diff --git a/docs/PRIORITY-HANDOFF-ISO-SPAWN-COST.md b/docs/PRIORITY-HANDOFF-ISO-SPAWN-COST.md
index fdbf89b..4481cda 100644
--- a/docs/PRIORITY-HANDOFF-ISO-SPAWN-COST.md
+++ b/docs/PRIORITY-HANDOFF-ISO-SPAWN-COST.md
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ Gate 1 (passive service) is unproven.
 
 ### What's done (build wiring)
 
-| Artifact / step      | Location                                         | Status                                                                                         |
-| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| staging script       | `scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh`                   | done — copies `colibri-daemon`, `colibri`, `colibri-test-agent`, rc.d, newsyslog, creates dirs |
-| rc.d script          | `packaging/freebsd/colibri_daemon.in`            | done — `start_precmd`, pidfile, daemon(8) wrapper, `COLIBRI_COST_MODE` propagation             |
-| newsyslog config     | `packaging/freebsd/newsyslog-colibri.conf`       | done                                                                                           |
-| rc.conf.sample       | generated by staging script                      | done                                                                                           |
-| acceptance runbook   | `docs/ISO-ACCEPTANCE-RUNBOOK.md`                 | done                                                                                           |
-| build integration    | clawdie-iso `build.sh::install_colibri_service`  | done — calls `stage-colibri-iso.sh` against the image root                                     |
-| `colibri` user/group | clawdie-iso `build.sh` (`pw useradd colibri`)    | done — created in the image during build                                                       |
-| service enable       | clawdie-iso `build.sh` (`colibri_daemon_enable`) | done — written into image rc.conf                                                              |
-| prebuilt binaries    | build-host Rust toolchain (preflight-gated)      | done — `build.sh` stages prebuilt release binaries and fails preflight if missing              |
+| Artifact / step      | Location                                         | Status                                                                                                                           |
+| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| staging script       | clawdie-iso `scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh`       | done — copies `colibri-daemon`, `colibri`, `colibri-test-agent`, rc.d, newsyslog, creates dirs (canonical; lives in clawdie-iso) |
+| rc.d script          | `packaging/freebsd/colibri_daemon.in`            | done — `start_precmd`, pidfile, daemon(8) wrapper, `COLIBRI_COST_MODE` propagation                                               |
+| newsyslog config     | `packaging/freebsd/newsyslog-colibri.conf`       | done                                                                                                                             |
+| rc.conf.sample       | generated by staging script                      | done                                                                                                                             |
+| acceptance runbook   | `docs/ISO-ACCEPTANCE-RUNBOOK.md`                 | done                                                                                                                             |
+| build integration    | clawdie-iso `build.sh::install_colibri_service`  | done — calls `stage-colibri-iso.sh` against the image root                                                                       |
+| `colibri` user/group | clawdie-iso `build.sh` (`pw useradd colibri`)    | done — created in the image during build                                                                                         |
+| service enable       | clawdie-iso `build.sh` (`colibri_daemon_enable`) | done — written into image rc.conf                                                                                                |
+| prebuilt binaries    | build-host Rust toolchain (preflight-gated)      | done — `build.sh` stages prebuilt release binaries and fails preflight if missing                                                |
 
 ### What's missing (boot/runtime validation)
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Gate 1 (passive service) is unproven.
 
