diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/lib/api/io/toolkit-action.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/lib/api/io/toolkit-action.ts
index b477f4971..6ad88707f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/lib/api/io/toolkit-action.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/lib/api/io/toolkit-action.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * The current action being performed by the CLI. 'none' represents the absence of an action.
+ * The current action being performed by the Toolkit.
  */
 export type ToolkitAction =
 | 'assembly'
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/cli/io-host/cli-io-host.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/cli/io-host/cli-io-host.ts
index 8b22623de..f46cd70f0 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/cli/io-host/cli-io-host.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/cli/io-host/cli-io-host.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import { StackActivityProgress } from '../../commands/deploy';
 
 export type { IIoHost, IoMessage, IoMessageCode, IoMessageLevel, IoRequest };
 
+/**
+ * The current action being performed by the CLI. 'none' represents the absence of an action.
+ */
 type CliAction =
 | ToolkitAction
 | 'context'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ export interface CliIoHostProps {
    *
    * @default 'none'
    */
-  readonly currentAction?: ToolkitAction;
+  readonly currentAction?: CliAction;
 
   /**
    * Determines the verbosity of the output.