diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index d2473f3c..16e7d241 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -1452,12 +1452,11 @@ impl Coordinator {
 
     /// Ensure a runtime dir + (for sub-agents) per-agent socket exists.
     ///
-    /// **Prefer the split form:**
+    /// **Prefer the split form (event-driven):**
     /// - dir creation → `lifecycle::ensure_agent_runtime_dir(name)`
-    /// - listener registration → `register_agent(name)` (eagerly, on first
-    ///   spawn) or leave it to `mcp_sockets::spawn_poll` (reconcile within
-    ///   10 s, safe for the start + rebuild paths where the container
-    ///   takes longer than that to boot).
+    /// - listener registration → `register_agent(name)` at each explicit
+    ///   lifecycle event (spawn, reconcile-start). `mcp_sockets::sync_on_start`
+    ///   covers the daemon-restart case.
     ///
     /// This method is kept as a convenience shim for any remaining callers
     /// that need the combined semantics in one call.
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/job_queue/exec.rs b/hive-c0re/src/job_queue/exec.rs
index ad9a99e2..51b35358 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/job_queue/exec.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/job_queue/exec.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ async fn run_drain(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, claim: &Claim, ctx: &Ctx<'_>) -> Re
 async fn run_write_dropin(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, claim: &Claim) -> Result<NodeOutput> {
     let name = &claim.agent;
     // write_dropins only needs the path value to build AgentPaths; the
-    // dir doesn't need to exist at this point (created by ensure_runtime
+    // dir doesn't need to exist at this point (created by ensure_agent_runtime_dir
     // on the upstream Prebuild/Start node).
     let agent_dir = Coordinator::agent_dir(name);
     let hive = coord.hive_env();