diff --git a/container/agent-runner/src/db/messages-in.ts b/container/agent-runner/src/db/messages-in.ts
index dc6eeac83..94f208059 100644
--- a/container/agent-runner/src/db/messages-in.ts
+++ b/container/agent-runner/src/db/messages-in.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function getMaxMessagesPerPrompt(): number {
  * Reads from inbound.db (read-only), filters against processing_ack in outbound.db
  * to skip messages already picked up by this or a previous container run.
  *
- * Returns the most recent `MAX_MESSAGES_PER_PROMPT` pending rows in
+ * Returns the most recent `maxMessagesPerPrompt` pending rows in
  * chronological order, regardless of their `trigger` flag: accumulated
  * context (trigger=0) rides along with the wake-eligible rows so the agent
  * sees the prior context it missed. Host's countDueMessages gates waking on
@@ -163,4 +163,3 @@ export function findQuestionResponse(questionId: string): MessageInRow | undefin
     inbound.close();
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce57347d6..856d776e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "setup:auto": "tsx setup/auto.ts",
     "ncl": "tsx src/cli/client.ts",
     "chat": "tsx scripts/chat.ts",
-    "auth": "tsx src/whatsapp-auth.ts",
     "lint": "eslint src/",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src/ --fix",
     "test": "vitest run",
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index c3d5185d5..2f4950e7d 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -37,36 +37,14 @@ export const CONTAINER_IMAGE = process.env.CONTAINER_IMAGE || getDefaultContaine
 // cleanupOrphans only reaps containers from this install, not peers.
 export const INSTALL_SLUG = getInstallSlug(PROJECT_ROOT);
 export const CONTAINER_INSTALL_LABEL = `nanoclaw-install=${INSTALL_SLUG}`;
-export const CONTAINER_TIMEOUT = parseInt(process.env.CONTAINER_TIMEOUT || '1800000', 10);
-export const CONTAINER_MAX_OUTPUT_SIZE = parseInt(process.env.CONTAINER_MAX_OUTPUT_SIZE || '10485760', 10); // 10MB default
 export const ONECLI_URL = process.env.ONECLI_URL || envConfig.ONECLI_URL;
 export const ONECLI_API_KEY = process.env.ONECLI_API_KEY || envConfig.ONECLI_API_KEY;
-export const MAX_MESSAGES_PER_PROMPT = Math.max(1, parseInt(process.env.MAX_MESSAGES_PER_PROMPT || '10', 10) || 10);
-export const IDLE_TIMEOUT = parseInt(process.env.IDLE_TIMEOUT || '1800000', 10); // 30min default — how long to keep container alive after last result
-export const MAX_CONCURRENT_CONTAINERS = Math.max(1, parseInt(process.env.MAX_CONCURRENT_CONTAINERS || '5', 10) || 5);
 // Per-container resource caps, passed through to `docker run`. Default empty =
 // no flag added = today's unbounded behavior (don't OOM existing OSS workloads).
 // Operators opt in: CONTAINER_CPU_LIMIT=2, CONTAINER_MEMORY_LIMIT=8g.
 export const CONTAINER_CPU_LIMIT = process.env.CONTAINER_CPU_LIMIT || '';
 export const CONTAINER_MEMORY_LIMIT = process.env.CONTAINER_MEMORY_LIMIT || '';
 
-function escapeRegex(str: string): string {
-  return str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
-}
-
-export function buildTriggerPattern(trigger: string): RegExp {
-  return new RegExp(`^${escapeRegex(trigger.trim())}\\b`, 'i');
-}
-
-export const DEFAULT_TRIGGER = `@${ASSISTANT_NAME}`;
-
-export function getTriggerPattern(trigger?: string): RegExp {
-  const normalizedTrigger = trigger?.trim();
-  return buildTriggerPattern(normalizedTrigger || DEFAULT_TRIGGER);
-}
-
-export const TRIGGER_PATTERN = buildTriggerPattern(DEFAULT_TRIGGER);
-
 // Timezone for scheduled tasks, message formatting, etc.
 // Validates each candidate is a real IANA identifier before accepting.
 function resolveConfigTimezone(): string {