diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2d826ba..5883029 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-# docker run -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY="$OPENROUTER_API_KEY" -p 18790:18790 -it --volume="$PWD:/app" --workdir="/app" --entrypoint=/bin/sh clawlet
 FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS builder
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev
-
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
@@ -10,19 +7,18 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
 
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o clawlet ./cmd/clawlet
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /out/clawlet ./cmd/clawlet
 
 FROM alpine:latest
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
 
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY --from=builder /app/clawlet /usr/local/bin
+COPY --from=builder /out/clawlet /usr/local/bin/clawlet
 
-RUN clawlet onboard
-RUN clawlet status
+# Create config directory
+RUN mkdir -p /root/.clawlet
 
 EXPOSE 18790
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["clawlet", "gateway"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["clawlet"]
+CMD ["status"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d433eac..a581c20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,35 +35,6 @@ clawlet status
 clawlet agent -m "What is 2+2?"
 ```
 
-## Docker
-
-Run clawlet using Docker or Docker Compose instead of installing locally.
-
-### Dockerfile
-
-The Dockerfile uses a multi-stage build: it compiles the Go application with CGO enabled (for sqlite-vec), then runs it in a minimal Alpine container. The container automatically runs `clawlet onboard` and `clawlet status` on first build, then starts the gateway.
-
-### Docker Compose
-
-```bash
-docker-compose up --build
-```
-
-The gateway will be available at `http://localhost:18790`.
-
-### Plain Docker
-
-```bash
-# Build the image
-docker build -t clawlet .
-
-# Run the gateway
-docker run -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY="$OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-  -p 18790:18790 \
-  -v "$PWD/clawlet.config.json:/root/.clawlet/config.json" \
-  clawlet
-```
-
 ## Configuration (`~/.clawlet/config.json`)
 
 Config file: `~/.clawlet/config.json`
@@ -347,3 +318,24 @@ clawlet cron add --message "remind me" --at "2026-02-10T09:00:00Z"
 # Deliver to a chat (requires both --channel and --to)
 clawlet cron add --message "ping" --every 600 --channel slack --to U012345
 ```
+## 🐳 Docker
+
+Build and run clawlet in a container:
+
+```bash
+# Build the image
+docker build -t clawlet .
+
+# Initialize config (first time only)
+docker run -v ~/.clawlet:/root/.clawlet --rm clawlet onboard
+
+# Edit config on host to add API keys
+vim ~/.clawlet/config.json
+
+# Run the gateway
+docker run -v ~/.clawlet:/root/.clawlet -p 18790:18790 clawlet gateway
+
+# Or run a single command
+docker run -v ~/.clawlet:/root/.clawlet --rm clawlet agent -m "Hello"
+docker run -v ~/.clawlet:/root/.clawlet --rm clawlet status
+```
diff --git a/clawlet.config.json b/clawlet.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 06b80ea..0000000
--- a/clawlet.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "agents": {
-    "defaults": {
-      "model": "openrouter/google/gemini-3-flash-preview",
-      "maxTokens": 8192,
-      "temperature": 0.2,
-      "memoryWindow": 50,
-      "memorySearch": {
-        "enabled": false,
-        "provider": "openai",
-        "model": "text-embedding-3-small",
-        "remote": {
-          "baseURL": "https://api.openai.com/v1",
-          "apiKey": "",
-          "headers": {}
-        },
-        "store": {
-          "path": "./memory-store",
-          "vector": {
-            "enabled": true
-          }
-        },
-        "chunking": {
-          "tokens": 400,
-          "overlap": 80
-        },
-        "query": {
-          "maxResults": 6,
-          "minScore": 0.35,
-          "hybrid": {
-            "vectorWeight": 0.7,
-            "textWeight": 0.3,
-            "candidateMultiplier": 4
-          }
-        },
-        "cache": {
-          "enabled": true,
-          "maxEntries": 1000
-        },
-        "sync": {
-          "onSearch": true
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "tools": {
-    "restrictToWorkspace": true,
-    "exec": {
-      "timeoutSec": 60
-    },
-    "web": {
-      "braveApiKey": ""
-    }
-  },
-  "cron": {
-    "enabled": true
-  },
-  "heartbeat": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "intervalSec": 1800
-  },
-  "gateway": {
-    "listen": "0.0.0.0:18790"
-  },
-  "channels": {
-    "discord": {
-      "enabled": false,
-      "token": "",
-      "allowFrom": [
-        "123456789"
-      ],
-      "gatewayURL": "wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10&encoding=json",
-      "intents": 37377
-    },
-    "slack": {
-      "enabled": false,
-      "allowFrom": [
-        "U123ABC",
-        "U456DEF"
-      ],
-      "botToken": "xoxb-...",
-      "appToken": "xapp-...",
-      "groupPolicy": "mention",
-      "groupAllowFrom": [
-        "C123CHAN"
-      ],
-      "dm": {
-        "enabled": true
-      }
-    },
-    "telegram": {
-      "enabled": false,
-      "token": "",
-      "allowFrom": [
-        "123456789"
-      ],
-      "baseURL": "https://api.telegram.org",
-      "pollTimeoutSec": 25,
-      "workers": 2
-    },
-    "whatsapp": {
-      "enabled": false,
-      "allowFrom": [
-        "+1234567890"
-      ],
-      "sessionStorePath": "./whatsapp-session.db"
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc5cf62..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  clawlet:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    container_name: clawlet
-    ports:
-      - "18790:18790"
-    environment:
-      # @see https://github.com/mosaxiv/clawlet?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-providers
-      # uses your shell ENV OR a `.env`
-      - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
-    volumes:
-      # copies the local config file to the container
-      - ./clawlet.config.json:/root/.clawlet/config.json
-    entrypoint: ["clawlet", "gateway"]
-    stdin_open: true
-    tty: true
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