diff --git a/.changeset/fep-2612-parse-metadata.md b/.changeset/fep-2612-parse-metadata.md
index e19b2329b..a445ec2d4 100644
--- a/.changeset/fep-2612-parse-metadata.md
+++ b/.changeset/fep-2612-parse-metadata.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 "@stackflow/plugin-stack-persistence": major
 ---
 
-`StackSnapshotStrategy` now exposes `metadata.create` and `metadata.parse`, storage loads unknown metadata, and composed strategies persist and validate schema/version envelopes.
+`StackSnapshotStrategy` now exposes `metadata.create` and `metadata.parse`, storage loads unknown metadata, and composed strategies persist and validate schema/version envelopes. Metadata parse failures can include details and are reported directly through `onRecordLoadError`.
diff --git a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/StackSnapshotMetadataDefinition.ts b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/StackSnapshotMetadataDefinition.ts
index 3af1d4e24..007fb6f2f 100644
--- a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/StackSnapshotMetadataDefinition.ts
+++ b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/StackSnapshotMetadataDefinition.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type Result<Value> =
     }
   | {
       ok: false;
+      detail?: unknown;
     };
 
 export interface StackSnapshotMetadataDefinition<Metadata> {
diff --git a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/composeStrategies.ts b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/composeStrategies.ts
index 940c4e16e..5d0c629a7 100644
--- a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/composeStrategies.ts
+++ b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/composeStrategies.ts
@@ -37,21 +37,43 @@ export function composeStrategies<
       },
       parse(data) {
         if (data === null || typeof data !== "object") {
-          return { ok: false };
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: new Error("composed strategy metadata must be an object"),
+          };
         }
 
         const metadata = data as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
 
         if (
           !Object.hasOwn(metadata, "schema") ||
+          metadata.schema !== COMPOSED_METADATA_SCHEMA
+        ) {
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: new Error("invalid composed strategy metadata schema"),
+          };
+        }
+
+        if (
           !Object.hasOwn(metadata, "version") ||
+          metadata.version !== COMPOSED_METADATA_VERSION
+        ) {
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: new Error("unsupported composed strategy metadata version"),
+          };
+        }
+
+        if (
           !Object.hasOwn(metadata, "data") ||
-          metadata.schema !== COMPOSED_METADATA_SCHEMA ||
-          metadata.version !== COMPOSED_METADATA_VERSION ||
           metadata.data === null ||
           typeof metadata.data !== "object"
         ) {
-          return { ok: false };
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: new Error("composed strategy metadata data must be an object"),
+          };
         }
 
         const metadataData = metadata.data as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
@@ -60,7 +82,10 @@ export function composeStrategies<
           Object.keys(metadataData).length !== keys.length ||
           !keys.every((key) => Object.hasOwn(metadataData, key))
         ) {
-          return { ok: false };
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: new Error("composed strategy metadata keys do not match"),
+          };
         }
 
         const parsedEntries: Array<[PropertyKey, unknown]> = [];
@@ -69,7 +94,13 @@ export function composeStrategies<
           const result = strategies[key].metadata.parse(metadataData[key]);
 
           if (!result.ok) {
-            return { ok: false };
+            return {
+              ok: false,
+              detail: {
+                strategy: String(key),
+                detail: result.detail,
+              },
+            };
           }
 
           parsedEntries.push([key, result.value]);
diff --git a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/errors.ts b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/errors.ts
index b155fb6ba..1bd2ede86 100644
--- a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/errors.ts
+++ b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/errors.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,13 @@ export class StackSnapshotRecordLoadError extends Error {
     this.cause = cause;
   }
 }
+
+export class StackSnapshotMetadataParseError extends Error {
+  detail?: unknown;
+
+  constructor(detail?: unknown) {
+    super("failed to parse stack snapshot metadata");
+    this.name = "StackSnapshotMetadataParseError";
+    this.detail = detail;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/index.ts b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/index.ts
index 30e1b2adc..97b58c705 100644
--- a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export {
   type StrategiesMetadata,
 } from "./composeStrategies";
 export {
+  StackSnapshotMetadataParseError,
   StackSnapshotRecordLoadError,
   StackSnapshotRecordSaveError,
 } from "./errors";
diff --git a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/stackPersistencePlugin.ts b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/stackPersistencePlugin.ts
index aa13b3f5c..46a06ec25 100644
--- a/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/stackPersistencePlugin.ts
+++ b/extensions/plugin-stack-persistence/src/stackPersistencePlugin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { StackflowActions, StackflowPlugin } from "@stackflow/core";
 import {
+  StackSnapshotMetadataParseError,
   StackSnapshotRecordLoadError,
   StackSnapshotRecordSaveError,
 } from "./errors";
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ import type { StackSnapshotStrategy } from "./StackSnapshotStrategy";
 export type StackPersistencePluginOptions<Metadata> = {
   storage: StackSnapshotStorage<Metadata>;
   strategy: StackSnapshotStrategy<Metadata>;
-  onRecordLoadError?: (error: StackSnapshotRecordLoadError) => void;
+  onRecordLoadError?: (
+    error: StackSnapshotRecordLoadError | StackSnapshotMetadataParseError,
+  ) => void;
   onRecordSaveError?: (error: StackSnapshotRecordSaveError) => void;
   onLoadError?: NonNullable<ReturnType<StackflowPlugin>["onLoadError"]>;
 };
@@ -46,30 +49,38 @@ export function stackPersistencePlugin<Metadata>({
     return {
       key: "@stackflow/plugin-stack-persistence",
       provideSnapshot({ initialContext }) {
+        let record: ReturnType<typeof storage.load>;
+
         try {
-          const record = storage.load();
+          record = storage.load();
+        } catch (error) {
+          onRecordLoadError?.(new StackSnapshotRecordLoadError(error));
 
-          if (!record) return null;
+          return null;
+        }
 
-          const parsedMetadata = strategy.metadata.parse(record.metadata);
+        if (!record) return null;
 
-          if (!parsedMetadata.ok) return null;
+        const parsedMetadata = strategy.metadata.parse(record.metadata);
 
-          const parsedRecord = {
-            ...record,
-            metadata: parsedMetadata.value,
-          };
+        if (!parsedMetadata.ok) {
+          onRecordLoadError?.(
+            new StackSnapshotMetadataParseError(parsedMetadata.detail),
+          );
 
-          if (!strategy.shouldReuse({ record: parsedRecord, initialContext })) {
-            return null;
-          }
+          return null;
+        }
 
-          return parsedRecord.snapshot;
-        } catch (error) {
-          onRecordLoadError?.(new StackSnapshotRecordLoadError(error));
+        const parsedRecord = {
+          ...record,
+          metadata: parsedMetadata.value,
+        };
 
+        if (!strategy.shouldReuse({ record: parsedRecord, initialContext })) {
           return null;
         }
+
+        return parsedRecord.snapshot;
       },
       onLoadError(...args) {
         return onLoadError?.(...args) ?? { policy: "recover" };