diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx
index 60536b2267fb..e8716bde9262 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export function ContribWiring({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const billingSettingsRequest = useStore($billingSettingsRequest)
   const currentCwd = useStore($currentCwd)
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- one-shot request-seen sentinel, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     if (billingSettingsRequest === billingSettingsSeenRef.current) {
       return
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/billing/plans-view.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/billing/plans-view.tsx
index b0d1fd6b7032..728a8142387f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/billing/plans-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/billing/plans-view.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function PlanCard({ flow, tier }: { flow: DowngradeFlow; tier: BillingPlanTierVi
 
   // When the confirm panel closes (cancel / scheduled), return focus to this tile
   // so keyboard focus is never left detached on the removed panel.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- tracks previous confirming state for focus return, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     if (wasConfirming.current && !confirming) {
       cardRef.current?.focus()
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/config-settings.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/config-settings.tsx
index 5625339bbf50..c97d5b720090 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/config-settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/config-settings.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export function ConfigSettings({
     return () => void (cancelled = true)
   }, [])
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- autosave bookkeeping refs, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!config || saveVersion === 0) {
       return
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.tsx
index 91e1a1178450..eafe0ce2f376 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.tsx
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ export function GatewaySettings({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean } = {
     return () => void (cancelled = true)
   }, [state.mode])
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- monotonic request-sequence counters, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     contextSeq.current += 1
     sshTestSeq.current += 1
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
index 6d81a5136bbc..02281a089b01 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ export function ToolsetConfigPanel({ toolset, onConfiguredChange }: ToolsetConfi
   // Guard the Nous Portal sign-in poll loop against unmount/state updates.
   const mountedRef = useRef(true)
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- mount flag guarding an async poll loop, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     mountedRef.current = true
 
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ export function ToolsetConfigPanel({ toolset, onConfiguredChange }: ToolsetConfi
   // first fully-configured provider, else the first provider. Without this the
   // panel highlighted the first keyless provider (e.g. Nous Portal) even when
   // the user had already selected another (e.g. DuckDuckGo).
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- one-shot provider-choice claim flag, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     if (providerChoiceClaimedRef.current || activeProvider || providers.length === 0) {
       return
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/voice-provider-fields.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/voice-provider-fields.tsx
index 89b2e2dd9043..9b3a2cdd1f51 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/voice-provider-fields.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/voice-provider-fields.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function VoiceProviderFields({ section, providerKey }: { section: 'tts' |
   const [config, setConfig] = useState<HermesConfigRecord | null>(null)
   const seeded = useRef(false)
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax -- one-shot config seed flag, not an atom mirror
   useEffect(() => {
     if (loadedConfig && !seeded.current) {
       seeded.current = true