diff --git a/app/lib/profile.ts b/app/lib/profile.ts
index ac454d0..4ce734f 100644
--- a/app/lib/profile.ts
+++ b/app/lib/profile.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
-// Local user preferences — title, signature, default agent, plus a cache
-// mirror of the resolved avatar URL. Persisted in localStorage; reactive
-// across tabs. Identity (name, email) is owned by the arcadia session
-// (~/lib/session.ts); the public profile (bio, phone, location, timezone)
-// is server-backed via /api/v1/profile (~/lib/arcadia/profiles.ts).
+// Local mirror of the resolved avatar URL, so the appbar can render the
+// avatar before the profile fetch resolves on next mount. The real
+// profile (name, email, bio, phone, location, timezone, avatar) is
+// server-backed — see ~/lib/arcadia/profiles.ts.
 
 import { useEffect, useSyncExternalStore } from "react"
 
 export type Profile = {
-  title: string
-  signature: string
   avatarUrl: string
-  defaultAgentId: string
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_PROFILE: Profile = {
-  title: "",
-  signature: "",
   avatarUrl: "",
-  defaultAgentId: "",
 }
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = "crema.profile"
@@ -30,20 +23,10 @@ function readFromStorage(): Profile {
     if (!raw) return DEFAULT_PROFILE
     const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<Profile>
     return {
-      title:
-        typeof parsed.title === "string" ? parsed.title : DEFAULT_PROFILE.title,
-      signature:
-        typeof parsed.signature === "string"
-          ? parsed.signature
-          : DEFAULT_PROFILE.signature,
       avatarUrl:
         typeof parsed.avatarUrl === "string"
           ? parsed.avatarUrl
           : DEFAULT_PROFILE.avatarUrl,
-      defaultAgentId:
-        typeof parsed.defaultAgentId === "string"
-          ? parsed.defaultAgentId
-          : DEFAULT_PROFILE.defaultAgentId,
     }
   } catch {
     return DEFAULT_PROFILE
diff --git a/app/routes/profile.tsx b/app/routes/profile.tsx
index c4e83f9..85dde38 100644
--- a/app/routes/profile.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/profile.tsx
@@ -15,19 +15,11 @@ import {
   CardHeader,
   CardTitle,
 } from "~/components/ui/card"
-import {
-  DropdownMenu,
-  DropdownMenuContent,
-  DropdownMenuItem,
-  DropdownMenuTrigger,
-} from "~/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
 import { Input } from "~/components/ui/input"
 import { Textarea } from "~/components/ui/textarea"
-import { useAgents } from "~/lib/agents"
 import { pageTitle } from "~/lib/page-meta"
 import {
   profileInitials,
-  resetProfile,
   saveProfile,
   useProfile,
   type Profile,
@@ -54,15 +46,14 @@ export default function ProfileRoute() {
   const session = useSession()
   const arcadia = useArcadiaClient()
   const profile = useProfile()
-  const agents = useAgents()
 
-  // Local preferences (avatar, title, bio, signature, default agent).
+  // Mirror of the resolved avatar URL — kept in localStorage so the
+  // <AvatarImage> in the appbar can render before the profile fetch
+  // resolves on next mount.
   const [prefs, setPrefs] = useState<Profile>(profile)
-  const [prefsSavedAt, setPrefsSavedAt] = useState<number | null>(null)
   useEffect(() => {
     setPrefs(profile)
   }, [profile])
-  const prefsDirty = JSON.stringify(prefs) !== JSON.stringify(profile)
 
   // Arcadia account.
   const [account, setAccount] = useState<User | null>(null)
@@ -260,20 +251,11 @@ export default function ProfileRoute() {
     }
   }
 
-  // Save the local-prefs mirror (separate from `savePrefs`, which only
-  // runs on the explicit "Save" button — avatar changes auto-persist
-  // because the server already accepted them).
+  // Mirror the avatar URL into localStorage so it survives reloads.
   const savePrefsLocal = (next: Profile) => {
     saveProfile(next)
   }
 
-  const savePrefs = () => {
-    saveProfile(prefs)
-    setPrefsSavedAt(Date.now())
-  }
-
-  const defaultAgent = agents.find((a) => a.id === prefs.defaultAgentId) ?? null
-
   return (
     <AppShell>
       <Card>
@@ -517,167 +499,50 @@ export default function ProfileRoute() {
 
