diff --git a/internal/runner/jest.go b/internal/runner/jest.go
index 05bc2959..83544c6d 100644
--- a/internal/runner/jest.go
+++ b/internal/runner/jest.go
@@ -185,11 +185,23 @@ func (j Jest) commandNameAndArgs(cmd string, testCases []string) (string, []stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", []string{}, err
 	}
+
+	// Escape parentheses and brackets in test file paths since Jest
+	// interprets CLI arguments as regex patterns. These characters are
+	// commonly used in Next.js App Router paths (e.g., (main) for route
+	// groups, [id] for dynamic routes) and cause regex matching issues.
+	// We don't escape all regex metacharacters (like dots) because they
+	// work fine in practice and escaping them breaks existing behavior.
+	escapedTestCases := make([]string, len(testCases))
+	for i, testCase := range testCases {
+		escapedTestCases[i] = escapeJestPathPattern(testCase)
+	}
+
 	idx := slices.Index(words, "{{testExamples}}")
 	if idx < 0 {
-		words = append(words, testCases...)
+		words = append(words, escapedTestCases...)
 	} else {
-		words = slices.Replace(words, idx, idx+1, testCases...)
+		words = slices.Replace(words, idx, idx+1, escapedTestCases...)
 	}
 
 	outputIdx := slices.Index(words, "{{resultPath}}")
@@ -241,3 +253,16 @@ func (j Jest) retryCommandNameAndArgs(cmd string, testCases []string, testPaths
 func (j Jest) GetExamples(files []string) ([]plan.TestCase, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not supported in Jest")
 }
+
+// escapeJestPathPattern escapes characters in file paths that cause issues
+// when Jest interprets them as regex patterns. This specifically targets
+// parentheses and brackets used in Next.js App Router conventions.
+func escapeJestPathPattern(path string) string {
+	replacer := strings.NewReplacer(
+		"(", "\\(",
+		")", "\\)",
+		"[", "\\[",
+		"]", "\\]",
+	)
+	return replacer.Replace(path)
+}
diff --git a/internal/runner/jest_test.go b/internal/runner/jest_test.go
index 811a371c..10ca831a 100644
--- a/internal/runner/jest_test.go
+++ b/internal/runner/jest_test.go
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ func TestJestCommandNameAndArgs_WithInterpolationPlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	wantName := "jest"
+	// Paths with parentheses and brackets are escaped for regex since Jest interprets them as patterns
 	wantArgs := []string{"spec/user.spec.js", "spec/billing.spec.js", "--outputFile", "jest.json"}
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(gotName, wantName); diff != "" {
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ func TestJestCommandNameAndArgs_WithoutInterpolationPlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	wantName := "jest"
+	// Paths with parentheses and brackets are escaped for regex since Jest interprets them as patterns
 	wantArgs := []string{"--json", "--outputFile", "jest.json", "spec/user.spec.js", "spec/billing.spec.js"}
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(gotName, wantName); diff != "" {
@@ -413,6 +415,42 @@ func TestJestCommandNameAndArgs_InvalidTestCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJestCommandNameAndArgs_WithSpecialCharactersInPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test paths with special regex characters like parentheses (Next.js route groups)
+	// and square brackets (Next.js dynamic routes)
+	testCases := []string{
+		"src/app/(main)/page.test.tsx",
+		"src/app/(main)/[catalogId]/product.test.tsx",
+	}
+	testCommand := "jest {{testExamples}} --outputFile {{resultPath}}"
+
+	jest := NewJest(RunnerConfig{
+		TestCommand: testCommand,
+		ResultPath:  "jest.json",
+	})
+
+	gotName, gotArgs, err := jest.commandNameAndArgs(testCommand, testCases)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("commandNameAndArgs(%q, %q) error = %v", testCases, testCommand, err)
+	}
+
+	wantName := "jest"
+	// Parentheses and brackets should be escaped for regex (Next.js App Router conventions)
+	wantArgs := []string{
+		`src/app/\(main\)/page.test.tsx`,
+		`src/app/\(main\)/\[catalogId\]/product.test.tsx`,
+		"--outputFile",
+		"jest.json",
+	}
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(gotName, wantName); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("commandNameAndArgs(%q, %q) diff (-got +want):\n%s", testCases, testCommand, diff)
+	}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(gotArgs, wantArgs); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("commandNameAndArgs(%q, %q) diff (-got +want):\n%s", testCases, testCommand, diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJestRetryCommandNameAndArgs_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []string{"this will fail", "this other one will fail"}
 	testPaths := []string{"spec/user.spec.js", "spec/billing.spec.js"}