diff --git a/.devcontainer/entry.fish b/.devcontainer/entry.fish
index 8aa7bdfc15..c279d102cd 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/entry.fish
+++ b/.devcontainer/entry.fish
@@ -504,28 +504,28 @@ cd /home/me
 log_step "PHASE 6: SSL certificates"
 ensure_ssl_dev_certs
 
-log_step "PHASE 7: GitHub authentication"
-# Login to Github - use GH_TOKEN from vault if available
-set -l gh_authenticated 1
-if not gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1
-    if test -n "$GH_TOKEN"
-        log_info "Authenticating to GitHub using GH_TOKEN..."
-        echo $GH_TOKEN | gh auth login --with-token
-        if gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1
-            log_ok "GitHub authentication successful"
-        else
-            log_error "GitHub authentication failed"
-            log_warn "Continuing without GitHub auth; vault/git operations may be limited."
-            set gh_authenticated 0
-        end
-    else
-        log_warn "Not logged into GitHub and no GH_TOKEN available."
-        log_warn "Continuing startup without GitHub auth."
-        set gh_authenticated 0
-    end
-else
-    log_ok "Already authenticated to GitHub"
-end
+log_step "PHASE 7: GitHub authentication"
+# Login to Github - use GH_TOKEN from vault if available
+set -l gh_authenticated 1
+if not gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1
+    if test -n "$GH_TOKEN"
+        log_info "Authenticating to GitHub using GH_TOKEN..."
+        echo $GH_TOKEN | gh auth login --with-token
+        if gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1
+            log_ok "GitHub authentication successful"
+        else
+            log_error "GitHub authentication failed"
+            log_warn "Continuing without GitHub auth; vault/git operations may be limited."
+            set gh_authenticated 0
+        end
+    else
+        log_warn "Not logged into GitHub and no GH_TOKEN available."
+        log_warn "Continuing startup without GitHub auth."
+        set gh_authenticated 0
+    end
+else
+    log_ok "Already authenticated to GitHub"
+end
 
 log_step "PHASE 8: Git configuration"
 if test -n "$GIT_USER_EMAIL"
@@ -544,15 +544,15 @@ git config --global --add safe.directory /home/me/aesthetic-computer
 # Set rebase as default for pull operations.
 git config --global pull.rebase true
 
-# Disable GPG signing to prevent commit issues in dev environment
-git config --global commit.gpgsign false
-
-# Make sure git is setup and authorized for making commits via `gh`.
-if test $gh_authenticated -eq 1
-    gh auth setup-git
-else
-    log_warn "Skipping 'gh auth setup-git' because GitHub auth is unavailable."
-end
+# Disable GPG signing to prevent commit issues in dev environment
+git config --global commit.gpgsign false
+
+# Make sure git is setup and authorized for making commits via `gh`.
+if test $gh_authenticated -eq 1
+    gh auth setup-git
+else
+    log_warn "Skipping 'gh auth setup-git' because GitHub auth is unavailable."
+end
 
 # Ensure GPG signing is disabled at both global and local levels (GitHub CLI might re-enable it)
 git config --global commit.gpgsign false
@@ -673,66 +673,62 @@ if test -d /home/me/.ssh
     log_ok "Fixed permissions for /home/me/.ssh"
 end
 
