fix(6229): remove the Profile settings page — nothing read it

The Profile tab said an assistant used it to personalise chat and a daily
journal. Neither exists, and nothing read the profile: the page saved to
user_profiles and the backup carried it. Removed the tab, the client calls,
/api/profile, the service and the model, and migration 0123 drops the table
(downgrade recreates it empty).

Backup format v27 stops writing user_profiles; an older archive carrying the
section still restores, and the file-restore integration test now proves it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

alembic/versions/0123_drop_user_profiles.py

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""drop user_profiles
+
+Revision ID: 0123
+Revises: 0122
+Create Date: 2026-10-22
+
+The Profile settings page asked for a display name, job title, expertise,
+response style, tone, interests and a work schedule, and said an assistant
+used them to personalise chat and a daily journal. Nothing in the app read
+any of it: the page saved to this table and the backup carried it, and that
+was all. The page, its API and the backup section are gone, and the table
+goes with them.
+
+Downgrade recreates the empty table, so the schema steps back cleanly; the
+rows themselves do not come back.
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import ARRAY, JSONB
+
+revision = "0123"
+down_revision = "0122"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_user_profiles_user_id", table_name="user_profiles")
+    op.drop_table("user_profiles")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "user_profiles",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "user_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+            unique=True,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("display_name", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("job_title", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("industry", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("expertise_level", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("response_style", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("tone", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("interests", ARRAY(sa.Text()), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("work_schedule", JSONB(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_user_profiles_user_id", "user_profiles", ["user_id"], unique=True)

docs/api-reference.md

@@ -219,11 +219,10 @@ endpoint at `/mcp`, not these REST routes.
 | POST | `/api/notifications/:id/read` | Mark one read |
 | POST | `/api/notifications/read-all` | Mark all read |
 
-## Profile and Settings
+## Settings
 
 | Method | Path | Description |
 |--------|------|-------------|
-| GET / PUT | `/api/profile` | Read / update the per-user profile |
 | GET / PUT | `/api/settings` | Read / update key-value settings |
 | GET | `/api/settings/search` | SearXNG configuration status |
 | GET / POST | `/api/settings/forge-connections` | Your git forge connections / add one |

docs/features.md

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ Email and password, plus optional OIDC single sign-on (Authentik, Keycloak, ...)
 |-----|----------|
 | General | Timezone, trash retention, retrieval thresholds, moments, reply shapes |
 | Account | Email, password, active sessions |
-| Profile | About you, response preferences, interests, work schedule |
 | Notifications | Email notifications |
 | Integrations | SearXNG, git forge connections |
 | Data | Export, backup and restore, scheduled backups (admin) |

frontend/src/api/client.ts

@@ -500,24 +500,6 @@ export const createApiKey = (name: string, scope: 'read' | 'write') =>
 
 export const revokeApiKey = (id: number) => apiDelete(`/api/api-keys/${id}`)
 
-// ── User Profile ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-export interface UserProfile {
-  display_name: string
-  job_title: string
-  industry: string
-  expertise_level: 'novice' | 'intermediate' | 'expert'
-  response_style: 'concise' | 'balanced' | 'detailed'
-  tone: 'casual' | 'professional' | 'technical'
-  interests: string[]
-  work_schedule: { days?: string[]; start?: string; end?: string }
-}
-
-export const getProfile = () => apiGet<UserProfile>('/api/profile')
-export const updateProfile = (data: Partial<UserProfile>) =>
-  apiPut<UserProfile>('/api/profile', data)
-
-
 // ── Note Versions (pinning) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 import type { NoteVersion } from '../types/task'

frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue

@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import { useToastStore } from "@/stores/toast";
 import { useCanonicalSystemsStore } from "@/stores/canonicalSystems";
 import { usePlatformsStore } from "@/stores/platforms";
-import { apiGet, apiPost, apiPut, apiDelete, listGroups, createGroup, deleteGroup, listGroupMembers, addGroupMember, removeGroupMember, searchUsers, listApiKeys, createApiKey as apiCreateApiKey, revokeApiKey as apiRevokeApiKey, getProfile, updateProfile, type ApiKeyEntry, type GroupEntry, type GroupMember, type UserSearchResult, type UserProfile, apiErrorMessage } from "@/api/client";
+import { apiGet, apiPost, apiPut, apiDelete, listGroups, createGroup, deleteGroup, listGroupMembers, addGroupMember, removeGroupMember, searchUsers, listApiKeys, createApiKey as apiCreateApiKey, revokeApiKey as apiRevokeApiKey, type ApiKeyEntry, type GroupEntry, type GroupMember, type UserSearchResult, apiErrorMessage } from "@/api/client";
 import type { User } from "@/types/auth";
 import PaginationBar from "@/components/PaginationBar.vue";
-import TagInput from "@/components/TagInput.vue";
 import MomentsSettings from "@/components/MomentsSettings.vue";
 import ReplyShapesSettings from "@/components/ReplyShapesSettings.vue";
 import BackupScheduleSettings from "@/components/BackupScheduleSettings.vue";
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ async function copyCommit() {
 const restoreFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 
 // Migrate stored "admin" → "config"; unknown tabs fall back to "general"
-const VALID_TABS = new Set(["general", "account", "profile", "notifications", "integrations", "data", "apikeys", "config", "users", "logs", "groups", "areas", "platforms"]);
+const VALID_TABS = new Set(["general", "account", "notifications", "integrations", "data", "apikeys", "config", "users", "logs", "groups", "areas", "platforms"]);
 const _stored = localStorage.getItem("settings_tab") ?? "general";
 const activeTab = ref(VALID_TABS.has(_stored) ? (_stored === "admin" ? "config" : _stored) : "general");
 
@@ -846,50 +845,6 @@ const searchLoading = ref(false);
 const searchError = ref("");
 
 
-// ── Profile ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-const WORK_DAYS = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun']
-const profile = ref<UserProfile>({
-  display_name: '', job_title: '', industry: '',
-  expertise_level: 'intermediate', response_style: 'balanced', tone: 'casual',
-  interests: [], work_schedule: {},
-})
-const profileSaving = ref(false)
-const profileSaved = ref(false)
-
-async function loadProfile() {
-  try { profile.value = await getProfile() } catch { /* non-critical */ }
-}
-
-async function saveProfile() {
-  profileSaving.value = true
-  profileSaved.value = false
-  try {
-    profile.value = await updateProfile({
-      display_name: profile.value.display_name,
-      job_title: profile.value.job_title,
-      industry: profile.value.industry,
-      expertise_level: profile.value.expertise_level,
-      response_style: profile.value.response_style,
-      tone: profile.value.tone,
-      interests: profile.value.interests,
-      work_schedule: profile.value.work_schedule,
-    })
-    profileSaved.value = true
-    setTimeout(() => { profileSaved.value = false }, 2000)
-  } catch { toastStore.show('Failed to save profile', 'error') }
-  finally { profileSaving.value = false }
-}
-
-function toggleProfileWorkDay(day: string) {
-  const days = [...(profile.value.work_schedule.days ?? [])]
-  const idx = days.indexOf(day)
-  if (idx >= 0) days.splice(idx, 1)
-  else days.push(day)
-  profile.value.work_schedule = { ...profile.value.work_schedule, days }
-}
-
-function emptyTagsFetch(): Promise<string[]> { return Promise.resolve([]) }
-
 onMounted(async () => {
   await store.fetchSettings();
   newEmail.value = authStore.user?.email ?? "";
@@ -974,9 +929,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     notifySecurityAlerts.value = allSettings.notify_security_alerts !== "false";
   }
 
-  // Load user profile
-  await loadProfile();
-
   // Check SearXNG status
   try {
     const sr = await apiGet<{ configured: boolean; searxng_url: string }>("/api/settings/search");
@@ -1647,7 +1599,7 @@ async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
       <div class="sidebar-group">
         <div class="sidebar-group-label">User</div>
         <button
-          v-for="tab in ['general', 'account', 'profile', 'notifications', 'integrations', 'data', 'apikeys']"
+          v-for="tab in ['general', 'account', 'notifications', 'integrations', 'data', 'apikeys']"
           :key="tab"
           :class="['sidebar-item', { active: activeTab === tab }]"
           @click="activeTab = tab"
@@ -2366,111 +2318,6 @@ async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
     </div>
 
     <!-- ── Notifications ── -->
-    <!-- ── Profile ── -->
-    <div v-show="activeTab === 'profile'" class="settings-grid">
-      <section class="settings-section full-width">
-        <h2>About You</h2>
-        <p class="section-desc">This information is used by the assistant to personalise responses in chat and the daily journal.</p>
-        <div class="assistant-grid">
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Display Name</label>
-            <input v-model="profile.display_name" type="text" class="fs-input input" placeholder="e.g. Alex" />
-            <p class="field-hint">How the assistant addresses you.</p>
-          </div>
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Job Title</label>
-            <input v-model="profile.job_title" type="text" class="fs-input input" placeholder="e.g. Product Manager" />
-          </div>
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Industry</label>
-            <input v-model="profile.industry" type="text" class="fs-input input" placeholder="e.g. Technology" />
-          </div>
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Expertise Level</label>
-            <select v-model="profile.expertise_level" class="fs-input input">
-              <option value="novice">Novice — explain things simply</option>
-              <option value="intermediate">Intermediate — balanced explanations</option>
-              <option value="expert">Expert — assume deep knowledge</option>
-            </select>
-            <p class="field-hint">Calibrates how the assistant explains concepts.</p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="actions">
-          <button class="btn-primary" @click="saveProfile" :disabled="profileSaving">{{ profileSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save' }}</button>
-          <span v-if="profileSaved" class="saved-msg">Saved!</span>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section class="settings-section full-width">
-        <h2>Response Preferences</h2>
-        <div class="assistant-grid">
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Response Style</label>
-            <select v-model="profile.response_style" class="fs-input input">
-              <option value="concise">Concise — short and direct</option>
-              <option value="balanced">Balanced — default</option>
-              <option value="detailed">Detailed — thorough explanations</option>
-            </select>
-          </div>
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Tone</label>
-            <select v-model="profile.tone" class="fs-input input">
-              <option value="casual">Casual — friendly and relaxed</option>
-              <option value="professional">Professional — formal and precise</option>
-              <option value="technical">Technical — jargon-friendly</option>
-            </select>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="actions">
-          <button class="btn-primary" @click="saveProfile" :disabled="profileSaving">{{ profileSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save' }}</button>
-          <span v-if="profileSaved" class="saved-msg">Saved!</span>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section class="settings-section full-width">
-        <h2>Interests</h2>
-        <p class="section-desc">Topics you care about — used to personalise the journal's daily prep and chat responses.</p>
-        <TagInput v-model="profile.interests" placeholder="Add an interest…" :fetchTags="emptyTagsFetch" />
-        <div class="actions">
-          <button class="btn-primary" @click="saveProfile" :disabled="profileSaving">{{ profileSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save' }}</button>
-          <span v-if="profileSaved" class="saved-msg">Saved!</span>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section class="settings-section full-width">
-        <h2>Work Schedule</h2>
-        <p class="section-desc">Helps the journal understand when you're working and what's relevant each morning.</p>
-        <div class="field">
-          <label>Work Days</label>
-          <div class="day-picker">
-            <button
-              v-for="day in WORK_DAYS"
-              :key="day"
-              class="day-btn"
-              :class="{ active: (profile.work_schedule.days ?? []).includes(day) }"
-              @click="toggleProfileWorkDay(day)"
-              type="button"
-            >{{ day }}</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="assistant-grid" style="margin-top:0.75rem">
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>Start Time</label>
-            <input v-model="profile.work_schedule.start" type="time" class="fs-input input" />
-          </div>
-          <div class="field">
-            <label>End Time</label>
-            <input v-model="profile.work_schedule.end" type="time" class="fs-input input" />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="actions">
-          <button class="btn-primary" @click="saveProfile" :disabled="profileSaving">{{ profileSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save' }}</button>
-          <span v-if="profileSaved" class="saved-msg">Saved!</span>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-    </div>
-
     <div v-show="activeTab === 'notifications'" class="settings-grid">
 
