diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8cca16f40..402f79993 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -646,15 +646,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     # `build.warnings` (repo-wide .cargo/config.toml) denies ALL local-package rustdoc
-    # warnings, not just `rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links` — it independently catches
-    # `rustdoc::private_intra_doc_links` and `rustdoc::redundant_explicit_links` too, which
-    # this job's own RUSTDOCFLAGS never enforced. Pre-existing (unrelated to any single PR)
-    # instances of those two lints exist workspace-wide; overriding to "allow" here keeps
-    # this job's enforcement scoped to exactly what RUSTDOCFLAGS denies, unchanged from
-    # before this migration (#5873) — fixing the pre-existing instances is a separate,
-    # larger doc-cleanup effort, not in scope for a CI-gate-mechanism migration.
+    # warnings, not just what RUSTDOCFLAGS explicitly denies below — overriding to "allow"
+    # here keeps this job's enforcement scoped to exactly the three lints RUSTDOCFLAGS names,
+    # unchanged from before this migration (#5873). `rustdoc::private_intra_doc_links` and
+    # `rustdoc::redundant_explicit_links` are denied explicitly (not just left to
+    # `build.warnings`, which this env var disables) so the 39-site cleanup from #5894 has a
+    # forward regression guardrail in both CI and local dev, not just a one-time sweep.
     env:
-      RUSTDOCFLAGS: "--deny rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links"
+      RUSTDOCFLAGS: "--deny rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links --deny rustdoc::private_intra_doc_links --deny rustdoc::redundant_explicit_links"
       CARGO_BUILD_WARNINGS: "allow"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c44c57e81..f57ac7c5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- `fix`: allowed the `linker_messages` rustc lint via `[workspace.lints.rust]` so plain
+  `cargo build`/`cargo run` succeeds on macOS/arm64, where Apple's `ld` linker warns on binaries
+  whose `__eh_frame` section exceeds 16MB and `build.warnings = "deny"` (#5891) denies that
+  warning unconditionally (#5895). Fixed 39 pre-existing rustdoc `private_intra_doc_links` /
+  `redundant_explicit_links` warnings across 11 crates surfaced by the same `build.warnings`
+  migration, and tightened `.github/workflows/ci.yml`'s `rustdoc` job `RUSTDOCFLAGS` to deny
+  both lint classes explicitly (previously only `rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links` was denied,
+  relying on `build.warnings` for the other two — which the job's own `CARGO_BUILD_WARNINGS:
+  allow` override disabled) so the cleanup has a standing regression guardrail instead of a
+  one-time sweep (#5894).
 - `fix(llm)`: swept superseded Claude model IDs (`claude-sonnet-4-6`, `claude-opus-4-6`) to the
   current recommended defaults (`claude-sonnet-5`, `claude-opus-4-8`) across docs, config
   examples, source comments, and test fixtures. `ClaudeProvider::new()`'s staleness warning
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b29b6b7e0..34235a076 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -187,6 +187,23 @@ zeroize = { version = "1.9.0", default-features = false }
 
 [workspace.lints.rust]
 unsafe_code = "deny"
+# Apple's `ld` linker on macOS/arm64 warns when a binary's `__eh_frame` section
+# exceeds 16MB (compact-unwind-table format limit) — a platform-specific linker
+# artifact of the `zeph` binary's size, not a code defect. `build.warnings = "deny"`
+# (.cargo/config.toml, #5891) denies this via `#[warn(linker_messages)]` like any
+# other lint, unconditionally failing `cargo build --features full` on macOS/arm64.
+# `build.warnings` has no category-granular equivalent (verified against the Cargo
+# 1.97 reference: it is a plain string, not a table) so the lint is allowed here
+# instead. Note `linker_messages` is a single all-or-nothing rustc lint over every
+# warning the linker writes to stderr, not just this eh_frame case — there is no
+# per-message granularity, so this allow is workspace-wide (via each crate's
+# existing `[lints] workspace = true` inheritance) and applies on every platform,
+# including CI's Linux runners, where it is a no-op today only because Linux's
+# linker never emits the eh_frame warning specifically, not because the lint is
+# scoped to it. Accepted tradeoff: linker *errors* still fail the build; only
+# non-fatal linker diagnostics are suppressed. All other rustc/clippy/rustdoc
+# warnings remain denied. See #5895.
