diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/outbound.ts b/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/outbound.ts
index 2c20dc42d..7a0e0772d 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/outbound.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/outbound.ts
@@ -2,129 +2,10 @@ import { prisma } from "~/db.server";
 import { sendSlackDM, sendSlackMessage } from "./client";
 import { logger } from "~/services/logger.service";
 import type { ReplyMetadata } from "../types";
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Markdown → Slack Block Kit conversion
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function convertInlineMd(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "*$1*") // **bold** → *bold*
-    .replace(/(?<!\*)\*(?!\*)(.+?)(?<!\*)\*(?!\*)/g, "_$1_") // *italic* → _italic_
-    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "~$1~") // ~~strike~~ → ~strike~
-    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)\)/g, "<$2|$1>"); // [text](url) → <url|text>
-}
-
-function stripInlineMd(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/_(.+?)_/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\(.+?\)/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, "$1");
-}
-
-function chunkText(text: string, max: number): string[] {
-  if (text.length <= max) return [text];
-  const chunks: string[] = [];
-  let remaining = text;
-  while (remaining.length > max) {
-    const idx = remaining.lastIndexOf("\n\n", max);
-    const at = idx > 0 ? idx : max;
-    chunks.push(remaining.slice(0, at).trim());
-    remaining = remaining.slice(at).trim();
-  }
-  if (remaining) chunks.push(remaining);
-  return chunks;
-}
-
-function markdownToSlackBlocks(markdown: string): unknown[] {
-  const blocks: unknown[] = [];
-  const lines = markdown.split("\n");
-  let sectionLines: string[] = [];
-
-  function flushSection() {
-    if (sectionLines.length === 0) return;
-    const text = convertInlineMd(sectionLines.join("\n").trimEnd());
-    sectionLines = [];
-    if (!text.trim()) return;
-    for (const chunk of chunkText(text, 3000)) {
-      blocks.push({ type: "section", text: { type: "mrkdwn", text: chunk } });
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (const line of lines) {
-    // H1/H2 → header block
-    const h2 = line.match(/^#{1,2}\s+(.+)/);
-    if (h2) {
-      flushSection();
-      blocks.push({
-        type: "header",
-        text: {
-          type: "plain_text",
-          text: stripInlineMd(h2[1]).slice(0, 150),
-          emoji: true,
-        },
-      });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // H3–H6 → bold section
-    const h3 = line.match(/^#{3,6}\s+(.+)/);
-    if (h3) {
-      flushSection();
-      blocks.push({
-        type: "section",
-        text: { type: "mrkdwn", text: `*${convertInlineMd(h3[1])}*` },
-      });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // Horizontal rule → divider
-    if (line.match(/^[-*_]{3,}\s*$/)) {
-      flushSection();
-      blocks.push({ type: "divider" });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // Table separator row — skip
-    if (line.match(/^\|[\s:|-]+\|/)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // Table data row — flatten to text
-    if (line.startsWith("|")) {
-      const cells = line
-        .split("|")
-        .filter((c) => c.trim())
-        .map((c) => convertInlineMd(c.trim()));
-      sectionLines.push(cells.join("   |   "));
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    sectionLines.push(line);
-  }
-
-  flushSection();
-
-  // Slack enforces max 50 blocks
-  return blocks.slice(0, 50);
-}
-
-function markdownToPlainText(markdown: string): string {
-  return markdown
-    .replace(/^#{1,6}\s+/gm, "")
-    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/_(.+?)_/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\(.+?\)/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, "$1")
-    .replace(/^\|[\s:|-]+\|.*$/gm, "")
-    .replace(/^[-*_]{3,}\s*$/gm, "")
-    .trim();
-}
+import {
+  markdownToSlackBlocks,
+  markdownToPlainText,
+} from "./slack-format";
 
