diff --git a/BlogWriter.Tests/BloggerAgentRoutingTests.cs b/BlogWriter.Tests/BloggerAgentRoutingTests.cs
index 59b8298..de201a2 100644
--- a/BlogWriter.Tests/BloggerAgentRoutingTests.cs
+++ b/BlogWriter.Tests/BloggerAgentRoutingTests.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@ public async Task ResearchButNoDraft_RoutesToAuthor()
         Assert.Equal("author", decision.NextStep);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RefinementResetsState_AndRoutesToResearcher()
+    {
+        var state = new ResearchState
+        {
+            MainTask = "topic",
+            ResearchFindings = ["some findings"],
+            CurrentSubTask = "Add a caching section.",
+            Draft = "a draft",
+            ReviewNotes = ResearchState.ApprovedMarker,
+        };
+
+        state.StartFollowUp("Add a caching section.");
+        BloggerDecision decision = await CreateAgent().InvokeAsync(state);
+
+        Assert.Equal("researcher", decision.NextStep);
+        Assert.Empty(state.Draft);
+        Assert.Empty(state.ResearchFindings);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task DraftWithNoReview_RoutesToReviewer()
     {
diff --git a/BlogWriter.Tests/ResearchStateTests.cs b/BlogWriter.Tests/ResearchStateTests.cs
index 576c445..bf2d0b9 100644
--- a/BlogWriter.Tests/ResearchStateTests.cs
+++ b/BlogWriter.Tests/ResearchStateTests.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public void RevisionLimitReached_RequiresUnapprovedReviewAtCap(
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void StartFollowUp_PreservesDraftAndResearchButResetsReviewCycle()
+    public void StartFollowUp_ResetsResearchAndDraftSoRefinedSearchTriggersFreshResearch()
     {
         var state = new ResearchState
         {
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public void StartFollowUp_PreservesDraftAndResearchButResetsReviewCycle()
         state.StartFollowUp("Add a caching section.");
 
         Assert.Equal("Add a caching section.", state.CurrentSubTask);
-        Assert.Equal("draft", state.Draft);
-        Assert.Equal(["finding"], state.ResearchFindings);
+        Assert.Empty(state.Draft);
+        Assert.Empty(state.ResearchFindings);
         Assert.Empty(state.ReviewNotes);
         Assert.Equal(0, state.RevisionNumber);
         Assert.Empty(state.NextStep);
diff --git a/ResearchState.cs b/ResearchState.cs
index e29a80a..22a5ca6 100644
--- a/ResearchState.cs
+++ b/ResearchState.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ public string BuildResearchQuery()
         return string.Join("\n\n", parts);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Prepares an approved or revision-capped draft for a user-requested follow-up.</summary>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Prepares a user-requested follow-up as a fresh research cycle. Any prior
+    /// draft or completed research is discarded so the blogger re-enters the
+    /// researcher stage and the refined query becomes the new source of truth.
+    /// </summary>
     public void StartFollowUp(string followUp)
     {
         ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(followUp);
@@ -91,6 +95,12 @@ public void StartFollowUp(string followUp)
 
         SearchRefinements.Add(trimmed);
         CurrentSubTask = trimmed;
+
+        // A refinement is a fresh research pass, not a continuation of the old
+        // one. Clear stale completion state so the blogger routes back to the
+        // researcher with the refined query instead of reusing the prior draft.
+        Draft = "";
+        ResearchFindings.Clear();
         ReviewNotes = "";
         RevisionNumber = 0;
         NextStep = "";
diff --git a/ResearcherAgent.cs b/ResearcherAgent.cs
index e73dc6b..8e4bcd6 100644
--- a/ResearcherAgent.cs
+++ b/ResearcherAgent.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public async Task<ResearchState> ResearchNodeAsync(ResearchState state, Cancella
             ? state.CurrentSubTask
             : state.MainTask;
 
+        Console.WriteLine($"Researching topic: {query}");
         _logger.LogInformation("Researching: {SubTask}", researchLabel);
 
         string findings;