diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/new-bot-ux.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/new-bot-ux.spec.ts
index a640a48..68bc135 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/new-bot-ux.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/new-bot-ux.spec.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ test("create opens form, then empty chat; picker lists bots; sidebar collapses",
   await expect(page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByTestId("side-panel")).toHaveAttribute("data-panel", "closed");
   await expect(page.getByText("What do you want me on first?", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId("transcript").getByText("Start the conversation — New Bot is on stage above."),
+  ).toBeVisible();
   await captureScreenshot(page, testInfo, "create-chat-sidepanel-closed");
 
   await page.getByTestId("toggle-bots-sidebar").click();
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/sidebar-nav.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/sidebar-nav.spec.ts
index 95e3724..e5e502c 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/sidebar-nav.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/sidebar-nav.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ test("sidebar has expected navigation items and no integrations", async ({ page
   // - textbox "Search" (search input)
   // - button "Heute" (today)
   // - text "Sprich mit deinen Oo's" (conversations section header)
-  // - status "Not configured" (trading bot URL unset)
   // - NO "Integration(en)" button or text
 
   // Search: it's a textbox, not a button
@@ -38,13 +37,6 @@ test("sidebar has expected navigation items and no integrations", async ({ page
   const conversationsText = sidebar.getByText("Sprich mit deinen Oo's");
   await expect(conversationsText).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
 
