diff --git a/plugins/voyage/commands/trekexecute.md b/plugins/voyage/commands/trekexecute.md
index e57422d..82ad05c 100644
--- a/plugins/voyage/commands/trekexecute.md
+++ b/plugins/voyage/commands/trekexecute.md
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ producer drift between project-dir and plugin-root candidates. Use a single
 ESM inline block so state-file + prompt-file writes succeed or fail together:
 
 ```bash
-!`node --input-type=module -e "
+node --input-type=module -e "
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { atomicWriteJson } from './lib/util/atomic-write.mjs';
@@ -1368,9 +1368,17 @@ const stateObj = { schema_version: 1, project: dir, next_session_brief_path: bri
 atomicWriteJson(path.join(dir, '.session-state.local.json'), stateObj);
 const promptBody = '---\\nproduced_by: trekexecute\\nproduced_at: ' + now + '\\nproject: ' + dir + '\\nstatus: ' + status + '\\n---\\n\\n# ' + label + '\\n\\nResume via /trekcontinue.\\n';
 writeFileSync(path.join(dir, 'NEXT-SESSION-PROMPT.local.md'), promptBody);
-" '{project_dir}' '{next_session_brief_path}' '{next_session_label}' '{status}'`
+" '{project_dir}' '{next_session_brief_path}' '{next_session_label}' '{status}'
 ```
 
+> Note: this block is a runtime template for Phase 8 orchestration; the
+> `{project_dir}`/`{next_session_brief_path}`/`{next_session_label}`/`{status}`
+> placeholders are filled in by the orchestrator at execution time. The
+> leading `!` prefix that previously wrapped this block was removed because
+> Claude Code's slash-command parser auto-executes `!`...` patterns at
+> skill-load time, even inside bash code fences — see
+> `docs/HANDOVER-CONTRACTS.md` § Handover 7 Lifecycle for context.
+
 This single insertion covers every multi-session execution path that
 converges here (Path A: successful single session, Path B: `--session N`
 explicit, Path C: compaction-survival recovery, Path D: standard plan