diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/conversationContext.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/conversationContext.ts
index fdc5439..3a13724 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/conversationContext.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/conversationContext.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { createChildLogger } from "@/shared/logger/index";
 import { encoding_for_model as encodingForModel } from "tiktoken";
-import { formatMediaEvidenceForPrompt } from "../message-capture/messageMetadata.js";
+import {
+  formatMediaEvidenceForPrompt,
+  renderDiscordMentions,
+} from "../message-capture/messageMetadata.js";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "../message-capture/types.js";
 import { sanitizeDiscordTokens } from "./discordTokens.js";
 
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ export function formatMessageForPrompt(
   label: "context" | "target",
 ): string {
   const content = sanitizeDiscordTokens(
-    msg.edited_content ?? msg.content,
+    renderDiscordMentions(msg.edited_content ?? msg.content, msg.metadata),
   );
   const timestamp = formatTimestamp(msg.created_at);
   const mediaEvidence = formatMediaEvidenceForPrompt(msg.metadata);
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/moderationBuilders.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/moderationBuilders.ts
index 841bf08..1982481 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/moderationBuilders.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/moderationBuilders.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import { messageStore } from "../message-capture/messageStore.js";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "../message-capture/types.js";
+import { renderDiscordMentions } from "../message-capture/messageMetadata.js";
 import { sanitizeDiscordTokens } from "./discordTokens.js";
 
 /** Simple XML-escaping for content text. */
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@ export function getAnalysisContent(message: MessageRecord): string {
     /\[(?:Attachment|Sticker):[^\]]*\]|\[Embed\]/g,
     "",
   );
-  return sanitizeDiscordTokens(stripped).trim();
+  return sanitizeDiscordTokens(
+    renderDiscordMentions(stripped, message.metadata),
+  ).trim();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/message-capture/messageMetadata.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/message-capture/messageMetadata.ts
index 92e7b26..e054150 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/message-capture/messageMetadata.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/message-capture/messageMetadata.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ export interface CustomEmojiEvidence {
   url: string;
 }
 
+export interface MentionedRoleEvidence {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export interface MentionedUserEvidence {
+  id: string;
+  username: string;
+}
+
 export interface EmbedEvidence {
   title: string | null;
   description: string | null;
@@ -64,6 +74,8 @@ export interface RichMessageMetadata {
   embeds: Array<EmbedEvidence>;
   attachments: Array<AttachmentEvidence>;
   customEmojis: Array<CustomEmojiEvidence>;
+  mentionedRoles: Array<MentionedRoleEvidence>;
+  mentionedUsers: Array<MentionedUserEvidence>;
   author: {
     id: string;
     username: string;
@@ -268,6 +280,12 @@ export function getMessageMetadata(message: Message): RichMessageMetadata {
     embeds: getEmbedMetadata(message),
     attachments: getAttachmentMetadata(message),
     customEmojis: getCustomEmojiMetadata(message),
+    mentionedRoles: Array.from(message.mentions?.roles?.values() ?? []).map(
+      (role) => ({ id: role.id, name: role.name }),
+    ),
+    mentionedUsers: Array.from(message.mentions?.users?.values() ?? []).map(
+      (user) => ({ id: user.id, username: user.username }),
+    ),
     author: {
       id: message.author.id,
       username: message.author.username,
@@ -315,6 +333,12 @@ export function parseRichMessageMetadata(
       customEmojis: Array.isArray(parsed.customEmojis)
         ? parsed.customEmojis
         : [],
+      mentionedRoles: Array.isArray(parsed.mentionedRoles)
+        ? parsed.mentionedRoles
+        : [],
+      mentionedUsers: Array.isArray(parsed.mentionedUsers)
+        ? parsed.mentionedUsers
+        : [],
       author: parsed.author as RichMessageMetadata["author"],
       member: (parsed.member ?? null) as RichMessageMetadata["member"],
       channel: parsed.channel as RichMessageMetadata["channel"],
@@ -463,3 +487,44 @@ export function getDisplayContent(message: Message): string {
 
