diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fbcc32b1..f9b91d01b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 - iMessage: ignore disconnect errors during shutdown (avoid unhandled promise rejections). Thanks @antons for PR #359.
 - Messages: stop defaulting ack reactions to 👀 when identity emoji is missing.
 - Auto-reply: require slash for control commands to avoid false triggers in normal text.
+- Auto-reply: add `/reasoning on|off` to expose model reasoning blocks (italic).
+- Auto-reply: place reasoning blocks before the final reply text when appended.
 - Auto-reply: flag error payloads and improve Bun socket error messaging. Thanks @emanuelst for PR #331.
 - Commands: add `/stop` to the registry and route native aborts to the active chat session. Thanks @nachoiacovino for PR #295.
 - Commands: unify native + text chat commands behind `commands.*` config (Discord/Slack/Telegram). Thanks @thewilloftheshadow for PR #275.
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.ts
index 8620b2c33..7913664c4 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.ts
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ export async function runEmbeddedPiAgent(params: {
                   ? formatReasoningMarkdown(thinking)
                   : "";
                 if (!formatted) return base;
-                return base ? `${base}\n\n${formatted}` : formatted;
+                return base ? `${formatted}\n\n${base}` : formatted;
               })()
             : "";
           for (const text of assistantTexts.length
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.test.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.test.ts
index c22316357..72e2541c5 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,42 @@ describe("subscribeEmbeddedPiSession", () => {
     expect(payload.text).toBe("Hello block");
   });
 
+  it("prepends reasoning before text when enabled", () => {
+    let handler: ((evt: unknown) => void) | undefined;
+    const session: StubSession = {
+      subscribe: (fn) => {
+        handler = fn;
+        return () => {};
+      },
+    };
+
+    const onBlockReply = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeEmbeddedPiSession({
+      session: session as unknown as Parameters<
+        typeof subscribeEmbeddedPiSession
+      >[0]["session"],
+      runId: "run",
+      onBlockReply,
+      blockReplyBreak: "message_end",
+      includeReasoning: true,
+    });
+
+    const assistantMessage = {
+      role: "assistant",
+      content: [
+        { type: "thinking", thinking: "Because it helps" },
+        { type: "text", text: "Final answer" },
+      ],
+    } as AssistantMessage;
+
+    handler?.({ type: "message_end", message: assistantMessage });
+
+    expect(onBlockReply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const payload = onBlockReply.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(payload.text).toBe("_Reasoning:_\n_Because it helps_\n\nFinal answer");
+  });
+
   it("emits block replies on text_end and does not duplicate on message_end", () => {
     let handler: ((evt: unknown) => void) | undefined;
     const session: StubSession = {
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.ts
index 9b9169a69..3aa9a6d5a 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.ts
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ export function subscribeEmbeddedPiSession(params: {
             : "";
           const text =
             baseText && formattedReasoning
-              ? `${baseText}\n\n${formattedReasoning}`
-              : baseText || formattedReasoning;
+              ? `${formattedReasoning}\n\n${baseText}`
+              : formattedReasoning || baseText;
 
           const addedDuringMessage =
             assistantTexts.length > assistantTextBaseline;