diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92e63ce..0eaa949 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ These tools are essential for a capable openclaw instance - screen capture, came
 | [**goplaces**](https://github.com/steipete/goplaces) | Google Places API (New) CLI |
 | [**camsnap**](https://github.com/steipete/camsnap) | Capture snapshots/clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras |
 | [**sonoscli**](https://github.com/steipete/sonoscli) | Control Sonos speakers |
-| [**bird**](https://github.com/steipete/bird) | Fast X CLI for tweeting, replying, and reading |
 | [**peekaboo**](https://github.com/steipete/peekaboo) | Lightning-fast macOS screenshots & AI vision analysis |
 | [**poltergeist**](https://github.com/steipete/poltergeist) | Universal file watcher with auto-rebuild |
 | [**sag**](https://github.com/steipete/sag) | Command-line ElevenLabs TTS with mac-style flags |
@@ -96,6 +95,12 @@ Fetches latest release versions/URLs/hashes and updates the Nix expressions.
 
 Automated PRs keep everything fresh without manual intervention.
 
+## Temporarily disabled
+
+`bird` is not exported right now because the upstream GitHub release assets for
+v0.8.0 are gone. The npm package still exists, but this flake does not currently
+build npm dependencies for it.
+
 ## License
 
 Tools are packaged as-is from upstream. See individual tool repos for their licenses.
diff --git a/cmd/sync-skills/main.go b/cmd/sync-skills/main.go
index 3ae2860..980871f 100644
--- a/cmd/sync-skills/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sync-skills/main.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ func main() {
 		{"gogcli", "skills/gog"},
 		{"camsnap", "skills/camsnap"},
 		{"sonoscli", "skills/sonoscli"},
-		{"bird", "skills/bird"},
 		{"peekaboo", "skills/peekaboo"},
 		{"sag", "skills/sag"},
 		{"imsg", "skills/imsg"},
diff --git a/cmd/update-tools/main.go b/cmd/update-tools/main.go
index 85d0d27..f6e6f32 100644
--- a/cmd/update-tools/main.go
+++ b/cmd/update-tools/main.go
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ func main() {
 			},
 			NixFile: filepath.Join(repoRoot, "nix", "pkgs", "sonoscli.nix"),
 		},
-		{
-			Name:     "bird",
-			Repo:     "steipete/bird",
-			Optional: true, // repo got nuked; keep packaging pinned, but don't fail the updater
-			Assets: []AssetSpec{
-				{System: "aarch64-darwin", Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`bird-macos-universal-v[0-9.]+\.tar\.gz`)},
-			},
-			NixFile: filepath.Join(repoRoot, "nix", "pkgs", "bird.nix"),
-		},
 		{
 			Name: "peekaboo",
 			Repo: "steipete/peekaboo",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b4ae1dc..6fef5d9 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         goplaces = [ "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
         camsnap = [ "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
         sonoscli = [ "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
-        bird = [ "aarch64-darwin" ];
         peekaboo = [ "aarch64-darwin" ];
         poltergeist = [ "aarch64-darwin" ];
         sag = [ "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-linux" ];
@@ -47,9 +46,6 @@
           // (lib.optionalAttrs (supports "sonoscli") {
             sonoscli = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/pkgs/sonoscli.nix {};
           })
-          // (lib.optionalAttrs (supports "bird") {
-            bird = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/pkgs/bird.nix {};
-          })
           // (lib.optionalAttrs (supports "peekaboo") {
             peekaboo = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/pkgs/peekaboo.nix {};
           })