diff --git a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/lib/components/workbench/AppPage.svelte b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/lib/components/workbench/AppPage.svelte
index 12cb6a639..dfc4617ee 100644
--- a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/lib/components/workbench/AppPage.svelte
+++ b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/lib/components/workbench/AppPage.svelte
@@ -59,15 +59,8 @@
 	// ── List View (always loaded) ───────────────────────────
 	let ListComponent = $state<Component | null>(null);
 	let loadError = $state(false);
-	let effectCount = 0;
 
 	$effect(() => {
-		effectCount++;
-		console.log(`[AppPage:${appId}] effect #${effectCount}, appEntry:`, !!appEntry);
-		if (effectCount > 20) {
-			console.error(`[AppPage:${appId}] INFINITE EFFECT LOOP DETECTED`);
-			return;
-		}
 		ListComponent = null;
 		loadError = false;
 		if (appEntry) {
diff --git a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index 85b1d8afc..b3d281883 100644
--- a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -238,21 +238,15 @@
 
 	// ── Auth Ready (replaces monolith onMount) ──────────────
 	async function handleAuthReady() {
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] handleAuthReady START');
 		// Phase A: Auth-independent — guests + authenticated
 		await Promise.all([
 			manacoreStore.initialize(),
 			tagLocalStore.initialize(),
 			linkLocalStore.initialize(),
 		]);
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] stores initialized');
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] migrating legacy DBs...');
 		await migrateFromLegacyDbs();
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] initSharedUload...');
 		initSharedUload();
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] dashboardStore init...');
 		await dashboardStore.initialize();
-		console.log('[LAYOUT] Phase A complete');
 
 		// Restore nav collapsed state
 		if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
diff --git a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
index 5f0132f85..3896b6cd5 100644
--- a/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/manacore/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@
 
 	// Load persisted state once on mount (not reactive — avoids loop with persistState)
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	console.log('[HOME] script init');
 	onMount(() => {
-		console.log('[HOME] onMount');
 		const s = workbenchStore.settings;
 		if (s.openApps?.length) openApps = [...s.openApps];
 	});
 
 	function persistState() {
-		console.log('[HOME] persistState called');
 		workbenchStore.update({
 			openApps: openApps.map((a) => ({
 				appId: a.appId,
@@ -64,11 +61,8 @@
 	}
 
 	// ── Map to CarouselPage[] ───────────────────────────────
-	let renderCount = 0;
 	let carouselPages = $derived<CarouselPage[]>(
 		openApps.map((a) => {
-			renderCount++;
-			if (renderCount % 100 === 0) console.log(`[HOME] carouselPages derived #${renderCount}`);
 			const entry = getAppEntry(a.appId);
 			return {
 				id: a.appId,