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@@ -110,11 +110,9 @@ dependencies beyond libc, libcurl and libreadline.
 
 ## Running
 
-All implementations read `model.cfg` (or `.bantam.cfg`, which takes priority
-if present) from the current working directory.
+Bantam reads `.bantam.cfg` from the current working directory.
 
-1. Configure `model.cfg` (or `.bantam.cfg`, which takes priority) with your
-   API settings:
+1. Configure `.bantam.cfg` with your API settings:
 
    ```ini
    endpoint=https://api.kilo.ai/api/openrouter
@@ -138,8 +136,8 @@ if present) from the current working directory.
    to submit the whole multi-line prompt. Bracketed paste is enabled
    (`ESC[?2004h`) while editing, so a multi-line block pasted from the
    clipboard is inserted as literal line breaks and only the final **Enter**
-   submits it. The C++ port ships its own raw-mode line editor, working
-   everywhere with no third-party dependencies. It supports arrow keys and
+   submits it. The interactive prompt is provided by **GNU readline**, which
+   is a third-party dependency (see Prerequisites). It supports arrow keys and
    Up/Down for history, Backspace / Delete / Ctrl+D (on an empty line) to
    delete, and Emacs-style editing combos: **Ctrl+A** (start of line),
    **Ctrl+E** (end of line), **Ctrl+B** / **Ctrl+F** (move by character),
@@ -219,11 +217,10 @@ if present) from the current working directory.
 
 ## Model configuration parameters
 
-(shared with the Go and C implementations; `.bantam.cfg` takes priority over
-`model.cfg` when both exist — both are plain `key=value` with `#` comments.
-Values defined in `.bantam.cfg` override `BANTAM_*` environment variables;
-when `.bantam.cfg` is absent, `BANTAM_*` environment variables override
-`model.cfg` and built-in defaults.)
+(shared with the Go and C implementations; the configuration file is
+`.bantam.cfg` — a plain `key=value` file with `#` comments. Values defined in
+`.bantam.cfg` override `BANTAM_*` environment variables; when `.bantam.cfg`
+is absent, `BANTAM_*` environment variables override the built-in defaults.)
 
 - `endpoint` (base OpenAI-compatible API URL, default
   `https://api.kilo.ai/api/openrouter`; falls back to `BANTAM_ENDPOINT`).
@@ -283,8 +280,8 @@ result payloads fed back to the LLM are never colored.
 
 ## The agentic loop
 
-1. **Initialization**: read the config file (`.bantam.cfg` if present, else
-   `model.cfg`). Discover the context-window size from the `/models` endpoint
+1. **Initialization**: read the config file `.bantam.cfg` from the current
+   working directory. Discover the context-window size from the `/models` endpoint
    (or fall back to `context_window`, default `262144` tokens). Prepare the
    messages array starting with the built-in system prompt.
 2. **Input processing**: take the user prompt (command-line file parameter or