diff --git a/.github/workflows/drop-debug-temp-collection.yml b/.github/workflows/drop-debug-temp-collection.yml
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-name: Drop Debug Temp Collection (one-off, cleanup)
-
-# One-time cleanup for the 2026-09-25 live-bug investigation. Drops
-# the throwaway debug_temp_2026_09_25 collection. Safe/idempotent.
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  INFISICAL_ENVIRONMENT: prod
-  INFISICAL_SECRET_PATH: /
-
-jobs:
-  cleanup:
-    name: SSH Drop Collection
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: production
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Setup SSH
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          echo "${{ secrets.CSFAQ_DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
-          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
-          ssh-keyscan -H ${{ secrets.CSFAQ_HOST }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
-      - name: Drop collection
-        run: |
-          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 csfaq-deploy@${{ secrets.CSFAQ_HOST }} bash << 'CLEANUP'
-            set -e
-
-            cd /home/csfaq-prod/crowd-source-faq
-
-            echo "==> Pulling latest code..."
-            git pull origin main
-
-            echo "==> Authenticating with Infisical..."
-            export INFISICAL_TOKEN=$(npx @infisical/cli@0.43.40 login \
-              --method=universal-auth \
-              --client-id="${{ secrets.INFISICAL_CLIENT_ID }}" \
-              --client-secret="${{ secrets.INFISICAL_CLIENT_SECRET }}" \
-              --silent \
-              --plain)
-
-            if [ -z "$INFISICAL_TOKEN" ]; then
-              echo "Infisical authentication failed"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-
-            echo "==> Writing backend .env from Infisical..."
-            npx @infisical/cli@0.43.40 export \
-              --token="$INFISICAL_TOKEN" \
-              --projectId="${{ secrets.INFISICAL_PROJECT_ID }}" \
-              --env="${{ env.INFISICAL_ENVIRONMENT }}" \
-              --path="${{ env.INFISICAL_SECRET_PATH }}" \
-              --format=dotenv > apps/backend/.env
-
-            echo "==> Cleaning quotes from env file..."
-            sed -i "s/='\(.*\)'/=\1/; s/=\"\(.*\)\"/=\1/" apps/backend/.env
-
-            echo "==> Installing backend dependencies..."
-            cd apps/backend
-            pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-            echo "==> Dropping debug_temp_2026_09_25..."
-            npx tsx src/scripts/drop-debug-temp-collection.ts
-
-            echo "==> Done."
-          CLEANUP
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/scripts/drop-debug-temp-collection.ts b/apps/backend/src/scripts/drop-debug-temp-collection.ts
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--- a/apps/backend/src/scripts/drop-debug-temp-collection.ts
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-/**
- * One-time cleanup: drops the throwaway `debug_temp_2026_09_25`
- * collection created during the 2026-09-25 live-bug investigation
- * (see programScope.ts git history / project memory for context).
- * Safe to run even if the collection doesn't exist.
- *
- * Run:  npx tsx src/scripts/drop-debug-temp-collection.ts
- */
-
-import 'dotenv/config';
-import mongoose from 'mongoose';
-
-async function main() {
-  const mongoUri = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
-  if (!mongoUri) throw new Error('MONGODB_URI is not set');
-  await mongoose.connect(mongoUri);
-
-  const db = mongoose.connection.db;
-  if (!db) throw new Error('no db connection');
-
-  const collections = await db.listCollections({ name: 'debug_temp_2026_09_25' }).toArray();
-  if (collections.length === 0) {
-    console.log('debug_temp_2026_09_25 does not exist — nothing to do.');
-  } else {
-    await db.collection('debug_temp_2026_09_25').drop();
-    console.log('Dropped debug_temp_2026_09_25.');
-  }
-
-  await mongoose.disconnect();
-}
-
-main().catch((err) => {
-  console.error(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});