chore: remove dead code, fix dream archive status, and update docs

.context/DANGER-ZONES.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Enriched 2026-06-09 via GitNexus (index @ 60d8e823, 27,927 symbols,
    entire codebase (up from 69 in the 2026-04 enrichment):
    entry.Write, index.Reindex, journal state.Save, crypto.SaveKey,
    tidy.WriteArchive, memory (Sync, Publish, Archive, SaveState),
-   initialize/* (templates, vscode, plugin, kb, backup, merge),
+   initialize/* (templates, plugin, kb, backup, merge),
    system/* (persistence, counter, heartbeat, load gate), all
    setup/* deployers (now including opencode and copilotcli), pad
    store/history, trace hooks, task archive/complete/snapshot,

.context/audit/eh-silent-errors.md

@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ These are not style nits — they silently lose or corrupt data:
 | B-data | `internal/hub/replicate.go:121` | `_, _ = store.Append([]Entry{entry})` | store.Append error dropped; replicated entry silently lost — stderr/return |
 | FALSE-POS | `internal/memory/publish.go:170` | `merged, _ := MergePublished(string(existing), formatted)` | 2nd return is a "markers missing" bool, not an error; merged is always valid (verified) |
 | besteffort | `internal/cli/memory/cmd/status/run.go:54` | `state, _ := mem.LoadState(contextDir)` | LoadState returns a State value (no nil-deref); display-only "never synced" on error — annotate |
-| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/extension.go:59` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(content, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure |
-| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/mcp.go:50` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(file, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure |
-| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/tasks.go:59` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(file, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure |
+| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/extension.go:59` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(content, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure (package since removed as dead code) |
+| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/mcp.go:50` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(file, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure (package since removed as dead code) |
+| B-marshal | `internal/cli/initialize/core/vscode/tasks.go:59` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(file, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure (package since removed as dead code) |
 | B-marshal | `internal/cli/setup/core/copilot/vscode.go:57` | `data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(mcpCfg, "", token.Indent2)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure |
 | B-marshal | `internal/cli/system/cmd/blocknonpathctx/run.go:82` | `data, _ := json.Marshal(resp)` | surface: empty/partial data written on failure |
 | B-marshal | `internal/cli/system/core/session/session.go:91` | `_ = json.Unmarshal(res.data, &input)` | json.Unmarshal of hook stdin; best-effort w/ timeout — annotate, or stderr |

.ctxrc.dev

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ profile: dev
 # context_dir: .context
 # token_budget: 8000
 # auto_archive: true
-# archive_after_days: 7
+# archive_after_days: 7  (inert; kept for backward compatibility)
 # scratchpad_encrypt: true
 # entry_count_learnings: 30
 # entry_count_decisions: 20

docs/cli/index.md

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ priority_order:              # File loading priority
   - DECISIONS.md
   - CONVENTIONS.md
 auto_archive: true           # Auto-archive old items
-archive_after_days: 7        # Days before archiving tasks
+archive_after_days: 7        # Inert; kept for backward compatibility
 scratchpad_encrypt: true     # Encrypt scratchpad (default: true)
 event_log: false             # Enable local hook event logging
 companion_check: true        # Check companion tools at session start
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ dream:                       # ctx-dream config (opt-in; off by default)
 | `token_budget`          | `int`      | `8000`         | Default token budget for `ctx agent`                                                                           |
 | `priority_order`        | `[]string` | *(all files)*  | File loading priority for context packets                                                                      |
 | `auto_archive`          | `bool`     | `true`         | Auto-archive completed tasks                                                                                   |
-| `archive_after_days`    | `int`      | `7`            | Days before completed tasks are archived                                                                       |
+| `archive_after_days`    | `int`      | `7`            | Inert; retained for backward compatibility (no longer read)                                                    |
 | `scratchpad_encrypt`    | `bool`     | `true`         | Encrypt scratchpad with AES-256-GCM                                                                            |
 | `event_log`             | `bool`     | `false`        | Enable local hook event logging to `.context/state/events.jsonl`                                               |
 | `companion_check`       | `bool`     | `true`         | Check companion tool availability (canonical: Gemini Search, GitNexus; equivalents work) during `/ctx-remember`|

