diff --git a/src/cli/print.ts b/src/cli/print.ts
index d70d5cd..6447531 100644
--- a/src/cli/print.ts
+++ b/src/cli/print.ts
@@ -362,15 +362,9 @@ const proactiveModule =
   feature('PROACTIVE') || feature('KAIROS')
     ? (require('../proactive/index.js') as typeof import('../proactive/index.js'))
     : null
-const cronSchedulerModule = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')
-  ? (require('../utils/cronScheduler.js') as typeof import('../utils/cronScheduler.js'))
-  : null
-const cronJitterConfigModule = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')
-  ? (require('../utils/cronJitterConfig.js') as typeof import('../utils/cronJitterConfig.js'))
-  : null
-const cronGate = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')
-  ? (require('../tools/ScheduleCronTool/prompt.js') as typeof import('../tools/ScheduleCronTool/prompt.js'))
-  : null
+const cronSchedulerModule = require('../utils/cronScheduler.js') as typeof import('../utils/cronScheduler.js')
+const cronJitterConfigModule = require('../utils/cronJitterConfig.js') as typeof import('../utils/cronJitterConfig.js')
+const cronGate = require('../tools/ScheduleCronTool/prompt.js') as typeof import('../tools/ScheduleCronTool/prompt.js')
 const extractMemoriesModule = feature('EXTRACT_MEMORIES')
   ? (require('../services/extractMemories/extractMemories.js') as typeof import('../services/extractMemories/extractMemories.js'))
   : null
@@ -2706,9 +2700,7 @@ function runHeadlessStreaming(
   let cronScheduler: import('../utils/cronScheduler.js').CronScheduler | null =
     null
   if (
-    feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS') &&
-    cronSchedulerModule &&
-    cronGate?.isKairosCronEnabled()
+    cronGate.isKairosCronEnabled()
   ) {
     cronScheduler = cronSchedulerModule.createCronScheduler({
       onFire: prompt => {
diff --git a/src/constants/tools.ts b/src/constants/tools.ts
index 67dd23f..114f7e9 100644
--- a/src/constants/tools.ts
+++ b/src/constants/tools.ts
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ export const IN_PROCESS_TEAMMATE_ALLOWED_TOOLS = new Set([
   SEND_MESSAGE_TOOL_NAME,
   // Teammate-created crons are tagged with the creating agentId and routed to
   // that teammate's pendingUserMessages queue (see useScheduledTasks.ts).
-  ...(feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')
-    ? [CRON_CREATE_TOOL_NAME, CRON_DELETE_TOOL_NAME, CRON_LIST_TOOL_NAME]
-    : []),
+  CRON_CREATE_TOOL_NAME, CRON_DELETE_TOOL_NAME, CRON_LIST_TOOL_NAME,
 ])
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/screens/REPL.tsx b/src/screens/REPL.tsx
index 6e789bb..858b2f9 100644
--- a/src/screens/REPL.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/REPL.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const PROACTIVE_NO_OP_SUBSCRIBE = (_cb: () => void) => () => {};
 const PROACTIVE_FALSE = () => false;
 const SUGGEST_BG_PR_NOOP = (_p: string, _n: string): boolean => false;
 const useProactive = feature('PROACTIVE') || feature('KAIROS') ? require('../proactive/useProactive.js').useProactive : null;
-const useScheduledTasks = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS') ? require('../hooks/useScheduledTasks.js').useScheduledTasks : null;
+const useScheduledTasks = require('../hooks/useScheduledTasks.js').useScheduledTasks;
 /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
 import { isAgentSwarmsEnabled } from '../utils/agentSwarmsEnabled.js';
 import { useTaskListWatcher } from '../hooks/useTaskListWatcher.js';
@@ -4047,16 +4047,9 @@ export function REPL({
   });
 
   // Scheduled tasks from .claude/scheduled_tasks.json (CronCreate/Delete/List)
-  if (feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')) {
-    // Assistant mode bypasses the isLoading gate (the proactive tick →
-    // Sleep → tick loop would otherwise starve the scheduler).
-    // kairosEnabled is set once in initialState (main.tsx) and never mutated — no
-    // subscription needed. The tengu_kairos_cron runtime gate is checked inside
-    // useScheduledTasks's effect (not here) since wrapping a hook call in a dynamic
-    // condition would break rules-of-hooks.
+  {
     const assistantMode = store.getState().kairosEnabled;
-    // biome-ignore lint/correctness/useHookAtTopLevel: feature() is a compile-time constant
-    useScheduledTasks!({
+    useScheduledTasks({
       isLoading,
       assistantMode,
       setMessages
diff --git a/src/skills/bundled/index.ts b/src/skills/bundled/index.ts
index fdd9dde..a02cf99 100644
--- a/src/skills/bundled/index.ts
+++ b/src/skills/bundled/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { registerRememberSkill } from './remember.js'
 import { registerSimplifySkill } from './simplify.js'
 import { registerSkillifySkill } from './skillify.js'
 import { registerStuckSkill } from './stuck.js'
+import { registerLoopSkill } from './loop.js'
 import { registerUpdateConfigSkill } from './updateConfig.js'
 import { registerVerifySkill } from './verify.js'
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function initBundledSkills(): void {
   registerSimplifySkill()
   registerBatchSkill()
   registerStuckSkill()
+  registerLoopSkill()
   if (feature('KAIROS') || feature('KAIROS_DREAM')) {
     /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
     const { registerDreamSkill } = require('./dream.js')
@@ -44,15 +46,6 @@ export function initBundledSkills(): void {
     /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
     registerHunterSkill()
   }
-  if (feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')) {
-    /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
-    const { registerLoopSkill } = require('./loop.js')
-    /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
-    // /loop's isEnabled delegates to isKairosCronEnabled() — same lazy
-    // per-invocation pattern as the cron tools. Registered unconditionally;
-    // the skill's own isEnabled callback decides visibility.
-    registerLoopSkill()
-  }
   if (feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS_REMOTE')) {
     /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
     const {
diff --git a/src/tools.ts b/src/tools.ts
index 567573e..04de65b 100644
--- a/src/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ const SleepTool =
   feature('PROACTIVE') || feature('KAIROS')
     ? require('./tools/SleepTool/SleepTool.js').SleepTool
     : null
-const cronTools = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS')
-  ? [
-      require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronCreateTool.js').CronCreateTool,
-      require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronDeleteTool.js').CronDeleteTool,
-      require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronListTool.js').CronListTool,
-    ]
-  : []
+const cronTools = [
+  require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronCreateTool.js').CronCreateTool,
+  require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronDeleteTool.js').CronDeleteTool,
+  require('./tools/ScheduleCronTool/CronListTool.js').CronListTool,
+]
 const RemoteTriggerTool = feature('AGENT_TRIGGERS_REMOTE')
   ? require('./tools/RemoteTriggerTool/RemoteTriggerTool.js').RemoteTriggerTool
   : null