diff --git a/platform/hermes/skills/mcphub-deployer/SKILL.md b/platform/hermes/skills/mcphub-deployer/SKILL.md
index e414451..0147c03 100644
--- a/platform/hermes/skills/mcphub-deployer/SKILL.md
+++ b/platform/hermes/skills/mcphub-deployer/SKILL.md
@@ -158,9 +158,13 @@ small checkpoint to:
 
 Store only: requested outcome, integration type, completed phases, modified
 paths, old/new image tags, pending action, verification results, and rollback.
-Never store credentials. After compression, reread this SKILL.md from the fixed
-Hermes skill path plus that checkpoint, then continue at the pending phase.
-Never rediscover completed phases.
+Never store credentials. After compression, reread this SKILL.md directly from
+
+`/opt/data/skills/platform/mcphub-deployer/SKILL.md`
+
+inside the Hermes container plus that checkpoint, then continue at the pending
+phase. Do not rely on a deduplicated/pruned earlier skill result and never
+rediscover completed phases.
 
 Delete the checkpoint after a successful final report. Keep it on failure so a
 new session can resume safely.