+linker_messages = "allow"
 
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
 all = "warn"
diff --git a/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/auth.rs b/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/auth.rs
index faaccc026..5beda3e6f 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/auth.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! present in direct byte comparison.
 //!
 //! Supports multiple named clients (#5868): each configured
-//! [`AcpClientToken`](crate::transport::AcpClientToken) authenticates its own token, and on
+//! [`AcpClientToken`] authenticates its own token, and on
 //! match the matched client's `id` is injected as [`TokenIdentity`] into the request's
 //! extensions — downstream handlers read it to derive the connection's `owner_key` for ACP
 //! session-persistence scoping.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use tower::{Layer, Service};
 
 use crate::transport::AcpClientToken;
 
-/// Authenticated client identity, injected into request extensions by [`BearerAuthLayer`] on
+/// Authenticated client identity, injected into request extensions by `BearerAuthLayer` on
 /// a successful bearer-token match. Absent when no auth layer is applied (empty client list).
 ///
 /// `pub` (not `pub(crate)`) solely so it can appear as an `axum` extractor parameter type on
diff --git a/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/stdio.rs b/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/stdio.rs
index 6369e4681..415e1e4c0 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/stdio.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-acp/src/transport/stdio.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub async fn serve_stdio(
 /// on a dedicated thread with a `current_thread` runtime and `LocalSet`.
 ///
 /// `owner_key` (#5868) scopes this connection's persisted session list/load/resume — see
-/// [`build_agent_state`].
+/// `build_agent_state`.
 ///
 /// # Errors
 ///
diff --git a/crates/zeph-bench/src/runner.rs b/crates/zeph-bench/src/runner.rs
index af620faba..a0d1218ad 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-bench/src/runner.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-bench/src/runner.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ use crate::scenario::{DatasetLoader, Evaluator, Scenario};
 
 /// Controls how the runner processes the agent's raw text response.
 ///
-/// Used by [`BenchRunner::run_one_with_executor`] to select the appropriate
+/// Used by `BenchRunner::run_one_with_executor` to select the appropriate
 /// system prompt and post-processing behaviour.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub enum MemoryMode {
 /// Parameters required to construct a per-scenario `SQLite`-backed `SemanticMemory`.
 ///
 /// Populated by [`BenchRunner::with_memory_params`] and consumed inside
-/// [`BenchRunner::run_one`] when `opts.memory_mode == MemoryMode::On`.
+/// `BenchRunner::run_one` when `opts.memory_mode == MemoryMode::On`.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl BenchRunner {
     /// Attach `SemanticMemory` parameters for memory-on benchmark runs.
     ///
     /// When set, a per-scenario `SQLite`-backed `SemanticMemory` is constructed inside
-    /// [`run_one`][BenchRunner::run_one] whenever `opts.memory_mode == MemoryMode::On`.
+    /// `run_one` whenever `opts.memory_mode == MemoryMode::On`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/crates/zeph-channels/src/telegram_api_ext.rs b/crates/zeph-channels/src/telegram_api_ext.rs
index ed0a5b5d5..b79071933 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-channels/src/telegram_api_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-channels/src/telegram_api_ext.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl TelegramApiClient {
     /// `post()` call appends only the method name (e.g., `/answerGuestQuery`).
     ///
     /// Creates an independent `reqwest::Client` with its own connection pool and
-    /// a [`REQUEST_TIMEOUT`] per-request timeout. To share a connection pool with
+    /// a `REQUEST_TIMEOUT` per-request timeout. To share a connection pool with
     /// an existing client, use [`TelegramApiClient::with_client`].
