diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/README.md b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/README.md
index 9f4cff5f2..58c601cf5 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/README.md
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Reddit scraper (anonymous, no browser)
 
-Platform-native Reddit scraper, Apify "Reddit Scraper"-compatible. Standalone
+Platform-native Reddit scraper (anonymous, no browser). Standalone
 module: it depends only on `app.utils.proxy` + `scrapling` and exposes a stable
 public API. It is **not** wired into routes, `connector_service.py`, ingestion,
 or Celery — integration later is a thin `reddit_routes.py` + one `include_router`
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ rotation surfaces as `RedditAccessBlockedError` (mirrors google_maps'
 | File | Responsibility |
 |---|---|
 | `__init__.py` | Public exports: `RedditScrapeInput`, `RedditItem`, `iter_reddit`, `scrape_reddit`, `RedditAccessBlockedError`. |
-| `schemas.py` | Apify-shaped `RedditScrapeInput` (`extra="allow"`, no auth fields) + single flat `RedditItem` keyed by `dataType` + `StartUrl`. |
+| `schemas.py` | `RedditScrapeInput` (`extra="allow"`, no auth fields) + single flat `RedditItem` keyed by `dataType` + `StartUrl`. |
 | `fetch.py` | The core. Rotate-on-block sticky `_RotatingSession` + `_current_session` ContextVar + `warm_session` (loid) + `fetch_json`. No browser imports. |
 | `url_resolver.py` | Classify a Reddit URL → `post`/`subreddit`/`user`/`search`; non-Reddit → `None`. |
 | `parsers.py` | Pure JSON→item mapping (`parse_post`, `parse_comment`, `parse_community`, `flatten_comments`, `children`/`after`). I/O-free. |
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/__init__.py
index 8b8c75f11..94a17ed75 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Platform-native Reddit scraper (Apify Reddit Scraper-compatible, anonymous)."""
+"""Platform-native Reddit scraper (anonymous, no browser)."""
 
 from .fetch import RedditAccessBlockedError
 from .schemas import RedditItem, RedditScrapeInput
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/fetch.py b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/fetch.py
index 02ed3ac88..ce45795e7 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/fetch.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/fetch.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ _LOID_COOKIE = "loid"
 
 
 def now_iso() -> str:
-    """UTC timestamp in the millisecond ISO shape the Apify actor stamps."""
+    """UTC timestamp in the millisecond ISO shape used by scraper output."""
     return datetime.now(UTC).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3] + "Z"
 
 
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/schemas.py b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/schemas.py
index 28d322936..74560ae97 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/schemas.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/schemas.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-# ruff: noqa: N815 - field names intentionally mirror the Apify camelCase spec
-"""Apify-compatible input/output models for the Reddit scraper.
+# ruff: noqa: N815 - field names intentionally use the public camelCase API
+"""Input/output models for the Reddit scraper.
 
-The models mirror the public Apify "Reddit Scraper" actor spec so the endpoint
-can be a drop-in. The MVP populates a reliably-sourced subset; every other field
-is accepted (input) or emitted as ``None``/``[]`` (output) so parity is additive.
+The MVP populates a reliably-sourced subset of fields; every other output field
+is emitted as ``None``/``[]`` so the contract can expand additively.
 
 **Anonymous only.** There is deliberately **no** authentication field on the
 input (no username/password/token/``login*``) — the scraper holds only Reddit's
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ RedditDataType = Literal["post", "comment", "community", "user"]
 
 
 class StartUrl(BaseModel):
-    """A single direct URL entry (Apify passes ``{"url": ...}`` objects)."""
+    """A single direct URL entry (``{"url": ...}``; extra keys ignored)."""
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ class StartUrl(BaseModel):
 
 
 class RedditScrapeInput(BaseModel):
-    """Full Apify "Reddit Scraper" input surface (anonymous, no auth fields).
+    """Reddit scraper input surface (anonymous, no auth fields).
 
     Caps (``maxItems``/``maxPostCount``/...) are collector policy applied by
     :func:`scrape_reddit`, NOT ceilings baked into the streaming flows. Fields
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class RedditItem(BaseModel):
     """Single flat output item, keyed by ``dataType``.
 
     One model for post/comment/community/user (union of fields, unsourced
-    default ``None``/``[]``), matching the Apify actor's single-dataset shape.
+    default ``None``/``[]``), using a single flat-dataset shape.
     ``extra="allow"`` keeps the contract open so added fields never break
     consumers.
     """
@@ -123,5 +122,5 @@ class RedditItem(BaseModel):
     scrapedAt: str | None = None
 
     def to_output(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Serialize to the flat dict shape Apify emits (keeps extras)."""
+        """Serialize to the flat output dict shape (keeps extras)."""
         return self.model_dump(exclude_none=False)
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/scraper.py b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/scraper.py
index 5fc4e07e9..e97cda024 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/scraper.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/scraper.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _capped_targets(
 async def iter_reddit(
     input_model: RedditScrapeInput,
 ) -> AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Yield Apify-shaped Reddit items. ``startUrls`` override ``searches``.
+    """Yield flat Reddit items. ``startUrls`` override ``searches``.
 
     Independent targets fan out concurrently; each target's ``after`` paging
     stays sequential.
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/url_resolver.py b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/url_resolver.py
index 3b6d4e442..0af80b524 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/url_resolver.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/scrapers/reddit/url_resolver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Classify a Reddit URL into a scrape job.
 
-Covers the ``startUrls`` shapes the Apify spec accepts: a post (permalink), a
+Covers the supported ``startUrls`` shapes: a post (permalink), a
 subreddit listing, a user profile, and a search-results page. Non-Reddit hosts
 resolve to ``None`` so the orchestrator can skip them. Mirrors the frozen
 ``ResolvedUrl`` dataclass shape of ``../youtube/url_resolver.py``, widened with
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/scrapers/reddit/test_skeleton.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/scrapers/reddit/test_skeleton.py
index 7c6829540..696944b0a 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/scrapers/reddit/test_skeleton.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/scrapers/reddit/test_skeleton.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def test_input_defaults():
 
 
 def test_input_allows_extra_inert_fields():
-    # extra="allow": Apify fields we don't act on are accepted, not rejected.
-    model = RedditScrapeInput(debugMode=True, proxy={"useApifyProxy": True})
+    # extra="allow": unknown inert fields are accepted, not rejected.
+    model = RedditScrapeInput(debugMode=True, proxy={"provider": "custom"})
     assert model.model_dump().get("debugMode") is True