diff --git a/bmad-copilot/eslint.config.mjs b/bmad-copilot/eslint.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd76d513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmad-copilot/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
+
+export default tseslint.config(
+    {
+        files: ['src/**/*.ts'],
+        extends: [
+            ...tseslint.configs.recommended,
+        ],
+        languageOptions: {
+            parserOptions: {
+                projectService: true,
+                tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname,
+            },
+        },
+        rules: {
+            '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': ['warn', { argsIgnorePattern: '^_' }],
+            '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        ignores: ['out/', 'node_modules/'],
+    }
+);
diff --git a/bmad-copilot/package.json b/bmad-copilot/package.json
index 859482eb2..3aeb91a39 100644
--- a/bmad-copilot/package.json
+++ b/bmad-copilot/package.json
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@
         "vscode:prepublish": "npm run compile",
         "compile": "tsc -p ./",
         "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./",
-        "lint": "eslint src --ext ts"
+        "lint": "eslint src/"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/vscode": "^1.93.0",
         "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
-        "typescript": "^5.5.0"
+        "eslint": "^9.0.0",
+        "typescript": "^5.5.0",
+        "typescript-eslint": "^8.0.0"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bmad-copilot/src/bmadIndex.ts b/bmad-copilot/src/bmadIndex.ts
index 080a64c06..b718865eb 100644
--- a/bmad-copilot/src/bmadIndex.ts
+++ b/bmad-copilot/src/bmadIndex.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
-import { logInfo, logWarn, logError } from './logger';
+import { logInfo, logWarn } from './logger';
 
 /**
  * Well-known paths where BMAD is installed after `npx bmad-method install`.
@@ -53,11 +53,17 @@ export function detectBmadRoot(): string | undefined {
 
     if (explicit) {
         const abs = path.isAbsolute(explicit) ? explicit : path.join(wsRoot, explicit);
-        if (fs.existsSync(abs)) {
+        try {
+            const stat = fs.statSync(abs);
+            if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
+                logWarn(`Configured bmad.rootPath "${explicit}" exists but is not a directory: ${abs}`);
+                return undefined;
+            }
             logInfo(`Using explicit bmad.rootPath: ${abs}`);
             return abs;
+        } catch {
+            logWarn(`Configured bmad.rootPath "${explicit}" not found at ${abs}`);
         }
-        logWarn(`Configured bmad.rootPath "${explicit}" not found at ${abs}`);
     }
 
     const autoDetect = config.get<boolean>('autoDetect', true);
diff --git a/bmad-copilot/src/chatHandler.ts b/bmad-copilot/src/chatHandler.ts
index 0f971c6eb..417cadd22 100644
--- a/bmad-copilot/src/chatHandler.ts
+++ b/bmad-copilot/src/chatHandler.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,28 @@ function truncate(s: string, max: number): string {
     return s.length > max ? s.slice(0, max - 1) + '…' : s;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wrap `content` in a Markdown fenced code block using a fence that is
+ * guaranteed not to collide with any backtick sequence inside the content.
+ *
+ * Algorithm: find the longest run of consecutive backticks in `content`,
+ * then use a fence that is at least one backtick longer (minimum 3).
+ */
+function safeFence(content: string): string {
+    let maxRun = 0;
+    let run = 0;
+    for (const ch of content) {
+        if (ch === '`') {
+            run++;
+            if (run > maxRun) { maxRun = run; }
+        } else {
+            run = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    const fence = '`'.repeat(Math.max(3, maxRun + 1));
+    return `${fence}\n${content}\n${fence}`;
+}
+
 // ─── Run agent / workflow ───────────────────────────────
 
 async function executeRun(
@@ -242,7 +264,7 @@ function fallbackPrompt(
 
     const assembled = `I want you to adopt the following ${kind} persona and follow its instructions exactly.\n\n--- BEGIN ${kind.toUpperCase()} DEFINITION ---\n${fileContent}\n--- END ${kind.toUpperCase()} DEFINITION ---\n\nNow respond to this task:\n${task}`;
 
-    stream.markdown('```\n' + assembled + '\n```\n');
+    stream.markdown(safeFence(assembled) + '\n');
 
     stream.button({
         title: 'Copy Prompt',