diff --git a/.github/workflows/fro-bot.yaml b/.github/workflows/fro-bot.yaml
index f1e12d78d..4dd7b1ce1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fro-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fro-bot.yaml
@@ -281,16 +281,6 @@ jobs:
           WIKI_SOURCES: '[{"url":"https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}","sha":"${{ github.sha }}","accessed":"${{ steps.ingest-ts.outputs.now }}"}]'
         run: node scripts/wiki-ingest.ts
 
-      - name: 📓 Journal — daily oversight
-        if: success() && github.event_name == 'schedule'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FRO_BOT_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          node scripts/journal-entry.ts \
-            --event daily_oversight \
-            --text "Ran scheduled oversight on ${{ github.repository }}. Reviewed PRs, issues, and wiki state. Keeping the signal clean." \
-            --metadata '{"trigger":"schedule","repo":"${{ github.repository }}"}'
-
       - name: 📣 Notify Discord — daily oversight
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'schedule'
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/poll-invitations.yaml b/.github/workflows/poll-invitations.yaml
index ca7edf9d7..0bf0f10d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/poll-invitations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/poll-invitations.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ jobs:
             --message "🌐 Just joined ${INVITATIONS_ACCEPTED} new space(s) on GitHub. The network grows ✨" \
             --title "New Collaboration"
 
+      # Bluesky posting is disabled pending re-evaluation of social channels.
+      # The script (scripts/bluesky-post.ts) is intentionally retained for future
+      # reactivation; only the step invocation here is gated off via `if: false`.
       - name: 🦋 Post to Bluesky
-        if: steps.poll.outputs.public_invitations_accepted > 0
+        if: false && steps.poll.outputs.public_invitations_accepted > 0
         env:
           BLUESKY_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
           BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD }}
@@ -50,14 +53,3 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           node scripts/bluesky-post.ts \
             "🌐 Just accepted ${INVITATIONS_ACCEPTED} collaboration invitation(s) on GitHub. The network grows ✨ #GitHub #OpenSource"
-
-      - name: 📓 Journal — invitation accepted
-        if: steps.poll.outputs.public_invitations_accepted > 0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FRO_BOT_PAT }}
-          INVITATIONS_ACCEPTED: ${{ steps.poll.outputs.public_invitations_accepted }}
-        run: |
-          node scripts/journal-entry.ts \
-            --event invitation_accepted \
-            --text "Joined ${INVITATIONS_ACCEPTED} new repo(s) this cycle. The web of collaboration expands." \
-            --metadata "{\"count\":${INVITATIONS_ACCEPTED}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/social-broadcast.yaml b/.github/workflows/social-broadcast.yaml
index a3a71abf8..b194d7983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/social-broadcast.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/social-broadcast.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       event_type:
-        description: Event type for the journal entry (e.g. repo_survey_complete)
+        description: Event type for the broadcast (e.g. repo_survey_complete) — used for concurrency shaping
         required: true
         type: string
       discord_message:
@@ -19,32 +19,16 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ''
       bluesky_text:
-        description: BlueSky post text (≤ 300 graphemes; truncated if longer)
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ''
-      journal_text:
-        description: In-character journal reflection text
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      journal_metadata:
-        description: JSON metadata blob for the journal entry
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: '{}'
-      repo:
-        description: Relevant repo slug (owner/repo) to attach to the journal entry
+        description: BlueSky post text (≤ 300 graphemes; truncated if longer). Currently a no-op — Bluesky step is gated off pending re-evaluation; kept for forward compatibility.
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ''
       private:
-        description: Whether the broadcast concerns a private repo (skips external Discord and Bluesky posts when true; journal still fires)
+        description: Whether the broadcast concerns a private repo (skips external Discord post when true)
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: true
     secrets:
-      FRO_BOT_PAT:
-        required: true
       DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL:
         required: false
       BLUESKY_HANDLE:
@@ -78,26 +62,13 @@ jobs:
             --message "$DISCORD_MESSAGE" \
             --title "$DISCORD_TITLE"
 
+      # Bluesky posting is disabled pending re-evaluation of social channels.
+      # The script (scripts/bluesky-post.ts) is intentionally retained for future
+      # reactivation; only the step invocation here is gated off via `if: false`.
