diff --git a/docs/guides/concurrent-execution.md b/docs/guides/concurrent-execution.md
index f460922c8d..6df3c47117 100644
--- a/docs/guides/concurrent-execution.md
+++ b/docs/guides/concurrent-execution.md
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Each agent tracks two state machines (producer and reviewer) independently:
 
    > **Note — `CONSENSUS_RE_REVIEW` handling:** Agents that receive a `CONSENSUS_RE_REVIEW` while staying alive **must** act on it immediately: reviewers of the re-proposing producer must re-review and ACK/NACK; all other agents must re-confirm via `egg-orch consensus confirmed`. Ignoring this message stalls the pipeline.
 
-> **Note — `pending_acks` (exit code 2):** After a re-proposal, previously-confirmed reviewers are un-confirmed and must re-ACK. If the producer calls `confirmed` before those re-ACKs arrive, the command returns exit code **2** (`pending_acks`) — this is transient, not an error. The producer should poll for messages and retry `confirmed` until it exits 0.
+> **Note — `pending_acks` (exit code 2):** After a re-proposal, previously-confirmed reviewers are un-confirmed and must re-ACK. If the producer calls `confirmed` before those re-ACKs arrive, the command returns exit code **2** (`pending_acks`) — this is transient, not an error. The producer should poll for messages and retry `confirmed` until it exits 0. Via `mcp__brc__confirm`, the equivalent is `ok=False` with `status="pending_acks"`; retry until `ok=True`.
 >
 > **Note — Reviewer `pending_acks`:** Reviewers can also receive exit code 2 from `confirmed` when they have stale ACKs (e.g., an ACK recorded before the producer proposed) **or unresolved NACKs** (a NACK issued against a producer that has not yet re-proposed). In the stale-ACK case, the reviewer must re-ACK the listed producers at their current proposal version before confirming. In the unresolved-NACK case, the reviewer must wait for the NACKed producer to re-propose, then re-review and ACK/NACK the new version before confirming.
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/agent-tools.md b/docs/reference/agent-tools.md
index 74ff678c4b..f53bedcbed 100644
--- a/docs/reference/agent-tools.md
+++ b/docs/reference/agent-tools.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ that requires the handler docstring to explain why no CLI exists.
 | `mcp__brc__propose` | Push committed changes to origin then broadcast a `CONSENSUS_PROPOSE` signal. See [push behavior](#brc_propose-push-behavior) below. | `handlers.brc.brc_propose` | `egg-orch consensus propose --push` |
 | `mcp__brc__ack` | Acknowledge (ACK) a peer's proposal. Optional `pre_merge_condition` (str) turns this into a **conditional ACK** — the work is approved but a human must perform the named action before merging (e.g. `git mv old/path new/path`). The obligation is rendered as a "Pre-merge Obligations" section on the auto-created PR. Leave empty for an unconditional ACK. When non-empty, the condition is validated like `reason`: boilerplate and short values are rejected with 400. | `handlers.brc.brc_ack` | `egg-orch consensus ack` |
 | `mcp__brc__nack` | Reject (NACK) a peer's proposal with blocker list. | `handlers.brc.brc_nack` | `egg-orch consensus nack` |
-| `mcp__brc__confirm` | Signal CONFIRMED — producer acknowledges all reviewer ACKs. | `handlers.brc.brc_confirm` | `egg-orch consensus confirmed` |
+| `mcp__brc__confirm` | Signal CONFIRMED — producer acknowledges all reviewer ACKs. Returns `ok=True` when the transition to CONFIRMED succeeded. Returns `ok=False` with `status="pending_acks"` when the orchestrator rejected the transition (e.g. not yet fully ACKed, stale ACKs); this is transient — retry after polling for outstanding ACKs. Equivalent to CLI exit code 0 vs 2. | `handlers.brc.brc_confirm` | `egg-orch consensus confirmed` |
 | `mcp__brc__get_state` | Full structured consensus state (JSON; accepts `verbose: bool`). | `handlers.brc.brc_get_state` | — *(no CLI; CLI `egg-orch consensus status` prints text — this tool returns the dict)* |
 | `mcp__brc__list_blocking` | Return the list of agent roles currently blocking consensus (derived view). | `handlers.brc.brc_list_blocking` | — *(no CLI; new capability)* |
 | `mcp__brc__wait_for_event` | Block until a typed message (e.g. `CONSENSUS_ACK`, `CONSENSUS_NACK`) arrives for this agent. Event-driven alternative to polling in a Bash loop. Returns `cursor` — thread into the next call's `since` to close the wait→wait race (#1995). | `handlers.message.message_wait` | `egg-orch message wait` |