diff --git a/docs/patterns/autonomous-quality-enforcement.md b/docs/patterns/autonomous-quality-enforcement.md
index e171d83..0dab0c7 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/autonomous-quality-enforcement.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/autonomous-quality-enforcement.md
@@ -85,25 +85,14 @@ git add . && git commit -m "test"
 AQE combines three mechanisms that reinforce each other:
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Code Changes] --> B{Process Rule}
-    B -->|Reminds| C[Run Validation]
-    C --> D{Test Passes?}
-    D -->|No| E[Analyze Error]
-    E --> F[Fix Code]
-    F --> C
-    D -->|Yes| G[Present to User]
-    G --> H{Commit?}
-    H -->|Yes| I[Git Hook Validates]
-    I --> J{Passes?}
-    J -->|No| K[Block Commit]
-    K --> F
-    J -->|Yes| L[Clean Git History]
-
-    style A fill:#e1f5fe
-    style G fill:#c8e6c9
-    style L fill:#c8e6c9
-    style K fill:#ffcdd2
+flowchart LR
+    A[Code] --> B[Validate]
+    B -->|Fail| C[Fix & Retry]
+    C --> B
+    B -->|Pass| D[Commit]
+    D --> E[Git Hook]
+    E -->|Fail| C
+    E -->|Pass| F[Done]
 ```
 
 | Component | Purpose | When It Runs |
diff --git a/docs/patterns/dependabot-auto-merge.md b/docs/patterns/dependabot-auto-merge.md
index 7f5364d..3c99087 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/dependabot-auto-merge.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/dependabot-auto-merge.md
@@ -45,15 +45,10 @@ Enable Dependabot in `.github/dependabot.yml`. Set up branch protection requirin
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Dependabot PR] --> B{Author is dependabot?}
-    B -->|No| C[Normal Review]
-    B -->|Yes| D[Fetch Metadata]
-    D --> E{Patch Version?}
-    E -->|No| C
-    E -->|Yes| F{CI Passes?}
-    F -->|No| C
-    F -->|Yes| G[Auto-Merge]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Dependabot PR] --> B{Patch + CI Pass?}
+    B -->|No| C[Human Review]
+    B -->|Yes| D[Auto-Merge]
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/docs/patterns/gha-automation-patterns.md b/docs/patterns/gha-automation-patterns.md
index 7406a18..6c3fd66 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/gha-automation-patterns.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/gha-automation-patterns.md
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ Convert well-defined issues into draft pull requests automatically.
 ### How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Issue Opened] --> B{Well-defined?}
-    B -->|No| C[Request Clarification]
-    B -->|Yes| D[Analyze Issue]
-    D --> E[Self-Review Analysis]
-    E --> F[Create Branch]
-    F --> G[Create Draft PR]
-    G --> H[Link to Issue]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Issue] --> B{Clear?}
+    B -->|No| C[Clarify]
+    B -->|Yes| D[Implement]
+    D --> E[Draft PR]
 ```
 
 ### Implementation
@@ -102,10 +99,9 @@ AI-powered code review on every pull request.
 ### Workflow
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[PR Opened/Updated] --> B[AI Reviews Code]
-    B --> C[Self-Review Findings]
-    C --> D[Post Review Comment]
+flowchart LR
+    A[PR] --> B[AI Review]
+    B --> C[Post Comment]
 ```
 
 ### Workflow YAML
@@ -157,12 +153,10 @@ Automatically merge low-risk dependency updates.
 ### Flow
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Dependabot PR] --> B{Patch Version?}
-    B -->|No| C[Require Human Review]
-    B -->|Yes| D{CI Passes?}
-    D -->|No| C
-    D -->|Yes| E[Auto-Merge]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Dependabot PR] --> B{Patch + CI Pass?}
+    B -->|No| C[Human Review]
+    B -->|Yes| D[Auto-Merge]
 ```
 
 ### Auto-Merge YAML
@@ -221,13 +215,12 @@ Clean up inactive issues automatically.
 ### Process
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Weekly Schedule] --> B[Find Inactive Issues]
-    B --> C[Add Stale Label]
-    C --> D[Wait 7 Days]
-    D --> E{Activity?}
-    E -->|Yes| F[Remove Stale Label]
-    E -->|No| G[Close Issue]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Weekly] --> B[Find Inactive]
+    B --> C[Label Stale]
+    C --> D{Activity?}
+    D -->|Yes| E[Remove Label]
+    D -->|No| F[Close]
 ```
 
 ### Stale YAML
diff --git a/docs/patterns/issue-to-pr.md b/docs/patterns/issue-to-pr.md
index bcece6c..15e63ee 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/issue-to-pr.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/issue-to-pr.md
@@ -51,18 +51,13 @@ Add `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` to repository secrets. Label an issue `ready-for-pr` to
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Issue Opened] --> B{Well-defined?}
-    B -->|No| C[Request Clarification]
-    B -->|Yes| D[Analyze Issue]
-    D --> E[Create Branch]
-    E --> F[Implement Changes]
-    F --> G[Run Tests]
-    G --> H{Tests Pass?}
-    H -->|No| I[Fix and Retry]
-    I --> G
-    H -->|Yes| J[Create Draft PR]
-    J --> K[Link to Issue]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Issue] --> B{Clear?}
+    B -->|No| C[Clarify]
+    B -->|Yes| D[Implement]
+    D --> E[Test]
+    E -->|Fail| D
+    E -->|Pass| F[Draft PR]
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/docs/patterns/multi-agent-code-review.md b/docs/patterns/multi-agent-code-review.md
index 6ead848..d056c32 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/multi-agent-code-review.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/multi-agent-code-review.md
@@ -11,23 +11,12 @@
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Implementation Complete] --> B[Launch Parallel Reviews]
-    B --> C1[Architecture Advisor]
-    B --> C2[Simplification Advisor]
-    B --> C3[Security Advisor]
-    C1 --> D[Collect Findings]
-    C2 --> D
-    C3 --> D
-    D --> E{Critical Issues?}
-    E -->|Yes| F[Auto-Fix Criticals]
-    F --> G[Re-validate]
-    G --> E
-    E -->|No| H[Present Production-Ready Code]
-
-    style A fill:#e1f5fe
-    style H fill:#c8e6c9
-    style F fill:#fff3e0
+flowchart LR
+    A[Code] --> B[Parallel Review]
+    B --> C[Collect Findings]
+    C -->|Critical| D[Auto-Fix]
+    D --> B
+    C -->|Clean| E[Present]
 ```
 
