diff --git a/src/commands/thread/ask.ts b/src/commands/thread/ask.ts
index 2eb97e9..c0109bd 100644
--- a/src/commands/thread/ask.ts
+++ b/src/commands/thread/ask.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const threadAskCommand: Command = {
       ...(name ? { name } : {}),
       ...(context.length > 0 ? { context } : {}),
     });
-    await api.messagesPost({ workspaceId, threadId: thread.id, prompt });
     const url = await threadConsoleUrl(config, api, thread);
 
     if (noWait) {
diff --git a/test/thread-ask.test.ts b/test/thread-ask.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8de2d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/thread-ask.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { after, before, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { threadAskCommand } from '../src/commands/thread/ask';
+import { mockConfig } from './helpers/config';
+
+type Sent = { method: string; url: string; body: unknown };
+
+const thread = {
+  id: 'thrd_1',
+  workspaceId: 'ws_1',
+  name: '',
+  _html_url: 'https://console.example.test/acme/threads/thrd_1',
+};
+
+describe('thread ask', () => {
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+  const originalWrite = process.stdout.write;
+  let sent: Sent[] = [];
+
+  before(() => {
+    process.stdout.write = ((): boolean => true) as typeof process.stdout.write;
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.POLYLANE_API_KEY;
+    sent = [];
+    globalThis.fetch = (async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = String(input);
+      sent.push({ method: String(init?.method ?? 'GET'), url, body: init?.body ? JSON.parse(String(init.body)) : undefined });
+      if (url.endsWith('/v1/threads')) {
+        return Response.json({ success: true, error: null, result: thread }, { status: 201 });
+      }
+      return Response.json({ success: true, error: null, result: {} }, { status: 202 });
+    }) as typeof fetch;
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    process.stdout.write = originalWrite;
+  });
+
+  it('sends the prompt once, inside the thread create call', async () => {
+    const config = mockConfig({ apiKey: 'test-key', apiKeySource: 'flag', workspaceId: 'ws_1' });
+    await threadAskCommand.execute(config, {}, { _: ['hello', 'there'], noWait: true });
+    assert.deepEqual(sent, [
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'https://api.example.test/v1/threads',
+        body: { workspaceId: 'ws_1', prompt: 'hello there', visibility: 'workspace' },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});