diff --git a/agent/memory_manager.py b/agent/memory_manager.py
index d870d8dcc7..379e325c72 100644
--- a/agent/memory_manager.py
+++ b/agent/memory_manager.py
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ _INTERNAL_NOTE_RE = re.compile(
 
 
 def sanitize_context(text: str) -> str:
-    """Strip fence-escape sequences from provider output."""
-    return _FENCE_TAG_RE.sub('', text)
+    """Strip fence tags, injected context blocks, and system notes from provider output."""
+    text = _INTERNAL_CONTEXT_RE.sub('', text)
+    text = _INTERNAL_NOTE_RE.sub('', text)
+    text = _FENCE_TAG_RE.sub('', text)
+    return text
 
 
 def build_memory_context_block(raw_context: str) -> str:
diff --git a/plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py b/plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py
index a282af5078..4c1ccf7a38 100644
--- a/plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ class HonchoMemoryProvider(MemoryProvider):
                     reasoning_level=reasoning_level,
                     peer=peer,
                 )
+                # Update cadence tracker so auto-injection respects the gap after an explicit call
+                self._last_dialectic_turn = self._turn_count
                 return json.dumps({"result": result or "No result from Honcho."})
 
             elif tool_name == "honcho_context":
diff --git a/plugins/memory/honcho/client.py b/plugins/memory/honcho/client.py
index 6af7bfeb18..b65747ee7e 100644
--- a/plugins/memory/honcho/client.py
+++ b/plugins/memory/honcho/client.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class HonchoClientConfig:
 
         # /title mid-session remap
         if session_title:
-            sanitized = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]', '-', session_title).strip('-')
+            sanitized = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+', '-', session_title).strip('-')
             if sanitized:
                 if self.session_peer_prefix and self.peer_name:
                     return f"{self.peer_name}-{sanitized}"
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class HonchoClientConfig:
         # based resolution because gateway platforms need per-chat isolation that
         # cwd-based strategies cannot provide.
         if gateway_session_key:
-            sanitized = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]', '-', gateway_session_key).strip('-')
+            sanitized = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+', '-', gateway_session_key).strip('-')
             if sanitized:
                 return sanitized