diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 78622cbe..d1d682d0 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ nix/
                                  — weston + VNC backend systemd unit; writes
                                  /etc/hyperhive/gui.json (vnc_port + auth) for
                                  the harness WebSocket relay (/screen/ws)
-  docs/                          HTML+MD options reference (host + agent); built
-    default.nix                  via `nix build .#docs` → static site
-    style.css                    (`index.html`, `host.html`, `agent.html`,
-                                 `host.md`, `agent.md`); rendered by cmark-gfm
+  docs/                          markdown options reference (host + agent);
+    default.nix                  `nix build .#docs` → `index.md` + `host.md`
+                                 + `agent.md` (CommonMark from nixosOptionsDoc).
+                                 HTML+CSS rendered downstream by the website repo
   forge-theme/theme-catppuccin-vibec0re.css  Catppuccin Mocha forge theme
 
 docs/
diff --git a/docs/gotchas.md b/docs/gotchas.md
index bf483e2a..9211dad4 100644
--- a/docs/gotchas.md
+++ b/docs/gotchas.md
@@ -286,29 +286,24 @@ inputs stay out of the eval) and `agentEval` (reuses the already-evaluated
 `agent-base` container config so the per-agent options tree is
 identical to what a real agent container sees).
 
-Three output trees consumed by `flake.nix`:
+Three output trees consumed by `flake.nix`, all **markdown**:
 
 - `docs-host` — operator-facing host module options
   (`services.hyperhive.*`)
 - `docs-agent` — per-agent harness options (`hyperhive.*`
   declared in `nix/templates/harness-base.nix`)
-- `docs` — bundled static site (`index.html` + `host.html` +
-  `agent.html`, plus `.md` source-of-truth versions of each
-  options page)
+- `docs` — bundle of `index.md` + `host.md` + `agent.md`
 
-Rendering pipeline:
+Pipeline:
 
-- CommonMark from `nixosOptionsDoc.optionsCommonMark` — source of
-  truth, kept as `.md` in the bundle.
-- HTML via `pkgs.cmark-gfm` over the CommonMark, wrapped in a
-  minimal inline-CSS template. `cmark-gfm` (not plain `cmark`) so
-  any future tables / autolinks Just Work without revisiting.
-- Inline `<style>` from `nix/docs/style.css` so the bundle is
-  single-file-per-page and nginx's `/options/` mount needs no MIME
-  setup for separate `.css` files and no cache-busting.
-- Asset paths inside rendered HTML are all relative
-  (`./host.html`, etc.) so the bundle can mount at any URL prefix
-  without rewriting.
+- CommonMark from `nixosOptionsDoc.optionsCommonMark` is the only
+  output — the source of truth, emitted as `.md`.
+- **HTML + CSS is rendered downstream by the website repo**
+  (`nix/options.nix` there), which consumes this bundle's `host.md` /
+  `agent.md`, renders them with `cmark-gfm`, and shares one
+  stylesheet (`docs.css`) across `/options/` and the prose `/docs/`
+  tree. Keeping rendering in the website means the theme has a single
+  home and the colours are shared.
 - `transformOptions` strips the nix-store prefix from option
   declaration paths and rewrites them as forge URLs, so the
   rendered docs link back to the source.
diff --git a/nix/docs/default.nix b/nix/docs/default.nix
index ca4f2461..0595e603 100644
--- a/nix/docs/default.nix
+++ b/nix/docs/default.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   nixosSystem,
 }:
 # Nix options reference: `pkgs.nixosOptionsDoc` over two evaluated
-# module trees, rendered as CommonMark + HTML + bundled static site
-# the operator's nginx serves from `/options/`. Full pipeline +
-# subtree-pick / output-tree rationale: docs/gotchas.md::Nix options
-# reference.
+# module trees, emitted as CommonMark (`host.md` + `agent.md`). The
+# HTML + CSS for `/options/` is rendered downstream by the website
+# repo, which owns the presentation and shares one stylesheet with the
+# prose `/docs/` tree. Full pipeline + subtree-pick / output-tree
+# rationale: docs/gotchas.md::Nix options reference.
 let
   # Stub host system: every hyperhive subsystem `mkForce false` so
   # heavy build inputs (matrix container, forge, etc.) stay out of
@@ -102,7 +103,10 @@ let
     inherit transformOptions;
   };
 