     ///
     /// # Panics
diff --git a/crates/zeph-core/src/agent/builder.rs b/crates/zeph-core/src/agent/builder.rs
index d57792c87..fd23cd473 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-core/src/agent/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-core/src/agent/builder.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl<C: Channel> Agent<C> {
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
-    /// Returns [`BuildError::MissingProviders`] when no provider pool was configured and the
+    /// Returns `BuildError::MissingProviders` when no provider pool was configured and the
     /// model name has not been set via `apply_session_config` (the agent cannot make LLM calls).
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ impl<C: Channel> Agent<C> {
     /// Stash the P1 (agent-turn) durable adapter's config/db-url/cipher cheaply — no I/O runs
     /// here (#5452). Call only when `config.durable.enabled && config.durable.agent_turns`;
     /// the actual `DurableContext` is opened lazily by
-    /// [`Agent::ensure_session_durable_ctx`](crate::agent::Agent::ensure_session_durable_ctx) on
+    /// `Agent::ensure_session_durable_ctx` on
     /// the first durable-gated call, once the real `TaskSupervisor` is attached
     /// (see [`Self::with_task_supervisor`]).
     ///
diff --git a/crates/zeph-core/src/notifications.rs b/crates/zeph-core/src/notifications.rs
index 7e8d656c7..70697dbda 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-core/src/notifications.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-core/src/notifications.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub enum TurnExitStatus {
 /// Lightweight summary of a completed agent turn used as notification input.
 ///
 /// Built by the agent loop after `channel.flush_chunks()` and passed to
-/// [`Notifier::fire`]. Contains only what is needed for gate decisions and
+/// `Notifier::fire`. Contains only what is needed for gate decisions and
 /// notification body assembly — no LLM payloads or raw tool outputs.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TurnSummary {
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ pub struct TurnSummary {
 /// Per-turn completion notifier.
 ///
 /// Holds a shared [`reqwest::Client`] and the resolved config. Construct once at
-/// agent startup via [`Notifier::new`] and call [`Notifier::fire`] after each turn.
+/// agent startup via [`Notifier::new`] and call `Notifier::fire` after each turn.
 ///
-/// All I/O is routed through the agent's [`BackgroundSupervisor`] so it is
+/// All I/O is routed through the agent's `BackgroundSupervisor` so it is
 /// visible in TUI status and bounded by the Telemetry class concurrency limit.
 /// `fire` returns immediately without blocking the agent loop.
 ///
diff --git a/crates/zeph-core/src/serve.rs b/crates/zeph-core/src/serve.rs
index 004e85423..2d328d5a8 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-core/src/serve.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-core/src/serve.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl SessionActor {
     /// [`TaskSupervisor::spawn_oneshot`] — visible through `supervisor.snapshot()`. The
     /// coordinator never touches the `!Send` `Agent`; it only awaits the dedicated thread's
     /// completion signal and, if the supervisor's own `CancellationToken` fires first (process
-    /// shutdown), forwards cancellation onto the session's own token so [`Self::drive`] observes
+    /// shutdown), forwards cancellation onto the session's own token so `Self::drive` observes
     /// exactly one cancellation source regardless of trigger. Session actors intentionally do not
     /// auto-restart on panic or unexpected exit (`spawn_oneshot`'s `RestartPolicy::RunOnce`):
     /// re-driving a torn turn or replay in place is unsafe. Recovery is a fresh spawn (re-attach)
diff --git a/crates/zeph-durable/src/backend.rs b/crates/zeph-durable/src/backend.rs
index fcac4ecda..16858eda8 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-durable/src/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-durable/src/backend.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct ExecutionSummary {
 /// Returned by [`LocalBackend::read_execution_redacted`]. It deliberately excludes the payload bytes
 /// and full idempotency key — only the metadata the spec's INV-5 redaction rule permits in default
 /// output. To see decrypted payloads a caller must opt in via `--reveal`, which reads through the
-/// AEAD cipher with [`Journal::read_execution`](crate::Journal::read_execution) instead.
