diff --git a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/index.ts b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/index.ts
index ac0726ad..7a0aea51 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Operational fields:
 
 Notes:
 - Prompts are piped via stdin (Codex receives "-" prompt argument).
-- Paperclip auto-injects local skills into Codex personal skills dir ("$CODEX_HOME/skills" or "~/.codex/skills") when missing, so Codex can discover "$paperclip" and related skills.
+- Paperclip injects desired local skills into the active workspace's ".agents/skills" directory at execution time so Codex can discover "$paperclip" and related skills without coupling them to the user's login home.
 - Some model/tool combinations reject certain effort levels (for example minimal with web search enabled).
 - When Paperclip realizes a workspace/runtime for a run, it injects PAPERCLIP_WORKSPACE_* and PAPERCLIP_RUNTIME_* env vars for agent-side tooling.
 `;
diff --git a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
index 2a5c1c55..829cb6a5 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   ensurePathInEnv,
   readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries,
   resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
-  removeMaintainerOnlySkillSymlinks,
   renderTemplate,
   joinPromptSections,
   runChildProcess,
@@ -136,6 +135,10 @@ async function pruneBrokenUnavailablePaperclipSkillSymlinks(
   }
 }
 
+function resolveCodexWorkspaceSkillsDir(cwd: string): string {
+  return path.join(cwd, ".agents", "skills");
+}
+
 type EnsureCodexSkillsInjectedOptions = {
   skillsHome?: string;
   skillsEntries?: Array<{ key: string; runtimeName: string; source: string }>;
@@ -154,18 +157,8 @@ export async function ensureCodexSkillsInjected(
   const skillsEntries = allSkillsEntries.filter((entry) => desiredSet.has(entry.key));
   if (skillsEntries.length === 0) return;
 
-  const skillsHome = options.skillsHome ?? path.join(resolveCodexHomeDir(process.env), "skills");
+  const skillsHome = options.skillsHome ?? resolveCodexWorkspaceSkillsDir(process.cwd());
   await fs.mkdir(skillsHome, { recursive: true });
-  const removedSkills = await removeMaintainerOnlySkillSymlinks(
-    skillsHome,
-    skillsEntries.map((entry) => entry.runtimeName),
-  );
-  for (const skillName of removedSkills) {
-    await onLog(
-      "stdout",
-      `[paperclip] Removed maintainer-only Codex skill "${skillName}" from ${skillsHome}\n`,
-    );
-  }
   const linkSkill = options.linkSkill;
   for (const entry of skillsEntries) {
     const target = path.join(skillsHome, entry.runtimeName);
@@ -279,10 +272,11 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     configuredCodexHome ? null : await prepareWorktreeCodexHome(process.env, onLog, agent.companyId);
   const defaultCodexHome = resolveCodexHomeDir(process.env, agent.companyId);
   const effectiveCodexHome = configuredCodexHome ?? preparedWorktreeCodexHome ?? defaultCodexHome;
+  const codexWorkspaceSkillsDir = resolveCodexWorkspaceSkillsDir(cwd);
   await ensureCodexSkillsInjected(
     onLog,
     {
-      skillsHome: path.join(effectiveCodexHome, "skills"),
+      skillsHome: codexWorkspaceSkillsDir,
       skillsEntries: codexSkillEntries,
       desiredSkillNames,
     },
diff --git a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
index c4c38fcb..459a6caf 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
@@ -1,91 +1,82 @@
-import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type {
   AdapterSkillContext,
+  AdapterSkillEntry,
   AdapterSkillSnapshot,
 } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils";
 import {
-  buildPersistentSkillSnapshot,
-  ensurePaperclipSkillSymlink,
   readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries,
-  readInstalledSkillTargets,
   resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
 } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
-import { resolveCodexHomeDir } from "./codex-home.js";
 
