diff --git a/scripts/deployment/sync-sankofa-portal-7801.sh b/scripts/deployment/sync-sankofa-portal-7801.sh
index d20f4ca..c7eab01 100755
--- a/scripts/deployment/sync-sankofa-portal-7801.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/sync-sankofa-portal-7801.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ echo "✅ Done. Verify:"
 echo "   curl -sS http://${IP_SANKOFA_PORTAL:-192.168.11.51}:3000/ | head -c 120"
 echo "   curl -sSI https://portal.sankofa.nexus/api/auth/signin | head -n 15"
 echo "   https://portal.sankofa.nexus/ (via NPM; corporate apex is sankofa.nexus → IP_SANKOFA_PUBLIC_WEB)"
-echo "   IT /it console: set IT_READ_API_URL (and optional IT_READ_API_KEY) in CT ${CT_APP_DIR}/.env — see portal/.env.example"
+echo "   IT /it console: set IT_READ_API_URL (+ optional IT_READ_API_KEY) via repo .env → bash scripts/deployment/sankofa-portal-merge-it-read-api-env-from-repo.sh — or edit ${CT_APP_DIR}/.env (portal/.env.example)"
 echo ""
 echo "Legacy apex auth URL only if needed: SANKOFA_PORTAL_NEXTAUTH_URL=https://sankofa.nexus $0"