diff --git a/docs/turn-loop/claude-invocation.md b/docs/turn-loop/claude-invocation.md
index 4f964d35..a74a34e1 100644
--- a/docs/turn-loop/claude-invocation.md
+++ b/docs/turn-loop/claude-invocation.md
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ disable automemory and dynamic workflows (the `/workflows` feature):
 that burn usage on the harness's autonomous turns. Claude's own native
 autocompact is **on**, at the widest window claude-code allows — see
 [Compaction](#compaction) below for why (it's a safety net, not the
-primary mechanism; hyperhive still owns that). `outputStyle` is fleet-wide
-**Concise** — output tokens are real spend on an always-on agent, and the
-preamble/recap Concise drops carries no information a turn-loop consumer
-needs.
+primary mechanism; hyperhive still owns that).
 
 **Session reset** is available via `POST /api/new-session` (or
 `/new-session` slash command). It does _not_ touch the session inline —
diff --git a/hive-agent/prompts/claude-settings.json b/hive-agent/prompts/claude-settings.json
index 73ec50d6..8536c97d 100644
--- a/hive-agent/prompts/claude-settings.json
+++ b/hive-agent/prompts/claude-settings.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "autoCompactWindow": 1000000,
   "autoMemoryEnabled": false,
   "disableWorkflows": true,
-  "outputStyle": "Concise",
   "permissions": {
     "deny": ["Task", "TodoWrite"]
   }