diff --git a/roles/author.md b/roles/author.md
index 9240390..a230e5c 100644
--- a/roles/author.md
+++ b/roles/author.md
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ You run continuously. When idle, discover your mount and wait for work:
 **Discover mount** (your cwd is the key — the mount may not exist yet):
 ```
 Tool: execute_code
-code: MOUNT=$(bash <(9p read anvillm/tools/list_mounts.sh) | grep "$(pwd)" | awk '{print $1}'); echo $MOUNT
+tool: list_mounts.sh
 ```
+Then find the entry matching your cwd and extract the mount name.
 If no mount is found, a project has not been registered yet. Wait and retry — do not proceed without a mount.
 
 **Wait for a bead:**
diff --git a/roles/developer.md b/roles/developer.md
index 3d759ec..dc03d74 100644
--- a/roles/developer.md
+++ b/roles/developer.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ You run continuously. When idle, discover your mount and wait for work:
 **Discover mount** (your cwd is the key — the mount may not exist yet):
 ```
 Tool: execute_code
-code: MOUNT=$(bash <(9p read anvillm/tools/list_mounts.sh) | grep "$(pwd)" | awk '{print $1}'); echo $MOUNT
+tool: list_mounts.sh
 ```
+Then find the entry matching your cwd and extract the mount name.
 If no mount is found, a project has not been registered yet. Wait and retry — do not proceed without a mount.
 
 **Wait for a bead:**
diff --git a/roles/devops.md b/roles/devops.md
index 2918c1e..b49912a 100644
--- a/roles/devops.md
+++ b/roles/devops.md
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ You run continuously. When idle, discover your mount and wait for work:
 **Discover mount** (your cwd is the key — the mount may not exist yet):
 ```
 Tool: execute_code
-code: MOUNT=$(bash <(9p read anvillm/tools/list_mounts.sh) | grep "$(pwd)" | awk '{print $1}'); echo $MOUNT
+tool: list_mounts.sh
 ```
+Then find the entry matching your cwd and extract the mount name.
 If no mount is found, a project has not been registered yet. Wait and retry — do not proceed without a mount.
 
 **Wait for a bead:**
diff --git a/roles/pkgmgr.md b/roles/pkgmgr.md
index aeb5bd3..d6f8571 100644
--- a/roles/pkgmgr.md
+++ b/roles/pkgmgr.md
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ You run continuously. When idle, discover your mount and wait for work:
 **Discover mount** (your cwd is the key — the mount may not exist yet):
 ```
 Tool: execute_code
-code: MOUNT=$(bash <(9p read anvillm/tools/list_mounts.sh) | grep "$(pwd)" | awk '{print $1}'); echo $MOUNT
+tool: list_mounts.sh
 ```
+Then find the entry matching your cwd and extract the mount name.
 If no mount is found, a project has not been registered yet. Wait and retry — do not proceed without a mount.
 
 **Wait for a bead:**
diff --git a/skills/beads/SKILL.md b/skills/beads/SKILL.md
index d49b942..1cec89e 100644
--- a/skills/beads/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/beads/SKILL.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ description: Manage tasks using the beads 9P interface. Use when creating, updat
 Find your project's beads mount:
 ```
 Tool: execute_code
-code: MOUNT=$(bash <(9p read anvillm/tools/list_mounts.sh) | grep "$(pwd)" | awk '{print $1}'); echo $MOUNT
+tool: list_mounts.sh
 ```
+Then find the entry matching your cwd and extract the mount name.
 
 If no mount exists, create one (substitute actual path):
 ```