       <section class="settings-section">
@@ -3724,18 +3571,6 @@ async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
-/* Assistant — 2-col internal grid */
-.assistant-grid {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
-  gap: 0 1rem;
-}
-@media (max-width: 700px) {
-  .assistant-grid {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
-}
-
 .field {
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }
@@ -3985,9 +3820,6 @@ async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
   .settings-section.full-width {
     grid-column: auto;
   }
-  .assistant-grid {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
   .smtp-grid {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
@@ -4455,32 +4287,6 @@ async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
-/* ── Profile tab ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.day-picker {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  margin-top: 0.35rem;
-}
-.day-btn {
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.65rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--fs-border-color);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  background: var(--fs-surface-raised);
-  color: var(--fs-text-tertiary);
-  font-size: 0.82rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.15s;
-  font-family: inherit;
-}
-.day-btn:hover { border-color: var(--fs-accent); color: var(--fs-accent); }
-.day-btn.active {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fs-accent) 15%, transparent);
-  border-color: var(--fs-accent);
-  color: var(--fs-accent-fg);
-  font-weight: 500;
-}
-
 /* ── Shared areas ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
    The slug is shown deliberately: it is what decides whether two names are
    the same area, and an admin renaming an entry needs to see it move. */

src/scribe/app.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from scribe.routes.in_app_notifications import notifications_bp
 from scribe.routes.users import users_bp
 from scribe.routes.api_keys import api_keys_bp
 from scribe.routes.search import search_bp
-from scribe.routes.profile import profile_bp
 from scribe.routes.knowledge import knowledge_bp
 from scribe.routes.rulebooks import rulebooks_bp
 from scribe.routes.plugin import plugin_bp
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ def create_app() -> Quart:
     app.register_blueprint(users_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(api_keys_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(search_bp)
-    app.register_blueprint(profile_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(knowledge_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(lessons_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(rulebooks_bp)

src/scribe/models/__init__.py

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ from scribe.models.group import Group, GroupMembership  # noqa: E402, F401
 from scribe.models.share import NoteShare, ProjectShare  # noqa: E402, F401
 from scribe.models.notification import Notification  # noqa: E402, F401
 from scribe.models.api_key import ApiKey  # noqa: E402, F401
-from scribe.models.user_profile import UserProfile  # noqa: E402, F401
 # Imported before rulebook: rule_systems foreign-keys canonical_systems.
 from scribe.models.canonical_system import CanonicalSystem  # noqa: E402, F401
 from scribe.models.rulebook import (  # noqa: E402, F401

src/scribe/models/user_profile.py

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, Integer, Text
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import ARRAY, JSONB
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
-
-from scribe.models import Base
-from scribe.models.base import TimestampMixin
-
-
-class UserProfile(Base, TimestampMixin):
-    __tablename__ = "user_profiles"
-
-    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
-        Integer, ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, unique=True
-    )
-    display_name: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    job_title: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    industry: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    # novice / intermediate / expert — calibrates explanation depth
-    expertise_level: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    # concise / balanced / detailed
-    response_style: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    # casual / professional / technical
-    tone: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
-    interests: Mapped[list[str] | None] = mapped_column(ARRAY(Text), nullable=True)
-    # {days: ["Mon","Tue",...], start: "09:00", end: "17:00"}
-    work_schedule: Mapped[dict | None] = mapped_column(JSONB, nullable=True)
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
-        return {
-            "display_name": self.display_name or "",
-            "job_title": self.job_title or "",
-            "industry": self.industry or "",
-            "expertise_level": self.expertise_level or "intermediate",
-            "response_style": self.response_style or "balanced",
-            "tone": self.tone or "casual",
-            "interests": self.interests or [],
-            "work_schedule": self.work_schedule or {},
-        }

