diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 17462742..a364e915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -166,212 +166,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
         fi
 
-        # Write (or refresh) the docs landing page.
-        cat > _site/docs/index.html <<'HTML'
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-<meta charset="UTF-8">
-<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-<title>VStar &mdash; Documentation</title>
-<style>
-  :root {
-    --bg: #0d1117;
-    --surface: #161b22;
-    --border: #30363d;
-    --text: #e6edf3;
-    --text-muted: #8b949e;
-    --accent: #58a6ff;
-    --header-bg: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d1117 0%, #1a2332 50%, #0d1117 100%);
-  }
-
-  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
-
-  body {
-    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
-    background: var(--bg);
-    color: var(--text);
-    line-height: 1.6;
-  }
-
-  header {
-    background: var(--header-bg);
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-    padding: 2rem 1rem;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-
-  header h1 { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
-
-  header p { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
-
-  header .home-link {
-    display: inline-block;
-    margin-top: 0.75rem;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    color: var(--accent);
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-
-  header .home-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-
-  main { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
-
-  h2.section {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-    color: var(--text-muted);
-    margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
-  }
-
-  h2.section:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
-
-  .card {
-    background: var(--surface);
-    border: 1px solid var(--border);
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
-    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-  }
-
-  .card h3 { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
-
-  .card .meta { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
-
-  .links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; }
-
-  .links a {
-    display: inline-block;
-    color: var(--accent);
-    text-decoration: none;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border);
-    padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
-    border-radius: 6px;
-    transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
-  }
-
-  .links a:hover { border-color: var(--accent); background: rgba(88,166,255,0.1); }
-
-  .note { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; text-align: center; }
-
-  footer {
-    text-align: center;
-    padding: 2rem 1rem;
-    color: var(--text-muted);
-    font-size: 0.8rem;
-    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  }
-
-  footer a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-  footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-</style>
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<header>
-  <h1>VStar &mdash; Documentation</h1>
-  <p>User manual, plugin development guide, and individual plugin docs</p>
-  <a class="home-link" href="../">&larr; Back to VStar Project Hub</a>
-</header>
-
-<main>
-
-  <h2 class="section">Snapshot (development)</h2>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>User Manual</h3>
-    <div class="meta" id="snapshot-meta">Loading&hellip;</div>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/snapshot/user_manual/VStarUserManual.pdf">Open PDF</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>Plugin Development Guide</h3>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/snapshot/plugin/vstar_plugin_dev.pdf">Open PDF</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>Plugin Docs</h3>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/snapshot/plugin/">Browse all plugin docs &rarr;</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <h2 class="section">Latest stable release</h2>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>User Manual</h3>
-    <div class="meta" id="release-meta">Loading&hellip;</div>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/release/user_manual/VStarUserManual.pdf">Open PDF</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>Plugin Development Guide</h3>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/release/plugin/vstar_plugin_dev.pdf">Open PDF</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h3>Plugin Docs</h3>
-    <div class="links">
-      <a href="vstar/release/plugin/">Browse all plugin docs &rarr;</a>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <p class="note">
-    Snapshot docs track the latest <code>snapshot</code> release tag.
-    Release docs track the latest semantic-version tag (e.g.&nbsp;<code>X.Y.Z</code>).
-    Both are refreshed automatically by GitHub Actions.
-  </p>
-
-</main>
-
-<footer>
-  <p><a href="https://github.com/AAVSO/VStar">AAVSO/VStar</a> &mdash; Published by the <code>docs</code> workflow.</p>
-</footer>
-
-<script>
-async function loadMeta() {
-  try {
-    const r = await fetch('data/docs.json?_=' + Date.now());
-    if (!r.ok) throw new Error(r.status);
-    const d = await r.json();
-    if (d.snapshot) {
-      const s = d.snapshot;
-      document.getElementById('snapshot-meta').textContent =
-        'Commit ' + (s.commit_short || '') +
-        (s.commit_date ? ' \u00b7 ' + s.commit_date : '') +
-        (s.generated   ? ' \u00b7 generated ' + s.generated : '');
-    }
-    if (d.release) {
-      const rv = d.release;
-      document.getElementById('release-meta').textContent =
-        (rv.tag ? rv.tag + ' \u00b7 ' : '') +
-        'Commit ' + (rv.commit_short || '') +
-        (rv.commit_date ? ' \u00b7 ' + rv.commit_date : '') +
-        (rv.generated   ? ' \u00b7 generated ' + rv.generated : '');
-    }
-  } catch {
-    document.getElementById('snapshot-meta').textContent = 'No metadata yet';
-    document.getElementById('release-meta').textContent = 'No metadata yet';
-  }
-}
-loadMeta();
-</script>
-
-</body>
-</html>
-HTML
-
         # Merge new metadata with existing data/docs.json so a snapshot-only or
         # release-only run doesn't clobber the other set.
         python3 - "$DATE" \