 const __moduleDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
-function asString(value: unknown): string | null {
-  return typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
-}
-
-function resolveCodexSkillsHome(config: Record<string, unknown>, companyId?: string) {
-  const env =
-    typeof config.env === "object" && config.env !== null && !Array.isArray(config.env)
-      ? (config.env as Record<string, unknown>)
-      : {};
-  const configuredCodexHome = asString(env.CODEX_HOME);
-  const home = configuredCodexHome
-    ? path.resolve(configuredCodexHome)
-    : resolveCodexHomeDir(process.env, companyId);
-  return path.join(home, "skills");
-}
-
 async function buildCodexSkillSnapshot(
   config: Record<string, unknown>,
-  companyId?: string,
 ): Promise<AdapterSkillSnapshot> {
   const availableEntries = await readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries(config, __moduleDir);
+  const availableByKey = new Map(availableEntries.map((entry) => [entry.key, entry]));
   const desiredSkills = resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames(config, availableEntries);
-  const skillsHome = resolveCodexSkillsHome(config, companyId);
-  const installed = await readInstalledSkillTargets(skillsHome);
-  return buildPersistentSkillSnapshot({
+  const desiredSet = new Set(desiredSkills);
+  const entries: AdapterSkillEntry[] = availableEntries.map((entry) => ({
+    key: entry.key,
+    runtimeName: entry.runtimeName,
+    desired: desiredSet.has(entry.key),
+    managed: true,
+    state: desiredSet.has(entry.key) ? "configured" : "available",
+    origin: entry.required ? "paperclip_required" : "company_managed",
+    originLabel: entry.required ? "Required by Paperclip" : "Managed by Paperclip",
+    readOnly: false,
+    sourcePath: entry.source,
+    targetPath: null,
+    detail: desiredSet.has(entry.key)
+      ? "Will be linked into the workspace .agents/skills directory on the next run."
+      : null,
+    required: Boolean(entry.required),
+    requiredReason: entry.requiredReason ?? null,
+  }));
+  const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const desiredSkill of desiredSkills) {
+    if (availableByKey.has(desiredSkill)) continue;
+    warnings.push(`Desired skill "${desiredSkill}" is not available from the Paperclip skills directory.`);
+    entries.push({
+      key: desiredSkill,
+      runtimeName: null,
+      desired: true,
+      managed: true,
+      state: "missing",
+      origin: "external_unknown",
+      originLabel: "External or unavailable",
+      readOnly: false,
+      sourcePath: null,
+      targetPath: null,
+      detail: "Paperclip cannot find this skill in the local runtime skills directory.",
+    });
+  }
+
+  entries.sort((left, right) => left.key.localeCompare(right.key));
+
+  return {
     adapterType: "codex_local",
-    availableEntries,
+    supported: true,
+    mode: "ephemeral",
     desiredSkills,
-    installed,
-    skillsHome,
-    locationLabel: "$CODEX_HOME/skills",
-    missingDetail: "Configured but not currently linked into the Codex skills home.",
-    externalConflictDetail: "Skill name is occupied by an external installation.",
-    externalDetail: "Installed outside Paperclip management.",
-  });
+    entries,
+    warnings,
+  };
 }
 
 export async function listCodexSkills(ctx: AdapterSkillContext): Promise<AdapterSkillSnapshot> {
-  return buildCodexSkillSnapshot(ctx.config, ctx.companyId);
+  return buildCodexSkillSnapshot(ctx.config);
 }
 
 export async function syncCodexSkills(
   ctx: AdapterSkillContext,
-  desiredSkills: string[],
+  _desiredSkills: string[],
 ): Promise<AdapterSkillSnapshot> {
-  const availableEntries = await readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries(ctx.config, __moduleDir);
-  const desiredSet = new Set([
-    ...desiredSkills,
-    ...availableEntries.filter((entry) => entry.required).map((entry) => entry.key),
-  ]);
-  const skillsHome = resolveCodexSkillsHome(ctx.config, ctx.companyId);
-  await fs.mkdir(skillsHome, { recursive: true });
-  const installed = await readInstalledSkillTargets(skillsHome);
-  const availableByRuntimeName = new Map(availableEntries.map((entry) => [entry.runtimeName, entry]));
-
-  for (const available of availableEntries) {
-    if (!desiredSet.has(available.key)) continue;
-    const target = path.join(skillsHome, available.runtimeName);
-    await ensurePaperclipSkillSymlink(available.source, target);
-  }
-
-  for (const [name, installedEntry] of installed.entries()) {
-    const available = availableByRuntimeName.get(name);
-    if (!available) continue;
-    if (desiredSet.has(available.key)) continue;
-    if (installedEntry.targetPath !== available.source) continue;
-    await fs.unlink(path.join(skillsHome, name)).catch(() => {});
-  }
-
-  return buildCodexSkillSnapshot(ctx.config, ctx.companyId);
+  return buildCodexSkillSnapshot(ctx.config);
 }
 
