diff --git a/persistent-memory.md b/persistent-memory.md
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--- a/persistent-memory.md
+++ b/persistent-memory.md
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ _As of 2026-07-02:_
 
 - **Open follow-ups (low-priority):** clean phantom `qwen3.6-35b-a3b` off the gateway
   (lists in /v1/models but 400s — backend displaced); docker-daemon default log-cap on
-  ana-docker (systemic fix behind the 94 GB disk incident).
+  ana-docker (systemic fix behind the 94 GB disk incident); drop the now-inert
+  `mood.decay_rate`/`mood.stale_hours` keys from the deployed `/opt/worldtree*/config`
+  bind-mounts (removed from canonical in R30 b15–b17; harmless-present per worldtree-dev
+  since `CharacterSchema.mood` is `dict[str,Any]` — clean edit-only/no-restart at a
+  no-deploy window to restore byte-identity; new optional `mood.tau_base` is unset→derived).
 
 - **Standing / parked (from prior):** Mac Pro migration (`migration-plan.md`,
   hardware-gated); R17 v2 corpus push HELD (distribution barred); disclosed-keys rotation