src/scribe/routes/profile.py

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
-
-from scribe.auth import get_current_user_id, login_required
-from scribe.services.user_profile import (
-    VALID_EXPERTISE,
-    VALID_STYLES,
-    VALID_TONES,
-    get_profile,
-    update_profile,
-)
-
-profile_bp = Blueprint("profile", __name__, url_prefix="/api/profile")
-
-
-@profile_bp.route("", methods=["GET"])
-@login_required
-async def get_profile_route():
-    uid = get_current_user_id()
-    profile = await get_profile(uid)
-    return jsonify(profile.to_dict())
-
-
-@profile_bp.route("", methods=["PUT"])
-@login_required
-async def update_profile_route():
-    uid = get_current_user_id()
-    data = await request.get_json()
-    if not isinstance(data, dict):
-        return jsonify({"error": "Expected a JSON object"}), 400
-
-    if "expertise_level" in data and data["expertise_level"] not in VALID_EXPERTISE:
-        return jsonify({"error": f"expertise_level must be one of {sorted(VALID_EXPERTISE)}"}), 400
-    if "response_style" in data and data["response_style"] not in VALID_STYLES:
-        return jsonify({"error": f"response_style must be one of {sorted(VALID_STYLES)}"}), 400
-    if "tone" in data and data["tone"] not in VALID_TONES:
-        return jsonify({"error": f"tone must be one of {sorted(VALID_TONES)}"}), 400
-    if "interests" in data and not isinstance(data["interests"], list):
-        return jsonify({"error": "interests must be an array"}), 400
-    if "work_schedule" in data and not isinstance(data["work_schedule"], dict):
-        return jsonify({"error": "work_schedule must be an object"}), 400
-
-    profile = await update_profile(uid, data)
-    return jsonify(profile.to_dict())

src/scribe/services/backup.py

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from scribe.models.setting import Setting
 from scribe.models.system import RecordSystem, System
 from scribe.models.task_log import TaskLog
 from scribe.models.user import User
-from scribe.models.user_profile import UserProfile
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -109,9 +108,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 #     ledger and the decision log. Lose the ledger or the log and every
 #     assessment is owed again, with nothing to keep it consistent with the
 #     last.
-# v26 user_profiles: what each user wrote on their Profile page. Every field
+# v26 user_profiles: what each user wrote on their Profile page.
-#     is typed by its user, and none is derived or a credential.
+# v27 drops user_profiles with the Profile page. Older archives carrying the
-BACKUP_VERSION = 26
+#     section still restore — the key is simply not read.
+BACKUP_VERSION = 27
 
 # Every table this backup carries, by its REAL name. Paired with _NOT_INCLUDED
 # below, these two lists must together account for the entire schema — which is
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ _BACKED_UP = [
     # memberships.
     "platforms", "project_platforms", "family_ideas", "family_idea_platforms",
     "family_idea_references", "family_adoptions", "family_decisions",
-    # What each user wrote on their Profile page.
-    "user_profiles",
 ]
 
 # Tables intentionally NOT in the backup, surfaced in the payload so the gap is
@@ -269,8 +267,6 @@ _COLUMN_EXCLUSIONS: dict[str, set[str]] = {
     "retrieval_tuning_events": {"id"},
     # Every other column is the correction itself, or who made it and why.
     "moment_mappings": {"id"},
-    # One row per user, keyed by the user; every other column is what they typed.
-    "user_profiles": {"id"},
     "design_systems": {"deleted_at", "deleted_batch_id", "created_at", "updated_at"},
     "design_tokens": {"deleted_at", "deleted_batch_id", "created_at", "updated_at"},
     "repo_bindings": {"id", "created_at", "updated_at"},
@@ -373,7 +369,6 @@ _IMPORT_COLUMN_EXCLUSIONS: dict[str, set[str]] = {
     "system_usage_events": {"id"},
     "retrieval_tuning_events": {"id"},
     "moment_mappings": {"id"},
-    "user_profiles": {"id"},
     "design_systems": {
         "id", "deleted_at", "deleted_batch_id", "created_at", "updated_at",
     },
@@ -550,24 +545,6 @@ def _moment_mapping_rows(rows) -> list[dict]:
     ]
 
