diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4089448..28304d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ uv.lock
 # Codex CLI generated/cached files (only the bundled model catalog is tracked)
 .codex/*
 !.codex/databricks-models.json
-
-# Codex skills are generated at runtime by setup_codex.py from .claude/skills/
-.agents/
diff --git a/setup_codex.py b/setup_codex.py
index d546708..1b98595 100644
--- a/setup_codex.py
+++ b/setup_codex.py
@@ -120,22 +120,7 @@
 env_path.chmod(0o600)
 print(f"Codex CLI env configured: {env_path}")
 
-# 5. Copy Claude skills into ~/.agents/skills/ where Codex discovers them.
-# Codex searches `$HOME/.agents/skills/` plus `.agents/skills/` walking up
-# from cwd; both resolve to the same path on the deployed app since
-# HOME == repo root, and the user-level lookup also covers local dev.
-claude_skills_dir = home / ".claude" / "skills"
-codex_skills_dir = home / ".agents" / "skills"
-if claude_skills_dir.exists():
-    codex_skills_dir.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-    if codex_skills_dir.exists():
-        shutil.rmtree(codex_skills_dir)
-    shutil.copytree(claude_skills_dir, codex_skills_dir)
-    print(f"Skills copied: {claude_skills_dir} -> {codex_skills_dir}")
-else:
-    print(f"No Claude skills found at {claude_skills_dir}, skipping copy")
-
-# 6. Adapt CLAUDE.md to AGENTS.md for Codex
+# 5. Adapt CLAUDE.md to AGENTS.md for Codex
 # Look for CLAUDE.md in common locations
 claude_md_locations = [
     Path(__file__).parent / "CLAUDE.md",  # Same directory as setup script
diff --git a/setup_gemini.py b/setup_gemini.py
index 635b366..f85bed0 100644
--- a/setup_gemini.py
+++ b/setup_gemini.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 """
 import os
 import json
-import shutil
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -127,18 +126,7 @@
 settings_path.write_text(json.dumps(settings, indent=2))
 print(f"Gemini CLI settings configured: {settings_path}")
 
-# 5. Copy Claude skills into .gemini/skills for shared reference
-claude_skills_dir = home / ".claude" / "skills"
-gemini_skills_dir = gemini_dir / "skills"
-if claude_skills_dir.exists():
-    if gemini_skills_dir.exists():
-        shutil.rmtree(gemini_skills_dir)
-    shutil.copytree(claude_skills_dir, gemini_skills_dir)
-    print(f"Skills copied: {claude_skills_dir} -> {gemini_skills_dir}")
-else:
-    print(f"No Claude skills found at {claude_skills_dir}, skipping copy")
-
-# 6. Adapt CLAUDE.md to GEMINI.md for Gemini CLI
+# 5. Adapt CLAUDE.md to GEMINI.md for Gemini CLI
 # Look for CLAUDE.md in common locations
 claude_md_locations = [
     Path(__file__).parent / "CLAUDE.md",  # Same directory as setup script