diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
index 207f46a..9670d02 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@ function getModerationBroadcaster(): ModerationBroadcaster | undefined {
 function scheduleAutoDelete(row: MessageRecord): void {
   if (row.ai_status !== "flagged" && row.ai_status !== "warn") return;
   const run = () => {
-    attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage(moderationClient, row).catch((error: unknown) => {
-      logger.error(
-        {
-          messageId: row.id,
-          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
-        },
-        "Unexpected auto-delete error",
-      );
-    });
+    attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage(moderationClient, row).catch(
+      (error: unknown) => {
+        logger.error(
+          {
+            messageId: row.id,
+            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+          },
+          "Unexpected auto-delete error",
+        );
+      },
+    );
   };
 
   if (config.AUTO_DELETE_FLAGGED_DELAY_MS > 0) {
@@ -349,9 +351,9 @@ async function processIndividualFallback(
         }
       },
       {
-        retries: 2,
-        minTimeout: 2000,
-        maxTimeout: 15000,
+        retries: 0,
+        minTimeout: 0,
+        maxTimeout: 0,
         logger,
       },
     );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
index db6a2e9..3cb6b39 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ const BADWORD_CACHE_TTL_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
  */
 const DB_CACHE_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
-const NEMOTRON_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 60 * 1000;
-const PRIMARY_AI_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 30_000;
-const GROQ_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 60 * 1000;
+const NEMOTRON_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
+const PRIMARY_AI_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
+const GROQ_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
 
 interface BadwordCacheEntry {
   value: string[];
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ async function callPrimaryAiModeration(text: string): Promise<string[]> {
       } as OpenAI.Chat.Completions.ChatCompletionCreateParamsNonStreaming);
     },
     {
-      retries: 1,
-      minTimeout: 500,
-      maxTimeout: 2000,
+      retries: 0,
+      minTimeout: 0,
+      maxTimeout: 0,
       factor: 2,
       logger: log,
     },
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
index 42c4dcd..a7a912f 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
@@ -748,9 +748,7 @@ async function callModerationLLM(
         }
       },
       {
-        retries: 3,
-        minTimeout: 1000,
-        maxTimeout: 10000,
+        retries: 0,
         logger: log,
       },
     );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/attachmentUploader.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/attachmentUploader.ts
index 39d7048..ab38c8f 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/attachmentUploader.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/attachmentUploader.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function uploadAttachmentToTele(
       contentType,
       uploadUrl: config.TELE_UPLOAD_URL,
       timeoutMs: config.ATTACHMENT_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      retries: config.ATTACHMENT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+      retries: 0,
       logger,
     });
 
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/teleUpload.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/teleUpload.ts
index 11b9a0f..a40721a 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/teleUpload.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/attachment-upload/teleUpload.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export async function uploadToTele(input: {
     },
     {
       retries,
-      minTimeout: 1000,
-      maxTimeout: 5000,
+      minTimeout: 0,
+      maxTimeout: 0,
       logger,
     },
   );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder.ts
index 4d8da27..150400e 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ export async function startRecording(
           config.VOICE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS,
         ),
       {
-        retries: 3,
-        minTimeout: 1000,
-        maxTimeout: 5000,
+        retries: 0,
+        minTimeout: 0,
+        maxTimeout: 0,
         logger,
       },
     );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder/uploader.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder/uploader.ts
index 8348cdf..167d579 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder/uploader.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder/uploader.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function uploadRecordingSegment(input: {
       filename: fileName,
       contentType: "audio/ogg",
       uploadUrl: config.TELE_UPLOAD_URL,
-      retries: 3,
+      retries: 0,
       logger,
     });
     const downloadUrl = uploadResult.url;
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/teleUpload.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/teleUpload.ts
index 11b9a0f..a40721a 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/teleUpload.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/teleUpload.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export async function uploadToTele(input: {
     },
     {
       retries,
-      minTimeout: 1000,
-      maxTimeout: 5000,
+      minTimeout: 0,
+      maxTimeout: 0,
       logger,
     },
   );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/config/config.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/config/config.ts
index 5992354..ba0405e 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/config/config.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/config/config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const configSchema = z
     RECORDINGS_DIR: z.string().default("./recordings"),
     RECORDING_SEGMENT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
     DECODER_ROTATE_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
-    DECODER_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(30000),
+    DECODER_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(0),
     WEBSERVER_PORT: z.coerce.number().positive().default(3000),
     VOICE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(15000),
     RECONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const configSchema = z
       .number()
       .positive()
       .default(15000),
-    AI_ANALYSIS_ERROR_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(30000),
+    AI_ANALYSIS_ERROR_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(0),
     /** Max messages fetched per conversation batch (token budget is the real constraint). */
     AI_ANALYSIS_MAX_BATCH_SIZE: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(200),
     AI_ANALYSIS_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(8000),
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/utils/retry.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/utils/retry.ts
index d2ac96b..fe0b60c 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/utils/retry.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/shared/utils/retry.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export async function retryWithBackoff<T>(
 ): Promise<T> {
   const {
     retries = 3,
-    minTimeout = 1000,
-    maxTimeout = 30000,
-    factor = 2,
+    minTimeout = 0,
+    maxTimeout = 0,
+    factor = 1,
     logger,
   } = options;
 
