diff --git a/.changeset/fix-3094-progress-stale-assumptions.md b/.changeset/fix-3094-progress-stale-assumptions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..317103a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-3094-progress-stale-assumptions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: Fixed
+pr: 3111
+---
+**Progress routing command guidance remains canonical** — pre-planning assumption checks in progress routing now consistently assert and document `/gsd-discuss-phase` as the replacement path, with tests enforcing structured slash-command token checks.
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diff --git a/get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md b/get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md
index 8cc82f05b..198e5a352 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md
+++ b/get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ PHASE_HAS_UI=$(echo "$PHASE_SECTION" | grep -qi "UI hint.*yes" && echo "true" ||
 **Also available:**
 - `/gsd-ui-phase {phase}` — generate UI design contract (recommended for frontend phases)
 - `/gsd-plan-phase {phase}` — skip discussion, plan directly
-- `/gsd-list-phase-assumptions {phase}` — see Claude's assumptions
+- `/gsd-discuss-phase {phase}` — include assumptions check before planning
 
 ---
 ```
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ PHASE_HAS_UI=$(echo "$PHASE_SECTION" | grep -qi "UI hint.*yes" && echo "true" ||
 
 **Also available:**
 - `/gsd-plan-phase {phase} ${GSD_WS}` — skip discussion, plan directly
-- `/gsd-list-phase-assumptions {phase} ${GSD_WS}` — see Claude's assumptions
+- `/gsd-discuss-phase {phase} ${GSD_WS}` — include assumptions check before planning
 
 ---
 ```
diff --git a/tests/bug-3042-3044-research-flag-and-stale-refs.test.cjs b/tests/bug-3042-3044-research-flag-and-stale-refs.test.cjs
index b4c0ac485..1455bbe4f 100644
--- a/tests/bug-3042-3044-research-flag-and-stale-refs.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/bug-3042-3044-research-flag-and-stale-refs.test.cjs
@@ -302,6 +302,28 @@ describe('bug #3044: localized doc sets also scrubbed', () => {
 
 // ─── Replacement commands are documented ────────────────────────────────────
 
+describe('bug #3094: progress routing does not reference removed /gsd-list-phase-assumptions', () => {
+  test('get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md has no /gsd-list-phase-assumptions token', () => {
+    const content = read('get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md');
+    const tokens = extractSlashCommandTokens(content);
+    assert.equal(
+      tokens.has('/gsd-list-phase-assumptions'),
+      false,
+      'progress.md must not recommend removed /gsd-list-phase-assumptions'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('progress.md pre-planning guidance uses /gsd-discuss-phase instead', () => {
+    const content = read('get-shit-done/workflows/progress.md');
+    const tokens = extractSlashCommandTokens(content);
+    assert.equal(
+      tokens.has('/gsd-discuss-phase'),
+      true,
+      'progress.md should route pre-planning assumption checks via /gsd-discuss-phase'
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe('replacement commands appear where the deleted ones used to live', () => {
   test('docs/issue-driven-orchestration.md uses /gsd-workspace --new (not /gsd-new-workspace)', () => {
     const content = read('docs/issue-driven-orchestration.md');