-  # CommonMark .md = source of truth; HTML is rendered from this.
+  # CommonMark `.md` is the source of truth and the only output. HTML
+  # rendering + theming lives in the website repo (it owns the
+  # presentation + shares one stylesheet across `/options/` and
+  # `/docs/`); this flake just emits the option reference as markdown.
   mkMarkdownPage =
     name: title: doc:
     pkgs.runCommand "hyperhive-${name}.md" { } ''
@@ -117,100 +121,39 @@ let
       } > $out
     '';
 
-  # Loaded as text so it's editable with normal CSS tooling and
-  # inlined into every page (no second-fetch dependency).
-  styleCSS = builtins.readFile ./style.css;
+  # Bundle landing page — a short markdown index pointing at the two
+  # reference pages.
+  indexMD = pkgs.writeText "hyperhive-options-index.md" ''
+    # hyperhive — nix options reference
 
-  # CommonMark → cmark-gfm → minimal template, inline CSS, relative links.
-  mkHtmlPage =
-    name: title: doc:
-    pkgs.runCommand "hyperhive-${name}.html" { nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.cmark-gfm ]; } ''
-      {
-        echo '<!doctype html>'
-        echo '<html lang="en">'
-        echo '<head>'
-        echo '<meta charset="utf-8">'
-        echo '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">'
-        echo '<title>${title}</title>'
-        echo '<style>'
-        cat ${pkgs.writeText "hyperhive-docs-style.css" styleCSS}
-        echo '</style>'
-        echo '</head>'
-        echo '<body>'
-        echo '<nav>'
-        echo '<a href="./index.html">index</a>'
-        echo '<a href="./host.html">host options</a>'
-        echo '<a href="./agent.html">agent options</a>'
-        echo '</nav>'
-        echo '<main>'
-        echo '<h1>${title}</h1>'
-        echo '<p><em>Auto-generated from the hyperhive flake. Source: <a href="${forgeRoot}/nix/docs/default.nix">nix/docs/default.nix</a>.</em></p>'
-        cmark-gfm ${doc.optionsCommonMark}
-        echo '</main>'
-        echo '<footer>'
-        echo '<p>hyperhive · <a href="${forgeRoot}">source</a></p>'
-        echo '</footer>'
-        echo '</body>'
-        echo '</html>'
-      } > $out
-    '';
+    Auto-generated from the hyperhive flake. Two reading paths:
 
-  # Landing page — same template shape, hand-authored intro + cross-links.
-  indexHTML = pkgs.runCommand "hyperhive-docs-index.html" { } ''
-    {
-      echo '<!doctype html>'
-      echo '<html lang="en">'
-      echo '<head>'
-      echo '<meta charset="utf-8">'
-      echo '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">'
-      echo '<title>hyperhive — nix options reference</title>'
-      echo '<style>'
-      cat ${pkgs.writeText "hyperhive-docs-style.css" styleCSS}
-      echo '</style>'
-      echo '</head>'
-      echo '<body>'
-      echo '<nav>'
-      echo '<a href="./index.html">index</a>'
-      echo '<a href="./host.html">host options</a>'
-      echo '<a href="./agent.html">agent options</a>'
-      echo '</nav>'
-      echo '<main>'
-      echo '<h1>hyperhive — nix options reference</h1>'
-      echo '<p>Auto-generated from the <a href="${forgeRoot}">hyperhive flake</a>. Two reading paths:</p>'
-      echo '<h3><a href="./host.html">host options</a></h3>'
-      echo '<p>Options exposed by <code>hyperhive.nixosModules.default</code> to operator host configurations: <code>services.hyperhive.{enable,domain,c0re,forge,matrix,gateway}.*</code>.</p>'
-      echo '<h3><a href="./agent.html">agent options</a></h3>'
-      echo '<p>Per-agent options declared in <code>nix/templates/harness-base.nix</code> and visible from every <code>agent.nix</code>: <code>hyperhive.model</code>, <code>hyperhive.allowedRecipients</code>, <code>hyperhive.extraMcpServers</code>, <code>hyperhive.frontend.*</code>, <code>hyperhive.forge.*</code>, <code>hyperhive.matrix.*</code>, <code>hyperhive.gui.*</code>.</p>'
-      echo '<h3>Regenerate</h3>'
-      echo '<pre><code>nix build .#docs          # bundled static site (index + host + agent)'
-      echo 'nix build .#docs-host     # host page only (HTML)'
-      echo 'nix build .#docs-agent    # agent page only (HTML)</code></pre>'
-      echo '<p>The bundle also ships <code>.md</code> versions of each page (<code>host.md</code>, <code>agent.md</code>) — same content, source-of-truth shape — alongside the HTML.</p>'
-      echo '</main>'
-      echo '<footer>'
-      echo '<p>hyperhive · <a href="${forgeRoot}">source</a></p>'
-      echo '</footer>'
-      echo '</body>'
-      echo '</html>'
-    } > $out
+    - [host options](host.md) — options exposed by
+      `hyperhive.nixosModules.default` to operator host configurations
+      (`services.hyperhive.{enable,domain,c0re,forge,matrix,gateway}.*`).
+    - [per-agent options](agent.md) — options declared in
+      `nix/templates/harness-base.nix`, visible from every `agent.nix`
+      (`hyperhive.model`, `hyperhive.allowedRecipients`,
+      `hyperhive.extraMcpServers`, `hyperhive.frontend.*`,
+      `hyperhive.forge.*`, `hyperhive.matrix.*`, `hyperhive.gui.*`).
+
+    Regenerate with `nix build .#docs` (bundle), `.#docs-host`, or
+    `.#docs-agent`.
   '';
 
