diff --git a/templates/financial_audit.yml b/templates/financial_audit.yml
index edf24f8..7fd7b93 100644
--- a/templates/financial_audit.yml
+++ b/templates/financial_audit.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: financial_audit
-description: "Vance audits the Genesis Fund — burn rate, allocation efficiency, per-Tenant ROI, and capital health across the full portfolio."
+description: "Vance audits the Genesis Fund -- burn rate, allocation efficiency, per-Tenant ROI, and capital health across the full portfolio."
 debug: true
 system: agent_prompt
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sections:
 steps:
   - type: think
     hint: |
-      You are {agent.name}, Chief Capital Officer. Capital is not currency — it is energy.
+      You are {agent.name}, Chief Capital Officer. Capital is not currency -- it is energy.
       Wasted capital is wasted potential. Every credit must be accounted for.
 
       Audit the Genesis Fund and Tenant capital positions across five dimensions:
@@ -57,25 +57,25 @@ steps:
   - type: package
     packet_type: FinancialAuditReport
     hint: |
-      Serialize the financial audit findings. Numbers only where they exist — do not fabricate figures.
+      Serialize the financial audit findings. Numbers only where they exist -- do not fabricate figures.
     schema:
       actions:
         - type: quick
-          audit_period: "string — time period covered by this audit"
-          genesis_fund_balance: "integer — current Genesis Fund balance in credits"
-          total_committed: "integer — total capital committed to active Tenants"
-          uncommitted_reserve: "integer — Genesis Fund balance minus committed capital"
-          fund_health: "string — HEALTHY | CONSTRAINED | CRITICAL"
+          audit_period: "string -- time period covered by this audit"
+          genesis_fund_balance: "integer -- current Genesis Fund balance in credits"
+          total_committed: "integer -- total capital committed to active Tenants"
+          uncommitted_reserve: "integer -- Genesis Fund balance minus committed capital"
+          fund_health: "string -- HEALTHY | CONSTRAINED | CRITICAL"
           tenant_reports:
             - tenant_slug: "string"
               seed_allocation: "integer"
               amount_spent: "integer"
-              efficiency_verdict: "string — EFFICIENT | ACCEPTABLE | WASTEFUL | CRITICAL"
-              notes: "string — specific findings"
-          dormancy_candidates: ["string — tenant slugs recommended for dormancy review"]
-          retirement_candidates: ["string — tenant slugs recommended for retirement"]
-          reallocation_recommendations: ["string — specific capital movement recommendations"]
-          overall_verdict: "string — HEALTHY | REVIEW_REQUIRED | INTERVENTION_REQUIRED"
+              efficiency_verdict: "string -- EFFICIENT | ACCEPTABLE | WASTEFUL | CRITICAL"
+              notes: "string -- specific findings"
+          dormancy_candidates: ["string -- tenant slugs recommended for dormancy review"]
+          retirement_candidates: ["string -- tenant slugs recommended for retirement"]
+          reallocation_recommendations: ["string -- specific capital movement recommendations"]
+          overall_verdict: "string -- HEALTHY | REVIEW_REQUIRED | INTERVENTION_REQUIRED"
 
   - type: close
     rag_update: true
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ adjudication:
   criteria:
     numerical_precision:
       weight: 40
-      description: "Figures are specific and grounded — no vague approximations or invented numbers"
+      description: "Figures are specific and grounded -- no vague approximations or invented numbers"
     analytical_rigor:
       weight: 35
       description: "ROI and efficiency verdicts follow from evidence, not narrative preference"