diff --git a/hooks/check-agent-misuse.sh b/hooks/check-agent-misuse.sh
index ac4b43da..f1492528 100755
--- a/hooks/check-agent-misuse.sh
+++ b/hooks/check-agent-misuse.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # check-agent-misuse.sh — PreToolUse hook for Agent tool
 #
 # Detects when the orchestrator is likely using Agent to execute
-# full stories (should use TeamCreate instead). Checks the Agent
-# tool_input.prompt for story-level delegation patterns.
+# full stories. Checks the Agent tool_input.prompt for story-level
+# delegation patterns and points callers to natural-language teammate spawn.
 #
 # Exit codes:
 #   0 = allow (no story-level patterns detected)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ HIVE_ROOT="${HIVE_ROOT:-$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")}"
 . "$HIVE_ROOT/hooks/common.sh"
 
 BYPASS_MARKER="__MESSAGES_SESSION_BYPASS__"
+SPAWN_GUIDANCE="Use natural-language teammate spawn instead: describe the team and each teammate's tasks in your prompt."
 
 # Escape a literal string for safe use inside an ERE alternative.
 _escape_ere() {
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ if echo "$prompt" | grep -qiE "$story_regex"; then
   if [ "$story_count" -ge 1 ]; then
     # Check for workflow execution signals (not just reading a story for context)
     if echo "$prompt" | grep -qiE '(execute.*stor|implement.*stor|workflow.*phase|development.*workflow|research.*implement.*test|review.*integrate)'; then
-      echo "BLOCKED: Agent tool used to execute story-level work. Use TeamCreate for story execution." >&2
+      echo "BLOCKED: Agent tool used to execute story-level work. $SPAWN_GUIDANCE" >&2
       echo "Detected $story_count story reference(s) with workflow execution patterns." >&2
-      echo "The orchestrator must delegate stories via TeamCreate, not Agent." >&2
+      echo "The orchestrator must delegate stories via natural-language teammate spawn, not Agent." >&2
       exit 2
     fi
   fi
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ fi
 
 # Pattern 2: Agent prompt contains epic execution language
 if echo "$prompt" | grep -qiE '(execute.*epic|epic.*execution|execute all stories|run the stories)'; then
-  echo "BLOCKED: Agent tool used for epic-level execution. Use TeamCreate instead." >&2
-  echo "The orchestrator delegates epics and stories via TeamCreate, not Agent." >&2
+  echo "BLOCKED: Agent tool used for epic-level execution. $SPAWN_GUIDANCE" >&2
+  echo "The orchestrator delegates epics and stories via natural-language teammate spawn, not Agent." >&2
   exit 2
 fi
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ fi
 # `Agent` path documented in SKILL.md is "Sequential workflow steps within a
 # single story" — those descriptions name the step, not the whole story.
 if echo "$description" | grep -qiE '(story execution|execute (the )?(entire|full|whole) story|run (the )?(entire|full|whole) story|implement (the )?(entire|full|whole) story|execute all steps)'; then
-  echo "BLOCKED: Agent description indicates whole-story delegation. Use TeamCreate." >&2
+  echo "BLOCKED: Agent description indicates whole-story delegation. $SPAWN_GUIDANCE" >&2
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/hive-hooks/check-agent-misuse.orchestrator-pattern.behavior.test.js b/tests/hive-hooks/check-agent-misuse.orchestrator-pattern.behavior.test.js
index b847e9b4..05124b8b 100644
--- a/tests/hive-hooks/check-agent-misuse.orchestrator-pattern.behavior.test.js
+++ b/tests/hive-hooks/check-agent-misuse.orchestrator-pattern.behavior.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Three cases:
  *   a) Messages-API spawn with structured bypass marker — ALLOW
- *   b) TeamCreate spawn — ALLOW
+ *   b) Natural-language teammate spawn emits no tool call, so unrelated tools remain ALLOW
  *   c) Existing orchestrator-pattern catalog match — BLOCK
  */
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
 
 const REPO_ROOT = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
 const HOOK_PATH = path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'hooks', 'check-agent-misuse.sh');
+const SPAWN_GUIDANCE = /Use natural-language teammate spawn instead: describe the team and each teammate's tasks in your prompt/;
 
 function runHook(payload) {
   const result = spawnSync(HOOK_PATH, {
@@ -70,14 +71,14 @@ test('case a — Messages-API bypass requires the structured marker', async (t)
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Case (b): TeamCreate fallback path — ALLOW
+// Case (b): Natural-language teammate spawn has no positive tool signal.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-test('case b — TeamCreate fallback path remains allowed', () => {
+test('case b — unrelated tools remain allowed because only Agent calls are checked', () => {
   const result = runHook({
-    tool_name: 'TeamCreate',
+    tool_name: 'SendMessage',
     tool_input: {
-      prompt: 'Execute story from .pHive/epics/cwc-2026-integration/stories/s10-a7-agent-spawn-flow-hook-relax.yaml via team workflow.',
-      description: 'team create for full story execution fallback',
+      prompt: 'Ask an existing teammate for status on a story workflow.',
+      description: 'message existing teammate',
     },
   });
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ test('case c — existing orchestrator-pattern catalog still blocks story execut
     });
 
     assert.equal(result.status, 2, `expected BLOCK, got exit=${result.status} stdout=${result.stdout} stderr=${result.stderr}`);
-    assert.match(result.stderr, /Use TeamCreate/, 'block reason should direct caller to TeamCreate');
+    assert.match(result.stderr, SPAWN_GUIDANCE, 'block reason should direct caller to natural-language teammate spawn');
   });
 
   await t.test('description catalog: whole-story delegation phrasing blocks', () => {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ test('case c — existing orchestrator-pattern catalog still blocks story execut
 
     assert.equal(result.status, 2, `expected BLOCK, got exit=${result.status} stdout=${result.stdout} stderr=${result.stderr}`);
     assert.match(result.stderr, /whole-story delegation/i);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, SPAWN_GUIDANCE, 'block reason should use the shared spawn guidance');
   });
 
   await t.test('epic execution catalog still blocks', () => {
@@ -127,5 +129,6 @@ test('case c — existing orchestrator-pattern catalog still blocks story execut
 
     assert.equal(result.status, 2, `expected BLOCK, got exit=${result.status} stdout=${result.stdout} stderr=${result.stderr}`);
     assert.match(result.stderr, /epic-level execution/i);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, SPAWN_GUIDANCE, 'block reason should use the shared spawn guidance');
   });
 });