diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index 85fd7d8..c040c60 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Shared reporting and PromptKit v0.20.0 implementation plan
 
-Status: implementation in progress; Stage 1 complete.
+Status: implementation in progress; Stages 1–2 complete.
 
 ## Scope, authority, and execution
 
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ logical values, not YAML quoting or mapping order.
 
 ## Stage 2: Writer rendering and standard text templates
 
+**Complete.** Writer rendering and reusable text templates are implemented.
+Focused rendering tests and the root workspace suite (`GOTOOLCHAIN=local go
+test ./...` with Go 1.27.0) passed.
+
 Add these public root-package contracts:
 
 - `Format` with `FormatText`, `FormatYAML`, and `FormatJSON`; its zero value means
diff --git a/report.go b/report.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87c7d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/report.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package commandkit
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"text/template"
+
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v4"
+)
+
+// Format selects a report representation. The zero value selects automatically.
+type Format string
+
+const (
+	// FormatText renders a text template or the default text representation.
+	FormatText Format = "text"
+	// FormatYAML renders the report as YAML.
+	FormatYAML Format = "yaml"
+	// FormatJSON renders the report as JSON.
+	FormatJSON Format = "json"
+)
+
+// Report contains application-selected content and an optional text presentation.
+// Templates receive Value itself; structured formats use its JSON representation.
+type Report struct {
+	Value        any
+	TextTemplate *template.Template
+}
+
+// ParseTextTemplate prepares a reusable standard text template for a report.
+func ParseTextTemplate(name, source string, funcs template.FuncMap) (*template.Template, error) {
+	return template.New(name).Funcs(funcs).Parse(source)
+}
+
+// RenderReport writes a report in the selected format. An automatic format uses
+// a supplied text template, otherwise it selects text for scalars and nonempty
+// string lists and YAML for other values. Text without a template uses YAML for
+// structured values. Rendering and writer errors are returned to the caller.
+func RenderReport(w io.Writer, report Report, format Format) error {
+	if format != "" && format != FormatText && format != FormatYAML && format != FormatJSON {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown report format %q", format)
+	}
+	writer := reportWriter{w}
+	if report.TextTemplate != nil && (format == "" || format == FormatText) {
+		return report.TextTemplate.Execute(writer, report.Value)
+	}
+	value, err := normalizeReport(report.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if format == "" {
+		if reportIsPlainText(value) {
+			format = FormatText
+		} else {
+			format = FormatYAML
+		}
+	}
+	if format == FormatText {
+		if reportIsPlainText(value) {
+			switch v := value.(type) {
+			case []any:
+				for _, item := range v {
+					if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(writer, item); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			default:
+				_, err := fmt.Fprintln(writer, value)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		format = FormatYAML
+	}
+	if format == FormatJSON {
+		encoder := json.NewEncoder(writer)
+		encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
+		return encoder.Encode(value)
+	}
+	node, err := reportYAMLNode(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	encoder := yaml.NewEncoder(writer)
+	encoder.SetIndent(2)
+	if err := encoder.Encode(node); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return encoder.Close()
+}
+
+func reportIsPlainText(value any) bool {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case string, bool, json.Number:
+		return true
+	case []any:
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+		for _, item := range v {
+			if _, ok := item.(string); !ok {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// reportWriter makes short writes observable even for writers that return no error.
+type reportWriter struct{ io.Writer }
+
+func (w reportWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := w.Writer.Write(p)
+	if n < len(p) && err == nil {
+		return n, io.ErrShortWrite
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
diff --git a/report_test.go b/report_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f1953f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/report_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package commandkit
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"text/template"
+)
+
+func TestRenderReportAutomaticShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name  string
+		value any
+		text  string
+		yaml  bool
+	}{
+		{"string", "hello", "hello\n", false},
+		{"number", json.Number("123456789012345678901234567890"), "123456789012345678901234567890\n", false},
+		{"boolean", false, "false\n", false},
+		{"strings", []string{"one", "two"}, "one\ntwo\n", false},
+		{"empty strings", []string{}, "", true},
+		{"empty map", map[string]any{}, "", true},
+		{"null", nil, "", true},
+		{"mixed", []any{"a", false}, "", true},
