diff --git a/.opencode/skills/cctest-recipe-upstream/SKILL.md b/.opencode/skills/cctest-recipe-upstream/SKILL.md
index e087336..6d27932 100644
--- a/.opencode/skills/cctest-recipe-upstream/SKILL.md
+++ b/.opencode/skills/cctest-recipe-upstream/SKILL.md
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ operator's machine must fetch it first. Always emit this **step 0** before the p
 
 ```
   # 0. On a machine WITHOUT the branch pre-fetched, get it from the autonomic mirror
-  #    (assumes a local checkout of the recipe that already has the mirror remote;
-  #    its name here is `gitea`):
+  #    (fetch by URL — works regardless of what the local remotes are named):
   cd <local checkout of the recipe>
-  git fetch gitea +refs/pull/<PR_NUM>/head:refs/heads/<HEAD_REF>
+  git fetch https://git.autonomic.zone/recipe-maintainers/<recipe>.git +refs/pull/<PR_NUM>/head:refs/heads/<HEAD_REF>
   git checkout <HEAD_REF>
 ```
 
diff --git a/scripts/gen-cctest-skills.py b/scripts/gen-cctest-skills.py
index 7ef3e6f..e90c4be 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-cctest-skills.py
+++ b/scripts/gen-cctest-skills.py
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ operator's machine must fetch it first. Always emit this **step 0** before the p
 
 ```
   # 0. On a machine WITHOUT the branch pre-fetched, get it from the autonomic mirror
-  #    (assumes a local checkout of the recipe that already has the mirror remote;
-  #    its name here is `gitea`):
+  #    (fetch by URL — works regardless of what the local remotes are named):
   cd <local checkout of the recipe>
-  git fetch gitea +refs/pull/<PR_NUM>/head:refs/heads/<HEAD_REF>
+  git fetch https://git.autonomic.zone/recipe-maintainers/<recipe>.git +refs/pull/<PR_NUM>/head:refs/heads/<HEAD_REF>
   git checkout <HEAD_REF>
 ```