diff --git a/agent/context_compressor.py b/agent/context_compressor.py
index c6b18d148197c..4c7e28b4024e0 100644
--- a/agent/context_compressor.py
+++ b/agent/context_compressor.py
@@ -1314,6 +1314,41 @@ def _summarize_tool_result_unguarded(tool_name: str, tool_args: str, tool_conten
         return "[todo] updated task list"
 
     if tool_name == "clarify":
+        response_prefix = "[clarify] user responded: "
+        max_summary_chars = 200
+        truncation_marker = "...[truncated]"
+
+        # Idempotence: a later pressure-pruning pass may see the summary
+        # produced by an earlier pass. Preserve it instead of trying to parse
+        # the summary text as the original JSON result.
+        if content.startswith(response_prefix):
+            if len(content) <= max_summary_chars:
+                return content
+            return (
+                content[: max_summary_chars - len(truncation_marker)].rstrip()
+                + truncation_marker
+            )
+
+        try:
+            result = json.loads(content)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            result = {}
+        response = result.get("user_response") if isinstance(result, dict) else None
+        resolved = (
+            isinstance(response, str) and bool(response)
+        ) or (
+            isinstance(response, list)
+            and bool(response)
+            and all(isinstance(item, str) and item for item in response)
+        )
+        if resolved:
+            summary = response_prefix + json.dumps(response, ensure_ascii=False)
+            if len(summary) > max_summary_chars:
+                summary = (
+                    summary[: max_summary_chars - len(truncation_marker)].rstrip()
+                    + truncation_marker
+                )
+            return summary
         return "[clarify] asked user a question"
 
     if tool_name == "text_to_speech":
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py b/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
index a0e31e48333ed..ec702c6fffc37 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
@@ -61,6 +61,57 @@ class TestSummarizeToolResultWebExtract:
         assert summary == "[web_extract] https://example.com/h (500 chars)"
 
 
+class TestSummarizeToolResultClarify:
+    def test_preserves_resolved_user_response_without_metadata(self):
+        content = json.dumps({
+            "question": "When should I deploy?",
+            "choices_offered": ["Friday", "Monday"],
+            "user_response": "Friday",
+        })
+
+        summary = _summarize_tool_result("clarify", "{}", content)
+
+        assert summary == '[clarify] user responded: "Friday"'
+
+    def test_preserves_multi_select_user_response(self):
+        content = json.dumps({
+            "question": "Which checks should I run?",
+            "choices_offered": ["lint", "tests", "types"],
+            "user_response": ["lint", "tests"],
+        })
+
+        summary = _summarize_tool_result("clarify", "{}", content)
+
+        assert summary == '[clarify] user responded: ["lint", "tests"]'
+
+    def test_long_response_is_bounded_and_survives_repeated_pruning(self):
+        content = json.dumps({
+            "question": "Describe the deployment constraints",
+            "choices_offered": None,
+            "user_response": "A" * 1_000,
+        })
+
+        first_summary = _summarize_tool_result("clarify", "{}", content)
+        second_summary = _summarize_tool_result("clarify", "{}", first_summary)
+
+        assert len(first_summary) == 200
+        assert first_summary.startswith('[clarify] user responded: "AAA')
+        assert first_summary.endswith("...[truncated]")
+        assert second_summary == first_summary
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "content",
+        [
+            json.dumps({"error": "Failed to get user input: internal details"}),
+            json.dumps({"question": "Q?", "user_response": ""}),
+            json.dumps({"question": "Q?", "user_response": {"internal": "value"}}),
+            "not json",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_does_not_expose_unresolved_or_internal_content(self, content):
+        summary = _summarize_tool_result("clarify", "{}", content)
+
+        assert summary == "[clarify] asked user a question"
 
 
 class TestShouldCompress: