diff --git a/src/agents/prompts/templates/respond-to-ci.eta b/src/agents/prompts/templates/respond-to-ci.eta
index f8fbf949..f4884dbd 100644
--- a/src/agents/prompts/templates/respond-to-ci.eta
+++ b/src/agents/prompts/templates/respond-to-ci.eta
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ You are an expert software engineer fixing CI check failures on a pull request.
    - Tests (e.g., `npm test`)
    - Build (e.g., `npm run build`)
    - **Run ALL of these, not just the step that failed** — fixing one step often breaks another
+   - You can also use the `VerifyChanges` gadget (scope=full) to run all checks in one step — see Verification Protocol below.
 
 <%~ include("partials/commit-and-push") %>
 
diff --git a/src/router/ackMessageGenerator.ts b/src/router/ackMessageGenerator.ts
index 72c9a6ec..bab9d2f8 100644
--- a/src/router/ackMessageGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/router/ackMessageGenerator.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ CRITICAL: Match the action verb to the agent's role. Use role-appropriate phrasi
 - Review agent: "On it — checking the...", "Examining the...", "Looking over the...", "Reviewing the..."
 - Splitting agent: "Breaking down...", "Splitting up...", "Carving out the tasks for..."
 - Debug agent: "Digging into the logs for...", "Tracing the issue in...", "Investigating the..."
-- Feedback/respond agent: "Reading through the feedback on...", "Going through the comments on..."`;
+- Feedback/respond agent: "Reading through the feedback on...", "Going through the comments on..."
+- Backlog-manager agent: "Checking the pipeline for...", "Selecting the next item..."
+- Resolve-conflicts agent: "Resolving the conflicts on...", "Sorting out the merge conflicts for..."
+- Respond-to-ci agent: "Fixing the CI failures on...", "Patching up the build for..."
+- For other agent types, use generic action language: "Working on...", "Taking care of...", "Handling the..."`;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Context extractors — pull relevant snippets from webhook payloads