diff --git a/connectors/openmetadata/transformer.py b/connectors/openmetadata/transformer.py
index b842ec8..76c4feb 100644
--- a/connectors/openmetadata/transformer.py
+++ b/connectors/openmetadata/transformer.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Extracts metadata from OpenMetadata tag conventions:
 - Unit.* -> unit of measurement
 """
 
+import html
 import logging
 import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -193,6 +194,51 @@ def extract_tag_names(tags: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[str]:
     return result
 
 
+def strip_html(text: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Strip HTML tags and decode entities from OpenMetadata descriptions.
+
+    OpenMetadata stores descriptions as rich HTML. This converts to clean
+    plain text suitable for YAML files and agent consumption.
+
+    Handles:
+    - HTML tags (<p>, <strong>, <em>, <ul>, <li>, etc.)
+    - HTML entities (&nbsp;, &amp;, etc.)
+    - List items (converted to "- " prefix)
+    - Excessive whitespace from tag removal
+
+    Args:
+        text: Raw HTML string from OpenMetadata
+
+    Returns:
+        Clean plain text string
+    """
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+
+    # Convert <li> to list items before stripping tags
+    result = re.sub(r"<li[^>]*>", "\n- ", text)
+
+    # Convert block-level tags to newlines
+    result = re.sub(r"<br\s*/?>", "\n", result)
+    result = re.sub(r"</(?:p|div|h[1-6]|tr|ul|ol)>", "\n", result)
+
+    # Remove all remaining HTML tags
+    result = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", "", result)
+
+    # Decode HTML entities (&nbsp; -> space, &amp; -> &, etc.)
+    result = html.unescape(result)
+
+    # Clean up whitespace: collapse multiple spaces, strip lines
+    lines = []
+    for line in result.split("\n"):
+        cleaned = " ".join(line.split())
+        if cleaned:
+            lines.append(cleaned)
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
 def sanitize_filename(name: str) -> str:
     """
     Convert metric/entity name to safe filesystem name.
@@ -247,7 +293,7 @@ def metric_to_yaml_dict(raw_metric: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "time_column": "",
         "table": "",
         "expression": extract_expression(raw_metric),
-        "description": (raw_metric.get("description", "") or "").strip(),
+        "description": strip_html(raw_metric.get("description", "") or ""),
         "dimensions": extract_dimensions(tags),
         "notes": notes,
         "synonyms": [],
@@ -315,7 +361,7 @@ def metric_to_detail_dict(raw_metric: Dict[str, Any], category_colors: Optional[
             "time_column": "",
         },
         "overview": {
-            "description": description.strip(),
+            "description": strip_html(description),
             "key_insights": [],
         },
         "validation": None,
@@ -356,7 +402,7 @@ def table_to_yaml_dict(raw_table: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     fqn = raw_table.get("fullyQualifiedName", "")
     name = raw_table.get("name", "")
-    description = raw_table.get("description", "") or ""
+    description = strip_html(raw_table.get("description", "") or "")
     tags = raw_table.get("tags", [])
 
     # Parse columns
@@ -365,7 +411,7 @@ def table_to_yaml_dict(raw_table: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         col_entry = {
             "name": col.get("name", ""),
             "type": col.get("dataType", ""),
-            "description": (col.get("description", "") or "").strip(),
+            "description": strip_html(col.get("description", "") or ""),
         }
         columns.append(col_entry)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_openmetadata_transformer.py b/tests/test_openmetadata_transformer.py
index 15111e8..8ca2c8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_openmetadata_transformer.py
+++ b/tests/test_openmetadata_transformer.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from connectors.openmetadata.transformer import (
     metric_to_display_dict,
     metric_to_yaml_dict,
     sanitize_filename,
+    strip_html,
     table_to_yaml_dict,
 )
 
@@ -368,6 +369,65 @@ class TestExtractTagNames:
 
 
 # ===========================================================================
+# strip_html
+# ===========================================================================
+
+class TestStripHtml:
+    def test_strip_simple_tags(self):
+        assert strip_html("<p>Hello world</p>") == "Hello world"
+
+    def test_strip_nested_tags(self):
+        result = strip_html("<p><strong>Bold</strong> and <em>italic</em></p>")
+        assert result == "Bold and italic"
+
+    def test_decode_html_entities(self):
+        result = strip_html("price&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;value")
+        assert "price" in result
+        assert "&" in result
+        assert "value" in result
+        assert "&nbsp;" not in result
+        assert "&amp;" not in result
+
+    def test_list_items(self):
+        result = strip_html('<ul><li class="x">First</li><li>Second</li></ul>')
+        assert "- First" in result
+        assert "- Second" in result
+
+    def test_empty_string(self):
+        assert strip_html("") == ""
+
+    def test_none_like(self):
+        assert strip_html("") == ""
+
+    def test_plain_text_unchanged(self):
+        assert strip_html("No HTML here") == "No HTML here"
+
+    def test_real_openmetadata_description(self):
+        """Test with actual OpenMetadata HTML output."""
+        html_desc = (
+            '<p><strong>Business name: </strong>Live Deals</p>'
+            '<p><strong>Purpose:</strong></p>'
+            '<p>The&nbsp;<em>Live deals</em>&nbsp;metric measures the&nbsp;breadth '
+            'of active, purchasable supply on Groupon.</p>'
+        )
+        result = strip_html(html_desc)
+        assert "<" not in result
+        assert "&nbsp;" not in result
+        assert "Live Deals" in result
+        assert "Live deals" in result
+        assert "purchasable supply" in result
+
+    def test_collapses_whitespace(self):
+        result = strip_html("<p>  too   many   spaces  </p>")
+        assert result == "too many spaces"
+
+    def test_br_tags(self):
+        result = strip_html("line1<br/>line2<br>line3")
+        assert "line1" in result
+        assert "line2" in result
+        assert "line3" in result
+
+
 # sanitize_filename
 # ===========================================================================