 
-def _user_profile_rows(rows) -> list[dict]:
-    """The Profile page. Not `to_dict()`: that one fills blanks with
-    the page's defaults and omits `user_id`, and a restore needs the stored
-    value and the owner."""
-    return [
-        {
-            "user_id": r.user_id, "display_name": r.display_name,
-            "job_title": r.job_title, "industry": r.industry,
-            "expertise_level": r.expertise_level,
-            "response_style": r.response_style, "tone": r.tone,
-            "interests": r.interests, "work_schedule": r.work_schedule,
-            "created_at": r.created_at.isoformat() if r.created_at else None,
-            "updated_at": r.updated_at.isoformat() if r.updated_at else None,
-        }
-        for r in rows
-    ]
-
-
 def _retrieval_tuning_event_rows(rows) -> list[dict]:
     """The record of why a retrieval dial is where it is.
 
@@ -1064,9 +1041,6 @@ async def export_full_backup() -> dict:
         moment_mappings = (await session.execute(
             select(MomentMapping).order_by(MomentMapping.id)
         )).scalars().all()
-        user_profiles = (await session.execute(
-            select(UserProfile).order_by(UserProfile.id)
-        )).scalars().all()
         repo_bindings = (await session.execute(select(RepoBinding).order_by(RepoBinding.id))).scalars().all()
         code_shapes = (await session.execute(select(CodeShape).order_by(CodeShape.id))).scalars().all()
         code_shape_events = (await session.execute(
@@ -1141,7 +1115,6 @@ async def export_full_backup() -> dict:
             retrieval_tuning_events
         ),
         "moment_mappings": _moment_mapping_rows(moment_mappings),
-        "user_profiles": _user_profile_rows(user_profiles),
         "repo_bindings": _repo_binding_rows(repo_bindings),
         "note_supersessions": _note_supersession_rows(supersessions),
         "code_shapes": _code_shape_rows(code_shapes),
@@ -1327,9 +1300,6 @@ async def export_user_backup(user_id: int) -> dict:
             .where(MomentMapping.user_id == user_id)
             .order_by(MomentMapping.id)
         )).scalars().all()
-        user_profiles = (await session.execute(
-            select(UserProfile).where(UserProfile.user_id == user_id)
-        )).scalars().all()
         rule_relations = (await session.execute(
             select(RuleRelation).where(
                 RuleRelation.from_rule_id.in_(_rule_ids),
@@ -1432,7 +1402,6 @@ async def export_user_backup(user_id: int) -> dict:
             retrieval_tuning_events
         ),
         "moment_mappings": _moment_mapping_rows(moment_mappings),
-        "user_profiles": _user_profile_rows(user_profiles),
         "repo_bindings": _repo_binding_rows(repo_bindings),
         "note_supersessions": _note_supersession_rows(supersessions),
         "code_shapes": _code_shape_rows(code_shapes),
@@ -1663,27 +1632,6 @@ def _build_moment_mapping(row: dict, maps: _Maps) -> MomentMapping | None:
     )
 
 
-def _build_user_profile(row: dict, maps: _Maps) -> UserProfile | None:
-    """Only the user remaps. A blank field stays blank, never the page's
-    default: `to_dict()` fills those in on read, from the same None."""
-    uid = maps.users.get(row.get("user_id") or 0)
-    if uid is None:
-        return None
-    return UserProfile(
-        user_id=uid,
-        display_name=row.get("display_name"),
-        job_title=row.get("job_title"),
-        industry=row.get("industry"),
-        expertise_level=row.get("expertise_level"),
-        response_style=row.get("response_style"),
-        tone=row.get("tone"),
-        interests=row.get("interests"),
-        work_schedule=row.get("work_schedule"),
-        created_at=_dt(row.get("created_at")),
-        updated_at=_dt(row.get("updated_at")),
-    )
-
-
 def _build_retrieval_tuning_event(row: dict, maps: _Maps) -> RetrievalTuningEvent | None:
     """No id remapping beyond the user: `surface` is a registry NAME, not a
     foreign key, which is what lets this history survive a restore into an
@@ -2398,7 +2346,7 @@ async def _restore_v2(data: dict) -> dict:
         "rule_systems": 0, "rule_moments": 0, "rule_moment_judgments": 0,
         "rule_relations": 0, "rule_versions": 0,
         "retrieval_tuning_events": 0, "lesson_rule_links": 0,
-        "lesson_no_rule": 0, "moment_mappings": 0, "user_profiles": 0,
+        "lesson_no_rule": 0, "moment_mappings": 0,
         "platforms": 0, "project_platforms": 0, "family_ideas": 0,
         "family_idea_platforms": 0, "family_idea_references": 0,
         "family_adoptions": 0, "family_decisions": 0,
@@ -2520,14 +2468,6 @@ async def _restore_v2(data: dict) -> dict:
             session.add(mapping)
             stats["moment_mappings"] += 1
 
