diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b7944b..aaf56e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ codevhub skill office --dir /media/usb/codev-office   # download somewhere else
 
 Both files land side by side, and the command prints the exact line to run from that folder (`bash codev-office-<os>-setup.sh`, or `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\codev-office-windows-setup.ps1`). A bundle downloaded for another OS is never executed on this machine.
 
-Two flags are passed straight through to the setup script: `--minimal` (skip the optional extras) and `--skip-verify` (skip the bundle's own SHA-256 check).
+Two flags are passed straight through to the setup script: `--skip-verify` (skip the bundle's own SHA-256 check) and `--force-skills` (replace already-installed skills with the bundled versions).
 
 ## Switching between self-hosted and proprietary models
 
diff --git a/src/lib/help.ts b/src/lib/help.ts
index a94d059..68fc836 100644
--- a/src/lib/help.ts
+++ b/src/lib/help.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ Skill hub:
                          (--platform ubuntu|macos|windows to fetch for another OS
                          [implies --download-only], --dir <path> for the download
                          folder, --download-only to skip running the installer,
-                         --minimal / --skip-verify passed through to the
-                         installer, --force-skills to replace already-installed
-                         skills with the bundled versions)
+                         --skip-verify passed through to the installer,
+                         --force-skills to replace already-installed skills
+                         with the bundled versions)
 `);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/office.ts b/src/lib/office.ts
index 6d5345e..3f294ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/office.ts
+++ b/src/lib/office.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { officeDownloadsDir } from "@/lib/paths.js";
 // installer that prompts for sudo/UAC, which an Ink render would fight over.
 
 export const OFFICE_USAGE =
-	"Usage: codevhub skill office [--platform ubuntu|macos|windows] [--dir <path>] [--download-only] [--minimal] [--skip-verify] [--force-skills]";
+	"Usage: codevhub skill office [--platform ubuntu|macos|windows] [--dir <path>] [--download-only] [--skip-verify] [--force-skills]";
 
 export type OfficePlatform = "ubuntu" | "macos" | "windows";
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export interface OfficeArgs {
 	platform?: OfficePlatform;
 	dir?: string;
 	downloadOnly: boolean;
-	minimal: boolean;
 	skipVerify: boolean;
 	forceSkills: boolean;
 	// Deliberately unadvertised (absent from OFFICE_USAGE and `codevhub help`):
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ export interface OfficeArgs {
 export function parseOfficeArgs(argv: string[]): OfficeArgs {
 	const parsed: OfficeArgs = {
 		downloadOnly: false,
-		minimal: false,
 		skipVerify: false,
 		forceSkills: false,
 		uninstall: false,
@@ -91,9 +89,6 @@ export function parseOfficeArgs(argv: string[]): OfficeArgs {
 			case "--download-only":
 				parsed.downloadOnly = true;
 				break;
-			case "--minimal":
-				parsed.minimal = true;
-				break;
 			case "--skip-verify":
 				parsed.skipVerify = true;
 				break;
@@ -120,9 +115,9 @@ export function parseOfficeArgs(argv: string[]): OfficeArgs {
 	// The two modes take disjoint flag sets — reject mixtures loudly rather
 	// than silently forwarding a flag the target script would choke on.
 	if (parsed.uninstall) {
-		if (parsed.minimal || parsed.skipVerify || parsed.forceSkills) {
+		if (parsed.skipVerify || parsed.forceSkills) {
 			parsed.error =
-				"--minimal/--skip-verify/--force-skills do not apply with --uninstall";
+				"--skip-verify/--force-skills do not apply with --uninstall";
 		}
 	} else if (parsed.yes || parsed.skillsOnly || parsed.purgeDownloads) {
 		parsed.error = "--yes/--skills-only/--purge-downloads require --uninstall";
@@ -206,16 +201,14 @@ export function installerArgs(
 	platform: OfficePlatform,
 ): string[] {
 	// The bash scripts take GNU-style flags; the PowerShell script takes
-	// -Minimal / -SkipVerify / -ForceSkills switches.
+	// -SkipVerify / -ForceSkills switches.
 	if (platform === "windows") {
 		return [
-			...(parsed.minimal ? ["-Minimal"] : []),
 			...(parsed.skipVerify ? ["-SkipVerify"] : []),
 			...(parsed.forceSkills ? ["-ForceSkills"] : []),
 		];
 	}
 	return [
-		...(parsed.minimal ? ["--minimal"] : []),
 		...(parsed.skipVerify ? ["--skip-verify"] : []),
 		...(parsed.forceSkills ? ["--force-skills"] : []),
 	];
diff --git a/tests/lib/download.test.ts b/tests/lib/download.test.ts
index ac60678..3f1b5ff 100644
--- a/tests/lib/download.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/download.test.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe("runSkillOffice", () => {
 		const dir = join(tempDir, "office");
 		let spawned: { command: string; args: string[]; cwd: string } | null = null;
 		const code = await runSkillOffice(
-			["--dir", dir, "--minimal", "--skip-verify"],
+			["--dir", dir, "--skip-verify"],
 			baseUrl,
 			async (command, args, cwd) => {
 				spawned = { command, args, cwd };
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe("runSkillOffice", () => {
 		expect(code).toBe(0);
 		expect(spawned).toEqual({
 			command: "bash",
-			args: [join(dir, scriptName), "--minimal", "--skip-verify"],
+			args: [join(dir, scriptName), "--skip-verify"],
 			cwd: dir,
 		});
 	});
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe("runSkillOffice", () => {
 		let spawned: { command: string; args: string[]; cwd: string } | null = null;
 		const code = await withPlatform("win32", () =>
 			runSkillOffice(
-				["--dir", dir, "--minimal", "--skip-verify"],
+				["--dir", dir, "--skip-verify"],
 				baseUrl,
 				async (command, args, cwd) => {
 					spawned = { command, args, cwd };
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ describe("runSkillOffice", () => {
 				"Bypass",
 				"-File",
 				join(dir, "codev-office-windows-setup.ps1"),
-				"-Minimal",
 				"-SkipVerify",
 			],
 			cwd: dir,
@@ -468,7 +467,6 @@ describe("runSkillOffice", () => {
 
