diff --git a/ai/.env.example b/ai/.env.example
index 2934c21..47dee46 100644
--- a/ai/.env.example
+++ b/ai/.env.example
@@ -3,6 +3,3 @@
 
 # Required: OpenRouter API key for Hermes agent
 OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-your-key-here
-
-# Memory providers (internal Docker network — usually no changes needed)
-OPENVIKING_ENDPOINT=http://openviking:1933
diff --git a/ai/compose.yml b/ai/compose.yml
index e6c6ffa..39807f4 100755
--- a/ai/compose.yml
+++ b/ai/compose.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ services:
       - API_SERVER_KEY=hermes_local_key
       - GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true
       - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPEN...KEY}
-      # Memory providers — connect to self-hosted services
-      - OPENVIKING_ENDPOINT=http://openviking:1933
-      - OPENVIKING_ACCOUNT=default
-      - OPENVIKING_USER=default
-      - OPENVIKING_AGENT=hermes
       # ROCm for GPU-accelerated faster-whisper STT
       - HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=9.0.6
       - HCC_AMDGPU_TARGET=gfx906
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@ services:
     networks:
       - ai_backend
     depends_on:
-      - openviking
       - honcho
 
   syncthing:
@@ -137,24 +131,6 @@ services:
       - "303"
       - "26"
 
-  # --- OpenViking: knowledge graph memory ---
-  openviking:
-    image: ghcr.io/volcengine/openviking:latest
-    container_name: openviking
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:1933:1933"
-    volumes:
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/OpenViking/data:/app/.openviking
-    networks:
-      - ai_backend
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:1933/health || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 5s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
-
   # --- Honcho: AI-native user modeling ---
   honcho:
     build: ./honcho
diff --git a/ai/hermes/config.yaml b/ai/hermes/config.yaml
index da60b2b..9dbef45 100644
--- a/ai/hermes/config.yaml
+++ b/ai/hermes/config.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ memory:
   memory_enabled: true
   user_profile_enabled: true
   providers:
-    - holographic
     - honcho
-    - openviking
   flush_min_turns: 6
   nudge_interval: 10