diff --git a/backend/cmd/smartrund/main.go b/backend/cmd/smartrund/main.go
index 1b4f82c..82cd61c 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/smartrund/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/smartrund/main.go
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer db.Close()
 
+	profile, err := db.GetProfile(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("load profile: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	garminClient := garmin.NewClient(garmin.Config{
 		PythonPath:     cfg.GarminPythonPath,
 		ServerPath:     cfg.GarminServerPath,
-		GarminEmail:    cfg.GarminEmail,
-		GarminPassword: cfg.GarminPassword,
+		GarminEmail:    profile.GarminEmail,
+		GarminPassword: profile.GarminPassword,
 		TokenStorePath: cfg.GarminTokenStore,
 	})
 	defer garminClient.Close()
@@ -42,7 +47,6 @@ func main() {
 	syncSvc := appsync.NewService(garminClient, db, appsync.Config{
 		BackfillHorizonDays: cfg.BackfillHorizonDays,
 		MinConfidence:       cfg.MinConfidence,
-		MaxHR:               cfg.MaxHR,
 	}, nil)
 
 	server := api.NewServer(db, garminClient, syncSvc)
diff --git a/backend/internal/config/config.go b/backend/internal/config/config.go
index 9339170..844c805 100644
--- a/backend/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/backend/internal/config/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-// Package config loads smartrund's runtime configuration from environment
-// variables (a single-user local app has no need for a config file/flags
-// beyond this).
+// Package config loads smartrund's runtime infrastructure configuration
+// from environment variables (paths and process settings that don't belong
+// in the user-editable profile). Garmin credentials and every tunable
+// analysis-engine parameter live in the profile (internal/store.Profile)
+// instead -- see docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-17-profile-taxonomy-analysis-engine-design.md.
 package config
 
 import (
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Config holds everything smartrund needs to start.
+// Config holds smartrund's process-level configuration.
 type Config struct {
 	// Addr is the HTTP listen address, e.g. ":8080".
 	Addr string
@@ -21,13 +23,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	GarminPythonPath string
 	// GarminServerPath is mcp-garmin's server.py.
 	GarminServerPath string
-	GarminEmail      string
-	GarminPassword   string
 	// GarminTokenStore, if set, overrides mcp-garmin's default ~/.garth
 	// session cache location.
 	GarminTokenStore string
 
-	MaxHR                float64
 	MinConfidence        float64
 	BackfillHorizonDays  int
 	IncrementalSyncEvery time.Duration
@@ -41,10 +40,7 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 		DBPath:               getEnvDefault("SMARTRUN_DB_PATH", "smartrun.db"),
 		GarminPythonPath:     os.Getenv("MCP_GARMIN_PYTHON"),
 		GarminServerPath:     os.Getenv("MCP_GARMIN_SERVER"),
-		GarminEmail:          os.Getenv("GARMIN_EMAIL"),
-		GarminPassword:       os.Getenv("GARMIN_PASSWORD"),
 		GarminTokenStore:     os.Getenv("GARMIN_TOKENSTORE"),
-		MaxHR:                getEnvFloat("SMARTRUN_MAX_HR", 190),
 		MinConfidence:        getEnvFloat("SMARTRUN_MIN_CONFIDENCE", 0.6),
 		BackfillHorizonDays:  getEnvInt("SMARTRUN_BACKFILL_HORIZON_DAYS", 3*365),
 		IncrementalSyncEvery: getEnvDuration("SMARTRUN_INCREMENTAL_SYNC_EVERY", 6*time.Hour),
@@ -56,9 +52,6 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 	if cfg.GarminServerPath == "" {
 		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("MCP_GARMIN_SERVER is required (path to mcp-garmin's server.py)")
 	}
-	if cfg.GarminEmail == "" || cfg.GarminPassword == "" {
-		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("GARMIN_EMAIL and GARMIN_PASSWORD are required")
-	}
 	return cfg, nil
 }