diff --git a/internal/recipe/runner.go b/internal/recipe/runner.go
index 4443cda..7e5e23d 100644
--- a/internal/recipe/runner.go
+++ b/internal/recipe/runner.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Execute this step now. Respond ONLY with the expected output format — no expla
 	return nil
 }
 
-// discoverFiles does a real filesystem scan (used by "Discover files" steps)
+// discoverFiles does a real filesystem scan
 func (r *Runner) discoverFiles() []string {
 	var files []string
 	root := "internal"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *Runner) discoverFiles() []string {
 	return files
 }
 
-// handleApplyStep (dry-run patch + confirmation)
+// handleApplyStep now uses a more flexible regex that matches both formats Grok uses
 func (r *Runner) handleApplyStep(previousResults []string) {
 	if len(previousResults) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("   ⚠️  No previous results to apply — skipping.")
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func (r *Runner) handleApplyStep(previousResults []string) {
 	fmt.Println("   Review it, then run with dry_run=false to apply.")
 }
 
-// regex split across lines to avoid backtick collision
-var blockRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)^//\s*(.+?\.go)\n` +
+// Flexible regex that works whether Grok puts "// filename" or just "filename"
+var blockRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)^(?://\s*)?(.+?\.go)\n` +
 	"```go\n" +
 	`(.*?)\n` +
 	"```")
@@ -146,23 +146,12 @@ func createUnifiedPatch(blocks map[string]string, patchPath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func(f *os.File) {
-		err := f.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}(f)
+	defer f.Close()
 
 	for path, content := range blocks {
-		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "--- %s\n+++ %s\n@@ -0,0 +1,%d @@\n", path, path, strings.Count(content, "\n")+1)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(f, "--- %s\n+++ %s\n@@ -0,0 +1,%d @@\n", path, path, strings.Count(content, "\n")+1)
 		for _, line := range strings.Split(content, "\n") {
-			_, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "+%s\n", line)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			fmt.Fprintf(f, "+%s\n", line)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil