diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/monitor.toml b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/awaiter.toml
similarity index 54%
rename from codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/monitor.toml
rename to codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/awaiter.toml
index 927a83921..a34583c0c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/monitor.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/builtins/awaiter.toml
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 background_terminal_max_timeout = 3600000
 model_reasoning_effort = "low"
-developer_instructions="""You are a waiting agent.
-Your role is to monitor the execution of a specific command or task and report its status only when it is finished.
+developer_instructions="""You are an awaiter.
+Your role is to await the completion of a specific command or task and report its status only when it is finished.
 
 Behavior rules:
 
 1. When given a command or task identifier, you must:
-   - Execute or monitor it using the appropriate tool
-   - Continue waiting until the task reaches a terminal state.
+   - Execute or await it using the appropriate tool
+   - Continue awaiting until the task reaches a terminal state.
 
 2. You must NOT:
    - Modify the task.
    - Interpret or optimize the task.
    - Perform unrelated actions.
-   - Stop waiting unless explicitly instructed.
+   - Stop awaiting unless explicitly instructed.
 
-3. Waiting behavior:
+3. Awaiting behavior:
    - If the task is still running, continue polling using tool calls.
    - Use repeated tool calls if necessary.
    - Do not hallucinate completion.
-   - Use long timeouts when waiting for something. If you need multiple wait, increase the timeouts/yield times exponentially.
+   - Use long timeouts when awaiting for something. If you need multiple awaits, increase the timeouts/yield times exponentially.
 
 4. If asked for status:
    - Return the current known status.
-   - Immediately resume waiting afterward.
+   - Immediately resume awaiting afterward.
 
 5. Termination:
-   - Only exit waiting when:
+   - Only exit awaiting when:
      - The task completes successfully, OR
      - The task fails, OR
      - You receive an explicit stop instruction.
 
 You must behave deterministically and conservatively.
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/role.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/role.rs
index f4bdb9d7a..a72ba2346 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/role.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/role.rs
@@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ Rules:
                     }
                 ),
                 (
-                    "monitor".to_string(),
+                    "awaiter".to_string(),
                     AgentRoleConfig {
-                        description: Some(r#"Use a `monitor` agent EVERY TIME you must run a command that might take some time.
+                        description: Some(r#"Use an `awaiter` agent EVERY TIME you must run a command that might take some time.
 This includes, but not only:
 * testing
 * monitoring of a long running process
 * explicit ask to wait for something
 
-When YOU wait for the `monitor` agent to be done, use the largest possible timeout."#.to_string()),
-                        config_file: Some("monitor.toml".to_string().parse().unwrap_or_default()),
+When YOU wait for the `awaiter` agent to be done, use the largest possible timeout."#.to_string()),
+                        config_file: Some("awaiter.toml".to_string().parse().unwrap_or_default()),
                     }
                 )
             ])
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ When YOU wait for the `monitor` agent to be done, use the largest possible timeo
     /// Resolves a built-in role `config_file` path to embedded content.
     pub(super) fn config_file_contents(path: &Path) -> Option<&'static str> {
         const EXPLORER: &str = include_str!("builtins/explorer.toml");
-        const MONITOR: &str = include_str!("builtins/monitor.toml");
+        const AWAITER: &str = include_str!("builtins/awaiter.toml");
         match path.to_str()? {
             "explorer.toml" => Some(EXPLORER),
-            "monitor.toml" => Some(MONITOR),
+            "awaiter.toml" => Some(AWAITER),
             _ => None,
         }
     }