diff --git a/templates/ai_article_plan.yml b/templates/ai_article_plan.yml
index 86d0977..070d804 100644
--- a/templates/ai_article_plan.yml
+++ b/templates/ai_article_plan.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: ai_article_plan
-description: "Plan a 10-article series — select topics, write briefs, spawn 10 writing tasks for Iris."
+description: "Plan a 10-article series -- select topics, write briefs, spawn 10 writing tasks for Iris."
 debug: true
 rag_exclude: [business_plan, charter]
 system: agent_prompt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
       the audience and subject matter.
 
       Design a SERIES PLAN for exactly 10 standalone articles (5-minute reads, ~800-1000 words).
-      You choose the topics. Aim for variety — cover different angles so a wide range of readers
+      You choose the topics. Aim for variety -- cover different angles so a wide range of readers
       each find something valuable.
 
       For EACH article define:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ steps:
       - task_type: "ai_article_write"
       - description: Full brief for this article (hook, promise, key points, CTA, tone).
         Begin: "You are writing Article N of the series."
-        End: "Word count: 800-1000 words. Standalone — no assumed knowledge of other articles."
+        End: "Word count: 800-1000 words. Standalone -- no assumed knowledge of other articles."
       - depends_on: "" (all parallel)
 
       JSON array of exactly 10 objects. No prose.