diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 5492d727..6f5c5e68 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -21,67 +21,16 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
 - **Model override.** Hard-coded to `haiku` in the turn loop right now.
   Surface as a per-agent override: operator via dashboard, manager via
   `request_apply_commit` setting an attr on the agent's flake (most natural
-  place since the flake already carries per-agent env/identity). Pair with
-  a **model status** indicator on the agent page (active / queued / last
-  switched) once the override is in place.
+  place since the flake already carries per-agent env/identity).
 
 ## UI / UX
 
 - **Per-agent UI substance.** Show last N inbox messages, last turn timing,
   link back to dashboard.
-- **Delivered events history persistence.** The `events::Bus` ring
-  buffer (500 events, in-memory) backfills the terminal on page load
-  but dies on harness restart, and only ever holds the most recent
-  turn or two. Persist to sqlite (`events(agent, id, ts, kind,
-  payload_json)`) so the operator can scroll back through prior
-  turns, and so `/events/history` survives restart. Cap rows per
-  agent or auto-vacuum on age, same trade-off as the bounded broker
-  entry below.
-- **Granular agent state badge** above the terminal: `idle 💤 / thinking 🧠 /
-  compacting 📦` with an age timer (`thinking · 12s`). Drives a state
-  channel from the harness: idle when waiting on the inbox, thinking
-  while claude's stream is open, compacting when `/compact` is in
-  flight. Replaces the binary "harness alive — turn loop running" line.
-- **Terminal: slash commands + tab-completion.** Operator-facing
-  in-terminal commands: `/help`, `/model`, `/compact`, `/clear`. Tab
-  completes command names + model names (cf. bitburner-agent's pattern).
-- **Terminal: multi-line input.** Replace the single-line `<input>` with
-  an auto-growing textarea; Enter sends, Shift+Enter newlines.
-- **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.
-- **Visuals.** Frosted-glass backdrop blur on the terminal wrap,
-  per-event fade-in slide-up animation on new rows, badge pulse
-  animation on state-badge transitions.
 - **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`.
 
-## Telemetry
-
-- **Harness stats per agent in sqlite, charted on the agent page.**
-  bitburner-agent samples 18 series; for hyperhive the generally-applicable
-  ones are:
-  - turns/min, tool calls/turn, turn duration p50/p95
-  - claude exit code distribution (ok vs `--compact`-retry vs failure)
-  - inbox depth (current + max-over-window)
-  - messages sent/received per turn (split by recipient: peer / operator /
-    manager / system)
-  - approval queue length (across all agents — dashboard-level)
-  - per-tool usage counts (Read/Edit/Bash/send/recv/…)
-  - time-since-last-turn (helps spot stuck agents)
-  - notes file size growth (cues compaction)
-  Backend: a `stats` table with `(agent, ts, key, value)` written from
-  the harness on `TurnEnd`; `GET /api/stats?since=…` returns the
-  series; agent page renders with a small chart lib (uPlot is light).
-
 ## Manager → operator question channel
 
 - **TTL / cancel on `ask_operator`.** Questions today block forever; the
@@ -93,14 +42,6 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
 
