diff --git a/ios-qa/SKILL.md b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
index dfd43a37a..c985f5975 100644
--- a/ios-qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ If the user says "demo", "demo mode", "show me", or "I want to see it
 working", run in **DEMO MODE**. This changes how the agent interacts with
 the app:
 
-**DEMO MODE OVERRIDES ALL OTHER RULES.** When demo mode is active, the
-agent MUST drive every action through visible UI (`/tap`, `/swipe`, `/type`)
-and NEVER use `POST /state/*` writes to skip steps. Viewers see the agent
-type every key, tap every button. The on-device DebugOverlay attribution
+In demo mode, drive every action through visible UI (`/tap`, `/swipe`,
+`/type`) rather than `POST /state/*` writes, because viewers watch each
+step: they see the agent type every key and tap every button. All other
+rules in this skill still apply. The on-device DebugOverlay attribution
 chip shows "Driven by Claude Code (demo)" or the remote agent identity.
 
 In demo mode, the screencap rate is bumped to 4fps so the recording feels
diff --git a/ios-qa/SKILL.md.tmpl b/ios-qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 4c7b4a2c5..3c957a051 100644
--- a/ios-qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/ios-qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ If the user says "demo", "demo mode", "show me", or "I want to see it
 working", run in **DEMO MODE**. This changes how the agent interacts with
 the app:
 
-**DEMO MODE OVERRIDES ALL OTHER RULES.** When demo mode is active, the
-agent MUST drive every action through visible UI (`/tap`, `/swipe`, `/type`)
-and NEVER use `POST /state/*` writes to skip steps. Viewers see the agent
-type every key, tap every button. The on-device DebugOverlay attribution
+In demo mode, drive every action through visible UI (`/tap`, `/swipe`,
+`/type`) rather than `POST /state/*` writes, because viewers watch each
+step: they see the agent type every key and tap every button. All other
+rules in this skill still apply. The on-device DebugOverlay attribution
 chip shows "Driven by Claude Code (demo)" or the remote agent identity.
 
 In demo mode, the screencap rate is bumped to 4fps so the recording feels
diff --git a/test/helpers/safety-rules.ts b/test/helpers/safety-rules.ts
index 08a3e1b44..4972d0090 100644
--- a/test/helpers/safety-rules.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/safety-rules.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ export const SAFETY_RULES: readonly SafetyRule[] = [
     evalId: 'safety-ios-demo-ui-only',
     source: 'ios-qa/SKILL.md.tmpl',
     section: '## Demo mode',
-    match: /demo mode overrides/i,
-    sha256: '8d42208c888d76af49ebe6e4d58e85537c979f53ecb32fff7e85e95e6859182a',
+    match: /drive every action through visible UI/i,
+    sha256: '0ba3230bff9de32f03719daec35c6cef762e15c550264fcffd342dde52291e21',
   },
 ];