diff --git a/docs/process/conventions.md b/docs/process/conventions.md
index e16f99ef..5c69f540 100644
--- a/docs/process/conventions.md
+++ b/docs/process/conventions.md
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ it directly as a bulleted list, no follow-up fetch needed.
 
 `GetLooseEnds` takes no target — it always returns the caller's own
 rows, on both the agent and manager sockets alike (the manager, `ruth`,
-is a normal agent here, just auto-deployed with different default
-capabilities). `Approval` rows only appear when the calling agent is
+is a normal agent here, just deployed automatically with different
+default capabilities). `Approval` rows only appear when the calling agent is
 the manager (sub-agents don't submit approvals). `Reminder` rows are
 scoped to `owner == self`.