diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83257c6..542e220 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.2.2
+## Current Status — v0.2.3
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.2.2 — Re-apply v0.2.0 migration after history rewrite rollback
+> Last release update: v0.2.3 — Silence unused static helper warnings after migration rollback reapply
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/agent.c b/src/agent.c
index df15814..f27beb1 100644
--- a/src/agent.c
+++ b/src/agent.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static const char* get_context_part_name_copy(int idx) {
     return tls_name[0] ? tls_name : NULL;
 }
 
-static void template_emit_hook(const char* section_name, int message_index, void* user_data) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) void template_emit_hook(const char* section_name, int message_index, void* user_data) {
     (void)user_data;
     set_context_part_name(message_index, section_name ? section_name : "context_part");
 }
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ void agent_append_context_log(const char* sender_pubkey_hex, const char* phase,
 }
 
 
-static char* build_sender_verification_text(didactyl_sender_tier_t sender_tier) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) char* build_sender_verification_text(didactyl_sender_tier_t sender_tier) {
     if (sender_tier == DIDACTYL_SENDER_ADMIN) {
         return strdup("This message has been cryptographically verified as coming from your administrator.");
     }
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ static char* flatten_skill_content_to_text(const char* skill_content) {
     return out;
 }
 
-static int append_adopted_skills_context(cJSON* messages) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) int append_adopted_skills_context(cJSON* messages) {
     if (!messages || !g_cfg) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static int append_adopted_skills_context(cJSON* messages) {
     return rc;
 }
 
-static cJSON* build_recent_admin_dm_history_messages(const char* current_message) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) cJSON* build_recent_admin_dm_history_messages(const char* current_message) {
     cJSON* messages = cJSON_CreateArray();
     if (!messages) {
         return NULL;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 3f1c20f..e31a68d 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 2
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.2"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 3
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.3"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"
diff --git a/src/nostr_handler.c b/src/nostr_handler.c
index 2786112..49cb679 100644
--- a/src/nostr_handler.c
+++ b/src/nostr_handler.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ static int parse_enabled_flag_local(const char* enabled_s) {
     return (strcmp(enabled_s, "false") == 0 || strcmp(enabled_s, "0") == 0) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-static int parse_skill_address_local(const char* addr, int* out_kind, char out_pubkey_hex[65], char out_d_tag[65]) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) int parse_skill_address_local(const char* addr, int* out_kind, char out_pubkey_hex[65], char out_d_tag[65]) {
     if (!addr || !out_kind || !out_pubkey_hex || !out_d_tag) {
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/src/trigger_manager.c b/src/trigger_manager.c
index c63a235..2980af6 100644
--- a/src/trigger_manager.c
+++ b/src/trigger_manager.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static cJSON* find_tag_value_string(cJSON* tags, const char* key) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int parse_address_tag(const char* addr, int* out_kind, char out_pubkey[65], char out_d_tag[65]) {
+static __attribute__((unused)) int parse_address_tag(const char* addr, int* out_kind, char out_pubkey[65], char out_d_tag[65]) {
     if (!addr || !out_kind || !out_pubkey || !out_d_tag) {
         return -1;
     }