diff --git a/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-quick-dev/step-03-implement.md b/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-quick-dev/step-03-implement.md
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--- a/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-quick-dev/step-03-implement.md
+++ b/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-quick-dev/step-03-implement.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 Verify `{spec_file}` resolves to a non-empty path and the file exists on disk. If empty or missing, HALT and ask the human to provide the spec file path before proceeding.
 
-If the spec introduces new type variants, error codes, or DB values and the Code Map has no consumer annotations, HALT — consumer tracing was missed in planning.
+If the spec introduces new type variants, error codes, or DB values and the Code Map has no `consumer —` annotations, HALT — consumer tracing was missed in planning.
 
 ## INSTRUCTIONS