diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
index 9fe21551b31..0b52c22e171 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ describe("shared ACPX engine runtime behavior", () => {
       taskId: "chat-1",
       paperclipTaskMarkdown: chatDirective,
       paperclipTaskMarkdownCompact: chatDirective,
+      paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance: "Frozen Slack communication preference.",
       paperclipWake: {
         reason: "issue_commented",
         issue: { id: "chat-1", workMode: "planning", status: "in_progress" },
@@ -647,6 +648,10 @@ describe("shared ACPX engine runtime behavior", () => {
     expect(resumed.sessionInputs[0]?.resumeSessionId).toBe(fresh.result.sessionId);
     const reset = await runExecutor(config, { context });
     expect(reset.sessionInputs[0]?.resumeSessionId).toBeUndefined();
+    for (const run of [fresh, reset]) {
+      expect(String(run.meta[0]?.prompt).match(/Frozen Slack communication preference\./g)).toHaveLength(1);
+    }
+    expect(String(resumed.meta[0]?.prompt)).not.toContain("Frozen Slack communication preference.");
     for (const { meta } of [fresh, resumed, reset]) {
       const prompt = String(meta[0]?.prompt ?? "");
       expect(prompt).toContain(chatDirective);
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts
index e92916ea0c1..b694c871be7 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   resolveLegacyPaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
   resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   runningProcesses,
   runChildProcess,
   sanitizeSshRemoteEnv,
@@ -3061,6 +3062,9 @@ describe("selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown", () => {
       paperclipWake: wake("issue_commented"),
     };
     expect(selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context)).toContain("Saved initial guidance");
+    expect(selectInitialCommunicationGuidance({ paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance: "  Slack preference  " })).toBe("Slack preference");
+    expect(selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: true })).toBe("");
+    expect(selectInitialCommunicationGuidance({})).toBe("");
     expect(selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: true })).toBe(compactMarkdown);
     expect(selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { includeCommunicationGuidance: false })).toBe(fullMarkdown);
     context.paperclipWake = { ...wake("issue_monitor_recovery"), recovery: { cause: "process_lost" } } as typeof context.paperclipWake;
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts
index 33fde20be86..e45d008f8fe 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts
@@ -2150,6 +2150,16 @@ export function isAssignmentShapedPaperclipWakeReason(
   );
 }
 
+// Select at the actual provider attempt boundary so a failed resume restores
+// the original snapshot once when retrying with a fresh session.
+export function selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(
+  context: Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined,
+  options: { resumedSession?: boolean } = {},
+): string {
+  return options.resumedSession === true
+    ? "" : asString(context?.paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance, "").trim();
+}
+
 // Picks the task-context markdown variant for adapters that inject it into the
 // prompt. Fresh sessions, assignment-shaped wakes, and recovery wakes get the
 // full brief; other resume deltas get the compact variant (description
@@ -2163,7 +2173,7 @@ export function selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(
   if (!full) return "";
   if (options.resumedSession !== true) {
     const guidance = options.includeCommunicationGuidance === false
-      ? "" : asString(context?.paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance, "").trim();
+      ? "" : selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, options);
     return joinPromptSections([guidance, full]);
   }
   const wake = normalizePaperclipWakePayload(context?.paperclipWake);
diff --git a/packages/adapters/cursor-cloud/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/cursor-cloud/src/server/execute.ts
index f157b55545e..f9dad078062 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/cursor-cloud/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/cursor-cloud/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   readPaperclipIssueWorkModeFromContext,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   renderTemplate,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   };
   const instructions = await buildInstructionsPrefix(config, onLog);
   const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: canReuseSession })
+    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: canReuseSession, includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
     : "";
   const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
     conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       : renderTemplate(promptTemplate, templateData).trim();
   const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(remoteEnv);
   const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+    selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: canReuseSession }),
     instructions.prefix,
     renderedBootstrapPrompt,
     wakePrompt,
diff --git a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 91ab88dae0c..9469c87a6e9 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/cursor-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
   DEFAULT_PAPERCLIP_AGENT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       ? renderTemplate(bootstrapPromptTemplate, templateData).trim()
       : "";
   const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId) })
+    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
     : "";
   const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
     conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     : renderTemplate(promptTemplate, templateData);
   const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
   const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(env);
-  const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+  const basePrompt = joinPromptSections([
     instructionsPrefix,
     renderedBootstrapPrompt,
     wakePrompt,
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     renderedPrompt,
   ]);
   const promptMetrics = {
-    promptChars: prompt.length,
+    promptChars: basePrompt.length,
     instructionsChars,
     bootstrapPromptChars: renderedBootstrapPrompt.length,
     wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
@@ -615,6 +616,10 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   };
 
