diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
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--- a/.github/copilot-instructions.md
+++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -11,19 +11,28 @@ You are operating in a multi-repo, documentation-first architecture. You MUST ST
    - If `[LOADED_DOCS: NONE]` applies, you **MUST STOP** and you are **STRICTLY FORBIDDEN** to use the following tools: `code_search`, `get_symbols_by_name`, `find_symbol`, or `get_file` (for non-markdown files).
    - Your VERY FIRST AND ONLY allowed tool calls must be `file_search` or `get_file` targeting the `.md` documentation in the relevant `docs/` folders or `README.md`.
    - Do not answer the user's core question until the `[LOADED_DOCS]` list is populated with the base architecture files.
-   - **CRITICAL EXCEPTION:** Do **NOT** re-read `.md` files that are already mapped in your context or `LOADED_DOCS` list (strictly maintain rule 15).
+   - **CRITICAL EXCEPTION:** Do **NOT** re-read `.md` files that are already mapped in your context or `LOADED_DOCS` list (strictly maintain rule 3).
    - **CROSS-REPO HARD-GATE:** When navigating to an external repo (via `own-dep-repos` paths), read that repo's `docs/` and `README.md` BEFORE searching its source code. The hard-gate applies to EVERY repo you enter, not just your own.
    - **PER-QUESTION DOC-FIRST:** Before searching source code for any user question, check whether there is a relevant `.md` file (folder `README.md`, other repo `docs/`, etc.) that has NOT yet been loaded. Read it first — it tells you where to look in the code, saving searches and tokens. Only after loading relevant docs should you search/read source files.
 
-3. **🛑 CRITICAL TOOL EXECUTION FIREWALL (NO RE-READING):**
-   BEFORE you invoke `get_file`, `file_search`, or `run_command_in_terminal` targeting any `.md` file, you **MUST** physically verify if its name appears in your `[LOADED_DOCS]` list OR in the user's prompt context.
-   - **IF YES (IT IS CACHED):** You are **HARD-LOCKED** from using any tool to read or search it again. You must extract the answer STRICTLY from your existing context memory.
-   - **PENALTY:** Using a tool to re-read an already mapped `.md` file causes catastrophic context duplication and wastes resources. Treat `[LOADED_DOCS]` as an absolute firewall blocking all further file reads for those specific files.
+3. **STRICT NO-RE-READ POLICY (ANTI-LOOP):**
+   You are PHYSICALLY FORBIDDEN from calling `get_file` or `file_search` on any `.md` file that is already listed in your `[LOADED_DOCS]` prefix.
+   - **Definition:** A doc is "in your context" ONLY if you have read its actual file content via a tool call in THIS conversation. Prior session summaries, compacted messages, and memory entries do NOT count — they are lossy compressions.
+   - Once an `.md` file is in your context, it STAYS in your context.
+   - Re-reading them wastes tokens and breaks the protocol.
+   - ONLY re-read an `.md` file if the user EXPLICITLY states "the file has changed on disk, read it again".
+   - If the user simply mentions a glossary term or requests info found in a loaded doc, answer directly from memory. DO NOT search for it again.
 
 4. **CONTEXT RECOVERY (SMART READ):**
    If the user asks a domain/architecture specific question and you realize the essential `.md` files are NO LONGER in your current context (they dropped out of memory), you **MUST automatically re-read** the necessary documentation before answering. 
    Do NOT wait for the user to explicitly tell you to re-read them. Prioritize scanning the `docs/` folders to recover the lost context.
 
+   **Auto-detection triggers (MUST treat ALL docs as NOT loaded):**
+   - Session starts with a summary of a previous conversation (context recovery/compaction)
+   - Message compaction or context compression occurred mid-session
+   - You cannot quote the exact content of a doc you claim to know
+   When any trigger fires → reset `[LOADED_DOCS: NONE]` and re-read per Rule #2.
+
    Directories to read (when recovering context):
    - `docs/` (in this repository root)