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--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@ -10,19 +10,15 @@ Operator + dev notes: conventions, gotchas, per-subsystem design.
 ```
 hive-c0re/         host daemon + CLI (one binary, subcommand-dispatched)
  src/main.rs           clap setup; serve / spawn / kill / rebuild / list /
-                         pending / approve / deny / destroy [--purge] /
-                         request-spawn; periodic broker vacuum task
+                         pending / approve / deny / destroy / request-spawn
  src/server.rs         host admin socket (HostRequest → dispatch)
  src/client.rs         admin-socket client
  src/manager_server.rs manager-privileged socket (ManagerRequest)
  src/agent_server.rs   per-sub-agent socket listener (long-poll Recv)
-  src/broker.rs         sqlite Message store + broadcast channel for SSE +
-                         hourly vacuum of delivered>30d
+  src/broker.rs         sqlite Message store + broadcast channel for SSE
  src/approvals.rs      sqlite Approval queue + kinds
-  src/operator_questions.rs  sqlite question queue backing `ask_operator`
-  src/coordinator.rs    shared state (broker/approvals/questions/transient/
-                         sockets) + tombstone enumeration
-  src/actions.rs        approve/deny/destroy (transient-aware)
+  src/coordinator.rs    shared state (broker/approvals/transient/sockets)
+  src/actions.rs        approve/deny/destroy
  src/auto_update.rs    startup rebuild scan + ensure_manager
  src/lifecycle.rs      `nixos-container` shellouts, per-agent flake generator
  src/dashboard.rs      axum HTTP: static shell + /api/state JSON + actions
@ -31,16 +27,14 @@ hive-c0re/         host daemon + CLI (one binary, subcommand-dispatched)
 hive-ag3nt/        in-container harness crate; produces TWO binaries
  src/lib.rs            re-exports + DEFAULT_SOCKET, DEFAULT_WEB_PORT
  src/client.rs         generic JSON-line request/response over unix socket
-  src/web_ui.rs         per-container axum HTTP page (incl /api/cancel,
-                         /api/compact, /events/history)
-  src/events.rs         LiveEvent + broadcast Bus + sqlite-backed history
-                         (/state/hyperhive-events.sqlite) + hourly vacuum
+  src/web_ui.rs         per-container axum HTTP page
+  src/events.rs         LiveEvent + broadcast Bus for the SSE stream
  src/turn.rs           claude --print + stream-json pump; --compact retry
  src/mcp.rs            embedded MCP server (rmcp): AgentServer + ManagerServer
  src/login.rs          probe /root/.claude/ for a valid session
  src/login_session.rs  drives `claude auth login` over stdio pipes
-  src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs sub-agent main (Serve + Mcp subcommands)
-  src/bin/hive-m1nd.rs  manager main (Serve + Mcp subcommands)
+  src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs sub-agent main
+  src/bin/hive-m1nd.rs  manager main
  assets/               index.html, agent.css, app.js (include_str!)
  prompts/              static role/tools/settings for claude (include_str!):
                          agent.md  — sub-agent system prompt
@ -144,23 +138,16 @@ Both the dashboard (port 7000) and the per-agent web UIs (8000 /
 - `GET /static/*.css` + `GET /static/*.js` → static assets shipped via
  `include_str!` so there's no runtime file dependency.
 - `GET /api/state` → JSON snapshot the JS app renders into the DOM.
+- `POST /<action>` (approve, deny, kill, restart, rebuild, destroy,
+  request-spawn, update-all, send, login/*) → idempotent action endpoints.
 - `GET /events/stream` (per-agent) and `GET /messages/stream` (dashboard)
  are `text/event-stream` SSE for live updates.

-Per-agent endpoints: `POST /send`, `POST /login/{start,code,cancel}`,
-`POST /api/cancel`, `POST /api/compact`, `GET /events/history`.
-
-Dashboard endpoints: `POST /{approve,deny}/{id}`, `POST
-/{rebuild,kill,restart,start,destroy}/{name}`, `POST
-/purge-tombstone/{name}`, `POST /answer-question/{id}`, `POST
-/request-spawn`, `POST /update-all`.
-
 The JS app handles all `form[data-async]` submissions via a delegated
 listener: read `data-confirm`, swap the button to a spinner, POST
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` (axum's `Form` extractor rejects
-multipart), then on success re-enable the button (refreshState often
-keeps the form mounted) and call `refreshState()` (re-fetch
-`/api/state` and re-render). No full-page reloads.
