diff --git a/src/__tests__/agent.test.ts b/src/__tests__/agent.test.ts
index a189680..742499b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/agent.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/agent.test.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,25 @@ describe('convertAgent', () => {
     expect(result.content).not.toContain('sonnet');
   });
 
-  it('defaults to gpt-5.6-sol when no model specified', () => {
+  it('omits model when none specified so the platform default applies', () => {
     const noModelAgent: Agent = {
       ...sampleAgent,
       frontmatter: { ...sampleAgent.frontmatter, model: undefined },
     };
     const result = convertAgent(noModelAgent, 'codex');
-    expect(result.content).toContain('model = "gpt-5.6-sol"');
+    expect(result.content).not.toContain('model =');
+    expect(result.content).toContain('model_reasoning_effort');
+  });
+
+  it('omits model for model: inherit on every platform', () => {
+    const inheritAgent: Agent = {
+      ...sampleAgent,
+      frontmatter: { ...sampleAgent.frontmatter, model: 'inherit' },
+    };
+    expect(convertAgent(inheritAgent, 'codex').content).not.toContain('model =');
+    expect(convertAgent(inheritAgent, 'opencode').content).not.toContain('model:');
+    expect(convertAgent(inheritAgent, 'cursor').content).not.toContain('model:');
+    expect(convertAgent(inheritAgent, 'antigravity').content).not.toContain('model:');
   });
 
   it('maps tools to sandbox_mode for codex', () => {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/hooks.test.ts b/src/__tests__/hooks.test.ts
index 935c353..3563e22 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/hooks.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ const sampleHooks: Hooks = {
 };
 
 describe('convertHooks', () => {
+  it('degrades PreCompact to a codex note instead of skipping it', () => {
+    const hooks: Hooks = {
+      PreCompact: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx --no-install llmdoc hook compact' }] }],
+    };
+    const result = convertHooks(hooks, 'codex');
+    const note = result.converted.find(f => f.content.includes('PreCompact'));
+    expect(note).toBeDefined();
+    expect(note!.content).toContain('Right before context compaction');
+    expect(note!.content).toContain('npx --no-install llmdoc hook compact');
+    expect(result.warnings.find(w => w.includes('PreCompact'))).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('uses event-appropriate timing phrases in degraded notes', () => {
+    const result = convertHooks(sampleHooks, 'codex');
+    const sessionStart = result.converted.find(f => f.content.includes('SessionStart'));
+    expect(sessionStart!.content).toContain('At the start of every session');
+    expect(sessionStart!.content).not.toContain('Run after SessionStart');
+  });
+
   it('converts portable command hooks to codex notes', () => {
     const result = convertHooks(sampleHooks, 'codex');
     expect(result.converted.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
diff --git a/src/converter/agent.ts b/src/converter/agent.ts
index 7d47ca0..a78028c 100644
--- a/src/converter/agent.ts
+++ b/src/converter/agent.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ import { stringifyFrontmatter } from '../utils/frontmatter.js';
 import { toToml } from '../utils/toml.js';
 import { mapModel } from '../utils/model.js';
 
+// 'inherit' (and an absent model field) means "use the session's default
+// model". Hardcoding a mapped model name here would freeze today's default
+// into the output and rot; omitting the field lets the target platform pick
+// its own current default.
+function resolvedModel(agent: Agent, platform: Platform): string | undefined {
+  const model = agent.frontmatter.model;
+  if (!model || model === 'inherit') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return mapModel(model, platform);
+}
+
 export function convertAgent(agent: Agent, platform: Platform): ConvertedFile {
   switch (platform) {
     case 'codex':
@@ -30,10 +42,9 @@ function convertToCodex(agent: Agent): ConvertedFile {
     developer_instructions: agent.body.trim(),
   };
 
-  if (agent.frontmatter.model) {
-    tomlData.model = mapModel(agent.frontmatter.model, 'codex');
-  } else {
-    tomlData.model = mapModel('inherit', 'codex');
+  const model = resolvedModel(agent, 'codex');
+  if (model) {
+    tomlData.model = model;
   }
 
   if (agent.frontmatter.tools) {
@@ -62,8 +73,9 @@ function convertToOpenCode(agent: Agent): ConvertedFile {
     mode: 'subagent',
   };
 
-  if (agent.frontmatter.model) {
-    fm.model = mapModel(agent.frontmatter.model, 'opencode');
+  const model = resolvedModel(agent, 'opencode');
+  if (model) {
+    fm.model = model;
   }
 
   if (agent.frontmatter.maxTurns) {
@@ -98,8 +110,9 @@ function convertToCursor(agent: Agent): ConvertedFile {
     description: agent.frontmatter.description || `Agent: ${name}`,
   };
 
-  if (agent.frontmatter.model) {
-    fm.model = mapModel(agent.frontmatter.model, 'cursor');
+  const model = resolvedModel(agent, 'cursor');
+  if (model) {
+    fm.model = model;
   }
 
   // Map tools to readonly
@@ -123,8 +136,9 @@ function convertToAntigravity(agent: Agent): ConvertedFile {
     description: agent.frontmatter.description || `Agent: ${name}`,
   };
 