-  // Trading mode comes from the bot API. With no URL configured the sidebar
-  // must not claim Live Trading from a local preference.
-  const tradingStatus = sidebar.getByTestId("trading-mode-status");
-  await expect(tradingStatus).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
-  await expect(tradingStatus).toContainText("Not configured");
-  await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Live Trading" })).toHaveCount(0);
-
   // No "Integration(en)" button
   const integrationBtn = sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: /Integration(en)?/i });
   await expect(integrationBtn).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 5000 });
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/steve-jobs.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/steve-jobs.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d0d337..0000000
--- a/apps/web/e2e/steve-jobs.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { test } from "@playwright/test";
-
-test.describe("Steve Jobs CTO Agent", () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async () => {
-    // We assume the user has logged in and the bot is seeded
-    // This is a placeholder for the perfect test architecture
-  });
-
-  test("should be visible in the sidebar", async () => {
-    // This is a dummy test to show we started the test architecture for Steve Jobs
-  });
-
-  test("should prefer voice communications (VOICE FIRST)", async () => {
-    // Voice first features
-  });
-});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DataTrustPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/DataTrustPanel.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 5400308..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/DataTrustPanel.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { CheckCircle2, Database, EyeOff, Lock } from "lucide-react";
-import { memo } from "react";
-
-const TRUST_ITEMS = [
-  { icon: Lock, label: "Verschlüsselt", desc: "AES-256 für sensible Daten" },
-  { icon: Database, label: "Lokal gespeichert", desc: "Eigene PostgreSQL-Datenbank" },
-  { icon: EyeOff, label: "Kein Tracking", desc: "Keine Analytics, kein Telemetry" },
-] as const;
-
-export const DataTrustPanel = memo(function DataTrustPanel() {
-  return (
-    <div className="hidden xl:flex flex-col items-start gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-border/40 bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2.5">
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">
-        <CheckCircle2 className="size-3.5" />
-        <span>Datenschutz aktiv</span>
-      </div>
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-        {TRUST_ITEMS.map(({ icon: Icon, label, desc }) => (
-          <div key={label} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <Icon className="size-3 text-muted-foreground/60" />
-            <span className="text-[11px] leading-tight text-muted-foreground">{label}</span>
-            <span className="text-[10px] leading-tight text-muted-foreground/50">· {desc}</span>
-          </div>
-        ))}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/Shell.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/Shell.tsx
index bf25ff9..4a6c86b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/Shell.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/Shell.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ import {
   Search,
   Settings,
   Smile,
-  Sparkles,
   Square,
   TextQuote,
   Trash2,
@@ -166,11 +165,9 @@ import {
   computersAreUnavailable,
 } from "../components/ComputersUnavailableHint";
 import { ComputerUpdateProgress } from "../components/ComputerUpdateProgress";
-import { DataTrustPanel } from "../components/DataTrustPanel";
 import { MainInbox } from "../components/MainInbox";
 import { MessageHoverMetadata } from "../components/MessageHoverMetadata";
 import { OoGroupStage, OoStage } from "../components/stage/OoStage";
-import { TradingModeIndicator } from "../components/TradingModeIndicator";
 import { SkillDraftCard } from "../components/teach/SkillDraftCard";
 import { TeachCaptureOverlay } from "../components/teach/TeachCaptureOverlay";
 import { TeachComputerOverlayControl } from "../components/teach/TeachComputerOverlay";
@@ -4246,8 +4243,6 @@ export function ShellPage() {
             </div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
-        <TradingModeIndicator snapshot={tradingStatus} className="mx-3 mb-1 lg:mx-5 2xl:mx-7" />
-        <DataTrustPanel />
         <Popover open={menuOpen} onOpenChange={setMenuOpen}>
           <PopoverTrigger
             data-testid="user-menu-trigger"
@@ -4597,9 +4592,6 @@ export function ShellPage() {
                   activeName={
                     inGroup ? (activeGroup?.name ?? activeSnapshot?.groupName) : active?.name
                   }
-                  onPromptSelect={(prompt) => {
-                    void sendMessage(prompt);
-                  }}
                   scrollRef={messageScroll}
                   artifactTarget={transcriptArtifactTarget}
                   messages={transcriptMessages}
@@ -4647,9 +4639,6 @@ export function ShellPage() {
             {(active || activeGroup) && !showProjectTimeline ? (
               <Composer
                 key={inGroup ? `group:${groupId}` : `bot:${active?.id}`}
-                activeName={
-                  inGroup ? (activeGroup?.name ?? activeSnapshot?.groupName) : active?.name
-                }
                 running={composerRunning}
                 disabled={Boolean(recordingSkill)}
                 pendingAttachments={activePendingAttachments}
@@ -5836,7 +5825,6 @@ const Transcript = memo(function Transcript({
   speakingMessageId,
   onSpeak,
   activeName,
-  onPromptSelect,
   encounterMode = false,
   voiceEncounterActive = false,
 }: {
@@ -5866,7 +5854,6 @@ const Transcript = memo(function Transcript({
   speakingMessageId: string | null;
   onSpeak: (message: ThreadMessage) => void;
   activeName?: string;
-  onPromptSelect?: (prompt: string) => void;
   encounterMode?: boolean;
   voiceEncounterActive?: boolean;
 }) {
@@ -6082,87 +6069,11 @@ const Transcript = memo(function Transcript({
           }`}
         >
           {reactionView.visibleMessages.length === 0 && encounterMode ? (
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 py-2">
-              <p className="text-ui-body-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                {activeName
-                  ? t`Start the conversation — ${activeName} is on stage above.`
-                  : t`Start the conversation.`}
-              </p>
-              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                {[t`Portfolio-Check`, t`Alpha-Signale`, t`Architektur-Audit`].map((label) => (
-                  <button
-                    key={label}
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => onPromptSelect?.(label)}
-                    className="rounded-full border border-border bg-muted/40 px-3 py-1 text-ui-body-sm text-foreground/85 hover:bg-accent"
-                  >
-                    {label}
-                  </button>
-                ))}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
-          {reactionView.visibleMessages.length === 0 && !encounterMode ? (
-            <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 text-center select-none animate-in fade-in duration-500">
-              <div className="relative mb-5 flex items-center justify-center p-3">
-                <EvooMascot size={76} pose="greeting" interactive trackPointer="hover" />
-              </div>
-              <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white mb-2">
-                {t`Guten Tag.`} <span className="text-emerald-400">evOo</span> {t`ist bereit.`}
-              </h2>
-              <p className="max-w-md text-ui-body leading-relaxed text-zinc-300 mb-8 font-normal">
-                {activeName
-                  ? t`Frag ${activeName} nach Marktchancen, autonomen Tasks oder Architektur-Reviews.`
-                  : t`Wähle einen autonomen Agenten aus deinem Team oder starte direkt einen Prompt.`}
-              </p>
-              <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3.5 w-full max-w-2xl px-4">
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    onPromptSelect?.(t`⚡ Führe einen autonomen Portfolio- und Risiko-Check durch`);
-                  }}
-                  className="apple-glass-card group flex flex-col items-start p-4 rounded-2xl text-start transition-all hover:scale-[1.02] hover:border-emerald-500/40 cursor-pointer"
-                >
-                  <span className="text-xl mb-2">⚡</span>
-                  <span className="text-[14.5px] font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-emerald-400 transition-colors">
-                    {t`Portfolio-Check`}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-ui-body-sm text-zinc-400 mt-1 leading-snug">
-                    {t`Echtzeit-Risiko & Drawdown-Analyse`}
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    onPromptSelect?.(t`📈 Scanne den Markt nach aktuellen Alpha-Signalen`);
-                  }}
-                  className="apple-glass-card group flex flex-col items-start p-4 rounded-2xl text-start transition-all hover:scale-[1.02] hover:border-sky-500/40 cursor-pointer"
-                >
-                  <span className="text-xl mb-2">📈</span>
-                  <span className="text-[14.5px] font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-sky-400 transition-colors">
-                    {t`Alpha-Signale`}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-ui-body-sm text-zinc-400 mt-1 leading-snug">
-                    {t`Volatilität & Orderbuch-Liquidität`}
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    onPromptSelect?.(t`💎 Führe ein Steve Jobs UX & Architektur-Audit durch`);
-                  }}
-                  className="apple-glass-card group flex flex-col items-start p-4 rounded-2xl text-start transition-all hover:scale-[1.02] hover:border-purple-500/40 cursor-pointer"
-                >
-                  <span className="text-xl mb-2">💎</span>
-                  <span className="text-[14.5px] font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-purple-400 transition-colors">
-                    {t`Steve Jobs Audit`}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-ui-body-sm text-zinc-400 mt-1 leading-snug">
-                    {t`Schlichtheit, Eleganz & Detailtiefe`}
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
+            <p className="py-2 text-ui-body-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              {activeName
+                ? t`Start the conversation — ${activeName} is on stage above.`
+                : t`Start the conversation.`}
+            </p>
           ) : null}
           {reactionView.visibleMessages.map((message) => {
             if (!message.blocks.some((block) => !isToolActivityBlock(block))) return null;
@@ -6393,7 +6304,6 @@ const QuoteSelectionButton = memo(function QuoteSelectionButton({
 });
 
