diff --git a/apps/cli/src/application/lib/agent.ts b/apps/cli/src/application/lib/agent.ts
index 996e0b8e..4f858b93 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/application/lib/agent.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/application/lib/agent.ts
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ function convertFromMessages(messages: z.infer<typeof Message>[]): ModelMessage[
 
 export class AgentNode implements Step {
     private id: string;
-    private background: boolean;
+    private asTool: boolean;
     private agent: z.infer<typeof Agent>;
 
-    constructor(id: string, background: boolean) {
+    constructor(id: string, asTool: boolean) {
         this.id = id;
-        this.background = background;
+        this.asTool = asTool;
         const agentPath = path.join(WorkDir, "agents", `${id}.json`);
         const agent = fs.readFileSync(agentPath, "utf8");
         this.agent = Agent.parse(JSON.parse(agent));
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ export class AgentNode implements Step {
         //     tools["ask-human"] = AskHumanTool;
         // }
         for (const [name, tool] of Object.entries(this.agent.tools ?? {})) {
+            if (this.asTool && name === "ask-human") {
+                continue;
+            }
             try {
                 tools[name] = mapAgentTool(tool);
             } catch (error) {
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/application/lib/exec-workflow.ts b/apps/cli/src/application/lib/exec-workflow.ts
index 8c7c0ea9..37421665 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/application/lib/exec-workflow.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/application/lib/exec-workflow.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function loadFunction(id: string) {
     return func;
 }
 
-export async function* executeWorkflow(id: string, input: string, interactive: boolean = true): AsyncGenerator<z.infer<typeof RunEvent>, void, unknown> {
+export async function* executeWorkflow(id: string, input: string, interactive: boolean = true, asTool: boolean = false): AsyncGenerator<z.infer<typeof RunEvent>, void, unknown> {
     const runId = runIdGenerator.next();
     yield* runFromState({
         id,
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export async function* executeWorkflow(id: string, input: string, interactive: b
             pendingToolCallId: null,
         },
         interactive,
+        asTool,
     });
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ export async function* resumeWorkflow(runId: string, input: string, interactive:
             pendingToolCallId,
         },
         interactive,
+        asTool: false,
     });
 }
 
@@ -264,8 +266,9 @@ async function* runFromState(opts: {
     runId: string;
     state: z.infer<typeof State>;
     interactive: boolean;
+    asTool: boolean;
 }) {
-    const { id, runId, state, interactive } = opts;
+    const { id, runId, state, interactive, asTool } = opts;
     let stepIndex = state.stepIndex;
     let messages = [...state.messages];
     let workflow = state.workflow;
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ async function* runFromState(opts: {
 
         while (true) {
             const step = workflow.steps[stepIndex];
-            const node = step.type === "agent" ? new AgentNode(step.id, interactive) : loadFunction(step.id);
+            const node = step.type === "agent" ? new AgentNode(step.id, asTool) : loadFunction(step.id);
 
             yield* ly.logAndYield({
                 type: "step-start",