 ## Loop substance
 
-- **`nap` tool.** Agent-side MCP tool `mcp__hyperhive__nap(seconds)` that
-  parks the turn loop for a short while before next-message processing.
-  Use cases: agent decides it has nothing useful to do, or wants to
-  throttle itself between rapid wake events. Implementation: harness
-  records a "wake-not-before" timestamp; `recv_blocking` skips the long
-  poll until that ts; the state badge reads `napping · MM:SS` during.
-  Operator can cancel via the same `/cancel` slash command or a
-  dashboard button.
 - **Notes compaction.** `/state/` is bind-mounted persistently and agents
   are told (in the system prompt) to keep `/state/notes.md` for durable
   knowledge — but we don't currently nudge them to compact when notes
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
index 15ea4777..9cc0eb07 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
@@ -125,14 +125,9 @@ pre.diff {
   max-height: 30em;
 }
 /* Terminal-ish wrapper holding the live output + prompt input as one
-   unit. Crust as bg (almost-black), slightly inset, mauve phosphor glow.
-   Frosted-glass backdrop blur: the page bg behind the wrap gets softened,
-   so anything that bleeds through (page banner glow, scroll position)
-   reads as out-of-focus depth instead of sharp competing detail. */
+   unit. Crust as bg (almost-black), slightly inset, mauve phosphor glow. */
 .terminal-wrap {
-  background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.78);
-  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
+  background: #11111b;
   border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -156,21 +151,18 @@ pre.diff {
 .term-input { padding: 0.4em 1em 0.8em; }
 .term-input .sendform-term {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-start;
+  align-items: center;
   gap: 0.5em;
   border-top: 1px dashed var(--purple-dim);
   padding-top: 0.5em;
 }
-.term-input .prompt, .term-input .submit-hint {
-  padding-top: 0.25em;
-}
 .term-input .prompt {
   color: var(--green);
   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(166, 227, 161, 0.6);
   user-select: none;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
-.term-input textarea {
+.term-input input {
   flex: 1;
   background: transparent;
   border: 0;
@@ -180,15 +172,11 @@ pre.diff {
   font-size: 1em;
   padding: 0.2em 0;
   caret-color: var(--green);
-  resize: none;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  min-height: 1.4em;
 }
-.term-input textarea::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
+.term-input input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
 .term-input .submit-hint { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.8em; flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .term-input.disabled .prompt { color: var(--muted); text-shadow: none; }
-.term-input.disabled textarea { color: var(--muted); }
+.term-input.disabled input { color: var(--muted); }
 .live {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
   border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
@@ -203,26 +191,6 @@ pre.diff {
   margin-left: 0.6em;
   font-size: 0.85em;
   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55);
-  animation: badge-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-@keyframes badge-pulse {
-  0%, 100% { opacity: 1;   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55); }
-  50%      { opacity: 0.7; text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.95); }
-}
-/* Per-event fade-in slide-up. Applied to every row the live panel
-   appends; the `.no-anim` modifier lets history-backfill skip the
-   animation (we don't want 100 rows fading in at once on page load). */
-.live .row,
-.live details.row {
-  animation: row-fade-in 220ms ease-out both;
-}
-.live .row.no-anim,
-.live details.row.no-anim {
-  animation: none;
-}
-@keyframes row-fade-in {
-  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
-  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
 }
 details.row {
   white-space: normal;
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js b/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
index 45c1bdc1..cb89cbda 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         return;
       }
       // Clear text inputs the operator typed into (the form value was sent).
-      f.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"], input:not([type]), textarea').forEach((i) => { i.value = ''; });
+      f.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"], input:not([type])').forEach((i) => { i.value = ''; });
       // Re-enable the button — refreshState() often skips re-rendering the
       // form (status unchanged), so without this the spinner sticks and
       // the operator can't submit again.
@@ -155,47 +155,6 @@
   let lastOutputLen = -1;
   let pollTimer = null;
   let termInputRendered = false;
-  // Filled in by the live-event IIFE below. Used by the slash-command
-  // dispatcher to print local-only rows ('help', errors) and to clear
-  // the terminal on `/clear`.
-  let termAPI = null;
-
-  const SLASH_COMMANDS = [
-    { name: '/help',  desc: 'list slash commands' },
-    { name: '/clear', desc: 'wipe the terminal panel (local-only)' },
-  ];
-
-  function handleSlashCommand(line) {
-    if (!termAPI) return false;
-    const trimmed = line.trim();
-    if (!trimmed.startsWith('/')) return false;
-    const [cmd] = trimmed.split(/\s+/);
-    switch (cmd) {
-      case '/help':
-        termAPI.row('note', '· /help');
-        for (const c of SLASH_COMMANDS) {
-          termAPI.row('note', '    ' + c.name.padEnd(10) + ' — ' + c.desc);
-        }
-        return true;
-      case '/clear':
-        termAPI.clear();
-        termAPI.row('note', '· terminal cleared (local view only — server history kept)');
-        return true;
-      default:
-        termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ unknown slash command: ' + cmd + ' — try /help');
-        return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Cycle through commands when operator hits Tab on a `/…` prefix.
-  function completeSlash(prefix) {
-    const matches = SLASH_COMMANDS.filter((c) => c.name.startsWith(prefix));
-    if (!matches.length) return null;
-    // Cycle: when the current prefix already equals a command name,
-    // advance to the next match.
-    const idx = matches.findIndex((c) => c.name === prefix);
-    return matches[(idx + 1) % matches.length].name;
-  }
 