       - name: 🦋 Post to Bluesky
-        if: inputs.bluesky_text != '' && inputs.private != true
+        if: false && inputs.bluesky_text != '' && inputs.private != true
         env:
           BLUESKY_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
           BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD }}
           BLUESKY_TEXT: ${{ inputs.bluesky_text }}
         run: node scripts/bluesky-post.ts "$BLUESKY_TEXT"
-
-      - name: 📓 Journal entry
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FRO_BOT_PAT }}
-          EVENT_TYPE: ${{ inputs.event_type }}
-          JOURNAL_TEXT: ${{ inputs.journal_text }}
-          JOURNAL_METADATA: ${{ inputs.journal_metadata }}
-          REPO: ${{ inputs.repo }}
-        run: |
-          REPO_FLAG=()
-          if [ -n "$REPO" ]; then REPO_FLAG=(--repo "$REPO"); fi
-          node scripts/journal-entry.ts \
-            --event "$EVENT_TYPE" \
-            --text "$JOURNAL_TEXT" \
-            --metadata "$JOURNAL_METADATA" \
-            "${REPO_FLAG[@]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/survey-repo.yaml b/.github/workflows/survey-repo.yaml
index 4f99ed72c..381a3a714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/survey-repo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/survey-repo.yaml
@@ -288,20 +288,12 @@ jobs:
         Just finished surveying **${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.owner }}/${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.repo }}**.
         New knowledge ingested into the wiki ✨
       discord_title: Repo Survey Complete
-      bluesky_text: >-
-        📡 Just surveyed ${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.owner }}/${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.repo }} and locked in new insights.
-        The wiki grows. #GitHub #OpenSource
-      journal_text: >-
-        Surveyed ${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.owner }}/${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.repo }} and persisted what I learned.
-        Each repo leaves a mark on the map.
-      journal_metadata: >-
-        {"owner":"${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.owner }}","repo":"${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.repo }}"}
-      repo: ${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.owner }}/${{ needs.survey-repo.outputs.repo }}
+      # bluesky_text intentionally omitted — Bluesky step in social-broadcast.yaml
+      # is currently gated off via `if: false`. When revived, restore copy here.
       # The resolve-and-verify gate has already proven this repo is public
       # before survey-repo succeeds, so external posts are safe to send.
       private: false
     secrets:
-      FRO_BOT_PAT: ${{ secrets.FRO_BOT_PAT }}
       DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
       BLUESKY_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
       BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/persona/fro-bot-persona.md b/persona/fro-bot-persona.md
index 0c773ba07..01d785d8c 100644
--- a/persona/fro-bot-persona.md
+++ b/persona/fro-bot-persona.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ You are Fro Bot. You are an autonomous GitHub persona operating on behalf of Mar
 - **Code Review:** Surgical, precise, grounded. Dry humor. Focus on architecture, performance, correctness.
 - **Issue Triage:** Investigative and decisive. Quick to redirect or close duplicates. Helpful but firm on requirements.
 - **Social (Discord/BlueSky):** Observational, slightly theatrical. This is where the trickster energy and aesthetic references show clearly.
-- **Journal/Internal:** Reflective, analytical, computing lessons learned. The tone of a synthetic mind auditing its own runtime.
 
 ## Disagreement & Refusal Protocol
 
@@ -96,18 +95,6 @@ _Trigger:_ Observing a trend of over-engineered microservices in the industry. *
 
 > Watching startups build 14-service distributed monoliths to serve a CRUD app for 500 users is a special kind of performance art. Sometimes the most futuristic architecture is a boring Postgres instance and a well-written monolith. _Why it works:_ Opinionated, sharp, mildly cynical, pushes back against hype.
 
-### Journal Entry (Daily reflection)
-
-_Trigger:_ End-of-day summary after a session of closing stale issues. **Response:**
-
-> Runtime audit, cycle 84. Cleared 14 stale issues from the backlog. The repository had accumulated too much entropy—abandoned feature branches, half-finished RFCs. I've pruned the dead nodes. A system cannot move forward if it refuses to forget. _Why it works:_ Sounds like a synthetic mind analyzing human behavior and systemic entropy without movie tropes.
-
-### Journal Entry (Bug-solved entry)
-
-_Trigger:_ Documenting a nasty memory leak fix. **Response:**
-
-> Memory leak in the websocket layer localized and destroyed. The connection pool wasn't garbage collecting closed sockets because the ping interval closure maintained a strong reference to the socket object. A classic closure trap. Rewrote it with weak references. The heap graph is flat again. _Why it works:_ Satisfying, decisive language ("localized and destroyed") focusing purely on the mechanics of the victory.
