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@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ Apply MPM's brand guidelines to any content you're creating.
 
 **Trigger phrases:** "write an email", "draft a proposal", "create a pitch deck", "write a LinkedIn post", "write in our voice", "make this sound like MPM", "this doesn't sound on-brand"
 
-The skill loads the baked-in MPM brand settings and applies them to your content — voice constants, tone adjustments for your audience, correct product terminology, and messaging pillar alignment. It explains the brand choices it made and offers to refine.
+The skill loads the baked-in MPM brand settings via `bash cat` (required — the Read tool cannot access `.remote-plugins` paths) and applies them to your content — voice constants, tone adjustments for your audience, correct product terminology, and messaging pillar alignment. If the settings file is unreachable, the skill stops and surfaces an explicit error rather than falling back silently to generic styling. It explains the brand choices it made and offers to refine.
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+**v1.1.0 additions:** Logo selection table and placement rules for DOCX/PPTX/PDF/email. Explicit Visual Identity block — Montserrat headings, Open Sans body, exact hex color palette. Warning against generic blue (#1A4F8A) and system fonts (Arial, Calibri).
 
 ### Guideline Generation
 Update or enrich MPM's brand settings from new source materials.
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ Use this when you have new conference presentations, sales transcripts, updated
 
 The plugin ships with `settings/brand-voice.local.md` — the full MPM brand settings file. This is the baked-in default that works in any working folder.
 
+> ⚠️ **Read method matters:** The `Read` tool cannot access `.remote-plugins` paths and fails silently. The brand-voice-enforcement skill uses `bash cat` to read the settings file. If it cannot be read, the skill stops and tells you — it will never silently produce generic output.
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 **Priority order when a skill loads settings:**
 1. `.claude/brand-voice.local.md` in the current working folder (project-specific override, if present)
 2. Plugin's `settings/brand-voice.local.md` (this file — always available)
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ The MPM brand evolves. When it does:
 
 | Version | Date | Notes |
 |---------|------|-------|
+| 1.1.0 | May 2026 | Patched brand-voice-enforcement: bash cat required for settings read (Read tool silently fails on .remote-plugins); hard stop on read failure. New Logo Usage section with selection table, placement rules, and fallback behavior. Visual Identity block with explicit font/hex requirements and warning against generic blues/system fonts. |
 | 1.0.0 | March 2026 | Initial release. Full MPM brand settings including MPower 2025 conference content, complete logo catalog, font references, 11 messaging pillars, 6 audience personas, and product terminology. |
 
-**Author:** Message Point Media | mpmedia.tv
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+**Author:** Message Point Media | mpmedia.tv