diff --git a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/SKILL.md b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/SKILL.md
index b2f642de..6a1f05ae 100644
--- a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/SKILL.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 metadata:
   pattern: tool-wrapper
   updated: "2026-10-19"
-  content_hash: "39f14e113d57bf289cff3e5c82d7afabba0d2a67477b1f02dc23bead8152e5e5"
+  content_hash: "243b9e9f8f3a8755b28f902d400f4e0de2bf40f46d42ea6a4530e44f2ec5d6d8"
 ---
 
 # Plan Manager
diff --git a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/references/plan-contract.md b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/references/plan-contract.md
index 8a7237bc..d48307a2 100644
--- a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/references/plan-contract.md
+++ b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/plan-manager/references/plan-contract.md
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ reserved label namespace: <label>
 
 ### Linked branch
 
-Set up the linked branch after the plan is ongoing and before any code change:
+Set up the linked branch after the plan is ongoing and before any code change.
+A yolo run uses the timing and worktree rules in Yolo runs instead.
 
 1. Run `git status --porcelain`. Continue only when it prints nothing. Never
    stash, move, or commit ambient work to make it clean.
 2. If the checkout is dirty, use a separate clean worktree only when the user
    approves it in this session through `ask`. Otherwise block the plan and
-   report the dirty paths. A yolo run uses the worktree rule in Yolo runs
-   instead.
+   report the dirty paths.
 3. Run `gh issue develop <n> --list --repo <owner/repo>`. Reuse a listed branch.
 4. If no branch is listed, run
    `gh issue develop <n> --repo <owner/repo> --base <default> --checkout`.
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ question. All other contract rules stay in force.
 |---|---|
 | Path and Mode | Plan with `Mode: plan-and-implement` |
 | Non-local Effect step before the landing merge | The effect table below |
+| Linked-branch timing | Right after `new`, while the plan is drafting |
 | Dirty checkout at linked-branch setup | A separate clean worktree, without a question |
 | Review-loop continuation | The round ceiling below |
 | Plan-review `blocked` verdict | The manager decides with evidence |
diff --git a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/yolo/SKILL.md b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/yolo/SKILL.md
index 8d5cc1b3..7c08f802 100644
--- a/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/yolo/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/plan-lifecycle/skills/productivity/yolo/SKILL.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ disable-model-invocation: true
 metadata:
   pattern: pipeline
   updated: "2026-10-19"
-  content_hash: "e80d15cf90e21f7cbd05093c90b0936d7c8558b420bf28c814cb53b59e9f7e48"
+  content_hash: "60d809dee20db8430222e943110dbff3e144540bd5655de8bb90fe62bf878be0"
 ---
 
 # Yolo
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ Open findings: <MEDIUM or LOW findings left at the ceiling, or none>.
 
 The issue is the run record. Run `show <n>` for the status and verdicts. Run
 `gh issue develop <n> --list --repo <owner/repo>` for the branch. After the pull
-request exists, GitHub lists no branch there. Then run
-`gh issue view <n> --repo <owner/repo> --json closedByPullRequestsReferences`
-and read the pull request head. Run `git worktree list` for a worktree. Count
-review rounds from issue comments.
+request exists, GitHub lists no branch there. Then read the pull request number
+from `gh issue view <n> --repo <owner/repo> --json closedByPullRequestsReferences`,
+and read the branch from `gh pr view <pr> --repo <owner/repo> --json headRefName`.
+Run `git worktree list` for a worktree. Count review rounds from issue comments.
 
 ## BAD / GOOD