diff --git a/paperforge/services/skill_deploy.py b/paperforge/services/skill_deploy.py
index 66076b09..48782d5a 100644
--- a/paperforge/services/skill_deploy.py
+++ b/paperforge/services/skill_deploy.py
@@ -69,15 +69,13 @@ def deploy_skills(
     else:
         errors.append("Skills source not found in package")
 
-    # ── Deploy AGENTS.md ──
+    # ── Deploy AGENTS.md (only if it does not exist — users customise it) ──
     agents_ok = False
     agents_src = source_root.parent / "AGENTS.md"
     if agents_src.exists():
         try:
             agents_dst = vault / "AGENTS.md"
-            if overwrite and agents_dst.exists():
-                agents_dst.unlink()
-            if overwrite or not agents_dst.exists():
+            if not agents_dst.exists():
                 shutil.copy2(agents_src, agents_dst)
             agents_ok = True
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/paperforge/setup_wizard.py b/paperforge/setup_wizard.py
index 2dc98d55..f3cee713 100644
--- a/paperforge/setup_wizard.py
+++ b/paperforge/setup_wizard.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def headless_setup(
     skill_result = _deploy_skills_service(
         vault=vault,
         agent_key=agent_key,
-        overwrite=False,
+        overwrite=True,
     )
     if skill_result["skill_deployed"]:
         print("    [OK] literature-qa skill deployed")