diff --git a/.changeset/addie-newline-fix.md b/.changeset/addie-newline-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1658dde4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/addie-newline-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+---
+
+Fix missing newlines between context sections in Addie message formatting
diff --git a/server/src/addie/bolt-app.ts b/server/src/addie/bolt-app.ts
index da94d3b7be..433944184a 100644
--- a/server/src/addie/bolt-app.ts
+++ b/server/src/addie/bolt-app.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ async function buildMessageWithMemberContext(
     let channelContextText = '';
     if (threadContext?.viewing_channel_name) {
       const channelLines: string[] = [];
-      channelLines.push(`\n## Channel Context`);
+      channelLines.push('## Channel Context');
       channelLines.push(`User is viewing **#${threadContext.viewing_channel_name}**`);
       if (threadContext.viewing_channel_description) {
         channelLines.push(`Channel description: ${threadContext.viewing_channel_description}`);
@@ -430,8 +430,10 @@ async function buildMessageWithMemberContext(
     }
 
     if (memberContextText || channelContextText) {
+      // Use double newline between sections for proper markdown spacing
+      const sections = [memberContextText, channelContextText].filter(Boolean);
       return {
-        message: `${memberContextText || ''}${channelContextText}\n---\n\n${sanitizedMessage}`,
+        message: `${sections.join('\n\n')}\n\n---\n\n${sanitizedMessage}`,
         memberContext,
       };
     }