diff --git a/DiffPalReviewDevV1/task.json b/DiffPalReviewDevV1/task.json
index 8cdbde2..37a5ec5 100644
--- a/DiffPalReviewDevV1/task.json
+++ b/DiffPalReviewDevV1/task.json
@@ -109,26 +109,17 @@
       "defaultValue": "false",
       "helpMarkDown": "Pass --debug to DiffPal so provider and runtime diagnostics are printed."
     },
-    {
-      "name": "mode",
-      "type": "string",
-      "label": "Publish modes",
-      "required": false,
-      "defaultValue": "",
-      "helpMarkDown": "Advanced comma-separated Azure DevOps publish modes. Overrides feedback when set."
-    },
     {
       "name": "feedback",
       "type": "pickList",
       "label": "Feedback",
       "required": false,
-      "defaultValue": "balanced",
+      "defaultValue": "review",
       "options": {
         "summary": "Summary",
-        "balanced": "Balanced",
-        "inline": "Inline"
+        "review": "Review"
       },
-      "helpMarkDown": "Review feedback shape. Summary posts status and one PR summary. Balanced and Inline publish Azure threads for all findings; blocking findings stay active and non-blocking findings are closed immediately."
+      "helpMarkDown": "Review feedback shape. Summary posts status and one PR summary. Review publishes Azure threads for findings; blocking findings stay active and non-blocking findings are closed immediately."
     },
     {
       "name": "language",
diff --git a/DiffPalReviewV1/task.json b/DiffPalReviewV1/task.json
index e0d7c15..5668fc5 100644
--- a/DiffPalReviewV1/task.json
+++ b/DiffPalReviewV1/task.json
@@ -109,26 +109,17 @@
       "defaultValue": "false",
       "helpMarkDown": "Pass --debug to DiffPal so provider and runtime diagnostics are printed."
     },
-    {
-      "name": "mode",
-      "type": "string",
-      "label": "Publish modes",
-      "required": false,
-      "defaultValue": "",
-      "helpMarkDown": "Advanced comma-separated Azure DevOps publish modes. Overrides feedback when set."
-    },
     {
       "name": "feedback",
       "type": "pickList",
       "label": "Feedback",
       "required": false,
-      "defaultValue": "balanced",
+      "defaultValue": "review",
       "options": {
         "summary": "Summary",
-        "balanced": "Balanced",
-        "inline": "Inline"
+        "review": "Review"
       },
-      "helpMarkDown": "Review feedback shape. Summary posts status and one PR summary. Balanced and Inline publish Azure threads for all findings; blocking findings stay active and non-blocking findings are closed immediately."
+      "helpMarkDown": "Review feedback shape. Summary posts status and one PR summary. Review publishes Azure threads for findings; blocking findings stay active and non-blocking findings are closed immediately."
     },
     {
       "name": "language",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f32503e..ecbec4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ base/head, and redacted CLI arguments before the review starts.
 Set `debug: true` to pass `--debug` to DiffPal and enable provider/runtime
 diagnostics. This is separate from Azure `System.Debug`.
 
-With `feedback: balanced` or `feedback: inline`, DiffPal publishes Azure threads
+With `feedback: review`, DiffPal publishes Azure threads
 for all findings. Blocking findings stay active; non-blocking findings are
 published as closed immediately. Findings without canonical file/line mapping to
 current PR changes are skipped instead of publishing a broken file thread.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       diffpalVersion: 0.1.35
       profile: ci
-      feedback: balanced
+      feedback: review
     env:
       OPENAI_API_KEY: $(OPENAI_API_KEY)
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ steps:
     displayName: DiffPal blocking review
     inputs:
       profile: ci
-      feedback: balanced
+      feedback: review
       gate: true
       blockOn: high
     env:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ steps:
     displayName: DiffPal review with Copilot
     inputs:
       profile: ci
-      feedback: balanced
+      feedback: review
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: $(GITHUB_TOKEN)
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
diff --git a/overview.md b/overview.md
index c2bdde6..e75381b 100644
--- a/overview.md
+++ b/overview.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
   - task: DiffPalReview@1
     inputs:
       profile: ci
-      feedback: balanced
+      feedback: review
       gate: true
     env:
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-test.js b/scripts/smoke-test.js
index 42d6695..dca8bf5 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke-test.js
+++ b/scripts/smoke-test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function runHandler(name, env) {
       INPUT_BASE: "base-sha",
       INPUT_HEAD: "head-sha",
       INPUT_BLOCKON: "high",
-      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "balanced",
+      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "review",
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: "system-token",
       ...env
     },
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function runHandlerExpectFailure(name, env) {
       INPUT_BASE: "base-sha",
       INPUT_HEAD: "head-sha",
       INPUT_BLOCKON: "high",
-      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "balanced",
+      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "review",
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: "system-token",
       ...env
     },
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function testExplainPrintsResolvedContext() {
       INPUT_BASE: "",
       INPUT_HEAD: "",
       INPUT_BLOCKON: "high",
-      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "balanced",
+      INPUT_FEEDBACK: "review",
       INPUT_EXPLAIN: "true",
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: "secret-token-value",
       SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTID: "123",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 74b7000..a1926a4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -478,11 +478,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
   if (gate) {
     args.push("--gate");
   }
-  const mode = input("mode");
-  addOptional(args, "--mode", mode);
-  if (!mode) {
-    addOptional(args, "--feedback", input("feedback") || "balanced");
-  }
+  addOptional(args, "--feedback", input("feedback") || "review");
   addOptional(args, "--language", input("language"));
   addOptional(args, "--instructions", input("instructions"));
   addOptional(args, "--instructions-file", resolveInstructionsFile(input("instructionsFile")));