diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e713753..7a84840 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@ __pycache__/
 .venv/
 **/.venv/
 
-# AI tool caches / generated artifacts
-tools/kokoro_coreml/.venv/
-tools/kokoro_coreml/.venv310/
-tools/kokoro_coreml/kokoro-coreml/checkpoints/
-tools/kokoro_coreml/kokoro-coreml/coreml/
-autoaudiobook/.venv/
-autoaudiobook/samples/
+# Standalone tool repos (not part of the app)
+autoaudiobook/
+tools/
 
 # Build outputs
 build/
diff --git a/autoaudiobook b/autoaudiobook
deleted file mode 160000
index b5ce4e7..0000000
--- a/autoaudiobook
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b5ce4e701a16067ff1f8cb06b2089496b21374d6
diff --git a/tools/kokoro_coreml/kokoro-coreml b/tools/kokoro_coreml/kokoro-coreml
deleted file mode 160000
index 6a5235f..0000000
--- a/tools/kokoro_coreml/kokoro-coreml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 6a5235fce6dc775c7a37d5c846a2355e9eb87115