diff --git a/cli/aidd_docs/tasks/2026_04/2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-master.md b/cli/aidd_docs/tasks/2026_04/2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-master.md
index 35b38813f..8a456193d 100644
--- a/cli/aidd_docs/tasks/2026_04/2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-master.md
+++ b/cli/aidd_docs/tasks/2026_04/2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-master.md
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
 | Part | Scope | Branch | Depends on |
 |------|-------|--------|-----------|
-| [Part 1](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-1.md) | Plugin domain model + manifest v3 + migration | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-1` | none |
-| [Part 2](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-2.md) | Plugin format detection + PluginManifestReader + PluginTranslator | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-2` | Part 1 |
-| [Part 3](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-3.md) | Framework loader plugin-aware + marketplace.json catalog | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-3` | Part 2 |
-| [Part 4](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-4.md) | Plugin fetch pipeline + install adapters | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-4` | Part 3 |
-| [Part 5](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-5.md) | `aidd plugin` command (add/remove/list/update) | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-5` | Part 4 |
-| [Part 6](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-6.md) | Install wizard plugin selection step | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-6` | Part 5 |
-| [Part 7](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-7.md) | Read/Write commands plugin-aware | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-7` | Part 6 |
-| [Part 8](2026_04_27-#260-plugin-architecture-part-8.md) | Framework repo — Claude marketplace layout | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-8` | Part 7 validated |
+| [Part 1](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-1.md) | Plugin domain model + manifest v3 + migration | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-1` | none |
+| [Part 2](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-2.md) | Plugin format detection + PluginManifestReader + PluginTranslator | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-2` | Part 1 |
+| [Part 3](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-3.md) | Framework loader plugin-aware + marketplace.json catalog | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-3` | Part 2 |
+| [Part 4](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-4.md) | Plugin fetch pipeline + install adapters | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-4` | Part 3 |
+| [Part 5](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-5.md) | `aidd plugin` command (add/remove/list/update) | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-5` | Part 4 |
+| [Part 6](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-6.md) | Install wizard plugin selection step | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-6` | Part 5 |
+| [Part 7](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-7.md) | Read/Write commands plugin-aware | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-7` | Part 6 |
+| [Part 8](2026_04_27-%23260-plugin-architecture-part-8.md) | Framework repo — Claude marketplace layout | `feat/260-plugin-architecture-part-8` | Part 7 validated |
 
 ## User Journey
 
diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index 9575872c1..53bdf0ea1 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -51,14 +51,7 @@ pre-commit:
           echo "ℹ️  node not available; skipping markdown-links"
           exit 0
         fi
-        # TEMPORARY (aidd-cli -> framework migration, phase 1): cli's own
-        # historical archives were never link-checked before landing here —
-        # 704 pre-existing, unrelated broken "links" (test fixtures with
-        # intentionally fake paths, old task docs using @src/foo.ts as an
-        # agent-mention shorthand, not a markdown link). See the migration
-        # plan's final phase for the follow-up that fixes the real links and
-        # removes these two --ignore flags.
-        node scripts/check-markdown-links.js --ignore cli/tests/fixtures --ignore cli/aidd_docs/tasks
+        node scripts/check-markdown-links.js
     summarize-plugin-catalogs:
       run: |
         [ -d plugins ] || exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/check-markdown-links.js b/scripts/check-markdown-links.js
index 15b7dde6e..e5d6ca1aa 100644
--- a/scripts/check-markdown-links.js
+++ b/scripts/check-markdown-links.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Ignored / excluded forms:
   - HTML angle-bracket links and HTML attributes
   - .git and node_modules directories
   - Runtime variables, glob patterns, and bare words
+  - cli/tests/fixtures/** (synthetic mock trees) and cli/aidd_docs/tasks/**
+    (historical task records), always, on top of any --ignore given
 
 How to fix broken links:
   | Need | Use |
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ Examples:
 
 const SKIPPED_DIRS = new Set([".git", "node_modules", "worktrees", ".specstory"]);
 const SKIPPED_DIR_PREFIXES = [".tmp-check-markdown-links-"];
+// Always-ignored, not just a CLI --ignore convenience: cli/tests/fixtures/**
+// holds synthetic mock trees that intentionally don't materialize every file
+// they reference, and cli/aidd_docs/tasks/** is a historical record whose
+// @path references and inline rewrite-rule examples are expected to drift as
+// the codebase evolves after the fact.
+const DEFAULT_IGNORES = ["cli/tests/fixtures", "cli/aidd_docs/tasks"];
 const MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS = new Set([".md", ".mdx"]);
 function normalizePathForDisplay(filePath) {
   const relative = path.relative(ROOT, filePath).replaceAll(path.sep, "/");
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@ function runCli(argv = process.argv.slice(2)) {
   }
 
   try {
-    const { files, problems } = checkMarkdownLinks(parsed.paths, parsed.ignores);
+    const { files, problems } = checkMarkdownLinks(parsed.paths, [...DEFAULT_IGNORES, ...parsed.ignores]);
     reportProblems(problems, files.length);
     return problems.length === 0 ? 0 : 1;
   } catch (error) {