diff --git a/.agents/install.sh b/.agents/install.sh
index 7e970b6..db913bf 100755
--- a/.agents/install.sh
+++ b/.agents/install.sh
@@ -11,16 +11,38 @@ warn() { printf '\033[0;33m⚠\033[0m %s\n' "$1"; }
 skip() { printf '\033[0;34m–\033[0m %s\n' "$1"; }
 
 # ── 1. Copilot global hooks ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Generate ~/.copilot/hooks/agent-support.json with absolute paths so the hooks
+# work from any workspace — no per-project symlinks or stubs needed.
 COPILOT_HOOKS_DIR="$HOME/.copilot/hooks"
-COPILOT_HOOK_TARGET="$DOTFILES_AGENTS/frameworks/github/hooks.json"
-COPILOT_HOOK_LINK="$COPILOT_HOOKS_DIR/agent-support.json"
+COPILOT_HOOK_FILE="$COPILOT_HOOKS_DIR/agent-support.json"
 
 mkdir -p "$COPILOT_HOOKS_DIR"
-if [[ -L "$COPILOT_HOOK_LINK" && "$(readlink "$COPILOT_HOOK_LINK")" == "$COPILOT_HOOK_TARGET" ]]; then
-  skip "Copilot hook symlink already set: $COPILOT_HOOK_LINK"
+
+# Migrate: remove old symlink if present
+if [[ -L "$COPILOT_HOOK_FILE" ]]; then
+  rm "$COPILOT_HOOK_FILE"
+  log "Removed old Copilot hook symlink (migrating to generated file)"
+fi
+
+EXPECTED_PRE="$DOTFILES_AGENTS/hooks/pre-tool-use.sh"
+if [[ -f "$COPILOT_HOOK_FILE" ]] && \
+   node -e "const c=JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$COPILOT_HOOK_FILE','utf8')); process.exit(c.hooks&&c.hooks.PreToolUse&&c.hooks.PreToolUse[0].command==='$EXPECTED_PRE'?0:1);" 2>/dev/null; then
+  skip "Copilot global hooks already up-to-date: $COPILOT_HOOK_FILE"
 else
-  ln -sf "$COPILOT_HOOK_TARGET" "$COPILOT_HOOK_LINK"
-  log "Copilot hook symlink: $COPILOT_HOOK_LINK → $COPILOT_HOOK_TARGET"
+  node -e "
+const fs = require('fs');
+const d = '$DOTFILES_AGENTS/hooks';
+const hooks = {
+  UserPromptSubmit: [{type:'command',command:d+'/user-prompt-submit.sh',timeout:5}],
+  SessionStart:     [{type:'command',command:d+'/session-start.sh',timeout:10}],
+  PreToolUse:       [{type:'command',command:d+'/pre-tool-use.sh',timeout:5}],
+  PostToolUse:      [{type:'command',command:d+'/post-tool-use.sh',timeout:5}],
+  PreCompact:       [{type:'command',command:d+'/pre-compact.sh',timeout:10}],
+  Stop:             [{type:'command',command:d+'/stop.sh',timeout:5}]
+};
+fs.writeFileSync('$COPILOT_HOOK_FILE', JSON.stringify({hooks}, null, 2) + '\n');
+"
+  log "Copilot global hooks generated with absolute paths: $COPILOT_HOOK_FILE"
 fi
 
 # ── 2. OpenCode global plugin ────────────────────────────────────────────────