diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb3bdd616..bb27b50d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - Model picker: list the full catalog when no model allowlist is configured.
 - Discord: honor wildcard channel configs via shared match helpers. (#1334) Thanks @pvoo.
 - BlueBubbles: resolve short message IDs safely and expose full IDs in templates. (#1387) Thanks @tyler6204.
+- Zalouser: parse zca JSON output when logs or ANSI codes are present. (#1379) Thanks @ptn1411.
 - Infra: preserve fetch helper methods when wrapping abort signals. (#1387)
 
 ## 2026.1.20
diff --git a/extensions/zalouser/src/zca.test.ts b/extensions/zalouser/src/zca.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6d0ff413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/zalouser/src/zca.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { parseJsonOutput } from "./zca.js";
+
+describe("parseJsonOutput", () => {
+  it("parses plain JSON output", () => {
+    expect(parseJsonOutput<{ ok: boolean }>('{"ok":true}')).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  it("parses JSON wrapped in ANSI codes", () => {
+    const output = "\u001B[32m{\"ok\":true}\u001B[0m";
+    expect(parseJsonOutput<{ ok: boolean }>(output)).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  it("parses JSON after log prefix lines", () => {
+    const output = ["INFO starting up", "{\"items\":[1,2]}"].join("\n");
+    expect(parseJsonOutput<{ items: number[] }>(output)).toEqual({ items: [1, 2] });
+  });
+
+  it("skips invalid JSON blocks and returns the next payload", () => {
+    const output = ["INFO", "{bad}", "{\"ok\":true}"].join("\n");
+    expect(parseJsonOutput<{ ok: boolean }>(output)).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when no JSON payload is found", () => {
+    expect(parseJsonOutput("INFO no payload")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});