diff --git a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
index 5f0218f..8ad49db 100644
--- a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
+++ b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # cockpit_chat.dspy - SDLC Agent Loop v3.1 (streaming NDJSON)
 import aiohttp
 
-action = (params_kw or {}).get('action', 'list_messages')
+action = (params_kw or {}).get('action', 'send_message')
 # AgentIO sends JSON body without action field — detect from message_text presence
 if action != 'send_message':
     p = params_kw or {}