+multipart), then on success call `refreshState()` (re-fetch `/api/state`
+and re-render). No full-page reloads.

 Per-agent + dashboard state shapes live in `dashboard.rs::StateSnapshot`
 and `web_ui.rs::StateSnapshot`. When adding new state fields, plumb
@ -239,25 +226,12 @@ into the wake prompt + UI header. New tools call this helper.
 `Bash` is on the allow-list pending a finer-grained pattern allow-list
 (`Bash(git *)`-style) — see [TODO.md](TODO.md).

-**Live view.** Each agent runs an `events::Bus` (broadcast channel +
-sqlite-backed history at `/state/hyperhive-events.sqlite`). The harness
-emits `TurnStart { from, body, unread }`, `Stream(value)` (one per
-parsed stream-json line), `Note`, `TurnEnd { ok, note }`. The web UI:
-
- fetches `GET /events/history` on page load and replays the last
-  2000 events (oldest first, `.no-anim` so they don't stagger),
- then subscribes to `GET /events/stream` (SSE) for live tail,
- shows a granular state badge above the terminal (`💤 idle / 🧠
-  thinking / ○ offline · <age>`) driven from `turn_start`/`turn_end`,
-  with a flash animation on transition,
- sticky-bottom auto-scroll: scrolling up parks the view; new rows
-  surface a "↓ N new" pill instead of yanking. Scrolling back to
-  bottom clears the counter,
- terminal-themed: phosphor mauve glow, Crust bg, backdrop-filter
-  blur, row fade-in slide-up, banner gradient shimmer while
-  state=thinking.
-
-Per-tool rendering:
+**Live view.** Each agent runs an `events::Bus` (a
+`tokio::sync::broadcast<LiveEvent>` wrapper). The harness emits
+`TurnStart { from, body, unread }`, `Stream(value)` (one per parsed
+stream-json line), `Note`, `TurnEnd { ok, note }`. The web UI subscribes
+via `/events/stream` (SSE) and a JS panel (terminal-themed: Crust bg, inset
+shadow, monospace) renders rows:

 - `TurnStart` → `◆ TURN ← <from> · N unread` header + indented body.
 - `Stream` `tool_use` → `→ Read /path` / `→ Bash $ cmd` /
@ -273,20 +247,8 @@ Per-tool rendering:
  `refreshState()` so the page form view reflects state transitions
  (e.g. login just landed).

-The operator input lives *inside* the terminal-wrap as a prompt-style
-textarea below the live tail: multi-line (Enter sends, Shift+Enter
-newlines), tab-completes slash commands. Available slash commands:
-
- `/help` — list commands locally
- `/clear` — wipe the visible terminal (server history kept)
- `/cancel` — POST `/api/cancel` (host shellouts `pkill -INT
-  claude`, emits a Note); also surfaces as a `■ cancel turn` button
-  in the state row while state=thinking
- `/compact` — POST `/api/compact` (host spawns
-  `turn::compact_session` in the background; output streams into the
-  live panel)
-
-Unknown `/foo` shows an error row instead of being silently sent.
+The operator send form sits below the live panel, so the tail is what
+you read first.

 ## Manager (hm1nd) is hive-c0re-managed

@ -372,40 +334,19 @@ loops over every stale container.

 ## Dashboard action surface

-Page sections (top to bottom):
+Container row buttons (rendered per-state by `assets/app.js`):

-1. **C0NTAINERS** — live containers with their action surface (below).
-2. **K3PT ST4T3** — destroyed-but-state-kept tombstones (size +
-   age + claude-creds badge). Two actions: `⊕ R3V1V3` (queues a
-   Spawn approval; existing state is reused), `PURG3` (wipes
-   state + applied dirs; `POST /purge-tombstone/{name}`).
-3. **M1ND H4S QU3STI0NS** — pending `ask_operator` questions
-   (amber pulsing border). Always renders a free-text fallback
-   alongside any option list; `multi=true` renders options as
-   checkboxes; submit merges selections + free text comma-joined.
-4. **0PER4T0R 1NB0X** — recent messages addressed to `operator`
-   (last 50, from the broker).
