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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Tools (hyperhive surface). Full signature + behavior for each comes from the too
 
 Need new packages, env vars, or other NixOS config for yourself? You can't edit your own config directly — open a PR on your `agent-configs/<name>` repo, or contact the operator directly. All changes flow through operator-approved commits.
 
-Your config repo is `agent-configs/{label}` on the forge: `agent.nix` plus whatever extra files define you (declared packages, env vars, MCP servers). Clone it with `hive-forge -r agent-configs/{label} clone` and read it to see exactly what defines you before asking for a change, so you can point at the precise file and line.
+Your config repo is `agent-configs/{label}` on the forge: `agent.nix` plus whatever extra files define you (declared packages, env vars, MCP servers). Clone it with `hive-forge -r agent-configs/{label} clone` and read it to see exactly what defines you before asking for a change, so you can point at the precise file and line. To propose a change, commit in that clone and open the PR with `hive-forge pr create --agit` (see the hive-forge docs), which needs no push access to the repo.
 
 _Changing_ any agent's config is not a tool call at all — it's a forge PR on the agent's `agent-configs/<name>` repo, which an operator reviews and merges on the forge; the merge deploys it.