diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
index dcd3c88..a19707b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
   smoke:
     uses: effect-kit/.github/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml@v1
     with:
-      release-run-id: ${{ inputs.release-run-id }}
-      pack-artifact-id: ${{ inputs.pack-artifact-id }}
+      # Manual dispatch supplies IDs as strings; the reusable workflow expects numbers.
+      release-run-id: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.release-run-id) }}
+      pack-artifact-id: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.pack-artifact-id) }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bc28e6..e0ede56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ See [.changeset/README.md](.changeset/README.md) for release steps.
 CI, PR-title checks, Changeset summaries, release and smoke workflows reuse
 [EffectKit's shared automation](https://github.com/effect-kit/.github).
 
+PR titles follow Conventional Commits, for example `fix: preserve recipient visibility`.
+Changeset release impact appears in the Actions job summary; documentation-only PRs
+do not need a Changeset.
+
 ## License
 
 [Apache-2.0](LICENSE). Copyright 2026 Effect Kit Contributors.