diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
index e72e54c..0e0b190 100644
--- a/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
@@ -74,41 +73,101 @@ fn log_event(job: &str, event: &str, detail: &str) {
     }
 }
 
-// --- Shell out to poc-memory subcommands ---
+// --- Job functions (direct, no subprocess) ---
 
-fn run_poc_memory(args: &[&str]) -> Result<(), TaskError> {
-    let job = args.join(" ");
-    log_event(&job, "started", "");
+/// Run a named job with logging and error mapping.
+fn run_job(name: &str, f: impl FnOnce() -> Result<(), String>) -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    log_event(name, "started", "");
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
-    let output = Command::new("poc-memory")
-        .args(args)
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| TaskError::Fatal(format!("spawn failed: {}", e)))?;
-
-    let elapsed = start.elapsed();
-    let duration = format!("{:.1}s", elapsed.as_secs_f64());
-
-    if output.status.success() {
-        log_event(&job, "completed", &duration);
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
-        let stderr_short = if stderr.len() > 500 {
-            &stderr[stderr.len()-500..]
-        } else {
-            &stderr
-        };
-        let msg = format!("{} exit {}: {}", duration, output.status, stderr_short.trim_end());
-        log_event(&job, "failed", &msg);
-        if output.status.code() == Some(1) && stderr.contains("Unknown command") {
-            Err(TaskError::Fatal(msg))
-        } else {
+    match f() {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            let duration = format!("{:.1}s", start.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
+            log_event(name, "completed", &duration);
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            let duration = format!("{:.1}s", start.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
+            let msg = format!("{}: {}", duration, e);
+            log_event(name, "failed", &msg);
             Err(TaskError::Retry(msg))
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn job_experience_mine(path: &str) -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    let path = path.to_string();
+    run_job(&format!("experience-mine {}", path), || {
+        let mut store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
+        let count = crate::enrich::experience_mine(&mut store, &path)?;
+        eprintln!("experience-mine: {} new entries from {}", count,
+            std::path::Path::new(&path).file_name()
+                .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| path.clone()));
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_fact_mine(path: &str) -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    let path = path.to_string();
+    run_job(&format!("fact-mine {}", path), || {
+        let p = std::path::Path::new(&path);
+        let count = crate::fact_mine::mine_and_store(p)?;
+        eprintln!("fact-mine: {} facts from {}", count,
+            p.file_name().map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| path.clone()));
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_decay() -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    run_job("decay", || {
+        let mut store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
+        let (decayed, pruned) = store.decay();
+        store.save()?;
+        eprintln!("decay: {} decayed, {} pruned", decayed, pruned);
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_consolidate() -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    run_job("consolidate", || {
+        let mut store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
+        crate::consolidate::consolidate_full(&mut store)
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_knowledge_loop() -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    run_job("knowledge-loop", || {
+        let config = crate::knowledge::KnowledgeLoopConfig {
+            max_cycles: 100,
+            batch_size: 5,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let results = crate::knowledge::run_knowledge_loop(&config)?;
+        eprintln!("knowledge-loop: {} cycles, {} actions",
+            results.len(),
+            results.iter().map(|r| r.total_applied).sum::<usize>());
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_digest() -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    run_job("digest", || {
+        let mut store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
+        crate::digest::digest_auto(&mut store)
+    })
+}
+
+fn job_daily_check() -> Result<(), TaskError> {
+    run_job("daily-check", || {
+        let store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
+        let report = crate::neuro::daily_check(&store);
+        eprint!("{}", report);
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
 // --- Session detection ---
 
 /// Find JSONL session files that are stale (not recently written) and not
@@ -295,7 +354,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .resource(&llm_sw)
                     .retries(2)
                     .init(move |_ctx| {
-                        run_poc_memory(&["experience-mine", &path])
+                        job_experience_mine(&path)
                     })
                     .run();
 
@@ -307,7 +366,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
                         .resource(&llm_sw)
                         .retries(1)
                         .init(move |_ctx| {
-                            run_poc_memory(&["fact-mine-store", &path2])
+                            job_fact_mine(&path2)
                         });
                     fm.depend_on(&extract);
                 }
@@ -342,7 +401,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
             // Health check: every hour
             if last_health.elapsed() >= HEALTH_INTERVAL {
                 choir_sched.spawn("health").init(|_ctx| {
-                    run_poc_memory(&["daily-check"])
+                    job_daily_check()
                 });
                 last_health = std::time::Instant::now();
             }
@@ -353,7 +412,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
 
                 // Decay (no API calls, fast)
                 choir_sched.spawn(format!("decay:{}", today)).init(|_ctx| {
-                    run_poc_memory(&["decay"])
+                    job_decay()
                 });
 
                 // Consolidation pipeline: consolidate → knowledge-loop → digest
@@ -361,7 +420,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .resource(&llm_sched)
                     .retries(2)
                     .init(move |_ctx| {
-                        run_poc_memory(&["consolidate-full"])
+                        job_consolidate()
                     })
                     .run();
 
@@ -369,7 +428,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .resource(&llm_sched)
                     .retries(1)
                     .init(move |_ctx| {
-                        run_poc_memory(&["knowledge-loop", "--max-cycles", "100", "--batch-size", "5"])
+                        job_knowledge_loop()
                     });
                 knowledge.depend_on(&consolidate);
                 let knowledge = knowledge.run();
@@ -378,7 +437,7 @@ pub fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
                     .resource(&llm_sched)
                     .retries(1)
                     .init(move |_ctx| {
-                        run_poc_memory(&["digest", "auto"])
+                        job_digest()
                     });
                 digest.depend_on(&knowledge);