diff --git a/src/main/automation/automation-actions.ts b/src/main/automation/automation-actions.ts
index 89ff9346..68d347f4 100644
--- a/src/main/automation/automation-actions.ts
+++ b/src/main/automation/automation-actions.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ function deriveHeartbeatWakeTrigger(triggerType: string, previousStatus: string
 }
 
 // Map the run/state combination → wake trigger for escalation to manager.
+// Status-based mapping takes precedence; rule-trigger mapping is the fallback.
+const ESCALATION_STATUS_TRIGGER_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
+  in_review: "subtask_completed",
+  blocked: "report_blocked",
+};
+const ESCALATION_RULE_TRIGGER_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
+  run_completed: "subtask_completed",
+  run_failed: "report_failed",
+};
 function deriveEscalationWakeTrigger(newStatus: string | null, ruleTrigger: string | null): string {
-  if (newStatus === "in_review") return "subtask_completed";
-  if (newStatus === "blocked") return "report_blocked";
-  if (ruleTrigger === "run_completed") return "subtask_completed";
-  if (ruleTrigger === "run_failed") return "report_failed";
+  if (newStatus && ESCALATION_STATUS_TRIGGER_MAP[newStatus]) return ESCALATION_STATUS_TRIGGER_MAP[newStatus];
+  if (ruleTrigger && ESCALATION_RULE_TRIGGER_MAP[ruleTrigger]) return ESCALATION_RULE_TRIGGER_MAP[ruleTrigger];
   return "report_blocked";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/prompt-builder/api-section.ts b/src/main/prompt-builder/api-section.ts
index 58052dd1..390e08ae 100644
--- a/src/main/prompt-builder/api-section.ts
+++ b/src/main/prompt-builder/api-section.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Every API call MUST include these headers:
   Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
   X-Agent-Company-Run-Id: ${ctx.runId}
 
-IMPORTANT: On Windows, prefer using Node.js fetch() for API calls instead of curl,
-because curl on Windows may corrupt non-ASCII characters (Chinese, Japanese, etc.).
-If you must use curl, write the JSON body to a temp file first and use curl -d @file.
+Prefer Node.js fetch() over curl so non-ASCII bodies (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) are transmitted
+correctly across all platforms. When curl is the only option, write the JSON body to a temp
+file first and pass it via \`-d @file\` (shown in the POST example below).
 
 Example using fetch (Node.js) — PREFERRED:
   const res = await fetch(\`\${process.env.AGENT_COMPANY_API_URL}/api/agents/me\`, {