diff --git a/quest/m0/model-routing/pins.md b/quest/m0/model-routing/pins.md
index b4bed631..c60111e5 100644
--- a/quest/m0/model-routing/pins.md
+++ b/quest/m0/model-routing/pins.md
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ repository uses the same settings, so nothing in them changes but the pin.
   each, bumping to a `main` commit that has every other quest in
   [the epic](/quest/m0/model-routing/README.md).
 - Neither repository's `AGENTS.md` overrides the tables.
+- Each bump runs `quest check --fix` with the new `quest` and commits the
+  result, since a `quest` past
+  [moq-dev/quest#518](https://github.com/moq-dev/quest/pull/518) rejects
+  epic READMEs that still list their children (coordinator, 2026-11-05,
+  follow-up of #518; [Pin sync](/quest/m0/pin-sync.md) does the same for
+  its automated bumps).
 
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