diff --git a/agent/coding_context.py b/agent/coding_context.py
index f5f45813361..ca0b21c1932 100644
--- a/agent/coding_context.py
+++ b/agent/coding_context.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ _PROJECT_MARKERS = (
 _GIT_TIMEOUT = 2.5
 
 
-# Cursor-grade operating brief. Tool names referenced here (read_file,
+# Operating brief for the coding posture. Tool names referenced here (read_file,
 # search_files, patch, write_file, terminal, todo) are in the coding toolset and
 # in _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS, so they're present on every surface this fires on.
 CODING_AGENT_GUIDANCE = (
diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 194660aeb75..4dfb1c97b3b 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -864,11 +864,11 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         # env var overrides this (build-time/container mechanism).
         "environment_hint": "",
         # Coding posture — on interactive coding surfaces (CLI, TUI, desktop
-        # app, ACP) Hermes collapses to the coding toolset and adds a
-        # Cursor-style operating brief + a live git/workspace snapshot. See
+        # app, ACP) Hermes collapses to the coding toolset and adds an
+        # operating brief + a live git/workspace snapshot. See
         # agent/coding_context.py.
         #   "auto" (default) — on when the surface is interactive AND cwd is a
-        #                      git repo; messaging platforms are never affected.
+        #                      code workspace; messaging platforms unaffected.
         #   "on"             — force it everywhere (incl. non-git dirs).
         #   "off"            — disable entirely (legacy full-toolset behavior).
         "coding_context": "auto",