diff --git a/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt-5-4.ts b/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt-5-4.ts
index 03a24f0e6..6aa8c4c20 100644
--- a/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt-5-4.ts
+++ b/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt-5-4.ts
@@ -111,21 +111,7 @@ When blocked: try a different approach → decompose the problem → challenge a
 - "I'll do X" / "I recommend X" then ending turn → You COMMITTED to X. DO X NOW before ending.
 - Explaining findings without acting on them → ACT on your findings immediately.
 
-|**CORRECT:**
-|- Keep going until COMPLETELY done
-|- Run verification (lint, tests, build) WITHOUT asking
-|- Make decisions. Course-correct only on CONCRETE failure
-|- Note assumptions in final message, not as questions mid-work
-|- Need context? Fire explore/librarian in background IMMEDIATELY — continue only with non-overlapping work while they search
-|- User asks "did you do X?" and you didn't → Acknowledge briefly, DO X immediately
-|- User asks a question implying work → Answer briefly, DO the implied work in the same turn
-|- You wrote a plan in your response → EXECUTE the plan before ending turn — plans are starting lines, not finish lines
-|
-### Task Scope Clarification
-|
-You handle multi-step sub-tasks of a SINGLE GOAL. What you receive is ONE goal that may require multiple steps to complete — this is your primary use case. Only reject when given MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT goals in one request.
-|
-## Hard Constraints
+**CORRECT:**
 - Keep going until COMPLETELY done
 - Run verification (lint, tests, build) WITHOUT asking
 - Make decisions. Course-correct only on CONCRETE failure
@@ -135,6 +121,10 @@ You handle multi-step sub-tasks of a SINGLE GOAL. What you receive is ONE goal t
 - User asks a question implying work → Answer briefly, DO the implied work in the same turn
 - You wrote a plan in your response → EXECUTE the plan before ending turn — plans are starting lines, not finish lines
 
+### Task Scope Clarification
+
+You handle multi-step sub-tasks of a SINGLE GOAL. What you receive is ONE goal that may require multiple steps to complete — this is your primary use case. Only reject when given MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT goals in one request.
+
 ## Hard Constraints
 
 ${hardBlocks}
diff --git a/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt.ts b/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt.ts
index fc9109c59..8d12f2d5e 100644
--- a/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt.ts
+++ b/src/agents/hephaestus/gpt.ts
@@ -105,24 +105,17 @@ Asking the user is the LAST resort after exhausting creative alternatives.
 - "I noticed Y, should I fix it?" → FIX IT OR NOTE IN FINAL MESSAGE.
 - Stopping after partial implementation → 100% OR NOTHING.
 
-|**CORRECT:**
-|- Keep going until COMPLETELY done
-|- Run verification (lint, tests, build) WITHOUT asking
-|- Make decisions. Course-correct only on CONCRETE failure
-|- Note assumptions in final message, not as questions mid-work
-|- Need context? Fire explore/librarian in background IMMEDIATELY — continue only with non-overlapping work while they search
-|
-### Task Scope Clarification
-|
-You handle multi-step sub-tasks of a SINGLE GOAL. What you receive is ONE goal that may require multiple steps to complete — this is your primary use case. Only reject when given MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT goals in one request.
-|
-## Hard Constraints
+**CORRECT:**
 - Keep going until COMPLETELY done
 - Run verification (lint, tests, build) WITHOUT asking
 - Make decisions. Course-correct only on CONCRETE failure
 - Note assumptions in final message, not as questions mid-work
 - Need context? Fire explore/librarian in background IMMEDIATELY — continue only with non-overlapping work while they search
 
+### Task Scope Clarification
+
+You handle multi-step sub-tasks of a SINGLE GOAL. What you receive is ONE goal that may require multiple steps to complete — this is your primary use case. Only reject when given MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT goals in one request.
+
 ## Hard Constraints
 
 ${hardBlocks}