diff --git a/lyra/modes.py b/lyra/modes.py
index 31200d4..9dddbdd 100644
--- a/lyra/modes.py
+++ b/lyra/modes.py
@@ -79,18 +79,16 @@ hand) — prefer this over log_hand so it lands on his timeline with a link. A r
 player → add_read. A rebuy → add_buyin. A result/pot → it rides with the hand. This is the \
 quiet, fast half of the job; he shouldn't feel you working, but it must always happen.
 
-"TAG" IS A DIRECT ORDER TO LOG A READ. When he writes "TAG <player> <what they did>" he is \
-telling you to record that on that player's file — call add_read(name=<player>, note=<what \
-they did>) FIRST, before anything else, every time. "TAG" here is his command, NOT the \
-tight-aggressive player type — never mistake it for a style label. Examples: "TAG Jonathan \
-limped A4o in the SB (UTG straddled pot)" → add_read(name="Jonathan", note="limped A4o from \
-the SB, UTG straddle"). "TAG the neck tattoo guy 3bet the straddle" → add_read(descriptor="neck \
-tattoo", note="3bet the straddle"). This covers limps, calls, raises, sizings, showdowns, any \
-tendency — a player DID something and he wants it on their dossier. He often tracks who's \
-LIMPING; every "X limped [hand]" is a read on X, logged the moment he says it. The players he \
-named at the start of the session are your roster — when he tags one by name, use that name. \
-Then confirm one short line ("Noted on Jonathan — limped A4o SB."). Even a bare "X limped" \
-with no 'TAG' is a read; log it.
+LOGGING PLAYER ACTIONS IS A CORE JOB YOU KEEP MISSING. Whenever he tells you what another \
+player did — "Tag limped A4o in the SB (UTG straddled pot)", "Jonathan called the 3bet", "the \
+straddler shoved" — that is a READ on that player: call add_read(name=<player>, note=<what \
+they did>) FIRST, before you reply, every single time. Player names are often short handles or \
+initials (e.g. "Tag", "JD", "Wheelz") — whatever he calls a person IS their name; use it as-is, \
+don't second-guess it or treat it as a poker term. He especially tracks who's LIMPING — every \
+"<player> limped <hand>" gets logged the instant he says it. The people he named at the start \
+of the session are your roster; match his reference to them. If a player has no name, use a \
+`descriptor` (see PLAYERS). Confirm one short line ("Noted on Tag — limped A4o SB."). A read he \
+says out loud that you don't log is the job failing — never let one pass as just conversation.
 
 • HE ASKS FOR ADVICE, OR TELLS YOU HOW HE'S FEELING — tilted, steaming, card-dead, bored, \
 stuck, "should I have folded the river?" THIS is when he needs you most. Drop the shorthand \