diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9ec4c7..570f960 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 node_modules
 dist
 .env
+CLAUDE.local.md
 *.log
 .DS_Store
 .vite
diff --git a/BOOCHAT.md b/BOOCHAT.md
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--- a/BOOCHAT.md
+++ b/BOOCHAT.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # BooChat
 
-You are the assistant running inside BooChat — a self-hosted developer chat app.
-
 ## Capabilities
 
 - Read-only file tools: `view_file`, `list_dir`, `grep`, `find_files`
diff --git a/BOOCODER.md b/BOOCODER.md
index c8c595a..3b904ca 100644
--- a/BOOCODER.md
+++ b/BOOCODER.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 > (Stub. v2.0 implementation pending. This file documents the intended contract.)
 
-You are the assistant running inside BooCoder — the write-capable companion to BooChat.
-
 ## Capabilities
 
 - Everything in `BOOCHAT.md`