diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
index 9df34f710..7023d6dc3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     # 2026-06-28 Codex: Gitea does not consistently short-circuit `[skip ci]`
     # on CD-generated deploy commits. Skip jobs explicitly so marker commits
-    # do not trigger a self-feeding CD loop; `[cancel-stale-cd]` is a
+    # do not trigger a self-feeding CD loop; `cancel-stale-cd` is a
     # controlled no-op trigger used only to cancel stale pre-guard runs.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[cancel-stale-cd]')) }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'cancel-stale-cd')) }}
     # 2026-04-30 Codex: run the tests job on the host runner and launch the
     # CI image explicitly. The act-managed job container can disappear mid-test
     # with Docker RWLayer=nil on the shared 110 daemon.
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     # 2026-06-28 Codex: keep CD-generated `[skip ci]` deploy commits from
     # re-entering build/deploy and writing another deploy marker commit.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[cancel-stale-cd]')) }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'cancel-stale-cd')) }}
     # 2026-04-30 Codex: Docker builds run on the host runner. Long docker build
     # steps were killing the transient act job container with RWLayer=nil.
     needs: [tests]
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ jobs:
   post-deploy-checks:
     # 2026-06-28 Codex: post-deploy checks belong to real deploy runs; skip
     # CD-generated marker commits already read back by the prior deploy run.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[cancel-stale-cd]')) }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'cancel-stale-cd')) }}
     needs: [build-and-deploy]
     timeout-minutes: 30
     # 2026-04-30 Codex: keep post-deploy on the host runner too. Playwright
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/code-review.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/code-review.yaml
index 59db9d7f0..4351ae506 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/code-review.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/code-review.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ env:
 jobs:
   ai-code-review:
     # 2026-06-28 Codex: deploy marker commits are generated by CD and carry
-    # `[skip ci]`; `[cancel-stale-cd]` is a controlled no-op trigger. Skip both
+    # `[skip ci]`; `cancel-stale-cd` is a controlled no-op trigger. Skip both
     # at job level to avoid queued runner churn.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[cancel-stale-cd]')) }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' || (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'cancel-stale-cd')) }}
     runs-on: awoooi-ubuntu
     timeout-minutes: 8
     steps: