diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
deleted file mode 120000
index f72b45744..000000000
--- a/.claude/CLAUDE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.openclaw/AGENTS.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
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index 000000000..687427332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Claude Workspace Instructions
+
+Before doing any work in this repository, read these files in full:
+
+- `IDENTITY.md`
+- `MEMORY.md`
+- `SOUL.md`
+- `TOOLS.md`
+- `USER.md`
+
+Use them as the workspace context for identity, user preferences, memory, local tools, and operating conventions.
+
+Additional workspace folders:
+
+- `skills/` — skills available for tasks in this repository.
+- `memory/` — persisted notes and references for this workspace.
diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 283abda8b..000000000
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "hooks": {
-    "SessionStart": [
-      {
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "content=\"\"; for f in .claude/SOUL.md .claude/USER.md .claude/MEMORY.md .claude/IDENTITY.md .claude/TOOLS.md; do if [ -f \"$f\" ]; then content=\"$content\\n--- $f ---\\n$(cat \"$f\")\"; fi; done; jq -n --arg ctx \"$content\" '{hookSpecificOutput: {hookEventName: \"SessionStart\", additionalContext: $ctx}}'",
-            "timeout": 10,
-            "statusMessage": "Loading SOUL.md, USER.md, MEMORY.md, IDENTITY.md, TOOLS.md..."
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/.codex/CODEX.md b/.codex/CODEX.md
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index f72b45744..000000000
--- a/.codex/CODEX.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.openclaw/AGENTS.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.codex/CODEX.md b/.codex/CODEX.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..687427332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codex/CODEX.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Claude Workspace Instructions
+
+Before doing any work in this repository, read these files in full:
+
+- `IDENTITY.md`
+- `MEMORY.md`
+- `SOUL.md`
+- `TOOLS.md`
+- `USER.md`
+
+Use them as the workspace context for identity, user preferences, memory, local tools, and operating conventions.
+
+Additional workspace folders:
+
+- `skills/` — skills available for tasks in this repository.
+- `memory/` — persisted notes and references for this workspace.
diff --git a/.codex/config.toml b/.codex/config.toml
index 2f0520b36..27b305730 100644
--- a/.codex/config.toml
+++ b/.codex/config.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@
 # Codex currently supports one explicit instruction entrypoint file.
 # That file can then instruct Codex to read additional local files at session start.
 model_instructions_file = "CODEX.md"
-project_doc_fallback_filenames = ["AGENTS.md", "IDENTITY.md", "MEMORY.md", "SOUL.md", "TOOLS.md", "USER.md"]
-project_doc_max_bytes = 131072
diff --git a/.kiro/steering/AGENTS.md b/.kiro/steering/AGENTS.md
deleted file mode 120000
index f31f9c1cd..000000000
--- a/.kiro/steering/AGENTS.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.openclaw/AGENTS.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kiro/steering/KIRO.md b/.kiro/steering/KIRO.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..687427332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kiro/steering/KIRO.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Claude Workspace Instructions
+
+Before doing any work in this repository, read these files in full:
+
+- `IDENTITY.md`
+- `MEMORY.md`
+- `SOUL.md`
+- `TOOLS.md`
+- `USER.md`
+
+Use them as the workspace context for identity, user preferences, memory, local tools, and operating conventions.
+
+Additional workspace folders:
+
+- `skills/` — skills available for tasks in this repository.
+- `memory/` — persisted notes and references for this workspace.