 export function resolveCodexDesiredSkillNames(
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 51c94d5e..f2c59875 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ export type {
   InstanceUserRoleGrant,
   CompanyPortabilityInclude,
   CompanyPortabilityEnvInput,
+  CompanyPortabilityFileEntry,
   CompanyPortabilityCompanyManifestEntry,
   CompanyPortabilityAgentManifestEntry,
   CompanyPortabilitySkillManifestEntry,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/company-portability.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/company-portability.ts
index cec0021e..811c88a6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/company-portability.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/company-portability.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,20 @@ export interface CompanyPortabilityEnvInput {
   portability: "portable" | "system_dependent";
 }
 
+export type CompanyPortabilityFileEntry =
+  | string
+  | {
+      encoding: "base64";
+      data: string;
+      contentType?: string | null;
+    };
+
 export interface CompanyPortabilityCompanyManifestEntry {
   path: string;
   name: string;
   description: string | null;
   brandColor: string | null;
+  logoPath: string | null;
   requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ export interface CompanyPortabilityManifest {
 export interface CompanyPortabilityExportResult {
   rootPath: string;
   manifest: CompanyPortabilityManifest;
-  files: Record<string, string>;
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
   warnings: string[];
   paperclipExtensionPath: string;
 }
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ export interface CompanyPortabilityExportPreviewFile {
 export interface CompanyPortabilityExportPreviewResult {
   rootPath: string;
   manifest: CompanyPortabilityManifest;
-  files: Record<string, string>;
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
   fileInventory: CompanyPortabilityExportPreviewFile[];
   counts: {
     files: number;
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ export type CompanyPortabilitySource =
   | {
       type: "inline";
       rootPath?: string | null;
-      files: Record<string, string>;
+      files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
     }
   | {
       type: "github";
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ export interface CompanyPortabilityPreviewResult {
     issuePlans: CompanyPortabilityPreviewIssuePlan[];
   };
   manifest: CompanyPortabilityManifest;
-  files: Record<string, string>;
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
   envInputs: CompanyPortabilityEnvInput[];
   warnings: string[];
   errors: string[];
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
index 8d4a2832..957e9158 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export type { QuotaWindow, ProviderQuotaResult } from "./quota.js";
 export type {
   CompanyPortabilityInclude,
   CompanyPortabilityEnvInput,
+  CompanyPortabilityFileEntry,
   CompanyPortabilityCompanyManifestEntry,
   CompanyPortabilityAgentManifestEntry,
   CompanyPortabilitySkillManifestEntry,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/company-portability.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/company-portability.ts
index 9cdc6a52..c45eed6a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/company-portability.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/company-portability.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,21 @@ export const portabilityEnvInputSchema = z.object({
   portability: z.enum(["portable", "system_dependent"]),
 });
 
+export const portabilityFileEntrySchema = z.union([
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    encoding: z.literal("base64"),
+    data: z.string(),
+    contentType: z.string().min(1).optional().nullable(),
+  }),
+]);
+
 export const portabilityCompanyManifestEntrySchema = z.object({
   path: z.string().min(1),
   name: z.string().min(1),
   description: z.string().nullable(),
   brandColor: z.string().nullable(),
+  logoPath: z.string().nullable(),
   requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: z.boolean(),
 });
 
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ export const portabilitySourceSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
   z.object({
     type: z.literal("inline"),
     rootPath: z.string().min(1).optional().nullable(),
-    files: z.record(z.string()),
+    files: z.record(portabilityFileEntrySchema),
   }),
   z.object({
     type: z.literal("github"),
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
index 9291791c..4c9b7c0e 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe("codex execute", () => {
       "company-1",
       "codex-home",
     );
+    const workspaceSkill = path.join(workspace, ".agents", "skills", "paperclip");
     await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
     await fs.mkdir(sharedCodexHome, { recursive: true });
     await fs.writeFile(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "auth.json"), '{"token":"shared"}\n', "utf8");
@@ -124,13 +125,12 @@ describe("codex execute", () => {
 
       const isolatedAuth = path.join(isolatedCodexHome, "auth.json");
       const isolatedConfig = path.join(isolatedCodexHome, "config.toml");
-      const isolatedSkill = path.join(isolatedCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip");
 
       expect((await fs.lstat(isolatedAuth)).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
       expect(await fs.realpath(isolatedAuth)).toBe(await fs.realpath(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "auth.json")));
       expect((await fs.lstat(isolatedConfig)).isFile()).toBe(true);
       expect(await fs.readFile(isolatedConfig, "utf8")).toBe('model = "codex-mini-latest"\n');
-      expect((await fs.lstat(isolatedSkill)).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+      expect((await fs.lstat(workspaceSkill)).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
       expect(logs).toContainEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
           stream: "stdout",
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ describe("codex execute", () => {
 
       const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as CapturePayload;
       expect(capture.codexHome).toBe(explicitCodexHome);
+      expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(workspace, ".agents", "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
       await expect(fs.lstat(path.join(paperclipHome, "instances", "worktree-1", "codex-home"))).rejects.toThrow();
     } finally {
       if (previousHome === undefined) delete process.env.HOME;
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-injection.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-injection.test.ts
index 27c1b406..da379ba4 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-injection.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-injection.test.ts
@@ -142,4 +142,33 @@ describe("codex local adapter skill injection", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("preserves other live Paperclip skill symlinks in the shared workspace skill directory", async () => {
+    const currentRepo = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-current-");
+    const skillsHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-home-");
+    cleanupDirs.add(currentRepo);
+    cleanupDirs.add(skillsHome);
+
+    await createPaperclipRepoSkill(currentRepo, "paperclip");
+    await createPaperclipRepoSkill(currentRepo, "agent-browser");
+    await fs.symlink(
+      path.join(currentRepo, "skills", "agent-browser"),
+      path.join(skillsHome, "agent-browser"),
+    );
+
+    await ensureCodexSkillsInjected(async () => {}, {
+      skillsHome,
+      skillsEntries: [{
+        key: paperclipKey,
+        runtimeName: "paperclip",
+        source: path.join(currentRepo, "skills", "paperclip"),
+      }],
+    });
+
+    expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(skillsHome, "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+    expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(skillsHome, "agent-browser"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+    expect(await fs.realpath(path.join(skillsHome, "agent-browser"))).toBe(
+      await fs.realpath(path.join(currentRepo, "skills", "agent-browser")),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
index 93d9cc88..b809ebf8 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ async function makeTempDir(prefix: string): Promise<string> {
   return fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), prefix));
 }
 
-async function createSkillDir(root: string, name: string) {
-  const skillDir = path.join(root, name);
-  await fs.mkdir(skillDir, { recursive: true });
-  await fs.writeFile(path.join(skillDir, "SKILL.md"), `---\nname: ${name}\n---\n`, "utf8");
-  return skillDir;
-}
-
 describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
   const paperclipKey = "paperclipai/paperclip/paperclip";
   const cleanupDirs = new Set<string>();
@@ -27,7 +20,7 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
     cleanupDirs.clear();
   });
 
-  it("reports configured Paperclip skills and installs them into the Codex skills home", async () => {
+  it("reports configured Paperclip skills for workspace injection on the next run", async () => {
     const codexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-skill-sync-");
     cleanupDirs.add(codexHome);
 
@@ -46,65 +39,14 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
     } as const;
 
     const before = await listCodexSkills(ctx);
-    expect(before.mode).toBe("persistent");
+    expect(before.mode).toBe("ephemeral");
     expect(before.desiredSkills).toContain(paperclipKey);
     expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.required).toBe(true);
-    expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("missing");
-
-    const after = await syncCodexSkills(ctx, [paperclipKey]);
-    expect(after.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("installed");
-    expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(codexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+    expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("configured");
+    expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.detail).toContain(".agents/skills");
   });
 