 const Composer = memo(function Composer({
-  activeName,
   running,
   disabled,
   pendingAttachments,
@@ -6421,7 +6331,6 @@ const Composer = memo(function Composer({
   onSlashOpen,
   onSlashAction,
 }: {
-  activeName?: string;
   running: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
   pendingAttachments: PendingAttachment[];
@@ -6730,28 +6639,6 @@ const Composer = memo(function Composer({
       }`}
     >
       <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-4xl">
-        {/* Quick Action Prompt Chips */}
-        {showComposerPlaceholder ? (
-          <div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 overflow-x-auto no-scrollbar py-1">
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-ui-label font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground shrink-0 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full bg-muted/40 border border-border me-1 shadow-xs">
-              <Sparkles className="text-amber-400 size-icon-sm" />
-              Quick
-            </span>
-            {quickPromptsForBot(activeName).map((promptText) => (
-              <button
-                key={promptText}
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => {
-                  updateDraft(promptText);
-                  focusComposer();
-                }}
-                className="shrink-0 rounded-full border border-border bg-muted/40 px-3.5 py-1.5 text-ui-body-sm font-medium text-foreground/85 hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground transition-all shadow-sm active:scale-95 cursor-pointer"
-              >
-                {promptText}
-              </button>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        ) : null}
         {sendError || runError ? (
           <div
             ref={runErrorRef}
@@ -7246,48 +7133,6 @@ function cleanRosterPreview(raw?: string | null): string {
   return text;
 }
 
-function quickPromptsForBot(botName?: string): string[] {
-  const lower = (botName ?? "").toLowerCase();
-  if (lower.includes("chief")) {
-    return [
-      "⚡ Portfolio Health Check",
-      "📊 Risk & Drawdown Exposure",
-      "🔄 Team-Status synchronisieren",
-      "🎯 Tagesziel prüfen",
-    ];
-  }
-  if (lower.includes("steve")) {
-    return [
-      "✨ UX & Design Audit",
-      "🚀 Product Architecture",
-      "💎 Schlichtheit & Eleganz",
-      "🔍 Konkurrenzanalyse",
-    ];
-  }
-  if (lower.includes("apex") || lower.includes("quant") || lower.includes("trad")) {
-    return [
-      "📈 Alpha-Signale scannen",
-      "📉 Volatilitäts-Stresstest",
-      "💰 Live vs. Paper PnL",
-      "⚡ Orderbuch Liquidität",
-    ];
-  }
-  if (
-    lower.includes("dev") ||
-    lower.includes("sec") ||
-    lower.includes("infra") ||
-    lower.includes("code")
-  ) {
-    return [
-      "🛡️ Security & Vault Check",
-      "💻 Latenz- & Cluster-Status",
-      "🔍 Code Review & Refactor",
-      "🚨 Health & Error Logs",
-    ];
-  }
-  return ["💡 Prioritäten für heute?", "⚡ Schneller Statusbericht", "📊 Performance-Metriken"];
-}
-
 function MessageHoverActions({
   message,
   side,