diff --git a/scripts/patch-actor-aliases-successor.mjs b/scripts/patch-actor-aliases-successor.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 23a283ec..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-actor-aliases-successor.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch @rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub federation-setup.js:
- * - personOptions.alsoKnownAs → personOptions.aliases  (Fedify uses 'aliases')
- * - Add movedTo → personOptions.successor              (Fedify uses 'successor')
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-setup.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-setup.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// patch-actor-aliases-successor: applied";
-
-const OLD = `  if (profile.alsoKnownAs?.length > 0) {
-    personOptions.alsoKnownAs = profile.alsoKnownAs.map((u) => new URL(u));
-  }`;
-
-const NEW = `  if (profile.alsoKnownAs?.length > 0) {
-    personOptions.aliases = profile.alsoKnownAs.map((u) => new URL(u));
-  }
-  if (profile.movedTo) {
-    personOptions.successor = new URL(profile.movedTo);
-  }
-  ${MARKER}`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  const src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-actor-aliases-successor: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(OLD)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-actor-aliases-successor: target not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src.replace(OLD, NEW), "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-actor-aliases-successor: applied to ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-actor-aliases-successor: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-collection-count-estimate.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-collection-count-estimate.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index aeb567af..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-collection-count-estimate.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: replace countDocuments() with estimatedDocumentCount() in
- * federation-setup.js followers/following collection dispatchers.
- *
- * All four calls are already wrapped in cachedQuery(), but on cache miss
- * countDocuments() runs a full aggregate scan. estimatedDocumentCount()
- * reads collection metadata — O(1).
- *
- * Covers: ap_followers (×2) and ap_following (×2) in collection pagination
- * and counter dispatchers.
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-setup.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-setup.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] collection-count-estimate";
-
-const replacements = [
-  {
-    old: `          const t = await collections.ap_followers.countDocuments();
-          return [d, t];`,
-    new: `          const t = await collections.ap_followers.estimatedDocumentCount(); ${MARKER}
-          return [d, t];`,
-  },
-  {
-    old: `        return await collections.ap_followers.countDocuments();`,
-    new: `        return await collections.ap_followers.estimatedDocumentCount(); ${MARKER}`,
-  },
-  {
-    old: `          const t = await collections.ap_following.countDocuments();
-          return [d, t];`,
-    new: `          const t = await collections.ap_following.estimatedDocumentCount(); ${MARKER}
-          return [d, t];`,
-  },
-  {
-    old: `        return await collections.ap_following.countDocuments();`,
-    new: `        return await collections.ap_following.estimatedDocumentCount(); ${MARKER}`,
-  },
-];
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  let src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-collection-count-estimate: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  let changed = 0;
-  for (const { old, new: replacement } of replacements) {
-    if (src.includes(old)) {
-      src = src.replace(old, replacement);
-      changed++;
-    }
-  }
-  if (changed === 0) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-collection-count-estimate: target snippets not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src, "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-collection-count-estimate: applied ${changed}/4 replacements in ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-collection-count-estimate: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 129fd74e..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: extract DM content from object.source.content when object.content is empty.
- *
- * Bluesky DMs bridged via bsky.brid.gy arrive as Create activities wrapping a
- * ChatMessage object. Bridgy Fed sends the message text in `source.content`
- * (plain text, mediaType: text/plain) without a `content` field (HTML).
- *
- * The DM handler only checked `object.content`, so all bsky.brid.gy DMs were
- * stored with empty content, making them unviewable in Mona.
- *
- * Fix: after extracting `rawHtml` from `object.content`, also read
- * `object.source?.content` as a plain-text fallback for `contentText` when
- * `rawHtml` is empty.
