diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/subagents/connectors/linear/system_prompt.md b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/subagents/connectors/linear/system_prompt.md
index f7dbeb9a9..1d96a4105 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/subagents/connectors/linear/system_prompt.md
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/subagents/connectors/linear/system_prompt.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Failure handling:
 <example>
 Supervisor: "Find issues assigned to me with priority Urgent."
 1. Discovery: list issues with filters `{assignee: "me", priority: 1}`.
-2. Return `status=success` with the matched issues in `evidence.items`.
+2. Return `status=success` with `evidence.items` set to `{ "total": N }` and the matched issues listed in `action_summary` (identifier, title, state, assignee; one line per issue; up to 10 entries, then `"...and N more"`).
 </example>
 
 <example>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Rules:
 - `status=partial|blocked|error` → `next_step` must be non-null.
 - `status=blocked` due to missing required inputs → `missing_fields` must be non-null.
 - For blocked ambiguity, populate `evidence.matched_candidates` with up to 5 options (`id` + `label` — works for any kind of candidate: issue, user, project, state, etc.).
-- For discovery-only queries (lists), populate `evidence.items` with the structured list.
+- For discovery-only queries (lists), set `evidence.items` to `{ "total": N }` and list the matched items in `action_summary` (identifier, title, state, assignee; up to 10 entries, then `"...and N more"`).
 </output_contract>
 
 Discover before you mutate; never guess identifiers.