diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_diagnostics.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_diagnostics.py
index e8bc6976d9..ac887488ce 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_diagnostics.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_diagnostics.py
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ def _rule_repeated_failures(task, events, runs, now, cfg) -> list[Diagnostic]:
         title = f"Agent {outcome_label} x{failures}: {err_snippet.splitlines()[0][:160]}"
         detail = (
             f"This task has failed {failures} times in a row "
-            f"(most recent: {outcome_label}). Full last error:\n\n"
-            f"{err_snippet}\n\n"
+            f"(most recent: {outcome_label}). Full last error:\n\n{err_snippet}\n\n"
             f"The dispatcher circuit breaker is configured for "
             f"{failure_limit} consecutive non-success attempts. Fix the "
             f"root cause and reclaim or unblock the task to retry."
diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py
index faf5d78567..26190702ca 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ def _cmd_daemon(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         f"Kanban dispatcher running STANDALONE via --force "
         f"(interval={args.interval}s, pid={os.getpid()}). "
         f"Ctrl-C to stop. NOTE: if a gateway is also running with "
-        f"dispatch_in_gateway=true (default), you have two dispatchers "
-        f"racing for claims.",
+        f"dispatch_in_gateway=true (default), you have two dispatchers racing for claims.",
         file=sys.stderr,
     )
 
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@ def _cmd_daemon(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
                     f"consecutive ticks but 0 workers spawned successfully. "
                     f"Check profile health (venv, PATH, credentials) and "
                     f"`hermes kanban list --status ready` / "
-                    f"`hermes kanban list --status blocked` for recent "
-                    f"spawn_failed tasks.",
+                    f"`hermes kanban list --status blocked` for recent spawn_failed tasks.",
                     file=sys.stderr, flush=True,
                 )
                 health_state["last_warn_at"] = now
diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py
index ae8c7166e1..56e506e8ae 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py
@@ -179,14 +179,12 @@ _SPECS = [
                   "circuit breaker. Trip on the Nth failure — "
                   "e.g. --max-retries 1 blocks on the first "
                   "failure (no retries), --max-retries 3 allows "
-                  "two retries. Omit to use the dispatcher's "
-                  "kanban.failure_limit config "
+                  "two retries. Omit to use the dispatcher's kanban.failure_limit config "
                   f"(default {kb.DEFAULT_FAILURE_LIMIT})."),
         _arg("--model", default=None, dest="model_override",
              help="Pin the worker to this model (passed as -m <model>) without "
                   "changing the profile's configured model. Combine with --provider "
-                  "when the model belongs to a different backend than the profile's "
-                  "default."),
+                  "when the model belongs to a different backend than the profile's default."),
         _arg("--provider", default=None, dest="provider_override",
              help="Provider the --model belongs to (passed as --provider <name> to "
                   "the worker). Requires --model."),
@@ -318,8 +316,7 @@ _SPECS = [
         _arg("--metadata", default=None, help="JSON object with structured reviewer handoff facts."),
         _arg("--force", action="store_true",
              help="Override the live-claim guard: move a running, claimed "
-                  "task to review even without owning its run (clears the "
-                  "worker's claim)."),
+                  "task to review even without owning its run (clears the worker's claim)."),
     ], help="Move a task to 'review' (implementation done, awaiting review) — NOT a block"),
     _cmd("request-changes", [_TASK_ID, _arg("reason", nargs="+", help="Concrete changes required before re-review")],
          help="Reviewer verdict: return the active review run to its implementer"),
@@ -410,8 +407,7 @@ _SPECS = [
          help="Decompose a triage-column task into a graph of child tasks "
               "routed to specialist profiles by description. Falls back "
               "to specify-style single-task promotion when the task "
-              "doesn't benefit from fan-out. Uses "
-              "auxiliary.kanban_decomposer."),
+              "doesn't benefit from fan-out. Uses auxiliary.kanban_decomposer."),
     _cmd("gc", [
         _arg("--event-retention-days", type=int, default=30,
              help="Delete task_events older than N days for terminal tasks (default: 30)"),
diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_swarm.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_swarm.py
index 813ac8f38c..a4cae7b52c 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_swarm.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_swarm.py
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ def _require_text(value: str, field_name: str) -> str:
 
 def _swarm_context(root_id: str, goal: str) -> str:
     return (
-        "\n\n## Swarm protocol\n"
-        f"- Swarm root / shared blackboard: `{root_id}`.\n"
+        f"\n\n## Swarm protocol\n- Swarm root / shared blackboard: `{root_id}`.\n"
         "- Read sibling/parent handoffs from Kanban context before working.\n"
         "- Put machine-readable facts in completion metadata.\n"
         "- Put cross-worker notes on the root task using structured comments.\n"
@@ -213,8 +212,7 @@ def _create_swarm_uncommitted(
         body=(
             "Kanban Swarm v1 planning/root card. This card is completed "
             "immediately so parallel workers can start while it remains the "
-            "shared blackboard and audit anchor.\n\n"
-            f"Goal:\n{goal}"
+            f"shared blackboard and audit anchor.\n\nGoal:\n{goal}"
         ),
         assignee=created_by,
         priority=priority,