diff --git a/plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs b/plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs
index bbca2854..e28df133 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ View Observations Live @ http://localhost:${i}`:void 0;return{hookSpecificOutput
 
 `+String.fromCodePoint(128172)+` Community https://discord.gg/J4wttp9vDu
 `+String.fromCodePoint(128250)+` Watch live in browser http://localhost:${r}/
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diff --git a/src/cli/handlers/file-context.ts b/src/cli/handlers/file-context.ts
index b201cab2..dc6eaaff 100644
--- a/src/cli/handlers/file-context.ts
+++ b/src/cli/handlers/file-context.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ function formatFileTimeline(observations: ObservationRow[], filePath: string): s
   });
 
   const lines: string[] = [
-    `Read blocked: This file has prior observations. Use get_observations([IDs]) to load what you need. Re-read the file only if you need raw content not captured in observations:`,
+    `Read blocked: This file has prior observations. Choose the cheapest path:`,
+    `- **Already know enough?** The timeline below may be all you need (semantic priming).`,
+    `- **Need details?** get_observations([IDs]) — ~300 tokens each.`,
+    `- **Need current code?** smart_outline("${filePath}") for structure (~1-2k tokens), smart_unfold("${filePath}", "<symbol>") for a specific function (~400-2k tokens).`,
   ];
 
   for (const [day, dayObservations] of sortedDays) {