diff --git a/ARCHITECTURE.md b/ARCHITECTURE.md
index e9e2c1f..de84dbb 100644
--- a/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Every design decision serves two goals: route intelligence to any hardware, and
 |---|---|---|
 | `infer.cpp` | ~570 | Entry point, CLI, mode dispatch |
 | `runtime/server.h` | ~530 | OpenAI-compatible HTTP API, SSE streaming |
-| `runtime/fractal.h` | ~320 | Dynamic precision per layer (fractal inference) |
 | `runtime/identity.h` | ~160 | Cryptographic authorship, 4-layer protection |
 
 ### Compute Layer
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ Expert mmap loads only active experts via memory-mapped files with predictive pr
 
 Result: 48× I/O reduction for trillion-parameter models. The signal path contains only parameters that contribute to the current answer. Nothing else exists in memory.
 
-### Fractal Inference (Adaptive Precision)
 
 Query complexity determines layer precision. Shannon entropy of input tokens + vocabulary diversity → composite complexity score → per-layer quantization map.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e196c3..fa67598 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ endif
 #   2. Sets IX_USE_* define
 #   3. Adds the backend .c/.cpp to BACKEND_OBJS
 #   4. Adds SDK-specific link flags
-#
 # Without SDK → nothing happens. Zero noise.
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/cerebras/q4_gemm_wse.c b/backends/q4_kernels/cerebras/q4_gemm_wse.c
index 9f035c1..7c2f789 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/cerebras/q4_gemm_wse.c
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/cerebras/q4_gemm_wse.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-CEREBRAS_WSE"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: CEREBRAS_WSE | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/fpga_xilinx/q4_gemm_fpga_xilinx.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/fpga_xilinx/q4_gemm_fpga_xilinx.cpp
index 9a83b2c..abbb96a 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/fpga_xilinx/q4_gemm_fpga_xilinx.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/fpga_xilinx/q4_gemm_fpga_xilinx.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-FPGA_XILINX"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: FPGA_XILINX | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/gaudi/q4_gemm_gaudi.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/gaudi/q4_gemm_gaudi.cpp
index 3e469d3..22476e9 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/gaudi/q4_gemm_gaudi.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/gaudi/q4_gemm_gaudi.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-GAUDI"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: GAUDI | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/graphcore/q4_gemm_ipu.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/graphcore/q4_gemm_ipu.cpp
index 2aaf437..2df3346 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/graphcore/q4_gemm_ipu.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/graphcore/q4_gemm_ipu.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-GRAPHCORE_IPU"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: GRAPHCORE_IPU | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/groq/q4_gemm_groq_lpu.c b/backends/q4_kernels/groq/q4_gemm_groq_lpu.c
index 234f50e..c65ad89 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/groq/q4_gemm_groq_lpu.c
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/groq/q4_gemm_groq_lpu.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-GROQ_LPU"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: GROQ_LPU | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/hexagon/q4_gemm_hexagon.c b/backends/q4_kernels/hexagon/q4_gemm_hexagon.c
index aeef675..fa1bcf2 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/hexagon/q4_gemm_hexagon.c
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/hexagon/q4_gemm_hexagon.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-HEXAGON"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: HEXAGON | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/inferentia/q4_gemm_inferentia.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/inferentia/q4_gemm_inferentia.cpp
index c7d18b9..a35aa77 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/inferentia/q4_gemm_inferentia.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/inferentia/q4_gemm_inferentia.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-AWS_INFERENTIA"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: AWS_INFERENTIA | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/maia/q4_gemm_maia.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/maia/q4_gemm_maia.cpp
index 772e65a..8cb3ddc 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/maia/q4_gemm_maia.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/maia/q4_gemm_maia.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-MICROSOFT_MAIA"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: MICROSOFT_MAIA | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/sambanova/q4_gemm_sambanova.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/sambanova/q4_gemm_sambanova.cpp
index 5c596d6..fae2a64 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/sambanova/q4_gemm_sambanova.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/sambanova/q4_gemm_sambanova.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-SAMBANOVA_RDU"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: SAMBANOVA_RDU | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/snapdragon/q4_gemm_snapdragon_70b.cpp b/backends/q4_kernels/snapdragon/q4_gemm_snapdragon_70b.cpp
index a6f8892..98ecd44 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/snapdragon/q4_gemm_snapdragon_70b.cpp
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/snapdragon/q4_gemm_snapdragon_70b.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 #define IX_BACKEND_ID "Inference-X-SNAPDRAGON"
-#define IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 static void ix_backend_announce() {
     fprintf(stderr, "[Inference-X] Backend: SNAPDRAGON | Author: Salka Elmadani | Author: Salka Elmadani\n");
diff --git a/backends/q4_kernels/tpu/q4_gemm_tpu.py b/backends/q4_kernels/tpu/q4_gemm_tpu.py
index 665771e..f96dd18 100644
--- a/backends/q4_kernels/tpu/q4_gemm_tpu.py
+++ b/backends/q4_kernels/tpu/q4_gemm_tpu.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Salka Elmadani. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL-1.1)
 # See LICENSE file for full terms. See LICENSE for terms.
-#
 # NOTICE: This file is part of Inference-X by Salka Elmadani.
 # Commercial use by entities with revenue >= $1M USD requires a license.
 # Contact: Elmadani.SALKA@proton.me
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 
 # Inference-X Backend Identity — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
 IX_BACKEND_ID = "Inference-X-GOOGLE_TPU"
-IX_BACKEND_FINGERPRINT = 0x935E1DAD
 
 def ix_backend_announce():
     """Announces this backend. Required by BSL-1.1."""
diff --git a/core/iq_tables.h b/core/iq_tables.h
index ef84f2c..fb758ef 100644
--- a/core/iq_tables.h
+++ b/core/iq_tables.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 #pragma once
-#define IX_TABLES_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
diff --git a/core/iq_tables_ext.h b/core/iq_tables_ext.h
index 2a3269d..0af0cc6 100644
--- a/core/iq_tables_ext.h
+++ b/core/iq_tables_ext.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 #pragma once
-#define IX_TABLES_EXT_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
 
 // INFERENCE-X v6 — Extended IQ Lookup Tables
 // COPYRIGHT (C) 2025-2026 SALKA ELMADANI — ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
diff --git a/core/z_core.h b/core/z_core.h
index 2728ba2..b9b1e99 100644
--- a/core/z_core.h
+++ b/core/z_core.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 #pragma once
-#define IX_ZCORE_FINGERPRINT 0x935E1DAD
-#define IX_ZCORE_MARK "Inference-X-ZCore-935-Elmadani"
 
 
 #include <cstdint>
diff --git a/infer.cpp b/infer.cpp
index 2d02405..8086700 100644
--- a/infer.cpp
+++ b/infer.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static const char* IX_AUTHOR    = "Salka Elmadani";
 static const char* IX_LICENSE   __attribute__((unused)) = "BSL-1.1";
 static const char* IX_CONTACT   __attribute__((unused)) = "Elmadani.SALKA@proton.me";
 static const char* IX_SIGNATURE = "IX";
-static const uint32_t IX_FINGERPRINT = 0x935E1DAD;  // Elmadani in hex
 
 static void ix_print_banner() {
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ static void ix_print_banner() {
 static bool ix_verify_integrity() {
     // Integrity check — fingerprint must match
     // Tampering with this function violates the license
-    return (IX_FINGERPRINT == 0x935E1DAD) && 
            (IX_SIGNATURE[0] == 'I') && 
            (IX_AUTHOR[0] == 'S');
 }
@@ -271,7 +269,6 @@ struct InferConfig {
     bool bench_mode = false;   // Benchmark: just measure tok/s
     bool serve_mode = false;
     int serve_port = 8080;
-    bool fractal_mode = false;  // Fractal inference (dynamic precision)
     std::string profile_path;  // --profile: expert activation CSV
 };
 
@@ -289,7 +286,6 @@ void print_usage(const char* prog) {
     printf("  --raw            No chat template\n");
     printf("  --bench          Benchmark mode (no output)\n");
     printf("  --serve [port]    Start OpenAI-compatible API server (default: 8080)\n");
-    printf("  --fractal        Enable fractal inference (dynamic precision per layer)\n");
     printf("  --profile <path> Dump expert activation profile\n");
 }
 
@@ -429,7 +425,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     
     // ─── INFERENCE LOOP ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     
-    // ─── FRACTAL INFERENCE PROTOCOL ──────────────────────────────────────
     ix::FractalEngine fractal;
     if (icfg.fractal_mode) {
         fractal.enable();
diff --git a/runtime/attention.h b/runtime/attention.h
index e724202..95646a8 100644
--- a/runtime/attention.h
+++ b/runtime/attention.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X Attention — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_ATTENTION_SIGNATURE 0x935
-#define IX_ATTENTION_MARK "Inference-X-Attention-935-Elmadani"
 
 
 #include "../core/z_core.h"
diff --git a/runtime/backends.h b/runtime/backends.h
index 2498ed2..36908c8 100644
--- a/runtime/backends.h
+++ b/runtime/backends.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Identity — removal violates BSL-1.1
 #define IX_VERSION "6.0"
-#define IX_AUTHOR_HASH 0x935E1DAD
 #define IX_BUILD_SIGNATURE "Inference-X by Salka Elmadani — Morocco"
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/expert_mmap.h b/runtime/expert_mmap.h
index fcf8394..4618ae9 100644
--- a/runtime/expert_mmap.h
+++ b/runtime/expert_mmap.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X Expert MMAP — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_MMAP_IDENTITY "Inference-X-ExpertMMAP-935"
 
 
 #include <cstdint>
diff --git a/runtime/expert_profiler.h b/runtime/expert_profiler.h
index 8e6bab6..8664156 100644
--- a/runtime/expert_profiler.h
+++ b/runtime/expert_profiler.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// INFERENCEX — Expert Profiler (Kimi-Signal-935 Genesis)
 // Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Salka Elmadani. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL-1.1)
 // See LICENSE file for full terms. Morocco.
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ public:
         FILE* f = fopen(path, "w");
         if (!f) return;
 
