diff --git a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
index eb0709758..4376795e2 100644
--- a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
+++ b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 /**
  * Cross-platform best-effort probe: does another process hold dbPath open
  * with a command line that looks like a GitNexus MCP/serve server?
diff --git a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
index d9c5913bc..759856384 100644
--- a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
+++ b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1 b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
index 0db965080..5c1564e30 100644
--- a/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
+++ b/gitnexus-claude-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $target = $env:GITNEXUS_HOOK_RM_TARGET
 if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($target)) { Write-Output '[]'; exit 0 }
diff --git a/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/hook-lock.cjs b/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/hook-lock.cjs
index d9c5913bc..759856384 100644
--- a/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/hook-lock.cjs
+++ b/gitnexus-cursor-integration/hooks/hook-lock.cjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
index eb0709758..4376795e2 100644
--- a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
+++ b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 /**
  * Cross-platform best-effort probe: does another process hold dbPath open
  * with a command line that looks like a GitNexus MCP/serve server?
diff --git a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
index d9c5913bc..759856384 100644
--- a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
+++ b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/hook-lock.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1 b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
index 0db965080..5c1564e30 100644
--- a/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
+++ b/gitnexus-factory-plugin/hooks/win-rm-list-json.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $target = $env:GITNEXUS_HOOK_RM_TARGET
 if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($target)) { Write-Output '[]'; exit 0 }
diff --git a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
index eb0709758..4376795e2 100644
--- a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
+++ b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-db-lock-probe.cjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 /**
  * Cross-platform best-effort probe: does another process hold dbPath open
  * with a command line that looks like a GitNexus MCP/serve server?
diff --git a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-lock.cjs b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-lock.cjs
index d9c5913bc..759856384 100644
--- a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-lock.cjs
+++ b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/hook-lock.cjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/win-rm-list-json.ps1 b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/win-rm-list-json.ps1
index 0db965080..5c1564e30 100644
--- a/gitnexus/hooks/claude/win-rm-list-json.ps1
+++ b/gitnexus/hooks/claude/win-rm-list-json.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Byte-identical across all hook adapter dirs; drift-guarded by hooks.test.ts / factory-plugin.test.ts. Edit all copies.
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $target = $env:GITNEXUS_HOOK_RM_TARGET
 if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($target)) { Write-Output '[]'; exit 0 }