   return "";
 }
+
+/**
+ * Renders Discord mention/emoji tokens in message content to readable names
+ * using the captured metadata (mentionedRoles / mentionedUsers / customEmojis).
+ *
+ * - `<@&id>`          → `@RoleName` (falls back to `@role`)
+ * - `<@id>` / `<@!id>` → `@Username` (falls back to `@user`)
+ * - `<:name:id>`      → `:name:`    (falls back to the literal name)
+ *
+ * Unresolvable tokens keep Discord's own name from the token, so no numeric
+ * snowflake ever reaches the reader. Content without "<" is returned untouched.
+ * Used by both the LLM prompt pipeline (conversationContext / moderationBuilders)
+ * and mirrored in the frontend (lib/format.ts renderMessageContent).
+ */
+export function renderDiscordMentions(
+  content: string,
+  metadata: string | null | undefined,
+): string {
+  if (!content || !content.includes("<")) return content;
+  const parsed = parseRichMessageMetadata(metadata);
+  const roleName = new Map(
+    (parsed?.mentionedRoles ?? []).map((r) => [r.id, r.name] as const),
+  );
+  const userName = new Map(
+    (parsed?.mentionedUsers ?? []).map((u) => [u.id, u.username] as const),
+  );
+  const emojiName = new Map(
+    (parsed?.customEmojis ?? []).map((e) => [e.id, e.name] as const),
+  );
+  return content.replace(
+    /<(?:a)?:([a-zA-Z0-9_]+):(\d{17,20})>|<@!?(\d{17,20})>|<@&(\d{17,20})>/g,
+    (_full, emojiTokenName, emojiId, userId, roleId) => {
+      if (emojiId !== undefined) {
+        return `:${emojiName.get(emojiId) ?? emojiTokenName}:`;
+      }
+      if (roleId !== undefined) return `@${roleName.get(roleId) ?? "role"}`;
+      if (userId !== undefined) return `@${userName.get(userId) ?? "user"}`;
+      return _full;
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
index aa1dc32..2229b19 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
     id: msg.id,
     content: msg.content || msg.id,
     username: msg.username,
+    metadata: msg.metadata ?? null,
     severity:
       msg.ai_severity && msg.ai_severity !== "none"
         ? (msg.ai_severity as ModQueueItem["severity"])
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
index 0f38500..2a6317e 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { MessageList } from "@/components/messages/message-list";
 import { MessageDetailView } from "@/components/messages/message-detail-view";
 import { SearchOverlay } from "@/components/messages/search-overlay";
 import { extractFirstImage } from "@/components/messages/message-card";
+import { renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import { SubNav } from "@/components/layout/sub-nav";
 import { ErrorState, LoadingSkeleton } from "@/components/shared";
 import { GlassCard } from "@/components/glass/card";
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ function ReviewList({
             <Flag className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 text-accent-purple" />
             <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
               <p className="line-clamp-2 text-xs text-text-secondary">
-                {item.content || item.id}
+                {renderMessageContent(item.content, item.metadata) || item.id}
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/analysis/search-panel.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/analysis/search-panel.tsx
index 02ba6f3..37160ed 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/analysis/search-panel.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/analysis/search-panel.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Progress } from "@/components/ui/progress";
 import { useReanalyze } from "@/hooks";
 import { messagesApi } from "@/lib/api";
-import { safeParseJsonArray } from "@/lib/format";
+import { renderMessageContent, safeParseJsonArray } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function SearchPanel() {
                             </Badge>
                           )}
                         </div>
-                        <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed">{msg.content}</p>
+                        <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed">{renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata)}</p>
                         {msg.ai_moderation_flags &&
                           msg.ai_moderation_flags !== "[]" && (
                             <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/channels-section.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/channels-section.tsx
index b8c4a73..e9c3489 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/channels-section.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/channels-section.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { useChannelDetail, useChannels } from "@/hooks";
+import { renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { DashboardChannel } from "@/lib/types";
 
 export function ChannelsSection({ guildId }: { guildId?: string }) {
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export function ChannelsSection({ guildId }: { guildId?: string }) {
                     className="rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-card/40 px-3 py-2"
                   >
                     <p className="text-xs leading-relaxed text-text-secondary line-clamp-2">
-                      {msg.username}: {msg.content || "(no text content)"}
+                      {msg.username}: {renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata) || "(no text content)"}
                     </p>
                     <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] font-mono text-text-secondary/40">
                       {new Date(msg.created_at).toLocaleString()}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/live-stream.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/live-stream.tsx
index 788605f..33df372 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/live-stream.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/live-stream.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { GlassCard } from "@/components/glass/card";
+import { renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/lib/ws/context";
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ interface LiveMessage {
   channelName?: string;
   timestamp: string;
   flagged?: boolean;
+  metadata?: string | null;
 }
 
