diff --git a/apps/events.py b/apps/events.py
index efa06cfda..01f36716e 100644
--- a/apps/events.py
+++ b/apps/events.py
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ Handlers receive an EventContext with:
     - ctx.app: The app name that owns this handler
     - ctx.tract: Event tract (e.g., "observe")
     - ctx.event: Event type (e.g., "observed")
-    - ctx.journal_root: Path to the journal directory
+
+Handlers can access journal path via `from convey import state` then `state.journal_root`.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
 import logging
-import os
 from concurrent.futures import Future, ThreadPoolExecutor, TimeoutError
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class EventContext:
     app: str
     tract: str
     event: str
-    journal_root: str
 
 
 # Handler registry: (tract, event) -> [(app_name, handler_fn), ...]
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ def dispatch(msg: Dict[str, Any], timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) -> int:
 
     tract = msg.get("tract", "")
     event = msg.get("event", "")
-    journal_root = os.environ.get("JOURNAL_PATH", "")
 
     futures: List[Tuple[str, str, Future]] = []
 
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ def dispatch(msg: Dict[str, Any], timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) -> int:
             app=app_name,
             tract=tract,
             event=event,
-            journal_root=journal_root,
         )
         future = _executor.submit(_run_handler, app_name, handler, ctx)
         futures.append((app_name, handler.__name__, future))
diff --git a/apps/remote/tests/test_events.py b/apps/remote/tests/test_events.py
index fc57c3d45..d3347fc92 100644
--- a/apps/remote/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/apps/remote/tests/test_events.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ def remote_journal(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     journal = tmp_path / "journal"
     journal.mkdir()
 
-    # Set JOURNAL_PATH env var and convey state
-    monkeypatch.setenv("JOURNAL_PATH", str(journal))
+    # Set convey state (used by apps.utils for storage paths)
     monkeypatch.setattr(state, "journal_root", str(journal))
 
     # Create remotes directory
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
             app="remote",
             tract="observe",
             event="observed",
-            journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
         )
 
         handle_observed(ctx)
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
                 app="remote",
                 tract="observe",
                 event="observed",
-                journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
             )
             handle_observed(ctx)
 
@@ -137,7 +134,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
             app="remote",
             tract="observe",
             event="observed",
-            journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
         )
 
         handle_observed(ctx)
@@ -159,7 +155,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
             app="remote",
             tract="observe",
             event="observed",
-            journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
         )
 
         handle_observed(ctx)
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
             app="remote",
             tract="observe",
             event="observed",
-            journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
         )
 
         # Should not raise
@@ -202,7 +196,6 @@ class TestHandleObserved:
             app="remote",
             tract="observe",
             event="observed",
-            journal_root=str(remote_journal.journal),
         )
 
         # Should not raise
diff --git a/docs/APPS.md b/docs/APPS.md
index db89050dc..9e30ff917 100644
--- a/docs/APPS.md
+++ b/docs/APPS.md
@@ -329,11 +329,21 @@ Define server-side handlers that react to Callosum events. Handlers run in Conve
 
 **Key Points:**
 - Create `events.py` with functions decorated with `@on_event(tract, event)`
-- Handlers receive an `EventContext` with message data and app context
+- Handlers receive an `EventContext` with `msg`, `app`, `tract`, `event` fields
 - Discovered at Convey startup; events processed serially with 30s timeout per handler
 - Errors are logged but don't affect other handlers or the web server
 - Wildcards supported: `@on_event("*", "*")` matches all events
 
+**Available imports** (same as route handlers):
+- `from convey import state` - Access `state.journal_root`
+- `from convey import emit` - Emit events back to Callosum
+- `from apps.utils import get_app_storage_path, log_app_action` - App storage
+- `from convey.utils import load_json, save_json, spawn_agent` - Utilities
+
+**Not available** (no Flask request context):
+- `request`, `session`, `current_app`
+- `error_response()`, `success_response()`, `parse_pagination_params()`
+
 **Reference implementations:**
 - Framework: `apps/events.py` - `EventContext` dataclass, decorator, discovery
 - Example: `apps/dev/events.py` - Debug handler showing usage pattern
diff --git a/tests/test_app_events.py b/tests/test_app_events.py
index 2ab8f07c7..2255099bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_app_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_app_events.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 """Tests for the app event handling framework."""
 
 import threading
-import time
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -225,22 +223,6 @@ class TestDispatch:
         # Second handler should still run despite first failing
         assert success_called.wait(timeout=2.0)
 
-    def test_dispatch_with_journal_root(self):
-        """Dispatch passes journal root from environment."""
-        received_root = {}
-
-        @on_event("test", "event")
-        def handler(ctx):
-            received_root["value"] = ctx.journal_root
-
-        start_dispatcher(workers=1)
-
-        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"JOURNAL_PATH": "/test/journal"}):
-            dispatch({"tract": "test", "event": "event"})
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-
-        assert received_root["value"] == "/test/journal"
-
 
 class TestDiscovery:
     """Tests for handler discovery."""
@@ -264,14 +246,12 @@ class TestEventContext:
             app="test_app",
             tract="test",
             event="event",
-            journal_root="/path/to/journal",
         )
 
         assert ctx.msg["data"] == "value"
         assert ctx.app == "test_app"
         assert ctx.tract == "test"
         assert ctx.event == "event"
-        assert ctx.journal_root == "/path/to/journal"
 
 
 class TestDispatcherLifecycle: