diff --git a/.cursor/rules/coding-guidelines.mdc b/.cursor/rules/coding-guidelines.mdc
index 3119783..74401cb 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/coding-guidelines.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/coding-guidelines.mdc
@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ When your changes create orphans:
 
 The test: Every changed line should trace directly to the user's request.
 
-## 4. Goal-Driven Execution
+## 4. Comments, commits, and PRs
+
+**Let the code talk. Keep tickets out of prose.**
+
+- No comment when the names already say it.
+- No Linear IDs (`CR-123`) in comments, commit messages, or PR titles/bodies. Branch names still use `adilallo/<type>/CR-<n>-…` (see `branch-naming.mdc`). Link the issue from Linear, not from the PR copy.
+- Don't narrate Figma→code mappings the prop already encodes (`palette="inverse"` needs no "this is Invert" comment).
+
+## 5. Goal-Driven Execution
 
 **Define success criteria. Loop until verified.**
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 766871d..b987047 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ priors — they reflect deliberate decisions.
 6. **No new pathname-sniffing chrome.** Compose chrome via group/nested
    layouts, not `usePathname()` checks. (`ConditionalNavigation` is the
    sole tolerated exception — it carries SSR session state.)
+7. **No Linear ticket IDs in comments, commits, or PR copy.** Branch names
+   still carry `CR-<n>`. See `coding-guidelines.mdc`.
 
 ## Legacy / scaffolding