diff --git a/output/AGENTS.md b/output/AGENTS.md
index 4e509cc..003ee6c 100644
--- a/output/AGENTS.md
+++ b/output/AGENTS.md
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ The `output/` tree houses the delivery pipeline that watches for approved Markdo
 - Before testing, ensure `ForRelease/inbox` is empty; this watcher expects at most one Markdown file at a time.
 - Monitor logs via `./run-output-processor.sh logs -f` while converting to confirm the Markdown leaves inbox and the exports appear in outbox.
 - If Pandoc fails, the Markdown moves to `ForRelease/failed`; fix the content there, then move it back to `inbox` for another run.
-- Only remove history from `outbox/` or `processed/` after you are certain the artifacts are no longer needed.
+- Only remove history from `outbox/` or `processed/` after you are certain the artifacts are no longer needed, and **do so manually**—no code, scripts, or AI agents are allowed to delete from these directories.