 const NO_FLAGS = {
 	downloadOnly: false,
-	minimal: false,
 	skipVerify: false,
 	forceSkills: false,
 	uninstall: false,
@@ -480,14 +478,12 @@ const NO_FLAGS = {
 describe("installerArgs", () => {
 	const base = {
 		...NO_FLAGS,
-		minimal: true,
 		skipVerify: true,
 		forceSkills: true,
 	};
 
 	test("bash platforms get GNU-style flags", () => {
 		expect(installerArgs(base, "ubuntu")).toEqual([
-			"--minimal",
 			"--skip-verify",
 			"--force-skills",
 		]);
@@ -495,7 +491,6 @@ describe("installerArgs", () => {
 
 	test("windows gets PowerShell switches", () => {
 		expect(installerArgs(base, "windows")).toEqual([
-			"-Minimal",
 			"-SkipVerify",
 			"-ForceSkills",
 		]);
diff --git a/tests/lib/office.test.ts b/tests/lib/office.test.ts
index 6510485..aed79bf 100644
--- a/tests/lib/office.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/office.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ describe("parseOfficeArgs", () => {
 	test("defaults", () => {
 		expect(parseOfficeArgs([])).toEqual({
 			downloadOnly: false,
-			minimal: false,
 			skipVerify: false,
 			forceSkills: false,
 			uninstall: false,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ describe("parseOfficeArgs", () => {
 			"--dir",
 			"/tmp/x",
 			"--download-only",
-			"--minimal",
 			"--skip-verify",
 			"--force-skills",
 		]);
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ describe("parseOfficeArgs", () => {
 			platform: "windows",
 			dir: "/tmp/x",
 			downloadOnly: true,
-			minimal: true,
 			skipVerify: true,
 			forceSkills: true,
 			uninstall: false,
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ describe("parseOfficeArgs", () => {
 	});
 
 	test("rejects install flags combined with --uninstall", () => {
-		expect(parseOfficeArgs(["--uninstall", "--minimal"]).error).toMatch(
+		expect(parseOfficeArgs(["--uninstall", "--skip-verify"]).error).toMatch(
 			/do not apply with --uninstall/,
 		);
 	});