+/// AEAD cipher with [`Journal::read_execution`] instead.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct RedactedEntry {
     /// Global append sequence.
diff --git a/crates/zeph-durable/src/lib.rs b/crates/zeph-durable/src/lib.rs
index ab786cb80..c59f27d00 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-durable/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-durable/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 //!   `max_payload` guard. The concrete cipher lives in a consuming crate (INV-1).
 //! - [`effect`] — the [`EffectClass`] side-effect contract referenced by journal entries.
 //! - [`config`] — re-exports the pure-data [`DurableConfig`] and [`RetentionPolicy`] (which live in
-//!   `zeph-config`) and owns the [`encryption_gate`](crate::encryption_gate) AEAD enforcement policy.
+//!   `zeph-config`) and owns the [`encryption_gate`] AEAD enforcement policy.
 //! - [`error`] — the crate-wide [`DurableError`].
 //!
 //! Persistence engine:
diff --git a/crates/zeph-memory/src/graph/store/mod.rs b/crates/zeph-memory/src/graph/store/mod.rs
index 1d58d4fb8..5beff977a 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-memory/src/graph/store/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-memory/src/graph/store/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl GraphStore {
     /// Control whether imported (non-conversation) edges appear in recall (spec-067 FR-003).
     ///
     /// When `false`, edges with any non-conversation origin (e.g. `'ingest'`, `'subagent'`)
-    /// are excluded from [`Self::query_batch_edges`] and [`Self::edges_for_entity`].
+    /// are excluded from `Self::query_batch_edges` and [`Self::edges_for_entity`].
     /// Default: `true` (all edges included).
     #[must_use]
     pub fn with_recall_include_imported(mut self, include: bool) -> Self {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ impl GraphStore {
     ///
     /// `SQLite` limits the number of bind parameters to `SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER` (999 by
     /// default). Each entity ID requires two bind slots (source OR target), so batches are
-    /// chunked at [`SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X`] to stay safely under the limit regardless of
+    /// chunked at `SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X` to stay safely under the limit regardless of
     /// compile-time `SQLite` configuration.
     ///
     /// # Errors
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ impl GraphStore {
     /// Increment `retrieval_count` and set `last_retrieved_at` for a batch of edge IDs.
     ///
     /// Fire-and-forget: errors are logged but not propagated. Caller should log the warning.
-    /// Batched with [`SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X`] to stay safely under `SQLite` bind variable limit.
+    /// Batched with `SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X` to stay safely under `SQLite` bind variable limit.
     /// Each chunk's write is bounded by a 500ms timeout (matching
     /// [`Self::qdrant_point_ids_for_entities`]) so a stuck pool surfaces as a typed
     /// [`MemoryError::Timeout`] instead of hanging the `graph_recall_astar` hot path.
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ impl GraphStore {
 
     /// Increment `weight` on the set of edges traversed during the current recall (HL-F2, #3344).
     ///
-    /// Mirrors [`Self::record_edge_retrieval`] in shape: same [`SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X`] chunking,
+    /// Mirrors [`Self::record_edge_retrieval`] in shape: same `SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X` chunking,
     /// same `WHERE id IN (…) AND valid_to IS NULL` filter (defensive — traversed edges should
     /// already be active, but this prevents reinforcing tombstoned edges).
     ///
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ impl GraphStore {
     /// Return the subset of `ids` that exist in `graph_entities`.
     ///
     /// Useful for cross-referencing Qdrant-side entity IDs against the `SQLite` truth.
-    /// Processes in chunks of [`SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X`] to stay under the `SQLite` variable
+    /// Processes in chunks of `SQLITE_BATCH_LIMIT_2X` to stay under the `SQLite` variable
     /// limit (~32 k).
