diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 8dc5b84..59df0cb 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ credentials:                   # provisioned via `credctl set <name>` — never
 disclosure:
   scope: org
   schema_version: 2                # bumped Wave-7 D2 (2026-05-25) — adds external_orchestrators surface per DISCLOSURE-SCHEMA §4.6
-  chat_facing: false               # cto is kanban-driven; JP chats with steev, not cto (CONTRACT.md §3)
   delegates_to: []                 # cto consumes sandcastle as a tool, not a sub-agent (CONTRACT.md §1, §9)
   inherit_builtins: false          # deny-by-default; cto has zero builtins enabled
   inherit_mcp_toolsets: false      # deny-by-default; closes the bte-MCP-leak risk seen on ceo/steev