diff --git a/skills/act-phase/SKILL.md b/skills/act-phase/SKILL.md
index edc8232..e3be23b 100644
--- a/skills/act-phase/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/act-phase/SKILL.md
@@ -286,18 +286,20 @@ When cycling back, produce `act-feedback.md` as a structured handoff. This repla
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-**Routing rules** (same as orchestration skill, repeated here for self-containment):
+**Routing rules** (canonical table — matches orchestration and artifact-routing skills):
 
-| Finding Source | Routes to | When |
-|----------------|-----------|------|
-| Guardian (security, breaking-change) | Creator | Design must change |
-| Skeptic (design, scalability) | Creator | Assumptions need revision |
-| Sage (quality, consistency) | Maker | Implementation refinement |
-| Sage (design) | Creator | If it's an architectural concern |
-| Trickster (reliability) | Creator | If root cause is a design flaw |
-| Trickster (testing) | Maker | If root cause is a test gap |
+| Source | Category | Routes to | Reason |
+|--------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| Guardian | security, breaking-change | Creator | Design must change |
+| Guardian | reliability, dependency | Creator | Architectural decision needed |
+| Skeptic | design, scalability | Creator | Assumptions need revision |
+| Sage | quality, consistency | Maker | Implementation refinement |
+| Sage | testing | Maker | Test gap, not design flaw |
+| Trickster | reliability (design flaw) | Creator | Needs redesign |
+| Trickster | reliability (test gap) | Maker | Needs more tests |
+| Trickster | testing | Maker | Edge case not covered |
 
-When in doubt about routing: if the fix requires changing the approach, route to Creator. If the fix requires changing the code within the existing approach, route to Maker.
+**Disambiguation rule:** When in doubt: if the fix requires changing the approach, route to Creator. If it requires changing the code within the existing approach, route to Maker.
 
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diff --git a/skills/artifact-routing/SKILL.md b/skills/artifact-routing/SKILL.md
index b75a1ca..db7b9aa 100644
--- a/skills/artifact-routing/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/artifact-routing/SKILL.md
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ No agents are spawned in Act. The orchestrator reads all `check-*.md` artifacts
 
 ## Feedback Routing
 
+> **This is the canonical routing table.** Other skills (orchestration, act-phase) must match this table exactly. When updating routing rules, update this table first, then sync the others.
+
 When building `act-feedback.md` after the Check phase, route each finding to the right agent for the next cycle:
 
 | Finding Source | Finding Category | Routes To | Rationale |
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ When building `act-feedback.md` after the Check phase, route each finding to the
 | Trickster | reliability (test gap) | **Maker** | Needs more tests |
 | Trickster | testing | **Maker** | Edge case not covered |
 
-**Ambiguous cases:** If a Trickster finding could be either a design flaw or a test gap, check: does the fix require changing the proposal's architecture/approach, or just adding a test/validation? Architecture change → Creator. Additional test → Maker.
+**Disambiguation rule:** When in doubt: if the fix requires changing the approach, route to Creator. If it requires changing the code within the existing approach, route to Maker.
 
 ### Feedback File Format
 
diff --git a/skills/orchestration/SKILL.md b/skills/orchestration/SKILL.md
index 306481e..9d0cd07 100644
--- a/skills/orchestration/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/orchestration/SKILL.md
@@ -344,12 +344,18 @@ Parse each reviewer's output into the standardized format:
 
 Not all findings go to the same agent:
 
-| Finding source | Routes to | Rationale |
-|----------------|-----------|-----------|
-| Guardian (security, breaking-change) | **Creator** | Design must change |
-| Skeptic (design, scalability) | **Creator** | Assumptions need revision |
-| Sage (quality, consistency) | **Maker** | Implementation refinement |
-| Trickster (reliability, testing) | **Creator** if design flaw, **Maker** if test gap | Depends on root cause |
+| Source | Category | Routes to | Reason |
+|--------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| Guardian | security, breaking-change | **Creator** | Design must change |
+| Guardian | reliability, dependency | **Creator** | Architectural decision needed |
+| Skeptic | design, scalability | **Creator** | Assumptions need revision |
+| Sage | quality, consistency | **Maker** | Implementation refinement |
+| Sage | testing | **Maker** | Test gap, not design flaw |
+| Trickster | reliability (design flaw) | **Creator** | Needs redesign |
+| Trickster | reliability (test gap) | **Maker** | Needs more tests |
+| Trickster | testing | **Maker** | Edge case not covered |
+
+**Disambiguation rule:** When in doubt: if the fix requires changing the approach, route to Creator. If it requires changing the code within the existing approach, route to Maker.
 
 ### 3. Track Resolution