diff --git a/Data/Agent/Roles/Device_Audit.yml b/Data/Agent/Roles/Device_Audit.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 777c152..0000000
--- a/Data/Agent/Roles/Device_Audit.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
- - hosts: all
-  gather_facts: false
-  tasks:
-    - name: Collect summary via PowerShell (hostname, OS, uptime, last reboot)
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-        $hostname = $env:COMPUTERNAME
-        $username = $env:USERNAME
-        $domain   = $env:USERDOMAIN
-        $w = Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'
-        $product = [string]$w.ProductName
-        $display = [string]$w.DisplayVersion
-        $build   = [string]$w.CurrentBuildNumber
-        $os      = ($product + ' ' + $display).Trim()
-        $boot    = (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime
-        $uptime  = [int]((Get-Date) - $boot).TotalSeconds
-        # Produce Last Reboot as UTC string to match UI expectations (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
-        $bootUtc = (Get-Date $boot).ToUniversalTime().ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')
-        $out = [pscustomobject]@{
-          hostname=$hostname;
-          operating_system=$os;
-          username=$username;
-          domain=$domain;
-          uptime_sec=$uptime;
-          last_reboot=$bootUtc
-        }
-        $out | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
-      register: summary_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Parse summary JSON
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _summary: "{{ summary_raw.stdout | from_json | default({}, true) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect installed software
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        $paths = @('HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
-                  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
-                  'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*')
-        $items = foreach ($p in $paths) {
-          if (Test-Path $p) {
-            Get-ItemProperty -Path $p | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName } | ForEach-Object {
-              [pscustomobject]@{ name=[string]$_.DisplayName; version=[string]$_.DisplayVersion }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        $items | Sort-Object name -Unique | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
-      register: software_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Parse software JSON
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _software: "{{ software_raw.stdout | default('[]') | from_json | default([], true) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect memory modules
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMemory | ForEach-Object {
-          [pscustomobject]@{ slot=$_.BankLabel; speed=[string]$_.Speed; serial=[string]$_.SerialNumber; capacity=[string]$_.Capacity }
-        } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
-      register: memory_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Parse memory JSON
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _memory: "{{ memory_raw.stdout | default('[]') | from_json | default([], true) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect storage volumes
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | ForEach-Object {
-          $total = [double]$_.Size; $free = [double]$_.FreeSpace; $used = $total - $free;
-          $usage = if ($total -gt 0) { [math]::Round(($used / $total) * 100, 2) } else { 0 }
-          $type = switch ($_.DriveType) { 2 {'Removable'} 3 {'Fixed Disk'} default {'Unknown'} }
-          [pscustomobject]@{ drive=$_.DeviceID; disk_type=$type; usage=$usage; total=$total; free=$free; used=$used }
-        } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
-      register: storage_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Parse storage JSON
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _storage: "{{ storage_raw.stdout | default('[]') | from_json | default([], true) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect network adapters
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        try {
-          $ip = Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress -and $_.IPAddress -notmatch '^169\.254\.' -and $_.IPAddress -ne '127.0.0.1' }
-          $ad = Get-NetAdapter | ForEach-Object { $_ | Select-Object -Property Name, InterfaceAlias, MacAddress }
-          $map = @{}; foreach($a in $ad){ $map[$a.InterfaceAlias] = $a.MacAddress }
-          $tmp = @{}
-          foreach($e in $ip){
-            $alias = if ($e.InterfaceAlias) { $e.InterfaceAlias } else { 'unknown' }
-            $item = $tmp[$alias]
-            if (-not $item) { $item = [pscustomobject]@{ adapter=$alias; ips=@(); mac='' }; $tmp[$alias] = $item }
-            $item.mac = $map[$alias]
