110,7 @@ fn pretty_lines_from_error(raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     if lines.len() == 1 {
         // Parsing yielded nothing; include a trimmed, short raw message tail for context.
         let tail = if raw.len() > 320 {
-            format!("{}…", &raw[..320])
+            format!("{}…", truncate_to_byte_limit(raw, /*max_bytes*/ 320))
         } else {
             raw.to_string()
         };
@@ -2142,6 +2144,19 @@ mod tests {
     use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
     use ratatui::layout::Rect;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn error_fallback_handles_a_multibyte_character_crossing_the_byte_limit() {
+        let raw = format!("{}é", "a".repeat(319));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            pretty_lines_from_error(&raw),
+            vec![
+                "Failed to load task details.".to_string(),
+                format!("{}…", "a".repeat(319)),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
     struct StubGitInfo {
         default_branch: Option<String>,
         current_branch: Option<String>,
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/snapshots/codex_cloud_tasks__ui__tests__footer_multibyte_status_truncation.snap b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/snapshots/codex_cloud_tasks__ui__tests__footer_multibyte_status_truncation.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03c1b2559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/snapshots/codex_cloud_tasks__ui__tests__footer_multibyte_status_truncation.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+source: cloud-tasks/src/ui.rs
+expression: terminal.backend()
+---
+"            "
+"aaaa…       "
+"            "
+"            "
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/truncation.rs b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/truncation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..201b30b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/truncation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+pub(crate) fn truncate_to_byte_limit(value: &str, max_bytes: usize) -> &str {
+    let mut end = value.len().min(max_bytes);
+    while !value.is_char_boundary(end) {
+        end -= 1;
+    }
+    &value[..end]
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::truncate_to_byte_limit;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncates_at_a_utf8_character_boundary() {
+        assert_eq!(truncate_to_byte_limit("aaaaéz", /*max_bytes*/ 5), "aaaa");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/ui.rs b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/ui.rs
index 545c4455c..a805ca37e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/ui.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/ui.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use crate::app::App;
 use crate::app::AttemptView;
+use crate::truncation::truncate_to_byte_limit;
 use crate::util::format_relative_time_now;
 use codex_cloud_tasks_client::AttemptStatus;
 use codex_cloud_tasks_client::TaskStatus;
 use codex_tui::render_markdown_text;
 
 const CODEWITH_EMERALD: Color = Color::Green;
+const STATUS_BYTE_LIMIT: usize = 2000;
 
 pub fn draw(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App) {
     let area = frame.area();
@@ -38,10 +40,10 @@ pub fn draw(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App) {
         .split(area);
     if app.new_task.is_some() {
         draw_new_task_page(frame, chunks[0], app);
-        draw_footer(frame, chunks[1], app);
+        draw_footer(frame, chunks[1], app, STATUS_BYTE_LIMIT);
     } else {
         draw_list(frame, chunks[0], app);
-        draw_footer(frame, chunks[1], app);
+        draw_footer(frame, chunks[1], app, STATUS_BYTE_LIMIT);
     }
 
     if app.diff_overlay.is_some() {
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ fn draw_list(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
     }
 }
 
-fn draw_footer(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
+fn draw_footer(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App, status_byte_limit: usize) {
     let mut help = vec![
         "↑/↓".dim(),
         ": Move  ".dim(),
@@ -300,10 +302,12 @@ fn draw_footer(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
 
     // Bottom row: status/log text across full width (single-line; sanitize newlines)
     let mut status_line = app.status.replace('\n', " ");
-    if status_line.len() > 2000 {
+    if status_line.len() > status_byte_limit {
         // hard cap to avoid TUI noise
-        status_line.truncate(2000);
-        status_line.push('…');
+        status_line = format!(
+            "{}…",
+            truncate_to_byte_limit(&status_line, status_byte_limit)
+        );
     }
     // Clear the status row to avoid trailing characters when the message shrinks.
     frame.render_widget(Clear, rows[1]);
@@ -468,6 +472,30 @@ fn draw_diff_overlay(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use ratatui::Terminal;
+    use ratatui::backend::TestBackend;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn footer_renders_a_multibyte_status_truncated_at_a_byte_boundary() {
+        let backend = TestBackend::new(12, 4);
+        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).expect("create terminal");
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.status = "aaaaéz".to_string();
+
+        terminal
+            .draw(|frame| {
+                let area = frame.area();
+                draw_footer(frame, area, &mut app, /*status_byte_limit*/ 5);
+            })
+            .expect("draw footer");
+
+        insta::assert_snapshot!("footer_multibyte_status_truncation", terminal.backend());
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn draw_apply_modal(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
     use ratatui::widgets::Wrap;
     let inner = overlay_outer(area);
diff --git a/codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs b/codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs
index 92136a90f..79663b8d9 100644
--- a/codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs
@@ -434,7 +434,11 @@ fn summarize_json(value: &Value) -> String {
     let mut summary =
         serde_json::to_string(value).unwrap_or_else(|_| "<unserializable json>".to_string());
     if summary.len() > MAX_JSON_SUMMARY_LEN {
-        summary.truncate(MAX_JSON_SUMMARY_LEN);
+        let mut end = MAX_JSON_SUMMARY_LEN;
+        while !summary.is_char_boundary(end) {
+            end -= 1;
+        }
+        summary.truncate(end);
         summary.push_str("...");
     }
     summary
@@ -446,3 +450,19 @@ fn u64_field(value: &Value, field: &str) -> Option<u64> {
         .and_then(Value::as_i64)
         .map(|value| value.max(0) as u64)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn json_summary_handles_a_multibyte_character_crossing_the_byte_limit() {
+        let value = json!({"xy": "é".repeat(200)});
+
+        let summary = summarize_json(&value);
+
+        assert_eq!(summary, format!("{{\"xy\":\"{}...", "é".repeat(116)));
+    }
+}