diff --git a/open-sse/services/compression/cavemanRules.ts b/open-sse/services/compression/cavemanRules.ts
index 51e9958d04..4fd6628292 100644
--- a/open-sse/services/compression/cavemanRules.ts
+++ b/open-sse/services/compression/cavemanRules.ts
@@ -200,21 +200,6 @@ const CAVEMAN_RULES: CavemanRule[] = [
     replacement: "",
     context: "all",
   },
-  {
-    name: "passive_voice",
-    pattern: /\b(?:is being used|is being called|was created|was generated|was implemented)\b/gi,
-    replacement: (match: string): string => {
-      const map: Record<string, string> = {
-        "is being used": "uses",
-        "is being called": "calls",
-        "was created": "created",
-        "was generated": "generated",
-        "was implemented": "implemented",
-      };
-      return map[match.toLowerCase()] ?? match;
-    },
-    context: "all",
-  },
 
   // ── Category 4: Multi-Turn Dedup (5+ rules) ─────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/open-sse/services/compression/stats.ts b/open-sse/services/compression/stats.ts
index 2d438546dd..d944738b19 100644
--- a/open-sse/services/compression/stats.ts
+++ b/open-sse/services/compression/stats.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ export function trackCompressionStats(stats: CompressionStats): void {
   if (stats.originalTokens <= 0) return;
   const rulesInfo = stats.rulesApplied?.length ? ` rules=${stats.rulesApplied.join(",")}` : "";
   const durationInfo = stats.durationMs !== undefined ? ` ${stats.durationMs}ms` : "";
-  console.log(
-    `[COMPRESSION] mode=${stats.mode} tokens=${stats.originalTokens}->${stats.compressedTokens} savings=${stats.savingsPercent}% techniques=${stats.techniquesUsed.join(",")}${rulesInfo}${durationInfo}`
-  );
+  // Compression stats tracking — no-op in production (use structured logging if needed)
 }
 
 export function getDefaultCompressionConfig(): CompressionConfig {
diff --git a/open-sse/services/compression/strategySelector.ts b/open-sse/services/compression/strategySelector.ts
index 7970a48918..7d4634a58a 100644
--- a/open-sse/services/compression/strategySelector.ts
+++ b/open-sse/services/compression/strategySelector.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { applyLiteCompression } from "./lite.ts";
 import { cavemanCompress } from "./caveman.ts";
 import { compressAggressive } from "./aggressive.ts";
 import { ultraCompress } from "./ultra.ts";
+import { createCompressionStats } from "./stats.ts";
 
 export function checkComboOverride(
   config: CompressionConfig,
@@ -68,10 +69,18 @@ export async function applyCompression(
     }
     const aggressiveConfig = options?.config?.aggressive;
     const result = compressAggressive(messages, aggressiveConfig);
+    const compressedBody = { ...body, messages: result.messages };
     return {
-      body: { ...body, messages: result.messages },
+      body: compressedBody,
       compressed: result.stats.savingsPercent > 0,
-      stats: result.stats,
+      stats: createCompressionStats(
+        body,
+        compressedBody,
+        mode,
+        ["aggressive"],
+        result.stats.rulesApplied,
+        result.stats.durationMs
+      ),
     };
   }
   if (mode === "ultra") {
@@ -85,10 +94,18 @@ export async function applyCompression(
     }
     const ultraConfig = options?.config?.ultra;
     const result = await ultraCompress(messages, ultraConfig ?? {});
+    const compressedBody = { ...body, messages: result.messages };
     return {
-      body: { ...body, messages: result.messages },
+      body: compressedBody,
       compressed: result.stats.savingsPercent > 0,
-      stats: result.stats,
+      stats: createCompressionStats(
+        body,
+        compressedBody,
+        mode,
+        ["ultra"],
+        result.stats.rulesApplied,
+        result.stats.durationMs
+      ),
     };
   }
   return { body, compressed: false, stats: null };
diff --git a/open-sse/services/compression/toolResultCompressor.ts b/open-sse/services/compression/toolResultCompressor.ts
index 573fb592a3..59d5c9bf78 100644
--- a/open-sse/services/compression/toolResultCompressor.ts
+++ b/open-sse/services/compression/toolResultCompressor.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function compressShellOutput(content: string): string | null {
 }
 
 function compressJson(content: string): string | null {
-  if (content.length <= 2000) return null;
+  if (content.length <= 5000) return null;
   if (!JSON_PREFIX_RE.test(content)) return null;
   let parsed: unknown;
   try {
diff --git a/src/lib/db/compression.ts b/src/lib/db/compression.ts
index 9e1edbc024..c0463a9a15 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/compression.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/compression.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const NAMESPACE = "compression";
 
 type JsonRecord = Record<string, unknown>;
 
+// TTL cache for compression settings (5s)
+let compressionSettingsCache: { value: CompressionConfig; expiresAt: number } | null = null;
+
 function toRecord(value: unknown): JsonRecord {
   return value && typeof value === "object" ? (value as JsonRecord) : {};
 }
@@ -32,6 +35,11 @@ function parseJsonSafe(raw: string | null): unknown {
 }
 
 export function getCompressionSettings(): CompressionConfig {
+  // Check TTL cache
+  if (compressionSettingsCache && Date.now() < compressionSettingsCache.expiresAt) {
+    return compressionSettingsCache.value;
+  }
+
   const db = getDbInstance();
   const rows = db.prepare("SELECT key, value FROM key_value WHERE namespace = ?").all(NAMESPACE);
 
@@ -110,6 +118,12 @@ export function getCompressionSettings(): CompressionConfig {
     }
   }
 
+  // Store in TTL cache (5s expiry)
+  compressionSettingsCache = {
+    value: config,
+    expiresAt: Date.now() + 5000,
+  };
+
   return config;
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +140,8 @@ export function updateCompressionSettings(settings: Record<string, unknown>): vo
   });
 
   transaction();
+  // Clear TTL cache on update
+  compressionSettingsCache = null;
   invalidateDbCache();
 }