diff --git a/modules/home-manager/coding/agents/pi.nix b/modules/home-manager/coding/agents/pi.nix
index b43dfd0..c2c8176 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/coding/agents/pi.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/coding/agents/pi.nix
@@ -258,11 +258,13 @@ in
         # ── MCP servers from programs.mcp → ~/.pi/agent/mcp.json ───────
         (mkIf (cfg.mcpServers != {}) {
           ".pi/agent/mcp.json".text = builtins.toJSON {mcpServers = cfg.mcpServers;};
+          ".pi/agent/mcp.json".force = true;
         })
 
         # ── ~/.pi/agent/settings.json ──────────────────────────────────
         {
           ".pi/agent/settings.json".text = builtins.toJSON piSettings;
+          ".pi/agent/settings.json".force = true;
         }
 
         # ── AGENTS.md — agent descriptions and specialist listing ──────