diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8baa1c..d23953d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.85
+## Current Status — v0.0.86
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.85 — Skip llm_config republish on startup when config was recalled from Nostr
+> Last release update: v0.0.86 — Return masked api_key field in model_get/model_set responses
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/agent.c b/src/agent.c
index ec211c0..be7362b 100644
--- a/src/agent.c
+++ b/src/agent.c
@@ -741,8 +741,11 @@ static int handle_slash_command(const char* sender_pubkey_hex, const char* messa
         result_json = strdup("{\"success\":false,\"error\":\"direct tool execution failed\"}");
     }
 
-    char* markdown_result = format_result_markdown_local(result_json);
-    const char* dm_payload = markdown_result ? markdown_result : result_json;
+    size_t tool_name_len = strlen(tool_name);
+    int send_raw_json = (tool_name_len >= 4U && strcmp(tool_name + tool_name_len - 4U, "_get") == 0);
+
+    char* markdown_result = send_raw_json ? NULL : format_result_markdown_local(result_json);
+    const char* dm_payload = send_raw_json ? result_json : (markdown_result ? markdown_result : result_json);
 
     size_t log_cap = strlen(message) + strlen(result_json ? result_json : "") + strlen(dm_payload ? dm_payload : "") + 192U;
     char* log_payload = (char*)malloc(log_cap);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 3babd58..550e082 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 85
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.85"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 86
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.86"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"
diff --git a/src/tools/tool_model.c b/src/tools/tool_model.c
index c5aeaca..f06ca9f 100644
--- a/src/tools/tool_model.c
+++ b/src/tools/tool_model.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ char* execute_model_get(const char* args_json) {
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "provider", cfg.provider);
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "model", cfg.model);
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "base_url", cfg.base_url);
-    cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "api_key_masked", api_key_masked);
+    cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "api_key", api_key_masked);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(out, "max_tokens", cfg.max_tokens);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(out, "temperature", cfg.temperature);
 
@@ -220,10 +220,14 @@ char* execute_model_set(tools_context_t* ctx, const char* args_json) {
 
     cJSON* out = cJSON_CreateObject();
     if (!out) return NULL;
+    char api_key_masked[64] = {0};
+    mask_api_key_local(cfg.api_key, api_key_masked, sizeof(api_key_masked));
+
     cJSON_AddBoolToObject(out, "success", 1);
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "provider", cfg.provider);
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "model", cfg.model);
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "base_url", cfg.base_url);
+    cJSON_AddStringToObject(out, "api_key", api_key_masked);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(out, "max_tokens", cfg.max_tokens);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(out, "temperature", cfg.temperature);
     cJSON_AddBoolToObject(out, "persisted", persisted ? 1 : 0);