   function renderTermInput(label, online) {
     const slot = $('term-input');
@@ -206,52 +165,20 @@
         action: '/send', method: 'POST',
         class: 'sendform-term', 'data-async': '',
       });
-      const ta = el('textarea', {
-        name: 'body', placeholder: 'message ' + label + '…',
-        required: '', autocomplete: 'off', rows: '1',
-      });
-      // Enter submits, Shift+Enter inserts a newline. Auto-grow up to
-      // ~8 rows of content, then scroll inside the textarea.
-      const MAX_PX = 12 * 16; // ~8 lines @ 1.5 line-height, 1em base
-      const grow = () => {
-        ta.style.height = 'auto';
-        ta.style.height = Math.min(ta.scrollHeight, MAX_PX) + 'px';
-      };
-      ta.addEventListener('input', grow);
-      ta.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-        // Tab-complete slash commands when the buffer starts with `/`.
-        if (e.key === 'Tab' && ta.value.startsWith('/') && !ta.value.includes(' ')) {
-          const next = completeSlash(ta.value);
-          if (next) { e.preventDefault(); ta.value = next; return; }
-        }
-        if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey && !e.isComposing) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          const line = ta.value;
-          if (!line.trim()) return;
-          // Intercept slash commands locally; never send them to the agent.
-          if (line.trim().startsWith('/')) {
-            if (handleSlashCommand(line)) {
-              ta.value = '';
-              grow();
-              return;
-            }
-          }
-          form.requestSubmit();
-        }
-      });
-      // Reset height after async submit clears the value.
-      form.addEventListener('submit', () => setTimeout(grow, 0));
       form.append(
         el('span', { class: 'prompt' }, 'operator@' + label + ' ▸'),
-        ta,
-        el('span', { class: 'submit-hint' }, '↵ send · ⇧↵ newline · /help'),
+        el('input', {
+          name: 'body', placeholder: 'message ' + label + '…',
+          required: '', autocomplete: 'off',
+        }),
+        el('span', { class: 'submit-hint' }, 'enter ↵'),
       );
       slot.append(form);
       termInputRendered = true;
     }
     slot.classList.toggle('disabled', !online);
-    const ta = slot.querySelector('textarea');
-    if (ta) ta.disabled = !online;
+    const input = slot.querySelector('input');
+    if (input) input.disabled = !online;
   }
 
   // Track banner activity by reference-counting in-flight turns. A turn
@@ -323,18 +250,10 @@
     function clearPlaceholder() {
       if (placeholder) { log.innerHTML = ''; placeholder = null; }
     }
-    // Backfill replays mark rows .no-anim so we don't stagger 100 fade-ins
-    // on page load. Set via `currentNoAnim` before the row helpers fire.
-    let currentNoAnim = false;
-    // Expose the panel API for slash commands (`/help`, `/clear`).
-    termAPI = {
-      row: (cls, text) => row(cls, text),
-      clear: () => { log.innerHTML = ''; placeholder = null; },
-    };
     function row(cls, text) {
       clearPlaceholder();
       const e = document.createElement('div');
-      e.className = 'row ' + (cls || '') + (currentNoAnim ? ' no-anim' : '');
+      e.className = 'row ' + (cls || '');
       e.textContent = text;
       log.appendChild(e);
       log.scrollTop = log.scrollHeight;
@@ -343,7 +262,7 @@
     function details(cls, summary, body) {
       clearPlaceholder();
       const d = document.createElement('details');
-      d.className = 'row ' + (cls || '') + (currentNoAnim ? ' no-anim' : '');
+      d.className = 'row ' + (cls || '');
       const s = document.createElement('summary');
       s.textContent = summary;
       d.appendChild(s);
@@ -475,13 +394,11 @@
         if (!resp.ok) return;
         const events = await resp.json();
         let openTurns = 0;
-        currentNoAnim = true;
         for (const ev of events) {
           handle(ev, { fromHistory: true });
           if (ev.kind === 'turn_start') openTurns += 1;
           else if (ev.kind === 'turn_end') openTurns = Math.max(0, openTurns - 1);
         }
-        currentNoAnim = false;
         for (let i = 0; i < openTurns; i++) setBannerActive(true);
         if (events.length) row('note', '─── live (older above) ───');
         else setPlaceholder('(connected — waiting for events)');
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
index 10b86ac1..3036c917 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
   border: 1px solid var(--amber);
   box-shadow: 0 0 12px -4px var(--amber);
   padding: 0.6em 0.9em;
-  animation: questions-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-@keyframes questions-pulse {
-  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 12px -4px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55); }
-  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 22px -2px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.95); }
 }
 .questions li.question {
   padding: 0.4em 0;
@@ -266,9 +261,7 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
 .inbox .msg-sep  { color: var(--muted); }
 .inbox .msg-body { color: var(--fg); white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; }
 .msgflow {
-  background: rgba(24, 24, 37, 0.78);
-  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
+  background: var(--bg-elev);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   padding: 0.8em;
   font-size: 0.85em;
@@ -276,13 +269,6 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
   max-height: 32em;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
-.msgflow .msgrow {
-  animation: row-fade-in 220ms ease-out both;
-}
-@keyframes row-fade-in {
-  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
-  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
-}
 .msgrow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto auto 1fr; gap: 0.6em; align-items: baseline; padding: 0.1em 0; }
 .msgrow.sent .msg-arrow { color: var(--cyan); }
 .msgrow.delivered .msg-arrow { color: var(--green); }