-5. **P3NDING APPR0VALS** — the queue. The R3QU3ST SP4WN form
-   lives at the top of this section since submitting it immediately
-   queues an approval that lands directly below.
-6. **MESS4GE FL0W** — live broker SSE tail.
+- Always: `↻ R3BU1LD` (calls `lifecycle::rebuild`), and for sub-agents
+  `DESTR0Y` (container removed, state + creds kept) + `PURG3`
+  (DESTR0Y plus wipes `/var/lib/hyperhive/{agents,applied}/<name>/`;
+  no undo).
+- Running: `↺ R3ST4RT` + (sub-agents only) `■ ST0P`.
+- Stopped: `▶ ST4RT`.
+- Stale marker: clickable `needs update ↻` badge (same target as rebuild
+  but only shown when out of date).

-Container row (two-line layout, `assets/app.js::renderContainers`):
-
- Line 1: agent name (link → new tab), m1nd/ag3nt chip, `needs
-  login` / `needs update` warning badges, in-flight `◐ pending-state…`
-  pill (replaces buttons during start/stop/restart/rebuild/destroy),
-  container name + port.
- Line 2: action buttons — `↻ R3BU1LD` always, `DESTR0Y` + `PURG3`
-  on sub-agents, `↺ R3ST4RT` + (sub-agents) `■ ST0P` when running,
-  `▶ ST4RT` when stopped. Buttons dim + disable while a transient
-  lifecycle action is in flight.
-
-`↻ UPD4TE 4LL` button appears above the containers list when any
-agent is stale.
-
-Banner pulses on each broker SSE event (`pulseBanner` with a 4s
-grace timer).
+Top of the containers list: `↻ UPD4TE 4LL` (when any stale) + the
+"R3QU3ST SP4WN" form for queuing a new agent through the approval flow.

 ## Approval flow

@ -433,26 +374,3 @@ The container's `--flake` ref is `<applied_dir>#default`. The flake extends
 an inline module setting `programs.git.config.user` (committer identity =
 the agent's name) and `systemd.services.<harness>.environment` (HIVE_PORT,
 HIVE_LABEL, HIVE_DASHBOARD_PORT).
-
-## Persistence + retention
-
-Two sqlite files; both autovacuum on a 1h tokio task:
-
- **`/var/lib/hyperhive/broker.sqlite`** (host) — `messages` +
-  `approvals` + `operator_questions` tables. `Broker::vacuum_delivered`
-  drops delivered messages older than 30 days; undelivered rows are
-  always kept. Approvals + questions are kept indefinitely (auditable).
- **`/state/hyperhive-events.sqlite`** (per-container, bind-mounted
-  from `/var/lib/hyperhive/agents/<name>/state/`) — every `LiveEvent`
-  emitted on the per-agent `Bus`. Hourly vacuum drops rows older than
-  7 days, then trims to the most recent 2000. Path overridable via
-  `HYPERHIVE_EVENTS_DB` (for dev / no-`/state` setups; on open failure
-  the Bus falls back to no-store mode rather than crashing the
-  harness). Survives destroy/recreate; gone on `--purge`.
-
-State dirs (per agent, under `/var/lib/hyperhive/agents/<name>/`):
-`config/` (proposed nix repo), `claude/` (creds, bind-mounted RW to
-`/root/.claude`), `state/` (durable notes + events db, bind-mounted to
-`/state`). Wiped only on explicit `--purge`. Tombstones (state dir
-without a live container) surface in the dashboard's K3PT ST4T3
-section so the operator can either revive or purge.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ host (NixOS, runs hive-c0re.service)
   │                   manager additionally gets /agents RW)
   │
   ├── hm1nd      hive-m1nd serve : claude turn loop +
-   │              MCP (send / recv / request_spawn / kill / start /
-   │                   restart / request_apply_commit / ask_operator)
-   │              + web UI on :8000
+   │              MCP (send / recv / request_spawn / kill /
+   │                   request_apply_commit) + web UI on :8000
   │
   └── h-<name>   hive-ag3nt serve : claude turn loop +
                  MCP (send / recv) + web UI on a hashed :8100-8999
@ -40,23 +39,13 @@ host (NixOS, runs hive-c0re.service)
 Each turn: harness pops one inbox message (Recv long-polls server-side and
 wakes on a broker Sent event) → builds a wake prompt → spawns
 `claude --print --continue --output-format stream-json --mcp-config …` →
-streams JSON events into the per-agent SSE bus + a sqlite history db →
-claude drives any further `recv`/`send` itself via the embedded MCP server.
