diff --git a/src/cli/cli-installer.ts b/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
index e2e3b2bb1..220ba2879 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cli-installer.ts
@@ -87,17 +87,10 @@ export async function runCliInstaller(args: InstallArgs, version: string): Promi
   printBox(formatConfigSummary(config), isUpdate ? "Updated Configuration" : "Installation Complete")
 
   if (!config.hasClaude) {
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.bgRed(color.white(color.bold(" CRITICAL WARNING "))))
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.red(color.bold("  Sisyphus agent is STRONGLY optimized for Claude Opus 4.5.")))
-    console.log(color.red("  Without Claude, you may experience significantly degraded performance:"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Reduced orchestration quality"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Weaker tool selection and delegation"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Less reliable task completion"))
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.yellow("  Consider subscribing to Claude Pro/Max for the best experience."))
-    console.log()
+    printInfo(
+      "Note: Sisyphus agent performs best with Claude Opus 4.5+. " +
+        "Other models work but may have reduced orchestration quality.",
+    )
   }
 
   if (
diff --git a/src/cli/tui-installer.ts b/src/cli/tui-installer.ts
index fe9c7aba3..68f075474 100644
--- a/src/cli/tui-installer.ts
+++ b/src/cli/tui-installer.ts
@@ -63,17 +63,10 @@ export async function runTuiInstaller(args: InstallArgs, version: string): Promi
   spinner.stop(`Config written to ${color.cyan(omoResult.configPath)}`)
 
   if (!config.hasClaude) {
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.bgRed(color.white(color.bold(" CRITICAL WARNING "))))
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.red(color.bold("  Sisyphus agent is STRONGLY optimized for Claude Opus 4.5.")))
-    console.log(color.red("  Without Claude, you may experience significantly degraded performance:"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Reduced orchestration quality"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Weaker tool selection and delegation"))
-    console.log(color.dim("    • Less reliable task completion"))
-    console.log()
-    console.log(color.yellow("  Consider subscribing to Claude Pro/Max for the best experience."))
-    console.log()
+    p.log.info(
+      `${color.bold("Note:")} Sisyphus agent performs best with Claude Opus 4.5+.\n` +
+        `Other models work but may have reduced orchestration quality.`,
+    )
   }
 
   if (!config.hasClaude && !config.hasOpenAI && !config.hasGemini && !config.hasCopilot && !config.hasOpencodeZen) {