diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index c2daf1b..5645cb2 100755
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Native dev loop: Postgres in Docker, everything else compiled on the host and
-# served from the Gleam server on :8080 so the OAuth origin stays consistent.
-#
-# Browse http://127.0.0.1:8080, NOT localhost: the atproto localhost client
+# Everything is served from the Gleam server on :8080 so the OAuth origin stays
+# consistent. Browse 127.0.0.1, NOT localhost: the atproto localhost client
 # redirects to the loopback IP and the session cookie is host-specific.
 set -uo pipefail
 cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.."
 
-# Gitignored; the same file compose reads.
 if [ -f .env ]; then
   set -a
   . ./.env
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 log() { printf '\033[36m[dev]\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
 # Stable secret so sessions survive the frequent restarts this loop does.
 export SECRET_KEY_BASE="${SECRET_KEY_BASE:-dev-only-change-me-to-a-long-random-string}"
-# At-rest encryption key for stored tokens (required; base64, 32 bytes).
+# Required, base64, 32 bytes.
 export STORE_KEY="${STORE_KEY:-ZGV2LW9ubHktMzItYnl0ZS1zdG9yZS1rZXktISEhISE=}"
 # BASE_URL left unset => http://localhost:8080 => OAuth redirect to 127.0.0.1:8080.
 
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 trap cleanup INT TERM
 
-# --- boot -------------------------------------------------------------------
 log "starting postgres (docker); stopping any dockerized server on :8080"
 docker compose up -d db
 docker compose stop server >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
@@ -113,7 +109,6 @@ make vendor
 build_web
 start_server
 
-# --- poll watcher -----------------------------------------------------------
 SENT="$(mktemp -d)"
 touch "$SENT/web" "$SENT/server" "$SENT/lex"