diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4f270e57..403aad29 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async function main() {
         const maxRssMb = parseMs(process.env.EVOLVER_MAX_RSS_MB, 500) || 500;
         const suicideEnabled = String(process.env.EVOLVER_SUICIDE || '').toLowerCase() !== 'false';
 
-        let currentSleepMs = Math.min(maxSleepMs, Math.max(minSleepMs, minSleepMs));
+        let currentSleepMs = minSleepMs;
         let cycleCount = 0;
 
         while (true) {
diff --git a/src/evolve.js b/src/evolve.js
index 8468355f..7a0b6132 100644
--- a/src/evolve.js
+++ b/src/evolve.js
@@ -1137,7 +1137,6 @@ async function run() {
   try {
     const runId = `run_${Date.now()}`;
     const parentEventId = getLastEventId();
-    const selectedBy = memoryAdvice && memoryAdvice.preferredGeneId ? 'memory_graph+selector' : 'selector';
 
     // Baseline snapshot (before any edits).
     let baselineUntracked = [];
diff --git a/src/gep/selector.js b/src/gep/selector.js
index 7512495b..15e6fb5e 100644
--- a/src/gep/selector.js
+++ b/src/gep/selector.js
@@ -189,5 +189,6 @@ module.exports = {
   selectGene,
   selectCapsule,
   buildSelectorDecision,
+  matchPatternToSignals,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gep/solidify.js b/src/gep/solidify.js
index aba153fe..1b1b38e3 100644
--- a/src/gep/solidify.js
+++ b/src/gep/solidify.js
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ function checkConstraints({ gene, blast, blastRadiusEstimate, repoRoot }) {
 
   if (!gene || gene.type !== 'Gene') return { ok: true, violations, warnings, blastSeverity };
   const constraints = gene.constraints || {};
-  const maxFiles = Math.max(Number(constraints.max_files) || 0, 20);
+  const DEFAULT_MAX_FILES = 20;
+  const maxFiles = Number(constraints.max_files) > 0 ? Number(constraints.max_files) : DEFAULT_MAX_FILES;
 
   // --- Blast radius severity classification ---
   blastSeverity = classifyBlastSeverity({ blast, maxFiles });
@@ -1076,7 +1077,6 @@ function solidify({ intent, summary, dryRun = false, rollbackOnFailure = true }
   // Search-First Evolution: auto-publish eligible capsules to the Hub (as Gene+Capsule bundle).
   let publishResult = null;
   if (!dryRun && capsule && capsule.a2a && capsule.a2a.eligible_to_broadcast) {
-    const sourceType = lastRun && lastRun.source_type ? String(lastRun.source_type) : 'generated';
     const autoPublish = String(process.env.EVOLVER_AUTO_PUBLISH || 'true').toLowerCase() !== 'false';
     const visibility = String(process.env.EVOLVER_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY || 'public').toLowerCase();
     const minPublishScore = Number(process.env.EVOLVER_MIN_PUBLISH_SCORE) || 0.78;