diff --git a/src/cli/node.rs b/src/cli/node.rs
index 261d72f..b02c9db 100644
--- a/src/cli/node.rs
+++ b/src/cli/node.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use crate::hippocampus as memory;
-use crate::store;
 
 pub async fn cmd_weight_set(key: &str, weight: f32) -> Result<()> {
     super::check_dry_run();
@@ -48,9 +47,8 @@ pub async fn cmd_render(key: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         bail!("render requires a key");
     }
     let key = key.join(" ");
-    let bare = store::strip_md_suffix(&key);
 
-    let rendered = memory::memory_render(None, &bare, None).await?;
+    let rendered = memory::memory_render(None, &key, None).await?;
     print!("{}", rendered);
 
     // Mark as seen if we're inside a Claude session (not an agent subprocess —
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ pub async fn cmd_render(key: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         {
             use std::io::Write;
             let ts = chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S");
-            let _ = writeln!(f, "{}\t{}", ts, bare);
+            let _ = writeln!(f, "{}\t{}", ts, key);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
index fee0770..8e5fec0 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@ use redb::Database;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
-/// Strip .md suffix from a key, handling both bare keys and section keys.
-/// "identity.md" → "identity", "foo.md#section" → "foo#section", "identity" → "identity"
-pub fn strip_md_suffix(key: &str) -> String {
-    if let Some((file, section)) = key.split_once('#') {
-        let bare = file.strip_suffix(".md").unwrap_or(file);
-        format!("{}#{}", bare, section)
-    } else {
-        key.strip_suffix(".md").unwrap_or(key).to_string()
-    }
-}
-
 // The full in-memory store with internal locking
 pub struct Store {
     /// Log sizes at load time — used for staleness detection.
@@ -167,11 +156,8 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     pub fn resolve_key(&self, target: &str) -> Result<String> {
-        // Strip .md suffix if present — keys no longer use it
-        let bare = strip_md_suffix(target);
-
-        if self.contains_key(&bare)? {
-            return Ok(bare);
+        if self.contains_key(target)? {
+            return Ok(target.to_string());
         }
 
         let db = self.db.as_ref()
diff --git a/src/subconscious/digest.rs b/src/subconscious/digest.rs
index 5dc7c8d..d6a272b 100644
--- a/src/subconscious/digest.rs
+++ b/src/subconscious/digest.rs
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ fn normalize_link_key(raw: &str) -> String {
 
     let mut key = key.to_string();
 
-    // Strip .md suffix if present
-    if let Some(stripped) = key.strip_suffix(".md") {
-        key = stripped.to_string();
-    } else if key.contains('#') {
-        let (file, section) = key.split_once('#').unwrap();
-        if let Some(bare) = file.strip_suffix(".md") {
-            key = format!("{}-{}", bare, section);
-        }
-    }
-
     // weekly/2026-W06 → weekly-2026-W06, etc.
     if let Some(pos) = key.find('/') {
         let prefix = &key[..pos];