diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index ea987d6a..e92c9fb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
         id: update_flake_lock
         if: inputs.update_lock || github.event_name == 'schedule'
         run: |
-          nix-build ./update-scripts -A update
+          nix-build ./ci -A update
           ./result/bin/update --commit --github-output
 
       - name: Update generated files
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.generate || github.event_name == 'schedule'
         run: |
           old=$(git show --no-patch --format=%h)
-          nix-build ./update-scripts -A generate
+          nix-build ./ci -A generate
           ./result/bin/generate --commit
           new=$(git show --no-patch --format=%h)
           if [ "$old" != "$new" ]; then
diff --git a/update-scripts/README.md b/ci/README.md
similarity index 64%
rename from update-scripts/README.md
rename to ci/README.md
index b32e304c..24146fba 100644
--- a/update-scripts/README.md
+++ b/ci/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-# Update scripts
+# CI scripts
 
-This directory contains update scripts that are not part of the actual flake.
-
-These scripts are used by the `update` CI workflow, so you shouldn't need to run them manually.
-This workflow is found at `.github/workflows/update.yml`.
+This directory contains CI-related scripts that are not part of the actual flake.
+Unless developing or testing changes, you shouldn't need to run them manually.
 
 ## Developing
 
@@ -14,17 +12,20 @@ For example, `nix-build -A generate` will build `./generate.nix` into `./result/
 A `shell.nix` is available that will place `generate` on your PATH.
 
 You could use this directory's shell/packages from another working directory by supplying `nix-build` or `nix-shell` with a path.
-E.g. `nix-shell ./update-scripts`.
+E.g. `nix-shell ./ci`.
 
 ## Explanation
 
-These packages are not in the flake outputs for two main reasons:
+These packages are not in the flake outputs for three main reasons:
 - Packages built using the flake must follow the flake's `nixConfig`
 - Packages included in the flake's output are checked by `nix flake check`
+- Some of the packages should have no dependency on the flake at all,
+  allowing this directory to be [sparse checked out][sparse-checkout] by a workflow
 
-Being unable to bypass `nixConfig` is an issue because we want to disable [IFD] for the flake, but not for these generate scripts.
+Being unable to bypass `nixConfig` is an issue because we want to disable [IFD] for the flake, but not for these scripts.
 
 If something changes upstream that causes the builds to fail, we don't want this to block us updating `flake.lock`.
 We'd still be made aware of any issues by the `update` CI workflow failing.
 
+[sparse-checkout]: https://github.com/actions/checkout#scenarios
 [IFD]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/import-from-derivation
diff --git a/update-scripts/default.nix b/ci/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/default.nix
rename to ci/default.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/efmls-configs.nix b/ci/efmls-configs.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/efmls-configs.nix
rename to ci/efmls-configs.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/generate.nix b/ci/generate.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/generate.nix
rename to ci/generate.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/none-ls.nix b/ci/none-ls.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/none-ls.nix
rename to ci/none-ls.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/clean-desc.py b/ci/nvim-lspconfig/clean-desc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/clean-desc.py
rename to ci/nvim-lspconfig/clean-desc.py
diff --git a/update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/default.nix b/ci/nvim-lspconfig/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/default.nix
rename to ci/nvim-lspconfig/default.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/desc-filter.lua b/ci/nvim-lspconfig/desc-filter.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/desc-filter.lua
rename to ci/nvim-lspconfig/desc-filter.lua
diff --git a/update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/lspconfig-servers.lua b/ci/nvim-lspconfig/lspconfig-servers.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/nvim-lspconfig/lspconfig-servers.lua
rename to ci/nvim-lspconfig/lspconfig-servers.lua
diff --git a/update-scripts/rust-analyzer/default.nix b/ci/rust-analyzer/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/rust-analyzer/default.nix
rename to ci/rust-analyzer/default.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/rust-analyzer/heading_filter.lua b/ci/rust-analyzer/heading_filter.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/rust-analyzer/heading_filter.lua
rename to ci/rust-analyzer/heading_filter.lua
diff --git a/update-scripts/shell.nix b/ci/shell.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/shell.nix
rename to ci/shell.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/update.nix b/ci/update.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from update-scripts/update.nix
rename to ci/update.nix
index 0da63739..33c5c887 100644
--- a/update-scripts/update.nix
+++ b/ci/update.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ writeShellApplication {
         )
       fi
 
-      nix-build ./update-scripts -A version-info
+      nix-build ./ci -A version-info
       ./result/bin/version-info
 
       if [ -n "$commit" ]; then
diff --git a/update-scripts/version-info/default.nix b/ci/version-info/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/version-info/default.nix
rename to ci/version-info/default.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/version-info/main.nix b/ci/version-info/main.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/version-info/main.nix
rename to ci/version-info/main.nix
diff --git a/update-scripts/version-info/supported-versions.nix b/ci/version-info/supported-versions.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from update-scripts/version-info/supported-versions.nix
rename to ci/version-info/supported-versions.nix
diff --git a/version-info.toml b/version-info.toml
index 0adb2e01..5e60d437 100644
--- a/version-info.toml
+++ b/version-info.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # DO NOT MODIFY!
-# This file was generated by update-scripts/version-info/default.nix
+# This file was generated by ci/version-info/default.nix
 nixpkgs_rev = "41da1e3ea8e23e094e5e3eeb1e6b830468a7399e"
 release = "25.11"
 unstable = true