diff --git a/office-hours/sections/design-and-handoff.md b/office-hours/sections/design-and-handoff.md
index 516097fe1..2fd40eb76 100644
--- a/office-hours/sections/design-and-handoff.md
+++ b/office-hours/sections/design-and-handoff.md
@@ -214,10 +214,11 @@ customer facts from committed behavior, and requires evidence for every prior st
 
 After each verdict, BEFORE fixing any findings or dispatching again, validate the
 saved files with the helper. Pass the reviewer's entire response unchanged as the
-receipt and list every completed round in order:
+receipt (a lone `OFFICE_HOURS_VERDICT` line; with a quote, backtick, `$` or `\` it is
+malformed) and list every completed round in order:
 
 ```bash
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<reviewer response>" "<round-1.json>" "<round-2.json if present>" "<round-3.json if present>"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<receipt line>" "<round-1.json>" "<round-2.json if present>" "<round-3.json if present>"
 ```
 
 A missing, malformed, or mismatched receipt fails the check: that attempt is a failed review.
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/spec-review.ts b/scripts/resolvers/spec-review.ts
index ccd36ad58..7b000d3ac 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/spec-review.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/spec-review.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ customer facts from committed behavior, and requires evidence for every prior st
 
 After each verdict, BEFORE fixing any findings or dispatching again, validate the
 saved files with the helper. Pass the reviewer's entire response unchanged as the
-receipt and list every completed round in order:
+receipt (a lone \`OFFICE_HOURS_VERDICT\` line; with a quote, backtick, \`$\` or \`\\\` it is
+malformed) and list every completed round in order:
 
 \`\`\`bash
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<reviewer response>" "<round-1.json>" "<round-2.json if present>" "<round-3.json if present>"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<receipt line>" "<round-1.json>" "<round-2.json if present>" "<round-3.json if present>"
 \`\`\`
 
 A missing, malformed, or mismatched receipt fails the check: that attempt is a failed review.
diff --git a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
index 3ead7c008..0f226e499 100644
--- a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
+++ b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ describe('SPEC_REVIEW_LOOP resolver', () => {
     const output = render('office-hours');
     const step2 = output.slice(output.indexOf('**Step 2:'), output.indexOf('**Step 3:'));
     expectMentions(step2, [['before','dispatching','findings']], 'step2');
-    ordered(step2, ['gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<reviewer response>"', 'mismatched receipt fails the check', '- PASS:', '- CONVERGENCE:', '- MAX_ITERATIONS: round 3', '- CONTINUE:', 'gstack-office-hours-review finalize --design']);
+    ordered(step2, ['gstack-office-hours-review check --receipt "<receipt line>"', 'mismatched receipt fails the check', '- PASS:', '- CONVERGENCE:', '- MAX_ITERATIONS: round 3', '- CONTINUE:', 'gstack-office-hours-review finalize --design']);
     expectMentions(step2, [['fix only the blocking findings'], ['do not edit for minor findings']], 'step2');
     expectMentions(step2, [['do not','re-dispatch','again']], 'step2');
     expectMentions(step2, [['do not','generated','section']], 'step2');