diff --git a/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh b/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e99ea1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# sync-to-gitlab.sh — copy source from this repo to a target deployment dir.
+#
+# Usage: sync-to-gitlab.sh <target-dir>
+#
+# Same logic as scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh, but takes the target as a
+# required argument and emits machine-friendly output (no "next steps" hints).
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SRC_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)"
+TARGET_DIR="${1:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 <target-dir>" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "fatal: target directory does not exist: $TARGET_DIR" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+DEPLOY_ROOT="$(cd "$TARGET_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo "syncing $SRC_DIR → $TARGET_DIR"
+
+# 1. Clean target (preserve node_modules, .git, .dockerignore)
+find "$TARGET_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \
+  ! -name "node_modules" \
+  ! -name ".dockerignore" \
+  ! -name ".git" \
+  -exec rm -rf {} +
+
+# 2. Copy source files
+cp -r "$SRC_DIR/src"                    "$TARGET_DIR/src"
+cp -r "$SRC_DIR/tests"                  "$TARGET_DIR/tests"
+cp -r "$SRC_DIR/scripts"                "$TARGET_DIR/scripts"
+cp -r "$SRC_DIR/config"                 "$TARGET_DIR/config"
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/package.json"           "$TARGET_DIR/package.json"
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/pnpm-lock.yaml"         "$TARGET_DIR/pnpm-lock.yaml"
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/tsconfig.json"          "$TARGET_DIR/tsconfig.json"
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/modern.config.ts"       "$TARGET_DIR/modern.config.ts"
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/module-federation.config.ts" "$TARGET_DIR/module-federation.config.ts"
+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"
+
+# Customer-specific Dockerfile (different defaults than ours)
+cp    "$SRC_DIR/Dockerfile.react"       "$TARGET_DIR/Dockerfile"
+
+# 3. Copy deployment configs alongside the app
+if [ -d "$SRC_DIR/deployment" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment"
+  cp -R "$SRC_DIR/deployment/." "$DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment/"
+fi
+
+# 4. Cleanup artifacts that shouldn't ship
+find "$TARGET_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.png" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/src/server/middleware/"*.test.ts 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/ci" 2>/dev/null || true     # our pipeline scripts; not for customer
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/phase-0" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f  "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/screenshot-diff.ts" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f  "$TARGET_DIR/playwright-angular.config.ts" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/tests/e2e-angular" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/tests/parity" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/tests/ci" 2>/dev/null || true       # our bash unit tests; not for customer
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/.gitea" 2>/dev/null || true         # our workflows; not for customer
+rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/docs/superpowers" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# 5. Ensure .dockerignore exists at target
+if [ ! -f "$TARGET_DIR/.dockerignore" ]; then
+  cat > "$TARGET_DIR/.dockerignore" <<'EOF'
+node_modules
+dist
+coverage
+test-results
+playwright-report
+.playwright-mcp
+*.png
+*.md
+.git
+.claude
+.gstack
+EOF
+fi
+
+echo "ok: sync complete"
diff --git a/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh b/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh
index dad4fb52..6772b087 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh
@@ -1,142 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# sync-to-flights-front.sh — local dev convenience wrapper.
+#
+# Calls scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh with the local sibling-repo default.
+# CI uses scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh directly with a fresh clone target.
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Sync the React app from this repo to the flights-front deployment repo.
-#
-# Usage:
-#   ./scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh [target-dir]
-#
-# Default target: /Users/gnezim/_projects/tims/flights-front/Aeroflot.Flights.Front
-#
-# The deploy repo has the shape:
-#   flights-front/
-#     Aeroflot.Flights.Front/   ← app source (target of this sync)
-#     deployment/               ← k8s manifests, ci scripts, etc.
-# Anything under this repo's top-level deployment/ is copied to the
-# sibling deployment/ in the deploy repo so cluster config lives with
-# the source that consumes its env vars.
-
 SRC_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 TARGET_DIR="${1:-/Users/gnezim/_projects/tims/flights-front/Aeroflot.Flights.Front}"
+
+"$SRC_DIR/scripts/ci/sync-to-gitlab.sh" "$TARGET_DIR"
+
 DEPLOY_ROOT="$(cd "$TARGET_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 
-if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Error: target directory does not exist: $TARGET_DIR"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Syncing: $SRC_DIR → $TARGET_DIR"
-echo "         $SRC_DIR/deployment → $DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment"
-echo ""
-
-# ── Step 1: Clean target (preserve node_modules, .git, .dockerignore) ────────
-
-echo "1/6  Cleaning target directory..."
