diff --git a/crates/manifest/src/profile.rs b/crates/manifest/src/profile.rs
index 729a78b8..308cbaad 100644
--- a/crates/manifest/src/profile.rs
+++ b/crates/manifest/src/profile.rs
@@ -999,7 +999,8 @@ fn apply_role_profile(
     value["feature"]["memory"] = serde_json::json!({ "enabled": memory });
     value["feature"]["web"] = serde_json::json!({ "enabled": web });
     value["feature"]["sub_worker"] = serde_json::json!({ "enabled": sub_worker });
-    value["feature"]["worker"] = serde_json::json!({ "enabled": slug == "orchestrator" });
+    value["feature"]["worker"] =
+        serde_json::json!({ "enabled": matches!(slug, "companion" | "orchestrator") });
     value["feature"]["manage_workdir"] = serde_json::json!({ "enabled": slug == "orchestrator" });
     let ticket = match slug {
         "companion" => serde_json::json!({ "enabled": true, "authoring": true, "thread": true }),
@@ -1459,7 +1460,7 @@ mod tests {
         let companion = resolve("companion");
         assert!(companion.feature.task.enabled);
         assert!(companion.feature.sub_worker.enabled);
-        assert!(!companion.feature.worker.enabled);
+        assert!(companion.feature.worker.enabled);
         assert!(companion.scope.allow.is_empty());
         assert!(companion.scope.deny.is_empty());
         assert!(companion.delegation_scope.allow.is_empty());
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
index 582d65dd..86669e35 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/hosts.rs
@@ -3988,6 +3988,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(manifest.feature.worker.enabled);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn embedded_companion_profile_enables_worker_management() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let selector = ProfileSelector::Builtin("builtin:companion".to_string());
+        let archive = builtin_profile_source_archive(&selector)
+            .unwrap()
+            .verify()
+            .unwrap();
+        let manifest = archive
+            .resolve_profile("builtin:companion", root.path(), "companion-test-worker")
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(manifest.feature.worker.enabled);
+        assert!(manifest.feature.sub_worker.enabled);
+        assert!(!manifest.feature.manage_workdir.enabled);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn embedded_builtin_decodal_profiles_resolve_through_archive() {
         let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -4033,7 +4050,10 @@ mod tests {
                 .resolve_profile(&selector_key, root.path(), "embedded-test-worker")
                 .unwrap();
             assert_eq!(manifest.worker.name, "embedded-test-worker");
-            assert_eq!(manifest.model.ref_.as_deref(), Some("codex-oauth/gpt-5.5"));
+            assert_eq!(
+                manifest.model.ref_.as_deref(),
+                Some("codex-oauth/gpt-5.6-sol")
+            );
             if selector_key == "builtin:memory-consolidation" {
                 assert!(manifest.feature.memory.enabled);
                 assert!(manifest.feature.memory.staging);
diff --git a/resources/profiles/companion.dcdl b/resources/profiles/companion.dcdl
index 150db6a0..e17d7b6a 100644
--- a/resources/profiles/companion.dcdl
+++ b/resources/profiles/companion.dcdl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "./base.dcdl" // {
         memory = { enabled = true; };
         web = { enabled = true; };
         sub_worker = { enabled = true; };
-        worker = { enabled = false; };
+        worker = { enabled = true; };
         ticket = { enabled = true; authoring = true; thread = true; };
     };
 }