diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/executor.ts b/packages/adapters/src/executor.ts
index b82a065..399906e 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/executor.ts
@@ -1033,7 +1033,6 @@ export function createRunExecutor(deps: ExecutorDeps) {
           savedSkills,
           agentSkills,
           agentSecretRows,
-          space,
         ] = await Promise.all([
           deps.prisma.bot.findUniqueOrThrow({
             where: { id: run.botId },
@@ -1073,10 +1072,6 @@ export function createRunExecutor(deps: ExecutorDeps) {
               secret: { select: { id: true, ciphertext: true } },
             },
           }),
-          deps.prisma.space.findUnique({
-            where: { id: run.spaceId },
-            select: { workspacePath: true },
-          }),
         ]);
         const agentEnvironment = decryptAgentEnvironment(agentSecretRows, deps.secretStore);
         runSecrets.push(...Object.values(agentEnvironment));
@@ -1468,22 +1463,14 @@ export function createRunExecutor(deps: ExecutorDeps) {
             : graphical
               ? `You have a persistent computer filesystem and shell. ${MODEL_CANNOT_SEE_MESSAGE} Desktop observe and act tools are unavailable until a vision-capable model is selected. Use the file tools and shell.`
               : "You have a persistent sandbox filesystem and shell. This backend does not provide model-visible graphical control, so use the file tools and shell.";
-        const hasProjectWorkspace = Boolean(space?.workspacePath);
         const cloudAgentEnabled = cloudAgentsEnabled(cloudAgent, run.spaceId);
         const productSelfModificationInstruction = formatProductSelfModificationInstruction({
-          hasProjectWorkspace,
           cloudAgentEnabled,
+          teamComputer: computerMode === "team",
         });
         const workspaceInstruction =
           computerMode === "team"
-            ? [
-                `Your Team Computer home is ${teamBotWorkspaceDirectory(bot.id)}. Relative file paths and shell working directories start there. Put intentionally shared work under shared/. Other bots' folders are visible under bots/; treat them as their working areas.`,
-                hasProjectWorkspace
-                  ? "This space links a git repository under project/ — use it for product source edits."
-                  : null,
-              ]
-                .filter((line): line is string => Boolean(line))
-                .join(" ")
+            ? `Your Team Computer home is ${teamBotWorkspaceDirectory(bot.id)}. Relative file paths and shell working directories start there. Put intentionally shared work under shared/. Other bots' folders are visible under bots/; treat them as their working areas. When this space links a git repository, its source files live under project/.`
             : "This entire computer workspace is your private home. Relative file paths and shell working directories start at its root.";
 
         let assembled = "";
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.test.ts b/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.test.ts
index ef8b4bf..ccd70ec 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { formatProductSelfModificationInstruction } from "./product-self-modific
 describe("formatProductSelfModificationInstruction", () => {
   it("steers evOo UI changes to source code, not browser or third-party login", () => {
     const instruction = formatProductSelfModificationInstruction({
-      hasProjectWorkspace: false,
+      teamComputer: false,
       cloudAgentEnabled: false,
     });
 
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ describe("formatProductSelfModificationInstruction", () => {
     expect(instruction).toMatch(/update_bot only changes this bot's chat profile/);
   });
 
-  it("mentions project/ when the space has a linked repository", () => {
+  it("mentions project/ on team computers", () => {
     const instruction = formatProductSelfModificationInstruction({
-      hasProjectWorkspace: true,
+      teamComputer: true,
       cloudAgentEnabled: false,
     });
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("formatProductSelfModificationInstruction", () => {
 
   it("mentions cloud_agent_launch when the tool is available", () => {
     const instruction = formatProductSelfModificationInstruction({
-      hasProjectWorkspace: false,
+      teamComputer: false,
       cloudAgentEnabled: true,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.ts b/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.ts
index c815ba9..bee3009 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/product-self-modification.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export type ProductSelfModificationInstructionOptions = {
-  /** Space has a host folder bound to project/ on the Team Computer. */
-  hasProjectWorkspace: boolean;
   /** cloud_agent_* tools are available for this run. */
   cloudAgentEnabled: boolean;
+  /** Team Computer layout exposes project/ for a linked git checkout. */
+  teamComputer: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export function formatProductSelfModificationInstruction(
 ): string {
   const codePaths = [
     "read_file, write_file, and shell to edit source files",
-    options.hasProjectWorkspace
-      ? "paths under project/ for this space's linked repository"
+    options.teamComputer
+      ? "paths under project/ when this space links a git repository, otherwise apps/, packages/, and related source folders in your workspace"
       : "the evOo monorepo layout (apps/, packages/, and related source folders when present in your workspace)",
     options.cloudAgentEnabled
       ? "cloud_agent_launch for substantial changes that should land as a pull request"