diff --git a/.agentctl/project.toml b/.agentctl/project.toml
index 544d3fc0e..bb9f0c385 100644
--- a/.agentctl/project.toml
+++ b/.agentctl/project.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ timeout_seconds = 900
 
 [operations.verify_all]
 description = "Run Polylogue's explicit complete-corpus verification plan"
-exec = ["env", "POLYLOGUE_PYTEST_WORKERS=2", "devtools", "verify", "--all"]
+exec = ["devtools", "verify", "--all"]
 # The corpus graph is published from the main checkout; a lane worktree
 # cannot start it.
 checkout = "default"
diff --git a/tests/unit/daemon/test_daemon_cli.py b/tests/unit/daemon/test_daemon_cli.py
index ff357401d..eb40e8707 100644
--- a/tests/unit/daemon/test_daemon_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/daemon/test_daemon_cli.py
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ def test_spool_pending_check_ignores_terminal_cursor_states(
     monkeypatch.setattr(daemon_cli, "_active_index_db_path", lambda: tmp_path / "index.db")
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         "polylogue.sources.live.cursor.CursorStore",
-        lambda _db: SimpleNamespace(get_record=lambda path: records.get(path)),
+        lambda _db, **_kwargs: SimpleNamespace(get_record=lambda path: records.get(path)),
     )
 
     # A capture that JUST arrived is in the live route's debounce flow —
diff --git a/tests/unit/devtools/test_dev_loop_service.py b/tests/unit/devtools/test_dev_loop_service.py
index 44f21bbeb..d53bfa155 100644
--- a/tests/unit/devtools/test_dev_loop_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/devtools/test_dev_loop_service.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_declared_operation_has_a_json_contract_and_no_retired_keys() -> None:
     assert all(not retired & set(declared) for declared in descriptor["operations"].values())
     verify_all = descriptor["operations"]["verify_all"]
     assert verify_all["timeout_seconds"] == 14400
-    assert verify_all["exec"] == ["env", "POLYLOGUE_PYTEST_WORKERS=2", "devtools", "verify", "--all"]
+    assert verify_all["exec"] == ["devtools", "verify", "--all"]
     assert {"WAYLAND_DISPLAY", "DISPLAY"} <= set(descriptor["environment"]["inherit"])
     assert all(spec.module != "devtools.dev_loop_service" for spec in COMMAND_SPECS)
     assert all(spec.module != "devtools.deployment_browser_smoke_service" for spec in COMMAND_SPECS)
diff --git a/tests/unit/devtools/test_pytest_slot.py b/tests/unit/devtools/test_pytest_slot.py
index 848816de2..6abcbf8ad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/devtools/test_pytest_slot.py
+++ b/tests/unit/devtools/test_pytest_slot.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def test_missing_scoped_queue_runner_refuses_before_queueing(tmp_path: Path, mon
         lambda name, path=None: None if name == pytest_slot.QUEUE_RUNNER else original_which(name, path),
     )
 
-    with pytest.raises(PytestSlotUnavailableError, match="sinnixd-queue-run"):
+    with pytest.raises(PytestSlotUnavailableError, match="agentctl-run"):
         run_pytest(
             _marker_command(tmp_path / "pytest-ran"),
             cwd=str(tmp_path),
diff --git a/tests/unit/devtools/test_verify.py b/tests/unit/devtools/test_verify.py
index 192f3f15f..657786c1d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/devtools/test_verify.py
+++ b/tests/unit/devtools/test_verify.py
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ def test_verify_quick_descriptor_accepts_the_declared_json_projection() -> None:
     assert descriptor["workspace"]["verification_operations"] == ["verify_quick"]
     assert operation["exec"] == ["devtools", "verify", "--quick"]
     assert operation["result"] == "json"
-    assert affected["exec"] == ["env", "POLYLOGUE_PYTEST_WORKERS=2", "devtools", "verify"]
+    assert affected["exec"] == ["devtools", "verify"]
     assert affected["pool"] == "pytest"
     assert affected["result"] == "pytest"
-    assert complete["exec"] == ["env", "POLYLOGUE_PYTEST_WORKERS=2", "devtools", "verify", "--all"]
+    assert complete["exec"] == ["devtools", "verify", "--all"]
     assert complete["checkout"] == "default"
     assert complete["schedule"] == "*-*-* 03:17:00"
     assert complete["pool"] == "pytest"