diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index ef5f00d..ad3867b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ bash dev/phase-test.sh
 | Reproduce | `docker/reproduce/` | Bug reproduction using Playwright MCP | `formulas/reproduce.toml` |
 | Triage | `docker/reproduce/` | Deep root cause analysis | `formulas/triage.toml` |
 | Edge dispatcher | `docker/edge/` | Polls ops repo for vault actions, executes via Claude sessions | `docker/edge/dispatcher.sh` |
-| agents-llama | `docker/agents/` (same image) | Local-Qwen dev agent (`AGENT_ROLES=dev`), gated on `ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1` | [docs/agents-llama.md](docs/agents-llama.md) |
-| agents-llama-all | `docker/agents/` (same image) | Local-Qwen all-roles agent (all 7 roles), profile `agents-llama-all` | [docs/agents-llama.md](docs/agents-llama.md) |
+| Local-model agents | `docker/agents/` (same image) | Local llama-server agents configured via `[agents.X]` sections in project TOML | [docs/agents-llama.md](docs/agents-llama.md) |
 
 > **Vault:** Being redesigned as a PR-based approval workflow (issues #73-#77).
 > See [docs/VAULT.md](docs/VAULT.md) for the vault PR workflow details.
diff --git a/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh b/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
index 0007c0e..7c58674 100644
--- a/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/agents/entrypoint.sh
@@ -378,15 +378,19 @@ bootstrap_factory_repo
 # This prevents the silent-zombie mode where the polling loop matches zero files
 # and does nothing forever.
 validate_projects_dir() {
-  local toml_count
-  toml_count=$(compgen -G "${DISINTO_DIR}/projects/*.toml" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-  if [ "$toml_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+  # NOTE: compgen -G exits non-zero when no matches exist, so piping it through
+  # `wc -l` under `set -eo pipefail` aborts the script before the FATAL branch
+  # can log a diagnostic (#877).  Use the conditional form already adopted at
+  # lines above (see bootstrap_factory_repo, PROJECT_NAME parsing).
+  if ! compgen -G "${DISINTO_DIR}/projects/*.toml" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     log "FATAL: No real .toml files found in ${DISINTO_DIR}/projects/"
     log "Expected at least one project config file (e.g., disinto.toml)"
     log "The directory only contains *.toml.example template files."
     log "Mount the host ./projects volume or copy real .toml files into the container."
     exit 1
   fi
+  local toml_count
+  toml_count=$(compgen -G "${DISINTO_DIR}/projects/*.toml" | wc -l)
   log "Projects directory validated: ${toml_count} real .toml file(s) found"
 }
 
diff --git a/formulas/release.sh b/formulas/release.sh
index b8c4eb6..6526d1a 100644
--- a/formulas/release.sh
+++ b/formulas/release.sh
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ log "Tagged disinto/agents:${RELEASE_VERSION}"
 
 log "Step 6/6: Restarting agent containers"
 
-docker compose stop agents agents-llama 2>/dev/null || true
-docker compose up -d agents agents-llama
+docker compose stop agents 2>/dev/null || true
+docker compose up -d agents
 log "Agent containers restarted"
 
 # ── Done ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/formulas/release.toml b/formulas/release.toml
index f702f42..ccd7f95 100644
--- a/formulas/release.toml
+++ b/formulas/release.toml
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ Restart agent containers to use the new image.
    - docker compose pull agents
 
 2. Stop and remove existing agent containers:
-   - docker compose down agents agents-llama 2>/dev/null || true
+   - docker compose down agents
 
 3. Start agents with new image:
-   - docker compose up -d agents agents-llama
+   - docker compose up -d agents
 
 4. Wait for containers to be healthy:
    - for i in {1..30}; do
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Restart agent containers to use the new image.
    - done
 
 5. Verify containers are running:
-   - docker compose ps agents agents-llama
+   - docker compose ps agents
 
 6. Log restart:
    - echo "Restarted agents containers"