 /**
  * Look up the Slack bot token for a given Slack user ID.
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/slack-format.ts b/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/slack-format.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef8f300cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/services/channels/slack/slack-format.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Slack mrkdwn formatting utilities
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Convert common markdown inline syntax to Slack mrkdwn equivalents.
+ */
+export function convertInlineMd(text: string): string {
+  // Use a placeholder to protect bold markers from being re-processed as italic.
+  const BOLD_PLACEHOLDER = "\x00BOLD\x00";
+  return text
+    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, `${BOLD_PLACEHOLDER}$1${BOLD_PLACEHOLDER}`) // **bold** → placeholder
+    .replace(/(?<!\*)\*(?!\*)(.+?)(?<!\*)\*(?!\*)/g, "_$1_") // *italic* → _italic_
+    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "~$1~") // ~~strike~~ → ~strike~
+    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)\)/g, "<$2|$1>") // [text](url) → <url|text>
+    .replace(new RegExp(BOLD_PLACEHOLDER, "g"), "*"); // restore bold markers
+}
+
+/**
+ * Strip all markdown inline syntax from text, leaving plain content.
+ */
+export function stripInlineMd(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/_(.+?)_/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\(.+?\)/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, "$1");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Split text into chunks no larger than `max` characters, preferring paragraph breaks.
+ */
+export function chunkText(text: string, max: number): string[] {
+  if (text.length <= max) return [text];
+  const chunks: string[] = [];
+  let remaining = text;
+  while (remaining.length > max) {
+    const idx = remaining.lastIndexOf("\n\n", max);
+    const at = idx > 0 ? idx : max;
+    chunks.push(remaining.slice(0, at).trim());
+    remaining = remaining.slice(at).trim();
+  }
+  if (remaining) chunks.push(remaining);
+  return chunks;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert markdown list items (`- item` or `* item`) to Slack bullet points (`• item`).
+ * Skips content inside fenced code blocks.
+ */
+export function convertMarkdownListsToSlackBullets(text: string): string {
+  const lines = text.split("\n");
+  const result: string[] = [];
+  let inCodeFence = false;
+
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    if (line.match(/^```/)) {
+      inCodeFence = !inCodeFence;
+      result.push(line);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (inCodeFence) {
+      result.push(line);
+      continue;
+    }
+    // Match list items: optional leading whitespace, then `- ` or `* ` with content.
+    // The {3,} horizontal rule check happens upstream; here we rely on requiring a space
+    // after the marker so `---` and `***` are not affected.
+    const listMatch = line.match(/^(\s*)[-*] (.+)/);
+    if (listMatch) {
+      result.push(`${listMatch[1]}• ${listMatch[2]}`);
+    } else {
+      result.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+  return result.join("\n");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply Slack-specific bolding to key elements in a text segment.
+ * Skips content inside inline code spans and Slack URL tokens to avoid corruption.
+ *
+ * Bolded patterns:
+ *  - "Action Required" (case-insensitive)
+ *  - Standalone priority markers: P1, P2, P3
+ *  - Key: Value patterns at the start of a line or after a bullet point (• )
+ */
+export function boldKeyElements(text: string): string {
+  // Split by inline code spans (`...`) and Slack URL tokens (<...>), transform only plain segments.
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  const safePattern = /(`[^`\n]+`|<[^>]+>)/g;
+  let lastIndex = 0;
+  let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
+
+  while ((match = safePattern.exec(text)) !== null) {
+    if (match.index > lastIndex) {
+      parts.push(applyBoldingToSegment(text.slice(lastIndex, match.index)));
+    }
+    parts.push(match[0]); // preserve code span / URL token as-is
+    lastIndex = match.index + match[0].length;
+  }
+  if (lastIndex < text.length) {
+    parts.push(applyBoldingToSegment(text.slice(lastIndex)));
+  }
+  return parts.join("");
+}
+
+function applyBoldingToSegment(text: string): string {
+  return (
+    text
+      // "Action Required" — whole phrase, case-insensitive
+      .replace(/\b(Action\s+Required)\b/gi, "*$1*")
+      // Priority markers P1 / P2 / P3 as standalone words
+      .replace(/\b(P[123])\b/g, "*$1*")
+      // Key: Value — capital-led word(s) at start of line followed by a colon
+      .replace(/^([A-Z][A-Za-z][A-Za-z\s]{0,20}):/gm, "*$1*:")
+      // Key: Value — capital-led word(s) right after a Slack bullet (• )
+      .replace(/(• )([A-Z][A-Za-z][A-Za-z\s]{0,20}):/g, "$1*$2*:")
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a markdown string into Slack Block Kit blocks.
+ *
+ * Enhancements over raw markdown pass-through:
+ *  - Markdown list items (`-` / `*`) become Slack bullet points (•)
+ *  - Key phrases (Action Required, P1/P2/P3, Key: Value) are bolded
+ *  - Code blocks are passed through without any transformation
+ */
+export function markdownToSlackBlocks(markdown: string): unknown[] {
+  const blocks: unknown[] = [];
+  const lines = markdown.split("\n");