   const runAttempt = async (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
+    const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+      selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(resumeSessionId) }),
+      basePrompt,
+    ]);
     const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId);
     if (onMeta) {
       await onMeta({
@@ -625,7 +630,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         commandArgs: args,
         env: loggedEnv,
         prompt,
-        promptMetrics,
+        promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: prompt.length },
         context,
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/execute.ts
index de9257c1f47..c90fe08716a 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
   DEFAULT_PAPERCLIP_AGENT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       ? renderTemplate(bootstrapPromptTemplate, templateData).trim()
       : "";
   const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId) })
+    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
     : "";
   const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
     conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
   const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(env);
   const apiAccessNote = renderApiAccessNote(env);
-  const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+  const basePrompt = joinPromptSections([
     instructionsPrefix,
     renderedBootstrapPrompt,
     wakePrompt,
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     renderedPrompt,
   ]);
   const promptMetrics = {
-    promptChars: prompt.length,
+    promptChars: basePrompt.length,
     instructionsChars: instructionsPrefix.length,
     bootstrapPromptChars: renderedBootstrapPrompt.length,
     wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     heartbeatPromptChars: renderedPrompt.length,
   };
 
-  const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
+  const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null, prompt: string) => {
     const args = ["--output-format", "stream-json"];
     if (resumeSessionId) args.push("--resume", resumeSessionId);
     if (model && model !== DEFAULT_GEMINI_LOCAL_MODEL) args.push("--model", model);
@@ -611,7 +612,11 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   };
 
   const runAttempt = async (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
-    const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId);
+    const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+      selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(resumeSessionId) }),
+      basePrompt,
+    ]);
+    const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId, prompt);
     const invocationEnv = buildGeminiHeadlessEnv(env);
     const invocationRuntimeEnv = buildGeminiRuntimeEnv(env);
     const loggedEnv = buildInvocationEnvForLogs(invocationEnv, {
@@ -630,7 +635,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         )),
         env: loggedEnv,
         prompt,
-        promptMetrics,
+        promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: prompt.length },
         context,
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/grok-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/grok-local/src/server/execute.ts
index ebd60663833..0fbc388e149 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/grok-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/grok-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   resolveLegacyPaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       context,
     };
     const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId) })
+      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
       : "";
     const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
       conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
     const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(env);
     const apiAccessNote = renderApiAccessNote(env);
-    const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+    const basePrompt = joinPromptSections([
       wakePrompt,
       taskContextNote,
       sessionHandoffNote,
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       renderedPrompt,
     ]);
     const promptMetrics = {
-      promptChars: prompt.length,
+      promptChars: basePrompt.length,
       wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
       taskContextChars: taskContextNote.length,
       sessionHandoffChars: sessionHandoffNote.length,
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       heartbeatPromptChars: renderedPrompt.length,
     };
 
-    const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
+    const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null, prompt: string) => {
       const args = ["--cwd", effectiveExecutionCwd, "--output-format", "streaming-json"];
       if (resumeSessionId) args.push("--resume", resumeSessionId);
       if (model && model !== DEFAULT_GROK_LOCAL_MODEL) args.push("--model", model);
@@ -544,7 +545,11 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     };
 
