diff --git a/BESTPRACTICES.md b/BESTPRACTICES.md
index 582f851..b1fe98d 100644
--- a/BESTPRACTICES.md
+++ b/BESTPRACTICES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> **Note:** Best practices are now maintained in [skynet/best-practices](https://gitea.oreillyit.nz/skynet/best-practices).
+> AI agents with /best-practices mounted should read /best-practices/INDEX.md instead.
+> The content below is kept as a local copy for context-load compatibility.
+
 # Best Practices Index
 
 Generalised best practices extracted from real project work. Each topic file is self-contained — read only the files relevant to the current project.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd21ab4..60e67fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ claude-foundations/
     setup-formatters.sh    # Set up formatters for a project
     statusline.sh          # Status line renderer (symlinked from ~/.claude/status/)
     set-topic.sh           # Set per-session topic for the status line
-  best-practices/          # Generalised best practices (one file per topic)
+  best-practices/          # Generalised best practices (one file per topic) — also maintained in skynet/best-practices
   context/                 # Active work focus detail files
   memory/                  # Session logs and reflections
   settings.yaml            # Knowledge pipeline configuration
diff --git a/scripts/sync-best-practices.sh b/scripts/sync-best-practices.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c7edad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sync-best-practices.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# sync-best-practices.sh — Sync best-practices/ from skynet/best-practices repo
+# Usage: scripts/sync-best-practices.sh [--dry-run]
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_URL="https://gitea.oreillyit.nz/skynet/best-practices.git"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+BP_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/best-practices"
+BESTPRACTICES_MD="$REPO_ROOT/BESTPRACTICES.md"
+DRY_RUN=false
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+  DRY_RUN=true
+  echo "[dry-run] No changes will be written or committed"
+fi
+
+TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
+
+echo "Cloning $REPO_URL ..."
+git clone --depth=1 "$REPO_URL" "$TMPDIR/best-practices"
+
+# Copy all .md files from the source repo into best-practices/
+echo "Copying .md files to $BP_DIR ..."
+if ! $DRY_RUN; then
+  find "$TMPDIR/best-practices" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.md" -exec cp {} "$BP_DIR/" \;
+  # Also copy subdirectory .md files preserving structure
+  find "$TMPDIR/best-practices" -mindepth 2 -name "*.md" | while read -r src; do
+    rel="${src#$TMPDIR/best-practices/}"
+    dest="$BP_DIR/$rel"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dest")"
+    cp "$src" "$dest"
+  done
+else
+  echo "[dry-run] Would copy:"
+  find "$TMPDIR/best-practices" -name "*.md" | sed "s|$TMPDIR/best-practices/||"
+fi
+
+# Update BESTPRACTICES.md topic list from INDEX.md, preserving the redirect header
+INDEX_MD="$TMPDIR/best-practices/INDEX.md"
+if [[ -f "$INDEX_MD" ]]; then
+  echo "Updating $BESTPRACTICES_MD topic list from INDEX.md ..."
+  if ! $DRY_RUN; then
+    # Extract the redirect header (everything up to and including the first blank line after the blockquote)
+    HEADER=$(awk '/^> \*\*Note:\*\*/{found=1} found{print} found && /^$/{exit}' "$BESTPRACTICES_MD")
+    if [[ -z "$HEADER" ]]; then
+      # Fallback: preserve first 4 lines (the note block)
+      HEADER=$(head -4 "$BESTPRACTICES_MD")
+    fi
+
+    # Write header + blank line + INDEX.md content
+    {
+      echo "$HEADER"
+      echo ""
+      cat "$INDEX_MD"
+    } > "$BESTPRACTICES_MD"
+  else
+    echo "[dry-run] Would update $BESTPRACTICES_MD from INDEX.md"
+  fi
+else
+  echo "No INDEX.md found in source repo — skipping BESTPRACTICES.md update"
+fi
+
+# Commit if there are changes
+if ! $DRY_RUN; then
+  cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+  if git diff --quiet && git diff --cached --quiet; then
+    echo "No changes to commit."
+  else
+    git add best-practices/ BESTPRACTICES.md
+    git commit -m "Sync best-practices from skynet/best-practices"
+    echo "Committed sync changes."
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Done."