-find "$TARGET_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \
-  ! -name "node_modules" \
-  ! -name ".dockerignore" \
-  -exec rm -rf {} +
-
-# ── Step 2: Copy source files ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-echo "2/6  Copying source files..."
-
-# App source & config
-cp -r "$SRC_DIR/src"                    "$TARGET_DIR/src"
-cp -r "$SRC_DIR/tests"                  "$TARGET_DIR/tests"
-cp -r "$SRC_DIR/scripts"                "$TARGET_DIR/scripts"
-# Modern.js publicDir — fonts, images, leaflet icons, favicons. Copied to
-# dist/standalone/public/ at build time. Without these the app serves the
-# SPA index for /assets/** and breaks @font-face, img references, tile icons.
-cp -r "$SRC_DIR/config"                 "$TARGET_DIR/config"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/package.json"           "$TARGET_DIR/package.json"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/pnpm-lock.yaml"         "$TARGET_DIR/pnpm-lock.yaml"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/tsconfig.json"          "$TARGET_DIR/tsconfig.json"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/modern.config.ts"       "$TARGET_DIR/modern.config.ts"
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/module-federation.config.ts" "$TARGET_DIR/module-federation.config.ts"
-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"
-
-# Dockerfile — use the SSR-specific one
-cp    "$SRC_DIR/Dockerfile.react"       "$TARGET_DIR/Dockerfile"
-
-# ── Step 3: Copy deployment configs to the sibling deployment/ dir ──────────
-
-echo "3/6  Copying deployment configs..."
-
-if [ -d "$SRC_DIR/deployment" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment"
-  # Mirror deployment/ without nuking unrelated files under the deploy
-  # repo's deployment dir — copy contents, don't wipe the target.
-  cp -R "$SRC_DIR/deployment/." "$DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment/"
-  echo "     copied $(find "$SRC_DIR/deployment" -type f | wc -l | tr -d ' ') file(s) into $DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment"
-else
-  echo "     (no deployment/ dir in source repo — skipping)"
-fi
-
-# ── Step 4: Clean up artifacts that shouldn't be in the target ────────────────
-
-echo "4/6  Cleaning up artifacts..."
-
-# Remove debug screenshots
-find "$TARGET_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.png" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Remove Angular-specific files that may have leaked
-rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/src/server/middleware/"*.test.ts 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Remove this sync script from the target (it's only needed in the source repo)
-rm -f "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/sync-to-flights-front.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Remove dev-server proxy script (flights-front has its own deployment)
-# Keep it — it's useful for local dev
-
-# Remove Angular comparison scripts
-rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/phase-0" 2>/dev/null || true
-rm -f  "$TARGET_DIR/scripts/screenshot-diff.ts" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Remove playwright-angular config if copied
-rm -f "$TARGET_DIR/playwright-angular.config.ts" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Remove test files that reference Angular
-rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/tests/e2e-angular" 2>/dev/null || true
-rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR/tests/parity" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# ── Step 5: Ensure .dockerignore exists ──────────────────────────────────────
-
-echo "5/6  Ensuring .dockerignore..."
-
-if [ ! -f "$TARGET_DIR/.dockerignore" ]; then
-  cat > "$TARGET_DIR/.dockerignore" << 'DOCKERIGNORE'
-node_modules
-dist
-coverage
-test-results
-playwright-report
-.playwright-mcp
-*.png
-*.md
-.git
-.claude
-.gstack
-DOCKERIGNORE
-fi
-
-# ── Step 6: Summary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-echo "6/6  Done!"
-echo ""
-echo "Synced app files:"
-ls -1 "$TARGET_DIR" | grep -v node_modules
-if [ -d "$DEPLOY_ROOT/deployment" ]; then
-  echo ""
-  echo "Synced deployment files:"
-  (cd "$DEPLOY_ROOT" && find deployment -type f | sort)
-fi
-echo ""
+echo
+echo "Synced app files at $TARGET_DIR"
+echo
 echo "Next steps:"
 echo "  cd $TARGET_DIR"
 echo "  pnpm install    # if lock file changed"