     ///
     /// # Errors
diff --git a/crates/zeph-memory/src/qdrant_ops.rs b/crates/zeph-memory/src/qdrant_ops.rs
index bcd5f1fc6..589966931 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-memory/src/qdrant_ops.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-memory/src/qdrant_ops.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl QdrantOps {
     /// # Warning
     ///
     /// Calls made directly through the returned client bypass the [`Self::with_timeout`]
-    /// guard (#5484) — they are not wrapped by [`Self::timed`]. Prefer the inherent
+    /// guard (#5484) — they are not wrapped by `Self::timed`. Prefer the inherent
     /// `QdrantOps` methods, which are all timeout-guarded, unless the client exposes an
     /// operation this type does not wrap.
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/crates/zeph-memory/src/reasoning.rs b/crates/zeph-memory/src/reasoning.rs
index 6cf703121..bf3470d67 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-memory/src/reasoning.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-memory/src/reasoning.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl ReasoningMemory {
     /// Increment `use_count` and update `last_used_at` for each id in the list.
     ///
     /// Safe to call with an empty slice — no SQL is issued.
-    /// The list is chunked into batches of [`MAX_IDS_PER_QUERY`] to respect `SQLite`'s
+    /// The list is chunked into batches of `MAX_IDS_PER_QUERY` to respect `SQLite`'s
     /// variable limit.
     ///
     /// # Errors
diff --git a/crates/zeph-sanitizer/src/shadow_memory.rs b/crates/zeph-sanitizer/src/shadow_memory.rs
index 5c4e07c04..ddcf3e1ce 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-sanitizer/src/shadow_memory.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-sanitizer/src/shadow_memory.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const GOAL_SUMMARY_MAX_CHARS: usize = 100;
 /// Events are appended to [`ShadowMemory`] in monotonic turn order. The fields capture
 /// the most goal-relevant signals without requiring an additional LLM call.
 ///
-/// `goal_summary` is truncated to [`GOAL_SUMMARY_MAX_CHARS`] on ingestion by
+/// `goal_summary` is truncated to `GOAL_SUMMARY_MAX_CHARS` on ingestion by
 /// [`ShadowMemory::record`], so callers do not need to truncate themselves.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ShadowEvent {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub struct ShadowEvent {
     ///
     /// 0.0 when causal IPI is disabled or probes failed.
     pub deviation_score: f32,
-    /// First [`GOAL_SUMMARY_MAX_CHARS`] characters of the pre-probe response.
+    /// First `GOAL_SUMMARY_MAX_CHARS` characters of the pre-probe response.
     ///
     /// Empty string when no pre-probe was available (causal IPI disabled).
     /// An empty `goal_summary` triggers maximum Jaccard drift penalty.
diff --git a/crates/zeph-skills/src/evolution.rs b/crates/zeph-skills/src/evolution.rs
index bbeee22b1..efb24a59d 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-skills/src/evolution.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-skills/src/evolution.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub fn build_evaluation_prompt(
 /// within the domain of the original skill.
 ///
 /// Placeholders: `{description}`, `{name}`, `{body}` — substituted via
-/// [`build_domain_gate_prompt`] using [`render`] (`str::replace` per key, not `format!()`).
+/// [`build_domain_gate_prompt`] using `render` (`str::replace` per key, not `format!()`).
 ///
 /// The JSON example in the template (`{"domain_relevant": bool, "reasoning": string}`) uses
 /// literal curly braces, which is safe here: `render` only replaces the exact substrings
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ pub struct DomainGateResult {
 
 /// Build a domain gate prompt by substituting template placeholders.