-  it("isolates default Codex skills by company when CODEX_HOME comes from process env", async () => {
-    const sharedCodexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-skill-scope-");
-    cleanupDirs.add(sharedCodexHome);
-    const previousCodexHome = process.env.CODEX_HOME;
-    process.env.CODEX_HOME = sharedCodexHome;
-
-    try {
-      const companyAContext = {
-        agentId: "agent-a",
-        companyId: "company-a",
-        adapterType: "codex_local",
-        config: {
-          env: {},
-          paperclipSkillSync: {
-            desiredSkills: [paperclipKey],
-          },
-        },
-      } as const;
-
-      const companyBContext = {
-        agentId: "agent-b",
-        companyId: "company-b",
-        adapterType: "codex_local",
-        config: {
-          env: {},
-          paperclipSkillSync: {
-            desiredSkills: [paperclipKey],
-          },
-        },
-      } as const;
-
-      await syncCodexSkills(companyAContext, [paperclipKey]);
-      await syncCodexSkills(companyBContext, [paperclipKey]);
-
-      expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "companies", "company-a", "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
-      expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "companies", "company-b", "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
-      await expect(fs.lstat(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).rejects.toMatchObject({
-        code: "ENOENT",
-      });
-    } finally {
-      if (previousCodexHome === undefined) {
-        delete process.env.CODEX_HOME;
-      } else {
-        process.env.CODEX_HOME = previousCodexHome;
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  it("keeps required bundled Paperclip skills installed even when the desired set is emptied", async () => {
+  it("does not persist Paperclip skills into CODEX_HOME during sync", async () => {
     const codexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-skill-prune-");
     cleanupDirs.add(codexHome);
 
@@ -122,10 +64,22 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
       },
     } as const;
 
-    await syncCodexSkills(configuredCtx, [paperclipKey]);
+    const after = await syncCodexSkills(configuredCtx, [paperclipKey]);
+    expect(after.mode).toBe("ephemeral");
+    expect(after.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("configured");
+    await expect(fs.lstat(path.join(codexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "ENOENT",
+    });
+  });
 
-    const clearedCtx = {
-      ...configuredCtx,
+  it("keeps required bundled Paperclip skills configured even when the desired set is emptied", async () => {
+    const codexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-skill-required-");
+    cleanupDirs.add(codexHome);
+
+    const configuredCtx = {
+      agentId: "agent-2",
+      companyId: "company-1",
+      adapterType: "codex_local",
       config: {
         env: {
           CODEX_HOME: codexHome,
@@ -136,13 +90,12 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
       },
     } as const;
 
-    const after = await syncCodexSkills(clearedCtx, []);
+    const after = await syncCodexSkills(configuredCtx, []);
     expect(after.desiredSkills).toContain(paperclipKey);
-    expect(after.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("installed");
-    expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(codexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+    expect(after.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("configured");
   });
 
-  it("normalizes legacy flat Paperclip skill refs before reporting persistent state", async () => {
+  it("normalizes legacy flat Paperclip skill refs before reporting configured state", async () => {
     const codexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-legacy-skill-sync-");
     cleanupDirs.add(codexHome);
 
@@ -163,38 +116,7 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
     expect(snapshot.warnings).toEqual([]);
     expect(snapshot.desiredSkills).toContain(paperclipKey);
     expect(snapshot.desiredSkills).not.toContain("paperclip");
-    expect(snapshot.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("missing");
+    expect(snapshot.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("configured");
     expect(snapshot.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === "paperclip")).toBeUndefined();
   });
-
-  it("reports unmanaged user-installed Codex skills with provenance metadata", async () => {
-    const codexHome = await makeTempDir("paperclip-codex-user-skills-");
-    cleanupDirs.add(codexHome);
-
-    const externalSkillDir = await createSkillDir(path.join(codexHome, "skills"), "crack-python");
-    expect(externalSkillDir).toContain(path.join(codexHome, "skills"));
-
-    const snapshot = await listCodexSkills({
-      agentId: "agent-4",
-      companyId: "company-1",
-      adapterType: "codex_local",
-      config: {
-        env: {
-          CODEX_HOME: codexHome,
-        },
-      },
-    });
-
-    expect(snapshot.entries).toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({
-      key: "crack-python",
-      runtimeName: "crack-python",
-      state: "external",
-      managed: false,
-      origin: "user_installed",
-      originLabel: "User-installed",
-      locationLabel: "$CODEX_HOME/skills",
-      readOnly: true,
-      detail: "Installed outside Paperclip management.",
-    }));
-  });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
index 65e79d73..15ea14b3 100644
--- a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
   CompanyPortabilityCollisionStrategy,
   CompanyPortabilityEnvInput,
   CompanyPortabilityExport,
+  CompanyPortabilityFileEntry,
   CompanyPortabilityExportPreviewResult,
   CompanyPortabilityExportResult,
   CompanyPortabilityImport,
@@ -35,9 +36,11 @@ import {
   writePaperclipSkillSyncPreference,
 } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
 import { notFound, unprocessable } from "../errors.js";
+import type { StorageService } from "../storage/types.js";
 import { accessService } from "./access.js";
 import { agentService } from "./agents.js";
 import { agentInstructionsService } from "./agent-instructions.js";
+import { assetService } from "./assets.js";
 import { generateReadme } from "./company-export-readme.js";
 import { companySkillService } from "./company-skills.js";
 import { companyService } from "./companies.js";
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ function isSensitiveEnvKey(key: string) {
 
