diff --git a/hooks/config-protection.sh b/hooks/config-protection.sh
index 07f96ff..9d54f0a 100755
--- a/hooks/config-protection.sh
+++ b/hooks/config-protection.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # One-shot escape hatch: create .claude/.config-edit-ok (CWD-relative) with a
 # NON-EMPTY reason inside; the hook logs the reason, consumes (rm) the sentinel,
 # and allows that single edit. It never persists — a lingering sentinel would be
-# a footgun. Discipline, per CLAUDE.md "Root causes only. No temp fixes.": fix
+# a footgun. Discipline, per CLAUDE.global.md "Root causes only. No temp fixes.": fix
 # the code, don't loosen the gate. Fails OPEN (exit 0) on parse failure so it can
 # never wedge editing.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ cat >&2 <<EOF
 This is a guardrail (permission/hook registry, gitflow enforcement, git
 pre-commit guard, a hook, the test suite, health diagnostic, or lint config).
 Don't weaken the gate to make an error pass — fix the root cause instead
-(CLAUDE.md: "Root causes only. No temp fixes."). To make one intended edit,
+(global CLAUDE.md: "Root causes only. No temp fixes."). To make one intended edit,
 create .claude/.config-edit-ok with a non-empty reason; it is logged and
 consumed (one-shot).
 EOF
diff --git a/hooks/design-toolchain-reminder.sh b/hooks/design-toolchain-reminder.sh
index a43be4d..e39b76a 100755
--- a/hooks/design-toolchain-reminder.sh
+++ b/hooks/design-toolchain-reminder.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # design-toolchain-reminder.sh
 #
 # UserPromptSubmit hook. When the prompt carries a UI/design signal, inject a
-# reminder to mobilize the full design toolchain (tiered by scope, per CLAUDE.md
+# reminder to mobilize the full design toolchain (tiered by scope, per CLAUDE.global.md
 # "Design work — full toolchain"). A UserPromptSubmit hook's stdout is appended
 # to the model's context, so the cat block below becomes additional guidance.
 #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ prompt="$(printf '%s' "$input" \
 [ -z "$prompt" ] && prompt="$input"
 
 # Harness-generated turns (subagent/task notifications) are not user
-# requests — never fire on them (CLAUDE.md trigger = a design/UI *request*).
+# requests — never fire on them (CLAUDE.global.md trigger = a design/UI *request*).
 case "$prompt" in
   '<task-notification>'*) exit 0 ;;
 esac
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if printf '%s' "$lc" | grep -Eq "$pattern"; then
     "$(printf '%s' "$lc" | grep -oiE "$pattern" | head -1 || true)" \
     "$(printf '%s' "$prompt" | tr '\n\t' '  ' | cut -c1-100)" >> "$logf" 2>/dev/null || true
   cat <<'EOF'
-Design work detected → apply CLAUDE.md section "Design work — full toolchain" (already in context). Trivial (≤2 files, cosmetic) → /hotfix.
+Design work detected → apply global CLAUDE.md section "Design work — full toolchain" (already in context). Trivial (≤2 files, cosmetic) → /hotfix.
 EOF
 fi
 
diff --git a/install-plugins.sh b/install-plugins.sh
index f971e8d..a8525f7 100644
--- a/install-plugins.sh
+++ b/install-plugins.sh
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ echo ""
 # subscription plan its ~75% output-token compression has no cost benefit,
 # and the plugin's always-on SessionStart/UserPromptSubmit hooks added
 # friction on validation gates and client deliverables. The unrelated
-# memory-registry terse-format convention (CLAUDE.md) is kept.
+# memory-registry terse-format convention (CLAUDE.global.md) is kept.
 
 # ============================================================
 # STEP 6 — CONTEXT7 CLI (ctx7)