diff --git a/docker/edge/dispatcher.sh b/docker/edge/dispatcher.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 02718b6..adae33a
--- a/docker/edge/dispatcher.sh
+++ b/docker/edge/dispatcher.sh
@@ -1,164 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# dispatcher.sh — Edge task dispatcher
+# dispatcher.sh — Edge task dispatcher placeholder
 #
-# Polls the ops repo for approved actions and launches task-runner containers.
-# Part of #24.
-#
-# Action JSON schema:
-# {
-#   "id": "publish-skill-20260328",
-#   "formula": "clawhub-publish",
-#   "secrets": ["CLAWHUB_TOKEN"],
-#   "tools": ["clawhub"],
-#   "context": "SKILL.md bumped to 0.3.0",
-#   "model": "sonnet"
-# }
+# TODO: Implement task polling and runner launching (#45)
+# Currently a no-op loop for future expansion.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Resolve script root (parent of lib/)
-SCRIPT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-
-# Source shared environment
-source "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../lib/env.sh"
-
-# Load vault secrets after env.sh (env.sh unsets them for agent security)
-# Vault secrets must be available to the dispatcher
-if [ -f "$FACTORY_ROOT/.env.vault.enc" ] && command -v sops &>/dev/null; then
-  set -a
-  eval "$(sops -d --output-type dotenv "$FACTORY_ROOT/.env.vault.enc" 2>/dev/null)" \
-    || echo "Warning: failed to decrypt .env.vault.enc — vault secrets not loaded" >&2
-  set +a
-elif [ -f "$FACTORY_ROOT/.env.vault" ]; then
-  set -a
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-  source "$FACTORY_ROOT/.env.vault"
-  set +a
-fi
-
-# Ops repo location (vault/actions directory)
-OPS_REPO_ROOT="${OPS_REPO_ROOT:-/home/debian/disinto-ops}"
-VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR="${OPS_REPO_ROOT}/vault/actions"
-
-# Log function
-log() {
-  printf '[%s] %s\n' "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')" "$*"
-}
-
-# Clone or pull the ops repo
-ensure_ops_repo() {
-  if [ ! -d "${OPS_REPO_ROOT}/.git" ]; then
-    log "Cloning ops repo from ${FORGE_URL}/${FORGE_OPS_REPO}..."
-    git clone "${FORGE_URL}/${FORGE_OPS_REPO}" "${OPS_REPO_ROOT}"
-  else
-    log "Pulling latest ops repo changes..."
-    (cd "${OPS_REPO_ROOT}" && git pull --rebase)
-  fi
-}
-
-# Check if an action has already been completed
-is_action_completed() {
-  local id="$1"
-  [ -f "${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}/${id}.result.json" ]
-}
-
-# Launch a runner for the given action ID
-launch_runner() {
-  local id="$1"
-  log "Launching runner for action: ${id}"
-
-  # Read action config
-  local action_file="${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}/${id}.json"
-  if [ ! -f "$action_file" ]; then
-    log "ERROR: Action file not found: ${action_file}"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  # Extract formula from action JSON
-  local formula
-  formula=$(jq -r '.formula // empty' "$action_file")
-  if [ -z "$formula" ]; then
-    log "ERROR: Action ${id} missing 'formula' field"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  # Extract secrets (array for safe handling)
-  local -a secrets=()
-  while IFS= read -r secret; do
-    [ -n "$secret" ] && secrets+=("$secret")
-  done < <(jq -r '.secrets[]? // empty' "$action_file" 2>/dev/null)
-
-  # Build command array (safe from shell injection)
-  local -a cmd=(docker compose run --rm runner)
-
-  # Add environment variables BEFORE service name
-  for secret in "${secrets[@]+"${secrets[@]}"}"; do
-    cmd+=(-e "${secret}")  # Pass actual value to container (from env)
-  done
-
-  # Add formula and id as arguments (after service name)
-  cmd+=("$formula" "$id")
-
-  # Log command skeleton (hide all -e flags for security)
-  local -a log_cmd=()
-  local skip_next=0
-  for arg in "${cmd[@]}"; do
-    if [[ $skip_next -eq 1 ]]; then
-      skip_next=0
-      continue
-    fi
-    if [[ "$arg" == "-e" ]]; then
-      log_cmd+=("$arg" "<redacted>")
-      skip_next=1
-    else
-      log_cmd+=("$arg")
-    fi
-  done
-  log "Running: ${log_cmd[*]}"
-
-  # Execute with array expansion (safe from shell injection)
-  "${cmd[@]}"
-
-  log "Runner completed for action: ${id}"
-}
-
-# Main dispatcher loop
-main() {
-  log "Starting dispatcher..."
-  log "Polling ops repo: ${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}"
-
-  while true; do
-    # Refresh ops repo at the start of each poll cycle
-    ensure_ops_repo
-
-    # Check if actions directory exists
-    if [ ! -d "${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}" ]; then
-      log "Actions directory not found: ${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}"
-      sleep 60
-      continue
-    fi
-
-    # Process each action file
-    for action_file in "${VAULT_ACTIONS_DIR}"/*.json; do
-      # Handle case where no .json files exist
-      [ -e "$action_file" ] || continue
-
-      local id
-      id=$(basename "$action_file" .json)
-
-      # Skip if already completed
-      if is_action_completed "$id"; then
-        continue
-      fi
-
-      # Launch runner for this action
-      launch_runner "$id"
-    done
-
-    # Wait before next poll
-    sleep 60
-  done
-}
-
-# Run main
-main "$@"
+while true; do
+  # Placeholder: no-op loop, no logic yet
+  sleep 60
+done