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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This workspace is a child-local planning workspace for the Cortex OS CTO product line.
 
-It is not Cortex OS Core authority. It is not a Cortex OS Instance. It is not a Runtime. It is not a Host Runtime.
+It is not Cortex OS Core authority. It is not a Runtime. It is not a Host Runtime.
 
 ## Authority Order
 
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ For governance text, follow Core caveman prose discipline.
 - Do not mutate external developer repositories.
 - Do not create Runtime behavior without a Core-approved route.
 - Do not treat Case, Hermes, Pi, Codex, or any execution backend as Cortex OS authority.
-