diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e134d7..0000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-    groups:
-      npm-minor:
-        patterns: ["*"]
-        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      day: "monday"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8fdec0d..c822800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Mobile CI
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
+  # Mobile is a frozen scaffold pending a full rebuild. Auto-CI on every
+  # push/PR only produced red runs (no android/ dir for build-android, a
+  # placeholder app with nothing to test) plus dependabot churn. Run on demand
+  # only; restore the push/pull_request triggers when the rebuild lands.
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}