+		{"map", map[string]any{"n": json.Number("9007199254740993")}, "", true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var out bytes.Buffer
+			if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{Value: tc.value}, ""); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if !tc.yaml {
+				if out.String() != tc.text {
+					t.Fatalf("got %q want %q", out.String(), tc.text)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			got, err := DecodeYAMLReport(&out)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			want, err := normalizeReport(tc.value)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+				t.Fatalf("got %#v want %#v", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderReportTemplatesAndFormats(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpl, err := ParseTextTemplate("report", `{{upper .Secret}}/{{.Name}}`, template.FuncMap{"upper": strings.ToUpper})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	value := struct {
+		Name   string `json:"name"`
+		Secret string `json:"-"`
+	}{"public", "private"}
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{value, tmpl}, ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.String() != "PRIVATE/public" {
+		t.Fatal(out.String())
+	}
+	for _, format := range []Format{FormatYAML, FormatJSON} {
+		out.Reset()
+		if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{value, tmpl}, format); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		var got any
+		if format == FormatYAML {
+			got, err = DecodeYAMLReport(&out)
+		} else {
+			d := json.NewDecoder(&out)
+			d.UseNumber()
+			err = d.Decode(&got)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, map[string]any{"name": "public"}) {
+			t.Fatalf("got %#v", got)
+		}
+	}
+	out.Reset()
+	if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{Value: map[string]any{"n": json.Number("123456789012345678901234567890")}}, FormatText); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got, err := DecodeYAMLReport(&out)
+	if err != nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(got, map[string]any{"n": json.Number("123456789012345678901234567890")}) {
+		t.Fatalf("got %#v: %v", got, err)
+	}
+}
+
+type reportShortWriter struct{}
+
+func (reportShortWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) { return len(p) / 2, nil }
+
+type reportErrorWriter struct{ err error }
+
+func (w reportErrorWriter) Write([]byte) (int, error) { return 0, w.err }
+
+func TestRenderReportErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := ParseTextTemplate("bad", `{{`, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("invalid template accepted")
+	}
+	tmpl, err := ParseTextTemplate("bad-execution", `{{.Missing}}`, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := RenderReport(io.Discard, Report{Value: struct{}{}, TextTemplate: tmpl}, ""); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("template execution succeeded")
+	}
+	if err := RenderReport(io.Discard, Report{Value: make(chan int)}, FormatJSON); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("unsupported value accepted")
+	}
+	if err := RenderReport(io.Discard, Report{}, Format("bad")); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("unknown format accepted")
+	}
+	tmpl, err = ParseTextTemplate("skip-json", `{{if .}}ok{{end}}`, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{Value: make(chan int), TextTemplate: tmpl}, FormatText); err != nil || out.String() != "ok" {
+		t.Fatalf("templated unsupported value: %q, %v", &out, err)
+	}
+	failure := errors.New("writer failure")
+	for _, format := range []Format{FormatText, FormatYAML, FormatJSON} {
+		t.Run(string(format), func(t *testing.T) {
+			for _, writer := range []struct {
+				w    io.Writer
+				want error
+			}{{reportShortWriter{}, io.ErrShortWrite}, {reportErrorWriter{failure}, failure}} {
+				err := RenderReport(writer.w, Report{Value: "content"}, format)
+				if !errors.Is(err, writer.want) {
+					t.Fatalf("%s: got %v, want %v", fmt.Sprint(writer.w), err, writer.want)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderReportExplicitFormatsSkipTemplateAndPreserveNumbers(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpl, err := ParseTextTemplate("invalid-at-execution", `{{.Missing}}`, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	value := struct {
+		Number json.Number `json:"number"`
+	}{json.Number("123456789012345678901234567890")}
+	want := map[string]any{"number": json.Number("123456789012345678901234567890")}
+	for _, format := range []Format{FormatYAML, FormatJSON} {
+		t.Run(string(format), func(t *testing.T) {
+			var out bytes.Buffer
+			if err := RenderReport(&out, Report{Value: value, TextTemplate: tmpl}, format); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			var got any
+			if format == FormatYAML {
+				got, err = DecodeYAMLReport(&out)
+			} else {
+				dec := json.NewDecoder(&out)
+				dec.UseNumber()
+				err = dec.Decode(&got)
+			}
+			if err != nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+				t.Fatalf("got %#v, %v", got, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	plain, err := ParseTextTemplate("plain", "content", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := RenderReport(reportShortWriter{}, Report{TextTemplate: plain}, FormatText); !errors.Is(err, io.ErrShortWrite) {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v", err)
+	}
+}