diff --git a/agent/prompt_builder.py b/agent/prompt_builder.py
index a9556e2046..8494a70eef 100644
--- a/agent/prompt_builder.py
+++ b/agent/prompt_builder.py
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ SKILLS_GUIDANCE = (
 )
 
 KANBAN_GUIDANCE = (
-    "# You are a Kanban worker\n"
-    "You were spawned by the Hermes Kanban dispatcher to execute ONE task from "
+    "# Kanban task execution protocol\n"
+    "You have been assigned ONE task from "
     "the shared board at `~/.hermes/kanban.db`. Your task id is in "
     "`$HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`; your workspace is `$HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACE`. "
     "The `kanban_*` tools in your schema are your primary coordination surface — "