diff --git a/templates/genesis.yml b/templates/genesis.yml
index b2927c0..79c8ebc 100644
--- a/templates/genesis.yml
+++ b/templates/genesis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: genesis
-description: "Project genesis — quick think → structured initial task list → child tasks spawned. Runs once when a new project is created."
+description: "Project genesis -- quick think -> structured initial task list -> child tasks spawned. Runs once when a new project is created."
 debug: true
 system: agent_prompt
 agent_prompt:
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ steps:
 
       PROJECT GOAL: {task.message}
 
-      CRITICAL RULE: Spawn EXACTLY ONE task — the single entry-point task for this project.
+      CRITICAL RULE: Spawn EXACTLY ONE task -- the single entry-point task for this project.
       Do NOT spawn chapters, editorial tasks, polish tasks, or index tasks.
       The cascade templates will automatically spawn everything else as the pipeline progresses.
 
       Use the TEAM ROSTER to identify the correct entry-point task type:
-      - Novel / book (any genre, any length) → ONE `book_research` task
-      - Short story (standalone, under 20k words) → ONE `short_story` task
-      - Recipe collection → ONE `recipe_collection_plan` task
-      - Blog post series → ONE `blog_research` task
-      - AI/news article series → ONE `ai_article_research` task
-      - General / unclear → ONE `planning` task
+      - Novel / book (any genre, any length) -> ONE `book_research` task
+      - Short story (standalone, under 20k words) -> ONE `short_story` task
+      - Recipe collection -> ONE `recipe_collection_plan` task
+      - Blog post series -> ONE `blog_research` task
+      - AI/news article series -> ONE `ai_article_research` task
+      - General / unclear -> ONE `planning` task
 
       The description you write for that ONE task must contain the complete project brief
       so the receiving agent has everything they need.
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ steps:
     packet_type: PlanningResponsePacket
     schema:
       tasks:
-        - task_name: "string — short descriptive name for the single entry-point task"
-          description: "string — COMPLETE project brief for the agent (include genre, audience, tone, word count, count of chapters/articles/recipes, any style requirements)"
+        - task_name: "string -- short descriptive name for the single entry-point task"
+          description: "string -- COMPLETE project brief for the agent (include genre, audience, tone, word count, count of chapters/articles/recipes, any style requirements)"
 debug: true
           agents:
-            - "string — EXACT agent name from TEAM ROSTER who owns this task type"
-          task_type: "string — ONE of: book_research, short_story, recipe_collection_plan, ai_article_research, blog_research, planning"
+            - "string -- EXACT agent name from TEAM ROSTER who owns this task type"
+          task_type: "string -- ONE of: book_research, short_story, recipe_collection_plan, ai_article_research, blog_research, planning"
           priority: 1
     max_tasks: 1
     insert_children: true