diff --git a/plans/agent-briefings/apl-loop.md b/plans/agent-briefings/apl-loop.md
index c84c5c2a..7ddff8e6 100644
--- a/plans/agent-briefings/apl-loop.md
+++ b/plans/agent-briefings/apl-loop.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ isolation: worktree
 
 ## Prompt
 
-You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/apl-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Never push.
+You are the sole background agent working `/root/rose-ash/plans/apl-on-sx.md`. Isolated worktree, forever, one commit per feature. Push to `origin/loops/apl` after every commit.
 
 ## Restart baseline — check before iterating
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Every iteration: implement → test → commit → tick `[ ]` → Progress log 
 - **Shared-file issues** → plan's Blockers with minimal repro.
 - **SX files:** `sx-tree` MCP tools ONLY. `sx_validate` after edits.
 - **Unicode in `.sx`:** raw UTF-8 only, never `\uXXXX` escapes. Glyphs land directly in source.
-- **Worktree:** commit locally. Never push. Never touch `main`.
+- **Worktree:** commit, then push to `origin/loops/apl`. Never touch `main`.
 - **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit.
 - **Plan file:** update Progress log + tick boxes every commit.