diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentChatPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentChatPage.tsx
index 9a73a122cf..95fef97786 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentChatPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentChatPage.tsx
@@ -1182,9 +1182,11 @@ const AgentChatPage: FC = () => {
 			store.setStreamError(reason);
 			setChatErrorReason(agentId, reason);
 		} else if (isApiError(error)) {
+			const detail = error.response?.data?.detail?.trim() || undefined;
 			const reason: ChatDetailError = {
 				kind: "generic",
-				message: error.message || "An unexpected error occurred.",
+				message: getErrorMessage(error, "An unexpected error occurred."),
+				...(detail ? { detail } : {}),
 			};
 			store.setStreamError(reason);
 			setChatErrorReason(agentId, reason);
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/ChatStatusCallout.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/ChatStatusCallout.tsx
index e44ba842fc..9d54a0c524 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/ChatStatusCallout.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/ChatStatusCallout.tsx
@@ -164,11 +164,17 @@ const StatusAlert: FC<{ status: RetryOrFailedStatus }> = ({ status }) => {
 						</Link>
 					)}
 				</span>
-				{status.phase === "failed" && status.detail && (
-					<span className="mt-1 block text-content-secondary">
-						{status.detail}
-					</span>
-				)}
+				{status.phase === "failed" &&
+					status.detail &&
+					(status.kind === "generic" ? (
+						<code className="mt-1 block whitespace-pre-wrap text-xs text-content-secondary font-mono bg-surface-secondary rounded-md">
+							{status.detail}
+						</code>
+					) : (
+						<span className="mt-1 block text-content-secondary">
+							{status.detail}
+						</span>
+					))}
 			</AlertDescription>
 		</Alert>
 	);
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/LiveStreamTail.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/LiveStreamTail.stories.tsx
index 129b5ffa0f..32484ed15c 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/LiveStreamTail.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatConversation/LiveStreamTail.stories.tsx
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export const GenericErrorDoesNotShowUsageAction: Story = {
 	},
 };
 
-/** Provider detail renders as a muted secondary line under the main error. */
+/** Provider detail renders in a monospace block for generic errors. */
 export const GenericErrorShowsProviderDetail: Story = {
 	args: {
 		...defaultArgs,