diff --git a/brain/CLAUDE.md b/brain/schema.md
similarity index 100%
rename from brain/CLAUDE.md
rename to brain/schema.md
diff --git a/ingestion/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go b/ingestion/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
index c345dbd..e4c4b97 100644
--- a/ingestion/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/ingestion/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type CompleteFunc func(ctx context.Context, system, user string) (string, error)
 type Config struct {
 	Complete  CompleteFunc
 	ChunkSize int    // 0 = no chunking
-	Schema    string // overrides brain/CLAUDE.md when set (useful in tests)
+	Schema    string // overrides brain/schema.md when set (useful in tests)
 }
 
 // Result is the outcome of a pipeline run.
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ func mergeAll(pages []wiki.Page) []wiki.Page {
 
 const defaultSchema = `# Brain Wiki Schema
 Three page types: wiki/sources/, wiki/concepts/, wiki/entities/.
-See brain/CLAUDE.md for the full schema.
+See brain/schema.md for the full schema.
 `
 
 func loadSchema(brainDir string) string {
-	b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(brainDir, "CLAUDE.md"))
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(brainDir, "schema.md"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return defaultSchema
 	}