diff --git a/.claude/agents/investigate-alarm.md b/.claude/agents/investigate-alarm.md
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--- a/.claude/agents/investigate-alarm.md
+++ b/.claude/agents/investigate-alarm.md
@@ -53,24 +53,31 @@ Search for relevant log entries using `query_logs`. Focus on service-specific lo
 - Using `start: "1h"` with no filters on busy hosts
 - Limits over 50 without specific filters
 
-### 4. Investigate User Activity (if needed)
+### 4. Investigate User Activity
 
-If you suspect the issue may be related to user actions (manual commands, SSH sessions, service manipulation), **spawn the `auditor` agent** to investigate.
+For any analysis of user activity, **always spawn the `auditor` agent**. Do not query audit logs (EXECVE, USER_LOGIN, etc.) directly - delegate this to the auditor.
 
-Use the auditor when you need to know:
-- What commands were run around the time of an incident
-- Whether a service was manually stopped/restarted
-- Who was logged in and what they did
-- Whether there's suspicious activity on the host
+**Always call the auditor when:**
+- A service stopped unexpectedly (may have been manually stopped)
+- A process was killed or a config was changed
+- You need to know who was logged in around the time of an incident
+- You need to understand what commands led to the current state
+- The cause isn't obvious from service logs alone
+
+**Do NOT try to query audit logs yourself.** The auditor is specialized for:
+- Parsing EXECVE records and reconstructing command lines
+- Correlating SSH sessions with commands executed
+- Identifying suspicious patterns
+- Filtering out systemd/nix-store noise
 
 **Example prompt for auditor:**
 ```
 Investigate user activity on <hostname> between <start_time> and <end_time>.
-Context: The nginx service stopped unexpectedly at 14:32. Check if it was
-manually stopped or if any commands were run around that time.
+Context: The prometheus-node-exporter service stopped at 14:32.
+Determine if it was manually stopped and by whom.
 ```
 
-The auditor will return a focused report on relevant user activity that you can incorporate into your investigation.
+Incorporate the auditor's findings into your timeline and root cause analysis.
 
 ### 5. Check Configuration (if relevant)
 
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ get_commit_info(<hash>)            # Get full details of a specific change
 ### 7. Consider Common Causes
 
 For infrastructure alerts, common causes include:
+- **Manual intervention**: Service manually stopped/restarted (call auditor to confirm)
 - **Configuration drift**: Host running outdated config, fix already in master
 - **Disk space**: Nix store growth, logs, temp files
 - **Memory pressure**: Service memory leaks, insufficient limits
@@ -141,6 +149,8 @@ For infrastructure alerts, common causes include:
 - **Service restarts**: Failed upgrades, configuration errors
 - **Scrape failures**: Service down, firewall issues, port changes
 
+**Note:** If a service stopped unexpectedly and service logs don't show a crash or error, it was likely manual intervention - call the auditor to investigate.
+
 ## Output Format
 
 Provide a concise report with one of two outcomes:
@@ -198,4 +208,4 @@ Provide a concise report with one of two outcomes:
 - Consider the host's tier (test vs prod) when assessing severity
 - Build a timeline from log timestamps and metrics to show the sequence of events
 - **Query logs incrementally**: start with narrow filters and small limits, expand only if needed
-- **Use the auditor agent** for user activity analysis (commands, SSH sessions, sudo usage)
+- **Always delegate to the auditor agent** for any user activity analysis - never query EXECVE or audit logs directly