diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md b/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
index 42d19a5..59d32a3 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/readme.md
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 Route Telegram replies back into Codex sessions using non-interactive
 `codex exec` + `codex exec resume`.
 
-The bridge stores a mapping from `(chat_id, bot_message_id)` to a route so
-replies can be routed correctly.
+The bridge does not persist routes. It resumes only when the incoming
+message (or the replied-to bot message) contains an explicit `resume: <uuid>`
+line.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
index 88379d9..04fb383 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_bridge.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class CodexExecRunner:
         found_session: str | None = session_id
         last_agent_text: str | None = None
         saw_agent_message = False
-        cli_last_turn: int | None = None
+        cli_last_item: int | None = None
 
         cancelled = False
         rc: int | None = None
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class CodexExecRunner:
                     logger.debug("[codex][jsonl] invalid line: %r", line)
                     continue
 
-                cli_last_turn, out_lines = render_event_cli(evt, cli_last_turn)
+                cli_last_item, out_lines = render_event_cli(evt, cli_last_item)
                 for out in out_lines:
                     logger.info("[codex] %s", out)
 
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_render.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_render.py
index 6004aaf..6fba5b4 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_render.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/exec_render.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ HARD_BREAK = "  \n"
 MAX_PROGRESS_CMD_LEN = 300
 MAX_QUERY_LEN = 60
 MAX_PATH_LEN = 40
-MAX_PROGRESS_CHARS = 300
 
 
 def format_elapsed(elapsed_s: float) -> str:
@@ -169,11 +168,9 @@ class ExecProgressRenderer:
     def __init__(
         self,
         max_actions: int = 5,
-        max_chars: int = MAX_PROGRESS_CHARS,
         command_width: int | None = MAX_PROGRESS_CMD_LEN,
     ) -> None:
         self.max_actions = max_actions
-        self.max_chars = max_chars
         self.command_width = command_width
         self.recent_actions: deque[str] = deque(maxlen=max_actions)
         self.last_item: int | None = None
diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/tests/test_exec_render.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/tests/test_exec_render.py
index 2d3374f..3fe150c 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/tests/test_exec_render.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/tests/test_exec_render.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_render_event_cli_real_run_fixture() -> None:
 
 
 def test_progress_renderer_renders_progress_and_final() -> None:
-    r = ExecProgressRenderer(max_actions=5, max_chars=10_000)
+    r = ExecProgressRenderer(max_actions=5)
     for evt in _loads(SAMPLE_STREAM):
         r.note_event(evt)