diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index af5ce7b..b1f9f91 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # ============================================
 # Switchboard Core - CI/CD Pipeline (v0.17.3)
 # ============================================
-# Cluster deployments use SEPARATE FE + BE images.
-# Unified image is for Docker Hub only (docker-compose use).
+# Single unified image (Go backend + nginx frontend).
+# v0.1.0: Dropped FE/BE image split per ROADMAP design decision.
 #
 # Pipeline:
 #   0.  Detect changes (path-based gating for all downstream jobs)
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ env:
   CERT_ISSUER: ${{ vars.CERT_ISSUER_PROD || 'letsencrypt-prod' }}
   POSTGRES_HOST: ${{ vars.POSTGRES_HOST || 'postgres-primary.postgres.svc.cluster.local' }}
   POSTGRES_PORT: ${{ vars.POSTGRES_PORT || '5432' }}
-  FE_IMAGE: ${{ vars.REGISTRY }}/xcaliber/switchboard-fe
-  BE_IMAGE: ${{ vars.REGISTRY }}/xcaliber/switchboard-be
+  IMAGE: ${{ vars.REGISTRY }}/switchboard/core
   DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_IMAGE || 'gobha/switchboard-core' }}
 
 jobs:
@@ -297,12 +296,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GOPRIVATE: git.gobha.me/*
       GONOSUMCHECK: git.gobha.me/*
-      # Generic provider config for live integration tests
-      PROVIDER: ${{ vars.PROVIDER }}
-      PROVIDER_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROVIDER_KEY }}
-      PROVIDER_URL: ${{ vars.PROVIDER_URL }}
-      # Legacy compat: VENICE_API_KEY still works if PROVIDER_KEY is not set
-      VENICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VENICE_API_KEY }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -415,16 +408,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "DEPLOY_SUFFIX=-dev"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_NAME=switchboard_core_dev"              >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_WIPE=true"                              >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_REPLICAS=1"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_REPLICAS=1"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_REQUEST=64Mi"                    >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_LIMIT=128Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_REQUEST=25m"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_LIMIT=100m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                   >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_REQUEST=50m"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_LIMIT=250m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "REPLICAS=1"                                >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_REQUEST=50m"                           >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_LIMIT=250m"                            >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "env_label=dev (PR #${{ gitea.event.pull_request.number }})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           elif [[ "${{ gitea.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
             VERSION="${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
@@ -436,16 +424,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "DEPLOY_SUFFIX="                            >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_NAME=switchboard_core"                  >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_WIPE=false"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_REPLICAS=2"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_REPLICAS=2"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_REQUEST=64Mi"                    >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_LIMIT=128Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_REQUEST=50m"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_LIMIT=200m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                   >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_REQUEST=100m"                       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_LIMIT=500m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "REPLICAS=2"                                >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_REQUEST=100m"                          >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_LIMIT=500m"                            >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "is_release=true"                           >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "env_label=production (${VERSION})"         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
@@ -456,16 +439,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "DEPLOY_SUFFIX=-test"                       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_NAME=switchboard_core_test"             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "DB_WIPE=false"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_REPLICAS=1"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_REPLICAS=1"                             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_REQUEST=64Mi"                    >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_MEMORY_LIMIT=128Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_REQUEST=25m"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "FE_CPU_LIMIT=100m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                   >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_REQUEST=50m"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "BE_CPU_LIMIT=250m"                         >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "REPLICAS=1"                                >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_REQUEST=256Mi"                       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "MEMORY_LIMIT=512Mi"                        >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_REQUEST=50m"                           >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "CPU_LIMIT=250m"                            >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "env_label=test (main)"                     >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
@@ -577,45 +555,33 @@ jobs:
           SQL
           echo "✓ Dev wipe complete — backend will rebuild schema on startup"
 
-      # ── Build Backend Image ──────────────────────
-      - name: Build backend image
+      # ── Build Unified Image ──────────────────────
+      - name: Build image
         run: |
-          docker build -f server/Dockerfile \
-            -t ${BE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} \
-            .
-
-      # ── Build Frontend Image ─────────────────────
-      - name: Build frontend image
-        run: |
-          docker build -f Dockerfile.frontend \
-            -t ${FE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} \
+          docker build -f Dockerfile \
+            -t ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} \
             .
 
