diff --git a/.agents/rules/handlers.md b/.agents/rules/handlers.md
index cd6200f1..19a0afce 100644
--- a/.agents/rules/handlers.md
+++ b/.agents/rules/handlers.md
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ boundary, operating on the `AsyncResult` — not thrown exceptions). Middleware
 accumulates context with bounded generics (`TContextOut extends TContextIn`,
 amqp-contract's model): `next({ context })` extends what downstream stages and
 the implementation see; `next({ input })` substitutes the input (re-validated).
-The client has the mirror-image seam: `TypedClient.create({ interceptors })`
-wraps start/execute/signalWithStart and handle-level signal/query/update.
+The client has **no** mirror-image seam, deliberately: client interceptors were
+cut in `533c796` because every client method already answers an `AsyncResult`,
+so wrapping a call is composing one — `.tap`, `.flatMap`, `.mapErrCases` at the
+call site, no registration and no framework hook to learn. Middleware exists on
+the activity side because there is no `AsyncResult` in the caller's hand to
+compose: the platform invokes the activity, not the application.
 
 ## Workflow Declaration
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bedc27ba..cfd378f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ partial state, nothing to unwind.
   [unthrown](https://github.com/btravstack/unthrown), with a separate `defect`
   channel that keeps genuine bugs loud
 - **Child workflows** — typed, including across contracts and teams
-- **Schedules, cancellation scopes, continue-as-new, activity middleware, client
-  interceptors** — all contract-aware
+- **Schedules, cancellation scopes, continue-as-new, activity middleware** —
+  all contract-aware
 - **Testing utilities** — time-skipping (no Docker) and real-server
   (testcontainers) fixtures
 - **Nexus** — not implemented; see