 type ResolvedSource = {
   manifest: CompanyPortabilityManifest;
-  files: Record<string, string>;
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
   warnings: string[];
 };
 
@@ -400,6 +403,16 @@ type EnvInputRecord = {
   portability?: "portable" | "system_dependent";
 };
 
+const COMPANY_LOGO_CONTENT_TYPE_EXTENSIONS: Record<string, string> = {
+  "image/gif": ".gif",
+  "image/jpeg": ".jpg",
+  "image/png": ".png",
+  "image/svg+xml": ".svg",
+  "image/webp": ".webp",
+};
+
+const COMPANY_LOGO_FILE_NAME = "company-logo";
+
 const RUNTIME_DEFAULT_RULES: Array<{ path: string[]; value: unknown }> = [
   { path: ["heartbeat", "cooldownSec"], value: 10 },
   { path: ["heartbeat", "intervalSec"], value: 3600 },
@@ -524,12 +537,83 @@ function resolvePortablePath(fromPath: string, targetPath: string) {
   return normalizePortablePath(path.posix.join(baseDir, targetPath.replace(/\\/g, "/")));
 }
 
+function isPortableBinaryFile(
+  value: CompanyPortabilityFileEntry,
+): value is Extract<CompanyPortabilityFileEntry, { encoding: "base64" }> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && value.encoding === "base64" && typeof value.data === "string";
+}
+
+function readPortableTextFile(
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>,
+  filePath: string,
+) {
+  const value = files[filePath];
+  return typeof value === "string" ? value : null;
+}
+
+function inferContentTypeFromPath(filePath: string) {
+  const extension = path.posix.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+  switch (extension) {
+    case ".gif":
+      return "image/gif";
+    case ".jpeg":
+    case ".jpg":
+      return "image/jpeg";
+    case ".png":
+      return "image/png";
+    case ".svg":
+      return "image/svg+xml";
+    case ".webp":
+      return "image/webp";
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveCompanyLogoExtension(contentType: string | null | undefined, originalFilename: string | null | undefined) {
+  const fromContentType = contentType ? COMPANY_LOGO_CONTENT_TYPE_EXTENSIONS[contentType.toLowerCase()] : null;
+  if (fromContentType) return fromContentType;
+
+  const extension = originalFilename ? path.extname(originalFilename).toLowerCase() : "";
+  return extension || ".png";
+}
+
+function portableBinaryFileToBuffer(entry: Extract<CompanyPortabilityFileEntry, { encoding: "base64" }>) {
+  return Buffer.from(entry.data, "base64");
+}
+
+function portableFileToBuffer(entry: CompanyPortabilityFileEntry, filePath: string) {
+  if (typeof entry === "string") {
+    return Buffer.from(entry, "utf8");
+  }
+  if (isPortableBinaryFile(entry)) {
+    return portableBinaryFileToBuffer(entry);
+  }
+  throw unprocessable(`Unsupported file entry encoding for ${filePath}`);
+}
+
+function bufferToPortableBinaryFile(buffer: Buffer, contentType: string | null): CompanyPortabilityFileEntry {
+  return {
+    encoding: "base64",
+    data: buffer.toString("base64"),
+    contentType,
+  };
+}
+
+async function streamToBuffer(stream: NodeJS.ReadableStream) {
+  const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+  for await (const chunk of stream) {
+    chunks.push(Buffer.isBuffer(chunk) ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk));
+  }
+  return Buffer.concat(chunks);
+}
+
 function normalizeFileMap(
-  files: Record<string, string>,
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>,
   rootPath?: string | null,
-): Record<string, string> {
+): Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry> {
   const normalizedRoot = rootPath ? normalizePortablePath(rootPath) : null;
-  const out: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const out: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry> = {};
   for (const [rawPath, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
     let nextPath = normalizePortablePath(rawPath);
     if (normalizedRoot && nextPath === normalizedRoot) {
@@ -627,7 +711,7 @@ function filterPortableExtensionYaml(yaml: string, selectedFiles: Set<string>) {
 }
 
