diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e952f6..ae40b02 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ activate.zsh
 
 # Generated badges (CI pushes to badges branch)
 .badges/
+
+# Deprecated CI task tracking (branch name is the sole source of truth)
+.taskid
diff --git a/.taskid b/.taskid
deleted file mode 100644
index 767b079..0000000
--- a/.taskid
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-GRM-78
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 25d89d9..5c8f851 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ via `[tool.devx.classify]` in `pyproject.toml`.
 - `.devin/**` — Agent/CI tooling config
 - `hooks/**` — Git hooks
 - `activate.sh`, `activate.fish`, `activate.zsh` — Generated venv scripts
-- `.taskid` — CI task tracking file
 
 **User-facing paths** (tool changes → release needed) — everything else:
 - `src/gitea_runner_manager/**` — Python CLI source (except `__init__.py` and `api_clients.py`)