diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.lock.yml
index d78b9c9ad89..129a9516b85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"811159b18b5e02950e5025f1560673a63602ee9da8556ad6541c4d070a2d154a","body_hash":"a78593fa7b3fb2b89328685df7d1ecdec049299a4a11c8d1d0bcfa2a1c285c02","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot"}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md b/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md
index 588d55b0f7f..38d312344ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ PR body must include:
 
 If no trustworthy live evidence can be gathered after checking multiple workflows, call `noop` with a short explanation.
 
+### 8) Mandatory safe-output completion
+
+You **MUST** finish by calling exactly one safe-output tool:
+
+- `create_pull_request` when you created the blog post and are ready to open the PR.
+- `noop` when no action is needed after valid analysis.
+- `report_incomplete` when blocked by infrastructure/tooling failures (for example repeated `Permission denied`, unavailable MCP tools, or inaccessible repository state).
+
+Never end with plain text only and no safe-output call.
+
 ## Quality Bar
 
 - No fabricated details.