diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bf2e712..90d03b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: furedea/reusable-workflows/.github/actions/nix-setup@2ae953294b9a805d0705657adc1d9d4f1bc1f646 # v1.3.0
 
       - name: Run dprint
-        run: dprint check --config dprint/dprint.json --incremental=false
+        run: dprint check --incremental=false
 
       - name: Run autocorrect
         run: autocorrect . --lint --no-diff-bg-color
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 411ce4f..e5f0274 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ The following repository sources are linked directly into the home directory:
 | `ghostty/config`                             | `~/.config/ghostty/config`             |
 | `karabiner/karabiner.json`                   | `~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json`   |
 | `herdr/config.toml`, `herdr/reviewr.toml`    | Herdr config and reviewr plugin config |
-| `dprint/dprint.json`                         | `~/dprint.json`                        |
+| `dprint.json`                                | `~/dprint.json`                        |
 | `.editorconfig`                              | `~/.editorconfig`                      |
 
 Git, GitHub CLI, Lazygit, Atuin, Yazi, Zsh plugin paths, and rendered agent files
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ reference files.
 ├── starship/                  # Shell prompt
 ├── github/                    # Repository creation and policy scripts
 ├── tests/                     # Python contracts and Bats integration by domain
-├── dprint/                    # Global formatter configuration
 └── tinycast/                 # Manual settings export
 ```
 
diff --git a/dprint/dprint.json b/dprint.json
similarity index 100%
rename from dprint/dprint.json
rename to dprint.json
diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index afda387..33b1b26 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pre-commit:
       run: autocorrect --lint {all_files}
     dprint:
       glob: "*.{json,toml,md}"
-      run: dprint check --config ~/dprint.json {all_files}
+      run: dprint check {all_files}
     # ----- lint -----
     shellcheck:
       glob: "*.sh"
diff --git a/nix/home/default.nix b/nix/home/default.nix
index da29de9..15e6e71 100644
--- a/nix/home/default.nix
+++ b/nix/home/default.nix
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ in
     ".vimrc".source = link "vim/.vimrc";
 
     # dprint (global formatter config — dprint looks for ~/dprint.json by default)
-    "dprint.json".source = link "dprint/dprint.json";
+    "dprint.json".source = link "dprint.json";
 
     # EditorConfig (global fallback for projects without their own)
     ".editorconfig".source = link ".editorconfig";
diff --git a/tests/esa/format.bats b/tests/esa/format.bats
index 6227f12..b77f273 100644
--- a/tests/esa/format.bats
+++ b/tests/esa/format.bats
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 format_markdown() {
-  dprint fmt --config "$REPO_ROOT/dprint/dprint.json" --stdin article.md
+  dprint fmt --config "$REPO_ROOT/dprint.json" --stdin article.md
 }
 
 @test "Markdown formatting preserves line breaks in esa prose" {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ format_markdown() {
   local _outside="$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/outside/post.md"
   mkdir -p "${_outside%/*}"
 
-  run --separate-stderr dprint fmt --config "$REPO_ROOT/dprint/dprint.json" --stdin "$_outside" < <(printf -- '- parent\n  - child\n')
+  run --separate-stderr dprint fmt --config "$REPO_ROOT/dprint.json" --stdin "$_outside" < <(printf -- '- parent\n  - child\n')
 
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   [ "$output" = $'- parent\n    - child' ]