diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
index ece6abe..036d615 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ 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) }}
       bun: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 911e703..0c6b526 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ CI, PR-title checks, Changeset summaries, releases, and registry smoke checks re
 [EffectKit's shared workflows](https://github.com/effect-kit/.github). Runtime versions
 and package-specific checks stay in this repository's scripts.
 
+PR titles follow Conventional Commits, for example `fix: preserve binary values`.
+Changeset release impact appears in the Actions job summary; documentation-only PRs
+do not need a Changeset.
+
 Changesets manages package versions and changelogs. Add a Changeset with public API
 changes, commit it with the code, and dispatch **Release** on `main` with `dry-run` disabled
 to create or update the version PR. After reviewing and merging that PR, dispatch **Release**