diff --git a/tech_docs/docker_compose_guide.md b/tech_docs/docker_compose_guide.md
index f11499f..05caf66 100644
--- a/tech_docs/docker_compose_guide.md
+++ b/tech_docs/docker_compose_guide.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ serendipity/
 
 ### 2. The Royal Charter (`kingdom.yml`)
 
-```yaml
+
 kingdom:
   # determinism knobs
   seed: 42
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ kingdom:
       to:   stdout
     - format: yaml
       to:   out/kingdom_rendered.yaml
-```
+
 
 Nothing outside this file ever changes the deterministic output except the **seed**.
 
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ Nothing outside this file ever changes the deterministic output except the **see
 
 Every object **MUST** be valid YAML and **MAY** include Jinja2 expressions inside **quoted** scalars only.
 
-```yaml
+
 # objects/unicorn.yaml
 id: unicorn
 color: "{{ rng.choice(['silver','iridescent']) }}"
 blessing: "{{ magic.uuid4() }}"
-```
+
 
 Important:  
 - Expressions are **strings** → safe for YAML parsers.  
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Important:
 
 ### 4. The Single Rulebook (`rules/resolve.j2`)
 
-```jinja2
+
 {#- 1. Bootstrap deterministic engines -#}
 {% set rng   = load_rng(kingdom.rng) %}
 {% set magic = load_magic(kingdom.magic) %}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Important:
 
 {#- 3. Emit final deterministic YAML -#}
 {{ court | to_yaml }}
-```
+
 
 Helper filters (`load_rng`, `load_magic`, `glob`, `read_file`, `render_str`) are registered once at startup; **they never change** and are **not serialisable**, so they cannot leak into objects.
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Helper filters (`load_rng`, `load_magic`, `glob`, `read_file`, `render_str`) are
 
 ### 5. Bootstrap Script (one-time, never edited)
 
-```python
+
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # bootstrap.py  (kept outside kingdom/)
 import os, yaml, jinja2, glob, hashlib, random
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ env.globals.update({
 
 template = env.get_template('resolve.j2')
 print(env.from_string(template.render(kingdom=meta['kingdom'])).render())
-```
+
 
 Run once → deterministic stream of bytes.  
 Commit the stream if you need reproducibility without Python.
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ Commit the stream if you need reproducibility without Python.
 
 ### 9. Single-Command Invocation (CI / Makefile)
 
-```makefile
+
 render:
 	@python bootstrap.py > kingdom_rendered.yaml
 	@echo "SHA256: $$(sha256sum kingdom_rendered.yaml)"
-```
+
 
 ---
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ render:
 Here is a **drop-in Jinja2 template skeleton** that turns the entire service stanza into variables you can override at render-time (`docker compose -f <(jinja2 compose.yml.j2 env.yml)` or `docker compose config`).  
 You only need to set the variables you care about; everything else falls back to safe blanks or defaults.
 
-```jinja2
+
 # compose.yml.j2
 services:
   {{ service_name | default("app") }}:
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ services:
       {{ k }}: {{ v }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
-```
+
 
 Usage example with a tiny `env.yml`:
 
-```yaml
+
 # env.yml
 service_name: api
 image: mycorp/api:1.4.2
@@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ volumes:
 depends_on:
   - db
 restart: always
-```
+
 
 Render and validate:
 
-```bash
+
 jinja2 compose.yml.j2 env.yml | docker compose -f - config  # dry-run
-```
+
 
 All other knobs (secrets, configs, devices, ulimits, etc.) can be added the same way—only when you need them.