diff --git a/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/augment-shell.sh b/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/augment-shell.sh
index 48ea185b0..5380c5dc8 100644
--- a/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/augment-shell.sh
+++ b/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/augment-shell.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ -z "$PATTERN" ] || [ ${#PATTERN} -lt 3 ]; then
 fi
 
 # Run gitnexus augment
-RESULT=$(npx -y gitnexus augment "$PATTERN" 2>/dev/null)
+RESULT=$(npx -y gitnexus augment -- "$PATTERN" 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ -n "$RESULT" ]; then
   # Escape for JSON
diff --git a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/pre-tool-use.sh b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/pre-tool-use.sh
index 96efbaaff..dc978a266 100644
--- a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/pre-tool-use.sh
+++ b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/pre-tool-use.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fi
 
 # Run gitnexus augment — must be fast (<500ms target)
 # augment writes to stderr (KuzuDB captures stdout at OS level), so capture stderr and discard stdout
-RESULT=$(cd "$CWD" && npx -y gitnexus augment "$PATTERN" 2>&1 1>/dev/null)
+RESULT=$(cd "$CWD" && npx -y gitnexus augment -- "$PATTERN" 2>&1 1>/dev/null)
 
 if [ -n "$RESULT" ]; then
   ESCAPED=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -Rs .)