diff --git a/claude-plugins/plugins/base/skills/state-hygiene/SKILL.md b/claude-plugins/plugins/base/skills/state-hygiene/SKILL.md
index 2cf6d351..417e0484 100644
--- a/claude-plugins/plugins/base/skills/state-hygiene/SKILL.md
+++ b/claude-plugins/plugins/base/skills/state-hygiene/SKILL.md
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ duplicated.
   archive pass - do it at a natural checkpoint (finishing a task, a
   context-compaction prompt, or whenever you notice it).
 
-## Full convention
-
-The hive-wide version of these rules (read-only reference - don't duplicate
-it into your own notes) lives at `/knowledge/notes-hygiene.md`; read that for
-the complete rationale.
+If your environment ships its own hive-wide/repo-wide notes convention doc,
+treat that as the canonical source and this skill as a reminder to follow
+it - don't duplicate its rationale into your own notes either.