diff --git a/src/agent-impl.ts b/src/agent-impl.ts
index e8ab2527ab5..dfb8084e763 100644
--- a/src/agent-impl.ts
+++ b/src/agent-impl.ts
@@ -367,6 +367,29 @@ export class AgentImpl
     return [...this._channels.values()];
   }
 
+  private async sendOutboundMessage(
+    jid: string,
+    rawText: string,
+    channel?: Channel,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const targetChannel = channel ?? findChannel(this.channelArray, jid);
+    if (!targetChannel) {
+      logger.warn({ jid }, 'No channel owns JID, cannot send');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const text = formatOutbound(rawText);
+    if (!text) return false;
+
+    await targetChannel.sendMessage(jid, text);
+    this.emit('message.out', {
+      jid,
+      text,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+    return true;
+  }
+
   // ─── Group management ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   /** Register a group for message processing. Only after start(). */
@@ -524,19 +547,24 @@ export class AgentImpl
         this.config.dataDir,
       );
       if (result.ok) {
-        await channel.sendMessage(chatJid, result.url);
+        await this.sendOutboundMessage(chatJid, result.url, channel);
       } else {
-        await channel.sendMessage(
+        await this.sendOutboundMessage(
           chatJid,
           `Remote Control failed: ${result.error}`,
+          channel,
         );
       }
     } else {
       const result = stopRemoteControl(this.config.dataDir);
       if (result.ok) {
-        await channel.sendMessage(chatJid, 'Remote Control session ended.');
+        await this.sendOutboundMessage(
+          chatJid,
+          'Remote Control session ended.',
+          channel,
+        );
       } else {
-        await channel.sendMessage(chatJid, result.error);
+        await this.sendOutboundMessage(chatJid, result.error, channel);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -623,8 +651,11 @@ export class AgentImpl
             `Agent output: ${raw.length} chars`,
           );
           if (text) {
-            await channel.sendMessage(chatJid, text);
-            outputSentToUser = true;
+            outputSentToUser = await this.sendOutboundMessage(
+              chatJid,
+              raw,
+              channel,
+            );
           }
           resetIdleTimer();
         }
@@ -904,13 +935,7 @@ export class AgentImpl
       onProcess: (groupJid, boxName, _containerName, groupFolder) =>
         this.queue.registerBox(groupJid, boxName, groupFolder),
       sendMessage: async (jid, rawText) => {
-        const channel = findChannel(this.channelArray, jid);
-        if (!channel) {
-          logger.warn({ jid }, 'No channel owns JID, cannot send');
-          return;
-        }
-        const text = formatOutbound(rawText);
-        if (text) await channel.sendMessage(jid, text);
+        await this.sendOutboundMessage(jid, rawText);
       },
     });
 
@@ -919,10 +944,9 @@ export class AgentImpl
       ipcPollInterval: this.runtimeConfig.ipcPollInterval,
       timezone: this.runtimeConfig.timezone,
       db: this.db,
-      sendMessage: (jid, text) => {
-        const channel = findChannel(this.channelArray, jid);
-        if (!channel) throw new Error(`No channel for JID: ${jid}`);
-        return channel.sendMessage(jid, text);
+      sendMessage: async (jid, text) => {
+        const sent = await this.sendOutboundMessage(jid, text);
+        if (!sent) throw new Error(`No channel for JID: ${jid}`);
       },
       registeredGroups: () => this._registeredGroups,
       registerGroup: (jid, group) => this.registerGroup(jid, group),
diff --git a/src/message-events.test.ts b/src/message-events.test.ts
index 96c324b7966..6de934e3800 100644
--- a/src/message-events.test.ts
+++ b/src/message-events.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from './agent-config.js';
 import { buildRuntimeConfig } from './runtime-config.js';
 import { _initTestDatabase, AgentDb } from './db.js';
+import type { Channel } from './types.js';
 
 let tmpDir: string;
 const rtConfig = buildRuntimeConfig({}, '/tmp/agentlite-test-pkg');
@@ -34,6 +35,26 @@ function createAgent(name: string): AgentImpl {
 
 let db: AgentDb;
 
+function createMockChannel(): Channel & {
+  sendCalls: Array<{ jid: string; text: string }>;
+} {
+  return {
+    name: 'mock',
+    sendCalls: [],
+    async connect(): Promise<void> {},
+    async disconnect(): Promise<void> {},
+    async sendMessage(jid: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
+      this.sendCalls.push({ jid, text });
+    },
+    isConnected(): boolean {
+      return true;
+    },
+    ownsJid(jid: string): boolean {
+      return jid.startsWith('mock:');
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'agentlite-msg-'));
   db = _initTestDatabase();
@@ -205,3 +226,72 @@ describe('message.in event', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('message.out event', () => {
+  it('emits message.out when sending outbound text', async () => {
+    const agent = createAgent('test');
+    const channel = createMockChannel();
+    const events: unknown[] = [];
+    agent.on('message.out', (evt) => events.push(evt));
+
+    (
+      agent as unknown as {
+        _channels: Map<string, Channel>;
+        sendOutboundMessage: (jid: string, text: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+      }
+    )._channels.set('mock', channel);
+
+    const sent = await (
+      agent as unknown as {
+        sendOutboundMessage: (jid: string, text: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+      }
+    ).sendOutboundMessage('mock:123', 'partial update');
+
+    expect(sent).toBe(true);
+    expect(channel.sendCalls).toEqual([
+      { jid: 'mock:123', text: 'partial update' },
+    ]);
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
+      jid: 'mock:123',
+      text: 'partial update',
+    });
+    expect(
+      Number.isNaN(Date.parse((events[0] as { timestamp: string }).timestamp)),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('strips internal tags and suppresses empty outbound chunks', async () => {
+    const agent = createAgent('test');
+    const channel = createMockChannel();
+    const events: unknown[] = [];
+    agent.on('message.out', (evt) => events.push(evt));
+
+    (
+      agent as unknown as {
+        _channels: Map<string, Channel>;
+        sendOutboundMessage: (jid: string, text: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+      }
+    )._channels.set('mock', channel);
+
+    const sentVisible = await (
+      agent as unknown as {
+        sendOutboundMessage: (jid: string, text: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+      }
+    ).sendOutboundMessage('mock:123', '<internal>hidden</internal>\nhello');
+    const sentHidden = await (
+      agent as unknown as {
+        sendOutboundMessage: (jid: string, text: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+      }
+    ).sendOutboundMessage('mock:123', '<internal>hidden only</internal>');
+
+    expect(sentVisible).toBe(true);
+    expect(sentHidden).toBe(false);
+    expect(channel.sendCalls).toEqual([{ jid: 'mock:123', text: 'hello' }]);
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
+      jid: 'mock:123',
+      text: 'hello',
+    });
+  });
+});