-        fprintf(f, "# KIMI-SIGNAL-935 Expert Profile | %lu tokens\n\n",
                 (unsigned long)total_tokens_);
 
         for (int l = 0; l < n_layers_; ++l) {
diff --git a/runtime/fractal.h b/runtime/fractal.h
index d6806e4..7674549 100644
--- a/runtime/fractal.h
+++ b/runtime/fractal.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// runtime/fractal.h — Fractal Inference Protocol
 // Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Salka Elmadani. All rights reserved.
 // INPI eSoleau: 7phf-Ueye-2nWr-Vsgu — BSL-1.1
 //
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ struct PrecisionMap {
     
     void print_schedule() const {
         printf("\n╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗\n");
-        printf("║  Fractal Inference — Precision Schedule            ║\n");
         printf("╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╣\n");
         printf("║  Embed: %-8s  Head: %-8s                    ║\n",
                dtype_name(embed_dtype), dtype_name(head_dtype));
diff --git a/runtime/gguf.h b/runtime/gguf.h
index 7593939..80fcb95 100644
--- a/runtime/gguf.h
+++ b/runtime/gguf.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X GGUF Parser — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_GGUF_WATERMARK "Inference-X-GGUF-935-Elmadani"
 
 
 #include "../core/z_core.h"
diff --git a/runtime/identity.h b/runtime/identity.h
index 226ce8c..3b81a63 100644
--- a/runtime/identity.h
+++ b/runtime/identity.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace ix {
 namespace identity {
 
 // Author identity — cryptographic anchor
-// SHA-256("Salka Elmadani:935:inference-x:7phf-Ueye-2nWr-Vsgu") 
 // Split into 4x64-bit for integration into dispatch math
 static constexpr uint64_t ANCHOR_A = 0x9F3A7B2E1D4C6F08ULL;
 static constexpr uint64_t ANCHOR_B = 0x5E8D2A9C4B7F1036ULL;
diff --git a/runtime/kernel_dispatch.h b/runtime/kernel_dispatch.h
index 6985545..586ff54 100644
--- a/runtime/kernel_dispatch.h
+++ b/runtime/kernel_dispatch.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 // Inference-X Provenance — this engine was created by Salka Elmadani
 // Unauthorized commercial use (revenue >= $1M) requires licensing
-__attribute__((unused)) static const char* ix_provenance() { return "Inference-X | Salka Elmadani | BSL-1.1 | 935"; }
 
 
 #include "backends.h"       // ix::Platform, ix::HWProfile, ix::detect_hardware()
diff --git a/runtime/kernels.h b/runtime/kernels.h
index c0d8e37..5b41b3b 100644
--- a/runtime/kernels.h
+++ b/runtime/kernels.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X Math Kernels — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_KERNELS_SIGNATURE 0x935
-#define IX_KERNELS_MARK "Inference-X-Kernels-935-Elmadani"
 
 
 #include "../core/z_core.h"
diff --git a/runtime/moe_mla.h b/runtime/moe_mla.h
index b13966d..233fc1b 100644
--- a/runtime/moe_mla.h
+++ b/runtime/moe_mla.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X MoE+MLA — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_MOE_FINGERPRINT "935-ELMADANI-MOE"
 
 
 #include "../core/z_core.h"
@@ -669,7 +668,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    // KIMI-SIGNAL-935 PROFILING
     void dump_csv(const char* path) const {
         FILE* fp = fopen(path, "w");
         if (!fp) return;
diff --git a/runtime/transformer_v6.h b/runtime/transformer_v6.h
index 308e7b6..c9957cb 100644
--- a/runtime/transformer_v6.h
+++ b/runtime/transformer_v6.h
@@ -22,13 +22,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Inference-X Transformer — Salka Elmadani — Morocco
-#define IX_TRANSFORMER_SIGNATURE 0x935
-#define IX_TRANSFORMER_MARK "Inference-X-Transformer-935-Elmadani"
 
 // Inference-X Signature — integral to compilation
 namespace ix { 
-    constexpr uint32_t SIGNATURE = 935;
-    constexpr uint32_t FINGERPRINT = 0x935E1DAD;
     constexpr const char* AUTHOR = "Salka Elmadani";
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/analyze_router.py b/tools/analyze_router.py
index 8700a4c..2f593ac 100755
--- a/tools/analyze_router.py
+++ b/tools/analyze_router.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Salka Elmadani. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL-1.1)
 # See LICENSE file for full terms. See LICENSE for terms.
-#
 # NOTICE: This file is part of InferenceX by Salka Elmadani.
 # Commercial use by entities with revenue >= $1M USD requires a license.
 # Contact: Elmadani.SALKA@proton.me
diff --git a/tools/simulate_router.py b/tools/simulate_router.py
index 1291c5c..5c90a73 100755
--- a/tools/simulate_router.py
+++ b/tools/simulate_router.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Salka Elmadani. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL-1.1)
 # See LICENSE file for full terms. See LICENSE for terms.
-#
 # NOTICE: This file is part of InferenceX by Salka Elmadani.
 # Commercial use by entities with revenue >= $1M USD requires a license.
 # Contact: Elmadani.SALKA@proton.me