diff --git a/pkg/tools/cron.go b/pkg/tools/cron.go
index 6888d1326..e876b9725 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/cron.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/cron.go
@@ -337,7 +337,16 @@ func (t *CronTool) ExecuteJob(ctx context.Context, job *cron.CronJob) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Response is automatically sent via MessageBus by AgentLoop
-	_ = response // Will be sent by AgentLoop
+	// Send agent response to channel (ProcessDirectWithChannel does not
+	// publish on its own — only the Run() inbound loop does that).
+	if response != "" {
+		pubCtx, pubCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		defer pubCancel()
+		t.msgBus.PublishOutbound(pubCtx, bus.OutboundMessage{
+			Channel: channel,
+			ChatID:  chatID,
+			Content: response,
+		})
+	}
 	return "ok"
 }