diff --git a/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/index.md b/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/index.md
index 81fd40d4b..e0d90341d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/index.md
+++ b/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/index.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */}
 - [`types.EffectiveConfig`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-effectiveconfig): Immutable result of config loading and ordered profile application.
 - [`types.ErrorInfo`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-errorinfo): Structured failure returned inside a normalized ``RunResult``.
 - [`types.FabricEvent`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-fabricevent): One normalized lifecycle or invocation event.
+- [`types.RunOutput`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-runoutput): Normalized adapter output.
 - [`types.RunPlan`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-runplan): Immutable execution plan produced before a runtime is started.
 - [`types.RunResult`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-runresult): Normalized terminal result from one Fabric invocation.
 - [`types.RuntimeCapabilities`](./nemo_fabric.types.md#class-runtimecapabilities): Operations declared by the resolved runtime and adapter.
diff --git a/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/nemo_fabric.types.md b/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/nemo_fabric.types.md
index e6f646b23..3b05fbfc4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/nemo_fabric.types.md
+++ b/docs/reference/api/python-library-reference/nemo_fabric.types.md
@@ -818,6 +818,75 @@ Return an immutable view of preserved extension fields.
 
 
 
+---
+
+
+### <kbd>classmethod</kbd> `from_mapping`
+
+```python
+from_mapping(mapping: 'Mapping[str, Any]') → 'FabricMapping'
+```
+
+Validate and copy a mapping into the requested typed model.
+
+---
+
+
+### <kbd>method</kbd> `to_dict`
+
+```python
+to_dict() → dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+Return the same detached representation as ``to_mapping()``.
+
+---
+
+
+### <kbd>method</kbd> `to_mapping`
+
+```python
+to_mapping() → dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+Return a detached, JSON-compatible mapping for serialization.
+
+
+---
+
+
+## <kbd>class</kbd> `RunOutput`
+
+Normalized adapter output.
+
+``response`` is a known adapter response field whose value follows the core Fabric JSON contract. Other keys are adapter-specific extensions.
+
+
+### <kbd>method</kbd> `__init__`
+
+```python
+__init__(mapping: 'Mapping[str, Any]') → None
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+
+---
+
+### <kbd>property</kbd> extra_fields
+
+Return an immutable view of preserved extension fields.
+
+---
+
+### <kbd>property</kbd> response
+
+Return the raw ``response`` JSON value, or ``None`` when absent.
+
+
+
 ---
 
 
@@ -873,7 +942,7 @@ The model is both attribute-accessible and mapping-compatible. A harness failure
  - <b>`invocation_id`</b>:  Identifier for this invocation.
  - <b>`request_id`</b>:  Correlated request identifier.
  - <b>`status`</b>:  Terminal invocation status.
- - <b>`output`</b>:  JSON-compatible harness output.
+ - <b>`output`</b>:  Object-shaped adapter output as ``RunOutput``; non-object values  are preserved as-is.
  - <b>`error`</b>:  Structured failure, or ``None`` on success.
  - <b>`artifacts`</b>:  Normalized artifact manifest.
  - <b>`telemetry`</b>:  Ordered telemetry references.
diff --git a/examples/code_review_agent/__main__.py b/examples/code_review_agent/__main__.py
index e7d11087e..4d646c776 100644
--- a/examples/code_review_agent/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/code_review_agent/__main__.py
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ async def main() -> None:
     else:
         output = await fabric.run(config, base_dir=BASE_DIR, input=args.input)
     print(json.dumps(output.to_mapping(), indent=2))
+
     if args.show_output and not args.plan:
-        if isinstance(output.output, dict) and "response" in output.output:
-            print(f"\n{output.output['response']}")
+        response = getattr(output.output, "response", None)
+        if response is not None:
+            print(f"\n{response}")
         elif output.error is not None:
             print(f"\n{output.error.message}")
         else:
diff --git a/python/src/nemo_fabric/__init__.py b/python/src/nemo_fabric/__init__.py
index 561fcb332..2af20b50a 100644
--- a/python/src/nemo_fabric/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/nemo_fabric/__init__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     EffectiveConfig,
     ErrorInfo,
     FabricEvent,
+    RunOutput,
     RunPlan,
     RunResult,
     RuntimeCapabilities,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     "FabricNativeUnavailableError",
     "FabricRuntimeError",
     "FabricStateError",
+    "RunOutput",
     "RunPlan",
     "RunRequest",
     "RunResult",
diff --git a/python/src/nemo_fabric/types.py b/python/src/nemo_fabric/types.py
index ec0d38774..393fad5dd 100644
--- a/python/src/nemo_fabric/types.py
+++ b/python/src/nemo_fabric/types.py
@@ -1205,6 +1205,24 @@ def _normalize(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return data
 
 
+class RunOutput(FabricMapping):
+    """Normalized adapter output.
+
+    ``response`` is a known adapter response field whose value follows the
+    core Fabric JSON contract. Other keys are adapter-specific extensions.
+    """
+
+    response: JSONValue | None
+    _fields = frozenset({"response"})
+    _json_fields = frozenset({"response"})
+
+    @property
+    def response(self) -> JSONValue | None:
+        """Return the raw ``response`` JSON value, or ``None`` when absent."""
+
+        return _snapshot_value(self._data.get("response"), json_value=True)
+
+
 class RunResult(FabricMapping):
     """Normalized terminal result from one Fabric invocation.
 
