diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 10ab265..a56d51b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ disinto/
 ├── action/        action-poll.sh, action-agent.sh — operational task execution
 ├── lib/           env.sh, agent-session.sh, ci-helpers.sh, ci-debug.sh, load-project.sh, parse-deps.sh, matrix_listener.sh
 ├── projects/      *.toml — per-project config
-├── formulas/      Issue templates
+├── formulas/      Issue templates (TOML specs for multi-step agent tasks)
 └── docs/          Protocol docs (PHASE-PROTOCOL.md, EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md)
 ```
 
+> **Terminology note:** "Formulas" in this repo are TOML issue templates in `formulas/` that
+> orchestrate multi-step agent tasks (e.g., `run-gardener.toml`, `run-planner.toml`). This is
+> distinct from "processes" described in `docs/EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md`, which are measurement
+> and mutation pipelines that read external platforms and write structured evidence to git.
+
 ## Tech stack
 
 - **Shell**: bash (all agents are bash scripts)
diff --git a/docs/EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md
index 0a9a463..f0f4952 100644
--- a/docs/EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/EVIDENCE-ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Agents won't need to understand each platform. **Processes act as adapters** —
 
 The planner will read `evidence/` — not Analytics, not Ponder, not DigitalOcean. Evidence is the normalized interface between the world and decisions.
 
-> **Terminology note:** "Process" here means a self-contained measurement or mutation pipeline — distinct from disinto's existing "formulas" (TOML issue templates that guide the dev-agent through multi-step implementation work). Processes produce evidence; formulas produce code. Whether processes reuse the TOML formula format or need their own mechanism is an open design question.
+> **Terminology note — "process" vs "formula":** In this document, "process" means a self-contained measurement or mutation pipeline that reads an external platform and writes structured evidence to git. This is distinct from disinto's "formulas" (`formulas/*.toml`), which are TOML issue templates that guide agents through multi-step operational work (see `AGENTS.md` § Directory layout). Processes produce evidence; formulas orchestrate agent tasks.
 
 ## Process Types