       <Card>
         <CardHeader>
-          <CardTitle>Preferences</CardTitle>
+          <CardTitle>Avatar</CardTitle>
           <CardDescription>
-            Avatar uploads land in your tenant's storage backend; the rest
-            (title, signature, default persona) stays local to this browser.
+            Uploads land in your tenant's storage backend.
           </CardDescription>
         </CardHeader>
-        <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-6">
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-            <span className="text-sm font-medium">Avatar</span>
-            {avatarError ? (
-              <AlertBanner variant="error">{avatarError}</AlertBanner>
-            ) : null}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-              <label
-                aria-disabled={avatarUploading}
-                className={[
-                  "inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-2 rounded-md border bg-background px-3 py-1.5 text-sm",
-                  avatarUploading
-                    ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60"
-                    : "cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
-                ].join(" ")}
-              >
-                <input
-                  data-action="profile-avatar-upload"
-                  type="file"
-                  accept="image/*"
-                  className="sr-only"
-                  disabled={avatarUploading}
-                  onChange={(e) => onPickAvatar(e.target.files?.[0] ?? null)}
-                />
-                {avatarUploading ? "Uploading…" : "Upload avatar"}
-              </label>
-              {prefs.avatarUrl && !avatarUploading && (
-                <Button
-                  data-action="profile-avatar-remove"
-                  variant="ghost"
-                  size="sm"
-                  onClick={() => onPickAvatar(null)}
-                  className="text-muted-foreground"
-                >
-                  <Trash2 className="size-3.5" /> Remove
-                </Button>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-              PNG, JPG, or SVG. Stored locally as a data URL.
-            </span>
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field label="Title" hint="Your role at work.">
-              <Input
-                data-action="profile-title"
-                value={prefs.title}
-                onChange={(e) =>
-                  setPrefs((d) => ({ ...d, title: e.target.value }))
-                }
-                placeholder="e.g. Platform admin"
+        <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          {avatarError ? (
+            <AlertBanner variant="error">{avatarError}</AlertBanner>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <label
+              aria-disabled={avatarUploading}
+              className={[
+                "inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-2 rounded-md border bg-background px-3 py-1.5 text-sm",
+                avatarUploading
+                  ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60"
+                  : "cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground",
+              ].join(" ")}
+            >
+              <input
+                data-action="profile-avatar-upload"
+                type="file"
+                accept="image/*"
+                className="sr-only"
+                disabled={avatarUploading}
+                onChange={(e) => onPickAvatar(e.target.files?.[0] ?? null)}
               />
-            </Field>
-            <Field
-              label="Default agent"
-              hint="Used as the active persona on first load."
-            >
-              <DropdownMenu>
-                <DropdownMenuTrigger
-                  data-action="profile-default-agent"
-                  className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-md border bg-background px-3 text-sm hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
-                >
-                  <span className="truncate">
-                    {defaultAgent ? (
-                      <>
-                        <span className="font-medium">{defaultAgent.name}</span>
-                        <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                          {" "}
-                          — {defaultAgent.role}
-                        </span>
-                      </>
-                    ) : (
-                      "Use first available"
-                    )}
-                  </span>
-                </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-                <DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="w-64">
-                  <DropdownMenuItem
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      setPrefs((d) => ({ ...d, defaultAgentId: "" }))
-                    }
-                    data-state={!prefs.defaultAgentId ? "checked" : undefined}
-                  >
-                    First available
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  {agents.map((a) => (
-                    <DropdownMenuItem
-                      key={a.id}
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        setPrefs((d) => ({ ...d, defaultAgentId: a.id }))
-                      }
-                      data-state={
-                        prefs.defaultAgentId === a.id ? "checked" : undefined
-                      }
-                      className="flex flex-col items-start"
-                    >
-                      <span className="font-medium">{a.name}</span>
-                      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                        {a.role}
-                      </span>
-                    </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  ))}
-                </DropdownMenuContent>
-              </DropdownMenu>
-            </Field>
-          </div>
-
-          <Field
-            label="Signature"
-            hint="Appended automatically when you ask the assistant to draft an email or note."
-          >
-            <Textarea
-              data-action="profile-signature"
-              value={prefs.signature}
-              onChange={(e) =>
-                setPrefs((d) => ({ ...d, signature: e.target.value }))
-              }
-              rows={3}
-              placeholder={`Cheers,\n${account?.full_name || "Your name"}`}
-            />
-          </Field>
-
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-            <Button
-              data-action="profile-prefs-save"
-              onClick={savePrefs}
-              disabled={!prefsDirty}
-            >
-              Save preferences
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              data-action="profile-prefs-revert"
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => setPrefs(profile)}
-              disabled={!prefsDirty}
-            >
-              Revert
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              data-action="profile-prefs-reset"
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => {
-                resetProfile()
-                setPrefsSavedAt(Date.now())
-              }}
-            >
-              Reset to defaults
-            </Button>
-            {prefsSavedAt && !prefsDirty && (
-              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-400">
-                <Check className="size-4" /> Saved.
-              </span>
+              {avatarUploading ? "Uploading…" : "Upload avatar"}
+            </label>
+            {prefs.avatarUrl && !avatarUploading && (
+              <Button
+                data-action="profile-avatar-remove"
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={() => onPickAvatar(null)}
+                className="text-muted-foreground"
+              >
+                <Trash2 className="size-3.5" /> Remove
+              </Button>
             )}
           </div>
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            PNG, JPG, GIF, or WebP. Max 8MB.
+          </span>
         </CardContent>
       </Card>
     </AppShell>