-        # 8d. User profiles (v26) — one per user, so only the user remaps.
-        for up_data in data.get("user_profiles", []):
-            profile = _build_user_profile(up_data, maps)
-            if profile is None:
-                continue
-            session.add(profile)
-            stats["user_profiles"] += 1
-
         # 9. Rulebooks (v3)
         for rb_data in data.get("rulebooks", []):
             rb = _build_rulebook(rb_data, maps)

src/scribe/services/user_profile.py

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-"""User profile service — structured per-user preferences.
-
-The profile is user-managed metadata (name, job, expertise, style, tone,
-interests, work schedule), read and written through /api/profile and carried
-in backups.
-"""
-import logging
-
-from sqlalchemy import select
-
-from scribe.models import async_session
-from scribe.models.user_profile import UserProfile
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-VALID_EXPERTISE = {"novice", "intermediate", "expert"}
-VALID_STYLES = {"concise", "balanced", "detailed"}
-VALID_TONES = {"casual", "professional", "technical"}
-
-
-async def get_profile(user_id: int) -> UserProfile:
-    """Get or create the profile row for a user."""
-    async with async_session() as session:
-        result = await session.execute(
-            select(UserProfile).where(UserProfile.user_id == user_id)
-        )
-        profile = result.scalar_one_or_none()
-        if profile is None:
-            profile = UserProfile(user_id=user_id)
-            session.add(profile)
-            await session.commit()
-            await session.refresh(profile)
-        return profile
-
-
-async def update_profile(user_id: int, data: dict) -> UserProfile:
-    """Upsert structured profile fields from a validated dict."""
-    allowed = {
-        "display_name", "job_title", "industry", "expertise_level",
-        "response_style", "tone", "interests", "work_schedule",
-    }
-    async with async_session() as session:
-        result = await session.execute(
-            select(UserProfile).where(UserProfile.user_id == user_id)
-        )
-        profile = result.scalar_one_or_none()
-        if profile is None:
-            profile = UserProfile(user_id=user_id)
-            session.add(profile)
-        for key, value in data.items():
-            if key in allowed:
-                setattr(profile, key, value)
-        await session.commit()
-        await session.refresh(profile)
-    return profile

tests/test_integration_backup_file_restore.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-"""Real-Postgres proof that the scheduled backup's FILE restores (milestone
+"""Real-Postgres proof that the scheduled backup's FILE restores: a payload
-523): a payload written as the tar, read back through `scribe.restore`'s
+written as the tar, read back through `scribe.restore`'s loader, and fed to
-loader, and fed to the real `restore_full_backup`.
+the real `restore_full_backup`.
 
