diff --git a/ansible/console/local/README.md b/ansible/console/local/README.md
index 54def43..f0624bd 100644
--- a/ansible/console/local/README.md
+++ b/ansible/console/local/README.md
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ ansible/console/local/
 > they are part of the Galaxy collection artifact or internal dev tooling only.
 
 > **`ansible.cfg` in PACE** is minimal — it sets `host_key_checking = False` and
-> `stdout_callback = yaml` only. It intentionally does **not** set
-> `collections_path`, so Ansible resolves `netapp.console` from the Galaxy
-> default (`~/.ansible/collections`) after `ansible-galaxy collection install`.
+> YAML stdout via `ansible.builtin.default` (`result_format = yaml`). It
+> intentionally does **not** set `collections_path`, so Ansible resolves
+> `netapp.console` from the Galaxy default (`~/.ansible/collections`) after
+> `ansible-galaxy collection install`.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/ansible/console/local/ansible.cfg b/ansible/console/local/ansible.cfg
index 1899e99..a9cb293 100644
--- a/ansible/console/local/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible/console/local/ansible.cfg
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@
 # (~/.ansible/collections or the path set in ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS).
 #collections_path   = .
 host_key_checking  = False
-stdout_callback    = yaml
+stdout_callback    = default
 interpreter_python = auto_silent
+
+# YAML task results via ansible.builtin.default (ansible-core ≥ 2.13).
+# Do not set stdout_callback=yaml — that loaded community.general.yaml, removed in 12.0.0.
+[callback_default]
+result_format      = yaml
diff --git a/ansible/console/local/playbooks/register_and_onboard.yml b/ansible/console/local/playbooks/register_and_onboard.yml
index 3250db8..f724e34 100644
--- a/ansible/console/local/playbooks/register_and_onboard.yml
+++ b/ansible/console/local/playbooks/register_and_onboard.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@
           - _ncl_access_token | length > 0
         fail_msg: "Could not obtain an access token. Check credentials or supply NCL_ACCESS_TOKEN."
 
+    - name: "STEP 2 | Show access token"
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: >-
+          ✅ Access token obtained. Set this in your environment to reuse it:
+          export NCL_ACCESS_TOKEN="{{ _ncl_access_token }}"
+
     # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     # STEP 3 — Ensure the target organisation exists
     # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════