diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
index d795354cafa..f288f34b130 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ async function readActiveMemorySearchDebug(
         continue;
       }
       const details = asRecord(message.details);
-      const debug = asRecord(details?.debug);
+      const debug = asRecord(details?.debug) ?? {};
       const warning = normalizeOptionalString(details?.warning);
       const action = normalizeOptionalString(details?.action);
       const error = normalizeOptionalString(details?.error);
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-focus.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-focus.test.ts
index d4e84495664..b2324ded3ae 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-focus.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-focus.test.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ function buildCommandParams(params?: {
     hasVerboseDirective: false,
     hasFastDirective: false,
     hasReasoningDirective: false,
+    hasTraceDirective: false,
     hasElevatedDirective: false,
     hasExecDirective: false,
     hasExecOptions: false,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-spawn-action.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-spawn-action.test.ts
index 756137fbd42..b3810059c25 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-spawn-action.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents-spawn-action.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function buildContext(params?: {
     hasVerboseDirective: false,
     hasFastDirective: false,
     hasReasoningDirective: false,
+    hasTraceDirective: false,
     hasElevatedDirective: false,
     hasExecDirective: false,
     hasExecOptions: false,