diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
index 5f471f095..0a3eb9ee2 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ describe("directive parsing", () => {
       vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockReset();
 
       const res = await getReplyFromConfig(
-        { Body: "/queue collect debounce:bogus cap:zero drop:maybe", From: "+1222", To: "+1222" },
+        {
+          Body: "/queue collect debounce:bogus cap:zero drop:maybe",
+          From: "+1222",
+          To: "+1222",
+        },
         {},
         {
           agent: {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.queue.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.queue.test.ts
index 6aafdeb71..aa54ba0a9 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.queue.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.queue.test.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ async function withTempHome<T>(fn: (home: string) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
     process.env.HOME = previousHome;
     try {
       await fs.rm(base, { recursive: true, force: true });
-    } catch (err) {
-      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-      if (!msg.includes("ENOTEMPTY")) throw err;
+    } catch {
+      // ignore cleanup failures in tests
     }
   }
 }
@@ -105,9 +104,7 @@ describe("queue followups", () => {
         cfg,
       );
 
-      const secondText = Array.isArray(second)
-        ? second[0]?.text
-        : second?.text;
+      const secondText = Array.isArray(second) ? second[0]?.text : second?.text;
       expect(secondText).toBe("main");
 
       await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
index d60b308da..9a0395708 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
 });
 
 describe("group intro prompts", () => {
+  const groupParticipationNote =
+    "Be a good group participant: lurk and follow the conversation, but only chime in when you have something genuinely helpful or relevant to add. Don't feel obligated to respond to every message — quality over quantity. Even when lurking silently, you can use emoji reactions to acknowledge messages, show support, or react to humor — reactions are always appreciated and don't clutter the chat.";
   it("labels Discord groups using the surface metadata", async () => {
     await withTempHome(async (home) => {
       vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockResolvedValue({
@@ -479,7 +481,7 @@ describe("group intro prompts", () => {
         vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
           ?.extraSystemPrompt ?? "";
       expect(extraSystemPrompt).toBe(
-        'You are replying inside the Discord group "Release Squad". Group members: Alice, Bob. Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). Address the specific sender noted in the message context.',
+        `You are replying inside the Discord group "Release Squad". Group members: Alice, Bob. Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). ${groupParticipationNote} Address the specific sender noted in the message context.`,
       );
     });
   });
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ describe("group intro prompts", () => {
         vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
           ?.extraSystemPrompt ?? "";
       expect(extraSystemPrompt).toBe(
-        'You are replying inside the WhatsApp group "Ops". Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). Address the specific sender noted in the message context.',
+        `You are replying inside the WhatsApp group "Ops". Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). ${groupParticipationNote} Address the specific sender noted in the message context.`,
       );
     });
   });
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ describe("group intro prompts", () => {
         vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
           ?.extraSystemPrompt ?? "";
       expect(extraSystemPrompt).toBe(
-        'You are replying inside the Telegram group "Dev Chat". Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). Address the specific sender noted in the message context.',
+        `You are replying inside the Telegram group "Dev Chat". Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included). ${groupParticipationNote} Address the specific sender noted in the message context.`,
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/web/auto-reply.test.ts b/src/web/auto-reply.test.ts
index 7731da36a..aa89c85b0 100644
--- a/src/web/auto-reply.test.ts
+++ b/src/web/auto-reply.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 vi.mock("../agents/pi-embedded.js", () => ({
   abortEmbeddedPiRun: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+  isEmbeddedPiRunActive: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+  isEmbeddedPiRunStreaming: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
   runEmbeddedPiAgent: vi.fn(),
   queueEmbeddedPiMessage: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
   resolveEmbeddedSessionLane: (key: string) =>