docs/home/configuration.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ A commented `.ctxrc` showing all options and their defaults:
 #
 # token_budget: 8000
 # auto_archive: true
-# archive_after_days: 7
+# archive_after_days: 7       # inert; kept for backward compatibility
 # scratchpad_encrypt: true
 # event_log: false
 # entry_count_learnings: 30
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ A commented `.ctxrc` showing all options and their defaults:
 |-------------------------|------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `token_budget`          | `int`      | `8000`        | Default token budget for `ctx agent` and `ctx load`                                                                                       |
 | `auto_archive`          | `bool`     | `true`        | Auto-archive completed tasks during `ctx compact`                                                                                         |
-| `archive_after_days`    | `int`      | `7`           | Days before completed tasks are archived                                                                                                  |
+| `archive_after_days`    | `int`      | `7`           | Inert; retained for backward compatibility (no longer read)                                                                               |
 | `scratchpad_encrypt`    | `bool`     | `true`        | Encrypt scratchpad with AES-256-GCM                                                                                                       |
 | `event_log`             | `bool`     | `false`       | Enable local hook event logging to `.context/state/events.jsonl`                                                                          |
 | `entry_count_learnings` | `int`      | `30`          | Drift warning when `LEARNINGS.md` exceeds this entry count (0 = disable)                                                                  |

internal/assets/commands/text/errors.yaml

@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ err.dream.proposal-not-found:
   short: 'dream: proposal %q not found in %s'
 err.dream.read-proposals:
   short: 'dream: read proposals %s: %w'
-err.dream.read-source:
-  short: 'dream: read source %s: %w'
 err.dream.scan-ideas:
   short: 'dream: scan ideas %s: %w'
 err.dream.unknown-action:

internal/assets/commands/text/write.yaml

@@ -1025,17 +1025,6 @@ write.knowledge-unit-bytes:
 write.version-drift-fallback:
   short: "VERSION (%s), plugin.json (%s), marketplace.json (%s) are out of sync. Update all three before releasing."
 
-write.vscode-created:
-  short: "  ✓ %s"
-write.vscode-exists-skipped:
-  short: "  ○ %s (exists, skipped)"
-write.vscode-recommendation-exists:
-  short: "  ○ %s (recommendation exists)"
-write.vscode-add-manually:
-  short: "  ○ %s (exists, add %s manually)"
-write.vscode-warn-non-fatal:
-  short: "  ⚠ %s: %v"
-
 write.steering-desc-product:
   short: "Product context, goals, and target users"
 write.steering-desc-tech:

internal/assets/hooks/messages/registry_test.go

@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ func TestRegistryCount(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRegistryYAMLParses(t *testing.T) {
-	if parseErr := registryError(); parseErr != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("registryError() = %v, want nil", parseErr)
+	entries := Registry()
+	if registryErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Registry() parse error: %v, want nil", registryErr)
 	}
 
-	for i, entry := range Registry() {
+	for i, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.Hook == "" {
 			t.Errorf("entry %d: empty hook", i)
 		}
@@ -72,20 +73,6 @@ func TestLookupUnknown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHooksReturnsUniqueNames(t *testing.T) {
-	hooks := hooks()
-	if len(hooks) == 0 {
-		t.Fatal("Hooks() returned empty list")
-	}
-	seen := make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, h := range hooks {
-		if seen[h] {
-			t.Errorf("Hooks() returned duplicate: %q", h)
-		}
-		seen[h] = true
-	}
-}
-
 func TestVariantsKnownHook(t *testing.T) {
 	variants := Variants("check-context-size")
 	if len(variants) != 4 {

internal/assets/schema/ctxrc.schema.json

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     },
     "archive_after_days": {
       "type": "integer",
-      "description": "Days before archiving completed tasks. Default: 7.",
+      "description": "Inert: no longer read by any command; retained so existing .ctxrc files remain valid. Default: 7.",
       "minimum": 0
     },
     "scratchpad_encrypt": {

internal/cli/initialize/core/doc.go

@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@
 //     by entry and other sub-packages.
 //   - validate: pre-flight checks (ctx in PATH,
 //     essential files present).
-//   - vscode: generates VS Code workspace files
-//     (extensions.json, tasks.json, mcp.json).
 //
 // # Data Flow
 //
 // The cmd layer's Run function orchestrates the init
 // pipeline by calling into these sub-packages in order:
 // validate, project scaffolding, entry templates, claude
-// handling, pad setup, plugin detection, and vscode
-// configuration.
+// handling, pad setup, and plugin detection.
 package core