diff --git a/static/js/cookbook.js b/static/js/cookbook.js
index b1691749b..229e1bc83 100644
--- a/static/js/cookbook.js
+++ b/static/js/cookbook.js
@@ -915,65 +915,6 @@ async function _fetchDependencies() {
       });
     });
 
-    // Wire the alternative-install "Run" buttons in the Manual block.
-    // Each action launches the underlying command as a tmux task on the
-    // currently selected deps server, same as Reinstall does. The exact
-    // command varies by detected GPU vendor — NVIDIA gets the standard
-    // vllm package + vllm/vllm-openai docker image; AMD gets the ROCm
-    // index/wheel + rocm/vllm-dev docker image.
-    const _detectedBackend = () => {
-      try {
-        const sys = window._hwfitSystemCache || {};
-        const b = String(sys.backend || '').toLowerCase();
-        if (b === 'rocm' || b === 'amd' || b === 'hip') return 'rocm';
-        return 'cuda';
-      } catch { return 'cuda'; }
-    };
-    const _depsCmdFor = (action, backend) => {
-      if (backend === 'rocm') {
-        if (action === 'vllm-uv') {
-          return 'uv venv && . .venv/bin/activate && uv pip install -U vllm --torch-backend rocm';
-        }
-        if (action === 'vllm-docker') {
-          return 'docker pull rocm/vllm-dev:main';
-        }
-      }
-      // NVIDIA / CUDA default
-      if (action === 'vllm-uv') {
-        return 'uv venv && . .venv/bin/activate && uv pip install -U vllm --torch-backend auto';
-      }
-      if (action === 'vllm-docker') {
-        return 'docker pull vllm/vllm-openai:latest';
-      }
-      return '';
-    };
-    // Re-paint the <pre> blocks with the backend-appropriate command so
-    // the preview matches what Run will actually launch.
-    const _backend = _detectedBackend();
-    document.querySelectorAll('.cookbook-deps-run-btn').forEach(btn => {
-      const block = btn.closest('.cookbook-deps-cmd-block');
-      const pre = block && block.querySelector('.cookbook-deps-cmd');
-      const cmd = _depsCmdFor(btn.dataset.depsAction, _backend);
-      if (pre && cmd) pre.textContent = cmd;
-    });
-    document.querySelectorAll('.cookbook-deps-run-btn').forEach(btn => {
-      if (btn._wired) return;
-      btn._wired = true;
-      btn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        const action = btn.dataset.depsAction;
-        const sel = document.getElementById('hwfit-deps-server');
-        if (sel) _applyServerSelection(sel.value);
-        const host = _envState.remoteHost || '';
-        const where = host || 'this server';
-        const backend = _detectedBackend();
-        const cmd = _depsCmdFor(action, backend);
-        if (!cmd) return;
-        const tag = backend === 'rocm' ? 'AMD ROCm' : 'NVIDIA CUDA';
-        if (!confirm(`Run on ${where} (${tag})?\n\n${cmd}\n\nLaunches as a tmux task — watch progress in the Active tab.`)) return;
-        _launchServeTask(`deps-${action}-${backend}`, 'deps-install', cmd);
-      });
-    });
 
     // Wire the ⋮ menu on installed packages — currently just "Update".
     function _showDepMenu(anchor) {
@@ -2123,32 +2064,6 @@ function _renderRecipes() {
   html += '</select>';
   html += '</div>';
   html += '<p class="memory-desc doclib-desc">Optional packages that extend Odysseus capabilities.</p>';
-  // Alternative install methods — Odysseus runs each in a tmux task on
-  // the selected server (watch in the Running tab). Wired to event
-  // delegation below; no need for per-button click handlers.
-  html += '<details class="cookbook-deps-manual" style="margin:4px 0 8px;font-size:11px;">';
-  html += '<summary style="cursor:pointer;opacity:0.75;user-select:none;">Install vLLM (alternatives): uv venv · Docker</summary>';
-  html += '<div style="margin-top:6px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;">';
-  const _depRunBlock = (label, body, action) =>
-    `<div class="cookbook-deps-cmd-block" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px;">`
-    + `<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;">`
-    +   `<div style="font-size:10px;opacity:0.6;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px;flex:1;">${label}</div>`
-    +   `<button type="button" class="cookbook-btn cookbook-deps-run-btn" data-deps-action="${esc(action)}" style="padding:3px 9px;font-size:11px;">Run</button>`
-    + `</div>`
-    + `<pre class="cookbook-deps-cmd" style="margin:0;padding:6px 8px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 4%, transparent);overflow-x:auto;font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Consolas,monospace;font-size:11px;line-height:1.45;white-space:pre;">${esc(body)}</pre>`
-    + `</div>`;
-  html += _depRunBlock(
-    'uv (recommended — fast, isolated venv)',
-    'uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate && uv pip install -U vllm --torch-backend auto',
-    'vllm-uv'
-  );
-  html += _depRunBlock(
-    'Docker',
-    'docker pull vllm/vllm-openai:latest',
-    'vllm-docker'
-  );
-  html += '</div>';
-  html += '</details>';
   html += '<div class="doclib-grid" id="cookbook-deps-list"></div>';
   html += '</div></div>';