diff --git a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
index dc0242ff..47050fd0 100644
--- a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
+++ b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@
     IO primitives (query, action, request-arg, request-method, ctx)
     yield (io-request ...) and block on stdin for (io-response ...). *)
 
-module Sx_types = Sx.Sx_types
-module Sx_parser = Sx.Sx_parser
-module Sx_primitives = Sx.Sx_primitives
-module Sx_runtime = Sx.Sx_runtime
-module Sx_ref = Sx.Sx_ref
-module Sx_render = Sx.Sx_render
-module Sx_vm = Sx.Sx_vm
+(* Modules accessed directly — library is unwrapped *)
 
 open Sx_types
 
@@ -137,7 +131,7 @@ let io_counter = ref 0
 
 (* Scope stacks and cookies — all primitives registered in sx_scope.ml.
    We just reference the shared state for the IO bridge. *)
-module Sx_scope = Sx.Sx_scope
+(* Sx_scope accessed directly — library is unwrapped *)
 let _request_cookies = Sx_scope.request_cookies
 let _scope_stacks = Sx_scope.scope_stacks
 
@@ -346,7 +340,7 @@ let setup_browser_stubs env =
   bind "dom-body" (fun _args -> Nil);
   bind "dom-create-element" (fun _args -> Nil);
   bind "dom-append" (fun _args -> Nil);
-  bind "create-text-node" (fun _args -> Nil);
+  bind "create-text-node" (fun args -> match args with [String s] -> String s | [v] -> String (value_to_string v) | _ -> Nil);
   bind "render-to-dom" (fun _args -> Nil);
   bind "set-render-active!" (fun _args -> Nil);
   bind "render-active?" (fun _args -> Bool true)
@@ -1084,61 +1078,6 @@ let rec dispatch env cmd =
     | Eval_error msg -> send_error msg
     | exn -> send_error (Printexc.to_string exn))
 
-  | List [Symbol "vm-compile"] ->
-    (* Compile all named lambdas in env to bytecode.
-       Called after all .sx files are loaded. *)
-    (try
-      if not (Hashtbl.mem env.bindings "compile") then
-        send_error "compiler not loaded"
-      else begin
-        let compile_fn = Hashtbl.find env.bindings "compile" in
-        let count = ref 0 in
-        let failed = ref 0 in
-        let names = Hashtbl.fold (fun k _ acc -> k :: acc) env.bindings [] in
-        List.iter (fun name ->
-          match Hashtbl.find_opt env.bindings name with
-          | Some (Lambda lam) when lam.l_name <> None
-              && lam.l_closure.parent = None ->
-            (try
-              let quoted = List [Symbol "quote"; lam.l_body] in
-              let result = Sx_ref.eval_expr (List [compile_fn; quoted]) (Env env) in
-              match result with
-              | Dict d when Hashtbl.mem d "bytecode" ->
-                let code = Sx_vm.code_from_value result in
-                (* Live env reference — NOT a snapshot. Functions see
-                   current bindings, including later-defined functions. *)
-                let live_env = env.bindings in
-                (* Original lambda for CEK fallback *)
-                let orig_lambda = Lambda lam in
-                let fn = NativeFn ("vm:" ^ name, fun args ->
-                  try
-                    Sx_vm.call_closure
-                      { vm_code = code; vm_upvalues = [||]; vm_name = lam.l_name;
-                        vm_env_ref = live_env; vm_closure_env = None }
-                      args live_env
-                  with
-                  | _ ->
-                    (* Any VM error — fall back to CEK *)
-                    Sx_ref.eval_expr (List (orig_lambda :: args)) (Env env)) in
-                Hashtbl.replace env.bindings name fn;
-                incr count
-              | _ -> incr failed
-            with e ->
-              if !failed < 3 then
-                Printf.eprintf "[vm] FAIL %s: %s\n  body: %s\n%!"
-                  name (Printexc.to_string e)
-                  (String.sub (inspect lam.l_body) 0
-                    (min 200 (String.length (inspect lam.l_body))));
-              incr failed)
-          | _ -> ()
-        ) names;
-        Printf.eprintf "[vm] Compiled %d functions (%d failed)\n%!" !count !failed;
-        send_ok_value (Number (float_of_int !count))
-      end
-    with
-    | Eval_error msg -> send_error msg
-    | exn -> send_error (Printexc.to_string exn))
-
   | List [Symbol "reset"] ->
     (* Clear all bindings and rebuild env.
        We can't reassign env, so clear and re-populate. *)