diff --git a/src/agent/tools/memory.rs b/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
index efad978..f64a4d3 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
+++ b/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn get_provenance(agent: &Option<std::sync::Arc<crate::agent::Agent>>) ->
 
 // ── Definitions ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-pub fn memory_tools() -> [super::Tool; 14] {
+pub fn memory_tools() -> [super::Tool; 13] {
     use super::Tool;
     [
         Tool { name: "memory_render", description: "Read a memory node's content and links.",
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ pub fn memory_tools() -> [super::Tool; 14] {
         Tool { name: "graph_health", description: "Show graph health report with maintenance recommendations.",
                parameters_json: r#"{"type":"object","properties":{}}"#,
                handler: Arc::new(|_a, _v| Box::pin(async { graph_health().await })) },
-        Tool { name: "interference_pairs", description: "Find similar nodes that may interfere (duplicates or near-duplicates).",
-               parameters_json: r#"{"type":"object","properties":{"threshold":{"type":"number","description":"Similarity threshold (default 0.5)"},"limit":{"type":"integer","description":"Max pairs to return (default 10)"}}}"#,
-               handler: Arc::new(|_a, v| Box::pin(async move { interference_pairs(&v).await })) },
     ]
 }
 
@@ -343,13 +340,3 @@ async fn graph_health() -> Result<String> {
     Ok(crate::subconscious::prompts::format_health_section(&store, &graph))
 }
 
-async fn interference_pairs(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
-    let threshold = args.get("threshold").and_then(|v| v.as_f64()).unwrap_or(0.5) as f32;
-    let limit = args.get("limit").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()).unwrap_or(10) as usize;
-    let arc = cached_store().await?;
-    let store = arc.lock().await;
-    let graph = store.build_graph();
-    let mut pairs = crate::neuro::detect_interference(&store, &graph, threshold);
-    pairs.truncate(limit);
-    Ok(crate::subconscious::prompts::format_pairs_section(&pairs, &store, &graph))
-}
diff --git a/src/subconscious/agents/separator.agent b/src/subconscious/agents/separator.agent
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b6068..0000000
--- a/src/subconscious/agents/separator.agent
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{"agent": "separator", "query": "", "schedule": "daily"}
-
-# Separator Agent — Pattern Separation (Dentate Gyrus)
-
-
-{{tool: memory_render core-personality}}
-
-{{tool: memory_render memory-instructions-core}}
-
-{{tool: memory_render memory-instructions-core-subconscious}}
-
-{{tool: memory_render subconscious-notes-{agent_name}}}
-
-You are a memory consolidation agent performing pattern separation.
-
-## What you're doing
-
-When two memories are similar but semantically distinct, actively make
-their representations MORE different to reduce interference. Take
-overlapping inputs and orthogonalize them.
-
-## Types of interference
-
-1. **Genuine duplicates**: Merge them.
-2. **Near-duplicates with important differences**: Sharpen the distinction,
-   add distinguishing links.
-3. **Surface similarity, deep difference**: Categorize differently.
-4. **Supersession**: Link with supersession note, let older decay.
-
-## Guidelines
-
-- **Read both nodes carefully before deciding.**
-- **Merge is a strong action.** When in doubt, differentiate instead.
-- **The goal is retrieval precision.**
-- **Session summaries are the biggest source of interference.**
-- **Look for the supersession pattern.**
-
-{{tool: graph_topology}}
-
-## Interfering pairs to review
-
-{{tool: interference_pairs}}
diff --git a/src/subconscious/prompts.rs b/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
index 132ef3f..854ac19 100644
--- a/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
+++ b/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn format_health_section(store: &Store, graph: &Graph) -> String {
     out
 }
 
-pub fn format_pairs_section(
+pub(super) fn format_pairs_section(
     pairs: &[(String, String, f32)],
     store: &Store,
     graph: &Graph,