diff --git a/.agents/skills/publish/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/publish/SKILL.md
index 1b95b4b73..505bbca72 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/publish/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/publish/SKILL.md
@@ -291,23 +291,25 @@ After the release notes are finalized, post them to the Discord channel. This st
 <hard-gate>
 The workflow is not complete until this step has either:
 1. Sent a Discord message successfully and recorded the message ID, or
-2. Failed after `agent-discord auth extract` plus one send retry, with the failure reported to the user.
+2. Failed after `agent-discordbot auth status` plus one send retry, with the Jobdori bot-token failure reported to the user.
 
 Never skip this step because the release summary was awaiting approval. If the user already confirmed the publish, continue through Discord before stopping.
 </hard-gate>
 
 <agent-discord-instruction>
-1. Ensure Discord auth is available:
+1. Use the Jobdori bot token through `agent-discordbot` for release announcements. This is the required release path; do not use the personal `agent-discord` token unless the bot path is unavailable and the user explicitly approves the fallback.
 ```bash
-agent-discord auth extract
+agent-discordbot auth status
 ```
 
 2. **Read recent messages** in the channel to match the existing announcement style:
 ```bash
-agent-discord message list 1454708427392680067 --limit 5
+agent-discordbot message list 1454708427392680067 --limit 5
 ```
 
-3. Post the release announcement to channel `1454708427392680067` matching the style of previous announcements. The message should follow this structure:
+3. If `agent-discordbot` is unavailable or unauthorized, stop and report that the Jobdori token path failed. Only then may a human decide whether to use `agent-discord`.
+
+4. Post the release announcement to channel `1454708427392680067` matching the style of previous announcements. The message should follow this structure:
 ```
 @here
 
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ Plus {summary of remaining changes}.
 
 ```bash
 RELEASE_URL=$(gh release view "v${NEW_VERSION}" --json url --jq '.url')
-agent-discord message send 1454708427392680067 "{your message following the style above}"
+agent-discordbot message send 1454708427392680067 "{your message following the style above}"
 ```
 
 If the message fails to send, warn the user and continue — do NOT block the publish workflow on Discord errors.