diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/README.md b/packages/coding-agent/README.md
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--- a/packages/coding-agent/README.md
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@@ -1117,8 +1117,6 @@ Never use `__dirname` directly for package assets.
 
 `/debug` (hidden) writes rendered lines with ANSI codes to `~/.pi/agent/pi-debug.log` for TUI debugging, as well as the last set of messages that were sent to the LLM.
 
-For architecture and contribution guidelines, see [DEVELOPMENT.md](./DEVELOPMENT.md).
-
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 ## License