diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.test.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.test.ts
index 4b55ebd161a..b3035970536 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.test.ts
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ describe("emitExecSystemEvent", () => {
         to: "telegram:-100123:topic:47",
         threadId: 47,
       },
+      trusted: false,
     });
     expect(requestHeartbeatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ describe("emitExecSystemEvent", () => {
     expect(enqueueSystemEventMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Exec finished", {
       sessionKey: "global",
       contextKey: "exec:run-global",
+      trusted: false,
     });
     expect(requestHeartbeatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
index 059f4c498a0..169d92e753c 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ export function emitExecSystemEvent(
     sessionKey,
     contextKey: opts.contextKey,
     deliveryContext: opts.deliveryContext,
+    trusted: false,
   });
   requestHeartbeat(
     scopedHeartbeatWakeOptions(sessionKey, {
diff --git a/src/plugins/runtime/index.test.ts b/src/plugins/runtime/index.test.ts
index 7165e001ce8..21b98dc02c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/runtime/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/runtime/index.test.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe("plugin runtime command execution", () => {
     expectRuntimeValue(readValue, expected);
   });
 
-  it("maps deprecated runtime.system.requestHeartbeatNow to a structured event wake", async () => {
+  it("maps deprecated runtime.system.requestHeartbeatNow to an immediate compatibility wake", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     resetHeartbeatWakeStateForTests();
     const handler = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "skipped" as const, reason: "disabled" }));
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe("plugin runtime command execution", () => {
       expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           source: "other",
-          intent: "event",
+          intent: "immediate",
           reason: "legacy-plugin",
         }),
       );
diff --git a/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-system.ts b/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-system.ts
index 52034a77177..8a3b204dab9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-system.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/runtime/runtime-system.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function createRuntimeSystem(): PluginRuntime["system"] {
   const requestHeartbeatNow: PluginRuntime["system"]["requestHeartbeatNow"] = (opts) =>
     requestHeartbeat({
       source: opts?.source ?? "other",
-      intent: opts?.intent ?? "event",
+      intent: opts?.intent ?? "immediate",
       reason: opts?.reason,
       coalesceMs: opts?.coalesceMs,
       agentId: opts?.agentId,