diff --git a/cmd/bd/show.go b/cmd/bd/show.go
index 785cd8fc..6b17b396 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/show.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/show.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error resolving ID %s: %v\n", id, err)
 					os.Exit(1)
 				}
-				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, string(resp.Data))
+				var resolvedID string
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, &resolvedID); err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error unmarshaling resolved ID: %v\n", err)
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, resolvedID)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// In direct mode, resolve via storage
@@ -392,7 +397,12 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error resolving ID %s: %v\n", id, err)
 					os.Exit(1)
 				}
-				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, string(resp.Data))
+				var resolvedID string
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, &resolvedID); err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error unmarshaling resolved ID: %v\n", err)
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, resolvedID)
 			}
 		} else {
 			var err error
@@ -710,7 +720,12 @@ var closeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error resolving ID %s: %v\n", id, err)
 					os.Exit(1)
 				}
-				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, string(resp.Data))
+				var resolvedID string
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, &resolvedID); err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error unmarshaling resolved ID: %v\n", err)
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				resolvedIDs = append(resolvedIDs, resolvedID)
 			}
 		} else {
 			var err error
diff --git a/internal/utils/id_parser.go b/internal/utils/id_parser.go
index a1a27bf9..00b1396e 100644
--- a/internal/utils/id_parser.go
+++ b/internal/utils/id_parser.go
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ func ParseIssueID(input string, prefix string) string {
 // - No issue found matching the ID
 // - Multiple issues match (ambiguous prefix)
 func ResolvePartialID(ctx context.Context, store storage.Storage, input string) (string, error) {
+	// Fast path: if the user typed an exact ID that exists, return it as-is.
+	// This preserves behavior where issue IDs may not match the configured
+	// issue_prefix (e.g. cross-repo IDs like "ao-izl"), while still allowing
+	// prefix-based and hash-based resolution for other inputs.
+	if issue, err := store.GetIssue(ctx, input); err == nil && issue != nil {
+		return input, nil
+	}
+	
 	// Get the configured prefix
 	prefix, err := store.GetConfig(ctx, "issue_prefix")
 	if err != nil || prefix == "" {
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ func ResolvePartialID(ctx context.Context, store storage.Storage, input string)
 		normalizedID = prefixWithHyphen + input
 	}
 	
-	// First try exact match
+	// First try exact match on normalized ID
 	issue, err := store.GetIssue(ctx, normalizedID)
 	if err == nil && issue != nil {
 		return normalizedID, nil