-
-Operator surface per agent: terminal-themed live tail with a textarea
-prompt; slash commands `/help` `/clear` `/cancel` `/compact`; granular
-state badge (idle / thinking / offline) with age timer; cancel-turn
-button while thinking; sticky-bottom auto-scroll with "↓ N new" pill;
-event history backfilled on page load.
+streams JSON events into the per-agent SSE bus → claude drives any further
+`recv`/`send` itself via the embedded MCP server.

 Config changes flow the other way: manager edits `/agents/<name>/config/agent.nix`
 (bind-mounted from the host's proposed repo) → commits → submits the sha as
 an approval → operator clicks ◆ APPR0VE on the dashboard → hive-c0re copies
 the file into the applied repo and `nixos-container update`s the agent.
-For decisions the manager needs human signal on, `ask_operator(question,
-options?, multi?)` queues a free-text/checkbox/radio form on the
-dashboard; the answer arrives later as a `HelperEvent::OperatorAnswered`
-in the manager's inbox.

 ## Host config

--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@ -34,10 +34,28 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
  `napping 😴` once the `/compact` trigger and `nap` tool exist —
  both need a harness signal (an explicit `LiveEvent::StateChange`
  variant or piggyback on Note).
- **Terminal: `/model` slash command.** Operator-typeable model
-  override from the terminal. Depends on the model-override work
-  above; once an override mechanism exists, wire a `/model <name>`
-  command that POSTs to a new endpoint.
+- **Terminal: slash commands beyond /help and /clear.** Operator-facing
+  in-terminal commands still to add: `/model`, `/compact`, `/cancel`.
+  Each needs harness-side support (model override, force compaction,
+  cancel current claude turn).
+- **Terminal: bigger.** The 32em max-height is cramped on a 1080p+
+  screen. Grow it (e.g. `min(70vh, 60em)`) so the live tail is the
+  main visual element of the page rather than a strip.
+- **Terminal: sticky-bottom auto-scroll.** Today every appended row
+  scrolls to bottom, so the view shifts while the operator is reading
+  scrolled-up. Track whether the user is *already* at the bottom
+  (within a small threshold), and only auto-scroll when that's true.
+  Show a small "↓ N new" indicator when not at bottom; click to jump.
+- **Terminal: cancel-current-turn button.** Explicit "kill claude
+  process for this turn" control. Harness needs to track the
+  in-flight claude child PID and offer a `/cancel` endpoint that sends
+  SIGTERM; UI surfaces a button while the state badge is `thinking`.
+  Slash-command equivalent: `/cancel`.
+- **`/compact` trigger.** Operator-initiated compaction of the current
+  claude session — `claude --print --continue` with `/compact` over the
+  same session id. Surfaces as a slash command in the terminal + a
+  toolbar button while the state badge is `idle`. Sets state to
+  `compacting` during the run.
 - **xterm.js terminal** embedded per-agent, attached to a PTY exposed by
  the harness. Pairs well with the unprivileged-container work — would let
  the operator drop into the container without `nixos-container root-login`.
@ -69,25 +87,6 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
  manager fall back. Wire the timeout into `OperatorQuestions::wait_answered`
  and surface remaining-time on the dashboard.

-## Spawn flow
-
- **Two-step spawn.** Today `request_spawn(name)` is one shot: manager
-  asks → operator approves → container is created with a default
-  `agent.nix` and empty `/state/`. Manager has no way to pre-stage
-  per-agent prompt material, package additions, or initial notes before
-  the agent first wakes. Split into:
-  1. `request_spawn_draft(name)` — host creates the per-agent
-     `proposed/` repo (initial commit) and `state/` dir with no
-     container; manager now has `/agents/<name>/{config,state}/` to
-     edit + commit just like an existing agent.
-  2. `request_spawn_commit(name, commit_ref)` — submits the queued
-     approval; operator sees the diff in the dashboard like a normal
-     `apply_commit`; on approve the container is created from that
-     commit.
-  Backwards-compat: keep the existing one-shot `request_spawn` for
-  trivial agents (operator can still type a name in the dashboard).
-  Surface "drafts" as a new section between K3PT ST4T3 and approvals.
