diff --git a/examples/mcp-app/agent-bundle.config.ts b/examples/mcp-app/agent-bundle.config.ts
index 54ac496f4..2072b0928 100644
--- a/examples/mcp-app/agent-bundle.config.ts
+++ b/examples/mcp-app/agent-bundle.config.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
   scripts: {
     'check-service-fixture': './src/scripts/check-service-fixture.ts',
   },
-  skills: ['skills/service-readiness'],
   targets: ['portable', 'codex', 'claude'],
 });
diff --git a/examples/skills-starter/README.md b/examples/skills-starter/README.md
index df807fbe3..a27deebdd 100644
--- a/examples/skills-starter/README.md
+++ b/examples/skills-starter/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ required. Both eval suites are deterministic and read only checked-in fixtures.
 
 ## What is authored
 
-- `agent-bundle.config.ts` declares the plugin, its three Skills, and portable, Codex,
-  and Claude targets.
+- `agent-bundle.config.ts` declares the plugin and its portable, Codex, and
+  Claude targets. The Skills are not listed there: every `skills/*/SKILL.md`
+  directory is discovered automatically by convention.
 - `skills/incident-triage/SKILL.md` guides a production incident from first
   signal through containment, evidence collection, and a handoff-ready update.
 - `skills/dependency-upgrade/SKILL.md` plans dependency upgrades with API,
diff --git a/examples/skills-starter/agent-bundle.config.ts b/examples/skills-starter/agent-bundle.config.ts
index d6ae69a06..d6e7a2de1 100644
--- a/examples/skills-starter/agent-bundle.config.ts
+++ b/examples/skills-starter/agent-bundle.config.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
     name: 'skills-starter',
     version: '1.0.0',
   },
-  skills: [
-    'skills/dependency-upgrade',
-    'skills/incident-triage',
-    'skills/release-review',
-  ],
   targets: ['portable', 'codex', 'claude'],
 });