       # ── Tag release versions ─────────────────────
       - name: Tag release versions
         if: steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG != ''
         run: |
-          docker tag ${BE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} ${BE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
-          docker tag ${FE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} ${FE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
+          docker tag ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
 
       # ── Push to Internal Registry ────────────────
-      - name: Push images
+      - name: Push image
         run: |
-          docker push ${BE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }}
-          docker push ${FE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }}
+          docker push ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }}
           if [[ -n "${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}" ]]; then
-            docker push ${BE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
-            docker push ${FE_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
+            docker push ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
           fi
 
-      # ── Build + Push Unified to Docker Hub (release only) ──
-      - name: Build and push unified image
+      # ── Push to Docker Hub (release only) ────────
+      - name: Push to Docker Hub
         if: steps.setup.outputs.is_release == 'true'
         run: |
-          docker build -f Dockerfile \
-            -t ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}:latest \
-            -t ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }} \
-            .
+          docker tag ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}:latest
+          docker tag ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.IMAGE_TAG }} ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE}:${{ steps.setup.outputs.EXTRA_TAG }}
           if [[ -n "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}" ]]; then
             echo "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}" | \
               docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
@@ -692,21 +658,15 @@ jobs:
           DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.DEPLOY_HOST }}
           BASE_PATH: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BASE_PATH }}
           DB_NAME: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.DB_NAME }}
-          FE_REPLICAS: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.FE_REPLICAS }}
-          BE_REPLICAS: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BE_REPLICAS }}
-          FE_MEMORY_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.FE_MEMORY_REQUEST }}
-          FE_MEMORY_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.FE_MEMORY_LIMIT }}
-          FE_CPU_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.FE_CPU_REQUEST }}
-          FE_CPU_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.FE_CPU_LIMIT }}
-          BE_MEMORY_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BE_MEMORY_REQUEST }}
-          BE_MEMORY_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BE_MEMORY_LIMIT }}
-          BE_CPU_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BE_CPU_REQUEST }}
-          BE_CPU_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.BE_CPU_LIMIT }}
+          REPLICAS: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.REPLICAS }}
+          MEMORY_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.MEMORY_REQUEST }}
+          MEMORY_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.MEMORY_LIMIT }}
+          CPU_REQUEST: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.CPU_REQUEST }}
+          CPU_LIMIT: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.CPU_LIMIT }}
           # Storage (v0.12.0+)
           STORAGE_CLASS: ${{ vars.STORAGE_CLASS }}
           STORAGE_SIZE: ${{ vars.STORAGE_SIZE || '10Gi' }}
           STORAGE_BACKEND: ${{ vars.STORAGE_BACKEND || 'pvc' }}
-          EXTRACTION_CONCURRENCY: ${{ vars.EXTRACTION_CONCURRENCY || '3' }}
         run: |
           # Render PVC first (must exist before backend references it)
           if [[ -n "${STORAGE_CLASS}" ]]; then
@@ -714,7 +674,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           envsubst < k8s/backend.yaml  > /tmp/backend.yaml
-          envsubst < k8s/frontend.yaml > /tmp/frontend.yaml
           envsubst < k8s/middleware-retry.yaml > /tmp/middleware-retry.yaml
           envsubst < k8s/ingress.yaml  > /tmp/ingress.yaml
 
@@ -729,7 +688,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           kubectl apply -f /tmp/backend.yaml
-          kubectl apply -f /tmp/frontend.yaml
 
           # Traefik retry middleware (v0.28.8) — requires RBAC for traefik.io CRDs.
           # First-time setup: kubectl apply -f k8s/rbac-traefik.yaml (cluster admin)
@@ -760,23 +718,19 @@ jobs:
           SUFFIX: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.DEPLOY_SUFFIX }}
           ENV: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.ENVIRONMENT }}
         run: |
-          kubectl rollout restart deployment/switchboard-be${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE}
-          kubectl rollout restart deployment/switchboard-fe${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE}
-
-          kubectl rollout status deployment/switchboard-be${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} --timeout=180s
-          kubectl rollout status deployment/switchboard-fe${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} --timeout=180s
+          kubectl rollout restart deployment/switchboard${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE}
+          kubectl rollout status deployment/switchboard${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} --timeout=180s
 
           echo ""
           echo "━━━ Pod Status ━━━"
           kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE} -l app=switchboard,env=${ENV}
 
-          BE_READY=$(kubectl get deployment switchboard-be${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} -o jsonpath='{.status.readyReplicas}')
-          FE_READY=$(kubectl get deployment switchboard-fe${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} -o jsonpath='{.status.readyReplicas}')
+          READY=$(kubectl get deployment switchboard${SUFFIX} -n ${NAMESPACE} -o jsonpath='{.status.readyReplicas}')
 
