diff --git a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/app_project.py b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/app_project.py
index 0ce9fe22..434aa89b 100644
--- a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/app_project.py
+++ b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/app_project.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import json as _json
 import secrets as _secrets
+import shutil as _shutil
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError
 from importlib.metadata import version as _pkg_version
@@ -181,6 +182,9 @@ def _scaffold_sample_module(target: Path) -> None:
     if sample_dest.exists():
         return
     create_module(sample_dest, name=_SAMPLE_MODULE_NAME)
+    # GitHub only reads workflows from the repo root, so the template's
+    # .github/ is dead inside a workspace.
+    _shutil.rmtree(sample_dest / ".github")
     _pin_sample_module_deps(sample_dest)
     _seed_static_dist_placeholder(sample_dest / _SAMPLE_MODULE_NAME / "static" / "dist")
 
diff --git a/framework/cli/tests/test_cli_new.py b/framework/cli/tests/test_cli_new.py
index e067eeee..15615f37 100644
--- a/framework/cli/tests/test_cli_new.py
+++ b/framework/cli/tests/test_cli_new.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ def test_sm_new_default_lays_down_workspace_layout(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert (target / "host" / relpath).is_file(), f"missing host file: {relpath}"
     for relpath in (".env.example", "README.md", ".gitignore", "Makefile"):
         assert not (target / "host" / relpath).exists()
+    assert not (target / "modules" / "hello" / ".github").exists()
 
 
 def test_sm_new_default_wires_workspace_in_pyproject(tmp_path: Path) -> None: