From 09fa7aa6c14bcd927a38ff0491ae5c1f70c68057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christopher Tso <christso@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:07:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(projects): drop redundant project name field,
 display id

The project registry `name` field duplicated `id` for display purposes
and always fell back to `id` when absent. Remove it from the wire schema,
core types, dashboard, CLI serve, and docs; the dashboard now displays the
project id directly. Deletes the trivial project-display-name helper.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts        |  7 +-----
 apps/cli/test/commands/results/serve.test.ts  |  9 --------
 apps/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx | 12 +++-------
 apps/dashboard/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx |  8 +++----
 apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts            |  2 --
 apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts                 |  1 -
 .../src/lib/project-display-name.test.ts      | 23 -------------------
 .../dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.ts | 21 -----------------
 apps/dashboard/src/lib/types.ts               |  4 ----
 apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx           |  4 ++--
 .../src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx        |  5 +---
 .../docs/docs/evaluation/running-evals.mdx    |  1 -
 .../src/content/docs/docs/tools/dashboard.mdx |  5 ----
 .../evaluation/validation/config-validator.ts |  1 -
 packages/core/src/projects.ts                 |  8 +------
 .../validation/config-validator.test.ts       |  7 ------
 .../evaluation/workspace/repo-manager.test.ts |  2 --
 packages/core/test/projects.test.ts           | 10 ++------
 18 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 116 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.test.ts
 delete mode 100644 apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.ts

diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
index d35facc6f..23e6370aa 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/results/serve.ts
@@ -3213,14 +3213,12 @@ export function createApp(
   /** Convert a ProjectEntry to snake_case wire format. */
   function projectEntryToWire(entry: {
     id: string;
-    name: string;
     path: string;
     addedAt: string;
     lastOpenedAt: string;
   }) {
     return {
       id: entry.id,
-      name: entry.name,
       path: entry.path,
       added_at: entry.addedAt,
       last_opened_at: entry.lastOpenedAt,
@@ -3317,7 +3315,6 @@ export function createApp(
       const summary = await summarizeProjectRunMetas(project);
       return c.json({
         id: project.id,
-        name: project.name,
         path: project.path,
         run_count: summary.runCount,
         pass_rate: summary.passRate,
@@ -3353,7 +3350,6 @@ export function createApp(
       tag_revision: string;
       source: 'local' | 'remote';
       project_id: string;
-      project_name: string;
     }> = [];
 
     for (const p of registry.projects) {
@@ -3407,7 +3403,6 @@ export function createApp(
             ...(runtimeSource && { runtime_source: runtimeSource }),
             ...tagFields,
             project_id: p.id,
-            project_name: p.name,
           });
         }
       } catch {
@@ -3783,7 +3778,7 @@ export const resultsServeCommand = command({
     if (add) {
       try {
         const entry = addProject(add);
-        console.log(`Registered project: ${entry.name} (${entry.id}) at ${entry.path}`);
+        console.log(`Registered project: ${entry.id} at ${entry.path}`);
       } catch (err) {
         console.error(`Error: ${(err as Error).message}`);
         process.exit(1);
diff --git a/apps/cli/test/commands/results/serve.test.ts b/apps/cli/test/commands/results/serve.test.ts
index 04d59df07..c3545cf49 100644
--- a/apps/cli/test/commands/results/serve.test.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/test/commands/results/serve.test.ts
@@ -673,14 +673,12 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
         expect(create.status).toBe(201);
         const created = (await create.json()) as {
           id: string;
-          name: string;
           path: string;
           added_at: string;
           last_opened_at: string;
         };
         expect(created).toMatchObject({
           id: 'project-to-register',
-          name: 'project-to-register',
           path: projectDir,
         });
         expect(created.added_at).toBeTruthy();
@@ -2152,7 +2150,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-no-publish',
-              name: 'Project No Publish',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: `file://${remoteDir}`,
@@ -2276,7 +2273,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'agentv',
-              name: 'AgentV',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: 'EntityProcess/agentv-examples-eval-results',
@@ -2328,7 +2324,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-sync-pull',
-              name: 'Project Sync Pull',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: `file://${remoteDir}`,
@@ -2405,7 +2400,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-sync-push',
-              name: 'Project Sync Push',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: `file://${remoteDir}`,
@@ -2473,7 +2467,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-sync-offline',
-              name: 'Project Sync Offline',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: missingRemoteUrl,
@@ -2531,7 +2524,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-sync-conflict',
-              name: 'Project Sync Conflict',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: `file://${remoteDir}`,
@@ -2657,7 +2649,6 @@ describe('serve app', () => {
           projects: [
             {
               id: 'project-confirm-merge',
-              name: 'Project Confirm Merge',
               path: projectDir,
               results: {
                 repo: `file://${remoteDir}`,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
index 13e7f1c8e..f5421a3e6 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import { Link, useMatches } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 
-import { useProjectList } from '~/lib/api';
 import {
   categoryPath,
   evalPath,
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   runPath,
   suitePath,
 } from '~/lib/navigation';
-import { type ProjectDisplayEntry, resolveProjectDisplayName } from '~/lib/project-display-name';
 import { useSidebarContext } from '~/lib/sidebar-context';
 