-          if [[ "${BE_READY:-0}" -gt 0 ]] && [[ "${FE_READY:-0}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-            echo "✅ Healthy: BE=${BE_READY} FE=${FE_READY} pods ready"
+          if [[ "${READY:-0}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+            echo "✅ Healthy: ${READY} pods ready"
           else
-            echo "❌ Unhealthy: BE=${BE_READY:-0} FE=${FE_READY:-0}"
+            echo "❌ Unhealthy: ${READY:-0} pods ready"
             kubectl logs -n ${NAMESPACE} -l app=switchboard,env=${ENV} --tail=30
             exit 1
           fi
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index bc58559..615547c 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ platform that extensions build on.
 | 2. Delete packages | ✅ | 15 Go packages, 29 handler files removed |
 | 3. Gut stores/models | ✅ | 40 → 20 store interfaces, kernel-only models |
 | 4. Fresh migrations | ✅ | 9 files × 2 dialects, 27 tables |
-| 5. Fix compilation | 🔧 | ~95% done, ~5 compile errors remaining |
-| 6. Fix tests | ⬜ | Prune 13K test lines to kernel-only |
-| 7. Frontend gut | ⬜ | Shell + SDK only, vendor libs baked |
-| 8. New ICD | ⬜ | Kernel-only API spec |
-| 9. CI/CD + Dockerfile | ⬜ | Single image, new DB names |
+| 5. Fix compilation | ✅ | `go build ./...` clean, 300+ stale route lines cut |
+| 6. Fix tests | ✅ | 8 test packages pass, ~12K stale test lines pruned |
+| 7. Frontend gut | ✅ | Shell + SDK only, 50+ files of chat/notes/projects code removed |
+| 8. New ICD | 🔧 | Stub in place, full kernel-only spec TBD |
+| 9. CI/CD + Dockerfile | ✅ | Single unified image, FE/BE split removed, DB names updated |
 | 10. Smoke test + tag | ⬜ | Deploy, verify, tag v0.1.0 |
 
 ## v0.2.0 — SDK & Triggers
diff --git a/k8s/frontend.yaml b/k8s/frontend.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e23be9..0000000
--- a/k8s/frontend.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-# k8s/frontend.yaml
-# ============================================
-# Switchboard Core - Frontend Deployment
-# ============================================
-# nginx serving the SPA + proxying page routes
-# to the backend for Go template rendering.
-#
-# v0.22.6+: BACKEND_URL enables proxy_pass for
-# /, /login, /admin, /editor, /notes, /settings.
-# ============================================
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: switchboard-fe${DEPLOY_SUFFIX}
-  namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app: switchboard
-    component: frontend
-    env: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-spec:
-  replicas: ${FE_REPLICAS}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: switchboard
-      component: frontend
-      env: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: switchboard
-        component: frontend
-        env: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: frontend
-        image: ${FE_IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 80
-          name: http
-        env:
-        - name: BASE_PATH
-          value: "${BASE_PATH}"
-        - name: ENVIRONMENT
-          value: "${ENVIRONMENT}"
-        - name: BACKEND_URL
-          value: "http://switchboard-be${DEPLOY_SUFFIX}:8080"
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: branding
-          mountPath: /branding
-          readOnly: true
-        resources:
-          requests:
-            memory: "${FE_MEMORY_REQUEST}"
-            cpu: "${FE_CPU_REQUEST}"
-          limits:
-            memory: "${FE_MEMORY_LIMIT}"
-            cpu: "${FE_CPU_LIMIT}"
-        readinessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /healthz
-            port: 80
-          initialDelaySeconds: 3
-          periodSeconds: 10
-          timeoutSeconds: 3
-          failureThreshold: 3
-        livenessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /healthz
-            port: 80
-          initialDelaySeconds: 5
-          periodSeconds: 30
-          timeoutSeconds: 5
-          failureThreshold: 3
-      volumes:
-      - name: branding
-        configMap:
-          name: switchboard-branding
-          optional: true
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: switchboard-fe${DEPLOY_SUFFIX}
-  namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app: switchboard
-    component: frontend
-    env: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: switchboard
-    component: frontend
-    env: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-  ports:
-  - protocol: TCP
-    port: 80
-    targetPort: 80
-    name: http
diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index cd867f2..0000000
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-# ==========================================
-# Switchboard Core - Backend Dockerfile
-# ==========================================
-# Standalone Go API server for cluster deployment.
-# Build context is the repo root (not ./server).
-# ==========================================
-
-# Build stage
-FROM golang:1.23-bookworm AS builder
-
-ARG APP_VERSION=dev
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy module files and download deps
-COPY server/go.mod server/go.sum* ./
-RUN go mod download
-
-# Copy source and tidy (resolves any go.sum gaps)
-COPY server/ .
-RUN go mod tidy
-
-# Copy VERSION from repo root — used by ldflags and copied to runtime image.
-# If APP_VERSION build-arg was supplied by CI, it takes precedence via ldflags.
-# If not, $(cat VERSION) reads the file directly so the binary always has a real version.
-COPY VERSION ./
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=$(cat VERSION)" -o /bin/switchboard .
-
-# Runtime stage
-FROM debian:bookworm-slim
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-COPY --from=builder /bin/switchboard /usr/local/bin/switchboard
-COPY --from=builder /app/database/migrations /app/database/migrations
-
-# VERSION file at /VERSION — version.go init() reads it as fallback for local/dev runs
-COPY --from=builder /app/VERSION /VERSION
-
-# Builtin extensions (seeded into DB on startup)
-COPY extensions/builtin/ /app/extensions/builtin/
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-EXPOSE 8080
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["switchboard"]