diff --git a/poc-memory/src/agents/defs.rs b/poc-memory/src/agents/defs.rs
index ca5c7a6..05d7f4f 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/agents/defs.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/agents/defs.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ fn default_model() -> String { "sonnet".into() }
 
 /// Parse an agent file: first line is JSON config, rest is the prompt.
 fn parse_agent_file(content: &str) -> Option<AgentDef> {
-    let (header_str, prompt) = content.split_once("\n\n")?;
-    let header: AgentHeader = serde_json::from_str(header_str.trim()).ok()?;
+    let (first_line, rest) = content.split_once('\n')?;
+    let header: AgentHeader = serde_json::from_str(first_line.trim()).ok()?;
+    // Skip optional blank line between header and prompt body
+    let prompt = rest.strip_prefix('\n').unwrap_or(rest);
     Some(AgentDef {
         agent: header.agent,
         query: header.query,