 interface BreadcrumbSegment {
@@ -34,10 +32,7 @@ export function formatBreadcrumbRunLabel(runId: string | undefined): string {
   return timestamp?.[0] ?? candidate;
 }
 
-function deriveSegments(
-  matches: ReturnType<typeof useMatches>,
-  projects: readonly ProjectDisplayEntry[] = [],
-): BreadcrumbSegment[] {
+function deriveSegments(matches: ReturnType<typeof useMatches>): BreadcrumbSegment[] {
   const segments: BreadcrumbSegment[] = [];
 
   // Skip the root match (index 0)
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ function deriveSegments(
     if (routeId === '/' || routeId === '/_layout') continue;
 
     if (routeId.includes('/projects/$projectId') && params.projectId) {
-      const label = resolveProjectDisplayName(params.projectId, projects);
+      const label = params.projectId;
       const to = projectHomePath(params.projectId);
       if (!segments.some((s) => s.to === to)) {
         segments.push({
@@ -172,8 +167,7 @@ function deriveSegments(
 export function Breadcrumbs() {
   const matches = useMatches();
   const { toggle } = useSidebarContext();
-  const { data: projectData } = useProjectList();
-  const segments = deriveSegments(matches, projectData?.projects);
+  const segments = deriveSegments(matches);
   const hasTrail = segments.length > 0;
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
index 05e5e102f..17921379c 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function ProjectCard({ project, canRemove = false, onRemove }: ProjectCar
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
           <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 pr-10">
             <h3 className="truncate text-lg font-semibold text-white group-hover:text-cyan-400">
-              {project.name}
+              {project.id}
             </h3>
             <p className="mt-1 truncate text-xs text-gray-500">{project.path}</p>
           </div>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export function ProjectCard({ project, canRemove = false, onRemove }: ProjectCar
             aria-haspopup="menu"
             aria-expanded={menuOpen}
             aria-controls={menuOpen ? menuId : undefined}
-            aria-label={`Open ${project.name} project menu`}
+            aria-label={`Open ${project.id} project menu`}
             onClick={() => setMenuOpen((open) => !open)}
             className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-lg leading-none text-gray-500 transition-colors hover:bg-gray-800 hover:text-gray-200 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-cyan-500"
           >
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export function ProjectCard({ project, canRemove = false, onRemove }: ProjectCar
               ref={menuRef}
               id={menuId}
               role="menu"
-              aria-label={`${project.name} actions`}
+              aria-label={`${project.id} actions`}
               className="absolute right-0 top-10 w-44 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-gray-800 bg-gray-950 py-1 shadow-xl"
             >
               <button
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export function ProjectCard({ project, canRemove = false, onRemove }: ProjectCar
             </div>
             <div className="space-y-3 p-4">
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-300">
-                Remove <span className="font-medium text-white">{project.name}</span> from this
+                Remove <span className="font-medium text-white">{project.id}</span> from this
                 Dashboard registry.
               </p>
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
index 1458043ae..38548f142 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ describe('dashboard API boundary mapping', () => {
   it('maps add-project wire keys to camelCase UI data', async () => {
     const calls = stubJsonResponse({
       id: 'demo',
-      name: 'demo',
       path: '/tmp/demo',
       added_at: '2026-06-19T05:00:00.000Z',
       last_opened_at: '2026-06-19T05:00:00.000Z',
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ describe('dashboard API boundary mapping', () => {
     });
     expect(result).toEqual({
       id: 'demo',
-      name: 'demo',
       path: '/tmp/demo',
       addedAt: '2026-06-19T05:00:00.000Z',
       lastOpenedAt: '2026-06-19T05:00:00.000Z',
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
index 685945b4b..80bc0bb2c 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ export async function addProjectApi(projectPath: string): Promise<ProjectEntry>
   const body = (await res.json()) as ProjectEntryWire;
   return {
     id: body.id,
-    name: body.name,
     path: body.path,
     addedAt: body.added_at,
     lastOpenedAt: body.last_opened_at,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 549d954a9..000000000
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
-
-import { resolveProjectDisplayName } from './project-display-name';
-
-describe('resolveProjectDisplayName', () => {
-  it('uses the registry name for project-scoped dashboard chrome', () => {
-    expect(
-      resolveProjectDisplayName('wtg-ai-prompts', [
-        {
-          id: 'wtg-ai-prompts',
-          name: 'WTG.AI.Prompts',
-        },
-      ]),
-    ).toBe('WTG.AI.Prompts');
-  });
-
-  it('falls back to the URL-safe ID when the registry name is unavailable', () => {
-    expect(resolveProjectDisplayName('wtg-ai-prompts', [])).toBe('wtg-ai-prompts');
-    expect(
-      resolveProjectDisplayName('wtg-ai-prompts', [{ id: 'wtg-ai-prompts', name: '  ' }]),
-    ).toBe('wtg-ai-prompts');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc80ee5a0..000000000
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-display-name.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Resolve the human project name shown in Dashboard chrome.
- *
- * Project-scoped URLs use stable registry IDs, while visible chrome should
- * show the registry name from `/api/projects`. Callers pass the project list
- * they already fetched and this helper falls back to the ID only when the
- * registry name is unavailable.
- */
-
-export interface ProjectDisplayEntry {
-  id: string;
-  name?: string | null;
-}
-
-export function resolveProjectDisplayName(
-  projectId: string,
-  projects: readonly ProjectDisplayEntry[] | undefined,
-): string {
-  const name = projects?.find((project) => project.id === projectId)?.name?.trim();
-  return name || projectId;
-}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/types.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/types.ts
index 3172fd1ca..7cb6fcf13 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export interface RunMeta {
    */
   on_remote?: boolean;
   project_id?: string;
-  project_name?: string;
   /** Optional user-assigned tags from the run's sidecar tags.json. */
   tags?: string[];
   /** Tags currently present in the remote results repo before local metadata overlays. */
@@ -596,7 +595,6 @@ export interface RemoteStatusResponse {
 
