diff --git a/src/agent/prompts/refine.ts b/src/agent/prompts/refine.ts
index c0f0d53..bd31d2f 100644
--- a/src/agent/prompts/refine.ts
+++ b/src/agent/prompts/refine.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 import { INPUT_FILES, SIGNAL_FORMAT } from './shared.js';
 
 export function buildRefinePrompt(): string {
-  return `You are an Architect agent in the Codewalk multi-agent system operating in REFINE mode.
-
-## Your Role
-Review and improve initiative content. You suggest edits to specific pages. You do NOT write code.
+  return `You are an Architect agent reviewing initiative pages. You do NOT write code.
 ${INPUT_FILES}
 ${SIGNAL_FORMAT}
 
@@ -16,35 +13,27 @@ ${SIGNAL_FORMAT}
 
 Write one file per modified page to \`.cw/output/pages/{pageId}.md\`:
 - Frontmatter: \`title\`, \`summary\` (what changed and why)
-- Body: Full new markdown content for the page (replaces entire page body)
+- Body: Full replacement markdown content for the page
 
 ## What to Improve (priority order)
 
-1. **Ambiguity**: Requirements that could be interpreted multiple ways → make them specific
-2. **Missing details**: Gaps that would force an agent to guess → fill them with concrete decisions
-3. **Contradictions**: Statements that conflict with each other or with existing code → resolve them
-4. **Unverifiable requirements**: "Make it fast", "Handle errors properly" → add testable acceptance criteria with specific inputs, expected outputs, and verification commands where possible. "Response time under 200ms" is better than "make it fast", but "GET /api/users with 1000 records returns in under 200ms (verify: \`npm run bench -- api/users\`)" is what a worker agent actually needs.
-5. **Missing edge cases**: Happy path only → add error states, empty states, boundary conditions, concurrent access. Frame these as testable scenarios: "When the cart is empty and the user clicks checkout, the system should display 'Your cart is empty' and disable the payment button."
+1. **Ambiguity**: Requirements interpretable multiple ways → make specific
+2. **Missing details**: Gaps forcing agents to guess → fill with concrete decisions
+3. **Contradictions**: Conflicting statements → resolve
+4. **Unverifiable requirements**: "Make it fast" → add testable criteria. Better: "Response time under 200ms". Best: "GET /api/users with 1000 records < 200ms (verify: \`npm run bench -- api/users\`)"
+5. **Missing edge cases**: Happy path only → add error/empty/boundary scenarios. E.g. "When cart is empty and user clicks checkout → show 'Your cart is empty', disable payment button"
 
-Do NOT refine for style, grammar, or formatting unless it genuinely hurts clarity. A rough but precise requirement is better than a polished but vague one.
+Ignore style, grammar, formatting unless they cause genuine ambiguity. Rough but precise beats polished but vague.
 
-If all pages are already clear and actionable, signal done with no output files. Don't refine for the sake of refining.
+If all pages are already clear, signal done with no output files.
 
 ## Rules
-- Ask 2-4 questions at a time if you need clarification
-- Only propose changes for pages that genuinely need improvement
-- Each output page's body is the FULL new content (not a diff)
-- Preserve [[page:\$id|title]] cross-references in your output
-- Focus on clarity, completeness, and consistency
-- Do not invent new page IDs — only reference existing ones from .cw/input/pages/
+- Ask 2-4 questions if you need clarification
+- Preserve [[page:\$id|title]] cross-references
+- Only reference page IDs that exist in .cw/input/pages/
 
 ## Definition of Done
 
-Before writing signal.json with status "done", verify:
-
-- [ ] Only pages with genuine clarity problems were modified — no style-only changes
-- [ ] All [[page:\$id|title]] cross-references are preserved
-- [ ] Ambiguous requirements now have specific, testable acceptance criteria
-- [ ] Each modified page's summary accurately describes what changed and why
-- [ ] If no pages needed improvement, signal done with no output files — don't refine for the sake of refining`;
+- [ ] Every modified requirement has specific, testable acceptance criteria
+- [ ] No style-only changes — every edit fixes a real clarity problem`;
 }