-# Fix Copilot CLI directory permissions (volume mount may have root ownership)
-if test -d /home/me/.copilot
-    sudo chown -R me:me /home/me/.copilot 2>/dev/null
-    sudo chmod 700 /home/me/.copilot 2>/dev/null
+# Fix Copilot CLI directory permissions (volume mount may have root ownership)
+if test -d /home/me/.copilot
+    sudo chown -R me:me /home/me/.copilot 2>/dev/null
+    sudo chmod 700 /home/me/.copilot 2>/dev/null
     # Ensure pkg directory exists and is writable for package extraction
     mkdir -p /home/me/.copilot/pkg 2>/dev/null
     chmod 755 /home/me/.copilot/pkg 2>/dev/null
-    sudo chmod 600 /home/me/.copilot/config.json 2>/dev/null
-    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.copilot (Copilot CLI config)"
-end
-
-# Fix Claude/Codex config directory permissions after bind mounts are attached.
-# On Linux hosts, these mounts keep host ownership, so UID remapping is the main
-# fix; this container-side pass normalizes modes when ownership is already writable.
-for dir in /home/me/.claude /home/me/.codex
-    if test -d $dir
-        sudo chown -R me:me $dir 2>/dev/null
-        chmod 700 $dir 2>/dev/null
-        find $dir -type d -exec chmod 700 {} + 2>/dev/null
-        find $dir -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
-        echo "✅ Fixed permissions for $dir"
-    end
-end
-
-if test -f /home/me/.claude.json
-    sudo chown me:me /home/me/.claude.json 2>/dev/null
-    chmod 600 /home/me/.claude.json 2>/dev/null
-    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.claude.json"
-end
-
-# Fix VS Code extension SecretStorage persistence paths.
-for dir in /home/me/.config/Code/User/globalStorage /home/me/.config/Code/User/workspaceStorage
-    if test -d $dir
-        sudo chown -R me:me $dir 2>/dev/null
-        find $dir -type d -exec chmod 700 {} + 2>/dev/null
-        find $dir -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
-        echo "✅ Fixed permissions for $dir"
-    end
-end
-
-if test -d /home/me/.local/share/keyrings
-    sudo chown -R me:me /home/me/.local/share/keyrings 2>/dev/null
-    chmod 700 /home/me/.local/share/keyrings 2>/dev/null
-    find /home/me/.local/share/keyrings -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
-    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.local/share/keyrings"
-end
-
-# --- GPG agent: cache passphrase for the entire container lifetime ---
-mkdir -p /home/me/.gnupg 2>/dev/null
-chmod 700 /home/me/.gnupg
+    sudo chmod 600 /home/me/.copilot/config.json 2>/dev/null
+    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.copilot (Copilot CLI config)"
+end
+
+# Fix Claude/Codex config directory permissions after bind mounts are attached.
+# On Linux hosts, these mounts keep host ownership, so UID remapping is the main
+# fix; this container-side pass normalizes modes when ownership is already writable.
+for dir in /home/me/.claude /home/me/.codex
+    if test -d $dir
+        sudo chown -R me:me $dir 2>/dev/null
+        chmod 700 $dir 2>/dev/null
+        find $dir -type d -exec chmod 700 {} + 2>/dev/null
+        find $dir -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
+        echo "✅ Fixed permissions for $dir"
+    end
+end
+
+if test -f /home/me/.claude.json
+    sudo chown me:me /home/me/.claude.json 2>/dev/null
+    chmod 600 /home/me/.claude.json 2>/dev/null
+    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.claude.json"
+end
+
+# Fix VS Code extension SecretStorage persistence paths.
+for dir in /home/me/.config/Code/User/globalStorage /home/me/.config/Code/User/workspaceStorage
+    if test -d $dir
+        sudo chown -R me:me $dir 2>/dev/null
+        find $dir -type d -exec chmod 700 {} + 2>/dev/null
+        find $dir -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
+        echo "✅ Fixed permissions for $dir"
+    end
+end
+
+if test -d /home/me/.local/share/keyrings
+    sudo chown -R me:me /home/me/.local/share/keyrings 2>/dev/null
+    chmod 700 /home/me/.local/share/keyrings 2>/dev/null
+    find /home/me/.local/share/keyrings -type f -exec chmod 600 {} + 2>/dev/null
+    echo "✅ Fixed permissions for /home/me/.local/share/keyrings"
+end
+
+# --- GPG agent: cache passphrase for the entire container lifetime ---
+mkdir -p /home/me/.gnupg 2>/dev/null
+chmod 700 /home/me/.gnupg
 printf "allow-loopback-pinentry\npinentry-program /usr/sbin/pinentry-curses\ndefault-cache-ttl 999999\nmax-cache-ttl 999999\n" > /home/me/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
 gpgconf --reload gpg-agent 2>/dev/null
 log_ok "GPG agent configured (passphrase cached for container lifetime)"
 
-if not test -d /home/me/aesthetic-computer/aesthetic-computer-code
-    gh repo clone whistlegraph/aesthetic-computer-code /home/me/aesthetic-computer/aesthetic-computer-code
-else
-    cd /home/me/aesthetic-computer/aesthetic-computer-vault
-    git pull
-end
+cd /home/me/aesthetic-computer/aesthetic-computer-vault
+git pull
 
 # Function to check and install npm dependencies in a directory
 set -g NODE_DEPS_CHECK_SCRIPT /workspaces/aesthetic-computer/.devcontainer/scripts/check-node-deps.mjs
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0305192968..a27fe80a27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ system/public/index.html
 
 # any instance of the aesthetic-computer-vault repository
 aesthetic-computer-vault/
-# any instance of the aesthetic-computer-code repository
-aesthetic-computer-code/
-
 # Local clones of external repos
 feral-file/
 modes/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3b03b98494..f60dba53f4 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "**/.emacs.d": true,
     "**/.netlify": true,
     "**/.vscode-test-web/**": true,
-    "**/aesthetic-computer-code/**": false,
     "**/aesthetic-computer-vault/**": false,
     "**/ac-event-daemon/target/**": true,
     "**/ac-event-daemon/Cargo.lock": true,