diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/routing/from_domain_agents.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/routing/from_domain_agents.py
index 48d643d4d..b5d350650 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/routing/from_domain_agents.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/routing/from_domain_agents.py
@@ -3,12 +3,106 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Sequence
+import json
+from typing import Any
 
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool, tool
 
-from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.routing.domain_routing_spec import DomainRoutingSpec
 from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.core.delegation import compose_child_task
 from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.core.invocation import extract_last_assistant_text
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.routing.domain_routing_spec import DomainRoutingSpec
+
+_ALLOWED_STATUSES = {"success", "partial", "blocked", "error"}
+_REQUIRED_KEYS = {
+    "status",
+    "action_summary",
+    "evidence",
+    "next_step",
+    "missing_fields",
+    "assumptions",
+}
+
+
+def _fallback_payload(spec: DomainRoutingSpec, reason: str, raw_text: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    preview = raw_text[:800]
+    return {
+        "status": "error",
+        "action_summary": "Domain agent output failed JSON contract validation.",
+        "evidence": {
+            "route_tool": spec.tool_name,
+            "validation_error": reason,
+            "raw_output_preview": preview,
+        },
+        "next_step": (
+            "Re-delegate with a strict reminder to return exactly one JSON object "
+            "matching the output_contract."
+        ),
+        "missing_fields": None,
+        "assumptions": None,
+    }
+
+
+def _validate_contract_payload(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
+    missing = sorted(_REQUIRED_KEYS - set(payload))
+    if missing:
+        return f"missing required keys: {', '.join(missing)}"
+
+    status = payload.get("status")
+    if status not in _ALLOWED_STATUSES:
+        return "invalid status value"
+
+    action_summary = payload.get("action_summary")
+    if not isinstance(action_summary, str) or not action_summary.strip():
+        return "action_summary must be a non-empty string"
+
+    evidence = payload.get("evidence")
+    if not isinstance(evidence, dict):
+        return "evidence must be an object"
+
+    next_step = payload.get("next_step")
+    if status == "success":
+        if next_step is not None:
+            return "next_step must be null when status=success"
+        if payload.get("missing_fields") is not None:
+            return "missing_fields must be null when status=success"
+    else:
+        if not isinstance(next_step, str) or not next_step.strip():
+            return "next_step must be a non-empty string for non-success statuses"
+
+    missing_fields = payload.get("missing_fields")
+    if missing_fields is not None:
+        if not isinstance(missing_fields, list) or any(
+            not isinstance(item, str) or not item.strip() for item in missing_fields
+        ):
+            return "missing_fields must be null or a list of non-empty strings"
+
+    assumptions = payload.get("assumptions")
+    if assumptions is not None:
+        if not isinstance(assumptions, list) or any(
+            not isinstance(item, str) or not item.strip() for item in assumptions
+        ):
+            return "assumptions must be null or a list of non-empty strings"
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _normalize_domain_output(spec: DomainRoutingSpec, raw_text: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(raw_text)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        fallback = _fallback_payload(spec, f"invalid JSON: {exc.msg}", raw_text)
+        return json.dumps(fallback)
+
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
+        fallback = _fallback_payload(spec, "top-level JSON must be an object", raw_text)
+        return json.dumps(fallback)
+
+    validation_error = _validate_contract_payload(parsed)
+    if validation_error:
+        fallback = _fallback_payload(spec, validation_error, raw_text)
+        return json.dumps(fallback)
+
+    return json.dumps(parsed)
 
 
 def _routing_tool_for_spec(spec: DomainRoutingSpec) -> BaseTool:
@@ -19,7 +113,7 @@ def _routing_tool_for_spec(spec: DomainRoutingSpec) -> BaseTool:
         result = spec.domain_agent.invoke(
             {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": content}]},
         )
-        return extract_last_assistant_text(result)
+        return _normalize_domain_output(spec, extract_last_assistant_text(result))
 
     return _route