diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45f2de7..0f4e464 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ projects, in the same spirit as
 [love-tools](../love-tools).
 
 - `example-makefile.make` — project Makefile: local dev targets
-  (`build`, `web`, `serve`, `export`, `watch`, `clean`) plus the
-  Woodpecker pipeline targets (`ci-version`, `ci-export`, `ci-upload`,
-  `ci-publish`).
-- `example-woodpecker.yaml` — Woodpecker pipeline: version → build
-  (syntax check + web bundle in the
-  `git.teletypegames.org/internal/phaser-builder` image) → upload (HTTP POST to `/build/upload`) → publish (calls the teletypegames `/build/publish` endpoint
-  with `platform=phaser`).
+  (`build`, `web`, `serve`, `export`, `watch`, `clean`).
+- `example-woodpecker.yaml` — a one-line marker (`platform: phaser`): the
+  full pipeline (version → build → upload → publish) is served by the update server's Woodpecker
+  configuration extension — preview it with
+  `curl "https://teletypegames.org/build/config?platform=phaser"`.
 - `builder.Dockerfile` — the CI builder image: `node:22-alpine` with
   make/zip/curl baked in.
 - `example-tasks.json` — VS Code `.vscode/tasks.json` with the common
@@ -33,14 +31,17 @@ single `game.js`. Node is only used for a `node --check` syntax pass.
    `PHASER_VERSION`, and put the game sources into `src/` (they are
    concatenated in filename order — prefix with numbers if load order
    matters).
-2. Copy `example-woodpecker.yaml` to `.woodpecker.yaml` and add the
-   `update_secret_key` secret in Woodpecker.
+2. Copy `example-woodpecker.yaml` to `.woodpecker.yaml` (a one-line marker — the
+   pipeline itself is served by the update server; add `name:` when the
+   software name differs from the repo name) and add the
+   `application_token` secret in Woodpecker (an ApplicationToken with
+   the `update` + `upload` scopes, created in the admin).
 3. Copy `example-tasks.json` to `.vscode/tasks.json`.
 
 `make serve` builds the web bundle and serves it on
 `http://localhost:8000` (Python 3's built-in HTTP server).
 
-The pipeline uploads `$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION).html.zip` via `/build/upload`,
+The served pipeline uploads `$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION).html.zip` via `/build/upload`,
 then triggers
 `/build/publish?platform=phaser&name=$(PROJECT)&version=$(VERSION)`.
 
diff --git a/example-makefile.make b/example-makefile.make
index 81bf388..9c37543 100644
--- a/example-makefile.make
+++ b/example-makefile.make
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ DIST_DIR   = dist
 WEB_DIR    = $(DIST_DIR)/web
 OUTPUT_ZIP = $(PROJECT)-$(VERSION).html.zip
 
-VERSION_FILE = .version
 PHASER_JS_URL  = https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@$(PHASER_VERSION)/dist/phaser.min.js
 INDEX_HTML_URL = https://git.teletypegames.org/tools/phaser-tools/raw/branch/master/web/index.html
 
@@ -49,36 +48,4 @@ watch:
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(DIST_DIR)
 
-ci-version:
-	@if [ -f metadata.json ]; then \
-		VERSION=$$(jq -r '.version' metadata.json); \
-	else \
-		VERSION=$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD); \
-	fi; \
-	BRANCH=$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD); \
-	if [ "$$BRANCH" != "main" ] && [ "$$BRANCH" != "master" ]; then \
-		VERSION="dev-$$VERSION-$$BRANCH"; \
-	fi; \
-	echo $$VERSION > $(VERSION_FILE)
-
-ci-export:
-	@VERSION=$$(cat $(VERSION_FILE)); \
-	$(MAKE) export VERSION=$$VERSION
-
-ci-upload:
-	@VERSION=$$(cat $(VERSION_FILE)); \
-	FILE="$(PROJECT)-$$VERSION.html.zip"; \
-	META_SRC="metadata.json"; \
-	META_DST="$(PROJECT)-$$VERSION.metadata.json"; \
-	cp $$META_SRC $$META_DST; \
-	for f in $$FILE $$META_DST; do \
-		curl -fsS -H "X-Update-Secret: $(UPDATE_SECRET)" \
-			-F "file=@$$f" \
-			"$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/upload?name=$(PROJECT)&version=$$VERSION" || exit 1; \
-	done
-
-ci-publish:
-	@VERSION=$$(cat $(VERSION_FILE)); \
-	curl -fsS -X POST -H "X-Update-Secret: $(UPDATE_SECRET)" "$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/publish?name=$(PROJECT)&platform=phaser&version=$$VERSION"
-
-.PHONY: all build web serve export watch clean ci-version ci-export ci-upload ci-publish
+.PHONY: all build web serve export watch clean
diff --git a/example-woodpecker.yaml b/example-woodpecker.yaml
index e7accac..9404a08 100644
--- a/example-woodpecker.yaml
+++ b/example-woodpecker.yaml
@@ -1,31 +1,5 @@
-steps:
-  - name: version
-    image: alpine
-    commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache git make jq
-      - make ci-version
-
-  - name: build
-    image: git.teletypegames.org/internal/phaser-builder:latest
-    commands:
-      - make ci-export
-
-  - name: upload
-    image: alpine
-    environment:
-      UPDATE_SERVER: https://teletypegames.org
-      UPDATE_SECRET:
-        from_secret: update_secret_key
-    commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache make curl
-      - make ci-upload
-
-  - name: publish
-    image: alpine
-    environment:
-      UPDATE_SERVER: https://teletypegames.org
-      UPDATE_SECRET:
-        from_secret: update_secret_key
-    commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache make curl
-      - make ci-publish
+# One-line marker: the full pipeline is served by the update server's
+# Woodpecker configuration extension. Preview it with:
+#   curl "https://teletypegames.org/build/config?platform=phaser"
+platform: phaser
+# name: mygame   # only when the software name differs from the repo name