diff --git a/packages/core/src/accounts.ts b/packages/core/src/accounts.ts
index bc8b648d..893d6ee8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/accounts.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/accounts.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION,
   DEFAULT_CACHE_1H_MODE,
 } from './constants.ts'
+import { parseJsonRedacted } from './json.ts'
 import { type LogLevel, log, logger } from './logger.ts'
 import { isTransientNetworkError } from './network-errors.ts'
 
@@ -907,7 +908,10 @@ async function readJsonIfPresent(path: string): Promise<{
   value: unknown
 }> {
   try {
-    return { exists: true, value: JSON.parse(await readFile(path, 'utf8')) }
+    return {
+      exists: true,
+      value: parseJsonRedacted(await readFile(path, 'utf8')),
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'ENOENT') {
       return { exists: false, value: null }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dump.ts b/packages/core/src/dump.ts
index 5eb8cc5d..560adbea 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dump.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dump.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { extractBillingHeaderCCH } from './cch.ts'
+import { parseJsonRedacted } from './json.ts'
 import { isSecretKey, logger, relayLog } from './logger.ts'
 
 type DumpHeaders = ConstructorParameters<typeof Headers>[0]
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ function diffSummary(previousBodyText: string | undefined, bodyText: string) {
 
 function parseBody(bodyText: string): Record<string, unknown> | null {
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(bodyText)
+    const parsed = parseJsonRedacted(bodyText) as Record<string, unknown> | null
     return parsed != null &&
       typeof parsed === 'object' &&
       !Array.isArray(parsed)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 1beb9db2..31207aed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export * from './commands/account.ts'
 export * from './constants.ts'
 export * from './dump.ts'
 export * from './fast.ts'
+export * from './json.ts'
 export * from './killswitch.ts'
 export * from './logger.ts'
 export * from './logging.ts'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/json.ts b/packages/core/src/json.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9abaebc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/json.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function parseJsonRedacted(text: string): unknown {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(text)
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof SyntaxError) throw new SyntaxError('invalid JSON')
+    throw error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tests/accounts.test.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tests/accounts.test.ts
index 8cf26500..ace20d78 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tests/accounts.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tests/accounts.test.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,37 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
   process.env.OPENCODE_ANTHROPIC_AUTH_FILE = accountPath
 })
 
+test('does not echo secrets from corrupt account stores', async () => {
+  const expectRedactedCorruption = async (path: string, content: string) => {
+    await writeFile(path, content, 'utf8')
+    let caught: unknown
+    try {
+      await loadAccounts(accountPath)
+    } catch (error) {
+      caught = error
+    }
+
+    expect(caught instanceof Error).toBe(true)
+    const error = caught as Error
+    expect(error.message.includes('CANARY')).toBe(false)
+    expect(String(error.cause ?? '').includes('CANARY')).toBe(false)
+    expect(error.message).not.toContain('Unexpected identifier')
+    expect(error.message).toContain(path)
+    expect(error.message).toContain('fix or remove it')
+  }
+
+  await writeFile(accountPath, JSON.stringify(baseStorage()), 'utf8')
+  await expectRedactedCorruption(
+    getAccountStatePath(accountPath),
+    '{"main":{"access":sk-ant-oat-CANARY-SECRET-0000}}',
+  )
+
+  await expectRedactedCorruption(
+    accountPath,
+    '{"main":{"claustrumHandle":claustrumHandle-CANARY-SECRET-0000}}',
+  )
+})
+
 afterEach(async () => {
   delete process.env.OPENCODE_ANTHROPIC_AUTH_FILE
   await rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true })