chore: remove patch references

docs/gateway/troubleshooting.md

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ clawdbot channels login
 ### npm install fails (allow-build-scripts / missing tar or yargs). What now?
 
 If you’re running from source, use the repo’s package manager: **pnpm** (preferred).
-The repo declares `packageManager: "pnpm@…"`, and pnpm patches are tracked in `pnpm.patchedDependencies`.
+The repo declares `packageManager: "pnpm@…"`.
 
 Typical recovery:
 ```bash
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ pnpm clawdbot doctor
 clawdbot daemon restart
 ```
 
-Why: pnpm is the configured package manager for this repo, and the dependency
-patching workflow relies on it.
+Why: pnpm is the configured package manager for this repo.
 
 ### How do I switch between git installs and npm installs?
 

docs/install/bun.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-summary: "Bun workflow (experimental): installs, patches, and gotchas vs pnpm"
+summary: "Bun workflow (experimental): installs and gotchas vs pnpm"
 read_when:
   - You want the fastest local dev loop (bun + watch)
   - You hit Bun install/patch/lifecycle script issues
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ read_when:
 # Bun (experimental)
 
 Goal: run this repo with **Bun** (optional, not recommended for WhatsApp/Telegram)
-without losing pnpm patch behavior.
+without diverging from pnpm workflows.
 
 ⚠️ **Not recommended for Gateway runtime** (WhatsApp/Telegram bugs). Use Node for production.
 
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ bun run build
 bun run vitest run
 ```
 
-## pnpm patchedDependencies under Bun
-
-pnpm supports `package.json#pnpm.patchedDependencies` and records it in `pnpm-lock.yaml`.
-Bun (and npm/yarn) do not support pnpm patches, so we apply them in `postinstall` when pnpm is **not** the installer:
-
-- [`scripts/postinstall.js`](https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/blob/main/scripts/postinstall.js) detects the package manager via `npm_config_user_agent` and applies every entry from `package.json#pnpm.patchedDependencies` into `node_modules/...` using a built-in JS patcher (no `git`/system `patch` dependency).
-- Under pnpm, this fallback is skipped because pnpm already applies `patchedDependencies` itself.
-
-To add a new patch that works in both pnpm + Bun:
-
-1. Add an entry to `package.json#pnpm.patchedDependencies`
-2. Add the patch file under `patches/`
-3. Run `pnpm install` (updates `pnpm-lock.yaml` patch hash)
-
 ## Bun lifecycle scripts (blocked by default)
 
 Bun may block dependency lifecycle scripts unless explicitly trusted (`bun pm untrusted` / `bun pm trust`).

docs/install/docker.md

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Cache dependencies unless package metadata changes
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml .npmrc ./
 COPY ui/package.json ./ui/package.json
-COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts ./scripts
 
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

docs/install/installer.md

@@ -71,9 +71,3 @@ Help:
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install-cli.sh | bash -s -- --help
 ```
-
-## Patches (npm / pnpm / bun)
-
-Clawdbot’s `postinstall` script includes a builtin JS patcher that can apply `pnpm.patchedDependencies` patches even when the package manager doesn’t support them (notably Bun). pnpm itself already applies `pnpm.patchedDependencies`, so the fallback skips pnpm installs to avoid double-applying.
-
-See: [Bun notes](/install/bun).

docs/platforms/hetzner.md

@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ RUN curl -L https://github.com/steipete/wacli/releases/latest/download/wacli_Lin
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml .npmrc ./
 COPY ui/package.json ./ui/package.json
-COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts ./scripts
 
 RUN corepack enable

package.json

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "README-header.png",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
     "LICENSE",
-    "patches/**",
     "scripts/postinstall.js",
     "dist/terminal/**",
     "dist/routing/**",

scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 
 WORKDIR /repo
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
-COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts/postinstall.js ./scripts/postinstall.js
 RUN corepack enable \
   && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

scripts/e2e/Dockerfile

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--disable-warning=ExperimentalWarning"
 
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml tsconfig.json vitest.config.ts ./
-COPY patches ./patches
 COPY src ./src
 COPY scripts ./scripts
 COPY docs ./docs