diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/coreSkillContent.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/coreSkillContent.test.ts
index 001eecb1c0..b283199a5e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/coreSkillContent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/coreSkillContent.test.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,15 @@ describe("hyperframes-core contract docs", () => {
     expect(brief).not.toContain("`lint` / `validate` / `inspect`");
   });
 });
+
+describe("media-use TTS documentation", () => {
+  it("does not advertise flags unsupported by the published tts command", () => {
+    const tts = read("skills", "media-use", "audio", "references", "tts.md");
+    const captions = read("skills", "media-use", "audio", "references", "tts-to-captions.md");
+
+    expect(tts).not.toMatch(/hyperframes tts[^\n]*--provider/);
+    expect(tts).not.toMatch(/hyperframes tts[^\n]*--words/);
+    expect(captions).not.toMatch(/hyperframes tts[^\n]*--provider/);
+    expect(captions).toContain("heygen-tts.mjs");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/skills-manifest.json b/skills-manifest.json
index 4868c30dd2..15f3533d07 100644
--- a/skills-manifest.json
+++ b/skills-manifest.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       "files": 11
     },
     "hyperframes-core": {
-      "hash": "cf6e9f7827bc86d1",
+      "hash": "627ad77d778ec13d",
       "files": 17
     },
     "hyperframes-creative": {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       "files": 10
     },
     "media-use": {
-      "hash": "316e9a260f56b9df",
+      "hash": "675a735177b23d1b",
       "files": 133
     },
     "motion-graphics": {
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes-core/references/script-format.md b/skills/hyperframes-core/references/script-format.md
index 1946bf9a37..ad2b8ba470 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes-core/references/script-format.md
+++ b/skills/hyperframes-core/references/script-format.md
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ A header block, then one section per spoken line.
 
 ## To TTS
 
-Feed each line's spoken text to `npx hyperframes tts` (pin `--voice` / `--provider` from the header; capture word timestamps for captions). Real per-word timing replaces the `**Time:**` guides. CLI contract → `media-use/audio/references/tts.md`.
+Feed each line's spoken text to the provider documented in
+`media-use/audio/references/tts.md`. The `hyperframes tts` command is
+Kokoro-only; use its `--voice` flag, or use the bundled HeyGen helper when word
+timestamps are required. Real per-word timing replaces the `**Time:**` guides.
diff --git a/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts-to-captions.md b/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts-to-captions.md
index bad5f86eae..e11262cae2 100644
--- a/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts-to-captions.md
+++ b/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts-to-captions.md
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ When no recorded voiceover exists, generate one and obtain word-level caption ti
 
 ## Path A — HeyGen (single call, no Whisper)
 
-HeyGen returns word timestamps in the same response as the audio. Pass `--words` and you're done:
+HeyGen returns word timestamps in the same response as the audio. Use the
+bundled REST helper (the `hyperframes tts` command is Kokoro-only):
 
 ```bash
-npx hyperframes tts script.txt --provider heygen --output narration.wav --words narration.words.json
+node skills/media-use/audio/scripts/heygen-tts.mjs \
+  script.txt --output narration.wav --words narration.words.json
 ```
 
 `narration.words.json` is already in the `[{ id, text, start, end }]` shape the captions pipeline consumes — no separate transcribe pass.
diff --git a/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts.md b/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts.md
index 8763d1b875..98f2878272 100644
--- a/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts.md
+++ b/skills/media-use/audio/references/tts.md
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Text To Speech
 
-`npx hyperframes tts` auto-detects a provider from env vars; explicit override via `--provider`.
+`npx hyperframes tts` synthesizes locally with Kokoro. It does not accept a
+`--provider` or `--words` flag. For HeyGen audio plus word timestamps, use the
+bundled `heygen-tts.mjs` script below.
 
 > **Run the Preflight first — no credential is not a green light to silently use the local voice.** Before generating a voiceover, complete the sign-in **Preflight** (see `../SKILL.md` → Preflight): run `npx hyperframes auth status`, recommend signing in, and **STOP for the user's choice** (sign in for HeyGen voices, or continue offline with local Kokoro). This applies to a one-off "generate a voiceover" request just as much as inside a full workflow.
 
-## Provider chain
+## Available routes
 
 | Order | Provider          | Env trigger                                 | Voice IDs                                   | Word timestamps                           | Audio format         |
 | ----- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
@@ -13,16 +15,8 @@
 | 3     | Kokoro-82M        | always (local fallback)                     | `am_michael`, `af_heart`, … (54 voices)     | No                                        | wav direct           |
 
 ```bash
-# Auto-detect (HeyGen if key set, else ElevenLabs, else Kokoro)
+# Local Kokoro CLI
 npx hyperframes tts "Welcome to HyperFrames" -o narration.wav
-
-# Pin the provider explicitly
-npx hyperframes tts "Hello" --provider kokoro
-npx hyperframes tts "Hello" --provider heygen --voice <heygen-uuid>
-npx hyperframes tts "Hello" --provider elevenlabs --voice 21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM
-
-# HeyGen path: capture word timestamps in one call (skips a Whisper pass)
-npx hyperframes tts "Hi there" --words narration.words.json
 ```
 
 ## Self-contained HeyGen (no CLI) — `scripts/heygen-tts.mjs`
@@ -70,7 +64,11 @@ node skills/media-use/audio/scripts/heygen-tts.mjs --list   # public starfish vo
 
 ## ffmpeg requirement
 
-HeyGen + ElevenLabs return mp3. The CLI transcodes to wav when `--output` ends in `.wav` (the default and what downstream `ffprobe` + Whisper expect). If you'd rather skip the transcode, pass `-o file.mp3`. Without `ffmpeg` on PATH, `.wav` output from the cloud providers fails — install ffmpeg or use `.mp3`.
+HeyGen + ElevenLabs return mp3. The bundled HeyGen helper transcodes to wav
+when `--output` ends in `.wav` (the default and what downstream `ffprobe` +
+Whisper expect). If you'd rather skip the transcode, pass `-o file.mp3`.
+Without `ffmpeg` on PATH, wav output from cloud providers fails; the local
+Kokoro CLI writes wav directly.
 
 ## Voice selection (Kokoro)
 
@@ -103,8 +101,8 @@ The first letter of a Kokoro voice ID picks the phonemizer language; `--lang` ov
 | `z`    | Mandarin             |
 
 ```bash
-npx hyperframes tts "La reunión empieza a las nueve" --voice ef_dora --provider kokoro
-npx hyperframes tts "Today is a nice day" --voice af_heart --provider kokoro
+npx hyperframes tts "La reunión empieza a las nueve" --voice ef_dora
+npx hyperframes tts "Today is a nice day" --voice af_heart
 ```
 
 Valid `--lang` codes (only needed to override the voice's auto-detected language): `en-us`, `en-gb`, `es`, `fr-fr`, `hi`, `it`, `pt-br`, `ja`, `zh`.
@@ -118,7 +116,8 @@ Non-English phonemization requires `espeak-ng` system-wide (`brew install espeak
 - `1.1-1.2` — intros, transitions, upbeat content
 - `1.5+` — rarely appropriate, test carefully
 
-Honored by Kokoro + HeyGen; ElevenLabs ignores `--speed` (use voice settings on their dashboard).
+The `hyperframes tts` command honors `--speed` for Kokoro. Provider-specific
+helpers document their own pacing controls.
 
 ## Long scripts