diff --git a/src/tools/delegate-task/sync-result-fetcher.ts b/src/tools/delegate-task/sync-result-fetcher.ts
index 3eb454e5f..f2274eae6 100644
--- a/src/tools/delegate-task/sync-result-fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/tools/delegate-task/sync-result-fetcher.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@ export async function fetchSyncResult(
     return { ok: false, error: `No assistant response found.\n\nSession ID: ${sessionID}` }
   }
 
-  const textParts = lastMessage?.parts?.filter((p) => p.type === "text" || p.type === "reasoning") ?? []
-  const textContent = textParts.map((p) => p.text ?? "").filter(Boolean).join("\n")
+  // Search assistant messages (newest first) for one with text/reasoning content.
+  // The last assistant message may only contain tool calls with no text.
+  let textContent = ""
+  for (const msg of assistantMessages) {
+    const textParts = msg.parts?.filter((p) => p.type === "text" || p.type === "reasoning") ?? []
+    const content = textParts.map((p) => p.text ?? "").filter(Boolean).join("\n")
+    if (content) {
+      textContent = content
+      break
+    }
+  }
 
   return { ok: true, textContent }
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/delegate-task/unstable-agent-task.ts b/src/tools/delegate-task/unstable-agent-task.ts
index d806fd935..c0972e7bd 100644
--- a/src/tools/delegate-task/unstable-agent-task.ts
+++ b/src/tools/delegate-task/unstable-agent-task.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,15 @@ session_id: ${sessionID}
       return `No assistant response found (task ran in background mode).\n\nSession ID: ${sessionID}`
     }
 
-    const textParts = lastMessage?.parts?.filter((p) => p.type === "text" || p.type === "reasoning") ?? []
-    const textContent = textParts.map((p) => p.text ?? "").filter(Boolean).join("\n")
+    let textContent = ""
+    for (const msg of assistantMessages) {
+      const textParts = msg.parts?.filter((p) => p.type === "text" || p.type === "reasoning") ?? []
+      const content = textParts.map((p) => p.text ?? "").filter(Boolean).join("\n")
+      if (content) {
+        textContent = content
+        break
+      }
+    }
     const duration = formatDuration(startTime)
 
     return `SUPERVISED TASK COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY