diff --git a/.changeset/model-content-names.md b/.changeset/model-content-names.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47b420d40a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/model-content-names.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opencode-ai/core": patch
+---
+
+Rename the write, patch, and question tool formatting helpers from `toModelOutput` to `toModelContent` to match the result field they populate. Direct imports of these helpers must use the new name; generated content and declared machine output are unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/patch.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/patch.ts
index 4c2c4853fd6..59239948dab 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/patch.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/patch.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const Output = Schema.Struct({
 })
 export type Output = typeof Output.Type
 
-export const toModelOutput = (output: Output) =>
+export const toModelContent = (output: Output) =>
   [
     "Success. Updated the following files:",
     ...output.applied.map(
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export const Plugin = {
               fileMutation.withLock(lockTargets),
               Effect.map((output) => ({
                 output,
-                content: toModelOutput(output),
+                content: toModelContent(output),
                 metadata: { files: output.files },
               })),
               Effect.mapError((error) =>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/question.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/question.ts
index 72404199f46..319c084bb4e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/question.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/question.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class CancelledError extends Schema.TaggedError<CancelledError>()("Questi
   }
 }
 
-export const toModelOutput = (questions: ReadonlyArray<Question.Prompt>, answers: ReadonlyArray<Question.Answer>) => {
+export const toModelContent = (questions: ReadonlyArray<Question.Prompt>, answers: ReadonlyArray<Question.Answer>) => {
   const formatted = questions
     .map(
       (question, index) =>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const Plugin = {
                   }
                   return Effect.succeed({
                     output,
-                    content: toModelOutput(input.questions, output.answers),
+                    content: toModelContent(input.questions, output.answers),
                     metadata: { answers: output.answers },
                   })
                 }),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/write.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/write.ts
index a0e96e65a99..4b3dde278c0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/write.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/write.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const Output = Schema.Struct({
 })
 export type Output = typeof Output.Type
 
-export const toModelOutput = (output: Output) =>
+export const toModelContent = (output: Output) =>
   `${output.existed ? "Wrote" : "Created"} file successfully: ${output.resource}`
 
 /** Deferred write UX integrations remain visible at the model-facing seam. */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const Plugin = {
               }
               return result
             }).pipe(
-              Effect.map((output) => ({ output, content: toModelOutput(output) })),
+              Effect.map((output) => ({ output, content: toModelContent(output) })),
               Effect.mapError((error) => new ToolFailure({ message: `Unable to write ${input.path}`, error })),
             ),
         }),