 export function LiveStream() {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ export function LiveStream() {
         channelName,
         timestamp: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
         flagged: data.ai_status === "flagged" || data.ai_status === "warn",
+        metadata: data.metadata ?? null,
       };
       setMessages((prev) => [msg, ...prev].slice(0, 50));
     });
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ export function LiveStream() {
                 {msg.username}
               </span>
               <span className="text-xs text-text-secondary truncate flex-1">
-                {msg.content}
+                {renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata)}
               </span>
               <span className="text-[10px] text-text-secondary/40 shrink-0">
                 {msg.timestamp}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/mod-queue.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/mod-queue.tsx
index 674afe9..d4425c1 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/mod-queue.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/mod-queue.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { AlertCircle, Check, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { GlassCard } from "@/components/glass/card";
+import { renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 export interface ModQueueItem {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export interface ModQueueItem {
   username: string;
   severity: "low" | "medium" | "high" | "critical";
   reason: string;
+  metadata?: string | null;
 }
 
 export function ModQueue({ items = [] }: { items?: ModQueueItem[] }) {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export function ModQueue({ items = [] }: { items?: ModQueueItem[] }) {
                 </span>
               </div>
               <p className="text-xs text-text-secondary line-clamp-1">
-                {item.content}
+                {renderMessageContent(item.content, item.metadata)}
               </p>
               <p className="text-[10px] text-text-secondary/50">
                 {item.reason}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/users-section.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/users-section.tsx
index 4bba380..7532f1d 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/users-section.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/dashboard/users-section.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { useUserDetail, useUsers } from "@/hooks";
+import { renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { DashboardUser } from "@/lib/types";
 
 export function UsersSection() {
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ export function UsersSection() {
                     className="rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-card/40 px-3 py-2"
                   >
                     <p className="text-xs leading-relaxed text-text-secondary line-clamp-2">
-                      {msg.content || "(no text content)"}
+                      {renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata) || "(no text content)"}
                     </p>
                     <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] font-mono text-text-secondary/40">
                       {msg.channel_id?.slice(0, 8)} ·{" "}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-card.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-card.tsx
index 38c0bb5..cb81130 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-card.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-card.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Progress } from "@/components/ui/progress";
-import { safeParseJsonArray, getMessageChannelLabel } from "@/lib/format";
+import { safeParseJsonArray, getMessageChannelLabel, renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { AiStatusBadge } from "./ai-status-badge";
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function MessageCard({
                   "italic text-muted-foreground line-through",
               )}
             >
-              {msg.content}
+              {renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata)}
             </p>
             {(() => {
               const u = extractFirstImage(msg.metadata);
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail-view.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail-view.tsx
index 708d883..3e17c57 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail-view.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail-view.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ArrowLeft, MessageSquare, MessagesSquare } from "lucide-react";
 import { GlassCard } from "@/components/glass/card";
 import { AttachmentsGrid } from "./attachments-grid";
 import { AiAnalysisPanel } from "./ai-analysis-panel";
-import { getMessageChannelLabel } from "@/lib/format";
+import { getMessageChannelLabel, renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { AttachmentRecord, MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 
 interface MessageDetailViewProps {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function MessageDetailView({ message, attachments, onBack }: MessageDetai
 
       {/* Content */}
       <div className="text-sm text-text-primary/90 leading-relaxed mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">
-        {message.content || "(no text content)"}
+        {renderMessageContent(message.content, message.metadata) || "(no text content)"}
       </div>
 
       {/* Attachments */}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail.tsx
index 8696e4d..2f1a93a 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/message-detail.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ArrowLeft, MessageSquare, MessagesSquare } from "lucide-react";
 import { GlassCard } from "@/components/glass/card";
 import { AttachmentsGrid } from "./attachments-grid";
 import { AiAnalysisPanel } from "./ai-analysis-panel";
-import { getMessageChannelLabel } from "@/lib/format";
+import { getMessageChannelLabel, renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { AttachmentRecord, MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 
 interface MessageDetailProps {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function MessageDetail({ message, attachments, onBack }: MessageDetailPro
 
       {/* Content */}
       <div className="text-sm text-text-primary/90 leading-relaxed mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">
-        {message.content || "(no text content)"}
+        {renderMessageContent(message.content, message.metadata) || "(no text content)"}
       </div>
 
