diff --git a/apps/e2e/src/e2e.test.ts b/apps/e2e/src/e2e.test.ts
index 3903c357..ccbfa586 100644
--- a/apps/e2e/src/e2e.test.ts
+++ b/apps/e2e/src/e2e.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ky = defaultKy.extend({
   // Disable automatic retries for testing.
   retry: 0,
 
-  // Some tests expect HTTP errors, so handle them manually.
+  // Some tests expect HTTP errors, so handle them manually instead of throwing.
   throwHttpErrors: false
 })
 
diff --git a/apps/e2e/src/env.ts b/apps/e2e/src/env.ts
index 53087f2f..68a3cbf6 100644
--- a/apps/e2e/src/env.ts
+++ b/apps/e2e/src/env.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 
 // TODO: derive AGENTIC_API_BASE_URL and AGENTIC_GATEWAY_BASE_URL based on
 // environment.
+// TODO: use `@agentic/platform-hono` base env like other services
 
 export const envSchema = z.object({
-  ENVIRONMENT: z
-    .enum(['development', 'test', 'production'])
-    .default('development'),
-
   AGENTIC_API_BASE_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
   AGENTIC_API_ACCESS_TOKEN: z.string().nonempty(),
 
@@ -25,6 +22,3 @@ export const envSchema = z.object({
 export const env = parseZodSchema(envSchema, process.env, {
   error: 'Invalid environment variables'
 })
-
-export const isDev = env.ENVIRONMENT === 'development'
-export const isProd = env.ENVIRONMENT === 'production'
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bb9fd5ac..b921ce1d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 - **webapp**
 - end-to-end working examples
-  - raw
   - openapi
   - mcp
+  - raw
 - stripe
   - re-add coupons
   - declarative json-based pricing
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 - add username / team name blacklist
   - admin, internal, mcp, sse, etc
 - **API gateway**
-  - share hono middleware and utils across apps/api and apps/gateway
-    - or combine these together? ehhhh
   - MCP server vs REST gateway on public and internal sides
     - **REST**: `GET/POST gateway.agentic.so/deploymentIdentifier/toolName`
       - => MCP: `MCPClient.callTool` with JSON body parameters
@@ -52,8 +50,9 @@
   - add support for custom headers on responses
   - how to handle binary bodies and responses?
   - signed requests
-- revisit deployment identifiers so possibly be URL-friendly?
-- move validators package into platform-types?
+- public identifiers and validators
+  - revisit deployment identifiers so possibly be URL-friendly?
+  - move validators package into platform-types?
   - force toolPath to be non-empty except for `raw`?
     - will remove ambiguity from `username/`
   - make namespace optional? and require `@` prefix if so? like npm packages