diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index e1db074..627d6b5 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -25,16 +25,26 @@ This is a Paperclip adapter plugin that runs OpenCode agents as isolated Kuberne
 
 1. **Concurrency guard** — checks for existing running Jobs for the same agent (shared PVC/session enforcement)
 2. **Self-pod introspection** (`getSelfPodInfo`) — queries own pod to inherit image, imagePullSecrets, DNS config, PVC mount, and all env vars from the Deployment
-3. **Job manifest build** (`buildJobManifest`) — constructs a K8s Job with:
+3. **Instructions + skill bundle resolution** — reads `instructionsFilePath` from config and desired skill markdown files from the PVC; content is prepended to the prompt at build time
+4. **Job manifest build** (`buildJobManifest`) — constructs a K8s Job with:
    - Init container (busybox) that writes the prompt to an emptyDir volume
    - Main opencode container that pipes the prompt via stdin
+   - Prompt assembled as: `[instructionsContent] + [skillsBundleContent] + bootstrapPrompt + wakePrompt + sessionHandoff + heartbeatPrompt`
    - Inherited env vars layered: Deployment env → PAPERCLIP_* vars → user overrides
    - Resource requests/limits, security contexts, tolerations, nodeSelector applied from config
-4. **Job creation** — creates the Job in the target namespace
-5. **Pod scheduling wait** — polls for the pod to be scheduled, checking init container states and image pull issues
-6. **Log streaming + completion wait** — streams pod logs to the Paperclip UI while waiting for Job completion (with configurable timeout)
-7. **JSONL parsing** (`parseOpenCodeJsonl`) — extracts session ID, usage tokens, cost, summary, and errors from OpenCode JSONL output
-8. **Result synthesis** — returns exit code, usage metrics, session params for resume, and billing type inference
+5. **Job creation** — creates the Job in the target namespace
+6. **Pod scheduling wait** — polls for the pod to be scheduled, checking init container states and image pull issues
+7. **Log streaming + completion wait** — streams pod logs to the Paperclip UI while waiting for Job completion (with configurable timeout)
+8. **JSONL parsing** (`parseOpenCodeJsonl`) — extracts session ID, usage tokens, cost, summary, and errors from OpenCode JSONL output
+9. **Result synthesis** — returns exit code, usage metrics, session params for resume, and billing type inference
+
+### Skill Materialization (`src/server/skills.ts` + `src/server/execute.ts`)
+
+Skills operate in **ephemeral** mode: no symlinks are written to PVC. Instead, `execute()` reads the markdown content of each desired skill at run time using `readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries` + `entry.source`, concatenates them (separated by `---`), and passes the bundle to `buildJobManifest` as `skillsBundleContent`. The content is prepended to the prompt so OpenCode receives it as system context.
+
+### `instructionsFilePath` Config Field
+
+Set `instructionsFilePath` to an absolute path (typically on the PVC, e.g. `/paperclip/.claude/projects/COMPANY/agents/AGENT/AGENTS.md`). The file is read by the adapter server before Job creation and its content prepended to every run prompt. `supportsInstructionsBundle: true` enables the Paperclip UI bundle editor for this field.
 
 ### Key State: SelfPodInfo (`src/server/k8s-client.ts`)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 586fe28..ae6bde7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "name": "@farhoodliquor/paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.16",
+  "name": "paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
+  "version": "0.1.18",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "@farhoodliquor/paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
-      "version": "0.1.16",
+      "name": "paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
+      "version": "0.1.18",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@kubernetes/client-node": "^1.0.0"
+        "@kubernetes/client-node": "^1.0.0",
+        "picocolors": "^1.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@paperclipai/adapter-utils": "2026.415.0-canary.7",
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
         "vitest": "^4.1.4"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@paperclipai/adapter-utils": "2026.415.0-canary.7"
+        "@paperclipai/adapter-utils": ">=2026.415.0-canary.7"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@emnapi/core": {
@@ -1574,7 +1575,6 @@
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xceH2snhtb5M9liqDsmEw56le376mTZkEX/jEb/RxNFyegNul7eNslCXP9FDj/Lcu0X8KEyMceP2ntpaHrDEVA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/picomatch": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1c227f..d47509d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.17",
+  "version": "0.1.18",
   "description": "Paperclip adapter plugin that runs OpenCode agents as Kubernetes Jobs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0036501..7060dbc 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Core fields:
 - model (string, required): OpenCode model id in provider/model format (e.g. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6)
 - variant (string, optional): provider-specific reasoning/profile variant passed as --variant
 - dangerouslySkipPermissions (boolean, optional): inject runtime config with permission.external_directory=allow; defaults to true
+- instructionsFilePath (string, optional): absolute path to a markdown instructions file (e.g. AGENTS.md on the PVC); content is prepended to every run prompt as system instructions
 - promptTemplate (string, optional): run prompt template
 - extraArgs (string[], optional): additional CLI args appended to the opencode command
 - env (object, optional): KEY=VALUE environment variables; overrides inherited vars from the Deployment
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@ Inherited from Deployment (no config needed):
 
 Notes:
 - Session resume works via the shared /paperclip PVC (HOME=/paperclip)
-- Skills are bundled in the container image
+- Skills configured in Paperclip have their markdown content read from the PVC and prepended to each run prompt
+- Desired skills are resolved from config (paperclipSkills / paperclipRuntimeSkills) at execute time
+- instructionsFilePath content is prepended before skill content, then before the task prompt
 - Prompts are delivered via a busybox init container writing to an emptyDir volume
 - Runtime config (permission.external_directory=allow) is written inside the Job container
 - OPENCODE_DISABLE_PROJECT_CONFIG=true is always set to prevent config file pollution
diff --git a/src/server/config-schema.ts b/src/server/config-schema.ts
index 2e116af..0c2f111 100644
--- a/src/server/config-schema.ts
+++ b/src/server/config-schema.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ export function getConfigSchema(): AdapterConfigSchema {
         hint: "Provider-specific reasoning/profile variant passed as --variant",
         group: "Core",
       },
+      {
+        key: "instructionsFilePath",
+        label: "Instructions File Path",
+        type: "text",
+        hint: "Absolute path to a markdown file (e.g. AGENTS.md) prepended as system instructions before the task prompt",
+        group: "Core",
+      },
       {
         key: "dangerouslySkipPermissions",
         label: "Skip Permission Checks",
diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index a189ef3..1f6aa1d 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export function createServerAdapter(): ServerAdapterModule {
     supportsLocalAgentJwt: true,
     agentConfigurationDoc,
     getConfigSchema,
-    supportsInstructionsBundle: false,
-    instructionsPathKey: undefined,
+    supportsInstructionsBundle: true,
+    instructionsPathKey: "instructionsFilePath",
     requiresMaterializedRuntimeSkills: false,
     sessionManagement: getAdapterSessionManagement("opencode_local") ?? {
       supportsSessionResume: true,