diff --git a/.oxfmtrc.json b/.oxfmtrc.json
index 506af80..4152a1d 100644
--- a/.oxfmtrc.json
+++ b/.oxfmtrc.json
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
   "bracketSameLine": false,
   "bracketSpacing": true,
   "sortImports": true,
-  "ignorePatterns": ["**/dist/**", "**/coverage/**"]
+  "ignorePatterns": ["**/dist/**", "**/coverage/**", "**/CHANGELOG.md"]
 }
diff --git a/src/checks/external.ts b/src/checks/external.ts
index 5b4b8b0..9baec11 100644
--- a/src/checks/external.ts
+++ b/src/checks/external.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export type ExternalCheckSpec = {
   docs?: string
   /** Extra guard beyond bin presence (e.g. require a tsconfig). */
   canRun?: () => boolean
+  /** Rewrite the tool's captured output before it is printed, e.g. to strip a tool's own hardcoded colouring. */
+  transformOutput?: (output: string) => string
   /**
    * Default trailing args scaffolded after `--` (e.g. skott's `src/*.ts` target), surfaced in the `verify:<name>`
    * script so a consumer can see and tweak them. Not baked into `runDefault`; only the scaffolded script carries them.
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ export function defineExternalCheck(spec: ExternalCheckSpec): Check {
       }
       const command = appendArgs(selectCommand(spec, resolveMode()), extraArgs)
       // quiet: buffer the tool's output and flush only on failure (streamed live under --verbose).
-      const code = await runCommand(command, { env: envWithLocalBin(), quiet: true })
+      const code = await runCommand(command, { env: envWithLocalBin(), quiet: true, transform: spec.transformOutput })
       // Only on failure — passing runs stay silent to save tokens.
       if (code !== 0) console.error(color.dim(externalFailureHint(spec, command)))
       return { name: spec.name, ok: code === 0 }
diff --git a/src/checks/registry.ts b/src/checks/registry.ts
index 0083f94..b1638c0 100644
--- a/src/checks/registry.ts
+++ b/src/checks/registry.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 
+import { withoutRed } from '../shared/color.ts'
 import { runComments } from './comments.ts'
 import { runComplexity } from './complexity.ts'
 import { defineExternalCheck } from './external.ts'
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ export const CHECKS: Check[] = [
     bin: 'jscpd',
     checkCommand: 'jscpd --format typescript,tsx --exit-code 1 --ignore "**/*.test.*" -r consoleFull src',
     devDeps: ['jscpd'],
+    // jscpd hardcodes red header cells in its stats table (even on a clean run) — reads like a failure. It ignores
+    // NO_COLOR/FORCE_COLOR, so strip the red foreground from its output; the table renders in the default colour.
+    transformOutput: withoutRed,
     docs: 'https://github.com/kucherenko/jscpd/tree/master/apps/jscpd#config',
   }),
 ]
diff --git a/src/orchestrator/runAll.ts b/src/orchestrator/runAll.ts
index 3b08c02..07ff7dd 100644
--- a/src/orchestrator/runAll.ts
+++ b/src/orchestrator/runAll.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CHECKS } from '../checks/registry.ts'
-import { color } from '../shared/color.ts'
+import { color, paintRed } from '../shared/color.ts'
 import { resolveMode } from '../shared/mode.ts'
 import { installConsoleCapture, runCaptured } from '../shared/output.ts'
 import { runCommand } from '../shared/spawn.ts'
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ export async function runAll(opts: RunAllOptions = {}): Promise<number> {
     if (run.output) process.stdout.write(run.output)
   }
 
+  // Under --verbose every check is printed, so a single failure gets buried mid-list; re-print the
+  // failing checks' output at the end in red so the step that actually failed stands out.
+  if (loud) {
+    for (const run of runs.filter((r) => !r.ok)) {
+      console.log(color.red(color.heading(`\n▶ ${run.name} (failed)`)))
+      if (run.output) process.stdout.write(paintRed(run.output))
+    }
+  }
+
   if (opts.measure) {
     const records: MeasureRecord[] = runs.map((r) => ({ script: r.name, code: r.ok ? 0 : 1, durationMs: r.durationMs }))
     printMeasureTable(records, Date.now() - startTime)
diff --git a/src/shared/color.test.ts b/src/shared/color.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2539984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/color.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { paintRed, withoutRed } from './color.ts'
+
+describe('withoutRed', () => {
+  it('drops red-foreground codes so text renders in the default colour', () => {
+    expect(withoutRed('\x1b[31mheader\x1b[39m')).toBe('header\x1b[39m')
+  })
+
+  it('leaves other colours (e.g. a tool table border) untouched', () => {
+    expect(withoutRed('\x1b[90m│\x1b[39m\x1b[31m cell \x1b[39m')).toBe('\x1b[90m│\x1b[39m cell \x1b[39m')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('paintRed', () => {
+  it('wraps the text in red', () => {
+    expect(paintRed('boom')).toBe('\x1b[31mboom\x1b[39m')
+  })
+
+  it("re-asserts red after an embedded foreground reset so the highlight isn't cancelled partway", () => {
+    expect(paintRed('a\x1b[39mb')).toBe('\x1b[31ma\x1b[31mb\x1b[39m')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/color.ts b/src/shared/color.ts
index 6e52610..9bc1112 100644
--- a/src/shared/color.ts
+++ b/src/shared/color.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@ export const color = {
   bold: (s: string | number) => `\x1b[1m${s}\x1b[22m`,
   heading: (s: string | number) => `\x1b[1m\x1b[4m${s}\x1b[24m\x1b[22m`,
 }
+
+/**
+ * Paint a whole block red, re-asserting red after any foreground-colour reset the text already contains
+ * (e.g. a tool's own ANSI codes) so the highlight survives to the end instead of being cancelled partway.
+ */
+export function paintRed(text: string): string {
+  return `\x1b[31m${text.replaceAll('\x1b[39m', '\x1b[31m')}\x1b[39m`
+}
+
+/** Drop red-foreground codes from text so a tool's hardcoded red renders in the terminal's default colour. */
+export function withoutRed(text: string): string {
+  return text.replaceAll('\x1b[31m', '')
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/spawn.ts b/src/shared/spawn.ts
index 09783e8..988a1bd 100644
--- a/src/shared/spawn.ts
+++ b/src/shared/spawn.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export type RunCommandOptions = {
   cwd?: string
   env?: Record<string, string>
   quiet?: boolean
+  /** Rewrite the command's buffered output before it is emitted (only applies when output is suppressed/buffered). */
+  transform?: (output: string) => string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ export function runCommand(command: string, opts: RunCommandOptions = {}): Promi
     child.on('close', (code) => {
       const exitCode = code ?? 1
       // When capturing (parallel `verifyx all`), hand all output to the buffer; otherwise flush only on failure.
-      if (suppress && chunks.length > 0 && (isCapturing() || exitCode !== 0)) emit(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString())
+      if (suppress && chunks.length > 0 && (isCapturing() || exitCode !== 0)) {
+        const out = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()
+        emit(opts.transform ? opts.transform(out) : out)
+      }
       resolve(exitCode)
     })
     child.on('error', () => resolve(127))