@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
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 </picture>
 
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ _Agentic CLI. No API key required._
 
 ```bash
 claude mcp add reasonkit -- rk serve-mcp
-claude "Use ReasonKit to analyze: Should we migrate to microservices?"
+claude "Use ReasonKit to analyze: Should we migrate to microservices"
 ```
 
 **Learn more:** [Claude Code Integration](https://docs.reasonkit.sh/integrations/claude-code)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ _Manual MCP Bridge. Injects the reasoning protocol directly into the chat._
 
 ```bash
 # Generate strict protocol
-rk protocol "Should we migrate to microservices?" | pbcopy
+rk protocol "Should we migrate to microservices" | pbcopy
 
 # → Paste into ChatGPT: "Execute this protocol..."
 ```
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ _Native CLI integration with Google's latest preview._
 
 ```bash
 export GEMINI_API_KEY=AIza...
-rk think --model gemini-3.0-pro-preview "Should we migrate to microservices?"
+rk think --model gemini-3.0-pro-preview "Should we migrate to microservices"
 ```
 
 **Learn more:** [Google Gemini Integration](https://docs.reasonkit.sh/integrations/google-gemini) • [All Provider Integrations](https://docs.reasonkit.sh/integrations)
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ Pre-configured chains for different rigor levels. See [Reasoning Profiles Guide]
 
 ```bash
 # Fast analysis (70% confidence target)
-rk think --profile quick "Is this email phishing?"
+rk think --profile quick "Is this email phishing"
 
 # Standard analysis (80% confidence target)
-rk think --profile balanced "Should we use microservices?"
+rk think --profile balanced "Should we use microservices"
 
 # Thorough analysis (85% confidence target)
 rk think --profile deep "Design A/B test for feature X"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ rk think --profile paranoid "Validate cryptographic implementation"
 ![ReasonKit Terminal Experience](./brand/readme/terminal_mockup.png)
 
 ```text
-$ rk think --profile balanced "Should we migrate to microservices?"
+$ rk think --profile balanced "Should we migrate to microservices"
 
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 ThinkTool Chain: GigaThink → LaserLogic → BedRock → ProofGuard
@@ -435,10 +435,10 @@ Python bindings available via PyO3 (build from source with `--features python`).
 
 ```bash
 # Balanced analysis (5-step protocol)
-rk think --profile balanced "Should we migrate our monolith to microservices?"
+rk think --profile balanced "Should we migrate our monolith to microservices"
 
 # Quick sanity check (2-step protocol)
-rk think --profile quick "Is this email a phishing attempt?"
+rk think --profile quick "Is this email a phishing attempt"
 
 # Maximum rigor (paranoid mode)
 rk think --profile paranoid "Validate this cryptographic implementation"
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ rk think --profile scientific "Design A/B test for feature X"
 rk ingest document.pdf
 
 # Query with RAG
-rk query "What are the key findings in the research papers?"
+rk query "What are the key findings in the research papers"
 
 # View execution traces
 rk trace list