diff --git a/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.test.ts b/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.test.ts
index 9410f3da4..d3dc823cb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.test.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,25 @@ describe("parseAssistantFileLink", () => {
       }),
     ).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it("does not throw when the input contains a literal '%' that is not a valid percent-escape", () => {
+    // Regressions for tool output strings like ping's "100% packet loss",
+    // Windows "%PATH%" references, and percentages such as "0% off".
+    // decodeURIComponent throws URIError on these; the parser must swallow
+    // it and return null rather than crash the renderer.
+    const cases = [
+      "/tmp/100% packet loss",
+      "/Users/test/project/0% off",
+      "/var/log/%PATH%/x.log",
+      "file:///tmp/100% packet loss",
+    ];
+    for (const value of cases) {
+      expect(() =>
+        parseAssistantFileLink(value, { workspaceRoot: "/Users/test/project" }),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    }
+    expect(() => parseFileProtocolUrl("file:///tmp/100% packet loss")).not.toThrow();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("normalizeInlinePathTarget", () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.ts b/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.ts
index c46a67de1..bfcf31842 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/assistant-file-links/parse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import { isAbsolutePath } from "@/utils/path";
 
+function safeDecodeURIComponent(value: string): string {
+  try {
+    return decodeURIComponent(value);
+  } catch {
+    return value;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface InlinePathTarget {
   raw: string;
   path: string;
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@ export function parseAssistantFileLink(
     return null;
   }
 
-  const normalizedPath = normalizePathToken(decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.pathname));
+  const normalizedPath = normalizePathToken(safeDecodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.pathname));
   if (!normalizedPath || !isAbsolutePath(normalizedPath)) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -659,7 +667,7 @@ function normalizeFileUrlPath(pathname: string): string | null {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const decoded = decodeURIComponent(pathname).replace(/\\/g, "/");
+  const decoded = safeDecodeURIComponent(pathname).replace(/\\/g, "/");
   if (!decoded) {
     return null;
   }