diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 0857df9..2947127 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ npx @keygraph/shannon setup
 
 # Image management
 ./shannon build [--no-cache]          # Local mode: build worker image
-npx @keygraph/shannon update                # npx mode: pull latest image
 npx @keygraph/shannon uninstall             # npx mode: remove ~/.shannon/ (confirms first)
 
 # Build TypeScript (development)
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ packages/mcp-server/ — @shannon/mcp-server (private, MCP tool server)
 ### CLI Package (`apps/cli/`)
 Published as `@keygraph/shannon` on npm. Contains only Docker orchestration logic — no Temporal SDK, business logic, or prompts. Bundled with tsdown for single-file ESM output.
 
-- `apps/cli/src/index.ts` — CLI dispatcher (`setup`, `start`, `stop`, `logs`, `workspaces`, `status`, `build`, `update`, `uninstall`, `info`)
+- `apps/cli/src/index.ts` — CLI dispatcher (`setup`, `start`, `stop`, `logs`, `workspaces`, `status`, `build`, `uninstall`, `info`)
 - `apps/cli/src/mode.ts` — Auto-detection: local mode if `SHANNON_LOCAL=1` env var is set
 - `apps/cli/src/docker.ts` — Compose lifecycle, image pull/build, ephemeral `docker run` worker spawning
 - `apps/cli/src/home.ts` — State directory management (`~/.shannon/` for npx, `./` for local)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df16fe4..8bec0a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ shannon workspaces
 
 # Image management
 shannon build --no-cache             # local only — rebuild worker image
-shannon update                       # npx only — pull latest image from Docker Hub
 ```
 
 ### Workspaces and Resuming
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/update.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/update.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a17010..0000000
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/update.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * `shannon update` command — pull the worker image matching the current CLI version.
- */
-
-import { pullImage } from '../docker.js';
-
-export function update(version: string): void {
-  pullImage(version);
-  console.log('Update complete.');
-}
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/docker.ts b/apps/cli/src/docker.ts
index e71aa2b..4aed384 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/docker.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/docker.ts
@@ -292,22 +292,6 @@ export function stopInfra(clean: boolean): void {
   execFileSync('docker', args, { stdio: 'inherit' });
 }
 
-/**
- * Pull the worker image matching the current CLI version.
- */
-export function pullImage(version: string): void {
-  const image = getWorkerImage(version);
-  console.log(`Pulling ${image}...`);
-  try {
-    execFileSync('docker', ['pull', image], { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  } catch {
-    console.error(`\nERROR: Failed to pull ${image}`);
-    console.error('Check https://hub.docker.com/r/keygraph/shannon for available tags.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  pruneOldImages(version);
-}
-
 /**
  * Remove old keygraph/shannon images that don't match the current version.
  */
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/index.ts b/apps/cli/src/index.ts
index a942a82..6d1cf84 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { start } from './commands/start.js';
 import { status } from './commands/status.js';
 import { stop } from './commands/stop.js';
 import { uninstall } from './commands/uninstall.js';
-import { update } from './commands/update.js';
 import { workspaces } from './commands/workspaces.js';
 import { getMode } from './mode.js';
 import { displaySplash } from './splash.js';
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ Usage:${
       ? `
   ${prefix} build [--no-cache]                           Build worker image`
       : `
-  ${prefix} update                                       Pull latest image
   ${prefix} uninstall                                    Remove ~/.shannon/ and all data`
   }
   ${prefix} info                                         Show splash screen
@@ -218,9 +216,6 @@ switch (command) {
   case 'build':
     build(args.includes('--no-cache'));
     break;
-  case 'update':
-    update(getVersion());
-    break;
   case 'uninstall':
     if (getMode() === 'local') {
       console.error('ERROR: uninstall is only available in npx mode.');