 function filterExportFiles(
-  files: Record<string, string>,
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>,
   selectedFilesInput: string[] | undefined,
   paperclipExtensionPath: string,
 ) {
@@ -640,20 +724,21 @@ function filterExportFiles(
       .map((entry) => normalizePortablePath(entry))
       .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0),
   );
-  const filtered: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const filtered: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry> = {};
   for (const [filePath, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
     if (!selectedFiles.has(filePath)) continue;
     filtered[filePath] = content;
   }
 
-  if (selectedFiles.has(paperclipExtensionPath) && filtered[paperclipExtensionPath]) {
-    filtered[paperclipExtensionPath] = filterPortableExtensionYaml(filtered[paperclipExtensionPath]!, selectedFiles);
+  const extensionEntry = filtered[paperclipExtensionPath];
+  if (selectedFiles.has(paperclipExtensionPath) && typeof extensionEntry === "string") {
+    filtered[paperclipExtensionPath] = filterPortableExtensionYaml(extensionEntry, selectedFiles);
   }
 
   return filtered;
 }
 
-function findPaperclipExtensionPath(files: Record<string, string>) {
+function findPaperclipExtensionPath(files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>) {
   if (typeof files[".paperclip.yaml"] === "string") return ".paperclip.yaml";
   if (typeof files[".paperclip.yml"] === "string") return ".paperclip.yml";
   return Object.keys(files).find((entry) => entry.endsWith("/.paperclip.yaml") || entry.endsWith("/.paperclip.yml")) ?? null;
@@ -1332,6 +1417,14 @@ async function fetchOptionalText(url: string) {
   return response.text();
 }
 
+async function fetchBinary(url: string) {
+  const response = await fetch(url);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw unprocessable(`Failed to fetch ${url}: ${response.status}`);
+  }
+  return Buffer.from(await response.arrayBuffer());
+}
+
 async function fetchJson<T>(url: string): Promise<T> {
   const response = await fetch(url, {
     headers: {
@@ -1425,13 +1518,13 @@ function readAgentSkillRefs(frontmatter: Record<string, unknown>) {
 }
 
 function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
-  files: Record<string, string>,
+  files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>,
   opts?: { sourceLabel?: { companyId: string; companyName: string } | null },
 ): ResolvedSource {
   const normalizedFiles = normalizeFileMap(files);
-  const companyPath =
-    normalizedFiles["COMPANY.md"]
-    ?? undefined;
+  const companyPath = typeof normalizedFiles["COMPANY.md"] === "string"
+    ? normalizedFiles["COMPANY.md"]
+    : undefined;
   const resolvedCompanyPath = companyPath !== undefined
     ? "COMPANY.md"
     : Object.keys(normalizedFiles).find((entry) => entry.endsWith("/COMPANY.md") || entry === "COMPANY.md");
@@ -1439,11 +1532,15 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
     throw unprocessable("Company package is missing COMPANY.md");
   }
 
-  const companyDoc = parseFrontmatterMarkdown(normalizedFiles[resolvedCompanyPath]!);
+  const companyMarkdown = readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, resolvedCompanyPath);
+  if (typeof companyMarkdown !== "string") {
+    throw unprocessable(`Company package file is not readable as text: ${resolvedCompanyPath}`);
+  }
+  const companyDoc = parseFrontmatterMarkdown(companyMarkdown);
   const companyFrontmatter = companyDoc.frontmatter;
   const paperclipExtensionPath = findPaperclipExtensionPath(normalizedFiles);
   const paperclipExtension = paperclipExtensionPath
-    ? parseYamlFile(normalizedFiles[paperclipExtensionPath] ?? "")
+    ? parseYamlFile(readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, paperclipExtensionPath) ?? "")
     : {};
   const paperclipCompany = isPlainRecord(paperclipExtension.company) ? paperclipExtension.company : {};
   const paperclipAgents = isPlainRecord(paperclipExtension.agents) ? paperclipExtension.agents : {};
@@ -1503,6 +1600,7 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
       name: companyName,
       description: asString(companyFrontmatter.description),
       brandColor: asString(paperclipCompany.brandColor),
+      logoPath: asString(paperclipCompany.logoPath) ?? asString(paperclipCompany.logo),
       requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents:
         typeof paperclipCompany.requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents === "boolean"
           ? paperclipCompany.requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents
@@ -1516,8 +1614,11 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
   };
 
