diff --git a/core/config_loader.py b/core/config_loader.py
index d31827a..b76f2c4 100644
--- a/core/config_loader.py
+++ b/core/config_loader.py
@@ -219,9 +219,14 @@ def load_rules(event: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Rule]:
         os.path.join('.claude', 'hookify.*.local.md'),  # Project-level
         os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~', '.claude', 'hookify.*.local.md')),  # Global
     ]
+    seen = set()
     files = []
     for pattern in patterns:
-        files.extend(glob.glob(pattern))
+        for f in glob.glob(pattern):
+            resolved = os.path.realpath(f)
+            if resolved not in seen:
+                seen.add(resolved)
+                files.append(f)
 
     for file_path in files:
         try:
diff --git a/core/rule_engine.py b/core/rule_engine.py
index f52ce26..309f83d 100644
--- a/core/rule_engine.py
+++ b/core/rule_engine.py
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ def _extract_field(self, field: str, tool_name: str,
                         print(f"Warning: Encoding error in transcript {transcript_path}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
                         return ''
             elif field == 'user_prompt':
-                # For UserPromptSubmit events
-                return input_data.get('user_prompt', '')
+                # For UserPromptSubmit events — Claude Code sends 'prompt', not 'user_prompt'
+                return input_data.get('user_prompt') or input_data.get('prompt', '')
 
         # Handle special cases by tool type
         if tool_name == 'Bash':