diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
index b2deacdb4..20e42cff4 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ triggers:
 - **Standard:** + medium severity (default)
 - **Exhaustive:** + low/cosmetic severity
 
-`--quick` also selects Quick exploration; `--exhaustive` changes only the fix tier.
+`--quick` sets both the Quick fix tier and Quick exploration; `--exhaustive` changes only the fix tier.
 Regression mode preserves the selected fix tier.
 If both `--quick` and `--regression` are supplied, ask which exploration mode to use
 before setup or probes. Keep the selected fix tier; this choice concerns exploration only.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Prefer the richer of recent project test plans and plans in conversation over gi
 ## Phases 1-6: QA Baseline
 
 Follow the shared section's ordered preparation, then run its probe loop.
-The numbered browser phases label techniques, not another workflow.
+Browser runs apply the browser method's numbered phases inside this loop; functional runs apply its contract map.
 
 {{SECTION:exploratory}}
 
diff --git a/test/qa-lazy-sections.test.ts b/test/qa-lazy-sections.test.ts
index 9331070fc..d3843c093 100644
--- a/test/qa-lazy-sections.test.ts
+++ b/test/qa-lazy-sections.test.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ describe('QA-only cross-host lazy rendering', () => {
         expect(explorer.split(functionalRead)).toHaveLength(2);
         expect(explorer).toContain('Do not repeat a Read already completed in this invocation');
         if (skill === 'qa') {
-          expect(entry).toContain('`--quick` also selects Quick exploration; `--exhaustive` changes only the fix tier.');
+          expect(entry).toMatch(/`--quick`[^\n]*Quick exploration/i);
+          expect(entry).toContain('`--exhaustive` changes only the fix tier');
           expect(entry).toContain('Regression mode preserves the selected fix tier.');
           for (const tier of ['**Quick:** Fix critical + high severity only', '**Standard:** + medium severity (default)', '**Exhaustive:** + low/cosmetic severity']) expect(entry).toContain(tier);
         } else {