diff --git a/pkg/agentic/remote.go b/pkg/agentic/remote.go
index 8126476..9234bc3 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/remote.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/remote.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) dispatchRemote(ctx context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolReque
 		} else if len(rpcResp.Result.Content) > 0 {
 			var dispatchOut DispatchOutput
 			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(rpcResp.Result.Content[0].Text), &dispatchOut) == nil {
+				output.Success = dispatchOut.Success
 				output.WorkspaceDir = dispatchOut.WorkspaceDir
 				output.PID = dispatchOut.PID
 				output.Agent = dispatchOut.Agent
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/harvest.go b/pkg/monitor/harvest.go
index df04e8b..dc01562 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/harvest.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/harvest.go
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ func updateStatus(wsDir, status, question string) {
 	st["status"] = status
 	if question != "" {
 		st["question"] = question
+	} else {
+		delete(st, "question") // clear stale question from previous state
 	}
 	updated, _ := json.MarshalIndent(st, "", "  ")
 	coreio.Local.Write(filepath.Join(wsDir, "status.json"), string(updated))