diff --git a/ai/compose.yml b/ai/compose.yml
index 003b3d4..004a5c9 100644
--- a/ai/compose.yml
+++ b/ai/compose.yml
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ services:
       - ai_backend
 
   paperclip:
-    build:
-      context: ./paperclip
+    image: ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip:v2026.517.0
     container_name: paperclip
     restart: always
     ports:
diff --git a/ai/paperclip/Dockerfile b/ai/paperclip/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index a40c91a..0000000
--- a/ai/paperclip/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.20
-FROM ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip:v2026.517.0
-
-# ── Install Hermes adapter npm package into seed directory ──────────
-# This seed data gets copied to the persistent volume on first boot
-# so the adapter is available without network access.
-USER root
-
-RUN npm install --no-save --prefix /opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins \
-    hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.3.0
-
-# Create adapter-plugins.json metadata (Paperclip reads this on startup
-# to discover which external adapters to load)
-RUN mkdir -p /opt/paperclip-seed && python3 -c "
-import json
-record = {
-    'packageName': 'hermes-paperclip-adapter',
-    'version': '0.3.0',
-    'type': 'hermes',
-    'installedAt': '2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z',
-}
-with open('/opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins.json', 'w') as f:
-    json.dump([record], f, indent=2)
-"
-
-# Ensure the adapter-plugins dir has a package.json (Paperclip expects one)
-RUN python3 -c "
-import json
-pkg = {
-    'name': 'paperclip-adapter-plugins',
-    'version': '0.0.0',
-    'private': True,
-    'description': 'Managed directory for Paperclip external adapter plugins.',
-}
-with open('/opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins/package.json', 'w') as f:
-    json.dump(pkg, f, indent=2)
-"
-
-# ── Custom entrypoint ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Seeds the Hermes adapter on fresh volumes, then runs original logic.
-COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh
-
-USER node
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD ["node", "--import", "./server/node_modules/tsx/dist/loader.mjs", "server/dist/index.js"]
diff --git a/ai/paperclip/docker-entrypoint.sh b/ai/paperclip/docker-entrypoint.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 28f561a..0000000
--- a/ai/paperclip/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-# ── Seed Hermes adapter if volume is fresh ──────────────────────────
-PAPERCLIP_HOME="${PAPERCLIP_HOME:-/paperclip}"
-if [ ! -f "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins.json" ]; then
-    echo "[paperclip] Seeding Hermes adapter plugin..."
-    cp -r /opt/paperclip-seed/* "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/"
-    chown -R "${USER_UID:-1000}:${USER_GID:-1000}" \
-        "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins" \
-        "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins.json"
-    echo "[paperclip] Hermes adapter seeded. Ready to create Hermes agents."
-fi
-
-# ── Original entrypoint logic (UID/GID adjustment) ──────────────────
-PUID="${USER_UID:-1000}"
-PGID="${USER_GID:-1000}"
-changed=0
-
-if [ "$(id -u node)" -ne "$PUID" ]; then
-    usermod -o -u "$PUID" node
-    changed=1
-fi
-
-if [ "$(id -g node)" -ne "$PGID" ]; then
-    groupmod -o -g "$PGID" node
-    usermod -g "$PGID" node
-    changed=1
-fi
-
-if [ "$changed" = "1" ]; then
-    chown -R node:node "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}"
-fi
-
-exec gosu node "$@"