diff --git a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/hub/manifest.yaml b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/hub/manifest.yaml
index eb63fb9a..8028bcdd 100644
--- a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/hub/manifest.yaml
+++ b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/hub/manifest.yaml
@@ -307,10 +307,16 @@ data:
       repos:
         - tunaOS
       primary_repo: tunaOS
-      ai_author: hanthor
+      # Empty: agents author as the App bot (github.app_authored_prs), and
+      # /hive commands from @hanthor are honoured instead of refused.
+      ai_author: ""
 
     github:
       app_id: 3942065
+      # Without this the hive assumes the public "hivecommons-hive" slug and
+      # never recognises its own hanthor-hive-agent[bot] comments.
+      app_slug: hanthor-hive-agent
+      app_authored_prs: true
       installation_id: 137498420
       key_file: /secrets/gh-app-key.pem
 
diff --git a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/reef/manifest.yaml b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/reef/manifest.yaml
index eb4ed76c..7134121d 100644
--- a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/reef/manifest.yaml
+++ b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/reef/manifest.yaml
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ data:
         - spindle
         - suite-common
         - suite-common-rust
-      ai_author: hanthor
+      # Empty: agents author as the App bot (github.app_authored_prs), and
+      # /hive commands from @hanthor are honoured instead of refused.
+      ai_author: ""
       primary_repo: gtk-office-suite
 
     hub:
@@ -344,6 +346,10 @@ data:
 
     github:
       app_id: 3942065
+      # Without this the hive assumes the public "hivecommons-hive" slug and
+      # never recognises its own hanthor-hive-agent[bot] comments.
+      app_slug: hanthor-hive-agent
+      app_authored_prs: true
       installation_id: 137498420
       key_file: /secrets/gh-app-key.pem
 
diff --git a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/school/manifest.yaml b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/school/manifest.yaml
index 86d20fed..a766e1fa 100644
--- a/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/school/manifest.yaml
+++ b/talos-k8s/hive/spokes/school/manifest.yaml
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ data:
         - tuna-os/Tavern
         - tuna-os/corral
         - tuna-os/flatpak-index
-      ai_author: hanthor
+      # Empty: agents author as the App bot (github.app_authored_prs), and
+      # /hive commands from @hanthor are honoured instead of refused.
+      ai_author: ""
       primary_repo: tuna-os/tunaos
 
     # ACMM level set explicitly in agent config; packs override backends to copilot
@@ -508,6 +510,10 @@ data:
 
     github:
       app_id: 3942065
+      # Without this the hive assumes the public "hivecommons-hive" slug and
+      # never recognises its own hanthor-hive-agent[bot] comments.
+      app_slug: hanthor-hive-agent
+      app_authored_prs: true
       installation_id: 137498420
       key_file: /var/run/hive-metrics/gh-app-key.pem