diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 01aea56..ce729a0 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   "service": "app",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
   // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
-  "features": {
-    "ghcr.io/anthropics/devcontainer-features/claude-code:1": {}
-  },
+  // "features": {
+  //   "ghcr.io/anthropics/devcontainer-features/claude-code:1": {}
+  // },
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [
diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
index 837c39c..693d310 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 # Keep steps idempotent so re-running on an existing container is safe.
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Install the Claude Code CLI via the official installer. Faster than the
+# devcontainer feature, which pulls in Node.js first and tends to lag behind
+# on the Claude Code version it installs.
+curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
+# The installer places the binary in ~/.local/bin and wires PATH into shell
+# rc files, but this script runs non-interactively so those rc files are
+# never sourced here. Add it to PATH now so `claude` below resolves.
+export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+
 # Install Claude Code plugins that project settings enable but a fresh container cannot fetch.
 # `.claude/settings.json` only *enables* plugins; the actual bits are cloned per machine, and a
 # fresh container starts with an empty ~/.claude plugin state.