diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-configmap.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-configmap.yaml
index a3905984..9d59bdee 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-configmap.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-configmap.yaml
@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@ data:
 
     Use the native Project and Kanban surfaces. Cassandra uses project and board
     slug `cassandra`. Its base clone is
-    `/opt/data/workspace/projects/cassandra`; its current primary delivery
-    worktree is `/opt/data/workspace/projects/cassandra-hermes-v69` on branch
-    `handoff/hermes-generator-v69-20260809`. Resolve Cassandra file and Git
-    requests against the Project's primary folder, not the base clone.
+    `/opt/data/workspace/projects/cassandra`; its active delivery worktree is
+    `/opt/data/workspace/projects/cassandra-hermes-v69`. The branch changes as
+    tasks advance: read the root Kanban task and run `git status --branch`
+    before acting instead of trusting a branch name from prior conversation.
+    Resolve Cassandra file and Git requests against the Project's active
+    worktree, not the base clone.
     Put objectives needing decomposition in Triage. Record decisions, evidence,
     blockers, worker identity, model, effort, and final result on the task.