-
 ## Loop substance

 - **`nap` tool.** Agent-side MCP tool `mcp__hyperhive__nap(seconds)` that
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
@ -161,26 +161,23 @@
  let termAPI = null;

  const SLASH_COMMANDS = [
-    { name: '/help',    desc: 'list slash commands' },
-    { name: '/clear',   desc: 'wipe the terminal panel (local-only)' },
-    { name: '/cancel',  desc: 'SIGINT the in-flight claude turn' },
-    { name: '/compact', desc: 'compact the persistent claude session' },
+    { name: '/help',   desc: 'list slash commands' },
+    { name: '/clear',  desc: 'wipe the terminal panel (local-only)' },
+    { name: '/cancel', desc: 'SIGINT the in-flight claude turn' },
  ];

-  async function postSimple(url, label) {
+  async function postCancelTurn() {
    try {
-      const resp = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', redirect: 'manual' });
+      const resp = await fetch('/api/cancel', { method: 'POST', redirect: 'manual' });
      const ok = resp.ok || resp.type === 'opaqueredirect'
        || (resp.status >= 200 && resp.status < 400);
      if (!ok && termAPI) {
-        termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ ' + label + ' failed: http ' + resp.status);
+        termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ /cancel failed: http ' + resp.status);
      }
    } catch (err) {
-      if (termAPI) termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ ' + label + ' failed: ' + err);
+      if (termAPI) termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ /cancel failed: ' + err);
    }
  }
-  const postCancelTurn = () => postSimple('/api/cancel',  '/cancel');
-  const postCompact    = () => postSimple('/api/compact', '/compact');

  function handleSlashCommand(line) {
    if (!termAPI) return false;
@ -201,9 +198,6 @@
      case '/cancel':
        postCancelTurn();
        return true;
-      case '/compact':
-        postCompact();
-        return true;
      default:
        termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ unknown slash command: ' + cmd + ' — try /help');
        return true;
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ pub async fn serve(
        .route("/login/code", post(post_login_code))
        .route("/login/cancel", post(post_login_cancel))
        .route("/api/cancel", post(post_cancel_turn))
-        .route("/api/compact", post(post_compact))
        .with_state(state);
    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], port));
    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr)
@ -275,37 +274,6 @@ async fn post_login_cancel(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
    Redirect::to("/").into_response()
 }

-/// Operator-initiated session compaction. Spawns `turn::compact_session`
-/// in the background — the HTTP handler returns immediately so the
-/// async-form spinner can clear. Output (claude's compaction stream,
-/// the "/compact done" note) lands in the live event panel like any
-/// other turn. If a regular turn is in flight, claude's own session
-/// lock will reject this one and we surface the error as a Note.
-async fn post_compact(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
-    let bus = state.bus.clone();
-    let socket = state.socket.clone();
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        bus.emit(crate::events::LiveEvent::Note(
-            "operator: /compact — running on persistent session".into(),
-        ));
-        let settings = match crate::turn::write_settings(&socket).await {
-            Ok(p) => p,
-            Err(e) => {
-                bus.emit(crate::events::LiveEvent::Note(format!(
-                    "/compact failed: settings write — {e:#}"
-                )));
-                return;
-            }
-        };
-        if let Err(e) = crate::turn::compact_session(&settings, &bus).await {
-            bus.emit(crate::events::LiveEvent::Note(format!(
-                "/compact failed: {e:#}"
-            )));
-        }
-    });
-    Redirect::to("/").into_response()
-}
-
 /// Cancel the in-flight claude turn. Coarse-grained: shells out
 /// `pkill -INT claude` since there's at most one claude per container.
