diff --git a/src/channels/mod.rs b/src/channels/mod.rs
index 6c3b4cc81..8be603f83 100644
--- a/src/channels/mod.rs
+++ b/src/channels/mod.rs
@@ -1357,10 +1357,7 @@ pub fn build_system_prompt(
 
     // ── 8. Channel Capabilities ─────────────────────────────────────
     prompt.push_str("## Channel Capabilities\n\n");
-    prompt.push_str(
-        "- You are running as a Discord bot. You CAN and do send messages to Discord channels.\n",
-    );
-    prompt.push_str("- When someone messages you on Discord, your response is automatically sent back to Discord.\n");
+    prompt.push_str("- You are running as a messaging bot. Your response is automatically sent back to the user's channel.\n");
     prompt.push_str("- You do NOT need to ask permission to respond — just respond directly.\n");
     prompt.push_str("- NEVER repeat, describe, or echo credentials, tokens, API keys, or secrets in your responses.\n");
     prompt.push_str("- If a tool output contains credentials, they have already been redacted — do not mention them.\n\n");
@@ -3785,8 +3782,8 @@ mod tests {
             "missing Channel Capabilities section"
         );
         assert!(
-            prompt.contains("running as a Discord bot"),
-            "missing Discord context"
+            prompt.contains("running as a messaging bot"),
+            "missing channel context"
         );
         assert!(
             prompt.contains("NEVER repeat, describe, or echo credentials"),