diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-mcp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-mcp.yml
index 0ab2909b72..9e622ca83a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-mcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-mcp.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,8 @@ jobs:
           pnpm run fmt:check;
           pnpm -r run build;
           pnpm -r run types:check;
+
+      - name: Tests
+        working-directory: ./mcp
+        run: |
+          pnpm -r run test;
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/package.json b/mcp/packages/plugin/package.json
index 0ccf276181..9dddf112fd 100644
--- a/mcp/packages/plugin/package.json
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "start": "vite build --watch --config vite.config.ts",
     "start:multi-user": "pnpm run start",
     "build": "tsc && vite build --config vite.release.config.ts",
+    "test": "node --experimental-strip-types --test src/*.test.ts",
     "types:check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist/"
   },
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.test.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e88b444463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { formatTaskError } from "./ErrorUtils.ts";
+
+test("includes ClojureScript exception data in the task error message", () => {
+    const keyword = (name: string) => ({ name, fqn: name });
+    const entries = [
+        { key: keyword("type"), val: keyword("validation") },
+        { key: keyword("code"), val: keyword("request-body-too-large") },
+        { key: keyword("status"), val: 413 },
+    ];
+    const data = {
+        *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+            yield* entries;
+        },
+    };
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("http error"), { data });
+
+    assert.equal(formatTaskError(error), "http error (type: validation, code: request-body-too-large, status: 413)");
+});
+
+test("falls back to the printed representation when map internals are renamed by the Closure compiler", () => {
+    // In release builds MapEntry/Keyword field names are minified, so entry
+    // extraction finds nothing; only toString keeps the readable CLJS form.
+    const entries = [{ a7: { Eb: "type" }, gb: { Eb: "validation" } }];
+    const data = {
+        *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+            yield* entries;
+        },
+        toString: () => "{:type :validation, :code :request-body-too-large}",
+    };
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("http error"), { data });
+
+    assert.equal(formatTaskError(error), "http error ({:type :validation, :code :request-body-too-large})");
+});
+
+test("formats plain object data and nested printable values", () => {
+    const data = {
+        status: 413,
+        uri: "https://example.test/api/export",
+        detail: { toString: () => "{:code :too-large}" },
+    };
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("http error"), { data });
+
+    assert.equal(
+        formatTaskError(error),
+        "http error (status: 413, uri: https://example.test/api/export, detail: {:code :too-large})"
+    );
+});
+
+test("keeps string values verbatim", () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("http error"), { data: { hint: ":not-a-keyword" } });
+
+    assert.equal(formatTaskError(error), "http error (hint: :not-a-keyword)");
+});
+
+test("returns the original message when no structured data is available", () => {
+    assert.equal(formatTaskError(new Error("export timed out")), "export timed out");
+});
+
+test("formats non-Error values", () => {
+    assert.equal(formatTaskError("connection closed"), "connection closed");
+});
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c898037b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/ErrorUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+type ErrorWithData = Error & {
+    data?: unknown;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Produces a useful task error message, including structured ClojureScript exception data.
+ *
+ * @param error - the value thrown while handling a plugin task
+ * @returns A human-readable error message
+ */
+export function formatTaskError(error: unknown): string {
+    if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
+        return String(error);
+    }
+
+    const details = formatErrorData((error as ErrorWithData).data);
+    return details ? `${error.message} (${details})` : error.message;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats plain objects and iterable ClojureScript maps as key-value pairs.
+ *
+ * Falls back to the value's printed representation: in release builds the
+ * Closure compiler renames ClojureScript internals (MapEntry `key`/`val`,
+ * Keyword `fqn`), so entry extraction can come up empty even though `toString`
+ * still prints the data readably (e.g. `{:type :validation}`).
+ *
+ * @param data - structured exception data
+ * @returns Formatted exception details, or an empty string when unavailable
+ */
+function formatErrorData(data: unknown): string {
+    const entries = getEntries(data);
+    if (entries.length > 0) {
+        return entries.map(([key, value]) => `${formatKey(key)}: ${formatValue(value)}`).join(", ");
+    }
+
+    return printedForm(data);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the value's own printed representation, or an empty string when it
+ * only has the default `Object.prototype.toString` one.
+ */
+function printedForm(value: unknown): string {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const text = String(value);
+        return text === "[object Object]" ? "" : text;
+    } catch {
+        return "";
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extracts entries from JavaScript objects or ClojureScript map-like values.
+ */
+function getEntries(data: unknown): Array<[unknown, unknown]> {
+    if (!data || typeof data !== "object") {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    if (Symbol.iterator in data) {
+        try {
+            return Array.from(data as Iterable<unknown>).flatMap((entry) => {
+                if (Array.isArray(entry) && entry.length >= 2) {
+                    return [[entry[0], entry[1]]];
+                }
+
+                if (entry && typeof entry === "object") {
+                    const mapEntry = entry as { key?: unknown; val?: unknown };
+                    if ("key" in mapEntry && "val" in mapEntry) {
+                        return [[mapEntry.key, mapEntry.val]];
+                    }
+
+                    if (Symbol.iterator in entry) {
+                        const pair = Array.from(entry as Iterable<unknown>);
+                        return pair.length >= 2 ? [[pair[0], pair[1]]] : [];
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return [];
+            });
+        } catch {
+            // fall through to ordinary object properties
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Object.entries(data);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats ClojureScript keywords without their leading colon.
+ */
+function formatKey(key: unknown): string {
+    if (key && typeof key === "object") {
+        const keyword = key as { fqn?: unknown; name?: unknown };
+        if (typeof keyword.fqn === "string") {
+            return keyword.fqn;
+        }
+        if (typeof keyword.name === "string") {
+            return keyword.name;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return String(key).replace(/^:/, "");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats detail values while keeping nested data readable.
+ */
+function formatValue(value: unknown): string {
+    if (typeof value === "string" || typeof value === "number" || typeof value === "boolean") {
+        return String(value);
+    }
+
+    if (value && typeof value === "object") {
+        const keyword = value as { fqn?: unknown; name?: unknown };
+        if (typeof keyword.fqn === "string") {
+            return keyword.fqn;
+        }
+        if (typeof keyword.name === "string") {
+            return keyword.name;
+        }
+
+        if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+            const printed = printedForm(value);
+            if (printed) {
+                return printed.replace(/^:/, "");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+        return String(value);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        return JSON.stringify(value);
+    } catch {
+        return String(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
index 34e0349e96..502116707f 100644
--- a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ExecuteCodeTaskHandler } from "./task-handlers/ExecuteCodeTaskHandler";
 import { Task, TaskHandler } from "./TaskHandler";
+import { formatTaskError } from "./ErrorUtils";
 
 /**
  * indicates whether the plugin is running in an environment with the Penpot-integrated remote MCP server
@@ -97,8 +98,7 @@ async function handlePluginTaskRequest(request: { id: string; task: string; para
             console.log("Task handled successfully:", task);
         } catch (error) {
             console.error("Error handling task:", error);
-            const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-            task.sendError(`Error handling task: ${errorMessage}`);
+            task.sendError(`Error handling task: ${formatTaskError(error)}`);
         }
     } else {
         console.error("Unknown plugin task:", request.task);
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/tsconfig.json b/mcp/packages/plugin/tsconfig.json
index 0db6d8a2c6..de5c7b8ff9 100644
--- a/mcp/packages/plugin/tsconfig.json
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
         "noUnusedParameters": true,
         "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
     },
-    "include": ["src"]
+    "include": ["src"],
+    "exclude": ["src/*.test.ts"]
 }