diff --git a/packages/spike/src/ai.ts b/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
index e0d2afa..8381d71 100644
--- a/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
+++ b/packages/spike/src/ai.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ const personalityGuardrail: InputGuardrail = {
     const userContext = context.context as UserContext
     if (result.finalOutput?.includePersonality) {
       userContext.personality = highPersonality(userContext)
-      userContext.msg.react("✨").catch((error) => {
-        console.error("💥 Failed to react with ⊕:", error)
-      })
     } else {
       userContext.personality = lowPersonality()
     }
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ const personalityGuardrail: InputGuardrail = {
 const reactionAgent = new Agent({
   name: "Reaction Handler",
   model: "gpt-4.1-nano",
-  instructions: ({ context }) => buildReactionInstructions(),
+  instructions: ({}) => buildReactionInstructions(),
 })
 
 const reactionGuardrail: InputGuardrail = {