diff --git a/.ai/.gitignore b/.ai/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e3265d..0000000
--- a/.ai/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.ai
diff --git a/apply.sh b/apply.sh
index 6dcd948..68682c4 100755
--- a/apply.sh
+++ b/apply.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ scan_projects() {
   while IFS= read -r gitdir; do
     project="$(cd "$(dirname "$gitdir")" && pwd)"
     if [[ -f "$project/.ai-superpower" ]]; then continue; fi
+    if [[ "$project" == "$SCRIPT_DIR" ]]; then continue; fi
     setup_project "$project"
     (( projects_found++ )) || true
   done < <(find "$dev_root" -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 4 -name ".git" -type d 2>/dev/null || true)