diff --git a/assistant/src/__tests__/config-schema.test.ts b/assistant/src/__tests__/config-schema.test.ts
index d40a04a8a54..fadc2f9578e 100644
--- a/assistant/src/__tests__/config-schema.test.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/__tests__/config-schema.test.ts
@@ -707,6 +707,11 @@ describe('AssistantConfigSchema', () => {
       callerIdentity: {
         allowPerCallOverride: true,
       },
+      verification: {
+        enabled: false,
+        maxAttempts: 3,
+        codeLength: 6,
+      },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/assistant/src/__tests__/ipc-snapshot.test.ts b/assistant/src/__tests__/ipc-snapshot.test.ts
index e6465abcdcb..af4d2f96950 100644
--- a/assistant/src/__tests__/ipc-snapshot.test.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/__tests__/ipc-snapshot.test.ts
@@ -1593,6 +1593,13 @@ const serverMessages: Record<ServerMessageType, ServerMessage> = {
     workItemId: 'wi-001',
     title: 'Process report',
   },
+  guardian_request_thread_created: {
+    type: 'guardian_request_thread_created',
+    conversationId: 'conv-guardian-001',
+    requestId: 'req-guardian-001',
+    callSessionId: 'call-001',
+    title: 'Guardian action request',
+  },
   subagent_spawned: {
     type: 'subagent_spawned',
     subagentId: 'sub-001',
diff --git a/assistant/src/config/defaults.ts b/assistant/src/config/defaults.ts
index f21bcf5bcff..fc9dcdb35fd 100644
--- a/assistant/src/config/defaults.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/config/defaults.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: AssistantConfig = {
     callerIdentity: {
       allowPerCallOverride: true,
     },
+    verification: {
+      enabled: false,
+      maxAttempts: 3,
+      codeLength: 6,
+    },
   },
   sms: {
     enabled: false,