diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/hostFsService.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/hostFsService.ts
index c5531b2ae..c1799da7d 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/hostFsService.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/hostFsService.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Bound at App scope.
  */
 
-import { open, readFile, readdir, stat, mkdir, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { appendFile, open, readFile, readdir, stat, mkdir, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
 import { InstantiationType } from '#/_base/di/extensions';
 import { LifecycleScope, registerScopedService } from '#/_base/di/scope';
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export class HostFileSystem implements IHostFileSystem {
     await writeFile(path, data, 'utf8');
   }
 
+  async appendText(path: string, data: string): Promise<void> {
+    await appendFile(path, data, 'utf8');
+  }
+
   async readBytes(path: string, n?: number): Promise<Uint8Array> {
     if (n === undefined) {
       const buf = await readFile(path);
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/tools/write.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/tools/write.ts
index 7c2d8daac..2620f47db 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/tools/write.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/backends/node-local/tools/write.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * (mirroring `mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)`). Path access policy is
  * resolved before any filesystem I/O.
  *
- * `IHostFileSystem.writeText` has no mode flag: overwrite maps to a direct
- * write, while append reads the existing content first (treating a missing
- * file as empty) and writes the concatenation back.
+ * Append uses `IHostFileSystem.appendText` (a native `O_APPEND`-style append),
+ * so existing content is never read or rewritten — keeping appends atomic with
+ * respect to concurrent writers and safe against mid-write crashes.
  *
  * Write access flows through the os `hostFs` domain (`IHostFileSystem`); path
  * semantics (home expansion, path class) come from the `hostEnvironment`
@@ -107,14 +107,7 @@ export class WriteTool implements BuiltinTool<WriteInput> {
     try {
       const mode = args.mode ?? 'overwrite';
       if (mode === 'append') {
-        let existing = '';
-        try {
-          existing = await this.fs.readText(safePath);
-        } catch (error) {
-          const code = (error as { code?: unknown } | null)?.code;
-          if (code !== 'ENOENT') throw error;
-        }
-        await this.fs.writeText(safePath, existing + args.content);
+        await this.fs.appendText(safePath, args.content);
       } else {
         await this.fs.writeText(safePath, args.content);
       }
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/interface/hostFileSystem.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/interface/hostFileSystem.ts
index 17d1755bb..b4305b023 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/interface/hostFileSystem.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/os/interface/hostFileSystem.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ export interface IHostFileSystem {
     options?: { encoding?: BufferEncoding; errors?: TextDecodeErrors },
   ): Promise<string>;
   writeText(path: string, data: string): Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * Append UTF-8 `data` to the end of `path`, creating the file if it does not
+   * exist. Maps to a native append (POSIX `O_APPEND` / `fs.appendFile`): it
+   * never reads or truncates existing content, so concurrent readers never see
+   * a partially-rewritten file and a crash mid-write can lose only the new
+   * bytes, never the prior contents. Prefer this over a read-then-rewrite for
+   * log-style appends.
+   */
+  appendText(path: string, data: string): Promise<void>;
   /**
    * Read bytes from `path`. When `n` is given, reads at most the first `n`
    * bytes (a ranged/prefix read); otherwise reads the whole file. The ranged
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fileTools/write.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fileTools/write.test.ts
index efc497d8b..e574685ec 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fileTools/write.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fileTools/write.test.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
  * minimal fake `IHostFileSystem` inline so the tool can be exercised without
  * the composition root.
  *
- * The v1 append path used `kaos.writeText(path, data, { mode: 'a' })`. v2's
- * `IHostFileSystem.writeText` has no mode flag, so append is implemented as
- * `readText` (treating a missing file as empty) followed by `writeText` of the
- * concatenation. The append-call assertions below reflect that mechanic.
+ * Append is routed through `IHostFileSystem.appendText` (a native append), so
+ * the tool no longer reads the existing file. The append-call assertions below
+ * reflect that single-call mechanic.
  */
 
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
@@ -51,6 +50,8 @@ interface WriteFsOptions {
   readText?: (path: string) => Promise<string>;
   /** Override writeText. Default no-op. */
   writeText?: (path: string, data: string) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Override appendText. Default no-op. */
+  appendText?: (path: string, data: string) => Promise<void>;
   /** Override stat. Default reports an existing directory. */
   stat?: (path: string) => Promise<HostFileStat>;
   /** Override mkdir. Default no-op. */
@@ -72,12 +73,13 @@ function createWriteFs(options: WriteFsOptions = {}) {
       }),
   );
   const writeText = vi.fn(options.writeText ?? (async () => {}));
+  const appendText = vi.fn(options.appendText ?? (async () => {}));
   const stat = vi.fn(
     options.stat ?? (async () => ({ isFile: false, isDirectory: true, size: 0 })),
   );
   const mkdir = vi.fn(options.mkdir ?? (async () => {}));
-  const fs = { cwd: '/', readText, writeText, stat, mkdir } as unknown as IHostFileSystem;
-  return { fs, readText, writeText, stat, mkdir };
+  const fs = { cwd: '/', readText, writeText, appendText, stat, mkdir } as unknown as IHostFileSystem;
+  return { fs, readText, writeText, appendText, stat, mkdir };
 }
 
 function makeTool(options: WriteFsOptions = {}, workspace = PERMISSIVE_WORKSPACE) {
@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@ describe('WriteTool', () => {
     expect(result.output).toContain('Wrote 5 bytes');
   });
 
