diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa3c30f33..fba1a625a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ e2e/playwright/temp3.png
 e2e/playwright/export-snapshots/*
 !e2e/playwright/export-snapshots/*.png
 
-/kcl-samples
+public/kcl-samples*
 /test-results/
 /playwright-report/
 /blob-report/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8610744d7..d7f2995ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "fmt": "prettier --write ./src *.ts *.json *.js ./e2e ./packages",
     "fmt-check": "prettier --check ./src *.ts *.json *.js ./e2e ./packages",
     "fetch:wasm": "./get-latest-wasm-bundle.sh",
-    "fetch:samples": "echo \"Fetching latest KCL samples...\" && curl -o public/kcl-samples-manifest-fallback.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KittyCAD/kcl-samples/achalmers/kw-pattern-transform2/manifest.json",
+    "fetch:samples": "curl -L -o public/kcl-samples.zip https://github.com/KittyCAD/kcl-samples/archive/refs/heads/achalmers/kw-pattern-transform2.zip && tar -C public/kcl-samples -xf public/kcl-samples.zip --strip-components=1",
     "isomorphic-copy-wasm": "(copy src/wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib_bg.wasm public || cp src/wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib_bg.wasm public)",
     "build:wasm-dev": "yarn wasm-prep && (cd src/wasm-lib && wasm-pack build --dev --target web --out-dir pkg && cargo test -p kcl-lib export_bindings) && yarn isomorphic-copy-wasm && yarn fmt",
     "build:wasm": "yarn wasm-prep && cd src/wasm-lib && wasm-pack build --release --target web --out-dir pkg && cargo test -p kcl-lib export_bindings && cd ../.. && yarn isomorphic-copy-wasm && yarn fmt",
diff --git a/src/lang/kclSamples.test.ts b/src/lang/kclSamples.test.ts
index 2a4e47985..28aaa6fdf 100644
--- a/src/lang/kclSamples.test.ts
+++ b/src/lang/kclSamples.test.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@ import { enginelessExecutor } from '../lib/testHelpers'
 
 import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
-import child_process from 'node:child_process'
 
 // The purpose of these tests is to act as a first line of defense
 // if something gets real screwy with our KCL ecosystem.
 // THESE TESTS ONLY RUN UNDER A NODEJS ENVIRONMENT. They DO NOT
 // test under our application.
 
-const DIR_KCL_SAMPLES = 'kcl-samples'
-const URL_GIT_KCL_SAMPLES = 'https://github.com/KittyCAD/kcl-samples.git'
+const DIR_KCL_SAMPLES = 'public/kcl-samples'
 
 interface KclSampleFile {
   file: string
@@ -23,20 +21,11 @@ interface KclSampleFile {
 
 try {
   // @ts-expect-error
-  await fs.rm(DIR_KCL_SAMPLES, { recursive: true })
+  await fs.exists(DIR_KCL_SAMPLES, { recursive: true })
 } catch (e) {
   console.log(e)
 }
 
-child_process.spawnSync('git', [
-  'clone',
-  '--single-branch',
-  '--branch',
-  'achalmers/kw-pattern-transform2',
-  URL_GIT_KCL_SAMPLES,
-  DIR_KCL_SAMPLES,
-])
-
 // @ts-expect-error
 let files = await fs.readdir(DIR_KCL_SAMPLES)
 // @ts-expect-error
diff --git a/src/lib/constants.ts b/src/lib/constants.ts
index cdf89b01e..b4aaa12a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ export const MAKE_TOAST_MESSAGES = {
 }
 
 /** The URL for the KCL samples manifest files */
-export const KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URLS = {
-  remote:
-    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KittyCAD/kcl-samples/main/manifest.json',
-  localFallback: '/kcl-samples-manifest-fallback.json',
-} as const
+export const KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URL = '/kcl-samples/manifest.json'
 
 /** URL parameter to create a file */
 export const CREATE_FILE_URL_PARAM = 'create-file'
diff --git a/src/lib/getKclSamplesManifest.ts b/src/lib/getKclSamplesManifest.ts
index d5b43930e..7e5aed276 100644
--- a/src/lib/getKclSamplesManifest.ts
+++ b/src/lib/getKclSamplesManifest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URLS } from './constants'
-import { isDesktop } from './isDesktop'
+import { KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URL } from './constants'
 
 export type KclSamplesManifestItem = {
   file: string
@@ -10,22 +9,13 @@ export type KclSamplesManifestItem = {
 }
 
 export async function getKclSamplesManifest() {
-  let response = await fetch(KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URLS.remote)
+  const response = await fetch(KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URL)
   if (!response.ok) {
-    console.warn(
-      'Failed to fetch latest remote KCL samples manifest, falling back to local:',
+    console.error(
+      'Failed to fetch fallback KCL samples manifest:',
       response.statusText
     )
-    response = await fetch(
-      (isDesktop() ? '.' : '') + KCL_SAMPLES_MANIFEST_URLS.localFallback
-    )
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      console.error(
-        'Failed to fetch fallback KCL samples manifest:',
-        response.statusText
-      )
-      return []
-    }
+    return []
   }
   return response.json().then((manifest) => {
     return manifest as KclSamplesManifestItem[]
diff --git a/src/lib/kclCommands.ts b/src/lib/kclCommands.ts
index 30990bd89..632078bc6 100644
--- a/src/lib/kclCommands.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kclCommands.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export function kclCommands(commandProps: KclCommandConfig): Command[] {
         const pathParts = data.sample.split('/')
         const projectPathPart = pathParts[0]
         const primaryKclFile = pathParts[1]
-        const sampleCodeUrl = `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KittyCAD/kcl-samples/main/${encodeURIComponent(
+        // local only
+        const sampleCodeUrl = `/kcl-samples/${encodeURIComponent(
           projectPathPart
         )}/${encodeURIComponent(primaryKclFile)}`