     const runAttempt = async (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
-      const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId);
+      const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+        selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(resumeSessionId) }),
+        basePrompt,
+      ]);
+      const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId, prompt);
       if (onMeta) {
         await onMeta({
           adapterType: "grok_local",
@@ -556,7 +561,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
           )),
           env: loggedEnv,
           prompt,
-          promptMetrics,
+          promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: prompt.length },
           context,
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/kimi-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/kimi-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 04c5984fff6..0435cd3dd79 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/kimi-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/kimi-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
   DEFAULT_PAPERCLIP_AGENT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       ? renderTemplate(bootstrapPromptTemplate, templateData).trim()
       : "";
   const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId) })
+    ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
     : "";
   const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
     conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
   const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(env);
   const apiAccessNote = renderApiAccessNote(env);
-  const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+  const basePrompt = joinPromptSections([
     instructionsPrefix,
     renderedBootstrapPrompt,
     wakePrompt,
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     renderedPrompt,
   ]);
   const promptMetrics = {
-    promptChars: prompt.length,
+    promptChars: basePrompt.length,
     instructionsChars: instructionsPrefix.length,
     bootstrapPromptChars: renderedBootstrapPrompt.length,
     wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     heartbeatPromptChars: renderedPrompt.length,
   };
 
-  const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
+  const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null, prompt: string) => {
     const args = ["--output-format", "stream-json"];
     if (resumeSessionId) args.push("-r", resumeSessionId);
     if (model) args.push("-m", model);
@@ -577,7 +578,11 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   };
 
   const runAttempt = async (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
-    const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId);
+    const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+      selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(resumeSessionId) }),
+      basePrompt,
+    ]);
+    const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId, prompt);
     const invocationEnv = buildKimiHeadlessEnv(env);
     const invocationRuntimeEnv = buildKimiRuntimeEnv(env);
     const loggedEnv = buildInvocationEnvForLogs(invocationEnv, {
@@ -596,7 +601,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         )),
         env: loggedEnv,
         prompt,
-        promptMetrics,
+        promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: prompt.length },
         context,
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
index 2e668966188..8248871c5e6 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   readPaperclipIssueWorkModeFromContext,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
+  joinPromptSections,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
 } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
 import crypto, { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
@@ -1117,7 +1119,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       : structuredWakePrompt,
     resolveClaimedApiKeyPath(ctx.config.claimedApiKeyPath),
     ctx.context.conversationMode === true
-      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(ctx.context, { resumedSession: Boolean(ctx.runtime?.sessionId) })
+      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(ctx.context, { resumedSession: Boolean(ctx.runtime?.sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
       : undefined,
   );
 
@@ -1133,7 +1135,10 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   });
 
   const templateMessage = nonEmpty(payloadTemplate.message) ?? nonEmpty(payloadTemplate.text);
-  const message = templateMessage ? appendWakeText(templateMessage, wakeText) : wakeText;
+  const message = joinPromptSections([
+    selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(ctx.context, { resumedSession: Boolean(ctx.runtime?.sessionId) }),
+    templateMessage ? appendWakeText(templateMessage, wakeText) : wakeText,
+  ]);
 
   const agentParams = buildAgentParams({
     payloadTemplate,
diff --git a/packages/adapters/opencode-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/opencode-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 18c70c90267..76f33afa4d3 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/opencode-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/opencode-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
   DEFAULT_PAPERCLIP_AGENT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         ? renderTemplate(bootstrapPromptTemplate, templateData).trim()
         : "";
     const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId) })
+      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(sessionId), includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
       : "";
     const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
       conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       ? ""
       : renderTemplate(promptTemplate, templateData);
     const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
-    const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+    const basePrompt = joinPromptSections([
       instructionsPrefix,
       renderedBootstrapPrompt,
       wakePrompt,
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       renderedPrompt,
     ]);
     const promptMetrics = {
-      promptChars: prompt.length,
+      promptChars: basePrompt.length,
       instructionsChars: instructionsPrefix.length,
       bootstrapPromptChars: renderedBootstrapPrompt.length,
       wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
@@ -623,6 +624,10 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     };
 
