diff --git a/.agents/skills/release-changelog-discord-message/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/release-changelog-discord-message/SKILL.md
index 367ee8474d..9ae7972d09 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/release-changelog-discord-message/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/release-changelog-discord-message/SKILL.md
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ Mimic this register; do not invent a "professional" tone.
   (follow the twitter, intros, beta sign-ups). No real ask → drop it.
 - **Community** is the same contributors list that's in the changelog file,
   fenced in a triple-backtick block, comma-separated `@username, @username`.
-  Exclude bots and Paperclip founders, same rules as the changelog skill.
+  Exclude bots and the specific folks on the changelog skill's canonical
+  exclusion list — same rules.
 - **The "In Summary" mission line** evolves slowly. Use the most recent
   variant unless dotta tells you otherwise. Recent variants:
   - "PAPERCLIP IS THE AI ORCHESTRATOR FOR HUMANS TO ACCOMPLISH 100x MORE WORK"
@@ -444,7 +445,8 @@ https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/master/releases/v2026.427.0.md
 Before handing off:
 
 1. Version + date match the matching `releases/vYYYY.MDD.P.md` exactly.
-2. Contributor list matches the changelog (same exclusions: bots, founders).
+2. Contributor list matches the changelog (same exclusions: bots and the
+   changelog skill's canonical excluded-folks list).
 3. Highlights are a subset of the changelog Highlights — same shipped features,
    not invented or pre-alpha work.
 4. `WHATS NEXT` and `What's on my mind` are pulled from real recent issues /
diff --git a/.agents/skills/release-changelog/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/release-changelog/SKILL.md
index 8bf662ed6b..e428969fdd 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/release-changelog/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/release-changelog/SKILL.md
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ real name or email). To find GitHub usernames:
 **Never expose contributor email addresses.** Use `@username` only.
 
 Exclude bot accounts (e.g. `lockfile-bot`, `dependabot`) from the list.
-Exclude Paperclip founders from the list (e.g. `cryppadotta`, `forgottendev`, `devinfoley`, `sockmonster`, `scotttong`)
+Exclude specific folks from the list — the Contributors section credits
+community contributors only. The canonical exclusion list (keep it here;
+the Discord skill defers to it):
+`cryppadotta`, `forgottendev`, `devinfoley`, `sockmonster`, `scotttong`,
+`nguyenm7`, `nickyleach`, `tonio-alucema`
 
 List contributors in alphabetical order by GitHub username (case-insensitive).