diff --git a/.beads/config.yaml b/.beads/config.yaml
index abfa565..8481a46 100644
--- a/.beads/config.yaml
+++ b/.beads/config.yaml
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
 # Secret keys (stored in this file but prefer env vars to avoid git exposure):
 # - linear.api_key  → use LINEAR_API_KEY env var instead
 # - github.token    → use GITHUB_TOKEN env var instead
-sync.remote: "git+ssh://git@gitea.geiser.cloud:2222/giteaer/web-mirror-beads.git"
+sync.remote: "git+ssh://git@beads-tracker/giteaer/web-mirror-beads.git"
 dolt.auto-commit: "on"
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index d6d9644..cb81e95 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ This protocol applies when ending a Beads implementation workflow. It is subordi
 - If a required sync or push is blocked, stop and report the exact command and error.
 <!-- END BEADS INTEGRATION -->
 
+## Where the tracker syncs
+
+This repo is public, so its tracker syncs only to the private remote named by `sync.remote` in `.beads/config.yaml`. The block above says sync uses "your git remote". Here that never means this GitHub repo. Don't add it as a Dolt remote and don't push `refs/dolt/*` to it.
+
 <!-- BEGIN BEADS CODEX SETUP: generated by bd setup codex -->
 ## Beads Issue Tracker
 
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 4e882fe..3b5fa97 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ This protocol applies when ending a Beads implementation workflow. It is subordi
 - Do not commit or push without clear authority from the active profile or the current user request.
 - If a required sync or push is blocked, stop and report the exact command and error.
 <!-- END BEADS INTEGRATION -->
+
+## Where the tracker syncs
+
+This repo is public, so its tracker syncs only to the private remote named by `sync.remote` in `.beads/config.yaml`. The block above says sync uses "your git remote". Here that never means this GitHub repo. Don't add it as a Dolt remote and don't push `refs/dolt/*` to it.