diff --git a/.beads/formulas/mol-witness-patrol.formula.toml b/.beads/formulas/mol-witness-patrol.formula.toml
index 6d04c228..12c612b9 100644
--- a/.beads/formulas/mol-witness-patrol.formula.toml
+++ b/.beads/formulas/mol-witness-patrol.formula.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ needs = ['patrol-cleanup']
 title = 'Check own context limit'
 
 [[steps]]
-description = "End of patrol cycle decision.\n\n**If context LOW**:\n- Sleep briefly to avoid tight loop (30-60 seconds)\n- Return to inbox-check step\n- Continue patrolling\n\n**If context HIGH**:\n- Write handoff mail to self with any notable observations:\n```bash\ngt handoff -s \"Witness patrol handoff\" -m \"<observations>\"\n```\n- Exit cleanly (daemon respawns fresh Witness)\n\nThe daemon ensures Witness is always running."
+description = "End of patrol cycle decision.\n\n**If context LOW** (can continue patrolling):\n1. Generate a brief summary of this patrol cycle\n2. Squash the current wisp:\n```bash\nbd mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<patrol-summary>\"\n```\n3. Create a new patrol wisp:\n```bash\nbd mol wisp mol-witness-patrol\n```\n4. Continue executing from the inbox-check step of the new wisp\n\n**If context HIGH** (approaching limit):\n1. Write handoff mail with notable observations:\n```bash\ngt handoff -s \"Witness patrol handoff\" -m \"<observations>\"\n```\n2. Exit cleanly - the daemon will respawn a fresh Witness session\n\n**IMPORTANT**: You must either create a new wisp (context LOW) or exit (context HIGH).\nNever leave the session idle without work on your hook."
 id = 'loop-or-exit'
 needs = ['context-check']
 title = 'Loop or exit for respawn'
diff --git a/internal/cmd/prime.go b/internal/cmd/prime.go
index fc556198..76bc2c49 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/prime.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/prime.go
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func outputDeaconPatrolContext(ctx RoleContext) {
 			"Execute the step (heartbeat, mail, health checks, etc.)",
 			"Close step: `bd close <step-id>`",
 			"Check next: `bd ready`",
-			"At cycle end (loop-or-exit step):\n   - Generate summary of patrol cycle\n   - Squash: `bd --no-daemon mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n   - Loop back to create new wisp, or exit if context high",
+			"At cycle end (loop-or-exit step):\n   - If context LOW:\n     * Squash: `bd mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n     * Create new patrol: `bd mol wisp mol-deacon-patrol`\n     * Continue executing from inbox-check step\n   - If context HIGH:\n     * Send handoff: `gt handoff -s \"Deacon patrol\" -m \"<observations>\"`\n     * Exit cleanly (daemon respawns fresh session)",
 		},
 	}
 	outputPatrolContext(cfg)
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ func outputWitnessPatrolContext(ctx RoleContext) {
 			"Execute the step (survey polecats, inspect, nudge, etc.)",
 			"Close step: `bd close <step-id>`",
 			"Check next: `bd ready`",
-			"At cycle end (burn-or-loop step):\n   - Generate summary of patrol cycle\n   - Squash: `bd --no-daemon mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n   - Loop back to create new wisp, or exit if context high",
+			"At cycle end (loop-or-exit step):\n   - If context LOW:\n     * Squash: `bd mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n     * Create new patrol: `bd mol wisp mol-witness-patrol`\n     * Continue executing from inbox-check step\n   - If context HIGH:\n     * Send handoff: `gt handoff -s \"Witness patrol\" -m \"<observations>\"`\n     * Exit cleanly (daemon respawns fresh session)",
 		},
 	}
 	outputPatrolContext(cfg)
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ func outputRefineryPatrolContext(ctx RoleContext) {
 			"Execute the step (queue scan, process branch, tests, merge)",
 			"Close step: `bd close <step-id>`",
 			"Check next: `bd ready`",
-			"At cycle end (burn-or-loop step):\n   - Generate summary of patrol cycle\n   - Squash: `bd --no-daemon mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n   - Loop back to create new wisp, or exit if context high",
+			"At cycle end (loop-or-exit step):\n   - If context LOW:\n     * Squash: `bd mol squash <mol-id> --summary \"<summary>\"`\n     * Create new patrol: `bd mol wisp mol-refinery-patrol`\n     * Continue executing from inbox-check step\n   - If context HIGH:\n     * Send handoff: `gt handoff -s \"Refinery patrol\" -m \"<observations>\"`\n     * Exit cleanly (daemon respawns fresh session)",
 		},
 	}
 	outputPatrolContext(cfg)