diff --git a/agent-team/run-team.py b/agent-team/run-team.py
index 13a4de2..785949c 100644
--- a/agent-team/run-team.py
+++ b/agent-team/run-team.py
@@ -660,6 +660,14 @@ def _cmd_start(args: argparse.Namespace, *, out: Any) -> int:
     either way.
     """
     coordinator = _build_coordinator(args)
+    # start_task runs the clarifier graph to the first human gate IN THIS PROCESS,
+    # and the clarifier calls Claude (assess_confidence). The invoker is a
+    # process-local binding, so a running daemon does not help this CLI process —
+    # bind the real subscription invoker here, mirroring Coordinator.serve(), or
+    # start_task fails with "claude_invoke has no invoker bound".
+    from agent_team.invoker import bind_subscription_invoker
+
+    bind_subscription_invoker()
     coordinator.setup()
     thread_id = coordinator.start_task(
         task_text=args.task, transport_name=args.transport