 ///
-/// Uses [`render`] (per-key `str::replace`) rather than `format!()` to avoid interpreting the
+/// Uses `render` (per-key `str::replace`) rather than `format!()` to avoid interpreting the
 /// JSON example braces in the template as format arguments.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn build_domain_gate_prompt(name: &str, description: &str, body: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/zeph-skills/src/qdrant_matcher.rs b/crates/zeph-skills/src/qdrant_matcher.rs
index 56a2643eb..7f1ee32c2 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-skills/src/qdrant_matcher.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-skills/src/qdrant_matcher.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl QdrantSkillMatcher {
     ///
     /// Does **not** populate the vector cache read by [`Self::skill_embedding`] — callers that
     /// need per-skill vectors (RL rerank, `GoSkills` grouping) must call
-    /// [`Self::refresh_vector_cache`] explicitly with the final candidate set once it's known
+    /// `Self::refresh_vector_cache` explicitly with the final candidate set once it's known
     /// (e.g. after BM25 hybrid-search fusion), so the extra `get_points` round-trip is only
     /// paid when one of those features is actually enabled.
     #[cfg_attr(
diff --git a/crates/zeph-skills/src/registry.rs b/crates/zeph-skills/src/registry.rs
index f0df56c08..9f8e9f64a 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-skills/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-skills/src/registry.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 //! cannot be resolved at all (e.g. dangling) is logged at `DEBUG`, since a broken link
 //! is not itself a security signal.
 //!
-//! Traversal is limited to [`MAX_SKILL_DEPTH`] levels to prevent runaway recursion on
+//! Traversal is limited to `MAX_SKILL_DEPTH` levels to prevent runaway recursion on
 //! adversarial directory trees. A directory at exactly that depth is still descended into;
 //! skills deeper than `MAX_SKILL_DEPTH` relative to the base are silently skipped (the
 //! limit should be set generously enough that this is never a surprise in practice).
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl SkillRegistry {
 
     /// Scan directories recursively for `SKILL.md` files and load metadata only (lazy body).
     ///
-    /// Searches at any depth up to [`MAX_SKILL_DEPTH`] using a depth-first pre-order walk
+    /// Searches at any depth up to `MAX_SKILL_DEPTH` using a depth-first pre-order walk
     /// with siblings sorted lexicographically. Earlier paths have higher priority: if a skill
     /// with the same name appears in multiple paths or multiple depths within the same path,
     /// only the first one encountered in DFS order is kept.
diff --git a/crates/zeph-skills/src/semantic_scanner.rs b/crates/zeph-skills/src/semantic_scanner.rs
index b9fce1677..14bebf5d9 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-skills/src/semantic_scanner.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-skills/src/semantic_scanner.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl SkillSemanticScanner {
     /// `skill_name` and `declared_purpose` are trusted metadata from the plugin manifest.
     /// `skill_md_content` is the raw SKILL.md body — untrusted, attacker-controlled.
     ///
-    /// Content longer than [`MAX_SCAN_BYTES`] is sampled (head + tail) rather than silently
+    /// Content longer than `MAX_SCAN_BYTES` is sampled (head + tail) rather than silently
     /// truncated; the returned verdict includes a size warning in that case.
     ///
     /// # Errors
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tools/src/cache.rs b/crates/zeph-tools/src/cache.rs
index ecca8e1c3..84fc948cb 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tools/src/cache.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tools/src/cache.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES: usize = 512;
 /// - `ttl = None` means entries never expire (useful for batch/scripted sessions).
 /// - `ttl = Some(d)` means entries expire after duration `d`.
 /// - Lazy eviction: expired entries are removed on `get()`.
-/// - LRU eviction: when the entry count reaches [`MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES`], the least-recently-inserted
+/// - LRU eviction: when the entry count reaches `MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES`, the least-recently-inserted
 ///   entry is evicted to bound memory growth in long sessions.
 /// - Not `Send + Sync` by design — accessed only from the agent's single-threaded loop.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl ToolResultCache {
 
     /// Store a tool result in the cache.
     ///
-    /// When the cache is at capacity ([`MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES`]), the oldest entry is evicted
+    /// When the cache is at capacity (`MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES`), the oldest entry is evicted
     /// before inserting the new one to prevent unbounded memory growth in long sessions.
     pub fn put(&mut self, key: CacheKey, output: ToolOutput) {
         if !self.enabled {
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tools/src/compression/regex_safe.rs b/crates/zeph-tools/src/compression/regex_safe.rs
index 0ed419ce6..ad579f4f8 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tools/src/compression/regex_safe.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tools/src/compression/regex_safe.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static ACTIVE_COMPILE_TASKS: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
 /// deadline enforced via `spawn_blocking` + `tokio::time::timeout`.
