diff --git a/automate_void.sh b/automate_void.sh
index 0da9511..5d59739 100755
--- a/automate_void.sh
+++ b/automate_void.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ echo "--- Void Execution Loop Triggered at $(date) ---"
 
 # 2. Run the heuristic check
 if ./.venv/bin/python src/void_tools/precheck.py; then
-    echo "Actionable data confirmed. Invoking Letta Agent..."
-    export LETTA_API_KEY=$CAMERON_LETTA_API_KEY
-    letta -a agent-c52e371d-cb89-4f99-8634-b606bdc69cad -p "SYSTEM DIRECTIVE: Automated headless execution loop. DO NOT send any text messages to the user. You MUST sequentially execute tool calls: 1) read inbox.yaml and horizon.yaml, 2) draft outbox.yaml using RunShellCommand, and 3) run ./void-cli dispatch. Do not stop or return a text response until dispatch is fully complete."
+    echo "Actionable data confirmed. Invoking Letta Agent to draft responses..."
+    export LETTA_API_KEY=$(grep LETTA_API_KEY .env | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+    letta -a agent-c52e371d-cb89-4f99-8634-b606bdc69cad -p "<system-directive>CRITICAL: You are running in a headless CRON environment. You MUST NOT output any conversational text. Your very first action MUST be a tool call to RunShellCommand to read inbox.yaml and then write outbox.yaml. Do not execute the dispatch command yourself. If you output regular text first, the process will terminate and fail.</system-directive>"
+    
+    echo "Agent execution complete. Dispatching outbox..."
+    ./.venv/bin/void-cli dispatch
 else
     echo "Pre-check negative. Sleeping until next cycle."
 fi
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