diff --git a/crates/flare-git-core/src/classify.rs b/crates/flare-git-core/src/classify.rs
index 7ea1c969..31ae8930 100644
--- a/crates/flare-git-core/src/classify.rs
+++ b/crates/flare-git-core/src/classify.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,30 @@ pub struct Event {
 
 /// Trust-root paths a `push` must never carry changes to — agentflare's own
 /// enforcement config, not something an agent should be able to push a
-/// change to and quietly weaken.
-pub(crate) const TRUST_ROOT_PATHS: &[&str] = &[".githooks/", ".agentflare/", "Cargo.toml"];
+/// change to and quietly weaken. CI workflow config is included for the same
+/// reason as `.githooks/`/`.agentflare/`: an agent that can silently rewrite
+/// the pipeline that's supposed to catch its own mistakes has defeated that
+/// check before it ever runs (the "wipes CI" scenario named in the
+/// competitor audit that led to this addition).
+///
+/// Known limitation (confirmed empirically 2026-07-29, see item #321):
+/// `resolve_trust_root_touch` diffs the pushed branch against the default
+/// branch by NAME — when both are literally "master" (the ordinary bare
+/// `git push`/`git push origin master` case), that's a self-diff and always
+/// resolves `Clean`, so a direct push of the default branch is denied by the
+/// blanket "can't push the default branch" rule regardless of what changed,
+/// never by this list. This entry only changes the deny *message* once a
+/// pushed branch legitimately diverges under a different name (feature
+/// branch, or after #321's src:dest refspec fix) — it doesn't add new
+/// protection against the direct-push case, which was already fully blocked.
+pub(crate) const TRUST_ROOT_PATHS: &[&str] = &[
+    ".githooks/",
+    ".agentflare/",
+    "Cargo.toml",
+    ".github/workflows/",
+    ".gitlab-ci.yml",
+    ".circleci/",
+];
 
 /// `AGENTFLARE_GIT_TRUST_ROOT_PATHS`, comma-separated, appended to
 /// `TRUST_ROOT_PATHS` -- e.g. `".githooks/,policy.toml"`. Empty/unset ->
@@ -300,7 +322,8 @@ pub fn classify_pure(
             TrustRootTouch::Touched(_) => Disposition::Passthrough,
             TrustRootTouch::Unknown if push_targets_default_branch => Disposition::Deny {
                 reason: format!(
-                    "this push's diff against trust-root paths (.githooks/, .agentflare/, Cargo.toml) could not be verified, and it targets the repo's default branch '{default_branch}' — blocked by the agentflare git shim as a precaution."
+                    "this push's diff against trust-root paths ({}) could not be verified, and it targets the repo's default branch '{default_branch}' — blocked by the agentflare git shim as a precaution.",
+                    policy.trust_root_paths.join(", ")
                 ),
             },
             TrustRootTouch::Unknown => Disposition::Passthrough,
diff --git a/src/mcp_prompts.rs b/src/mcp_prompts.rs
index 340449d9..4021f531 100644
--- a/src/mcp_prompts.rs
+++ b/src/mcp_prompts.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ pub fn list_prompts() -> Vec<Prompt> {
                 "`<recipient> <brief>` to send (e.g. `codex review the API design above`), `inbox [me]`, or `thread <id>` (omit for usage)",
             )]),
         ),
+        Prompt::new(
+            "git",
+            Some("Recovery snapshots, worktree audit, and health checks from the agentflare git shim"),
+            Some(vec![PromptArgument::new("command").with_description(
+                "install-hooks|install-shim|uninstall-shim|snapshot <list|restore|prune>|audit <preview|prune>|doctor plus options (omit for usage)",
+            )]),
+        ),
     ];
     prompts.extend(
         SUB_SKILLS
@@ -81,6 +88,9 @@ pub fn get_prompt(
     if request.name == "handoff" {
         return Some(get_handoff_command(request, agent));
     }
+    if request.name == "git" {
+        return Some(get_git_command(request));
+    }
     if request.name == "optimize" {
         return Some(get_optimize_mode(request));
     }
@@ -235,6 +245,66 @@ fn get_handoff_command(request: &GetPromptRequestParams, agent: Option<&str>) ->
     ))
 }
 
