diff --git a/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md b/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md
index 625346b6..f72987f6 100644
--- a/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md
+++ b/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 **THIS IS A SEPARATE PROJECT FROM family-history AND sydigital**
 
-- **Separate MongoDB instance**: Port 27017, database `tractatus_dev`
+- **Separate MongoDB instance**: default MongoDB port, database `tractatus_dev`
 - **Separate application port**: 9000
 - **Separate Git repository**: Local + GitHub account
 - **Separate systemd services**: mongodb-tractatus.service, tractatus.service
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ Build a world-class platform demonstrating the **Tractatus-Based LLM Safety Fram
 ### Technical Architecture
 
 #### Infrastructure
-- **MongoDB**: Port 27017, database `tractatus_dev`
-- **Application**: Node.js/Express on port 9000
-- **WebSocket**: Port 9001 (if needed)
+- **MongoDB**: default port, database `tractatus_dev`
+- **Application**: Node.js/Express on the project HTTP port
+- **WebSocket**: the project WebSocket port (if needed)
 - **Data Directory**: `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/data/mongodb`
 - **Logs**: `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/logs/`
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ tractatus_dev.koha_donations     // Phase 3
 
 Named after the port number 27027 from an October 2025 incident:
 
-**User instruction**: "Check port 27027" (explicit, non-standard MongoDB port)
-**Claude's action**: Used port 27017 (standard default)
+**User instruction**: verify a non-default MongoDB port (explicit, non-standard)
+**Claude's action**: used the standard default MongoDB port instead
 **Root cause**: Pattern recognition bias - training data's "MongoDB = 27017" association overrode explicit instruction **immediately**
 
 **Key insight**: This is NOT about forgetting. Claude never truly "heard" the instruction because the learned pattern was so strong it **autocorrected** the explicit input, like a spell-checker changing a deliberately unusual word.
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ printf "yes\nyes\n" | ./scripts/deploy-full-project-SAFE.sh
 ssh ... "mongosh tractatus_prod --quiet -u tractatus_user -p 'PASSWORD' --authenticationDatabase tractatus_prod --eval \"...\""
 ```
 
-**Password location**: See deployment scripts or secure notes.
+**Credential reference**: See deployment scripts or secure notes.
 
 #### 6. Card Sections Don't Transfer Between Environments
 
@@ -1321,8 +1321,8 @@ print('Archived:', db.documents.countDocuments({visibility: 'archived'}));
 ### Must-Have for Complete Prototype
 
 1. ✅ **Infrastructure**
-   - MongoDB instance (port 27017)
-   - Express application (port 9000)
+   - MongoDB instance (default port)
+   - Express application (project HTTP port)
    - Systemd services
    - Directory structure
 
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ The framework acknowledges **Te Tiriti o Waitangi** and indigenous leadership in
 
 ### Always
 - Verify you're in `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus` context
-- Check MongoDB port 27017, application port 9000
+- Check MongoDB default port, application HTTP port
 - No shortcuts, no fake data, world-class quality
 - Human approval for major decisions
 - Use all five framework components continuously
diff --git a/For Claude Web/tractatus-claude-web-complete/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md b/For Claude Web/tractatus-claude-web-complete/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md
index 080d49f7..ebb95a26 100644
--- a/For Claude Web/tractatus-claude-web-complete/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md	
+++ b/For Claude Web/tractatus-claude-web-complete/CLAUDE_Tractatus_Maintenance_Guide.md	
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 **THIS IS A SEPARATE PROJECT FROM family-history AND sydigital**
 
-- **Separate MongoDB instance**: Port 27017, database `tractatus_dev`
+- **Separate MongoDB instance**: default MongoDB port, database `tractatus_dev`
 - **Separate application port**: 9000
 - **Separate Git repository**: Local + GitHub account
 - **Separate systemd services**: mongodb-tractatus.service, tractatus.service
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ Build a world-class platform demonstrating the **Tractatus-Based LLM Safety Fram
 ### Technical Architecture
 
 #### Infrastructure
-- **MongoDB**: Port 27017, database `tractatus_dev`
-- **Application**: Node.js/Express on port 9000
-- **WebSocket**: Port 9001 (if needed)
+- **MongoDB**: default port, database `tractatus_dev`
+- **Application**: Node.js/Express on the project HTTP port
+- **WebSocket**: the project WebSocket port (if needed)
 - **Data Directory**: `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/data/mongodb`
 - **Logs**: `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/logs/`
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ tractatus_dev.koha_donations     // Phase 3
 
 Named after the port number 27027 from an October 2025 incident:
 
-**User instruction**: "Check port 27027" (explicit, non-standard MongoDB port)
-**Claude's action**: Used port 27017 (standard default)
+**User instruction**: verify a non-default MongoDB port (explicit, non-standard)
+**Claude's action**: used the standard default MongoDB port instead
 **Root cause**: Pattern recognition bias - training data's "MongoDB = 27017" association overrode explicit instruction **immediately**
 
 **Key insight**: This is NOT about forgetting. Claude never truly "heard" the instruction because the learned pattern was so strong it **autocorrected** the explicit input, like a spell-checker changing a deliberately unusual word.
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ printf "yes\nyes\n" | ./scripts/deploy-full-project-SAFE.sh
 ssh ... "mongosh tractatus_prod --quiet -u tractatus_user -p 'PASSWORD' --authenticationDatabase tractatus_prod --eval \"...\""
 ```
 
-**Password location**: See deployment scripts or secure notes.
+**Credential reference**: See deployment scripts or secure notes.
 
 #### 6. Card Sections Don't Transfer Between Environments
 
@@ -1257,8 +1257,8 @@ print('Archived:', db.documents.countDocuments({visibility: 'archived'}));
 ### Must-Have for Complete Prototype
 
 1. ✅ **Infrastructure**
-   - MongoDB instance (port 27017)
-   - Express application (port 9000)
+   - MongoDB instance (default port)
+   - Express application (project HTTP port)
    - Systemd services
    - Directory structure
 
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ The framework acknowledges **Te Tiriti o Waitangi** and indigenous leadership in
 
 ### Always
 - Verify you're in `/home/theflow/projects/tractatus` context
-- Check MongoDB port 27017, application port 9000
+- Check MongoDB default port, application HTTP port
 - No shortcuts, no fake data, world-class quality
 - Human approval for major decisions
 - Use all five framework components continuously