 The unit lane already shows the tar hands back the dict it was given. What
 only this lane shows is that the dict it hands back is one the restore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from scribe.models.milestone import Milestone
 from scribe.models.note import Note
 from scribe.models.project import Project
 from scribe.models.user import User
-from scribe.models.user_profile import UserProfile
 from scribe.restore import load_backup, run
 from scribe.services import backup
 from scribe.services.backup_file import write_archive
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@ async def _no_leftovers():
 async def written(tmp_path):
     """A project with a milestone and a task in it, exported with the real
     row builders, renamed so the restore mints a separate user, and written
-    as the backup tar."""
+    as the backup tar. It also carries a `user_profiles` section, as an
+    archive from before v27 does."""
     async with async_session() as s:
         user = await ensure_user(s, OWNER)
         project = Project(user_id=user.id, title="Restore drill")
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ async def written(tmp_path):
                     title="Prove the restore", body="From the tar, not the JSON.",
                     status="todo", note_type="note", task_kind="work")
         s.add(note)
-        profile = UserProfile(user_id=user.id, display_name="Drill Owner",
-                              tone="technical", interests=["backups"],
-                              work_schedule={"start": "09:00"})
-        s.add(profile)
         await s.commit()
         payload = {
             "version": backup.BACKUP_VERSION,
@@ -77,7 +73,8 @@ async def written(tmp_path):
             "projects": backup._project_rows([project]),
             "milestones": backup._milestone_rows([milestone]),
             "notes": backup._note_rows([note]),
-            "user_profiles": backup._user_profile_rows([profile]),
+            "user_profiles": [{"user_id": user.id, "display_name": "Drill Owner",
+                               "tone": "technical", "interests": ["backups"]}],
         }
     payload["users"][0]["username"] = RESTORED
     from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -94,19 +91,10 @@ async def test_the_tar_restores_with_every_id_remapped(written):
         project = (await s.execute(select(Project).where(Project.user_id == user.id))).scalars().one()
         milestone = (await s.execute(select(Milestone).where(Milestone.user_id == user.id))).scalars().one()
         note = (await s.execute(select(Note).where(Note.user_id == user.id))).scalars().one()
-        profile = (await s.execute(
-            select(UserProfile).where(UserProfile.user_id == user.id)
-        )).scalars().one()
     assert project.title == "Restore drill"
     assert (note.project_id, note.milestone_id) == (project.id, milestone.id)
     assert note.body == "From the tar, not the JSON."
     assert note.status == "todo"
-    # The Profile page travels with its user; a field left blank stays
-    # blank rather than restoring as the page's default.
-    assert (profile.display_name, profile.tone) == ("Drill Owner", "technical")
-    assert profile.interests == ["backups"]
-    assert profile.work_schedule == {"start": "09:00"}
-    assert profile.job_title is None
 
 
 async def test_the_command_refuses_a_database_with_accounts(written):

tests/test_services_backup.py

@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ from scribe.services import backup
 def test_backup_version_is_current():
     """The bump is the point of the test — a payload section added without
     moving the version produces backups that are structurally different and
-    indistinguishable by inspection.
+    indistinguishable by inspection."""
-
+    assert backup.BACKUP_VERSION == 27
-    (Named for the number it asserted until v10, which is exactly the drift a
-    name-carrying-a-value invites; it now says what it checks.)"""
-    assert backup.BACKUP_VERSION == 26
 
 
 def _exportable_note(**over):
@@ -164,7 +161,6 @@ def _column_guard_targets():
     from scribe.models.system import RecordSystem, System
     from scribe.models.task_log import TaskLog
     from scribe.models.user import User
-    from scribe.models.user_profile import UserProfile
 
     return {
         "users": (User, backup._user_rows),
@@ -212,7 +208,6 @@ def _column_guard_targets():
         "family_idea_references": (FamilyIdeaReference, backup._family_idea_reference_rows),
         "family_adoptions": (FamilyAdoption, backup._family_adoption_rows),
         "family_decisions": (FamilyDecision, backup._family_decision_rows),
-        "user_profiles": (UserProfile, backup._user_profile_rows),
     }
 
 
@@ -324,7 +319,6 @@ def _import_guard_targets():
         "system_usage_events": backup._build_system_usage_event,
         "retrieval_tuning_events": backup._build_retrieval_tuning_event,
         "moment_mappings": backup._build_moment_mapping,
-        "user_profiles": backup._build_user_profile,
         "design_systems": backup._build_design_system,
         "design_tokens": backup._build_design_token,
         "repo_bindings": backup._build_repo_binding,
@@ -593,9 +587,7 @@ async def test_export_full_backup_contains_every_declared_section():
                 # v25: family canon.
                 "platforms", "project_platforms", "family_ideas",
                 "family_idea_platforms", "family_idea_references",
-                "family_adoptions", "family_decisions",
+                "family_adoptions", "family_decisions"):
-                # v26: the Profile page.
-                "user_profiles"):
         assert key in out, f"missing export section: {key}"
         assert out[key] == []