diff --git a/surfaces/gui/e2e/gallery.spec.ts b/surfaces/gui/e2e/gallery.spec.ts
index cf9d91c9..5aa46fbe 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/e2e/gallery.spec.ts
+++ b/surfaces/gui/e2e/gallery.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-// Settings ▸ Personas ▸ Gallery: the catalog lives in a screen-sized modal opened
-// from the Personas page (link → featured carousel + list → in-modal solo page →
-// informed install → Done lands back on Personas). Plus the page-level delete
-// affordance for non-builtin personas.
+// The Gallery entry point was removed from Settings ▸ Coworkers (owner 2026-08-21) —
+// coworkers install from GitHub / folder / zip. This file keeps the page-level
+// delete flow (now on the coworker detail page, UX-035).
 import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { test } from "./fixtures";
 
@@ -10,91 +9,12 @@ async function openPersonas(page) {
   await page.getByTestId("account-row").click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Settings", exact: true }).click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Coworkers", exact: true }).click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-link")).toBeVisible();
 }
 
-async function openGallery(page) {
+test("the Gallery entry point is gone from the Coworkers page", async ({ page }) => {
   await openPersonas(page);
-  await page.getByTestId("gallery-link").click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-modal")).toBeVisible();
-}
-
-test("slow cloud: skeleton shows while the gallery loads, never a blank body", async ({
-  page,
-}) => {
-  // The real gallery is a cloud round-trip (Lambda + Dynamo) that can take seconds;
-  // delay the mocked endpoints to assert the skeleton bridges the gap.
-  await page.route("**/v1/cloud/status", async (route) => {
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1200));
-    await route.fulfill({ json: { ok: true, signed_in: false } });
-  });
-  await openGallery(page);
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-loading")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-loading")).toContainText("Loading the gallery");
-  // Resolves into the real body (signed-out prompt here) once the cloud answers.
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-signin")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-loading")).toHaveCount(0);
-});
-
-test("signed out: modal prompts for sign-in, manual install path unaffected", async ({ page }) => {
-  await openGallery(page);
-  const prompt = page.getByTestId("gallery-signin");
-  await expect(prompt).toContainText("needs a (free) cloud sign-in");
-  await expect(prompt).toContainText("always works without an account");
-  await expect(prompt.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" })).toBeVisible();
-  // Esc closes; the Personas page (with its dir/Git importer) is still there.
-  await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-modal")).not.toBeVisible();
-  // The manual installer (collapsed disclosure, UX-035) is still there.
-  await page.getByTestId("install-disclosure").click();
-  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Install", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test("signed in: featured carousel + list; solo page installs informed; Done returns", async ({
-  page,
-}) => {
-  await openGallery(page);
-  await page.getByTestId("gallery-signin").getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
-
-  // Featured carousel holds the flagged persona; the list holds both.
-  const featured = page.getByTestId("gallery-featured");
-  await expect(featured).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
-  await expect(featured).toContainText("Sales Coworker");
-  await expect(featured).not.toContainText("Recruiter");
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-recruiter")).toContainText("View & install");
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-team-teaser")).toContainText("coming soon");
-
-  // Search narrows the list.
-  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search coworkers").fill("recruit");
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-sales")).not.toBeVisible();
-  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search coworkers").fill("");
-
-  // Solo page: pitch + manifest-derived capabilities BEFORE install.
-  await page.getByTestId("gallery-sales").click();
-  const detail = page.getByTestId("gallery-detail");
-  await expect(detail).toContainText("Walk into every call already knowing the account");
-  const caps = page.getByTestId("gallery-capabilities");
-  await expect(caps).toContainText("verified from its manifest");
-  await expect(caps).toContainText("files, search, todo");
-  await expect(caps).toContainText("hubspot · core");
-  await expect(caps).toContainText("read deals and contacts");
-
-  await detail.getByRole("button", { name: "Install" }).click();
-  await expect(detail).toContainText("disabled until you approve and enable it");
-
-  // Done closes the modal, landing back on the Personas page.
-  await detail.getByRole("button", { name: "Done" }).click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-modal")).not.toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-link")).toBeVisible();
-});
-
-test("back link returns from the solo page to the catalog", async ({ page }) => {
-  await openGallery(page);
-  await page.getByTestId("gallery-signin").getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
-  await page.getByTestId("gallery-sales").click({ timeout: 10_000 });
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-detail")).toBeVisible();
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "← Gallery" }).click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-cards")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("install-disclosure")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("gallery-link")).toHaveCount(0);
 });
 
