diff --git a/cortex/alert.py b/cortex/alert.py
index b0104a2..0fec675 100644
--- a/cortex/alert.py
+++ b/cortex/alert.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Usage:
 """
 
 import argparse
+import os
 import json
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@ def check_nats() -> list[Alert]:
 def check_docker() -> list[Alert]:
     alerts = []
     rc, out, _ = _run(
-        ["ssh", "deploy@192.168.0.137", "docker ps --format '{{.Names}}|{{.Status}}'"],
+        ["ssh", os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_DOCKER_HOST", "deploy@localhost"), "docker ps --format '{{.Names}}|{{.Status}}'"],
         timeout=15,
     )
     if rc != 0:
-        alerts.append(Alert("Docker", "warning", "Cannot reach dock5"))
+        alerts.append(Alert("Docker", "warning", "Cannot reach Docker host"))
         return alerts
 
     for line in out.strip().split("\n"):
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ def aggregate_all(quiet=False) -> list[Alert]:
 
     for name, fn in checks:
         if not quiet:
-            print(f"🔍 Checking {name}...", file=sys.stderr)
+            logging.getLogger(__name__).info("Checking %s...", name)
         try:
             all_alerts.extend(fn())
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cortex/anomaly.py b/cortex/anomaly.py
index 1c8ea9f..5c927d6 100644
--- a/cortex/anomaly.py
+++ b/cortex/anomaly.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def fetch_events(hours: int = 1) -> list:
             return events
         info = json.loads(r.stdout)
         end_seq = info["state"]["last_seq"]
-        start_seq = max(info["state"]["first_seq"], end_seq - 2000)
+        start_seq = max(info["state"]["first_seq"], end_seq - 200)
 
         for seq in range(start_seq, end_seq + 1):
             try:
diff --git a/cortex/monitor.py b/cortex/monitor.py
index 4a0d1ff..c2ccb5f 100644
--- a/cortex/monitor.py
+++ b/cortex/monitor.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Usage:
 
 import argparse
 import json
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -16,14 +17,28 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from cortex.config import cortex_home
 
-AGENTS = {
-    "main": {"name": "Claudia", "emoji": "🛡️", "stream": "openclaw-events"},
-    "mondo-assistant": {"name": "Mona", "emoji": "🌙", "stream": "events-mondo-assistant"},
-    "vera": {"name": "Vera", "emoji": "🔒", "stream": "events-vera"},
-    "stella": {"name": "Stella", "emoji": "💰", "stream": "events-stella"},
-    "viola": {"name": "Viola", "emoji": "⚙️", "stream": "events-viola"},
+# Default agents — override via DARKPLEX_AGENTS_CONFIG or agents.json in config dir
+_DEFAULT_AGENTS = {
+    "main": {"name": "Main", "emoji": "🤖", "stream": "openclaw-events"},
 }
 
+def _load_agents():
+    """Load agent config from file or env, fall back to defaults."""
+    config_path = os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_AGENTS_CONFIG", "")
+    if not config_path:
+        config_dir = os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_CONFIG_DIR", os.path.expanduser("~/.darkplex"))
+        config_path = os.path.join(config_dir, "agents.json")
+    if os.path.exists(config_path):
+        try:
+            with open(config_path) as f:
+                import json
+                return json.load(f)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return _DEFAULT_AGENTS
+
+AGENTS = _load_agents()
+
 NATS_BIN = str(Path.home() / "bin" / "nats")
 
 
diff --git a/cortex/needs.py b/cortex/needs.py
index 6e1ef36..cca03f0 100644
--- a/cortex/needs.py
+++ b/cortex/needs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Usage:
 
 import argparse
 import json
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ def sense_context():
         details.append("BOOT_CONTEXT.md missing")
 
     home = cortex_home()
-    memory_md = home.parent / "clawd" / "MEMORY.md" if "cortex" not in str(home) else home / "MEMORY.md"
+    memory_md = Path(os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_WORKSPACE", str(Path.home()))) / "MEMORY.md" if "cortex" not in str(home) else home / "MEMORY.md"
     # Try standard location
-    for p in [Path.home() / "clawd" / "MEMORY.md", home / "MEMORY.md"]:
+    for p in [Path(os.environ.get('DARKPLEX_WORKSPACE', os.environ.get('OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE', str(Path.home())))) / "MEMORY.md", home / "MEMORY.md"]:
         if p.exists():
             if p.stat().st_size < 100:
                 score -= 0.3
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def sense_context():
 def sense_health():
     score, details, healed, escalate = 1.0, [], [], []
 
-    rc, out, _ = _run_cmd(["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", "event-consumer"])
+    rc, out, _ = _run_cmd(["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_EVENT_SERVICE", "event-consumer")])
     if out.strip() != "active":
         score -= 0.3
         details.append("Event Consumer inactive")
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ def sense_energy():
     score, details = 1.0, []
 
     total_ctx_bytes = 0
-    clawd = Path.home() / "clawd"
+    clawd = Path(os.environ.get('DARKPLEX_WORKSPACE', os.environ.get('OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE', str(Path.home()))))
     for f in ["SOUL.md", "AGENTS.md", "TOOLS.md", "MEMORY.md", "USER.md"]:
         p = clawd / f
         if p.exists():
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ def sense_connection():
 def sense_growth():
     score, details = 1.0, []
 
-    rag_db = Path.home() / "clawd" / ".rag-db" / "chroma.sqlite3"
+    rag_db = Path(os.environ.get('DARKPLEX_WORKSPACE', os.environ.get('OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE', str(Path.home())))) / ".rag-db" / "chroma.sqlite3"
     if rag_db.exists():
         age_days = (datetime.now().timestamp() - rag_db.stat().st_mtime) / 86400
         if age_days > 14:
diff --git a/cortex/summarize.py b/cortex/summarize.py
index b333b70..4b02e0a 100644
--- a/cortex/summarize.py
+++ b/cortex/summarize.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Usage:
 import argparse
 import base64
 import json
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from cortex.config import cortex_home
 
 NATS_BIN = str(Path.home() / "bin" / "nats")
-OLLAMA_URL = "http://desktop01:11434/api/generate"
+OLLAMA_URL = os.environ.get("DARKPLEX_LLM_URL", "http://localhost:11434/api/generate")
 STREAM = "openclaw-events"
 
 SUMMARY_PROMPT = """You are a personal assistant summarizing a day's conversations.