diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29f4e4f..05d98f4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ include = ["team*"]
 exclude = ["tests*", "examples*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-team = ["templates/*.j2", "docker/*"]
+team = ["templates/*.j2", "docker/*", "personas/*.yaml"]
diff --git a/team/persona_library.py b/team/persona_library.py
index 9aba517..62c8559 100644
--- a/team/persona_library.py
+++ b/team/persona_library.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
 # Paths
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
-# Built-in personas directory — sibling of this file's package root.
-_BUILTIN_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "personas"
+# Built-in personas directory — shipped inside the team package.
+_BUILTIN_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "personas"
 
 
 def _persona_dirs() -> list[tuple[Path, str]]:
diff --git a/personas/analyst.yaml b/team/personas/analyst.yaml
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rename from personas/analyst.yaml
rename to team/personas/analyst.yaml
diff --git a/personas/architect.yaml b/team/personas/architect.yaml
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rename from personas/architect.yaml
rename to team/personas/architect.yaml
diff --git a/personas/bioinformatician.yaml b/team/personas/bioinformatician.yaml
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rename from personas/bioinformatician.yaml
rename to team/personas/bioinformatician.yaml
diff --git a/personas/devops.yaml b/team/personas/devops.yaml
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rename from personas/devops.yaml
rename to team/personas/devops.yaml
diff --git a/personas/engineer.yaml b/team/personas/engineer.yaml
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rename from personas/engineer.yaml
rename to team/personas/engineer.yaml
diff --git a/personas/ethicist.yaml b/team/personas/ethicist.yaml
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rename from personas/ethicist.yaml
rename to team/personas/ethicist.yaml
diff --git a/personas/manager.yaml b/team/personas/manager.yaml
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rename from personas/manager.yaml
rename to team/personas/manager.yaml
diff --git a/personas/ml_researcher.yaml b/team/personas/ml_researcher.yaml
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rename from personas/ml_researcher.yaml
rename to team/personas/ml_researcher.yaml
diff --git a/personas/phd.yaml b/team/personas/phd.yaml
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rename from personas/phd.yaml
rename to team/personas/phd.yaml
diff --git a/personas/pi.yaml b/team/personas/pi.yaml
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rename from personas/pi.yaml
rename to team/personas/pi.yaml
diff --git a/personas/postdoc.yaml b/team/personas/postdoc.yaml
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rename from personas/postdoc.yaml
rename to team/personas/postdoc.yaml
diff --git a/personas/qa.yaml b/team/personas/qa.yaml
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rename from personas/qa.yaml
rename to team/personas/qa.yaml
diff --git a/personas/reviewer.yaml b/team/personas/reviewer.yaml
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rename from personas/reviewer.yaml
rename to team/personas/reviewer.yaml
diff --git a/personas/statistician.yaml b/team/personas/statistician.yaml
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rename from personas/statistician.yaml
rename to team/personas/statistician.yaml
diff --git a/personas/tech_writer.yaml b/team/personas/tech_writer.yaml
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rename from personas/tech_writer.yaml
rename to team/personas/tech_writer.yaml
diff --git a/personas/writer.yaml b/team/personas/writer.yaml
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rename from personas/writer.yaml
rename to team/personas/writer.yaml