diff --git a/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh b/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh
index e99ea1f6..913c5d9b 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ cp    "$SRC_DIR/vitest.config.ts"       "$TARGET_DIR/vitest.config.ts"
 cp    "$SRC_DIR/playwright.config.ts"   "$TARGET_DIR/playwright.config.ts"
 cp    "$SRC_DIR/eslint.config.js"       "$TARGET_DIR/eslint.config.js"
 cp    "$SRC_DIR/Makefile"               "$TARGET_DIR/Makefile"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/CLAUDE.md"              "$TARGET_DIR/CLAUDE.md"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/AGENTS.md"              "$TARGET_DIR/AGENTS.md"
+# CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md are intentionally NOT copied — internal toolchain
+# notes that don't belong in the customer's repo.
 
 # Customer-specific Dockerfile (different defaults than ours)
 cp    "$SRC_DIR/Dockerfile.react"       "$TARGET_DIR/Dockerfile"