diff --git a/poc-memory/src/agents/knowledge.rs b/poc-memory/src/agents/knowledge.rs
index fc98d88..e0af45c 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/agents/knowledge.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/agents/knowledge.rs
@@ -447,15 +447,16 @@ fn format_naming_prompt(
 /// Parse naming agent response.
 fn parse_naming_response(response: &str) -> Option<NamingResolution> {
     for line in response.lines() {
-        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        // Strip backticks — Haiku sometimes wraps the response line in them
+        let trimmed = line.trim().trim_matches('`').trim();
         if let Some(key) = trimmed.strip_prefix("CREATE ") {
-            return Some(NamingResolution::Create(key.trim().to_string()));
+            return Some(NamingResolution::Create(key.trim().trim_matches('`').to_string()));
         }
         if let Some(key) = trimmed.strip_prefix("RENAME ") {
-            return Some(NamingResolution::Create(key.trim().to_string()));
+            return Some(NamingResolution::Create(key.trim().trim_matches('`').to_string()));
         }
         if let Some(key) = trimmed.strip_prefix("MERGE_INTO ") {
-            return Some(NamingResolution::MergeInto(key.trim().to_string()));
+            return Some(NamingResolution::MergeInto(key.trim().trim_matches('`').to_string()));
         }
     }
     None