+  let sectionLines: string[] = [];
+  let codeBlockLines: string[] = [];
+  let inCodeFence = false;
+
+  function flushSection() {
+    if (sectionLines.length === 0) return;
+    const raw = sectionLines.join("\n").trimEnd();
+    sectionLines = [];
+    if (!raw.trim()) return;
+    // Pipeline: convert lists → inline markdown → bold key elements
+    const withBullets = convertMarkdownListsToSlackBullets(raw);
+    const withMd = convertInlineMd(withBullets);
+    const text = boldKeyElements(withMd);
+    for (const chunk of chunkText(text, 3000)) {
+      blocks.push({ type: "section", text: { type: "mrkdwn", text: chunk } });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function flushCodeBlock() {
+    if (codeBlockLines.length === 0) return;
+    const text = codeBlockLines.join("\n");
+    codeBlockLines = [];
+    if (!text.trim()) return;
+    // Code blocks are passed through as-is (no list/bold transformation)
+    for (const chunk of chunkText(text, 3000)) {
+      blocks.push({ type: "section", text: { type: "mrkdwn", text: chunk } });
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    // Fenced code block boundary
+    if (line.match(/^```/)) {
+      if (!inCodeFence) {
+        flushSection();
+        codeBlockLines.push(line);
+        inCodeFence = true;
+      } else {
+        codeBlockLines.push(line);
+        inCodeFence = false;
+        flushCodeBlock();
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (inCodeFence) {
+      codeBlockLines.push(line);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // H1/H2 → header block
+    const h2 = line.match(/^#{1,2}\s+(.+)/);
+    if (h2) {
+      flushSection();
+      blocks.push({
+        type: "header",
+        text: {
+          type: "plain_text",
+          text: stripInlineMd(h2[1]).slice(0, 150),
+          emoji: true,
+        },
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // H3–H6 → bold section
+    const h3 = line.match(/^#{3,6}\s+(.+)/);
+    if (h3) {
+      flushSection();
+      blocks.push({
+        type: "section",
+        text: { type: "mrkdwn", text: `*${convertInlineMd(h3[1])}*` },
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Horizontal rule → divider (checked before list detection)
+    if (line.match(/^[-*_]{3,}\s*$/)) {
+      flushSection();
+      blocks.push({ type: "divider" });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Table separator row — skip
+    if (line.match(/^\|[\s:|-]+\|/)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Table data row — flatten to text
+    if (line.startsWith("|")) {
+      const cells = line
+        .split("|")
+        .filter((c) => c.trim())
+        .map((c) => convertInlineMd(c.trim()));
+      sectionLines.push(cells.join("   |   "));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    sectionLines.push(line);
+  }
+
+  flushSection();
+  // Handle unclosed code fence gracefully
+  if (codeBlockLines.length > 0) flushCodeBlock();
+
+  // Slack enforces max 50 blocks
+  return blocks.slice(0, 50);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert markdown to plain text by stripping all markup.
+ */
+export function markdownToPlainText(markdown: string): string {
+  return markdown
+    .replace(/^#{1,6}\s+/gm, "")
+    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/_(.+?)_/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/~~(.+?)~~/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\(.+?\)/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/^\|[\s:|-]+\|.*$/gm, "")
+    .replace(/^[-*_]{3,}\s*$/gm, "")
+    .trim();
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 96d49c0a7..d55aa6f59 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2917,9 +2917,6 @@ packages:
   '@jridgewell/source-map@0.3.6':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1ZJTZebgqllO79ue2bm3rIGud/bOe0pP5BjSRCRxxYkEZS8STV7zN84UBbiYu7jy+eCKSnVIUgoWWE/tt+shMQ==}
 
-  '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gv3ZRaISU3fjPAgNsriBRqGWQL6quFx04YMPW/zD8XMLsU32mhCCbfbO6KZFLjvYpCZ8zyDEgqsgf+PwPaM7GQ==}
-
   '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.5':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cYQ9310grqxueWbl+WuIUIaiUaDcj7WOq5fVhEljNVgRfOUhY9fy2zTvfoqWsnebh8Sl70VScFbICvJnLKB0Og==}
 
@@ -16765,7 +16762,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@jridgewell/gen-mapping@0.3.8':
     dependencies:
       '@jridgewell/set-array': 1.2.1
-      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.0
+      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.5
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.25
 
   '@jridgewell/remapping@2.3.5':
@@ -16783,14 +16780,12 @@ snapshots:
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.31
     optional: true
 
-  '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.0': {}
-
   '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.5': {}
 
   '@jridgewell/trace-mapping@0.3.25':
     dependencies:
       '@jridgewell/resolve-uri': 3.1.2
-      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.0
+      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.5
 
   '@jridgewell/trace-mapping@0.3.31':
     dependencies:
@@ -25901,7 +25896,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   magic-string@0.30.17:
     dependencies:
-      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.0
+      '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.5
 
   magic-string@0.30.21:
     dependencies: