diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Runner/InteractiveLaunchSpecService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Runner/InteractiveLaunchSpecService.cs
index 4d30e464..f5d9d295 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Runner/InteractiveLaunchSpecService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Runner/InteractiveLaunchSpecService.cs
@@ -882,7 +882,8 @@ public sealed class InteractiveLaunchSpecService
             "--effort", effort,
             "--session-id", sessionId,
             $"Read the file {briefPath} first. It contains the task you must work on. " +
-            "After reading it, begin the session as your instructions describe.",
+            "Then, before changing anything, reply with a one-line restatement of what you intend to do " +
+            "plus any open questions, and wait for my go-ahead.",
         };
     }