 test("delete: non-builtin personas removable after confirm; built-ins are not", async ({
diff --git a/surfaces/gui/src/App.tsx b/surfaces/gui/src/App.tsx
index 43fe271d..06e84090 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/gui/src/App.tsx
@@ -2084,7 +2084,13 @@ export function App() {
               setBoardDetailId(id);
               setBoardOpen(true);
             }}
-            isLead={teamMembers.length > 0 || (!!curSession?.team && curSession.team.role !== "worker")}
+            /* team serializes as {} for plain sessions — lead-ness needs an actual
+               role, else every solo session loses its Progress panel (owner-hit
+               2026-08-21: the rail showed nothing but "More"). */
+            isLead={
+              teamMembers.length > 0 ||
+              (curSession?.team?.role != null && curSession.team.role !== "worker")
+            }
             teamMembers={teamMembers}
             teamChatEnabled={!!curSession?.team?.chat_enabled}
             teamChatUnread={curSession?.team?.chat_unread || 0}
diff --git a/surfaces/gui/src/components/PersonasTab.tsx b/surfaces/gui/src/components/PersonasTab.tsx
index 608b364b..dd03af99 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/src/components/PersonasTab.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/gui/src/components/PersonasTab.tsx
@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ const BTN_BORDERED =
 const QUIET_ROW =
   "w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-4 pt-2 mt-6 text-[12.5px] text-muted select-none";
 
-export function PersonasTab({
-  onOpenPersona,
-  onMeta,
-}: {
-  onOpenPersona?: (id: string) => void;
-  // Lets the section gate internal-build affordances (the Gallery entry point).
-  onMeta?: (meta: { internal: boolean }) => void;
-}) {
+export function PersonasTab({ onOpenPersona }: { onOpenPersona?: (id: string) => void }) {
   const [personas, setPersonas] = useState<Persona[]>([]);
   const [internal, setInternal] = useState(false);
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<"git" | "dir" | "zip">("git");
@@ -68,7 +61,6 @@ export function PersonasTab({
       .then((r) => {
         setPersonas(r.personas);
         setInternal(r.internal);
-        onMeta?.({ internal: r.internal });
       })
       .catch(() => {});
   const reloadSessions = () => getSessions().then(setSessions).catch(() => {});
diff --git a/surfaces/gui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx b/surfaces/gui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
index 96ba748d..a9f525a6 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/gui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import { Icon } from "./Icon";
 import { PanelHead } from "./IntegrationsView";
 import { ModelsTab } from "./ManageTabs";
 import { MemorySection } from "./MemorySection";
-import { GalleryModal } from "./GalleryModal";
 import { PersonasTab } from "./PersonasTab";
 import { SkillsTab } from "./SkillsTab";
 import { showPersonas } from "../flags";
@@ -375,13 +374,10 @@ function VoiceInputSection() {
 // -- Personas: installed/enabled/delete management, the dir/Git importer, and the
 // entry point to the Persona Gallery (a screen-sized modal — installs finish back
 // here, disabled pending consent; a gallery install re-mounts the list in place).
+// The Gallery entry point is GONE (owner 2026-08-21) — coworkers install from
+// GitHub / folder / zip only. GalleryModal stays in the tree for the gallery's
+// possible return as a first-class distribution surface, but nothing mounts it.
 function PersonasSection({ onOpenPersona }: { onOpenPersona?: (id: string) => void }) {
-  const [galleryBump, setGalleryBump] = useState(0);
-  const [galleryOpen, setGalleryOpen] = useState(false);
-  // The Gallery is OUR distribution channel during development — internal builds only
-  // (owner 2026-08-21). Users install from GitHub / folder / zip.
-  const [internal, setInternal] = useState(false);
-
   return (
     <section>
       <PanelHead title="Coworkers" sub="Manage your coworkers and add new ones." />
@@ -390,33 +386,7 @@ function PersonasSection({ onOpenPersona }: { onOpenPersona?: (id: string) => vo
         with the tools and skills to be successful in that role. Enabling a coworker lets
         you pick it when starting a conversation.
       </p>
-      <PersonasTab
-        key={galleryBump}
-        onOpenPersona={onOpenPersona}
-        onMeta={(m) => setInternal(m.internal)}
-      />
-      {internal && (
-      <button
-        className="mt-6 w-full rounded-xl2 border border-line bg-panel px-4 py-3.5 flex items-center gap-3 text-left hover:border-lineStrong"
-        data-testid="gallery-link"
-        onClick={() => setGalleryOpen(true)}
-      >
-        <Icon name="sparkle" size={16} className="text-accent shrink-0" />
-        <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-          <span className="block text-[13.5px] font-medium">Browse the Coworker Gallery</span>
-          <span className="block text-[12px] text-muted">
-            Curated coworkers from the OpenWorker team — see what each can do before installing.
-          </span>
-        </span>
-        <span className="text-[12.5px] text-accent shrink-0">Open →</span>
-      </button>
-      )}
-      {galleryOpen && (
-        <GalleryModal
-          onClose={() => setGalleryOpen(false)}
-          onInstalled={() => setGalleryBump((b) => b + 1)}
-        />
-      )}
+      <PersonasTab onOpenPersona={onOpenPersona} />
     </section>
   );
 }