diff --git a/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md b/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
index f4a40a77..b6133882 100644
--- a/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
+++ b/docs/tools/hivectl-cli.md
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ A fresh session by default, or resume a prior one. Requires root and a running c
 
 Follow this agent's live turn/tool-call event stream from the CLI.
 
-Dials the same unix socket the gateway's nginx already proxies through (no gateway hop, no daemon round-trip for the stream itself) and prints one compact line per event. `Ctrl-C` to stop. Requires the agent to be running (its harness must have bound the web UI socket).
+Prints one compact line per event as they happen. `Ctrl-C` to stop. Requires the agent to be running.
 
 **Usage:** `hivectl agent watch`
 
diff --git a/hivectl/src/cli.rs b/hivectl/src/cli.rs
index c9dbe8fc..d3d5f8b1 100644
--- a/hivectl/src/cli.rs
+++ b/hivectl/src/cli.rs
@@ -536,11 +536,8 @@ pub enum AgentCmd {
     },
     /// Follow this agent's live turn/tool-call event stream from the CLI.
     ///
-    /// Dials the same unix socket the gateway's nginx already proxies
-    /// through (no gateway hop, no daemon round-trip for the stream
-    /// itself) and prints one compact line per event. `Ctrl-C` to stop.
-    /// Requires the agent to be running (its harness must have bound the
-    /// web UI socket).
+    /// Prints one compact line per event as they happen. `Ctrl-C` to stop.
+    /// Requires the agent to be running.
     Watch,
     /// This agent's disk accounting + optional quota via btrfs qgroups.
     ///