diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
index bf6cfabe..d8d14a77 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts
@@ -2108,5 +2108,8 @@ describe("company portability", () => {
         replaceExisting: true,
       }),
     );
+    const materializedFiles = agentInstructionsSvc.materializeManagedBundle.mock.calls[0]?.[1] as Record<string, string>;
+    expect(materializedFiles["AGENTS.md"]).not.toMatch(/^---\n/);
+    expect(materializedFiles["AGENTS.md"]).not.toContain('name: "ClaudeCoder"');
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
index a1f6a7c8..a8c408e1 100644
--- a/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/company-portability.ts
@@ -3864,6 +3864,16 @@ export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
               : []),
         );
         const markdownRaw = bundleFiles["AGENTS.md"] ?? readPortableTextFile(plan.source.files, manifestAgent.path);
+        const entryRelativePath = normalizePortablePath(manifestAgent.path).startsWith(bundlePrefix)
+          ? normalizePortablePath(manifestAgent.path).slice(bundlePrefix.length)
+          : "AGENTS.md";
+        if (typeof markdownRaw === "string") {
+          const importedInstructionsBody = parseFrontmatterMarkdown(markdownRaw).body;
+          bundleFiles[entryRelativePath] = importedInstructionsBody;
+          if (entryRelativePath !== "AGENTS.md" && !bundleFiles["AGENTS.md"]) {
+            bundleFiles["AGENTS.md"] = importedInstructionsBody;
+          }
+        }
         const fallbackPromptTemplate = asString((manifestAgent.adapterConfig as Record<string, unknown>).promptTemplate) || "";
         if (!markdownRaw && fallbackPromptTemplate) {
           bundleFiles["AGENTS.md"] = fallbackPromptTemplate;