       {/* Attachments */}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/search-overlay.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/search-overlay.tsx
index f6bbe65..2203b1c 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/messages/search-overlay.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/messages/search-overlay.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Search, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { messagesApi } from "@/lib/api";
-import { getMessageChannelLabel } from "@/lib/format";
+import { getMessageChannelLabel, renderMessageContent } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "@/lib/types";
 
 interface SearchOverlayProps {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function SearchOverlay({ open, onClose, onSelect }: SearchOverlayProps) {
                   <span className="font-medium text-text-primary">{msg.username}</span>
                   <span className="text-text-secondary/40">{getMessageChannelLabel(msg)}</span>
                 </div>
-                <p className="text-xs text-text-secondary/80 line-clamp-1 mt-0.5">{msg.content}</p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-text-secondary/80 line-clamp-1 mt-0.5">{renderMessageContent(msg.content, msg.metadata)}</p>
               </button>
             ))
           )}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/lib/format.ts b/services/frontend/src/lib/format.ts
index 33f860e..b26cb30 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/lib/format.ts
+++ b/services/frontend/src/lib/format.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { MessageMetadata } from "@/lib/types/message";
+
 /**
  * Format a number with locale separators.
  */
@@ -72,3 +74,65 @@ export function getMessageChannelLabel(msg: {
   if (channelName) return channelName;
   return msg.channel_id?.slice(0, 8) ?? "";
 }
+
+/**
+ * Render Discord mention/emoji/sticker tokens in message content to readable
+ * names using the captured metadata (mentionedRoles / mentionedUsers /
+ * customEmojis / stickers). Mirror of the gateway's renderDiscordMentions.
+ *
+ * - `<@&id>`           → `@RoleName` (falls back to `@role`)
+ * - `<@id>` / `<@!id>` → `@Username` (falls back to `@user`)
+ * - `<:name:id>`       → `:name:`    (falls back to the literal name)
+ * - sticker-only content already stored as `[Sticker: name]`; when a message
+ *   has both text and stickers, append `[Sticker: name]` so stickers always
+ *   surface in the feed.
+ */
+export function renderMessageContent(
+  content: string,
+  metadata?: string | null,
+): string {
+  if (!content) return content;
+  let m: MessageMetadata | null = null;
+  try {
+    m = JSON.parse(metadata ?? "") as MessageMetadata;
+  } catch {
+    // metadata malformed — render tokens from their literal names only
+  }
+
+  let rendered = content;
+  if (rendered.includes("<")) {
+    const roles = new Map(
+      (m?.mentionedRoles ?? []).map((r) => [r.id, r.name] as const),
+    );
+    const users = new Map(
+      (m?.mentionedUsers ?? []).map((u) => [u.id, u.username] as const),
+    );
+    const emojis = new Map(
+      (m?.customEmojis ?? []).map((e) => [e.id, e.name] as const),
+    );
+    rendered = rendered.replace(
+      /<(?:a)?:([a-zA-Z0-9_]+):(\d{17,20})>|<@!?(\d{17,20})>|<@&(\d{17,20})>/g,
+      (_full, emojiTokenName, emojiId, userId, roleId) => {
+        if (emojiId !== undefined) {
+          return `:${emojis.get(emojiId) ?? emojiTokenName}:`;
+        }
+        if (roleId !== undefined) return `@${roles.get(roleId) ?? "role"}`;
+        if (userId !== undefined) return `@${users.get(userId) ?? "user"}`;
+        return _full;
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  const stickers = m?.stickers ?? [];
+  if (
+    stickers.length > 0 &&
+    !rendered.includes("[Sticker:") &&
+    !rendered.includes("[Attachment:")
+  ) {
+    rendered += ` ${stickers
+      .map((s) => `[Sticker: ${s.name ?? "unknown"}]`)
+      .join(" ")}`;
+  }
+
+  return rendered;
+}
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/lib/types/message.ts b/services/frontend/src/lib/types/message.ts
index fdb1fe2..9c5dd61 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/lib/types/message.ts
+++ b/services/frontend/src/lib/types/message.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ export interface StickerInfo {
   url?: string | null;
 }
 
+export interface CustomEmojiInfo {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  animated?: boolean;
+  url?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface MentionedRoleInfo {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export interface MentionedUserInfo {
+  id: string;
+  username: string;
+}
+
 export interface AttachmentRef {
   name: string;
   url: string;
@@ -70,6 +87,9 @@ export interface MessageMetadata {
   stickers?: StickerInfo[] | null;
   attachments?: AttachmentRef[] | null;
   embeds?: EmbedInfo[] | null;
+  customEmojis?: CustomEmojiInfo[] | null;
+  mentionedRoles?: MentionedRoleInfo[] | null;
+  mentionedUsers?: MentionedUserInfo[] | null;
   channel?: ChannelRef | null;
   reference?: ReferenceInfo | null;
 }