diff --git a/.github/workflows/propagate-hooks.yml b/.github/workflows/propagate-hooks.yml
index 9ac4c640..ad361499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/propagate-hooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/propagate-hooks.yml
@@ -72,44 +72,38 @@ jobs:
           # Get the SHA of the current commit (triggering commit)
           TRIGGER_SHA="${{ github.sha }}"
           
-          # In a real implementation, we would:
-          # 1. Query the GitHub API for all repos in hyperpolymath and metadatastician orgs
-          # 2. Filter for repos that have a .githooks directory
-          # 3. Check if their .githooks is behind the standards repo
-          #
-          # For this workflow, we'll use a representative list
-          # In production, this would be dynamically generated
-          
-          # Hyperpolymath estate repos (sample - would be all ~8,000+ repos)
-          HYPERPOLYMATH_REPOS=(
-            "hyperpolymath/standards"
-            "hyperpolymath/harvard-dehallucinator"
-            "hyperpolymath/echidnabot"
-            "hyperpolymath/universal-chat-extractor"
-            "hyperpolymath/developer-ecosystem"
-            "hyperpolymath/scaffoldia"
-            "hyperpolymath/a2ml-ecosystem"
-            "hyperpolymath/reposystem"
-          )
-          
-          # Metadatastician estate repos (sample - would be all ~500+ repos)
-          METADATASTICIAN_REPOS=(
-            "metadatastician/svalinn"
-            "metadatastician/stapeln"
-            "metadatastician/gossamer"
-            "metadatastician/cerro-torre"
-            "metadatastician/vordr"
-            "metadatastician/cadastra"
-          )
-          
           # Check if specific repo was requested
           if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.target-repo }}" ]; then
             TARGET="${{ github.event.inputs.target-repo }}"
             REPOS_JSON=$(jq -n --arg repo "$TARGET" '[$repo]')
           else
-            # Combine all repos
-            ALL_REPOS=("${HYPERPOLYMATH_REPOS[@]}" "${METADATASTICIAN_REPOS[@]}")
-            REPOS_JSON=$(jq -n --args '$ARGV' "${ALL_REPOS[@]}")
+            # Use a sample list for now - TODO: Query all repos dynamically
+            # For production, this should query the GitHub API for all repos
+            # in hyperpolymath and metadatastician orgs and filter by .githooks
+            ALL_REPOS=(
+              "hyperpolymath/standards"
+            )
+            
+            # Filter to only repos that have .githooks directory
+            echo "🔍 Filtering repos with .githooks directory..."
+            REPOS_WITH_HOOKS=()
+            for repo in "${ALL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+              ORG=$(echo "$repo" | cut -d'/' -f1)
+              REPO_NAME=$(echo "$repo" | cut -d'/' -f2)
+              
+              # Check if .githooks exists in the repo
+              if gh api /repos/$ORG/$REPO_NAME/contents/.githooks \
+                -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+                -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" 2>/dev/null | \
+                jq -e '. | type == "array"' 2>/dev/null; then
+                REPOS_WITH_HOOKS+=("$repo")
+                echo "  ✓ $repo has .githooks"
+              else
+                echo "  ✗ $repo skipped (no .githooks)"
+              fi
+            done
+            
+            REPOS_JSON=$(printf '%s\n' "${REPOS_WITH_HOOKS[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)
           fi
           
           echo "repos=$REPOS_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT