diff --git a/.kiro/steering/api-standards.md b/.kiro/steering/api-standards.md
index eb459e2b..7899d88f 100644
--- a/.kiro/steering/api-standards.md
+++ b/.kiro/steering/api-standards.md
@@ -142,3 +142,4 @@ int xce_decode(io_packet_t *pkt, xce_request_t *req);
 3. Rebuild capnp schemas (automatic via meson)
 4. Add a `case OPCode_...:` in the `switch (request.opcode)` dispatch inside `myreq_handler()` in `cluster.c` (this runs after `ha_dispatch_gate`, which only applies a role-based allow/deny filter, not per-opcode handler logic)
 5. Add encode/decode paths in `src/lib/request.c` if using raw payloads
+6. **If the new opcode is primary-only** (absent from `ha_dispatch_gate`'s `CTRL_STANDBY` allow-list), confirm its rejection reply reaches a client that can actually recover — `myreq_handler`'s generic gate-rejection path (`cluster.c`, right after the `ha_dispatch_gate()` call) must populate the redirect fields via `fill_redirect_reply()` (`join.c`) when rejecting for `-XCE_ERR_STANDBY`, mirroring `OPCode_join`'s handler. Every client-side redirect-follower in this codebase (`xceadmin.discovery.follow_redirects()`, libxce's own failover path) is already generic/opcode-agnostic and works automatically the moment the server supplies a redirect — don't assume "the client should just retry" is a client-side gap without first checking whether the server ever gave it anything to retry against (bug-1700: the identical gap was independently found and documented for `OPCode_upgradeConfig` first — `test_e2e_live_ha_push.py`'s module docstring — then shipped again under `OPCode_schedAdmin` before either was actually fixed).
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index d493058b..571be0e1 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # OpenWolf
 
-@.wolf/OPENWOLF.md
+This project uses OpenWolf for context management. The always-on rules live in `.claude/rules/openwolf.md`; the hooks handle bookkeeping (anatomy index, memory log, read tracking) automatically.
 
-This project uses OpenWolf for context management. Read and follow .wolf/OPENWOLF.md every session. Check .wolf/cerebrum.md before generating code. Check .wolf/anatomy.md before reading files.
+For the full operating protocol (session handoff, memory discipline, bug logging), load the `openwolf` skill, or read `.wolf/OPENWOLF.md`. Regenerate the session handoff with `/handoff`.
 
 
 # XCE Cluster Management System