diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
index 5907076fb9e302add143d1bdced2f46e2bbdb41a..13cd3988ae69a2203c77e1545bff2170f10b6f0c 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use agent::{DbThreadMetadata, HistoryEntry, HistoryEntryId, HistoryStore, Native
 use agent_client_protocol::{self as acp, PromptCapabilities};
 use agent_servers::{AgentServer, AgentServerDelegate};
 use agent_settings::{AgentProfileId, AgentSettings, CompletionMode};
-use anyhow::{Result, anyhow, bail};
+use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
 use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
 use audio::{Audio, Sound};
 use buffer_diff::BufferDiff;
@@ -4709,35 +4709,36 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
             .languages
             .language_for_name("Markdown");
 
-        let (thread_summary, markdown) = if let Some(thread) = self.thread() {
+        let (thread_title, markdown) = if let Some(thread) = self.thread() {
             let thread = thread.read(cx);
             (thread.title().to_string(), thread.to_markdown(cx))
         } else {
             return Task::ready(Ok(()));
         };
 
+        let project = workspace.read(cx).project().clone();
         window.spawn(cx, async move |cx| {
             let markdown_language = markdown_language_task.await?;
 
-            workspace.update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {
-                let project = workspace.project().clone();
+            let buffer = project
+                .update(cx, |project, cx| project.create_buffer(false, cx))?
+                .await?;
 
-                if !project.read(cx).is_local() {
-                    bail!("failed to open active thread as markdown in remote project");
-                }
+            buffer.update(cx, |buffer, cx| {
+                buffer.set_text(markdown, cx);
+                buffer.set_language(Some(markdown_language), cx);
+                buffer.set_capability(language::Capability::ReadOnly, cx);
+            })?;
 
-                let buffer = project.update(cx, |project, cx| {
-                    project.create_local_buffer(&markdown, Some(markdown_language), true, cx)
-                });
-                let buffer = cx.new(|cx| {
-                    MultiBuffer::singleton(buffer, cx).with_title(thread_summary.clone())
-                });
+            workspace.update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {
+                let buffer = cx
+                    .new(|cx| MultiBuffer::singleton(buffer, cx).with_title(thread_title.clone()));
 
                 workspace.add_item_to_active_pane(
                     Box::new(cx.new(|cx| {
                         let mut editor =
                             Editor::for_multibuffer(buffer, Some(project.clone()), window, cx);
-                        editor.set_breadcrumb_header(thread_summary);
+                        editor.set_breadcrumb_header(thread_title);
                         editor
                     })),
                     None,
@@ -4745,9 +4746,7 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
                     window,
                     cx,
                 );
-
-                anyhow::Ok(())
-            })??;
+            })?;
             anyhow::Ok(())
         })
     }