diff --git a/design-consultation/SKILL.md b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
index a596206d6..2397f1752 100644
--- a/design-consultation/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ fonts [top-3], colors [top-3], layouts [top-3], aesthetics [top-3]. Bias
 generation toward these unless the user explicitly requests a different direction.
 Also avoid their strong rejections: [top-3 rejected per dimension]."
 
-**Legacy fallback:** Glob `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/**/approved.json`; Read the five newest. Use explicit feedback only, never infer fonts/colors from variant letters. No usable files: continue without a taste profile.
+**Legacy fallback:** Glob `$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT/projects/$SLUG/designs/**/approved.json` (resolve the root with gstack-paths); Read the five newest. Use explicit feedback only, never infer fonts/colors from variant letters. No usable files: continue without a taste profile.
 
 **Conflict handling:** If the current user request contradicts a strong persistent
 signal (e.g., "make it playful" when taste profile strongly prefers minimal), flag
diff --git a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
index 99125356d..5a6a35631 100644
--- a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fonts [top-3], colors [top-3], layouts [top-3], aesthetics [top-3]. Bias
 generation toward these unless the user explicitly requests a different direction.
 Also avoid their strong rejections: [top-3 rejected per dimension]."
 
-**Legacy fallback:** Glob `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/**/approved.json`; Read the five newest. Use explicit feedback only, never infer fonts/colors from variant letters. No usable files: continue without a taste profile.
+**Legacy fallback:** Glob `$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT/projects/$SLUG/designs/**/approved.json` (resolve the root with gstack-paths); Read the five newest. Use explicit feedback only, never infer fonts/colors from variant letters. No usable files: continue without a taste profile.
 
 **Conflict handling:** If the current user request contradicts a strong persistent
 signal (e.g., "make it playful" when taste profile strongly prefers minimal), flag
diff --git a/test/fixtures/context-budget.json b/test/fixtures/context-budget.json
index 8086e6932..501f550c2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/context-budget.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/context-budget.json
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     "context-restore": 10489,
     "context-save": 10282,
     "cso": 4700,
-    "design-consultation": 15614,
+    "design-consultation": 15627,
     "design-html": 14322,
     "design-review": 34519,
-    "design-shotgun": 13862,
+    "design-shotgun": 13874,
     "deslop-shared-libs": 3419,
     "devex-review": 19735,
     "diagram": 4264,