diff --git a/src/mirror-cli/schemas.ts b/src/mirror-cli/schemas.ts
index 7a4a659b05..4f1a834dff 100644
--- a/src/mirror-cli/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/mirror-cli/schemas.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export const MIRROR_CLI_COMMAND_HELP: MirrorCliCommandHelp[] = [
     description: "Verify canonical lore files against a lore manifest.",
     args: [],
     options: [
-      "--manifest <path>: lore manifest path (default: <MIRROR_LORE_DIR>/manifest.json)",
+      "--manifest <path>: lore manifest path (default: <resolved lore dir>/manifest.json)",
       "--dir <path>: canonical lore directory (default: MIRROR_LORE_DIR or ./lore-scrolls)",
       "--json: emit stable machine-readable JSON",
     ],
diff --git a/src/mirror/telemetry_tail/cli.ts b/src/mirror/telemetry_tail/cli.ts
index 165f51f87e..a0bb4b2477 100644
--- a/src/mirror/telemetry_tail/cli.ts
+++ b/src/mirror/telemetry_tail/cli.ts
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export function registerMirrorTelemetryCli(program: Command): void {
   mirror
     .command("verify-lore")
     .description("Compatibility wrapper for mirror verify-lore")
-    .option("--manifest <path>", "Lore manifest path (default: <MIRROR_LORE_DIR>/manifest.json)")
+    .option("--manifest <path>", "Lore manifest path (default: <resolved lore dir>/manifest.json)")
     .option("--dir <path>", "Canonical lore directory (default: MIRROR_LORE_DIR or ./lore-scrolls)")
     .option("--json", "Output machine-readable JSON", false)
     .action(async (opts: { manifest?: string; dir?: string; json?: boolean }) => {
diff --git a/src/mirrordaemon/debug_api.ts b/src/mirrordaemon/debug_api.ts
index e41723ff79..04a4722f70 100644
--- a/src/mirrordaemon/debug_api.ts
+++ b/src/mirrordaemon/debug_api.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { buildDebugSnapshot } from "./runtime_state.js";
 
 export function getMirrordaemonDebugState(
   daemon: Mirrordaemon,
-  params: { port?: number; baseUrl?: string | null; peersKnown?: number } = {},
+  params: { port?: number; baseUrl?: string | null } = {},
 ) {
   return buildDebugSnapshot(daemon, params);
 }
diff --git a/src/mirrordaemon/runtime_state.ts b/src/mirrordaemon/runtime_state.ts
index f4e0575dfb..f6567bb5e8 100644
--- a/src/mirrordaemon/runtime_state.ts
+++ b/src/mirrordaemon/runtime_state.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export function buildHealthSummary(
 
 export function buildDebugSnapshot(
   daemon: Mirrordaemon,
-  overrides: RuntimeStateOverrides & { peersKnown?: number } = {},
+  overrides: RuntimeStateOverrides = {},
 ): MirrordaemonDebugSnapshot {
   const observability = daemon.getObservability();
   return {
diff --git a/test/mirror-help-surface-boundary.test.ts b/test/mirror-help-surface-boundary.test.ts
index 404f40ea6f..e7310492ae 100644
--- a/test/mirror-help-surface-boundary.test.ts
+++ b/test/mirror-help-surface-boundary.test.ts
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ describe("mirror standalone help surface", () => {
     expect(schemaSource).toContain('command: "status"');
     expect(schemaSource).toContain('command: "verify-lore"');
     expect(schemaSource).toContain('command: "sync"');
+    expect(schemaSource).toContain(
+      "--manifest <path>: lore manifest path (default: <resolved lore dir>/manifest.json)",
+    );
   });
 });