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/inbox-handlers.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/inbox-handlers.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] bsky-source-content-fallback";
-
-const OLD = `    const rawHtml = object.content?.toString() || "";
-    const contentHtml = sanitizeContent(rawHtml);
-    const contentText = rawHtml.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "").substring(0, 500);`;
-
-const NEW = `    const rawHtml = object.content?.toString() || "";
-    const sourceText = object.source?.content?.toString() || ""; // [patch] bsky-source-content-fallback
-    const contentHtml = sanitizeContent(rawHtml);
-    const contentText = rawHtml
-      ? rawHtml.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "").substring(0, 500)
-      : sourceText.substring(0, 500);`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  const src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(OLD)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content: target snippet not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src.replace(OLD, NEW), "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content: applied to ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-bsky-source-content: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index d195eefd..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: capture addTimelineItem return value for DM serializeStatus.
- *
- * When sending an outbound DM via the Mastodon API, addTimelineItem returns
- * the stored MongoDB document (which has _id). The return value was ignored,
- * so the original timelineItem object had no _id. serializeStatus then crashed
- * on item._id.toString() → "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'toString')".
- *
- * Fix: capture the addTimelineItem result and pass it to serializeStatus.
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] dm-send-serialize-id";
-
-const OLD = `      try {
-        await addTimelineItem(collections, timelineItem);
-      } catch (storeError) {
-        console.warn("[Mastodon API] Failed to store outbound DM in timeline:", storeError.message);
-      }
-
-      // Return a full serialized status so clients (Phanpy, Elk) can render it
-      const status = serializeStatus(timelineItem, {`;
-
-const NEW = `      let storedDmItem = timelineItem; // [patch] dm-send-serialize-id
-      try {
-        const _dmResult = await addTimelineItem(collections, timelineItem);
-        if (_dmResult?._id) storedDmItem = _dmResult;
-      } catch (storeError) {
-        console.warn("[Mastodon API] Failed to store outbound DM in timeline:", storeError.message);
-      }
-
-      // Return a full serialized status so clients (Phanpy, Elk) can render it
-      const status = serializeStatus(storedDmItem, {`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  const src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(OLD)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id: target snippet not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src.replace(OLD, NEW), "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id: applied to ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-dm-send-serialize-id: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-followers-count-estimate.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-followers-count-estimate.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cd1d095..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-followers-count-estimate.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: replace ap_followers.countDocuments() with estimatedDocumentCount()
- * in syndicator.js log statement.
- *
- * countDocuments() runs an aggregate({$match:{}, $group:{n:$sum:1}}) scan.
- * For a logging call this is unnecessary — estimatedDocumentCount() reads
- * collection metadata (O(1), no lock contention).
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/syndicator.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/syndicator.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] followers-count-estimate";
-
-const OLD = `        // Count followers for logging
-        const followerCount =
-          await plugin._collections.ap_followers.countDocuments();`;
-
-const NEW = `        // Count followers for logging
-        const followerCount =
-          await plugin._collections.ap_followers.estimatedDocumentCount(); ${MARKER}`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  const src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-followers-count-estimate: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(OLD)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-followers-count-estimate: target snippet not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src.replace(OLD, NEW), "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-followers-count-estimate: applied to ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-followers-count-estimate: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index cd78807d..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: make touchKeyFreshness() fire-and-forget in inbox-listeners.js.
- *
- * touchKeyFreshness() is non-critical tracking (records lastSeenAt on
- * ap_key_freshness). Under burst AP traffic, 11 parallel awaited upserts
- * compete for MongoDB write locks — profiling shows 8-second delays on
- * this single call while holding up inbox processing.
- *
- * Removing the await means inbox listeners don't block on the tracking
- * write. The .catch(() => {}) mirrors the existing error handling inside
- * the function itself.
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/inbox-listeners.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/inbox-listeners.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] key-freshness-nonblocking";
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  let src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  const before = src;
-  // Replace all: await touchKeyFreshness(...) → touchKeyFreshness(...).catch(() => {})
-  src = src.replace(
-    /await touchKeyFreshness\(([^)]+)\);/g,
-    `touchKeyFreshness($1).catch(() => {}); ${MARKER}`,
-  );
-  const count = (src.match(/key-freshness-nonblocking/g) || []).length;
-  if (count === 0) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking: target not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src, "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking: applied to ${count} calls in ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-key-freshness-nonblocking: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 491be99a..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: skip Micropub blog post creation for short standalone Mastodon posts.