 export interface ProjectSummary {
   id: string;
-  name: string;
   path: string;
   added_at: string;
   last_opened_at: string;
@@ -612,7 +610,6 @@ export interface ProjectListResponse {
 
 export interface ProjectEntry {
   id: string;
-  name: string;
   path: string;
   addedAt: string;
   lastOpenedAt: string;
@@ -620,7 +617,6 @@ export interface ProjectEntry {
 
 export interface ProjectEntryWire {
   id: string;
-  name: string;
   path: string;
   added_at: string;
   last_opened_at: string;
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx
index f790752f1..53b8939b6 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function ProjectsDashboard() {
           }
         : current,
     );
-    setProjectMessage(`Project removed from Dashboard: ${project.name}. Files were left on disk.`);
+    setProjectMessage(`Project removed from Dashboard: ${project.id}. Files were left on disk.`);
     void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['projects'] });
   }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function ProjectsDashboard() {
           open={showAddProject}
           onClose={() => setShowAddProject(false)}
           onAdded={(project) => {
-            setProjectMessage(`Project registered: ${project.name}`);
+            setProjectMessage(`Project registered: ${project.id}`);
             void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['projects'] });
           }}
         />
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx
index 0a63eef9c..4d9c9b0e7 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ import {
   syncRemoteResultsApi,
   useEvalRuns,
   useInfiniteProjectRunList,
-  useProjectList,
   useRemoteStatus,
   useStudioConfig,
 } from '~/lib/api';
-import { resolveProjectDisplayName } from '~/lib/project-display-name';
 import {
   buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback,
   buildProjectSyncFeedback,
@@ -54,9 +52,8 @@ function ProjectHomePage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [showRunEval, setShowRunEval] = useState(false);
   const { data: config } = useStudioConfig(projectId);
-  const { data: projectData } = useProjectList();
   const isReadOnly = config?.read_only === true;
-  const projectName = resolveProjectDisplayName(projectId, projectData?.projects);
+  const projectName = projectId;
 