-  it('appends content by reading existing bytes then writing the concatenation', async () => {
-    const { tool, readText, writeText } = makeTool({ readText: async () => 'old' });
+  it('appends content through appendText without reading existing bytes', async () => {
+    const { tool, readText, writeText, appendText } = makeTool();
 
     const result = await execute(tool, {
       path: '/tmp/existing.txt',
@@ -227,8 +229,9 @@ describe('WriteTool', () => {
       mode: 'append',
     });
 
-    expect(readText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/existing.txt');
-    expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/existing.txt', 'old\nhello');
+    expect(appendText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/existing.txt', '\nhello');
+    expect(readText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(writeText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(result.output).toContain('Appended 6 bytes');
   });
 
@@ -272,11 +275,11 @@ describe('WriteTool', () => {
     const expectedBytes = Buffer.byteLength(content, 'utf8');
     expect(expectedBytes).toBe(5);
 
-    const { tool, writeText } = makeTool({ readText: async () => 'prefix' });
+    const { tool, appendText } = makeTool();
 
     const result = await execute(tool, { path: '/tmp/menu.txt', content, mode: 'append' });
 
-    expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/menu.txt', 'prefixcafé');
+    expect(appendText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/menu.txt', 'café');
     expect(result.output).toContain('Appended 5 bytes');
   });
 
@@ -414,9 +417,9 @@ describe('WriteTool', () => {
   });
 
   it('appending to a nonexistent file creates it with just the appended bytes', async () => {
-    // Append mode on a missing path returns success and creates the file:
-    // readText rejects with ENOENT, so existing content is treated as empty.
-    const { tool, readText, writeText } = makeTool();
+    // Native append (fs.appendFile) creates the file when it is missing, so
+    // append mode on a new path succeeds and writes exactly the appended bytes.
+    const { tool, readText, appendText } = makeTool();
 
     const result = await execute(tool, {
       path: '/tmp/new-append.txt',
@@ -426,8 +429,8 @@ describe('WriteTool', () => {
 
     expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
     expect(toolContentString(result).toLowerCase()).toContain('appended');
-    expect(readText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/new-append.txt');
-    expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/new-append.txt', 'New content');
+    expect(appendText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/new-append.txt', 'New content');
+    expect(readText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('allows absolute writes to a sibling dir that merely shares the work-dir prefix', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/harness/agent.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/harness/agent.ts
index 195bf207b..d74471c59 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/harness/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/harness/agent.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ function isFullHostFs(input: unknown): boolean {
   const keys: readonly (keyof IHostFileSystem)[] = [
     'readText',
     'writeText',
+    'appendText',
     'readBytes',
     'writeBytes',
     'readLines',
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/sessionFs/fsService.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/sessionFs/fsService.test.ts
index 59960bbb4..0c86b8024 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/sessionFs/fsService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/sessionFs/fsService.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function fakeFs(files: Record<string, string>): IHostFileSystem {
       return c;
     },
     writeText: async () => {},
+    appendText: async () => {},
     readBytes: async (p, n) => {
       const c = fileMap.get(p);
       if (c === undefined) throw enoent(p);
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/tools/fixtures/fake-exec.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/tools/fixtures/fake-exec.ts
index c6c64b219..6a85e62f8 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/tools/fixtures/fake-exec.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/tools/fixtures/fake-exec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function createFakeHostFs(overrides: Partial<IHostFileSystem> = {}): IHos
     _serviceBrand: undefined,
     readText: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.readText'),
     writeText: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.writeText'),
+    appendText: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.appendText'),
     readBytes: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.readBytes'),
     writeBytes: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.writeBytes'),
     readLines: () => notImplemented('FakeHostFs.readLines'),
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/workspaceCommand/workspace-command.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/workspaceCommand/workspace-command.test.ts
index 6bd9bc974..20a91602d 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/workspaceCommand/workspace-command.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/workspaceCommand/workspace-command.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class MemoryHostFs implements IHostFileSystem {
     this.files.set(path, data);
   }
 
+  async appendText(path: string, data: string): Promise<void> {
+    this.files.set(path, (this.files.get(path) ?? '') + data);
+  }
+
   pauseNextWrite(): { readonly started: Promise<void>; readonly release: () => void } {
     let started!: () => void;
     let release!: () => void;