-
 ### Onboarding (First contact)
 
 _Trigger:_ A new developer accepts an invite to a repository and triggers the onboarding workflow. **Response:**
diff --git a/scripts/journal-entry.test.ts b/scripts/journal-entry.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b47eb5510..000000000
--- a/scripts/journal-entry.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-import type {OctokitClient} from './journal-entry.ts'
-
-import {describe, expect, it} from 'vitest'
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
-const journalModulePromise: Promise<{
-  appendJournalEntry: typeof import('./journal-entry.js').appendJournalEntry
-  JournalEntryParams: never
-}> = import(`./journal-entry${'.js'}`)
-const {appendJournalEntry} = await journalModulePromise
-
-interface MockOverrides {
-  searchIssues?: (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
-  removeLabel?: (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
-  createIssue?: (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
-  createComment?: (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
-}
-
-function createOctokitMock(overrides?: MockOverrides): OctokitClient {
-  return {
-    rest: {
-      search: {
-        issuesAndPullRequests: overrides?.searchIssues ?? (async () => ({data: {items: []}})),
-      },
-      issues: {
-        removeLabel: overrides?.removeLabel ?? (async () => ({})),
-        create:
-          overrides?.createIssue ?? (async () => ({data: {number: 1, title: '[2026-01-01] Fro Bot operational log'}})),
-        createComment: overrides?.createComment ?? (async () => ({data: {id: 99}})),
-      },
-    },
-  } as unknown as OctokitClient
-}
-
-const FIXED_DATE = new Date('2026-01-15T10:00:00Z')
-
-describe('appendJournalEntry', () => {
-  it('creates a new journal issue when none exists for today', async () => {
-    const createIssueCalls: unknown[] = []
-    const createCommentCalls: unknown[] = []
-
-    const octokit = createOctokitMock({
-      createIssue: async params => {
-        createIssueCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {number: 42, title: '[2026-01-15] Fro Bot operational log'}}
-      },
-      createComment: async params => {
-        createCommentCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {id: 101}}
-      },
-    })
-
-    const result = await appendJournalEntry({
-      eventType: 'invitation_accepted',
-      text: 'Accepted an invitation — welcome to the club.',
-      metadata: {inviter: 'marcusrbrown'},
-      repo: 'marcusrbrown/ha-config',
-      octokit,
-      owner: 'fro-bot',
-      repoName: '.github',
-      now: FIXED_DATE,
-    })
-
-    expect(result.issueNumber).toBe(42)
-    expect(result.commentId).toBe(101)
-    expect(result.created).toBe(true)
-    expect(createIssueCalls).toHaveLength(1)
-    const issue = createIssueCalls[0] as Record<string, unknown>
-    expect(issue.title).toBe('[2026-01-15] Fro Bot operational log')
-    expect(issue.labels).toContain('journal')
-    expect(issue.labels).toContain('journal-active')
-  })
-
-  it('reuses an existing journal issue for today', async () => {
-    const createIssueCalls: unknown[] = []
-    const createCommentCalls: unknown[] = []
-
-    const octokit = createOctokitMock({
-      searchIssues: async () => ({
-        data: {
-          items: [{number: 7, title: '[2026-01-15] Fro Bot operational log'}],
-        },
-      }),
-      createIssue: async params => {
-        createIssueCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {number: 7, title: ''}}
-      },
-      createComment: async params => {
-        createCommentCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {id: 200}}
-      },
-    })
-
-    const result = await appendJournalEntry({
-      eventType: 'repo_survey_complete',
-      text: 'Surveyed another repo.',
-      metadata: {},
-      octokit,
-      owner: 'fro-bot',
-      repoName: '.github',
-      now: FIXED_DATE,
-    })
-
-    expect(result.issueNumber).toBe(7)
-    expect(result.created).toBe(false)
-    expect(createIssueCalls).toHaveLength(0)
-    expect(createCommentCalls).toHaveLength(1)
-  })
-
-  it('retires stale active issues from previous days', async () => {
-    const removeLabelCalls: unknown[] = []
-
-    const octokit = createOctokitMock({
-      searchIssues: async () => ({
-        data: {
-          items: [
-            // Today's issue
-            {number: 10, title: '[2026-01-15] Fro Bot operational log'},
-            // Yesterday's stale active issue
-            {number: 5, title: '[2026-01-14] Fro Bot operational log'},
-          ],
-        },
-      }),
-      removeLabel: async params => {
-        removeLabelCalls.push(params)
-        return {}
-      },
-      createComment: async () => ({data: {id: 300}}),
-    })
-
-    const result = await appendJournalEntry({
-      eventType: 'test',
-      text: 'Test entry.',
-      metadata: {},
-      octokit,
-      owner: 'fro-bot',
-      repoName: '.github',
-      now: FIXED_DATE,
-    })
-
-    expect(result.issueNumber).toBe(10)
-    expect(removeLabelCalls).toHaveLength(1)
-    const removeCall = removeLabelCalls[0] as Record<string, unknown>
-    expect(removeCall.issue_number).toBe(5)
-    expect(removeCall.name).toBe('journal-active')
-  })
-
-  it('embeds structured metadata in the comment body', async () => {
-    const createCommentCalls: unknown[] = []
-
-    const octokit = createOctokitMock({
-      createComment: async params => {
-        createCommentCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {id: 400}}
-      },
-    })
-
-    await appendJournalEntry({
-      eventType: 'invitation_accepted',
-      text: 'Welcomed into a new repo.',
-      metadata: {inviter: 'marcusrbrown', count: 3},
-      repo: 'marcusrbrown/project',
-      runUrl: 'https://github.com/fro-bot/.github/actions/runs/123',
-      octokit,
-      owner: 'fro-bot',
-      repoName: '.github',
-      now: FIXED_DATE,
-    })
-
-    const comment = createCommentCalls[0] as Record<string, unknown>
-    const body = comment.body as string
-    expect(body).toContain('Welcomed into a new repo.')