- *
- * Very short status texts (≤ 280 chars, no media, no reply) are fediverse-only
- * interactions — they federate via AP but must NOT create a permanent blog entry.
- * Posts with in_reply_to, media, or text > 280 characters go through the full
- * Micropub pipeline as before.
- *
- * Short posts get a canonical URL at /activitypub/objects/note/{uuid} (same as
- * DMs), are stored in ap_timeline, and delivered to followers via Fedify's
- * ctx.sendActivity({ "followers" }) — the same mechanism the AP syndicator uses.
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] short-post-bypass";
-
-const OLD = `    // Resolve in_reply_to URL from status ID (cursor or ObjectId)
-    let inReplyTo = null;
-    if (inReplyToId) {`;
-
-const NEW = `    // Short standalone posts (≤ 280 chars, no media, no reply) skip Micropub
-    // and go directly to AP — no blog entry is created. // [patch] short-post-bypass
-    const _shortPostLimit = 280;
-    const _isShortPost =
-      !inReplyToId &&
-      (!mediaIds || mediaIds.length === 0) &&
-      visibility !== "direct" &&
-      (statusText || "").trim().length > 0 &&
-      (statusText || "").trim().length <= _shortPostLimit;
-
-    if (_isShortPost) {
-      const _spPluginOptions = req.app.locals.mastodonPluginOptions || {};
-      const _spPublicationUrl = (_spPluginOptions.publicationUrl || baseUrl).replace(/\\/+$/, "");
-      const _spFederation = _spPluginOptions.federation;
-      const _spHandle = _spPluginOptions.handle || "user";
-      const _spHostname = (() => { try { return new URL(_spPublicationUrl).hostname; } catch { return ""; } })();
-      const _spProfile = await collections.ap_profile.findOne({});
-
-      const { randomUUID } = await import("node:crypto");
-      const _spUuid = randomUUID();
-      const _spNoteId = \`\${_spPublicationUrl}/activitypub/objects/note/\${_spUuid}\`;
-      const _spNow = new Date().toISOString();
-
-      const _spText = (statusText || "").trim();
-      const _spHtml = _spText
-        .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
-        .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
-        .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
-        .replace(/(https?:\\/\\/[^\\s<>&"')\\]]+)/g, '<a href="$1">$1</a>')
-        .replace(/\\n/g, "<br>");
-
-      const _spTlItem = await addTimelineItem(collections, {
-        uid: _spNoteId,
-        url: _spNoteId,
-        type: "note",
-        content: { text: _spText, html: \`<p>\${_spHtml}</p>\` },
-        author: {
-          name: _spProfile?.name || _spHandle,
-          url: _spProfile?.url || _spPublicationUrl,
-          photo: _spProfile?.icon || "",
-          handle: \`@\${_spHandle}@\${_spHostname}\`,
-          emojis: [],
-          bot: false,
-        },
-        published: _spNow,
-        createdAt: _spNow,
-        inReplyTo: null,
-        visibility: visibility || "public",
-        sensitive: sensitive === true || sensitive === "true",
-        category: [],
-        counts: { likes: 0, boosts: 0, replies: 0 },
-      });
-
-      if (_spFederation) {
-        try {
-          const { Note, Create } = await import("@fedify/fedify/vocab");
-          const _spCtx = _spFederation.createContext(
-            new URL(_spPublicationUrl + "/"),
-            { handle: _spHandle, publicationUrl: _spPublicationUrl },
-          );
-          const _spActorUri = _spCtx.getActorUri(_spHandle);
-          const _spNote = new Note({
-            id: new URL(_spNoteId),
-            attributedTo: _spActorUri,
-            content: \`<p>\${_spHtml}</p>\`,
-            published: new Date(_spNow),
-          });
-          const _spCreate = new Create({
-            id: new URL(\`\${_spNoteId}#create\`),
-            actor: _spActorUri,
-            object: _spNote,
-          });
-          await _spCtx.sendActivity(
-            { identifier: _spHandle },
-            "followers",
-            _spCreate,
-            { preferSharedInbox: true, syncCollection: true, orderingKey: _spNoteId },
-          );
-          console.info(\`[Mastodon API] Short post federated to followers (no blog entry): \${_spNoteId}\`);
-        } catch (_spApErr) {
-          console.warn(\`[Mastodon API] Short post AP federation error: \${_spApErr.message}\`);
