diff --git a/scripts/sync-skills.sh b/scripts/sync-skills.sh
index 3fb8f6ec12..c0f1d09616 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-skills.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync-skills.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # sync-skills.sh - Syncs custom skills from the repo to the user's global ~/.gemini/skills folder.
-# It also creates a slash command for each skill to make them easily accessible.
 
 SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.gemini/skills"
 COMMANDS_DIR="${HOME}/.gemini/commands"
 REPO_SKILLS_PATH="packages/core/src/skills/builtin"
 
 mkdir -p "${SKILLS_DIR}"
-mkdir -p "${COMMANDS_DIR}"
 
-echo "Syncing skills and commands..."
+echo "Syncing skills..."
 
 # List of skills to sync
 CUSTOM_SKILLS=("_ux_git-worktree" "_ux_finish-pr" "_ux_designer")
@@ -20,16 +18,16 @@ for SKILL in "${CUSTOM_SKILLS[@]}"; do
         cp -r "${REPO_SKILLS_PATH}/${SKILL}" "${SKILLS_DIR}/"
         echo "✅ Synced: ${SKILL}"
 
-        # Create Slash Command
+        # Clean up legacy explicit command files if they exist to prevent conflicts.
+        # Gemini CLI automatically registers a slash command for each skill based on its name.
         COMMAND_FILE="${COMMANDS_DIR}/${SKILL}.toml"
-        cat <<EOF > "${COMMAND_FILE}"
-description = "Invoke the ${SKILL} skill"
-prompt = "Activate the ${SKILL} skill and follow its instructions to: {{args}}"
-EOF
-        echo "✅ Created Command: /${SKILL}"
+        if [[ -f "${COMMAND_FILE}" ]]; then
+            rm -f "${COMMAND_FILE}"
+            echo "🧹 Cleaned up redundant command file: ${COMMAND_FILE}"
+        fi
     else
         echo "❌ Error: Skill ${SKILL} not found in ${REPO_SKILLS_PATH}"
     fi
 done
 
-echo "Done. Run '/skills reload' and '/commands reload' in your Gemini session to apply changes."
+echo "Done. Run '/skills reload' in your Gemini session to apply changes."