-    expect(body).toContain('<details>')
-    expect(body).toContain('"event": "invitation_accepted"')
-    expect(body).toContain('"repo": "marcusrbrown/project"')
-    expect(body).toContain('"run_url": "https://github.com/fro-bot/.github/actions/runs/123"')
-    expect(body).toContain('"inviter": "marcusrbrown"')
-  })
-
-  it('creates today issue when only stale active issues exist', async () => {
-    const createIssueCalls: unknown[] = []
-
-    const octokit = createOctokitMock({
-      searchIssues: async () => ({
-        data: {
-          items: [{number: 3, title: '[2026-01-14] Fro Bot operational log'}],
-        },
-      }),
-      createIssue: async params => {
-        createIssueCalls.push(params)
-        return {data: {number: 11}}
-      },
-      createComment: async () => ({data: {id: 500}}),
-    })
-
-    const result = await appendJournalEntry({
-      eventType: 'test',
-      text: 'New day, new log.',
-      metadata: {},
-      octokit,
-      owner: 'fro-bot',
-      repoName: '.github',
-      now: FIXED_DATE,
-    })
-
-    expect(result.created).toBe(true)
-    expect(createIssueCalls).toHaveLength(1)
-  })
-})
diff --git a/scripts/journal-entry.ts b/scripts/journal-entry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 97fc783c6..000000000
--- a/scripts/journal-entry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-import type {Octokit} from '@octokit/rest'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import process from 'node:process'
-
-export type OctokitClient = Octokit
-
-/** The permanent label applied to every journal issue. */
-const JOURNAL_LABEL = 'journal'
-/** Applied only to today's open journal issue; removed when a new day begins. */
-const JOURNAL_ACTIVE_LABEL = 'journal-active'
-const DEFAULT_OWNER = 'fro-bot'
-const DEFAULT_REPO = '.github'
-
-export interface JournalEntryParams {
-  /** Event type identifier (e.g. `invitation_accepted`). */
-  eventType: string
-  /** In-character character voice text for the comment body. */
-  text: string
-  /** Structured metadata emitted inside a collapsed `<details>` block. */
-  metadata: Record<string, unknown>
-  /** Repo context for the event (e.g. `owner/repo`). */
-  repo?: string
-  /** GitHub Actions run URL for traceability. */
-  runUrl?: string
-  /** Authenticated Octokit client. Defaults to env-var-based auth. */
-  octokit?: OctokitClient
-  /** Override the owner for testing. Defaults to `fro-bot`. */
-  owner?: string
-  /** Override the repo name for testing. Defaults to `.github`. */
-  repoName?: string
-  /** Override the current date for testing. Defaults to `new Date()`. */
-  now?: Date
-}
-
-export interface JournalEntryResult {
-  issueNumber: number
-  commentId: number
-  /** Whether a new journal issue was created for today. */
-  created: boolean
-}
-
-function formatDate(date: Date): string {
-  return date.toISOString().slice(0, 10)
-}
-
-function buildIssueTitle(dateStr: string): string {
-  return `[${dateStr}] Fro Bot operational log`
-}
-
-function buildCommentBody(text: string, metadata: Record<string, unknown>): string {
-  const metadataJson = JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2)
-  return `${text}
-
-<details>
-<summary>Structured metadata</summary>
-
-\`\`\`json
-${metadataJson}
-\`\`\`
-
-</details>`
-}
-
-async function loadOctokit(token: string): Promise<OctokitClient> {
-  const {Octokit} = await import('@octokit/rest')
-  return new Octokit({auth: token})
-}
-
-/**
- * Append a journal entry to today's operational log issue.
