diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index ec21b0d..4b44861 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -178,15 +178,25 @@ impl Coordinator {
     /// Drop a system message into the given agent's inbox. Wakes the
     /// turn loop with a "you were just (re)started" hint — operator
     /// caused the transition, agent picks up where it left off
-    /// (notes are in /state/, last turn is in --continue's session).
-    /// Best-effort; broker errors are logged but don't propagate.
+    /// (notes are in the bind-mounted state dir, last turn is in
+    /// --continue's session). Best-effort; broker errors are logged
+    /// but don't propagate.
     pub fn kick_agent(&self, name: &str, reason: &str) {
+        // Manager keeps the legacy `/state` mount; sub-agents see
+        // their state at `/agents/<name>/state` (see lifecycle.rs's
+        // `notes_mount`). Tell each agent the path it can actually
+        // ls without translating.
+        let state_path = if name == crate::lifecycle::MANAGER_NAME {
+            "/state/".to_owned()
+        } else {
+            format!("/agents/{name}/state/")
+        };
         let body = format!(
             "{reason}\n\nYou were just (re)started by the operator. \
-             If you were mid-task, check `/state/` for your notes \
-             and pick up where you left off. claude's `--continue` \
-             session is intact, so prior context is still in your \
-             window."
+             If you were mid-task, check `{state_path}` for your \
+             notes and pick up where you left off. claude's \
+             `--continue` session is intact, so prior context is \
+             still in your window."
         );
         if let Err(e) = self.broker.send(&hive_sh4re::Message {
             from: hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER.to_owned(),