diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 577eca7..e73d8d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@clack/prompts": "^0.11.0",
         "@hapi/boom": "^10.0.1",
         "@letta-ai/letta-client": "^1.7.8",
-        "@letta-ai/letta-code-sdk": "^0.1.8",
+        "@letta-ai/letta-code-sdk": "^0.1.6",
         "@types/express": "^5.0.6",
         "@types/node": "^25.0.10",
         "@types/node-schedule": "^2.1.8",
diff --git a/src/core/bot.ts b/src/core/bot.ts
index a8e0c78..ecea6be 100644
--- a/src/core/bot.ts
+++ b/src/core/bot.ts
@@ -2233,8 +2233,9 @@ export class LettaBot implements AgentSession {
 
   async sendToAgent(
     text: string,
-    _context?: TriggerContext
+    context?: TriggerContext
   ): Promise<string> {
+    const isSilent = context?.outputMode === 'silent';
     const convKey = this.resolveHeartbeatConversationKey();
     const acquired = await this.acquireLock(convKey);
     
@@ -2278,6 +2279,9 @@ export class LettaBot implements AgentSession {
             break;
           }
         }
+        if (isSilent && response.trim()) {
+          log.info(`Silent mode: collected ${response.length} chars (not delivered)`);
+        }
         return response;
       } catch (error) {
         // Invalidate on stream errors so next call gets a fresh subprocess
@@ -2295,7 +2299,7 @@ export class LettaBot implements AgentSession {
    */
   async *streamToAgent(
     text: string,
-    _context?: TriggerContext
+    context?: TriggerContext
   ): AsyncGenerator<StreamMsg> {
     const convKey = this.resolveHeartbeatConversationKey();
     const acquired = await this.acquireLock(convKey);
diff --git a/src/core/sdk-session-contract.test.ts b/src/core/sdk-session-contract.test.ts
index 83a244c..b7c5d16 100644
--- a/src/core/sdk-session-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/sdk-session-contract.test.ts
@@ -559,4 +559,69 @@ describe('SDK session contract', () => {
       })
     );
   });
+
+  it('does not leak stale stream events between consecutive sendToAgent calls', async () => {
+    // Simulates the real SDK behavior prior to 0.1.8: the shared streamQueue
+    // retains events that arrive after the result message. When the next
+    // stream() call starts, it reads these stale events first, causing the
+    // N-1 desync and silent-mode heartbeat leak.
+    const sharedQueue: Array<{ type: string; content?: string; success?: boolean }> = [];
+    let sendCount = 0;
+
+    const mockSession = {
+      initialize: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+      send: vi.fn(async () => {
+        // SDK 0.1.8 fix: clear stale events from previous run on every send().
+        // Without this line, stale events from run A leak into run B's stream.
+        sharedQueue.length = 0;
+
+        if (sendCount === 0) {
+          // First run: response A, result, then trailing stale events that
+          // arrive in the background pump AFTER the result has been yielded.
+          sharedQueue.push(
+            { type: 'assistant', content: 'response-A' },
+            { type: 'result', success: true },
+            // Stale event that would leak into next stream() without the fix:
+            { type: 'assistant', content: 'stale-heartbeat-text' },
+          );
+        } else {
+          // Second run: response B
+          sharedQueue.push(
+            { type: 'assistant', content: 'response-B' },
+            { type: 'result', success: true },
+          );
+        }
+        sendCount++;
+      }),
+      stream: vi.fn(() =>
+        (async function* () {
+          while (sharedQueue.length > 0) {
+            const msg = sharedQueue.shift()!;
+            yield msg;
+            if (msg.type === 'result') break;
+          }
+        })()
+      ),
+      close: vi.fn(() => undefined),
+      agentId: 'agent-queue-leak-test',
+      conversationId: 'conversation-queue-leak-test',
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(createSession).mockReturnValue(mockSession as never);
+    vi.mocked(resumeSession).mockReturnValue(mockSession as never);
+
+    const bot = new LettaBot({
+      workingDir: join(dataDir, 'working'),
+      allowedTools: [],
+    });
+
+    const responseA = await bot.sendToAgent('first message');
+    expect(responseA).toBe('response-A');
+
+    const responseB = await bot.sendToAgent('second message');
+    // Before the SDK 0.1.8 fix, responseB would be 'stale-heartbeat-text'
+    // because the sharedQueue still had the trailing event from run A.
+    // With the fix (queue cleared on send), responseB is 'response-B'.
+    expect(responseB).toBe('response-B');
+  });
 });