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@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ The native Claude Code TUI is resource-heavy, blocks on permission prompts, and
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
-coven "explain this codebase"             # one-shot prompt
-coven                                      # interactive (type prompt at stdin)
-coven ralph "fix lint warnings"            # loop until done
-coven init && coven worker                 # orchestration
+coven "explain this codebase"             # single session — Alt+Enter to follow up
+coven ralph "pick one task from TODO.md, do it, check it off"
+coven init && coven worker                 # multi-agent orchestration from brief.md
 ```
 
 ## Commands
@@ -80,7 +79,16 @@ All session commands (`coven`, `ralph`, `worker`) accept:
 
 ## Orchestration
 
-`coven init` + `coven worker` enable multi-agent orchestration. Workers run a generic agent loop: dispatch reads `brief.md` and picks tasks, then chains through main and review agents via `<next>` transitions. See `.coven/system.md` after init for details.
+`coven init` + `coven worker` enable multi-agent orchestration. Write tasks in `brief.md`, then start workers:
+
+```markdown
+# Brief
+Choose between two activities:
+- Inspect program output across test scenarios and document issues in issues.md
+- Pick up an issue from issues.md and do it
+```
+
+Workers run a generic agent loop: dispatch reads `brief.md` and picks tasks, then chains through main and review agents via `<next>` transitions. Run multiple workers for parallel execution. See `.coven/system.md` after init for details.
 
 ## License