diff --git a/docs/web-ui.md b/docs/web-ui.md
index a6d27464..397122fc 100644
--- a/docs/web-ui.md
+++ b/docs/web-ui.md
@@ -522,15 +522,15 @@ frosted-mauve bar slides up from the bottom of the viewport
   support the action; disabled with a tooltip naming the blockers
   when the selection is mixed:
   - `↺ R3ST4RT` — running agents only
-  - `■ ST0P` — running agents only (manager included; no special-case)
+  - `■ ST0P` — running agents only
   - `▶ ST4RT` — stopped agents only
   - `↻ R3BU1LD` — always available
   - `DESTR0Y` / `PURG3` — sub-agents only (disabled if manager selected)
   - `⇡ M0V3 → ROOT` (#486) — promote selected agents to top-level
     (parent = null); disabled when all selected are already at root.
-    Manager included with no special-case (matches the `ST0P` policy);
-    the backend's `topology::set_parent` refuses to move the manager
-    and the refusal surfaces in the failure roll-up.
+    Backend `topology::set_parent` refuses moves it can't satisfy
+    (e.g. moving the manager) and the refusal surfaces in the
+    failure roll-up.
   - `⇢ M0V3 → [select]` (#486) — inline picker available for any
     selection size. The dropdown lists every container that isn't IN
     the selection itself nor a descendant of any selected agent
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 3a86af62..618f67c1 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -783,12 +783,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
       confirm: (names) => `restart ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
       disabledTitle: why('↺ R3ST4RT', stoppedNames.map((n) => `\`${n}\` is stopped`)),
     });
-    // ST0P does not special-case the manager: when the whole selection
-    // is running it applies, manager included. host-side hive-c0re
-    // keeps serving the dashboard either way + per-agent approvals +
-    // meta-input updates still work without the manager up, so we
-    // don't special-case the confirm prompt when the manager is in
-    // the selection (mara: "dont special case manager for stopping").
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-stop', '■ ST0P', allRunning, selected, {
       action: '/kill/',
       confirm: (names) => `stop ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
@@ -835,14 +829,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
     addMoveActions(actions, selected, containers);
   }
 
-  // #486 — render the M0V3 affordances inside the selection bar. Split
-  // into its own helper because the picker variant needs a select + button
-  // pair, not the single-button shape addBulkButton ships.
-  //
-  // No client-side manager special-case (mara on #695): backend
-  // `topology::set_parent` refuses to move the manager and surfaces the
-  // refusal as a per-agent failure in the bulk-action error roll-up. Same
-  // pattern as ST0P (which also doesn't special-case manager).
+  // Render the M0V3 affordances inside the selection bar — separate
+  // helper because the picker variant needs a select + button pair,
+  // not the single-button shape addBulkButton ships. Backend
+  // `topology::set_parent` refuses moves it can't satisfy (manager
+  // included) and the refusal surfaces in the bulk-action error
+  // roll-up.
   function addMoveActions(parent, selected, containers) {
     // M0V3 → ROOT: parent=null for every selected agent. Only meaningful
     // when at least one selected agent currently has a non-null parent;