diff --git a/cli/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts b/cli/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts
index 21f3a78b14..d7e1cbbfe2 100644
--- a/cli/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { writeContext } from "../client/context.js";
-import { runAgentPrompt } from "../commands/client/prompt.js";
+import { runAgentPrompt, runBoardPrompt } from "../commands/client/prompt.js";
 
 const ORIGINAL_ENV = { ...process.env };
 
@@ -99,4 +99,99 @@ describe("prompt handoff", () => {
     });
     expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[2]?.[0]).toBe("http://localhost:3100/api/agents/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111/wakeup");
   });
+
+  it("fails when a board prompt uses an agent persona profile", async () => {
+    const contextPath = createTempContextPath();
+    writeContext(
+      {
+        version: 2,
+        currentProfile: "agent",
+        profiles: {
+          agent: {
+            apiBase: "http://localhost:3100",
+            companyId: "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+            persona: "agent",
+            agentId: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      contextPath,
+    );
+
+    await expect(runBoardPrompt("worker", "Do the work", {
+      context: contextPath,
+      apiKey: "board-token",
+    })).rejects.toThrow(/persona=agent/);
+  });
+
+  it("creates an assigned issue and wakes the target agent with board auth", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify(agent()), { status: 200 }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({
+        id: "issue-1",
+        companyId: "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+        title: "Investigate queue lag",
+        status: "todo",
+        priority: "medium",
+        assigneeAgentId: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+      }), { status: 201 }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: "run-1", status: "queued" }), { status: 202 }));
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock);
+
+    const result = await runBoardPrompt("worker", "Investigate queue lag", {
+      apiBase: "http://localhost:3100",
+      apiKey: "board-token",
+      companyId: "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.actor).toBe("board");
+    expect(result.mode).toBe("issue");
+    expect(result.agent.id).toBe("11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111");
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toBe(
+      "http://localhost:3100/api/agents/worker?companyId=22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+    );
+    expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[1]?.[0]).toBe(
+      "http://localhost:3100/api/companies/22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222/issues",
+    );
+    expect(JSON.parse(String(fetchMock.mock.calls[1]?.[1]?.body))).toMatchObject({
+      assigneeAgentId: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+      description: "Investigate queue lag",
+      title: "Investigate queue lag",
+    });
+    expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[2]?.[0]).toBe(
+      "http://localhost:3100/api/agents/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111/wakeup",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("adds a board-authored prompt comment without waking when disabled", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify(agent()), { status: 200 }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({
+        id: "comment-1",
+        issueId: "issue-1",
+        body: "Follow up on queue lag",
+      }), { status: 201 }));
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock);
+
+    const result = await runBoardPrompt("worker", "Follow up on queue lag", {
+      apiBase: "http://localhost:3100",
+      apiKey: "board-token",
+      companyId: "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
+      issue: "issue-1",
+      wake: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.actor).toBe("board");
+    expect(result.mode).toBe("comment");
+    expect(result.wakeup).toBeNull();
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[1]?.[0]).toBe("http://localhost:3100/api/issues/issue-1/comments");
+    expect(JSON.parse(String(fetchMock.mock.calls[1]?.[1]?.body))).toMatchObject({
+      body: "Follow up on queue lag",
+      resume: false,
+    });
+  });
 });