diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/forge_notify.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/forge_notify.rs
index 165164d4..d36e1bcd 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/forge_notify.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/forge_notify.rs
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ fn truncate(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
 /// Build a human-readable wake message for one Forgejo notification.
 /// Fetches the subject and (if present) the latest comment to include
 /// author and body. Falls back gracefully when API calls fail.
-///
-/// Format: `[kind #N repo/name] title\nurl: <url>\n\nauthor: body` (comments)
-///         `[kind #N repo/name] title\nurl: <url>\nassignee: <login|unassigned>` (new items)
-///
-/// Number is extracted from `html_url` (last path segment before any `#`).
-/// Repo slug (`owner/name`) is always included — agents may watch multiple repos.
 async fn format_notification(
     client: &reqwest::Client,
     token: &str,
@@ -170,22 +164,7 @@ async fn format_notification(
     let html_url = notif["subject"]["html_url"]
         .as_str()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| notif["subject"]["url"].as_str().unwrap_or(""));
-
-    // Extract issue/PR number from the html_url. URL ends with /issues/N or
-    // /pulls/N (possibly followed by #anchor for comments). Best-effort.
-    let num = html_url
-        .split('#')
-        .next()
-        .and_then(|u| u.rsplit('/').next())
-        .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
-        .map(|n| format!(" #{n}"))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
-
-    // Repo slug for multi-repo disambiguation. Falls back gracefully when absent.
-    let repo = notif["repository"]["full_name"]
-        .as_str()
-        .map(|r| format!(" {r}"))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let repo = notif["repository"]["full_name"].as_str().unwrap_or("?");
 
     // API URLs for fetching content
     let subject_api_url = notif["subject"]["url"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
@@ -211,9 +190,12 @@ async fn format_notification(
             .unwrap_or("")
             .trim();
 
-        let kind = format!("comment on {}{num}{repo}", notif_type_label(notif_type));
-        let url = if comment_html_url.is_empty() { html_url } else { comment_html_url };
-        let mut out = format!("[{kind}] {title}\nurl: {url}\n\n{author}: {}", truncate(body, BODY_TRUNCATE));
+        let kind = format!("comment on {}", notif_type_label(notif_type));
+        let mut out = format!(
+            "[{kind}] {title}\nrepo: {repo}\nurl: {}\n\n{author}: {}\n",
+            if comment_html_url.is_empty() { html_url } else { comment_html_url },
+            truncate(body, BODY_TRUNCATE),
+        );
         if out.ends_with('\n') {
             out.pop();
         }
@@ -231,33 +213,29 @@ async fn format_notification(
 
         let label = notif_type_label(notif_type);
         let kind = match notif_state {
-            "merged" => format!("{label} merged{num}{repo}"),
-            "closed" => format!("{label} closed{num}{repo}"),
-            "open" | "" => format!("new {label}{num}{repo}"),
-            other => format!("{label}{num}{repo}: {other}"),
+            "merged" => format!("{label} merged"),
+            "closed" => format!("{label} closed"),
+            "open" | "" => format!("new {label}"),
+            other => format!("{label}: {other}"),
         };
 
-        let mut out = format!("[{kind}] {title}\nurl: {html_url}");
-
-        // For new (open) items: fetch assignee(s). Skip body — agents can
-        // run `hive-forge view <n>` for full content. One extra API call
-        // only on creation events, not state changes.
-        let is_new = notif_state == "open" || notif_state.is_empty();
-        if is_new {
+        // Fetch subject only for body/author on new (open) items — not
+        // worth an extra HTTP round-trip for already-closed/merged ones.
+        let is_open = notif_state == "open" || notif_state.is_empty();
+        let mut out = format!("[{kind}] {title}\nrepo: {repo}\nurl: {html_url}");
+        if is_open {
             let subject = fetch_json(client, subject_api_url, token).await;
-            let assignees: Vec<&str> = subject
+            let author = subject
                 .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|s| s["assignees"].as_array())
-                .map(|arr| {
-                    arr.iter()
-                        .filter_map(|a| a["login"].as_str())
-                        .collect()
-                })
-                .unwrap_or_default();
-            if assignees.is_empty() {
-                out.push_str("\nassignee: unassigned");
-            } else {
-                out.push_str(&format!("\nassignee: {}", assignees.join(", ")));
+                .and_then(|s| s["user"]["login"].as_str())
+                .unwrap_or("?");
+            let body = subject
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|s| s["body"].as_str())
+                .unwrap_or("")
+                .trim();
+            if !body.is_empty() {
+                out.push_str(&format!("\n\n{author}: {}", truncate(body, BODY_TRUNCATE)));
             }
         }
         out