     const runAttempt = async (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
+      const prompt = joinPromptSections([
+        selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: Boolean(resumeSessionId) }),
+        basePrompt,
+      ]);
       const args = buildArgs(resumeSessionId);
       if (onMeta) {
         await onMeta({
@@ -633,7 +638,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
           commandArgs: [...args, `<stdin prompt ${prompt.length} chars>`],
           env: loggedEnv,
           prompt,
-          promptMetrics,
+          promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: prompt.length },
           context,
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 5ed953cc7c0..4787d449952 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/pi-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   renderTemplate,
   renderPaperclipWakePrompt,
   selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown,
+  selectInitialCommunicationGuidance,
   isPaperclipRecoveryWakePayload,
   stringifyPaperclipWakePayload,
   DEFAULT_PAPERCLIP_AGENT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE,
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         ? renderTemplate(bootstrapPromptTemplate, templateData).trim()
         : "";
     const taskContextNote = context.conversationMode === true
-      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: canResumeSession })
+      ? selectPaperclipTaskMarkdown(context, { resumedSession: canResumeSession, includeCommunicationGuidance: false })
       : "";
     const wakePrompt = renderPaperclipWakePrompt(context.paperclipWake, {
       conversationMode: context.conversationMode === true,
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       ? ""
       : renderTemplate(promptTemplate, templateData);
     const sessionHandoffNote = asString(context.paperclipSessionHandoffMarkdown, "").trim();
-    const userPrompt = joinPromptSections([
+    const baseUserPrompt = joinPromptSections([
       renderedBootstrapPrompt,
       wakePrompt,
       taskContextNote,
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     ]);
     const promptMetrics = {
       systemPromptChars: renderedSystemPromptExtension.length,
-      promptChars: userPrompt.length,
+      promptChars: baseUserPrompt.length,
       bootstrapPromptChars: renderedBootstrapPrompt.length,
       wakePromptChars: wakePrompt.length,
       taskContextChars: taskContextNote.length,
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       return notes;
     })();
 
-    const buildArgs = (sessionFile: string): string[] => {
+    const buildArgs = (sessionFile: string, userPrompt: string): string[] => {
       const args: string[] = [];
 
       // Use JSON mode for structured output with print mode (non-interactive)
@@ -692,7 +693,11 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     };
 
     const runAttempt = async (sessionFile: string) => {
-      const args = buildArgs(sessionFile);
+      const userPrompt = joinPromptSections([
+        selectInitialCommunicationGuidance(context, { resumedSession: canResumeSession && sessionFile === sessionPath }),
+        baseUserPrompt,
+      ]);
+      const args = buildArgs(sessionFile, userPrompt);
       if (onMeta) {
         await onMeta({
           adapterType: "pi_local",
@@ -702,7 +707,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
           commandArgs: args,
           env: loggedEnv,
           prompt: userPrompt,
-          promptMetrics,
+          promptMetrics: { ...promptMetrics, promptChars: userPrompt.length },
           context,
         });
       }
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-comment-wake-batching.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-comment-wake-batching.test.ts
index 129249352e4..76ceaaa98f6 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-comment-wake-batching.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-comment-wake-batching.test.ts
@@ -1968,6 +1968,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat comment wake batching", () => {
           externalLabel: "Slack direct message",
           sessionGeneration: 1,
           isDirectMessage: true,
+          communicationGuidance: "## Communication in Slack\nFrozen connection preference.",
           state: "active",
         });
         await db.insert(chatExternalPrincipals).values({
@@ -2030,6 +2031,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat comment wake batching", () => {
             issueId,
             taskId: issueId,
             source: "chat:slack",
+            paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance: "FORGED caller preference",
             commentId: sourceComment.id,
             wakeCommentId: sourceComment.id,
             wakeCommentIds: [sourceComment.id],
@@ -2260,6 +2262,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat comment wake batching", () => {
             wakeCommentId: sourceComment.id,
             wakeCommentIds: [sourceComment.id],
             paperclipExternalChatExecutionBound: true,
+            paperclipTaskCommunicationGuidance: "## Communication in Slack\nFrozen connection preference.",
             paperclipExternalChatQuestionResponse: expect.objectContaining({
               schema: "paperclip.external_chat_question_response.v1",
               interactionId: answered.id,
@@ -2273,6 +2276,9 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat comment wake batching", () => {
         expect(String(gateway.getAgentPayloads()[0]?.message ?? "")).toContain(
           "preserve this full source instruction",
         );
+        const restoredPrompt = String(gateway.getAgentPayloads()[0]?.message ?? "");
+        expect(restoredPrompt.match(/Frozen connection preference\./g)).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(restoredPrompt).not.toContain("FORGED caller preference");
         expect(String(gateway.getAgentPayloads()[0]?.message ?? "")).toContain(
           "Preserve the original request's exact-output constraints literally.",
         );