+/// Called automatically by git hooks/the shim itself; take no useful direct
+/// input from a human or agent invocation, so `get_git_command` refuses to
+/// echo a run instruction for them even if typed in directly.
+const HIDDEN_GIT_SUBCOMMANDS: &[&str] = &["trailer-inject", "ref-transaction-log", "scope-check"];
+
+/// (Internal/hidden `agentflare git` subcommands — see
+/// `HIDDEN_GIT_SUBCOMMANDS` — are deliberately not surfaced in the usage
+/// card and rejected below if typed directly. Ordinary git commands
+/// (status/log/diff/commit/push/branch/...) and other agentflare CLI/MCP
+/// surfaces like pr_check are deliberately NOT duplicated here either —
+/// those already run via the `!` shell-escape or their own MCP tool; this
+/// prompt only covers the agentflare-specific git-shim admin subcommands
+/// that have no other entrypoint.)
+fn get_git_command(request: &GetPromptRequestParams) -> GetPromptResult {
+    let command = request
+        .arguments
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|a| a.get("command"))
+        .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string();
+
+    if command.is_empty() {
+        return assistant_text(
+            "agentflare git-shim commands — pass as this command's argument.\n\
+             install-hooks [--yes] — install branch-protection/provenance git hooks into this repo\n\
+             install-shim --binary <path> — install the flare-git-shim binary as `git` on PATH (dogfooding/local use)\n\
+             uninstall-shim — remove a previously installed git shim\n\
+             snapshot list — list recovery snapshots for this repo, newest first\n\
+             snapshot restore [<id>] [--yes] — restore a snapshot's files into the working tree (non-destructive)\n\
+             snapshot prune [--keep N] — delete all but the N most recent snapshots (default 5)\n\
+             audit preview — list orphaned worktree directories\n\
+             audit prune <names...|--all> — remove orphaned worktree directories (snapshots taken first)\n\
+             doctor [--format text|json|markdown] [--reclaim] [--force] [--staleness-days N] — health sweep over all claim worktrees",
+        );
+    }
+
+    let first_word = command.split_whitespace().next().unwrap_or("");
+    if HIDDEN_GIT_SUBCOMMANDS.contains(&first_word) {
+        return assistant_text(format!(
+            "`{first_word}` is an internal agentflare git-shim subcommand invoked automatically \
+             by git hooks/the shim itself — it isn't meant for direct human or agent invocation, \
+             so it won't be run from here. See the bare `/git` usage card for the supported \
+             subcommands."
+        ));
+    }
+
+    assistant_text(format!(
+        "agentflare git command requested: `{command}`\n\n\
+         Run it as `agentflare git {command}` via the project's shell tool (ctx_shell if \
+         lean-ctx is available through the flare gateway, else Bash), then report its output \
+         to the user. These are the underlying git-shim CLI subcommands directly — install-hooks, \
+         install-shim, uninstall-shim, snapshot list/restore/prune, audit preview/prune, and doctor \
+         (see the bare `/git` usage card for each one's options). `doctor --reclaim` and \
+         `audit prune`/`snapshot prune` mutate local state (worktrees/snapshots) — confirm with \
+         the user before running those if it wasn't clearly what they asked for."
+    ))
+}
+
 fn get_optimize_skill(skill: &str) -> GetPromptResult {
     if let Err(e) = crate::optimize::code::set_active(skill) {
         return assistant_text(format!("Failed to persist flare code mode: {e}"));
@@ -254,8 +324,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(names.contains(&"optimize"));
         assert!(names.contains(&"optimize-review"));
         assert!(names.contains(&"optimize-no-hallucination"));
-        // optimize + artifact + handoff + one per sub-skill
-        assert_eq!(names.len(), 3 + SUB_SKILLS.len());
+        // optimize + artifact + handoff + git + one per sub-skill
+        assert_eq!(names.len(), 4 + SUB_SKILLS.len());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -385,6 +455,50 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(text.contains("`all`"), "{text}");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn lists_git_prompt() {
+        let prompts = list_prompts();
+        assert!(prompts.iter().any(|p| p.name == "git"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bare_git_prompt_returns_usage() {
+        let result = get_prompt(&GetPromptRequestParams::new("git"), None).unwrap();
+        let text = format!("{:?}", result.messages[0].content);
+        assert!(text.contains("install-hooks"), "{text}");
+        assert!(text.contains("snapshot"), "{text}");
+        assert!(text.contains("doctor"), "{text}");
+        // Internal/hidden subcommands must never be surfaced to a user.
+        assert!(!text.contains("scope-check"), "{text}");
+        assert!(!text.contains("trailer-inject"), "{text}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn git_prompt_embeds_command_and_shell_instruction() {
+        use rmcp::model::JsonObject;
+        let mut args = JsonObject::new();
+        args.insert("command".to_string(), serde_json::json!("snapshot list"));
+        let params = GetPromptRequestParams::new("git").with_arguments(args);
+        let result = get_prompt(&params, None).unwrap();
+        let text = format!("{:?}", result.messages[0].content);
+        assert!(text.contains("snapshot list"), "{text}");
+        assert!(text.contains("agentflare git snapshot list"), "{text}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn git_prompt_rejects_hidden_subcommands() {
+        use rmcp::model::JsonObject;
+        for hidden in ["scope-check", "trailer-inject", "ref-transaction-log"] {
+            let mut args = JsonObject::new();
+            args.insert("command".to_string(), serde_json::json!(hidden));
+            let params = GetPromptRequestParams::new("git").with_arguments(args);
+            let result = get_prompt(&params, None).unwrap();
+            let text = format!("{:?}", result.messages[0].content);
+            assert!(text.contains("isn't meant for direct"), "{text}");
+            assert!(!text.contains("Run it as"), "{text}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn optimize_review_returns_full_skill_body() {
         let result = get_prompt(&GetPromptRequestParams::new("optimize-review"), None).unwrap();