diff --git a/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md b/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
index 0bc75579..184d2ebf 100644
--- a/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
+++ b/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
@@ -826,6 +826,13 @@ stale MCP tests for the deleted Codex Apps cache/startup snapshot/provenance
 path were removed. If attribution returns, it belongs in an Epiphany-owned typed
 adapter receipt, not as universal connector state.
 
+The Codex Apps readiness flag is gone as well. `AccessibleConnectorsStatus` no
+longer carries `codex_apps_ready`, the TUI no longer schedules a second forced
+connector fetch waiting for a deleted app cache, and `connectors_enabled()` is
+hard-off. Connector listing remains an inert compatibility stub until the whole
+app connector surface is deleted or replaced by an Epiphany-owned typed MCP
+adapter.
+
 That husk has now been cut from `codex-core`. The root core crate no longer
 exports `plugins`, no longer depends on `codex-core-plugins` or `codex-plugin`,
 and the core plugin manager / marketplace add-remove-sync modules and tests
diff --git a/state/ledgers.msgpack b/state/ledgers.msgpack
index 7f308b2b..0bc8a33f 100644
Binary files a/state/ledgers.msgpack and b/state/ledgers.msgpack differ
diff --git a/state/map.yaml b/state/map.yaml
index 809139b8..ca5d4c71 100644
--- a/state/map.yaml
+++ b/state/map.yaml
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ current_status:
     remain. Plugin provenance no longer rides inside every connector/app record:
     `AppInfo.plugin_display_names`, `ToolInfo.plugin_display_names`, the plugin
     connector merge helpers, plugin-name search indexing, stale Codex Apps cache
-    tests, and regenerated schema references were deleted. MCP remains JSON-RPC
-    at the edge; user-declared MCP servers are the only runtime MCP authority.
+    tests, and regenerated schema references were deleted. The Codex Apps
+    readiness/cache superstition is also gone from connector prefetch:
+    `AccessibleConnectorsStatus.codex_apps_ready` and the TUI force-refetch loop
+    were removed, and TUI connector activation is hard-off while the core
+    connector list remains an inert compatibility stub. MCP remains JSON-RPC at
+    the edge; user-declared MCP servers are the only runtime MCP authority.
   next_action: Continue starving coordinator/runtime execution and operator surfaces off app-server JSON-RPC and out of `codex_message_processor.rs`; keep the vestigial Codex organ narrowed to subscription auth/model transport.
diff --git a/vendor/codex/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs b/vendor/codex/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
index 123fbad2..e54a893f 100644
--- a/vendor/codex/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
+++ b/vendor/codex/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::config::Config;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AccessibleConnectorsStatus {
     pub connectors: Vec<AppInfo>,
-    pub codex_apps_ready: bool,
 }
 
 pub async fn list_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools(
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ pub async fn list_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools_with_options_and_status(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<AccessibleConnectorsStatus> {
     Ok(AccessibleConnectorsStatus {
         connectors: Vec::new(),
-        codex_apps_ready: true,
     })
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ pub async fn list_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools_with_environment_manager(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<AccessibleConnectorsStatus> {
     Ok(AccessibleConnectorsStatus {
         connectors: Vec::new(),
-        codex_apps_ready: true,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/codex/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/vendor/codex/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index b14d2bb8..02541b3a 100644
--- a/vendor/codex/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/vendor/codex/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ use crate::legacy_core::DEFAULT_AGENTS_MD_FILENAME;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::Config;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::Constrained;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::ConstraintResult;
+use crate::legacy_core::connectors;
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 use crate::legacy_core::windows_sandbox::WindowsSandboxLevelExt;
 use crate::mention_codec::LinkedMention;
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::Turn;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnCompletedNotification;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnPlanStepStatus;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStatus;
-use crate::legacy_core::connectors;
 use codex_config::ConfigLayerStackOrdering;
 use codex_config::types::ApprovalsReviewer;
 use codex_config::types::Notifications;
@@ -7773,8 +7773,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                         return;
                     }
                 };
-            let should_schedule_force_refetch =
-                !force_refetch && !accessible_result.codex_apps_ready;
             let accessible_connectors = accessible_result.connectors;
 
             app_event_tx.send(AppEvent::ConnectorsLoaded {
@@ -7801,12 +7799,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                 result,
                 is_final: true,
             });
-
-            if should_schedule_force_refetch {
-                app_event_tx.send(AppEvent::RefreshConnectors {
-                    force_refetch: true,
-                });
-            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -10184,7 +10176,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     }
 
     fn connectors_enabled(&self) -> bool {
-        self.config.features.enabled(Feature::Apps) && self.has_chatgpt_account
+        false
     }
 
     fn connectors_for_mentions(&self) -> Option<&[AppInfo]> {
@@ -10917,7 +10909,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         self.bottom_pane.set_connectors_snapshot(Some(snapshot));
     }
 
-
     pub(crate) fn open_review_popup(&mut self) {
         let mut items: Vec<SelectionItem> = Vec::new();