@@ -1222,7 +1240,8 @@ class RunResult(FabricMapping):
         invocation_id: Identifier for this invocation.
         request_id: Correlated request identifier.
         status: Terminal invocation status.
-        output: JSON-compatible harness output.
+        output: Object-shaped adapter output as ``RunOutput``; non-object values
+            are preserved as-is.
         error: Structured failure, or ``None`` on success.
         artifacts: Normalized artifact manifest.
         telemetry: Ordered telemetry references.
@@ -1239,7 +1258,7 @@ class RunResult(FabricMapping):
     invocation_id: str
     request_id: str
     status: str
-    output: Any
+    output: RunOutput | JSONValue
     error: ErrorInfo | None
     artifacts: ArtifactManifest
     telemetry: Sequence[TelemetryRef]
@@ -1264,7 +1283,7 @@ class RunResult(FabricMapping):
             "metadata",
         }
     )
-    _json_fields = frozenset({"output", "metadata"})
+    _json_fields = frozenset({"metadata"})
 
     @classmethod
     def _normalize(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -1298,4 +1317,9 @@ def _normalize(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
             FabricEvent.from_mapping(event) for event in data.get("events", [])
         )
         data["metadata"] = _mapping(data.get("metadata", {}), "result metadata")
+        raw_output = data.get("output")
+        if isinstance(raw_output, RunOutput):
+            data["output"] = raw_output
+        elif isinstance(raw_output, Mapping):
+            data["output"] = RunOutput.from_mapping(raw_output)
         return data
diff --git a/tests/python/test_code_review_example.py b/tests/python/test_code_review_example.py
index 1062abd28..ab3a911a7 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_code_review_example.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_code_review_example.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     with_relay_openinference,
     with_relay_otel,
 )
-from nemo_fabric import Fabric, FabricConfig
+from nemo_fabric import Fabric, FabricConfig, RunOutput
 
 
 def test_variant_builders_return_independent_complete_configs():
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ async def test_example_entrypoint_shows_response_after_normalized_output(
     capsys,
 ):
     result = MagicMock()
-    result.output = {"response": "visible response"}
-    result.to_mapping.return_value = {"output": result.output}
+    result.output = RunOutput.from_mapping({"response": "visible response"})
+    result.to_mapping.return_value = {"output": result.output.to_mapping()}
     mock_fabric = MagicMock()
     mock_fabric.run = AsyncMock(return_value=result)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main_module, "Fabric", lambda: mock_fabric)
diff --git a/tests/python/test_sdk_contract.py b/tests/python/test_sdk_contract.py
index 03544b2d0..9019743a3 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_sdk_contract.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_sdk_contract.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     HarnessConfig,
     McpConfig,
     MetadataConfig,
+    RunOutput,
     RunPlan,
     RunRequest,
     RunResult,
@@ -714,11 +715,87 @@ def test_run_result_exposes_detached_json_values():
     metadata["labels"].append("mutated")
     future["values"].append(2)
 
-    assert result.output == {"plugins": ["observability/nemo_relay"]}
+    assert result.output.to_mapping() == {"plugins": ["observability/nemo_relay"]}
     assert result.metadata == {"labels": ["sdk"]}
     assert result.extra_fields["future"] == {"values": [1]}
 
 
+def test_run_output_exposes_response_and_preserves_extensions():
+    output = RunOutput.from_mapping(
+        {
+            "response": "hello",
+            "thread_id": "abc",
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert output.response == "hello"
+    assert output["response"] == "hello"
+    assert output["thread_id"] == "abc"
+    assert output.to_mapping() == {
+        "response": "hello",
+        "thread_id": "abc",
+    }
+
+
+def test_run_result_wraps_object_output_as_run_output():
+    result = RunResult.from_mapping(
+        _run_result(output={"response": "hello", "usage": {"tokens": 1}})
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(result.output, RunOutput)
+    assert result.output.response == "hello"
+    assert result.output["response"] == "hello"
+    assert result.output["usage"] == {"tokens": 1}
+    assert result.to_mapping()["output"] == {
+        "response": "hello",
+        "usage": {"tokens": 1},
+    }
+
+
+def test_run_output_omits_missing_response_from_mapping():
+    output = RunOutput.from_mapping({"thread_id": "abc"})
+
+    assert output.response is None
+    assert "response" not in output.to_mapping()
+    assert output.to_mapping() == {"thread_id": "abc"}
+
+
+def test_run_output_preserves_explicit_null_response():
+    output = RunOutput.from_mapping({"response": None})
+
+    assert output.response is None
+    assert output.to_mapping() == {"response": None}
+
+
+def test_run_output_preserves_non_string_response_without_raising():
+    output = RunOutput.from_mapping({"response": {"text": "hello"}})
+
+    assert output.response == {"text": "hello"}
+    assert output["response"] == {"text": "hello"}
+    assert output.to_mapping() == {"response": {"text": "hello"}}
+
+
+def test_run_result_preserves_structured_response_from_core_valid_output():
+    result = RunResult.from_mapping(
+        _run_result(output={"response": {"text": "hello"}, "usage": {"tokens": 1}})
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(result.output, RunOutput)
+    assert result.output.response == {"text": "hello"}
+    assert result.output["response"] == {"text": "hello"}
+    assert result.to_mapping()["output"] == {
+        "response": {"text": "hello"},
+        "usage": {"tokens": 1},
+    }
+
+
+def test_run_result_preserves_non_object_output():
+    result = RunResult.from_mapping(_run_result(output="hello"))
+
+    assert result.output == "hello"
+    assert result.to_mapping()["output"] == "hello"
+
+
 def test_run_result_normalizes_core_telemetry_reference():
     result = RunResult.from_mapping(
         _run_result(