   const activeTab: TabId = tabs.some((t) => t.id === tab) ? (tab as TabId) : 'runs';
   const activeTabTitle = tabs.find((t) => t.id === activeTab)?.title ?? 'Recent Runs';
diff --git a/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/evaluation/running-evals.mdx b/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/evaluation/running-evals.mdx
index 2d6e3d76f..b8709faad 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/evaluation/running-evals.mdx
+++ b/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/evaluation/running-evals.mdx
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ For local workspaces, put portable registry defaults in `$AGENTV_HOME/config.yam
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     path: /home/user/projects/agentv
     results:
       path: /home/user/agentv-results
diff --git a/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/tools/dashboard.mdx b/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/tools/dashboard.mdx
index d60cb1499..b6cf0a001 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/tools/dashboard.mdx
+++ b/apps/web/src/content/docs/docs/tools/dashboard.mdx
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ To register a remote repo and keep it synced automatically, add the source repo
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: my-evals
-    name: My Evals
     repo: https://github.com/example/my-evals.git
     path: /srv/agentv/my-evals
     branch: main
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ For a registered project, put results repo settings on that project's entry in `
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     repo: https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv.git
     path: /home/entity/projects/EntityProcess/agentv
     branch: main
@@ -296,7 +294,6 @@ For a separate results repository, set `results.repo` and an optional managed cl
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     path: /home/entity/projects/EntityProcess/agentv
     results:
       repo: git@github.com:EntityProcess/agentv-examples-eval-results.git
@@ -331,7 +328,6 @@ Before:
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     path: /home/entity/projects/EntityProcess/agentv
     source:
       url: https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv
@@ -348,7 +344,6 @@ After:
 ```yaml
 projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     repo: https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv.git
     path: /home/entity/projects/EntityProcess/agentv
     branch: main
diff --git a/packages/core/src/evaluation/validation/config-validator.ts b/packages/core/src/evaluation/validation/config-validator.ts
index 4f9de65f6..35347d878 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/evaluation/validation/config-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/evaluation/validation/config-validator.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ function validateProjects(errors: ValidationError[], filePath: string, projects:
 
     const projectRecord = project as Record<string, unknown>;
     validateRequiredString(errors, filePath, projectRecord.id, `${location}.id`);
-    validateRequiredString(errors, filePath, projectRecord.name, `${location}.name`);
     validateProjectRepoConfig(errors, filePath, projectRecord, location);
     validateProjectResultsConfig(errors, filePath, projectRecord.results, `${location}.results`);
   });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/projects.ts b/packages/core/src/projects.ts
index 8e979dc79..48ef108d3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/projects.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/projects.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * YAML format (all keys snake_case per AGENTS.md §"Wire Format Convention"):
  *   projects:
  *     - id: my-app
- *       name: My App
  *       repo: https://github.com/example/my-app.git
  *       path: /home/user/projects/my-app
  *       branch: main
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ export interface ProjectResultsConfig {
 
 export interface ProjectEntry {
   id: string;
-  name: string;
   repoUrl?: string;
   path: string;
   ref?: string;
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ interface ProjectResultsYaml {
 
 interface ProjectEntryYaml {
   id: string;
-  name: string;
   repo?: string;
   path?: string;
   branch?: string;
@@ -125,12 +122,11 @@ function fromYaml(raw: unknown): ProjectEntry | null {
   if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') return null;
   const e = raw as Partial<ProjectEntryYaml>;
   const sourcePath = readTrimmedString(e.path);
-  if (typeof e.id !== 'string' || typeof e.name !== 'string' || !sourcePath) {
+  if (typeof e.id !== 'string' || !sourcePath) {
     return null;
   }
   const entry: ProjectEntry = {
     id: e.id,
-    name: e.name,
     path: sourcePath,
     addedAt: typeof e.added_at === 'string' ? e.added_at : '',
     lastOpenedAt: typeof e.last_opened_at === 'string' ? e.last_opened_at : '',
@@ -163,7 +159,6 @@ function fromYaml(raw: unknown): ProjectEntry | null {
 function toYaml(entry: ProjectEntry): ProjectEntryYaml {
   const yaml: ProjectEntryYaml = {
     id: entry.id,
-    name: entry.name,
     ...(entry.repoUrl !== undefined && { repo: entry.repoUrl }),
     path: entry.path,
     ...(entry.ref !== undefined && { branch: entry.ref }),
@@ -293,7 +288,6 @@ export function addProject(projectPath: string): ProjectEntry {
       absPath,
       registry.projects.map((p) => p.id),
     ),
-    name: path.basename(absPath),
     path: absPath,
     addedAt: now,
     lastOpenedAt: now,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/evaluation/validation/config-validator.test.ts b/packages/core/test/evaluation/validation/config-validator.test.ts
