diff --git a/ccw/src/core/routes/orchestrator-routes.ts b/ccw/src/core/routes/orchestrator-routes.ts
index 2271d58b..5a574a56 100644
--- a/ccw/src/core/routes/orchestrator-routes.ts
+++ b/ccw/src/core/routes/orchestrator-routes.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,16 @@ export interface PromptTemplateNodeData {
    */
   slashArgs?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Instruction type for native CLI session routing
+   */
+  instructionType?: 'prompt' | 'skill';
+
+  /**
+   * Skill name for skill-type instructions
+   */
+  skillName?: string;
+
   /**
    * Error handling behavior
    */
diff --git a/ccw/src/tools/cli-executor-core.ts b/ccw/src/tools/cli-executor-core.ts
index 287d4fe2..44a73eaf 100644
--- a/ccw/src/tools/cli-executor-core.ts
+++ b/ccw/src/tools/cli-executor-core.ts
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ async function executeCliTool(
     }
     // Use default effort from config if not explicitly provided, fallback to 'high'
     if (!effectiveEffort) {
-      effectiveEffort = toolConfig.effort || 'high';
+      effectiveEffort = (toolConfig.effort as typeof effectiveEffort) || 'high';
       debugLog('EFFORT', `Using effort level`, { effort: effectiveEffort, source: toolConfig.effort ? 'config' : 'default' });
     }
   }