diff --git a/internal/core/votes/interfaces.go b/internal/core/votes/interfaces.go
index 7940d42..0c9e01a 100644
--- a/internal/core/votes/interfaces.go
+++ b/internal/core/votes/interfaces.go
@@ -2,30 +2,12 @@ package votes
 
 import "context"
 
-// Service defines the business logic interface for votes
-// Coordinates between Repository, user PDS, and vote validation
-type Service interface {
-	// CreateVote creates a new vote or toggles an existing vote
-	// Flow: Validate -> Check existing vote -> Handle toggle logic -> Write to user's PDS -> Return URI/CID
-	// AppView indexing happens asynchronously via Jetstream consumer
-	// Toggle logic:
-	//   - No vote -> Create vote
-	//   - Same direction -> Delete vote (toggle off)
-	//   - Different direction -> Delete old + Create new (toggle direction)
-	CreateVote(ctx context.Context, voterDID string, userAccessToken string, req CreateVoteRequest) (*CreateVoteResponse, error)
-
-	// DeleteVote removes a vote from a post/comment
-	// Flow: Find vote -> Verify ownership -> Delete from user's PDS
-	// AppView decrements vote count asynchronously via Jetstream consumer
-	DeleteVote(ctx context.Context, voterDID string, userAccessToken string, req DeleteVoteRequest) error
-
-	// GetVote retrieves a user's vote on a specific subject
-	// Used to check vote state before creating/toggling
-	GetVote(ctx context.Context, voterDID string, subjectURI string) (*Vote, error)
-}
-
 // Repository defines the data access interface for votes
 // Used by Jetstream consumer to index votes from firehose
+//
+// Architecture: Votes are written directly by clients to their PDS using
+// com.atproto.repo.createRecord/deleteRecord. This AppView indexes votes
+// from Jetstream for aggregation and querying.
 type Repository interface {
 	// Create inserts a new vote into the AppView database
 	// Called by Jetstream consumer after vote is created on PDS
@@ -38,7 +20,7 @@ type Repository interface {
 
 	// GetByVoterAndSubject retrieves a user's vote on a specific subject
 	// Used to check existing vote state
-	GetByVoterAndSubject(ctx context.Context, voterDID string, subjectURI string) (*Vote, error)
+	GetByVoterAndSubject(ctx context.Context, voterDID, subjectURI string) (*Vote, error)
 
 	// Delete soft-deletes a vote (sets deleted_at)
 	// Called by Jetstream consumer after vote is deleted from PDS
diff --git a/internal/core/votes/vote.go b/internal/core/votes/vote.go
index 314aed6..c830ca9 100644
--- a/internal/core/votes/vote.go
+++ b/internal/core/votes/vote.go
@@ -7,47 +7,26 @@ import (
 // Vote represents a vote in the AppView database
 // Votes are indexed from the firehose after being written to user repositories
 type Vote struct {
-	ID         int64      `json:"id" db:"id"`
+	CreatedAt  time.Time  `json:"createdAt" db:"created_at"`
+	IndexedAt  time.Time  `json:"indexedAt" db:"indexed_at"`
+	DeletedAt  *time.Time `json:"deletedAt,omitempty" db:"deleted_at"`
 	URI        string     `json:"uri" db:"uri"`
 	CID        string     `json:"cid" db:"cid"`
 	RKey       string     `json:"rkey" db:"rkey"`
 	VoterDID   string     `json:"voterDid" db:"voter_did"`
 	SubjectURI string     `json:"subjectUri" db:"subject_uri"`
 	SubjectCID string     `json:"subjectCid" db:"subject_cid"`
-	Direction  string     `json:"direction" db:"direction"` // "up" or "down"
-	CreatedAt  time.Time  `json:"createdAt" db:"created_at"`
-	IndexedAt  time.Time  `json:"indexedAt" db:"indexed_at"`
-	DeletedAt  *time.Time `json:"deletedAt,omitempty" db:"deleted_at"`
-}
-
-// CreateVoteRequest represents input for creating a new vote
-// Matches social.coves.interaction.createVote lexicon input schema
-type CreateVoteRequest struct {
-	Subject   string `json:"subject"`   // AT-URI of post/comment
-	Direction string `json:"direction"` // "up" or "down"
-}
-
-// CreateVoteResponse represents the response from creating a vote
-// Matches social.coves.interaction.createVote lexicon output schema
-type CreateVoteResponse struct {
-	URI      string  `json:"uri"`                // AT-URI of created vote record
-	CID      string  `json:"cid"`                // CID of created vote record
-	Existing *string `json:"existing,omitempty"` // AT-URI of existing vote if updating
-}
-
-// DeleteVoteRequest represents input for deleting a vote
-// Matches social.coves.interaction.deleteVote lexicon input schema
-type DeleteVoteRequest struct {
-	Subject string `json:"subject"` // AT-URI of post/comment
+	Direction  string     `json:"direction" db:"direction"`
+	ID         int64      `json:"id" db:"id"`
 }
 
-// VoteRecord represents the actual atProto record structure written to PDS
+// VoteRecord represents the atProto record structure indexed from Jetstream
 // This is the data structure that gets stored in the user's repository
 type VoteRecord struct {
-	Type      string            `json:"$type"`
-	Subject   StrongRef         `json:"subject"`
-	Direction string            `json:"direction"` // "up" or "down"
-	CreatedAt string            `json:"createdAt"`
+	Type      string    `json:"$type"`
+	Subject   StrongRef `json:"subject"`
+	Direction string    `json:"direction"` // "up" or "down"
+	CreatedAt string    `json:"createdAt"`
 }
 
 // StrongRef represents a strong reference to a record (URI + CID)