diff --git a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/mcmsv2/mcms_v2.go b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/mcmsv2/mcms_v2.go
index 5a07cf94a..2a59d65ff 100644
--- a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/mcmsv2/mcms_v2.go
+++ b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/mcmsv2/mcms_v2.go
@@ -733,7 +733,10 @@ func buildMCMSv2AnalyzeProposalCmd(
 			}
 
 			// Set renderer based on format flag
-			renderer := createRendererFromFormat(format)
+			renderer, err := createRendererFromFormat(format)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create renderer: %w", err)
+			}
 			cfgv2.proposalCtx.SetRenderer(renderer)
 
 			var analyzedProposal string
@@ -1611,14 +1614,16 @@ func addCallProxyOption(
 
 // createRendererFromFormat creates an appropriate renderer based on the format string.
 // Defaults to markdown renderer for unknown formats.
-func createRendererFromFormat(format string) analyzer.Renderer {
+func createRendererFromFormat(format string) (analyzer.Renderer, error) {
 	switch format {
 	case "text", "txt":
-		return analyzer.NewTextRenderer()
+		return analyzer.NewTextRenderer(), nil
 	case "markdown", "md":
-		return analyzer.NewMarkdownRenderer()
+		return analyzer.NewMarkdownRenderer(), nil
+	case "":
+		return analyzer.NewMarkdownRenderer(), nil
 	default:
-		// Default to markdown if format is not specified or invalid
-		return analyzer.NewMarkdownRenderer()
+		// error if format is not specified or invalid
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format '%s'", format)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/decoded_call_test.go b/experimental/analyzer/decoded_call_test.go
index 865752f95..01d69bfad 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/decoded_call_test.go
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/decoded_call_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Method: complexCall
 Inputs:
   address: 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001
   chain: ` + "`" + `1 (<chain unknown>)` + "`" + `
-
   data: 0x010203
 
 Outputs:
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/describe_test.go b/experimental/analyzer/describe_test.go
index b2614765f..873365f26 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/describe_test.go
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/describe_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestDescribeProposal(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "Empty proposal",
 			operations:     []types.Operation{},
 			expectError:    false,
-			outputContains: []string{""},
+			outputContains: []string{"\n"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Single operation - unsupported chain",
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestDescribeTimelockProposal(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "Empty proposal",
 			operations:     []types.BatchOperation{},
 			expectError:    false,
-			outputContains: []string{""},
+			outputContains: []string{"\n"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Single batch - unsupported chain",
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_markdown.go b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_markdown.go
index 6e302ca58..be2af1ce9 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_markdown.go
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_markdown.go
@@ -608,7 +608,12 @@ func (r *MarkdownRenderer) renderTemplate(tmpl *template.Template, data interfac
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering template: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return buf.String()
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(out, "\n\n") { // assuming double newline means intentional spacing
+		out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	}
+
+	return out
 }
 
 // isSimpleValue determines if a string represents a simple value that should be displayed without backticks.
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text.go b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text.go
index 527e0dd72..82f08f248 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text.go
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
@@ -132,8 +133,10 @@ func (r *TextRenderer) RenderDecodedCall(d *DecodedCall, ctx *FieldContext) stri
 	if err := r.decodedCallTmpl.Execute(&buf, data); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering decoded call: %v", err)
 	}
+	out := buf.String()
+	out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
 
-	return buf.String()
+	return out
 }
 
 // RenderProposal renders a ProposalReport as plain text using templates
@@ -156,7 +159,12 @@ func (r *TextRenderer) RenderProposal(rep *ProposalReport, ctx *FieldContext) st
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering proposal: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return buf.String()
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(out, "\n\n") { // assuming double newline means intentional spacing
+		out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	}
+
+	return out
 }
 
 // RenderTimelockProposal renders a Timelock ProposalReport as plain text using templates
@@ -188,7 +196,12 @@ func (r *TextRenderer) RenderTimelockProposal(rep *ProposalReport, ctx *FieldCon
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering timelock: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return buf.String()
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(out, "\n\n") { // assuming double newline means intentional spacing
+		out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	}
+
+	return out
 }
 
 // RenderField renders a NamedField as plain text
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *TextRenderer) getChainNameOrEmpty(selector uint64) string {
 // renderFieldValue renders any field value as plain text using templates
 func (r *TextRenderer) renderFieldValue(field FieldValue) string {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-
+	var out string
 	switch f := field.(type) {
 	case AddressField:
 		data := AddressFieldData{Value: f.GetValue()}
@@ -233,58 +246,64 @@ func (r *TextRenderer) renderFieldValue(field FieldValue) string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering address field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case ChainSelectorField:
 		if err := r.chainSelectorFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering chain selector field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case BytesField:
 		if err := r.bytesFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering bytes field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case ArrayField:
 		if err := r.arrayFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering array field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case StructField:
 		if err := r.structFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering struct field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case SimpleField:
 		if err := r.simpleFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering simple field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case YamlField:
 		if err := r.yamlFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering yaml field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	case NamedField:
 		if err := r.namedFieldTmpl.Execute(&buf, f); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering named field: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		return buf.String()
+		out = buf.String()
 
