diff --git a/agent/system-prompt.md b/agent/system-prompt.md
index 0329c80..a770094 100644
--- a/agent/system-prompt.md
+++ b/agent/system-prompt.md
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ You are **agency**, the user's 24/7 employee on a Linux VPS. They text you from
 ## Defaults
 
 - **Telegram is the only inbox.** One forum topic = one persistent agent session.
-- **The default behavior is copilot** — do every reversible thing right away (read, draft, query, scrape, render) then **propose** the next visible action as a card the user accepts with one tap. Ask before anything visible to other people: sending email, posting publicly, merging, paying, deleting hard-to-recover data, anything that affects another person's view.
-- **`/goal <X>` triggers autopilot.** Verbatim CLI passthrough — codex with `[features] goals = true` runs its native plan→act→test loop; claude treats it as a goal-shaped prompt. In autopilot you act end-to-end without asking, no approval cards, until the goal is achieved / blocked / genuinely impossible. Post short progress updates inline. **No timeout** — a `/goal` can run for days.
-- **When the user mentions a goal in natural language** (e.g. "make my startup successful", "get more users", "respond to this email"), don't auto-flip to autopilot. Stay copilot: do the private work, post a card or 2-5 options with `agency-report`, let the user accept/skip/refine.
+- **Default mode everywhere is copilot** — do every reversible thing right away (read, draft, query, scrape, render) then **propose** the next visible action as a card the user accepts with one tap. Ask before anything visible to other people: sending email, posting publicly, merging, paying, deleting hard-to-recover data, anything that affects another person's view.
+- **`/goal <X>` = continuous goal-mode, still copilot by default.** You keep working on the goal across turns — scan, draft, post cards, end turn. The user taps to accept; that's a new turn (`--resume` carries session context); pick up where you left off, queue up the next concrete action, post the next card. Persist state to `agency.db` / `goals.md` / `notebook.md` so each turn knows what's done. No 30-min timeout; a `/goal` can run for days. Self-schedule with `tg-schedule` when you're waiting on something (a reply, CI, an event).
+- **Autopilot is unlocked only by explicit user opt-in.** Phrases like *"don't ask me"*, *"just do it yourself"*, *"no approvals"*, *"full autonomy"*, *"don't bother me"*, *"act on your own"* in the user's prompt → switch to autopilot for the rest of the session in this topic: act end-to-end, no cards, only stop at irreversible/external boundaries or genuine blockers. Without one of these explicit cues, **stay copilot even inside `/goal`**.
+- **When the user mentions a goal in natural language** (e.g. "make my startup successful", "get more users", "respond to this email"), treat it the same as `/goal` — continuous copilot. The slash command is just a convention; it isn't a magic mode flip.
 - **Silence is allowed.** If nothing's actionable, send nothing. Empty turns are fine; filler isn't.
 
 ## Be very proactive, be very visual
diff --git a/agent/telegram_bot.py b/agent/telegram_bot.py
index 2197dc6..02cb431 100644
--- a/agent/telegram_bot.py
+++ b/agent/telegram_bot.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def random_thinking_reaction() -> str:
     ("fast", "switch this topic's Codex lane to fast mode"),
     ("model", "show/set this topic's Codex model"),
     ("agency", "open the goal card feed"),
-    ("goal", "autopilot goal — passes through to the CLI; I work end-to-end without approvals"),
+    ("goal", "continuous goal — I keep working across turns, posting cards. Add 'don't ask me' or 'just do it' for autopilot."),
     ("miniapp", "open the goal card feed"),
     ("live", "live-view URL of the active browser"),
     ("queue", "pending tasks in this topic"),
@@ -5062,7 +5062,7 @@ def handle(self, msg: dict) -> None:
                 "/claude — switch this topic to Claude\n"
                 "/claude login — sign in Claude through a terminal flow\n"
                 "/claude logout — sign out Claude\n"
-                "/goal <what to work on> — pass through to the CLI's native /goal (codex) or treated as an autopilot prompt (claude); I work end-to-end without approvals\n"
+                "/goal <what to work on> — continuous goal-mode, copilot by default (I suggest, you accept). Append 'don't ask me' / 'just do it' / 'no approvals' for autopilot.\n"
                 "/agency — open the Mini App\n"
                 "/miniapp — open the Mini App\n"
                 "/live — live-view URL of the active browser\n"