diff --git a/modules/programs/gurk-rs.nix b/modules/programs/gurk-rs.nix
index ea29f84f..cc9e0069 100644
--- a/modules/programs/gurk-rs.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/gurk-rs.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ in
       inherit (tomlFormat) type;
       default = { };
       description = ''
-        Configuration written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/gurk/gurk.toml`
+        Configuration written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gurk/gurk.toml`
         or {file}`Library/Application Support/gurk/gurk.toml`. Options are
         declared at <https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs/blob/main/src/config.rs>.
         Note that `signal_db_path` should be set.
diff --git a/modules/programs/mcp.nix b/modules/programs/mcp.nix
index 9fedbdf2..7ebd8c60 100644
--- a/modules/programs/mcp.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/mcp.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in
       '';
       description = ''
         MCP server configurations written to
-        {file}`XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/mcp/mcp.json`
+        {file}`XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mcp/mcp.json`
       '';
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/services/podman/default.nix b/modules/services/podman/default.nix
index b7f2a67c..ad0cc70b 100644
--- a/modules/services/podman/default.nix
+++ b/modules/services/podman/default.nix
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ in
 
     services.podman.settings.storage.storage.driver = lib.mkDefault "overlay";
 
-    # Configuration files are written to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/containers`
+    # Configuration files are written to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/containers`
     # On Linux: podman reads them directly from this location
     # On Darwin: these files are automatically mounted into the podman machine VM
     #            (see darwin.nix for the volume mount configuration)