 ### Key files
 
-- `scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh` — the staging script (dir creation, bin copy, rc.d install, rc.conf.sample generation)
+- clawdie-iso `scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh` — the staging script (dir creation, bin copy, rc.d install, rc.conf.sample generation). Canonical copy lives in clawdie-iso; the colibri repo no longer keeps a duplicate.
 - `packaging/freebsd/colibri_daemon.in` — rc.d script
 - `docs/ISO-ACCEPTANCE-RUNBOOK.md` — acceptance commands to run on the booted image
 - `docs/FREEBSD-BUILD-LANE-HANDOFF.md` — step-by-step build/boot/validate handoff for the FreeBSD agent
diff --git a/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh b/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 11978b2..0000000
--- a/scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Stage Colibri FreeBSD service files into an ISO/image root.
-#
-# Usage:
-#   cargo build --workspace --release
-#   scripts/stage-colibri-iso.sh /path/to/image-root
-#
-# Optional env:
-#   COLIBRI_STAGE_CHOWN=1        # chown service dirs to colibri:colibri (requires root)
-#   COLIBRI_STAGE_INCLUDE_TUI=0  # skip colibri-tui even when built
-#   COLIBRI_STAGE_ENABLE=YES     # value written in rc.conf sample (default: NO)
-
-set -eu
-
-if [ "${1:-}" = "" ]; then
-    echo "usage: $0 DESTDIR" >&2
-    exit 64
-fi
-
-DESTDIR=$1
-ROOT=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
-TARGET=${CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-"$ROOT/target"}/release
-
-BIN_DIR="$DESTDIR/usr/local/bin"
-RC_DIR="$DESTDIR/usr/local/etc/rc.d"
-ETC_DIR="$DESTDIR/usr/local/etc/colibri"
-NEWSYSLOG_DIR="$DESTDIR/usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d"
-DB_DIR="$DESTDIR/var/db/colibri"
-RUN_DIR="$DESTDIR/var/run/colibri"
-LOG_DIR="$DESTDIR/var/log/colibri"
-
-require_bin() {
-    if [ ! -x "$TARGET/$1" ]; then
-        echo "missing $TARGET/$1; run: cargo build --workspace --release" >&2
-        exit 66
-    fi
-}
-
-copy_bin() {
-    require_bin "$1"
-    install -m 0555 "$TARGET/$1" "$BIN_DIR/$1"
-}
-
-mkdir -p "$BIN_DIR" "$RC_DIR" "$ETC_DIR" "$NEWSYSLOG_DIR" "$DB_DIR" "$RUN_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
-
-copy_bin colibri-daemon
-copy_bin colibri
-copy_bin colibri-test-agent
-
-if [ "${COLIBRI_STAGE_INCLUDE_TUI:-1}" != "0" ] && [ -x "$TARGET/colibri-tui" ]; then
-    copy_bin colibri-tui
-fi
-
-install -m 0555 "$ROOT/packaging/freebsd/colibri_daemon.in" \
-    "$RC_DIR/colibri_daemon"
-
-install -m 0644 "$ROOT/packaging/freebsd/newsyslog-colibri.conf" \
-    "$NEWSYSLOG_DIR/colibri.conf"
-
-cat > "$ETC_DIR/rc.conf.sample" <<EOF
-# Colibri control plane service defaults for the Clawdie ISO.
-# Copy or merge into /etc/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.d/colibri_daemon.
-colibri_daemon_enable="${COLIBRI_STAGE_ENABLE:-NO}"
-colibri_daemon_user="colibri"
-colibri_daemon_group="colibri"
-colibri_daemon_data_dir="/var/db/colibri"
-colibri_daemon_run_dir="/var/run/colibri"
-colibri_daemon_socket="/var/run/colibri/colibri.sock"
-colibri_daemon_db_path="/var/db/colibri/colibri.sqlite"
-colibri_daemon_logfile="/var/log/colibri/daemon.log"
-colibri_daemon_host="\$(/bin/hostname)"
-colibri_daemon_cost_mode="smart"
-EOF
-
-cat > "$ETC_DIR/README.iso" <<'EOF'
-Colibri ISO staging notes
-=========================
-
-Required service account on the target system:
-
-  pw groupadd colibri
-  pw useradd colibri -g colibri -d /var/db/colibri -s /usr/sbin/nologin
-
-Runtime validation:
-
-  service colibri_daemon start
-  colibri status
-  colibri create-task --title "iso check"
-  colibri list-tasks --status queued
-  service colibri_daemon stop
-EOF
-
-chmod 0750 "$DB_DIR" "$RUN_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
-
-if [ "${COLIBRI_STAGE_CHOWN:-0}" = "1" ]; then
-    chown colibri:colibri "$DB_DIR" "$RUN_DIR" "$LOG_DIR"
-fi
-
-cat <<EOF
-Staged Colibri into: $DESTDIR
-
-Installed:
-  /usr/local/bin/colibri-daemon
-  /usr/local/bin/colibri
-  /usr/local/bin/colibri-test-agent
-  /usr/local/etc/rc.d/colibri_daemon
-  /usr/local/etc/colibri/rc.conf.sample
-  /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/colibri.conf
-
-Next image integration steps:
-  1. Ensure colibri user/group exists in the image.
-  2. Merge rc.conf.sample into /etc/rc.conf.d/colibri_daemon or /etc/rc.conf.
-  3. Boot image and run docs/ISO-ACCEPTANCE-RUNBOOK.md.
-EOF