diff --git a/.claude/session-start-global-deny.sh b/.claude/session-start-global-deny.sh
index 9930259..ec9c217 100755
--- a/.claude/session-start-global-deny.sh
+++ b/.claude/session-start-global-deny.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# CANONICAL SOURCE — managed by runcycles/.github/shared-config/
-# Do not edit this file in individual repos. Changes should be made here
-# and synced to all repos via scripts/sync-claude-config.sh.
+# Session start hook: ensure global Claude Code deny rules and git proxy config
 #
-# Session start hook: ensure global Claude Code deny rules and git proxy config.
-#
-# This script runs at session start and does TWO things:
-#
-#   1. (Per-user, idempotent) Writes MCP deny rules to ~/.claude/settings.json
-#      so mcp__github__ file-mutation tools are blocked globally — even in
-#      cross-repo sessions where deny rules in a single repo wouldn't apply.
-#
-#   2. (MULTI-REPO MUTATION) If a local git proxy is detected in any sibling
-#      repo under /home/user/*, rewrites the `origin` remote URL of EVERY
-#      sibling github.com repo under /home/user/ to route through the proxy.
-#      This is intentional for Claude Code remote-environment workflows where
-#      multiple Cycles repos are cloned side-by-side and all need the same
-#      proxy. It is surprising if you only know about the per-repo .claude/
-#      hook, so it is called out explicitly here.
-#
-# OPT-OUT: set CYCLES_CLAUDE_SKIP_REMOTE_REWRITE=1 to disable Part 2 entirely
-# (useful for local Claude Code runs where you do not want sibling repos
-# touched). Part 1 always runs.
-#
-# Issue: runcycles/.github#63
+# 1. Writes MCP deny rules to ~/.claude/settings.json so mcp__github__
+#    file-mutation tools are blocked globally (even in cross-repo sessions).
+# 2. Fixes git remote URLs to use the local git proxy when available,
+#    so native git push works instead of falling back to MCP tools.
 
 set -e
 
@@ -31,13 +12,18 @@ set -e
 
 GLOBAL_SETTINGS="$HOME/.claude/settings.json"
 
-if ! [ -f "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" ] || ! grep -q "mcp__github__push_files" "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" 2>/dev/null; then
-  mkdir -p "$HOME/.claude"
+# The previous version of this block only ran the merge when push_files was
+# missing, which silently left the policy incomplete if push_files happened to
+# exist while one of the other two rules had been removed. The python3 merge
+# is idempotent (skips rules already present), so we now always run it on
+# session start to guarantee all three deny rules are in place.
+# Tracked org-wide at runcycles/.github#63.
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.claude"
 
-  if [ -f "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" ]; then
-    TMP_SETTINGS=$(mktemp)
-    if command -v python3 &>/dev/null; then
-      python3 -c "
+if [ -f "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" ]; then
+  TMP_SETTINGS=$(mktemp)
+  if command -v python3 &>/dev/null; then
+    python3 -c "
 import json
 with open('$GLOBAL_SETTINGS') as f:
     settings = json.load(f)
@@ -56,11 +42,11 @@ with open('$TMP_SETTINGS', 'w') as f:
     json.dump(settings, f, indent=2)
     f.write('\n')
 " && mv "$TMP_SETTINGS" "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS"
-    else
-      rm -f "$TMP_SETTINGS"
-    fi
   else
-    cat > "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" << 'EOF'
+    rm -f "$TMP_SETTINGS"
+  fi
+else
+  cat > "$GLOBAL_SETTINGS" << 'EOF'
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-settings.json",
   "permissions": {
@@ -72,22 +58,22 @@ with open('$TMP_SETTINGS', 'w') as f:
   }
 }
 EOF
-  fi
 fi
 
-# --- Part 2: Fix git remote URLs to use local proxy (MULTI-REPO) ---
-# Some sessions clone repos via github.com directly, which lacks push credentials.
-# If the local git proxy is running, rewrite remote URLs to use it.
-#
-# WARNING: this part iterates every directory under /home/user/ and mutates the
-# `origin` remote of any github.com repo it finds, not just the current
-# checkout. See the file-level header for the rationale and opt-out.
-
-if [ "${CYCLES_CLAUDE_SKIP_REMOTE_REWRITE:-}" = "1" ]; then
-  # Opt-out path for local Claude Code runs that should not touch sibling repos.
+# --- Part 2: Fix git remote URLs to use local proxy ---
+# NOTE: This block intentionally rewrites the `origin` remote on EVERY sibling
+# repo under /home/user/* with a github.com remote, not just this one. Claude
+# Code remote sessions clone multiple repos and all need the local git proxy.
+# To opt out (e.g., when running outside that environment, or when you want
+# unrelated checkouts left alone), set CYCLES_CLAUDE_SKIP_REMOTE_REWRITE=1.
+# Tracked org-wide at runcycles/.github#63.
+if [ -n "$CYCLES_CLAUDE_SKIP_REMOTE_REWRITE" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+# Some sessions clone repos via github.com directly, which lacks push credentials.
+# If the local git proxy is running, rewrite remote URLs to use it.
+
 # Detect local git proxy: look for the proxy in any sibling repo's remote URL
 PROXY_BASE=""
 for dir in /home/user/*/; do