diff --git a/templates/commands/clarify.md b/templates/commands/clarify.md
index d6d6bbe91..fd8cf5908 100644
--- a/templates/commands/clarify.md
+++ b/templates/commands/clarify.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Execution steps:
        - If the user replies with "yes", "recommended", or "suggested", use your previously stated recommendation/suggestion as the answer.
        - Otherwise, validate the answer maps to one option or fits the <=5 word constraint.
        - If ambiguous, ask for a quick disambiguation (count still belongs to same question; do not advance).
-       - Once satisfactory, record it in working memory (do not yet write to disk) and move to the next queued question.
+       - Once satisfactory, record it in working memory and immediately hand it to the integration step below; persist it to disk there after each integration before continuing to the next queued question.
     - Stop asking further questions when:
        - All critical ambiguities resolved early (remaining queued items become unnecessary), OR
        - User signals completion ("done", "good", "no more"), OR