diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index 008433d..48f71cc 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet run --repo ehmpathy --role mechanic --init claude.hooks/sessionstart.notify-permissions",
-            "timeout": 5,
+            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet roles boot --repo .this --role any --if-present",
+            "timeout": 60,
             "author": "repo=ehmpathy/role=mechanic"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet roles boot --repo .this --role any --if-present",
+            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet roles boot --repo ehmpathy --role mechanic",
             "timeout": 60,
             "author": "repo=ehmpathy/role=mechanic"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet roles boot --repo ehmpathy --role mechanic",
-            "timeout": 60,
+            "command": "./node_modules/.bin/rhachet run --repo ehmpathy --role mechanic --init claude.hooks/sessionstart.notify-permissions",
+            "timeout": 5,
             "author": "repo=ehmpathy/role=mechanic"
           }
         ]
diff --git a/.depcheckrc.yml b/.depcheckrc.yml
index f797762..46bd14e 100644
--- a/.depcheckrc.yml
+++ b/.depcheckrc.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ignorePatterns:
+  - 'provision/**'
 ignores:
   - depcheck
   - declapract
@@ -19,3 +21,10 @@ ignores:
   - tsx
   - tsc-alias
   - yalc
+  - "@tsconfig/node-lts-strictest"
+  - core-js
+  - test-fns
+  - ts-jest
+  - ts-node
+  - declastruct
+  - declastruct-github
diff --git a/blackbox/environment.ts b/blackbox/environment.ts
index 8ba4978..e5d5b3f 100644
--- a/blackbox/environment.ts
+++ b/blackbox/environment.ts
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-import { Stage, stage } from '../src/utils/environment';
-
 export const locally = process.env.LOCALLY === 'true'; // whether we want to acceptance test locally or deployed lambda
-
-export const testInProdOnly = stage === Stage.PRODUCTION ? test : test.skip; // allow testing in prod env only (sometimes we don't deploy certain things in dev / test)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b80efbd..92da995 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
     "prepare": "if [ -e .git ] && [ -z $CI ]; then npm run prepare:husky && npm run prepare:rhachet; fi"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "domain-objects": "0.31.9",
-    "helpful-errors": "1.5.3",
     "type-fns": "1.21.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4895908..e724538 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
-      domain-objects:
-        specifier: 0.31.9
-        version: 0.31.9
-      helpful-errors:
-        specifier: 1.5.3
-        version: 1.5.3
       type-fns:
         specifier: 1.21.0
         version: 1.21.0
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f963280..21ef25f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   "exclude": [
     "dist",
     "coverage",
-    "node_modules"
+    "node_modules",
+    "provision"
   ]
 }