 /// SIGINT (not SIGTERM) so claude flushes anything in-flight and emits a
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
@ -83,6 +83,23 @@
      ));
    }

+    const spawn = el('form', {
+      method: 'POST', action: '/request-spawn',
+      class: 'spawnform', 'data-async': '',
+    });
+    spawn.append(
+      el('input', {
+        name: 'name',
+        placeholder: 'new agent name (≤9 chars)',
+        maxlength: '9', required: '', autocomplete: 'off',
+      }),
+      el('button', { type: 'submit', class: 'btn btn-spawn' }, '◆ R3QU3ST SP4WN'),
+    );
+    root.append(spawn);
+    root.append(el('p', { class: 'meta' },
+      'spawn requests queue as approvals. operator approves below to actually create the container.',
+    ));
+
    if (s.transients.length) {
      const ul = el('ul');
      for (const t of s.transients) {
@ -109,7 +126,7 @@
      // ── line 1: identity ─────────────────────────────────────────
      const head = el('div', { class: 'head' });
      head.append(
-        el('a', { class: 'name', href: url, target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener' }, c.name),
+        el('a', { class: 'name', href: url }, c.name),
        el('span', { class: c.is_manager ? 'role role-m1nd' : 'role role-ag3nt' },
          c.is_manager ? 'm1nd' : 'ag3nt'),
      );
@ -118,8 +135,7 @@
          el('span', { class: 'spinner' }, '◐'), ' ', c.pending + '…'));
      } else if (c.needs_login) {
        head.append(el('a',
-          { class: 'badge badge-warn', href: url, target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener' },
-          'needs login →'));
+          { class: 'badge badge-warn', href: url }, 'needs login →'));
      }
      if (c.needs_update) {
        head.append(form(
@ -166,66 +182,6 @@
    root.append(ul);
  }

-  function renderTombstones(s) {
-    const root = $('tombstones-section');
-    root.innerHTML = '';
-    if (!s.tombstones || !s.tombstones.length) {
-      root.append(el('p', { class: 'empty' }, 'no kept state — clean'));
-      return;
-    }
-    const fmtBytes = (n) => {
-      if (n < 1024) return n + ' B';
-      if (n < 1024 * 1024) return (n / 1024).toFixed(1) + ' KB';
-      if (n < 1024 * 1024 * 1024) return (n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1) + ' MB';
-      return (n / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2) + ' GB';
-    };
-    const fmtAge = (ts) => {
-      if (!ts) return '?';
-      const d = Math.floor((Date.now() / 1000 - ts) / 86400);
-      if (d <= 0) return 'today';
-      if (d === 1) return '1 day ago';
-      return d + ' days ago';
-    };
-    const ul = el('ul', { class: 'containers' });
-    for (const t of s.tombstones) {
-      const li = el('li', { class: 'container-row tombstone' });
-      const head = el('div', { class: 'head' });
-      head.append(
-        el('span', { class: 'name' }, t.name),
-        el('span', { class: 'badge badge-muted' }, 'destroyed'),
-      );
-      if (t.has_creds) {
-        head.append(el('span', { class: 'badge badge-muted' }, 'creds kept'));
-      }
-      head.append(el('span', { class: 'meta' },
-        `${fmtBytes(t.state_bytes)} · ${fmtAge(t.last_seen)}`));
-      li.append(head);
-
-      const actions = el('div', { class: 'actions' });
-      // Reuse the existing spawn form pattern via /request-spawn — operator
-      // can queue an approval that recreates the agent with the same name
-      // and reuses the kept state.
-      const respawn = el('form', {
-        method: 'POST', action: '/request-spawn',
-        class: 'inline', 'data-async': '',
-        'data-confirm': 'queue spawn approval for ' + t.name + '? state will be reused.',
-      });
-      respawn.append(
-        el('input', { type: 'hidden', name: 'name', value: t.name }),
-        el('button', { type: 'submit', class: 'btn btn-start' }, '⊕ R3V1V3'),
-      );
-      actions.append(respawn);
-      actions.append(form(
-        '/purge-tombstone/' + t.name, 'btn-destroy', 'PURG3',
-        'PURGE ' + t.name + '? config history, claude creds, /state/ notes '
-        + 'are all WIPED. no undo.',
-      ));
-      li.append(actions);
-      ul.append(li);
-    }
-    root.append(ul);
-  }
-
  function renderQuestions(s) {
    const root = $('questions-section');
    root.innerHTML = '';
@ -320,24 +276,6 @@
  function renderApprovals(s) {
    const root = $('approvals-section');
    root.innerHTML = '';
-
-    // Spawn request form: submitting it queues a Spawn approval that
-    // lands in this same list, so the form belongs here rather than on
-    // the containers list (the agent doesn't exist yet).
