diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53171c8375..357feca35a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 /.claude/tmp/
 /.claude/worktrees/
 
-# Per-worktree agent scratch (PR bodies, logs, notes); see the quest-start skill.
-/.scratch/
-
 # IDE
 .idea
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 15b5547d3f..b2b1a72ef8 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Wire changes should be backwards compatible for any *published* drafts/versions.
 
 Before starting, `git fetch origin` and set the upstream to the base branch.
 If a published API break requires `dev`, retarget the PR to `dev`, set the upstream to `origin/dev`, then rebase onto it.
-Write scratch files (PR bodies, logs, notes) to the worktree's gitignored `.scratch/`, never a directory other agents share.
+Pass PR bodies to `gh` on stdin (`--body-file -`); never write to a directory other agents share.
 
 Use the Nix dev shell so tooling matches CI.
 direnv loads it automatically, but if not: `nix develop --command ...`.