-  if (agent.frontmatter.model) {
-    fm.model = mapModel(agent.frontmatter.model, 'antigravity');
+  const model = resolvedModel(agent, 'antigravity');
+  if (model) {
+    fm.model = model;
   }
 
   // Antigravity's internal tool identifiers are not published, so we cannot
diff --git a/src/converter/hooks.ts b/src/converter/hooks.ts
index 030ff4e..917a8bf 100644
--- a/src/converter/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/converter/hooks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import type { Hooks, Platform, ConvertedFile } from '../types.js';
 
 // Events that have reasonable mapping across platforms
-const PORTABLE_EVENTS = ['PostToolUse', 'PreToolUse', 'Stop', 'SessionStart'];
+const PORTABLE_EVENTS = ['PostToolUse', 'PreToolUse', 'Stop', 'SessionStart', 'PreCompact'];
+
+// Human-readable timing phrase per event, used when degrading a hook to an
+// AGENTS.md note. "Run after PreCompact" would be semantically wrong.
+const EVENT_TIMING: Record<string, string> = {
+  'SessionStart': 'At the start of every session, run',
+  'Stop': 'When the session stops, run',
+  'PreCompact': 'Right before context compaction, run',
+  'PreToolUse': 'Before each tool use, run',
+  'PostToolUse': 'After each tool use, run',
+};
 
 // Claude Code PascalCase → Cursor camelCase event name mapping
 const CURSOR_EVENT_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -113,14 +123,14 @@ function convertCommandHook(
       // Codex doesn't have hooks — add as a note in AGENTS.md
       return {
         path: `AGENTS.md.hook-${event}`,
-        content: `## Hook: ${event}${matcher ? ` (${matcher})` : ''}\n\nRun after ${event}: \`${command}\`\n`,
+        content: `## Hook: ${event}${matcher ? ` (${matcher})` : ''}\n\n${EVENT_TIMING[event] || `On ${event}, run`}: \`${command}\`\n`,
         type: 'hook',
       };
     case 'opencode':
       // OpenCode doesn't have a public hooks system — add as a note
       return {
         path: `AGENTS.md.hook-${event}`,
-        content: `## Hook: ${event}${matcher ? ` (${matcher})` : ''}\n\nRun after ${event}: \`${command}\`\n`,
+        content: `## Hook: ${event}${matcher ? ` (${matcher})` : ''}\n\n${EVENT_TIMING[event] || `On ${event}, run`}: \`${command}\`\n`,
         type: 'hook',
       };
     case 'antigravity':
diff --git a/src/writer/codex.ts b/src/writer/codex.ts
index ead3603..b4db38d 100644
--- a/src/writer/codex.ts
+++ b/src/writer/codex.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ export function generateCodex(scan: ScanResult): ConvertResult {
 
     // Merge hook notes into AGENTS.md
     if (hookResult.converted.length > 0) {
-      const hookContent = '\n\n---\n\n# Hooks (from Claude Code)\n\n' +
+      const hookSection = '# Hooks (from Claude Code)\n\n' +
         hookResult.converted.map(f => f.content).join('\n\n');
       const existingAgentsMd = files.find(f => f.path === 'AGENTS.md');
       if (existingAgentsMd) {
-        existingAgentsMd.content += hookContent;
+        // Separate from prior instructions with a thematic break.
+        existingAgentsMd.content = existingAgentsMd.content.trimEnd() + '\n\n---\n\n' + hookSection + '\n';
       } else {
-        files.push({ path: 'AGENTS.md', content: hookContent.trim(), type: 'hook' });
+        // A fresh AGENTS.md must not open with "---": that reads as a
+        // frontmatter fence / stray horizontal rule.
+        files.push({ path: 'AGENTS.md', content: hookSection + '\n', type: 'hook' });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/writer/opencode.ts b/src/writer/opencode.ts
index b996b67..f238209 100644
--- a/src/writer/opencode.ts
+++ b/src/writer/opencode.ts
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ export function generateOpenCode(scan: ScanResult): ConvertResult {
     warnings.push(...hookResult.warnings);
 
     if (hookResult.converted.length > 0) {
-      const hookContent = '\n\n---\n\n# Hooks (from Claude Code)\n\n' +
+      const hookSection = '# Hooks (from Claude Code)\n\n' +
         hookResult.converted.map(f => f.content).join('\n\n');
       const existingAgentsMd = files.find(f => f.path === 'AGENTS.md');
       if (existingAgentsMd) {
-        existingAgentsMd.content += hookContent;
+        // Separate from prior instructions with a thematic break.
+        existingAgentsMd.content = existingAgentsMd.content.trimEnd() + '\n\n---\n\n' + hookSection + '\n';
       } else {
-        files.push({ path: 'AGENTS.md', content: hookContent.trim(), type: 'hook' });
+        // A fresh AGENTS.md must not open with "---": that reads as a
+        // frontmatter fence / stray horizontal rule.
+        files.push({ path: 'AGENTS.md', content: hookSection + '\n', type: 'hook' });
       }
     }
   }