diff --git a/mcp-ts/src/tools.ts b/mcp-ts/src/tools.ts
index 113593c..c475326 100644
--- a/mcp-ts/src/tools.ts
+++ b/mcp-ts/src/tools.ts
@@ -1643,13 +1643,16 @@ export function toolGetReviewText(root: string, args: GetReviewTextArgs): string
     const diffSection  = filteredDiff.length > 0 ? formatReviewFiles(filteredDiff) : '';
     const reviewedFiles = filteredDiff.map(f => f.file);
 
-    // ── 2. Marker regions in the same unstaged chapter files ────────────
-    const markerFiles = collectReviewMarkerFiles(root, reviewedFiles);
+    // ── 2. Marker regions in story markdown files ────────────────────────
+    const markerFiles = collectReviewMarkerFiles(root, language);
     const markerSection = markerFiles.length > 0 ? formatReviewMarkerFiles(markerFiles) : '';
 
     // ── 3. Compose response ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    if (!gitAvailable && !diffSection) {
+        return 'Failed to run git diff. Is this a git repository?';
+    }
+
     if (!diffSection && !markerSection) {
-        if (!gitAvailable) { return 'Failed to run git diff. Is this a git repository?'; }
         return language === 'ALL'
             ? 'No uncommitted changes.'
             : `No uncommitted changes in ${language} files.`;
@@ -1677,7 +1680,7 @@ export function toolGetReviewText(root: string, args: GetReviewTextArgs): string
         }
         // Strip marker lines so the next review pass is clean. Marker
         // consumption doesn't require git — the file edits are local.
-        if (markerFiles.length > 0) {
+        if (gitAvailable && markerFiles.length > 0) {
             consumeReviewMarkers(root, markerFiles.map(f => f.file));
         }
     }
@@ -1693,11 +1696,11 @@ function filterByLanguage<T extends { file: string }>(items: T[], language: stri
     });
 }
 
-/** Scan only the reviewed (unstaged chapter diff) files for review markers. */
-function collectReviewMarkerFiles(root: string, relFiles: string[]): FormattedMarkerFile[] {
+/** Scan story markdown files for review markers, even when the file is already committed. */
+function collectReviewMarkerFiles(root: string, language: string): FormattedMarkerFile[] {
     const out: FormattedMarkerFile[] = [];
-    for (const rel of uniquePaths(relFiles)) {
-        if (!rel.toLowerCase().endsWith('.md')) { continue; }
+    for (const rel of listStoryMarkdownFiles(root)) {
+        if (!filterByLanguage([{ file: rel }], language).length) { continue; }
         const abs = path.join(root, rel);
         let content: string;
         try { content = fs.readFileSync(abs, 'utf-8'); }
@@ -1714,6 +1717,30 @@ function chapterMarkdownPathspec(root: string): string {
     return `:(glob)${story}/**/*.md`;
 }
 
+function listStoryMarkdownFiles(root: string): string[] {
+    const storyRoot = path.join(root, storyFolder(root));
+    if (!fs.existsSync(storyRoot) || !fs.statSync(storyRoot).isDirectory()) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    const files: string[] = [];
+    collectMarkdownFiles(storyRoot, files);
+    return uniquePaths(files.map(file => path.relative(root, file)));
+}
+
+function collectMarkdownFiles(dir: string, acc: string[]): void {
+    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+        const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+        if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+            collectMarkdownFiles(fullPath, acc);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (entry.isFile() && entry.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.md')) {
+            acc.push(fullPath);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function uniquePaths(items: string[]): string[] {
     const seen = new Set<string>();
     const out: string[] = [];
diff --git a/mcp-ts/test/review-markers.test.ts b/mcp-ts/test/review-markers.test.ts
index 16dff66..8dc6f22 100644
--- a/mcp-ts/test/review-markers.test.ts
+++ b/mcp-ts/test/review-markers.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe('toolGetReviewText — review markers', () => {
+    it('returns marker regions from committed chapter files without unstaged diffs', () => {
+        const root = makeGitRepo();
+        const file = path.join(root, 'Story', 'NL', 'Chapter 1.md');
+        write(file,
+            `# Hoofdstuk\n` +
+            `Vaste regel.\n` +
+            `${REVIEW_START_MARKER}\n` +
+            `Controleer deze alinea.\n` +
+            `${REVIEW_STOP_MARKER}\n`);
+        spawnSync('git', ['add', '.'], { cwd: root });
+        spawnSync('git', ['commit', '-m', 'add committed marker region'], { cwd: root });
+
+        const out = toolGetReviewText(root, { language: 'NL' });
+        expect(out).not.toContain('# Git diff');
+        expect(out).toContain('# Review markers');
+        expect(out).toContain('Controleer deze alinea.');
+    });
+
     it('returns marker regions from unstaged chapter files', () => {
         const root = makeGitRepo();
         const file = path.join(root, 'Story', 'EN', 'Chapter 1.md');