diff --git a/prompts/tools-subagent.md b/prompts/tools-subagent.md
index a2d018d..0898ab3 100644
--- a/prompts/tools-subagent.md
+++ b/prompts/tools-subagent.md
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Remaining args: the task prompt (immediate task only — coordination lives in t
 - Subagents do not share memory. Pass context explicitly in the seed prompt.
 - Peers are known at spawn time. Assign `-name` to each and include the full roster in each identity.
 - Names must be globally unique under `s/`. Duplicate names fail silently.
-- Clean up when done: `rm $OLLIE/a/<name>.json`
 
 ## Returning results to the parent
 
diff --git a/tools/subagent_spawn b/tools/subagent_spawn
index 574504f..6a3fe94 100755
--- a/tools/subagent_spawn
+++ b/tools/subagent_spawn
@@ -71,4 +71,11 @@ done
 [ -d "$B" ] || die "timeout waiting for session $name"
 
 printf '%s\n' "$prompt" > "$B/prompt" || die "failed to submit prompt"
-printf 'session=%s\npath=%s\nbackend=%s\nmodel=%s\n' "$name" "$B" "${backend:-default}" "${model:-default}"
+
+# Clean up JIT agent config now that the server has loaded it.
+[ -n "$agent" ] && rm -f "$OLLIE/a/${agent}.json" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Report resolved values from the live session.
+resolved_backend=$(grep -m1 '^backend=' "$B/cfg" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2- || echo "${backend:-default}")
+resolved_model=$(grep -m1 '^model=' "$B/cfg" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2- || echo "${model:-default}")
+printf 'session=%s\npath=%s\nbackend=%s\nmodel=%s\n' "$name" "$B" "$resolved_backend" "$resolved_model"