Hi, I’ve discovered a bug where Leo automatically deletes everything after a specific character appears in the text. When I paste content containing the “@” symbol, all text following it gets removed. The issue seems related to the system attempting to match browser tabs or boomarks, but the proce…

Oh good spot, I’ll pass this on to the team - thanks!

In the meantime - just found a little workaround that may work for you: [image] If you click the ‘send message’ button on the bottom right instead of hitting enter it should work [image] We’ll work on making the flow smoother, but hopefully that unblocks you in the meantime

[image] ste: We’ll work on making the flow smoother, but hopefully that unblocks you in the meantime Thanks! Have a nice day :grinning_face:

Bug Report: Leo AI truncates text after "@" symbol

Brave Browser Leo AI

ste January 9, 2026, 10:49pm 5

QA team raised the issue here for anyone who wants to follow along: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/51874

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Bug Report: Leo AI truncates text after "@" symbol

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