diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.test.ts
index 62df6cb1f..cc95b94b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.test.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('btwCommand', () => {
             ],
           },
         ],
-        { tools: [] },
+        {},
         expect.any(AbortSignal),
         'test-model',
       );
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.ts
index 8280465f5..3019b4e26 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/btwCommand.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async function askBtw(
         ],
       },
     ],
-    { tools: [] },
+    {}, // No tools — btw questions are text-only
     abortSignal,
     model,
   );