-        }
-      }
-
-      const _spStatus = serializeStatus(_spTlItem, {
-        baseUrl,
-        favouritedIds: new Set(),
-        rebloggedIds: new Set(),
-        bookmarkedIds: new Set(),
-        pinnedIds: new Set(),
-      });
-
-      if (idempotencyKey && collections.ap_idempotency) {
-        const { createHash } = await import("node:crypto");
-        const _spKey = createHash("sha256").update(\`\${baseUrl}:\${idempotencyKey}\`).digest("hex");
-        await collections.ap_idempotency.insertOne({ key: _spKey, response: _spStatus, createdAt: new Date() }).catch(() => {});
-      }
-
-      return res.json(_spStatus);
-    }
-
-    // Resolve in_reply_to URL from status ID (cursor or ObjectId)
-    let inReplyTo = null;
-    if (inReplyToId) {`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  const src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(OLD)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass: target snippet not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  await writeFile(filePath, src.replace(OLD, NEW), "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass: applied to ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-mastodon-short-post-bypass: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay.mjs b/scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 182ecd41..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Patch: add a 2-minute deploy delay before ActivityPub syndication.
- *
- * When a post is created (via Micropub or Mastodon-API compose), the
- * blog's deploy pipeline (Gitea → Eleventy → rsync) takes ~1-2 minutes.
- * If ActivityPub fires immediately, followers receive a Create activity
- * whose `url` still 404s — Mastodon clients show a broken link.
- *
- * This patch inserts a `setTimeout`-based delay at the top of the
- * `syndicate()` function. The delay is configurable via the
- * AP_SYNDICATE_DELAY_MS environment variable (default: 120000 = 2 min).
- */
-
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-const candidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/syndicator.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/syndicator.js",
-];
-
-const MARKER = "// [patch] ap-syndicate-deploy-delay";
-
-// The line right after the early-exit guards — insert before the
-// try { const actorUrl = ... } block.
-const INSERT_AFTER = `      try {
-        const actorUrl = plugin._getActorUrl();`;
-
-const DELAY_BLOCK = `      // [patch] ap-syndicate-deploy-delay — wait for deploy pipeline before federating
-      const _apDelay = Number.parseInt(process.env.AP_SYNDICATE_DELAY_MS ?? "120000", 10);
-      if (_apDelay > 0) {
-        console.info(\`[ActivityPub] Delaying syndication by \${_apDelay}ms for \${properties.url}\`);
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, _apDelay));
-      }
-      ${MARKER}
-      try {
-        const actorUrl = plugin._getActorUrl();`;
-
-async function exists(p) {
-  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
-}
-
-let patched = false;
-for (const filePath of candidates) {
-  if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
-  let src = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-  if (src.includes(MARKER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay: already applied in ${filePath}`);
-    patched = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  if (!src.includes(INSERT_AFTER)) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay: insertion point not found in ${filePath}`);
-    continue;
-  }
-  src = src.replace(INSERT_AFTER, DELAY_BLOCK);
-  await writeFile(filePath, src, "utf8");
-  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay: applied in ${filePath}`);
-  patched = true;
-  break;
-}
-
-if (!patched) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-syndicate-deploy-delay: no target file found");
-}
diff --git a/scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs b/scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 39c8b05e..00000000
--- a/scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-
-// activitypub index.js and federation-setup.js unlisted guards are now
-// built into the fork — only endpoint-syndicate (separate package) needs patching.
