diff --git a/.workflows/solve-issue.yaml b/.workflows/solve-issue.yaml
index 2089f07..3c23cec 100644
--- a/.workflows/solve-issue.yaml
+++ b/.workflows/solve-issue.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status, plan, repoPath, repoRemote]
         - properties:
             $status: { const: "insufficient_info" }
-          required: [$status]
+            reason: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, reason]
   developer:
     description: "TDD implementation per test spec"
     goal: "You are a developer agent. You implement code changes following TDD — write tests first, then implementation."
diff --git a/examples/solve-issue.yaml b/examples/solve-issue.yaml
index 6edbbce..f3ba8eb 100644
--- a/examples/solve-issue.yaml
+++ b/examples/solve-issue.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status, plan, repoPath, branch, worktree]
         - properties:
             $status: { const: "insufficient_info" }
-          required: [$status]
+            reason: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, reason]
   developer:
     description: "TDD implementation per test spec"
     goal: "You are a developer agent. You implement code changes following TDD — write tests first, then implementation."
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue.yaml b/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
index 1b3b38c..08bb637 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue.yaml
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ roles:
       - properties:
           $status:
             const: insufficient_info
+          reason:
+            type: string
         required:
         - $status
+        - reason
   developer:
     description: TDD implementation per test spec
     goal: You are a developer agent. You implement code changes following TDD — write tests first, then implementation.