diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/forge.rs b/hive-c0re/src/forge.rs
index 05c23029..286d591f 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/forge.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/forge.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tokio::process::Command;
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
 
 const FORGE_CONTAINER: &str = "hive-forge";
-const FORGE_HTTP: &str = "http://localhost:3000";
+pub(crate) const FORGE_HTTP: &str = "http://localhost:3000";
 const TOKEN_NAME_PREFIX: &str = "hyperhive";
 /// Where the host-side `core` admin token lives. Used by hive-c0re
 /// itself to push the meta repo + drive admin API calls (org
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/knowledge.rs b/hive-c0re/src/knowledge.rs
index 9701ec56..de229d0a 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/knowledge.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/knowledge.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ async fn seed_readme(core_token: &str) -> Result<()> {
 /// Called at startup alongside [`ensure_local_clone`]. No-op when the
 /// core token is absent (forge not yet provisioned).
 pub async fn ensure_webhook(core_token: &str, dashboard_port: u16) -> Result<()> {
-    const FORGE_HTTP: &str = "http://localhost:3000";
     let target_url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{dashboard_port}/webhook/knowledge");
     let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ pub async fn ensure_webhook(core_token: &str, dashboard_port: u16) -> Result<()>
         .context("build reqwest client for webhook setup")?;
 
     // List existing hooks — skip creation if ours is already there.
-    let list_url = format!("{FORGE_HTTP}/api/v1/repos/{ORG}/{REPO}/hooks");
+    let list_url = format!("{}/api/v1/repos/{ORG}/{REPO}/hooks", crate::forge::FORGE_HTTP);
     let resp = client
         .get(&list_url)
         .header("Authorization", format!("token {core_token}"))
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ pub async fn ensure_webhook(core_token: &str, dashboard_port: u16) -> Result<()>
     }
 
     // Create the webhook.
-    let create_url = format!("{FORGE_HTTP}/api/v1/repos/{ORG}/{REPO}/hooks");
+    let create_url = format!("{}/api/v1/repos/{ORG}/{REPO}/hooks", crate::forge::FORGE_HTTP);
     let body = serde_json::json!({
         "type": "forgejo",
         "config": {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
index 751db452..07b5aed2 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ async fn cmd_serve(
     let mut knowledge_shutdown = coord.shutdown_rx();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         // Initial pull — reconcile any commits that landed while c0re
-        // was offline, including the push that triggered #1244.
+        // was offline.
         if let Err(e) = knowledge::pull().await {
             tracing::debug!(error = ?e, "knowledge: startup pull skipped (no clone yet?)");
         }