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index f5a4076..48422be 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const configSchema = z
     RECORDINGS_DIR: z.string().default("./recordings"),
     RECORDING_SEGMENT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
     DECODER_ROTATE_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
-    DECODER_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(30000),
+    DECODER_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(0),
     WEBSERVER_PORT: z.coerce.number().positive().default(3000),
     VOICE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(15000),
     RECONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(5000),
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const configSchema = z
       .number()
       .positive()
       .default(15000),
-    AI_ANALYSIS_ERROR_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(30000),
+    AI_ANALYSIS_ERROR_COOLDOWN_MS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(0),
     /** Max messages fetched per conversation batch (token budget is the real constraint). */
     AI_ANALYSIS_MAX_BATCH_SIZE: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(200),
     AI_ANALYSIS_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS: z.coerce.number().positive().default(8000),
diff --git a/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts b/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
index a76e957..ceae1ab 100644
--- a/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ async function processIndividualFallback(
         }
       },
       {
-        retries: 2,
-        minTimeout: 2000,
-        maxTimeout: 15000,
+        retries: 0,
+        minTimeout: 0,
+        maxTimeout: 0,
         logger,
       },
     );
diff --git a/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts b/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
index 8007fb3..db4c603 100644
--- a/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function uploadAttachmentToTele(
       contentType,
       uploadUrl: config.TELE_UPLOAD_URL,
       timeoutMs: config.ATTACHMENT_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      retries: config.ATTACHMENT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+      retries: 0,
       logger,
     });
 
diff --git a/src/moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts b/src/moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
index bde4fcf..3749d02 100644
--- a/src/moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/indonesianTextNormalizer.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ const BADWORD_CACHE_TTL_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
  */
 const DB_CACHE_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
-const NEMOTRON_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 60 * 1000;
-const PRIMARY_AI_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 30_000;
-const GROQ_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 60 * 1000;
+const NEMOTRON_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
+const PRIMARY_AI_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
+const GROQ_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
 
 interface BadwordCacheEntry {
   value: string[];
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ async function callPrimaryAiModeration(text: string): Promise<string[]> {
       } as OpenAI.Chat.Completions.ChatCompletionCreateParamsNonStreaming);
     },
     {
-      retries: 1,
-      minTimeout: 500,
-      maxTimeout: 2000,
+      retries: 0,
+      minTimeout: 0,
+      maxTimeout: 0,
       factor: 2,
       logger: log,
     },
@@ -526,10 +526,7 @@ export async function detectIndonesianBadwords(
           if (status === 429) {
             groqUnavailableUntil = Date.now() + GROQ_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS;
           }
-          log.warn(
-            { error },
-            "Groq Llama Prompt Guard moderation failed",
-          );
+          log.warn({ error }, "Groq Llama Prompt Guard moderation failed");
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/moderation/llmModerationClient.ts b/src/moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
index 4add9da..857f0c3 100644
--- a/src/moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
@@ -748,9 +748,7 @@ async function callModerationLLM(
         }
       },
       {
-        retries: 3,
-        minTimeout: 1000,
-        maxTimeout: 10000,
+        retries: 0,
         logger: log,
       },
     );
diff --git a/src/recorder.ts b/src/recorder.ts
index abf5fca..1cc58ef 100644
--- a/src/recorder.ts
+++ b/src/recorder.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ export async function startRecording(
           config.VOICE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS,
         ),
       {
-        retries: 3,
-        minTimeout: 1000,
-        maxTimeout: 5000,
+        retries: 0,
+        minTimeout: 0,
+        maxTimeout: 0,
         logger,
       },
     );
diff --git a/src/recorder/uploader.ts b/src/recorder/uploader.ts
index ba5e2de..2f59323 100644
--- a/src/recorder/uploader.ts
+++ b/src/recorder/uploader.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function uploadRecordingSegment(input: {
       filename: fileName,
       contentType: "audio/ogg",
       uploadUrl: config.TELE_UPLOAD_URL,
-      retries: 3,
+      retries: 0,
       logger,
     });
     const downloadUrl = uploadResult.url;
diff --git a/src/retry.ts b/src/retry.ts
index 1b4ca8a..0c44b6c 100644
--- a/src/retry.ts
+++ b/src/retry.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export async function retryWithBackoff<T>(
 ): Promise<T> {
   const {
     retries = 3,
-    minTimeout = 1000,
-    maxTimeout = 30000,
-    factor = 2,
+    minTimeout = 0,
+    maxTimeout = 0,
+    factor = 1,
     logger,
   } = options;
 
diff --git a/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts b/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
index a48585a..7a5c40e 100644
--- a/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { createChildLogger } from "../logger.js";
 import { syncSelectedChannelBacklog } from "../moderation/backlogSync.js";
 
 const logger = createChildLogger("sync-routes");
-const BACKLOG_SYNC_COOLDOWN_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+const BACKLOG_SYNC_COOLDOWN_MS = 0;
 const MAX_CONCURRENT_SYNCS = 3; // P3: cap concurrent backlogs
 
 const recentBacklogSyncs = new Map<string, number>();
diff --git a/src/uploader/teleUpload.ts b/src/uploader/teleUpload.ts
index 16839be..51f013d 100644
--- a/src/uploader/teleUpload.ts
+++ b/src/uploader/teleUpload.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export async function uploadToTele(input: {
     },
     {
       retries,
-      minTimeout: 1000,
-      maxTimeout: 5000,
+      minTimeout: 0,
+      maxTimeout: 0,
       logger,
     },
   );