diff --git a/tools/session_search_tool.py b/tools/session_search_tool.py
index 2b2d99c359d6..e305467f0542 100644
--- a/tools/session_search_tool.py
+++ b/tools/session_search_tool.py
@@ -996,9 +996,11 @@ SESSION_SEARCH_SCHEMA = {
         "your reply — every result carries one, e.g. "
         "`@session:default/20260722_204335_d62c16`. Copy it verbatim; do not "
         "reformat it as a markdown link or wrap it in backticks. Hermes renders "
-        "it as the session's title, so there is no need to also spell out the "
-        "title, date, or id around it — write \"picked up in @session:... \" "
-        "rather than restating the metadata.\n\n"
+        "it as a link showing the session's title, so the link IS the title: "
+        "use it as a noun mid-sentence (\"that's @session:default/... — want me "
+        "to pick it up?\"), never alone on its own line, and never alongside the "
+        "title, id, or date spelled out — that shows the user the same session "
+        "twice.\n\n"
         "FTS5 SYNTAX\n\n"
         "  AND is the default — multi-word queries require all terms. Use OR explicitly "
         "for broader recall (`alpha OR beta OR gamma`), quoted phrases for exact match "