diff --git a/build.cfg b/build.cfg
index 7c4a0eb..db29694 100644
--- a/build.cfg
+++ b/build.cfg
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if [ "${COLIBRI_STAGE_TEST_AGENT}" = "auto" ]; then
         *) COLIBRI_STAGE_TEST_AGENT="YES" ;;
     esac
 fi
-ZOT_VERSION="${ZOT_VERSION:-v0.2.42}"
+ZOT_VERSION="${ZOT_VERSION:-v0.2.47}"
 ZOT_REPO="${ZOT_REPO:-/home/clawdie/ai/zot}"
 ZOT_ARTIFACT_DIR="${ZOT_ARTIFACT_DIR:-}"
 # Optional: bake the operator's DeepSeek key into the agent's auth.json (0600).
diff --git a/live/operator-session/seed/AGENTS.md b/live/operator-session/seed/AGENTS.md
index f530377..70af139 100644
--- a/live/operator-session/seed/AGENTS.md
+++ b/live/operator-session/seed/AGENTS.md
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ External MCP tools are discoverable via colibri status.
 ## After self-configuration
 
 1. Verify the daemon is running: service colibri_daemon status
-2. Register with mother: use the node_register MCP tool with output from
-   clawdie-hw-probe.
+2. Register with mother: read CLAWDIE_HW_PROFILE from your environment
+   (the daemon collected it at boot) and call the node_register MCP tool
+   on the mother server with that JSON.
 3. Install Hermes from /home/clawdie/ai/hermes-bsd per
    README-FreeBSD.md for persistent agent identity.
 
diff --git a/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh b/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh
index 10b73e3..22346e1 100755
--- a/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh
+++ b/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN="YES"
 # support (DeepSeek native, OpenRouter, ~25 providers) and a built-in
 # Telegram bot mode. Set COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_BINARY=pi to switch back.
 COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_BINARY="zot"
+# RPC prompt sent to the autospawned zot agent on first boot.
+# zot is in RPC mode and blocks on stdin; this prompt kicks it off.
+# The daemon collected hw-probe at boot (CLAWDIE_HW_PROFILE); the seed
+# importer installed AGENTS.md with operational context; the provider
+# keys are either baked or seeded.  The agent's first job: register
+# this node with mother, then report its assigned capabilities.
+COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_RPC_PROMPT="You just booted. Read CLAWDIE_HW_PROFILE from your environment and call node_register on the mother MCP server with that JSON payload. Then report what capabilities mother assigned and what tasks are available. Your AGENTS.md context explains the verbs and infrastructure."
 # Telegram bot token — set this to enable the bot channel (@your_bot).
 # Leave blank to use CLI/TUI/Dashboard channels only.
 # TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=""