 ### Key Characteristics
@@ -169,19 +158,11 @@ Multi-agent review integrates with [Autonomous Quality Enforcement](autonomous-q
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart LR
-    A[Code Change] --> B[Validation Loop]
-    B --> C{Passes?}
-    C -->|Yes| D[Multi-Agent Review]
-    D --> E{Critical Issues?}
-    E -->|Yes| F[Auto-Fix]
-    F --> B
-    E -->|No| G[Present to User]
-    G --> H[Git Hook]
-    H --> I[Clean History]
-
-    style A fill:#e1f5fe
-    style G fill:#c8e6c9
-    style I fill:#c8e6c9
+    A[Code] --> B[Validate]
+    B --> C[Review]
+    C -->|Issues| D[Fix]
+    D --> B
+    C -->|Clean| E[Commit]
 ```
 
 **Sequence**:
diff --git a/docs/patterns/pr-auto-review.md b/docs/patterns/pr-auto-review.md
index a76635b..58b1342 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/pr-auto-review.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/pr-auto-review.md
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ jobs:
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[PR Opened/Updated] --> B{Draft?}
-    B -->|Yes| C[Skip Review]
-    B -->|No| D[Checkout Code]
-    D --> E[AI Analyzes Diff]
-    E --> F[Generate Findings]
-    F --> G[Post Review Comment]
+flowchart LR
+    A[PR] --> B{Draft?}
+    B -->|Yes| C[Skip]
+    B -->|No| D[AI Review]
+    D --> E[Post Comment]
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/docs/patterns/self-review-reflection.md b/docs/patterns/self-review-reflection.md
index cfb0553..54f002d 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/self-review-reflection.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/self-review-reflection.md
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ If you found and fixed issues, briefly note: "Self-review: Fixed [issue]"
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Agent Does Work] --> B[Self-Review Check]
-    B --> C{Issues Found?}
-    C -->|Yes| D[Fix Issues]
-    D --> B
-    C -->|No| E[Present to User]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Work] --> B[Review]
+    B -->|Issues| C[Fix]
+    C --> B
+    B -->|Clean| D[Present]
 ```
 
 ### The Reflection Loop
diff --git a/docs/patterns/stale-issues.md b/docs/patterns/stale-issues.md
index 06579ef..0f67993 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/stale-issues.md
+++ b/docs/patterns/stale-issues.md
@@ -39,16 +39,13 @@ jobs:
 ## How It Works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[Scheduled Run] --> B{Inactive > 30 days?}
+flowchart LR
+    A[Weekly Scan] --> B{Inactive 30d?}
     B -->|No| C[Skip]
-    B -->|Yes| D{Has exempt label?}
-    D -->|Yes| C
-    D -->|No| E[Add Stale Label]
-    E --> F[Wait 7 days]
-    F --> G{Activity?}
-    G -->|Yes| H[Remove Stale]
-    G -->|No| I[Close Issue]
+    B -->|Yes| D[Label Stale]
+    D --> E{Activity in 7d?}
+    E -->|Yes| F[Remove Label]
+    E -->|No| G[Close]
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index bbbdde7..9780ec2 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -67,19 +67,14 @@ The best way to understand CBA value is the **ADR before/after demo**.
 7. Self-reviews before presenting
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TD
-    A[User Request] --> B[CBA Loads Context]
-    B --> C[Read CLAUDE.md + ADRs]
-    C --> D{Conflicts with ADRs?}
-    D -->|Yes| E[Ask user, propose ADR change]
-    D -->|No| F[Implement]
-    E -->|Approved| G[Update ADRs]
-    G --> F
-    F --> H[Self-Review]
-    H --> I{Passes checklist?}
-    I -->|No| J[Fix issues]
-    J --> H
-    I -->|Yes| K[Create PR with findings]
+flowchart LR
+    A[Request] --> B[Load Context]
+    B --> C{Conflicts?}
+    C -->|Yes| D[Ask + Update ADR]
+    D --> E[Implement]
+    C -->|No| E
+    E --> F[Self-Review]
+    F --> G[PR]
 ```
 
 See [demo-fastapi](https://github.com/ambient-code/demo-fastapi) for this pattern in action.