-// backfill-timeline.js also needs patching — it runs on every startup and
-// backfills ap_timeline from posts without filtering unlisted posts.
-
-const endpointSyndicateCandidates = [
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/endpoint-syndicate/lib/utils.js",
-  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@indiekit/endpoint-syndicate/lib/utils.js",
-];
-
-const backfillTimelineCandidates = [
-  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/backfill-timeline.js",
-];
-
-const patchSpecs = [
-  {
-    name: "backfill-timeline-unlisted-guard",
-    candidates: backfillTimelineCandidates,
-    oldSnippet: `  const allPosts = await posts
-    .find({
-      "properties.post-status": { $ne: "draft" },
-      "properties.deleted": { $exists: false },
-      "properties.url": { $exists: true },
-    })
-    .toArray();`,
-    newSnippet: `  const allPosts = await posts
-    .find({
-      "properties.post-status": { $ne: "draft" },
-      "properties.deleted": { $exists: false },
-      "properties.url": { $exists: true },
-      // Exclude unlisted posts — they must not appear in ap_timeline (Mastodon API).
-      "properties.visibility": { $ne: "unlisted" },
-    })
-    .toArray();`,
-  },
-  {
-    name: "endpoint-syndicate-source-url-unlisted-guard",
-    candidates: endpointSyndicateCandidates,
-    oldSnippet: `    postData = await postsCollection.findOne({
-      "properties.url": url,
-    });`,
-    newSnippet: `    postData = await postsCollection.findOne({
-      "properties.url": url,
-      "properties.post-status": {
-        $ne: "draft",
-      },
-      // Exclude unlisted posts from automatic syndication/federation.
-      "properties.visibility": {
-        $ne: "unlisted",
-      },
-    });`,
-  },
-  {
-    name: "endpoint-syndicate-get-post-data-pending-unlisted-guard",
-    candidates: endpointSyndicateCandidates,
-    oldSnippet: `        "properties.post-status": {
-          $ne: "draft",
-        },
-      })`,
-    newSnippet: `        "properties.post-status": {
-          $ne: "draft",
-        },
-        // Exclude unlisted posts from automatic syndication/federation.
-        "properties.visibility": {
-          $ne: "unlisted",
-        },
-      })`,
-  },
-  {
-    name: "endpoint-syndicate-get-all-post-data-unlisted-guard",
-    candidates: endpointSyndicateCandidates,
-    oldSnippet: `      "properties.post-status": {
-        $ne: "draft",
-      },
-    })`,
-    newSnippet: `      "properties.post-status": {
-        $ne: "draft",
-      },
-      // Exclude unlisted posts from automatic syndication/federation.
-      "properties.visibility": {
-        $ne: "unlisted",
-      },
-    })`,
-  },
-];
-
-async function exists(filePath) {
-  try {
-    await access(filePath);
-    return true;
-  } catch {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
-const checkedFiles = new Set();
-const patchedFiles = new Set();
-
-for (const spec of patchSpecs) {
-  let foundAnyTarget = false;
-
-  for (const filePath of spec.candidates) {
-    if (!(await exists(filePath))) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    foundAnyTarget = true;
-    checkedFiles.add(filePath);
-
-    const source = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
-
-    let updated = source;
-    let replacements = 0;
-
-    if (source.includes(spec.oldSnippet)) {
-      updated = source.replace(spec.oldSnippet, spec.newSnippet);
-      replacements = 1;
-    }
-
-    if (replacements === 0 || updated === source) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    await writeFile(filePath, updated, "utf8");
-    patchedFiles.add(filePath);
-  }
-
-  if (!foundAnyTarget) {
-    console.log(`[postinstall] ${spec.name}: no target files found`);
-  }
-}
-
-if (checkedFiles.size === 0) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] No federation patch targets found");
-} else if (patchedFiles.size === 0) {
-  console.log("[postinstall] federation unlisted guards already patched");
-} else {
-  console.log(
-    `[postinstall] Patched federation unlisted guards in ${patchedFiles.size}/${checkedFiles.size} file(s)`,
-  );
-}