 ///
 /// Returns [`CompressionError::CompileTimeout`] immediately when
-/// [`MAX_COMPILE_TASKS`] concurrent compilations are already in-flight.
+/// `MAX_COMPILE_TASKS` concurrent compilations are already in-flight.
 ///
 /// On timeout or panic from the blocking task, returns a typed error that allows
 /// the evolver's failure counter to distinguish DoS-risk patterns from syntax errors.
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tools/src/execution_context.rs b/crates/zeph-tools/src/execution_context.rs
index 8c7a1bf89..4a8651744 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tools/src/execution_context.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tools/src/execution_context.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! # Trust model
 //!
 //! Contexts are either *untrusted* (the default, built via the public API) or *trusted*
-//! (only constructible inside `zeph-tools` / `zeph-config` via [`ExecutionContext::trusted_from_parts`]).
+//! (only constructible inside `zeph-tools` / `zeph-config` via `ExecutionContext::trusted_from_parts`).
 //!
 //! Untrusted contexts have their env overrides re-filtered through the executor's
 //! `env_blocklist` after every merge step, so LLM-controlled callers cannot reintroduce
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/background.rs b/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/background.rs
index b64bd64a1..5248fc650 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/background.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/background.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! Background shell execution registry and associated types.
 //!
 //! This module provides the [`RunId`] newtype for tracking individual background
-//! shell runs, and the [`BackgroundHandle`] struct used by `ShellExecutor` to
+//! shell runs, and the `BackgroundHandle` struct used by `ShellExecutor` to
 //! manage in-flight processes.
 //!
 //! Background runs are stored in a `HashMap<RunId, BackgroundHandle>` on the
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/mod.rs b/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/mod.rs
index 15fb44bca..a7a6f7d8f 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tools/src/shell/mod.rs
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ impl ShellExecutor {
 
     /// Snapshot all in-flight background runs.
     ///
-    /// Acquires the lock once, maps each [`BackgroundHandle`] to a
+    /// Acquires the lock once, maps each `BackgroundHandle` to a
     /// [`BackgroundRunSnapshot`], then drops the guard before returning.
     /// Safe to call from any thread.
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/crates/zeph-tui/src/theme/mod.rs b/crates/zeph-tui/src/theme/mod.rs
index e2fa3f21a..b636f2e15 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-tui/src/theme/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-tui/src/theme/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 //! TUI visual theme system.
 //!
-//! A [`Theme`] is a flat collection of [`Style`](ratatui::style::Style) and
-//! [`Color`](ratatui::style::Color) values consumed by every widget render function.
+//! A [`Theme`] is a flat collection of [`Style`] and
+//! [`Color`] values consumed by every widget render function.
 //!
 //! The palette-driven workflow:
 //! 1. Load a [`SemanticPalette`] — from a built-in preset, user file, or default.
diff --git a/crates/zeph-worktree/src/lib.rs b/crates/zeph-worktree/src/lib.rs
index 4b6c3ce89..3f6ba7b47 100644
--- a/crates/zeph-worktree/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zeph-worktree/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! - [`WorktreeManager`] — creates, removes, lists, and reconciles git worktrees
 //! - [`WorktreeHandle`] — a live record of one managed worktree
 //! - [`WorktreeError`] — all errors this crate can produce
-//! - [`GitRunner`][git_runner::GitRunner] / [`DefaultGitRunner`][git_runner::DefaultGitRunner]
+//! - [`GitRunner`] / [`DefaultGitRunner`]
 //!   — the git invocation abstraction and its production implementation
 //! - [`manager::probe_capabilities`] — bootstrap git availability probe
 //!