diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index 4b44861..bd8fd07 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -182,19 +182,15 @@ impl Coordinator {
     /// --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/")
-        };
+        // Sub-agents bind their state at /agents/<name>/state. The
+        // manager has both /state (legacy mount) and /agents
+        // bind-mounted, so /agents/<name>/state resolves there too —
+        // use that uniformly so the wake message has one canonical
+        // path that works everywhere.
         let body = format!(
             "{reason}\n\nYou were just (re)started by the operator. \
-             If you were mid-task, check `{state_path}` for your \
-             notes and pick up where you left off. claude's \
+             If you were mid-task, check `/agents/{name}/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."
         );