   const warnings: string[] = [];
+  if (manifest.company?.logoPath && !normalizedFiles[manifest.company.logoPath]) {
+    warnings.push(`Referenced company logo file is missing from package: ${manifest.company.logoPath}`);
+  }
   for (const agentPath of agentPaths) {
-    const markdownRaw = normalizedFiles[agentPath];
+    const markdownRaw = readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, agentPath);
     if (typeof markdownRaw !== "string") {
       warnings.push(`Referenced agent file is missing from package: ${agentPath}`);
       continue;
@@ -1566,7 +1667,7 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
   }
 
   for (const skillPath of skillPaths) {
-    const markdownRaw = normalizedFiles[skillPath];
+    const markdownRaw = readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, skillPath);
     if (typeof markdownRaw !== "string") {
       warnings.push(`Referenced skill file is missing from package: ${skillPath}`);
       continue;
@@ -1651,7 +1752,7 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
   }
 
   for (const projectPath of projectPaths) {
-    const markdownRaw = normalizedFiles[projectPath];
+    const markdownRaw = readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, projectPath);
     if (typeof markdownRaw !== "string") {
       warnings.push(`Referenced project file is missing from package: ${projectPath}`);
       continue;
@@ -1685,7 +1786,7 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
   }
 
   for (const taskPath of taskPaths) {
-    const markdownRaw = normalizedFiles[taskPath];
+    const markdownRaw = readPortableTextFile(normalizedFiles, taskPath);
     if (typeof markdownRaw !== "string") {
       warnings.push(`Referenced task file is missing from package: ${taskPath}`);
       continue;
@@ -1773,9 +1874,10 @@ function resolveRawGitHubUrl(owner: string, repo: string, ref: string, filePath:
   return `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${owner}/${repo}/${ref}/${normalizedFilePath}`;
 }
 
-export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db) {
+export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
   const companies = companyService(db);
   const agents = agentService(db);
+  const assetRecords = assetService(db);
   const instructions = agentInstructionsService();
   const access = accessService(db);
   const projects = projectService(db);
@@ -1818,7 +1920,7 @@ export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db) {
     const companyPath = parsed.companyPath === "COMPANY.md"
       ? "COMPANY.md"
       : normalizePortablePath(path.posix.relative(parsed.basePath || ".", parsed.companyPath));
-    const files: Record<string, string> = {
+    const files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry> = {
       [companyPath]: companyMarkdown,
     };
     const tree = await fetchJson<{ tree?: Array<{ path: string; type: string }> }>(
@@ -1859,6 +1961,18 @@ export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db) {
     }
 
     const resolved = buildManifestFromPackageFiles(files);
+    const companyLogoPath = resolved.manifest.company?.logoPath;
+    if (companyLogoPath && !resolved.files[companyLogoPath]) {
+      const repoPath = [parsed.basePath, companyLogoPath].filter(Boolean).join("/");
+      try {
+        const binary = await fetchBinary(
+          resolveRawGitHubUrl(parsed.owner, parsed.repo, ref, repoPath),
+        );
+        resolved.files[companyLogoPath] = bufferToPortableBinaryFile(binary, inferContentTypeFromPath(companyLogoPath));
+      } catch (err) {
+        warnings.push(`Failed to fetch company logo ${companyLogoPath} from GitHub: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+      }
+    }
     resolved.warnings.unshift(...warnings);
     return resolved;
   }
diff --git a/skills/paperclip/SKILL.md b/skills/paperclip/SKILL.md
index ae052dca..05b42cfb 100644
--- a/skills/paperclip/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/paperclip/SKILL.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Authorized managers can install company skills independently of hiring, then ass
 - Assign skills to existing agents with `POST /api/agents/{agentId}/skills/sync`.
 - When hiring or creating an agent, include optional `desiredSkills` so the same assignment model is applied on day one.
 
-Keep the detailed workflow out of this hot-path file. For concrete commands and examples, read:
+If you are asked to install a skill for the company or an agent you MUST read:
 `skills/paperclip/references/company-skills.md`
 
 ## Critical Rules