-  hostHTML = mkHtmlPage "docs-host" "hyperhive — host options" hostDoc;
-  agentHTML = mkHtmlPage "docs-agent" "hyperhive — per-agent options" agentDoc;
   hostMD = mkMarkdownPage "docs-host" "hyperhive — host options" hostDoc;
   agentMD = mkMarkdownPage "docs-agent" "hyperhive — per-agent options" agentDoc;
 in
 {
-  host = hostHTML;
-  agent = agentHTML;
+  host = hostMD;
+  agent = agentMD;
 
-  # Bundled static site nginx serves at `/options/`. Asset paths are
-  # all relative so the prefix can change without rebuild.
+  # Bundle of the option reference as markdown. The website renders
+  # these `.md` to themed HTML for `/options/`; standalone consumers
+  # get the CommonMark source directly.
   bundle = pkgs.runCommand "hyperhive-options-docs" { } ''
     mkdir -p $out
-    cp ${indexHTML} $out/index.html
-    cp ${hostHTML} $out/host.html
-    cp ${agentHTML} $out/agent.html
+    cp ${indexMD} $out/index.md
     cp ${hostMD} $out/host.md
     cp ${agentMD} $out/agent.md
   '';
diff --git a/nix/docs/style.css b/nix/docs/style.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 164867fe..00000000
--- a/nix/docs/style.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-:root {
-  color-scheme: light dark;
-  --fg: #1a1a1a;
-  --bg: #fafafa;
-  --muted: #6b6b6b;
-  --accent: #5e548e;
-  --code-bg: rgba(94, 84, 142, 0.08);
-  --rule: rgba(94, 84, 142, 0.2);
-}
-@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-  :root {
-    --fg: #e6e6e6;
-    --bg: #0d0d0d;
-    --muted: #9b9b9b;
-    --accent: #c4a7e7;
-    --code-bg: rgba(196, 167, 231, 0.08);
-    --rule: rgba(196, 167, 231, 0.2);
-  }
-}
-* { box-sizing: border-box; }
-body {
-  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
-  max-width: 56rem;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 2rem 1.25rem 4rem;
-  color: var(--fg);
-  background: var(--bg);
-  line-height: 1.55;
-}
-nav {
-  margin-bottom: 2rem;
-  padding-bottom: 1rem;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  color: var(--muted);
-}
-nav a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-nav a + a { margin-left: 0.5rem; }
-nav a + a::before { content: "· "; color: var(--muted); margin-right: 0.25rem; }
-h1, h2, h3 { color: var(--accent); line-height: 1.25; }
-h1 { font-size: 1.75rem; margin-top: 0; }
-h2 {
-  font-size: 1.15rem;
-  margin-top: 2.5rem;
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
-  font-family: ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, monospace;
-}
-h3 { font-size: 1rem; }
-p { margin: 0.75rem 0; }
-code {
-  background: var(--code-bg);
-  padding: 0.1em 0.35em;
-  border-radius: 0.25em;
-  font-family: ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, monospace;
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-}
-pre {
-  background: var(--code-bg);
-  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
-  border-radius: 0 0.25rem 0.25rem 0;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-}
-pre code { background: transparent; padding: 0; }
-a { color: var(--accent); }
-em { color: var(--muted); font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9em; }
-footer {
-  margin-top: 4rem;
-  padding-top: 1rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--muted);
-}