diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index fd6e29ca..1495b972 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ task records: problem, scope, acceptance criteria and discussion.
 **Status lives in labels:** `S1-new`, `S2-analysis`, `S3-spec`, `S4-spec-review`,
 `S5-ready`, `S6-in-progress`, `S7-code-review`, `S8-merged`, plus `blocked` on top
 of a status and `rejected` on a closed issue. Exactly one `S*` label per open
-issue. [GitHub Projects (v2)](https://github.com/users/Matysh/projects/1) is a
-human-facing view synchronised from the labels, not the source of truth.
+issue. Labels are the whole of it: GitHub Projects is no longer used.
 
 Two shortcuts exist for small work. `small` — the light track: the spec lives in
 the issue body and its review is a comment. `trivial` — the short track: no spec
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c5b65d3a..54c224a6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ requests still belong in [issues](https://github.com/Matysh/houseplan-card/issue
 
 ## Backlog and work status
 
-[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Matysh/houseplan-card/issues) and the linked
-[GitHub Project v2](https://github.com/users/Matysh/projects/1) are the
-only active project backlog. Issues own scope and acceptance criteria; Project
-v2 owns prioritization and workflow status. Before starting planned work, link
-it to an existing issue or create one, add it to the Project, and keep both
-surfaces current until the verified result is closed. Design specs and ADRs may
-support an issue, but they do not replace it or maintain a separate checklist.
+[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Matysh/houseplan-card/issues) are the only
+active backlog. An issue owns scope and acceptance criteria; its **labels** own
+priority and workflow status — `PROCESS.md` §9 holds the vocabulary. Before
+starting planned work, link it to an existing issue or create one, and keep it
+current until the verified result is closed. Design specs and ADRs may support an
+issue, but they do not replace it or maintain a separate checklist.
 
 ## Five-minute setup