diff --git a/app/api/controller/aiagent/generate_pipeline_step.go b/app/api/controller/aiagent/generate_pipeline_step.go
index f5b44adbc..c7904ceb7 100644
--- a/app/api/controller/aiagent/generate_pipeline_step.go
+++ b/app/api/controller/aiagent/generate_pipeline_step.go
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ func (c *Controller) GeneratePipelineStep(
 		RepoRef: in.RepoRef,
 	}
 
-	// do permission check on repo here?
-	repo, err := c.repoStore.FindByRef(ctx, in.RepoRef)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find repo by ref: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	output, err := c.intelligenceService.GenerateStep(ctx, generateRequest, repo)
+	output, err := c.intelligenceService.GenerateStep(ctx, generateRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("generate pipeline: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/app/services/aiagent/aiagent.go b/app/services/aiagent/aiagent.go
index 50be41100..0d870b387 100644
--- a/app/services/aiagent/aiagent.go
+++ b/app/services/aiagent/aiagent.go
@@ -92,23 +92,14 @@ func (s *HarnessIntelligence) Generate(
 
 func (s *HarnessIntelligence) GenerateStep(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	req *types.PipelineStepGenerateRequest,
-	repo *types.Repository) (*types.PipelineStepGenerateResponse, error) {
-	if req.RepoRef == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no repo ref specified")
-	}
-
+	req *types.PipelineStepGenerateRequest) (*types.PipelineStepGenerateResponse, error) {
 	conversationID := uuid.New()
 	chatRequest := &genai.ChatRequest{
 		Prompt:          req.Prompt,
 		ConversationID:  conversationID.String(),
 		ConversationRaw: "",
-		Context: genai.GenerateAIContext(
-			genai.RepoRef{
-				Ref: repo.Path,
-			},
-		),
-		Capabilities: s.cr.Capabilities(),
+		Context:         genai.GenerateAIContext(),
+		Capabilities:    s.cr.Capabilities(),
 	}
 
 	resp, err := s.CapabilitiesLoop(ctx, chatRequest)
diff --git a/app/services/capabilities/wire.go b/app/services/capabilities/wire.go
index b634761bc..c589013ff 100644
--- a/app/services/capabilities/wire.go
+++ b/app/services/capabilities/wire.go
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 package capabilities
 
 import (
-	"github.com/harness/gitness/app/store"
-	"github.com/harness/gitness/git"
-
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 )
 
@@ -31,10 +28,10 @@ func panicOnErr(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func ProvideCapabilities(repoStore store.RepoStore, git git.Interface) (*Registry, error) {
+func ProvideCapabilities() (*Registry, error) {
 	registry := NewRegistry()
-	panicOnErr(registry.RegisterListFilesCapability(ListFiles(repoStore, git)))
-	panicOnErr(registry.RegisterGetFileCapability(GetFile(repoStore, git)))
+	// panicOnErr(registry.RegisterListFilesCapability(ListFiles(repoStore, git)))
+	// panicOnErr(registry.RegisterGetFileCapability(GetFile(repoStore, git)))
 	panicOnErr(registry.RegisterDisplayYamlCapability(DisplayYaml()))
 	return registry, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go b/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
index 8c89edfcd..6ef6c8a00 100644
--- a/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
+++ b/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func initSystem(ctx context.Context, config *types.Config) (*server.System, erro
 	migrateWebhook := migrate.ProvideWebhookImporter(webhookConfig, transactor, webhookStore)
 	migrateLabel := migrate.ProvideLabelImporter(transactor, labelStore, labelValueStore, spaceStore)
 	migrateController := migrate2.ProvideController(authorizer, publicaccessService, gitInterface, provider, pullReq, rule, migrateWebhook, migrateLabel, resourceLimiter, auditService, repoIdentifier, transactor, spaceStore, repoStore)
-	registry, err := capabilities.ProvideCapabilities(repoStore, gitInterface)
+	registry, err := capabilities.ProvideCapabilities()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}