diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 76522ee5..3689cdd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "CI Bot"
           git config --global user.email "ci@gastown.test"
 
+      - name: Generate embedded files
+        run: go generate ./internal/formula/...
+
       - name: Build
         run: go build -v ./cmd/gt
 
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: '1.24'
 
+      - name: Generate embedded files
+        run: go generate ./internal/formula/...
+
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
@@ -91,6 +97,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install beads (bd)
         run: go install github.com/steveyegge/beads/cmd/bd@latest
 
+      - name: Generate embedded files
+        run: go generate ./internal/formula/...
+
       - name: Build gt
         run: go build -v -o gt ./cmd/gt
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 72b54c50..e5012478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,17 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "CI Bot"
           git config --global user.email "ci@gastown.test"
 
+      - name: Install beads (bd)
+        run: go install github.com/steveyegge/beads/cmd/bd@latest
+
+      - name: Add to PATH
+        run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Generate embedded files
+        run: go generate ./internal/formula/...
+
       - name: Build
         run: go build -v ./cmd/gt
 
       - name: Run integration tests
-        run: go test -v -tags=integration -timeout=4m ./...
+        run: go test -v -tags=integration -timeout=4m ./internal/cmd/...
diff --git a/internal/cmd/install.go b/internal/cmd/install.go
index f62bc547..61c25c7d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/install.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/install.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/beads"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/claude"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/config"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/deps"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/formula"
@@ -178,6 +179,15 @@ func runInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		fmt.Printf("   ✓ Created CLAUDE.md\n")
 	}
 
+	// Ensure Mayor has Claude settings with SessionStart hooks.
+	// This ensures gt prime runs on Claude startup, which outputs the Mayor
+	// delegation protocol - critical for preventing direct implementation.
+	if err := claude.EnsureSettingsForRole(absPath, "mayor"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("   %s Could not create .claude/settings.json: %v\n", style.Dim.Render("⚠"), err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("   ✓ Created .claude/settings.json\n")
+	}
+
 	// Initialize town-level beads database (optional)
 	// Town beads (hq- prefix) stores mayor mail, cross-rig coordination, and handoffs.
 	// Rig beads are separate and have their own prefixes.