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-**What happens:** Once connected, Claude will proactively identify valuable information in your conversations and offer to save it to your knowledge graph. It calls `rah_get_context` first to understand what's already in your graph, then searches before creating to avoid duplicates.
+**What happens:** Once connected, Claude calls `rah_get_context` first to orient itself (stats, hub nodes, dimensions, available guides). It proactively captures knowledge — when a new insight, decision, person, or reference surfaces, it proposes a specific node (title, dimensions, description) so you can approve with minimal friction. For complex tasks it reads guides to understand your graph conventions and custom workflows.
 
 Available tools:
 
diff --git a/apps/mcp-server-standalone/README.md b/apps/mcp-server-standalone/README.md
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 ## What to Expect
 
 Once connected, Claude will:
-- **Call `rah_get_context` first** to see what's in your graph
-- **Proactively offer to save** valuable information from your conversations
+- **Call `rah_get_context` first** to orient itself (stats, hub nodes, dimensions, guides)
+- **Proactively capture knowledge** — when a new insight, decision, person, or reference surfaces, it proposes a specific node (title, dimensions, description) so you can approve with minimal friction
+- **Read guides for complex tasks** — system guides (immutable) teach it how your graph works; custom guides teach it your workflows
 - **Search before creating** to avoid duplicates
 
 ## Available Tools
diff --git a/docs/8_mcp.md b/docs/8_mcp.md
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@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ If you want real-time UI updates when nodes are created:
 
 Once connected, the MCP server instructs Claude to:
 
-1. **Call `rah_get_context` first** to understand your graph (hub nodes, dimensions, stats)
-2. **Proactively identify valuable information** in conversations and offer to save it
-3. **Search before creating** to avoid duplicates
-4. **Require edge explanations** — every connection needs a reason
+1. **Call `rah_get_context` first** to orient itself (hub nodes, dimensions, stats, available guides)
+2. **Proactively capture knowledge** — when a new insight, decision, person, or reference surfaces, it proposes a specific node (title, dimensions, description) so you can approve with minimal friction
+3. **Read guides for complex tasks** — system guides (immutable) teach it how your graph works; custom guides teach it your workflows
+4. **Search before creating** to avoid duplicates
 
 You don't need to ask Claude to use your knowledge base — it will offer when it spots something worth saving.