diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,11 +38,19 @@ go.work.sum
 # canonical record lives in commit messages and the running code).
 docs/superpowers/
 
-# Per-machine Claude Code settings + remember-skill memory artifacts.
-# Both are operator-scoped; the canonical project memory lives under
-# ~/.claude/projects/ outside the repo.
+# Per-machine Claude Code settings + remember-skill memory artifacts +
+# project-level Claude/AI instruction files. All operator-scoped; the
+# canonical project memory lives under ~/.claude/projects/ outside the
+# repo. CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md/GEMINI.md stay on the operator's machine
+# only — they're tool-specific working notes, not project artifacts.
 .claude/
 .remember/
+CLAUDE.md
+AGENTS.md
+GEMINI.md
+.cursorrules
+.windsurfrules
+.aider.conf.yml
 
 # Flutter
 flutter_client/.dart_tool/
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@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-# Minstrel — Claude working instructions
-
-## Porting discipline (HARD RULE — overrides default behavior)
-
-The Android native client (`android/`) is a **port of the Flutter client**
-(`flutter_client/`). The Flutter client is the source of truth for behavior,
-layout, copy, and data flow. When building or fixing any Android feature that
-exists in Flutter:
-
-1. **Read the Flutter source FIRST.** Open the actual `flutter_client/lib/...`
-   file(s) for the feature before writing any Kotlin. Do not work from memory,
-   from a summary, or from an assumption about "the shape." If you have not
-   opened the Flutter file in this session, you have not earned the right to
-   write the Android version.
-
-2. **Replicate the user-visible behavior exactly; implement it idiomatically.**
-   Match what the user sees and feels: layout structure, section order, empty/
-   loading/error states, copy strings, edge cases, and — critically — the
-   **responsiveness** (the app caches to make the UI feel instant; preserve
-   that). But you do NOT have to copy Flutter's *implementation*. Flutter uses
-   drift `watch()` + Riverpod `invalidate`; the well-supported Android idioms
-   are Room + Flow, Compose state, WorkManager, Media3. **Prefer the native
-   mechanism that delivers the same or better UX** over a literal transliteration
-   of the Dart. Exact on behavior + feel; idiomatic on structure. If a more
-   native approach genuinely improves the experience, do that (and note it in
-   the parity map as an intentional, better-supported divergence).
-
-3. **Never silently substitute a different design.** If the faithful port seems
-   hard, blocked, or impossible, STOP and verify by reading more of the Flutter
-   source + the Android data layer. The blocker is usually wrong — the data or
-   API you think is missing is often already there (e.g. `audio_cache_index`
-   already carried `lastPlayedAt`; the offline pool was never actually blocked).
-   If after reading it is genuinely blocked, **raise it as a question** rather
-   than shipping a scoped-down or alternative design.
-
-4. **Quote the Flutter file when you start a feature.** Lead the work with
-   "Here's `flutter_client/lib/<path>` — here's what it does — here's the
-   Android port," so divergence is caught before code is written, not after.
-
-5. **Keep the parity map current.** `docs/superpowers/parity-map.md` maps every
-   feature → Flutter source path → Android target → status. Re-read the relevant
-   row before porting; update it after. This is the durable reference — rely on
-   it, not on session memory, because context gets compacted on long sessions.
-
-## Repo conventions (already in force)
-
-- **No GitHub — Gitea only.** PR/issue ops via the gitea MCP (server lives at
-  git.fabledsword.com, migrated from Forgejo); CI runs under `.gitea/workflows/`.
-  Never use `gh` or github.com URLs.
-- **Git flow:** work on `dev` → PR to protected `main` → tag release. Never push
-  to `main`.
-- **No in-task tests/builds.** Do not run flutter/gradle/npm `test`/`build`/
-  `analyze` during implementation — CI verifies. Codegen scripts only.
-- **CI is operator-side.** After `git push origin dev`, the operator reports the
-  result; don't poll Gitea.
-- **Specs/plans/audits/parity-map live local.** `docs/superpowers/` is
-  `.gitignored` — save there for operator review; never commit those.
-- **detekt gates CI.** Watch the recurring ones: 60-line `LongMethod`,
-  11-function-per-file `TooManyFunctions` (use `@file:Suppress` with a one-line
-  rationale for Compose-helper density), `ReturnCount` ≤ 2, `MagicNumber`,
-  `MatchingDeclarationName`. Keep lines ≤ 100 chars.
-
-## Android port shape (quick reference)
-
-- Screens: `*Screen.kt` with the `@HiltViewModel` inline at the top of the file.
-- Repositories: `*/data/*Repository.kt`. Wire models: `models/wire/*Wire.kt`.
-  Domain models: `models/*.kt`.
-- App-lifetime singletons start via the "construct-the-singleton trick" — an
-  `@Inject lateinit var` in `MinstrelApplication` whose `init {}` wires up.
-- Server errors are `{"error":{"code":"...","message":"..."}}`; surface them
-  through `ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e)`, never raw `e.message`.
-- Cross-device reactivity: collect `EventsStream.events` filtered by `kind`.