-    const spawn = el('form', {
-      method: 'POST', action: '/request-spawn',
-      class: 'spawnform', 'data-async': '',
-    });
-    spawn.append(
-      el('input', {
-        name: 'name',
-        placeholder: 'new agent name (≤9 chars)',
-        maxlength: '9', required: '', autocomplete: 'off',
-      }),
-      el('button', { type: 'submit', class: 'btn btn-spawn' }, '◆ R3QU3ST SP4WN'),
-    );
-    root.append(spawn);
-
    if (!s.approvals.length) {
      root.append(el('p', { class: 'empty' }, 'queue empty'));
      return;
@ -393,7 +331,6 @@
      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('http ' + resp.status);
      const s = await resp.json();
      renderContainers(s);
-      renderTombstones(s);
      renderQuestions(s);
      renderInbox(s);
      renderApprovals(s);
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ a:hover {
  color: var(--amber); border-color: var(--amber);
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.5);
 }
-.badge-muted {
-  color: var(--muted); border-color: var(--purple-dim);
-  background: rgba(127, 132, 156, 0.08);
-}
-.container-row.tombstone {
-  border-style: dashed;
-  background: rgba(24, 24, 37, 0.35);
-  opacity: 0.85;
-}
-.container-row.tombstone .name { color: var(--muted); }
 .pending-state {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.85em;
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/index.html
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/index.html
@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
    <p class="meta">loading…</p>
  </div>

-  <h2>◆ K3PT ST4T3 ◆</h2>
-  <div class="divider">══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════</div>
-  <div id="tombstones-section">
-    <p class="meta">loading…</p>
-  </div>
-
  <h2>◆ M1ND H4S QU3STI0NS ◆</h2>
  <div class="divider">══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════</div>
  <div id="questions-section">
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@ -204,23 +204,4 @@ impl Coordinator {
    pub fn agent_applied_dir(name: &str) -> PathBuf {
        PathBuf::from(format!("{APPLIED_STATE_ROOT}/{name}"))
    }
-
-    /// Enumerate names that have a persistent state dir under
-    /// `/var/lib/hyperhive/agents/` (i.e. config / claude creds /
-    /// notes survive). Includes both currently-existing containers and
-    /// destroyed-but-kept tombstones; callers filter the latter by
-    /// subtracting `lifecycle::list()`.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn kept_state_names() -> Vec<String> {
-        let Ok(rd) = std::fs::read_dir(AGENT_STATE_ROOT) else {
-            return Vec::new();
-        };
-        let mut out: Vec<String> = rd
-            .flatten()
-            .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_ok_and(|t| t.is_dir()))
-            .filter_map(|e| e.file_name().into_string().ok())
-            .collect();
-        out.sort();
-        out
-    }
 }
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ pub async fn serve(port: u16, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Result<()> {
        .route("/rebuild/{name}", post(post_rebuild))
        .route("/update-all", post(post_update_all))
        .route("/answer-question/{id}", post(post_answer_question))
-        .route("/purge-tombstone/{name}", post(post_purge_tombstone))
        .route("/request-spawn", post(post_request_spawn))
        .route("/messages/stream", get(messages_stream))
        .with_state(AppState { coord });
@ -107,21 +106,6 @@ struct StateSnapshot {
    /// we mark the row answered and fire `HelperEvent::OperatorAnswered`
    /// into the manager's inbox.
    questions: Vec<crate::operator_questions::OpQuestion>,
-    /// State dirs (config history + claude creds + /state/ notes) that
-    /// survive after a destroy-without-purge. The operator can re-spawn
-    /// with the same name to resume, or PURG3 to wipe them.
-    tombstones: Vec<TombstoneView>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-struct TombstoneView {
-    name: String,
-    /// Bytes used by the state dir tree. Cheap-ish to compute; let the
-    /// operator know how much they're holding onto.
-    state_bytes: u64,
-    /// Mtime (unix seconds) of the state dir; rough "last seen".
-    last_seen: i64,
-    has_creds: bool,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize)]
@ -161,7 +145,6 @@ struct ApprovalView {
    diff_html: Option<String>,
 }

-#[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
 async fn api_state(headers: HeaderMap, State(state): State<AppState>) -> axum::Json<StateSnapshot> {
    let host = headers
        .get("host")
@ -259,35 +242,6 @@ async fn api_state(headers: HeaderMap, State(state): State<AppState>) -> axum::J
        .unwrap_or_default();
    let questions = state.coord.questions.pending().unwrap_or_default();

-    // Tombstones: state-dir names that don't appear in the live container
-    // list (and aren't the manager). Operator can re-spawn or PURG3.
