diff --git a/docs/pipeline.md b/docs/pipeline.md
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--- a/docs/pipeline.md
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@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ surface) is exempt from the functional leg — the milestone
 fieldtest is *not applicable* and the complete leg suffices.
 
 This gate defines *when* a milestone is closeable. The actual
-close stays a deliberate human / orchestrator act (`tea
-milestone close`, or the tracker equivalent); no skill performs
-it automatically.
+close stays a deliberate human / orchestrator act — the
+tracker's own milestone-close action (on Gitea, `tea milestone
+close`); no skill performs it automatically.
 
 ## Phase descriptions