diff --git a/review/sections/review-army.md b/review/sections/review-army.md
index e9f2d62d8..f37fb5d73 100644
--- a/review/sections/review-army.md
+++ b/review/sections/review-army.md
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Remember these stats — you will need them for the review-log entry in Step 5.8
 
 **Activation:** Only if DIFF_LINES > 200 OR any specialist produced a CRITICAL finding.
 
-If activated, dispatch one more subagent via the Agent tool (foreground, not background).
+If activated, dispatch one more subagent via the Agent tool (pass `run_in_background: false` — foreground; subagents default to background since Claude Code v2.1.198).
 
 The Red Team subagent receives:
 1. The red-team checklist from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/review/specialists/red-team.md`
diff --git a/ship/sections/review-army.md b/ship/sections/review-army.md
index 41ceefd69..843458477 100644
--- a/ship/sections/review-army.md
+++ b/ship/sections/review-army.md
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Remember these stats — you will need them for the review-log entry in Step 5.8
 
 **Activation:** Only if DIFF_LINES > 200 OR any specialist produced a CRITICAL finding.
 
-If activated, dispatch one more subagent via the Agent tool (foreground, not background).
+If activated, dispatch one more subagent via the Agent tool (pass `run_in_background: false` — foreground; subagents default to background since Claude Code v2.1.198).
 
 The Red Team subagent receives:
 1. The red-team checklist from `~/.claude/skills/gstack/review/specialists/red-team.md`