index 70e9970ec..3874adca1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/evaluation/validation/config-validator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/evaluation/validation/config-validator.test.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     repo: https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv.git
     path: /srv/agentv
     branch: main
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     path: /srv/agentv
     added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
     last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
@@ -136,7 +134,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     repo: https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv.git
     path: /srv/agentv
     results:
@@ -162,7 +159,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: agentv
-    name: AgentV
     path: /srv/agentv
 `,
     );
@@ -186,7 +182,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: misplaced
-    name: Misplaced
     path: /srv/misplaced
 `,
     );
@@ -208,7 +203,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
       filePath,
       `projects:
   - id: ""
-    name: 42
     repo: 99
     path: ""
     branch: ""
@@ -226,7 +220,6 @@ describe('validateConfigFile', () => {
     expect(result.errors).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({ severity: 'error', location: 'projects[0].id' }),
-        expect.objectContaining({ severity: 'error', location: 'projects[0].name' }),
         expect.objectContaining({ severity: 'error', location: 'projects[0].repo' }),
         expect.objectContaining({ severity: 'error', location: 'projects[0].path' }),
         expect.objectContaining({ severity: 'error', location: 'projects[0].branch' }),
diff --git a/packages/core/test/evaluation/workspace/repo-manager.test.ts b/packages/core/test/evaluation/workspace/repo-manager.test.ts
index 5f3942d3b..74369d231 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/evaluation/workspace/repo-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/evaluation/workspace/repo-manager.test.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ describe('RepoManager', () => {
         [
           'projects:',
           '  - id: registered',
-          '    name: Registered',
           `    path: ${repoDir}`,
           '    added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"',
           '    last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"',
@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@ describe('RepoManager', () => {
         [
           'projects:',
           '  - id: registered',
-          '    name: Registered',
           `    path: ${registeredRepo}`,
           '    added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"',
           '    last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"',
diff --git a/packages/core/test/projects.test.ts b/packages/core/test/projects.test.ts
index 7090364d8..42e308e25 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/projects.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/projects.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('projects registry', () => {
 
     const repoPath = makeRepo('alpha');
     const entry = addProject(repoPath);
-    expect(entry.name).toBe('alpha');
+    expect(entry.id).toBe('alpha');
     expect(entry.path).toBe(path.resolve(repoPath));
 
     // Subsequent load reflects the write (per-request reload model).
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ describe('projects registry', () => {
       registryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: remote-bench
-    name: Remote Bench
     repo: git@github.com:example/repo.git
     path: /srv/agentv/repo
     branch: main
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ describe('projects registry', () => {
       registryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: flat-source
-    name: Flat Source
     repo: git@github.com:example/repo.git
     path: /srv/agentv/repo
     branch: main
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ describe('projects registry', () => {
       registryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: results-project
-    name: Results Project
     path: /srv/agentv/repo
     results:
       repo: https://github.com/EntityProcess/results-project-runs.git
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@ describe('projects registry', () => {
       registryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: branch-results
-    name: Branch Results
     repo: git@github.com:example/source.git
     path: /srv/agentv/repo
     results:
@@ -276,7 +272,6 @@ dashboard:
       localRegistryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: local-results
-    name: Local Results
     path: /srv/agentv/source
     results:
       path: /srv/agentv/results/local-results
@@ -308,7 +303,6 @@ dashboard:
       localRegistryPath,
       `projects:
   - id: local-only
-    name: Local Only
     path: /srv/agentv/source
     added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
     last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
@@ -334,7 +328,7 @@ dashboard:
     const d = '$';
     writeFileSync(
       registryPath,
-      `projects:\n  - id: env-bench\n    name: Env Bench\n    repo: "${d}{{ BENCH_REPO_URL }}"\n    path: /srv/agentv/repo\n    branch: main\n    added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"\n    last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"\n`,
+      `projects:\n  - id: env-bench\n    repo: "${d}{{ BENCH_REPO_URL }}"\n    path: /srv/agentv/repo\n    branch: main\n    added_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"\n    last_opened_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"\n`,
       'utf-8',
     );