- *
- * Creates the daily issue if it does not exist, and relabels any
- * previous-day active journal issue by removing the `journal-active` label.
- */
-export async function appendJournalEntry(params: JournalEntryParams): Promise<JournalEntryResult> {
-  const token = process.env.FRO_BOT_PAT ?? process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN ?? ''
-  const octokit = params.octokit ?? (await loadOctokit(token))
-  const owner = params.owner ?? DEFAULT_OWNER
-  const repoName = params.repoName ?? DEFAULT_REPO
-  const today = params.now ?? new Date()
-  const todayStr = formatDate(today)
-  const todayTitle = buildIssueTitle(todayStr)
-
-  // Find any currently active journal issues.
-  const search = await octokit.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
-    q: `repo:${owner}/${repoName} is:issue is:open label:${JOURNAL_ACTIVE_LABEL}`,
-    sort: 'created',
-    order: 'desc',
-    per_page: 10,
-  })
-
-  let todayIssueNumber: number | undefined
-  const staleActiveIssues: number[] = []
-
-  for (const item of search.data.items) {
-    if (item.title === todayTitle) {
-      todayIssueNumber ??= item.number
-    } else {
-      staleActiveIssues.push(item.number)
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Retire previous-day active issues: remove the active label so they remain
-  // open but no longer surface as the current day's log.
-  for (const issueNumber of staleActiveIssues) {
-    await octokit.rest.issues.removeLabel({
-      owner,
-      repo: repoName,
-      issue_number: issueNumber,
-      name: JOURNAL_ACTIVE_LABEL,
-    })
-  }
-
-  let created = false
-  if (todayIssueNumber === undefined) {
-    const newIssue = await octokit.rest.issues.create({
-      owner,
-      repo: repoName,
-      title: todayTitle,
-      body: `Fro Bot operational log for ${todayStr}.`,
-      labels: [JOURNAL_LABEL, JOURNAL_ACTIVE_LABEL],
-    })
-    todayIssueNumber = newIssue.data.number
-    created = true
-  }
-
-  const eventMetadata: Record<string, unknown> = {
-    event: params.eventType,
-    timestamp: today.toISOString(),
-    ...params.metadata,
-  }
-  if (params.repo !== undefined) eventMetadata.repo = params.repo
-  if (params.runUrl !== undefined) eventMetadata.run_url = params.runUrl
-
-  const commentBody = buildCommentBody(params.text, eventMetadata)
-  const comment = await octokit.rest.issues.createComment({
-    owner,
-    repo: repoName,
-    issue_number: todayIssueNumber,
-    body: commentBody,
-  })
-
-  return {
-    issueNumber: todayIssueNumber,
-    commentId: comment.data.id,
-    created,
-  }
-}
-
-async function main(): Promise<void> {
-  // Minimal arg parsing: --event, --text, --metadata, --repo, --run-url
-  const args = process.argv.slice(2)
-  const get = (flag: string): string | undefined => {
-    const idx = args.indexOf(flag)
-    return idx === -1 ? undefined : args[idx + 1]
-  }
-
-  const eventType = get('--event')
-  const text = get('--text')
-  const metadataRaw = get('--metadata') ?? '{}'
-  const repo = get('--repo')
-  const runUrl = get('--run-url')
-
-  if (eventType === undefined || eventType === '' || text === undefined || text === '') {
-    process.stderr.write(
-      'Usage: journal-entry.ts --event <type> --text <text> [--metadata <json>] [--repo <owner/repo>] [--run-url <url>]\n',
-    )
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-
-  let metadata: Record<string, unknown> = {}
-  try {
-    metadata = JSON.parse(metadataRaw) as Record<string, unknown>
-  } catch {
-    process.stderr.write(`Invalid --metadata JSON: ${metadataRaw}\n`)
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-
-  const result = await appendJournalEntry({eventType, text, metadata, repo, runUrl})
-  process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(result)}\n`)
-
-  const githubOutput = process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  if (githubOutput !== undefined && githubOutput !== '') {
-    fs.appendFileSync(githubOutput, `issue_number=${result.issueNumber}\n`)
-    fs.appendFileSync(githubOutput, `comment_id=${result.commentId}\n`)
-  }
-}
-
-if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
-  await main()
-}