 	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("<unknown field type: %s>", field.GetType())
 	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(out, "\n\n") { // assuming double newline means intentional spacing
+		out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	}
+
+	return out
 }
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text_test.go b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text_test.go
index 4bf6bbec1..7ed48bed3 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text_test.go
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/renderer_text_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestTextRenderer_RenderField_ChainSelectorField(t *testing.T) {
 		field := ChainSelectorField{Value: 999999}
 		result := renderer.RenderField(NamedField{Name: "chain", Value: field}, ctx)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "chain: `999999 (<chain unknown>)`\n", result)
+		assert.Equal(t, "chain: `999999 (<chain unknown>)`", result)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/address_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/address_field.tmpl
index 322e83a0b..f523f595b 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/address_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/address_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-`{{.Value}}`
\ No newline at end of file
+`{{.Value}}`
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/array_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/array_field.tmpl
index 71e1366ce..91e725a9a 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/array_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/array_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-array[{{.Length}}]: {{if eq .Length 0}}[]{{else}}[{{range $i, $elem := .Elements}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{compactValue $elem $.Context}}{{end}}{{if gt .Length 3}}, … (+{{sub .Length 3}}){{end}}]{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+array[{{.Length}}]: {{if eq .Length 0}}[]{{else}}[{{range $i, $elem := .Elements}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{compactValue $elem $.Context}}{{end}}{{if gt .Length 3}}, … (+{{sub .Length 3}}){{end}}]{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/bytes_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/bytes_field.tmpl
index 3a8bfed53..d957e8b98 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/bytes_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/bytes_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bytes(len={{.Length}}): {{hexPreview .Value 16}}
\ No newline at end of file
+bytes(len={{.Length}}): {{hexPreview .Value 16}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/proposal.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/proposal.tmpl
index aac93fba0..1c5d17588 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/proposal.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/proposal.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {{range $i, $op := .Operations}}Operation #{{$i}}
 Chain selector: {{$op.ChainSelector}} ({{$op.ChainName}})
 {{range $call := $op.Calls}}{{indent (renderCall $call $.Context)}}{{end}}
-{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/simple_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/simple_field.tmpl
index 067a73c6f..5464e507a 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/simple_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/simple_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{if gt (len .Value) 80}}`{{truncateMiddle .Value 80}}` (len={{len .Value}}){{else}}`{{.Value}}`{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{if gt (len .Value) 80}}`{{truncateMiddle .Value 80}}` (len={{len .Value}}){{else}}`{{.Value}}`{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/struct_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/struct_field.tmpl
index c64d0b63c..8027b3d9a 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/struct_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/struct_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-struct{ {{.FieldCount}} fields }
\ No newline at end of file
+struct{ {{.FieldCount}} fields }
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/summary.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/summary.tmpl
index acb9715cb..bc7e28741 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/summary.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/summary.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{if .Type}}{{.Type}}{{if .Length}}(len={{.Length}}){{end}}{{if .Preview}}{{if hasPrefix .Preview ":"}}{{.Preview}}{{else}}: {{.Preview}}{{end}}{{end}}{{else}}`{{.Value}}`{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{if .Type}}{{.Type}}{{if .Length}}(len={{.Length}}){{end}}{{if .Preview}}{{if hasPrefix .Preview ":"}}{{.Preview}}{{else}}: {{.Preview}}{{end}}{{end}}{{else}}`{{.Value}}`{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/timelock_proposal.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/timelock_proposal.tmpl
index ec1294c69..d53b51167 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/timelock_proposal.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/timelock_proposal.tmpl
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 {{end}}{{end}}---
 
-{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/yaml_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/yaml_field.tmpl
index 3c95937cc..3be2bc3b6 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/yaml_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/markdown/yaml_field.tmpl
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 {{.Value}}
 {{- else -}}
 `{{.Value}}`
-{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/address_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/address_field.tmpl
index 5148015dc..6231ccfac 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/address_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/address_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{.Value}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{.Value}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/array_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/array_field.tmpl
index 1be6bb484..6faf5ee2c 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/array_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/array_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{range $i, $element := .GetElements}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{renderField $element}}{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{range $i, $element := .GetElements}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{renderField $element}}{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/bytes_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/bytes_field.tmpl
index 0e31ae5dd..cd6c6e90f 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/bytes_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/bytes_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{hexEncode .GetValue}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{hexEncode .GetValue}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/decoded_call.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/decoded_call.tmpl
index c74838673..32037d2a8 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/decoded_call.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/decoded_call.tmpl
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ Inputs:
 {{end}}{{end}}{{if .Outputs}}{{if .Inputs}}
 {{end}}Outputs:
 {{range .Outputs}}  {{.Name}}: {{.Summary}}{{if .Details}} {{.Details}}{{end}}
-{{end}}{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{end}}{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/named_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/named_field.tmpl
index 5ede69de8..22de0ca10 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/named_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/named_field.tmpl
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 {{.Name}}: {{renderField .Value}}
-
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/simple_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/simple_field.tmpl
index f56c638c4..dd52c04d7 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/simple_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/simple_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{.GetValue}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{.GetValue}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/struct_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/struct_field.tmpl
index 4d74928f8..cb4e00f71 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/struct_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/struct_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{range $i, $field := .GetFields}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{.GetName}}: {{renderField .GetValue}}{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{range $i, $field := .GetFields}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{.GetName}}: {{renderField .GetValue}}{{end}}
diff --git a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/yaml_field.tmpl b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/yaml_field.tmpl
index f56c638c4..dd52c04d7 100644
--- a/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/yaml_field.tmpl
+++ b/experimental/analyzer/templates/text/yaml_field.tmpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{.GetValue}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{.GetValue}}