diff --git a/.mcp.json b/.mcp.json
index 65df19a128..dec5702385 100644
--- a/.mcp.json
+++ b/.mcp.json
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
         "toolchain/mcp/acin-mcp.mjs"
       ]
     },
-    "fleet": {
-      "type": "stdio",
-      "command": "node",
-      "args": [
-        "slab/bin/fleet-mcp.mjs"
-      ]
-    },
     "illy": {
       "type": "stdio",
       "command": "node",
@@ -28,27 +21,6 @@
         "toolchain/mcp/slack-mcp.sh"
       ]
     },
-    "chat": {
-      "type": "stdio",
-      "command": "node",
-      "args": [
-        "slab/bin/chat-mcp.mjs"
-      ]
-    },
-    "prox": {
-      "type": "stdio",
-      "command": "node",
-      "args": [
-        "slab/bin/prox-mcp.mjs"
-      ]
-    },
-    "paper": {
-      "type": "stdio",
-      "command": "node",
-      "args": [
-        "slab/bin/paper-mcp.mjs"
-      ]
-    },
     "instagram": {
       "type": "stdio",
       "command": "node",
@@ -78,4 +50,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/toolchain/mcp/install-daemons.sh b/toolchain/mcp/install-daemons.sh
index 9f469d59fd..30b3d6a1a3 100755
--- a/toolchain/mcp/install-daemons.sh
+++ b/toolchain/mcp/install-daemons.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ while read -r name port script; do
   write_plist "$name" "computer.aesthetic.$name-mcp" "$REPO/$script" "$port"
   echo "✓ $name-mcp → 127.0.0.1:$port"
   if [ "$HAVE_CLAUDE" = 1 ]; then
-    # Local scope shadows the stdio entry of the same name in .mcp.json.
+    # These daemon servers live only at local scope pointing at the running
+    # http front; they were removed from .mcp.json so newer Claude Code does not
+    # flag a project-vs-local endpoint conflict. Remove-then-add is idempotent.
     claude mcp remove "$name" --scope local >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
     claude mcp add --transport http --scope local "$name" "http://127.0.0.1:$port/mcp" >/dev/null
     echo "  ↳ claude → http://127.0.0.1:$port/mcp (local scope)"