diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-family-review-status.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-family-review-status.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9bcfeb..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-family-review-status.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-name: Cross-Family Review Status
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, ready_for_review]
-
-permissions:
-  statuses: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: cross-family-review-status-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  seed-status:
-    name: Seed external review status
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Post pending cross-family review status
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-          EVENT_ACTION: ${{ github.event.action }}
-        run: |
-          # This workflow runs from the base branch copy and deliberately does
-          # not check out or execute PR code. It only seeds the external status.
-          description="Waiting for exact-head cross-family adversarial review"
-          if [ "${EVENT_ACTION}" = "ready_for_review" ]; then
-            description="Ready-state exact-head cross-family review required"
-          fi
-
-          gh api --method POST "repos/${GH_REPO}/statuses/${HEAD_SHA}" \
-            -f state=pending \
-            -f context=cross-family-adversarial-review \
-            -f target_url="${PR_URL}" \
-            -f description="${description}"
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 8654f1c..8d9b2e0 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Universal Go Agent abstraction for the hive. Preserve identity, lifecycle, trust
 - Verify: `make verify`
 
 ## Rules
+- Use the installed canonical `transpara-tlc` skill for software changes; do not copy its policy or implementation into this repository.
 - Every externally meaningful state change must remain observable as a signed event.
 - Preserve immutable ID semantics; names are for humans, IDs are for systems.
 - Do not bypass lifecycle guards for retired or suspended agents.