-    let live: std::collections::HashSet<String> = containers
-        .iter()
-        .map(|c| c.name.clone())
-        .chain(state.coord.transient_snapshot().into_keys())
-        .collect();
-    let tombstones: Vec<TombstoneView> = Coordinator::kept_state_names()
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter(|name| name != MANAGER_NAME && !live.contains(name))
-        .map(|name| {
-            let root = Coordinator::agent_state_root(&name);
-            let state_bytes = dir_size_bytes(&root);
-            let last_seen = std::fs::metadata(&root)
-                .and_then(|m| m.modified())
-                .ok()
-                .and_then(|t| t.duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH).ok())
-                .and_then(|d| i64::try_from(d.as_secs()).ok())
-                .unwrap_or(0);
-            let has_creds = claude_has_session(&Coordinator::agent_claude_dir(&name));
-            TombstoneView {
-                name,
-                state_bytes,
-                last_seen,
-                has_creds,
-            }
-        })
-        .collect();
-
    axum::Json(StateSnapshot {
        hostname,
        manager_port: MANAGER_PORT,
@ -297,33 +251,9 @@ async fn api_state(headers: HeaderMap, State(state): State<AppState>) -> axum::J
        approvals: approval_views,
        operator_inbox,
        questions,
-        tombstones,
    })
 }

-/// Sum the byte size of every regular file under `root`. Cheap to compute
-/// for typical agent state (config repo + claude creds + notes file —
-/// usually a few MB); fine to do inline on each /api/state. Returns 0 on
-/// any error.
-fn dir_size_bytes(root: &Path) -> u64 {
-    fn walk(p: &Path, acc: &mut u64) {
-        let Ok(rd) = std::fs::read_dir(p) else { return };
-        for entry in rd.flatten() {
-            let Ok(ft) = entry.file_type() else { continue };
-            if ft.is_dir() {
-                walk(&entry.path(), acc);
-            } else if ft.is_file()
-                && let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata()
-            {
-                *acc += meta.len();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    let mut total = 0u64;
-    walk(root, &mut total);
-    total
-}
-
 async fn messages_stream(
    State(state): State<AppState>,
 ) -> Sse<impl Stream<Item = Result<Event, Infallible>>> {
@ -386,48 +316,6 @@ async fn post_answer_question(
    }
 }

-async fn post_purge_tombstone(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
-    AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
-) -> Response {
-    if name == lifecycle::MANAGER_NAME {
-        return error_response("refusing to purge the manager's state");
-    }
-    // Sanity: refuse to purge if a live container still exists with this
-    // name. The dashboard already filters tombstones to non-live names,
-    // but the operator could send a stale POST.
-    let live = lifecycle::list().await.unwrap_or_default();
-    if live
-        .iter()
-        .any(|c| c == &format!("{}{name}", lifecycle::AGENT_PREFIX) || c == &name)
-    {
-        return error_response(&format!(
-            "refusing to purge {name}: container still exists — use DESTR0Y first"
-        ));
-    }
-    let mut errors = Vec::new();
-    for dir in [
-        Coordinator::agent_state_root(&name),
-        Coordinator::agent_applied_dir(&name),
-    ] {
-        if dir.exists()
-            && let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir)
-        {
-            errors.push(format!("{}: {e}", dir.display()));
-        }
-    }
-    let _ = state
-        .coord
-        .approvals
-        .fail_pending_for_agent(&name, "agent state purged");
-    if errors.is_empty() {
-        tracing::info!(%name, "tombstone purged");
-        Redirect::to("/").into_response()
-    } else {
-        error_response(&format!("purge {name} partial: {}", errors.join(", ")))
-    }
-}
-
 async fn post_request_spawn(
    State(state): State<AppState>,
    Form(form): Form<RequestSpawnForm>,
--- a/hive-c0re/src/operator_questions.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/operator_questions.rs
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_operator_questions_pending
 ";

 /// Add the `multi` column to pre-existing databases. `ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN`
-/// has no `IF NOT EXISTS` form in sqlite, so we check `pragma_table_info` first.
+/// has no `IF NOT EXISTS` form in sqlite, so we check pragma_table_info first.
 fn ensure_multi_column(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
    let has: bool = conn
        .prepare("SELECT 1 FROM pragma_table_info('operator_questions') WHERE name = 'multi'")?