-            if ($e.IPAddress -and $item.ips -notcontains $e.IPAddress) { $item.ips += $e.IPAddress }
-          }
-          $out = $tmp.GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object { $_.Value }
-        } catch { $out = @() }
-        $out | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
-      register: network_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Parse network JSON
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _network: "{{ network_raw.stdout | default('[]') | from_json | default([], true) }}"
-
-    - name: Compose device details structure
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        device_details:
-          summary: "{{ _summary }}"
-          software: "{{ _software }}"
-          memory: "{{ _memory }}"
-          storage: "{{ _storage }}"
-          network: "{{ _network }}"
-
-    - name: Derive internal IP from adapter list
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        device_details: "{{ device_details | combine({'summary': (device_details.summary | combine({'internal_ip': (_network | map(attribute='ips') | list | flatten | select('match','^(10\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])\\.|192\\.168\\.)') | list | first | default('')) })) }) }}"
-
-    - name: Detect device type (Server/Workstation/Virtual Machine)
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        function _getCim($cls){ try { return Get-CimInstance $cls -ErrorAction Stop } catch { try { return Get-WmiObject -Class $cls -ErrorAction Stop } catch { return $null } } }
-        $os = _getCim 'Win32_OperatingSystem'
-        $cs = _getCim 'Win32_ComputerSystem'
-        $caption = ""; if ($os) { $caption = [string]$os.Caption }
-        $model = ""; if ($cs) { $model = [string]$cs.Model }
-        $manu  = ""; if ($cs) { $manu = [string]$cs.Manufacturer }
-        $virt = $false
-        if ($model -match 'Virtual' -or $manu -match 'Microsoft Corporation' -and $model -match 'Virtual Machine' -or $manu -match 'VMware' -or $manu -match 'innotek' -or $manu -match 'VirtualBox' -or $manu -match 'QEMU' -or $manu -match 'Xen' -or $manu -match 'Parallels') { $virt = $true }
-        if ($virt) { 'Virtual Machine' }
-        elseif ($caption -match 'Server') { 'Server' }
-        else { 'Workstation' }
-      register: device_type_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Attach device type to summary
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        device_details: "{{ device_details | combine({'summary': (device_details.summary | combine({'device_type': (device_type_raw.stdout | default('') | trim) })) }) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect external IP (best-effort)
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        $ip = ''
-        try { $ip = (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.ipify.org?format=json' -TimeoutSec 3).ip } catch {}
-        if (-not $ip) { try { $ip = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://checkip.amazonaws.com' -TimeoutSec 3).Content.Trim() } catch {} }
-        if (-not $ip) { try { $ip = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://ifconfig.me/ip' -TimeoutSec 3).Content.Trim() } catch {} }
-        $ip
-      register: external_ip_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Attach external IP to summary
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        device_details: "{{ device_details | combine({'summary': (device_details.summary | combine({'external_ip': (external_ip_raw.stdout | default('') | trim) })) }) }}"
-
-    - name: Collect last logged-on user from registry (SAM/UPN)
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
-        function Normalize-Sam([string]$s) {
-          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($s)) { return '' }
-          if ($s -match '\$$') { return '' } # exclude machine accounts
-          if ($s -like 'DWM-*' -or $s -like 'UMFD-*') { return '' }
-          if ($s -eq 'SYSTEM' -or $s -eq 'LOCAL SERVICE' -or $s -eq 'NETWORK SERVICE' -or $s -eq 'ANONYMOUS LOGON') { return '' }
-          return $s
-        }
-
-        $regPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI'
-        $sam = ''
-        $upn = ''
-        try { $sam = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'LastLoggedOnSAMUser' -ErrorAction Stop).LastLoggedOnSAMUser } catch {}
-        try { $upn = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'LastLoggedOnUser' -ErrorAction Stop).LastLoggedOnUser } catch {}
-
-        $user = Normalize-Sam $sam
-        if (-not $user) {
-          $user = Normalize-Sam $upn
-          if ($user -and $user -like '*@*') {
-            # Convert UPN to DOMAIN\user using machine domain (best effort)
-            $domDns = (Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).Domain
-            $domShort = ''
-            if ($domDns) { $domShort = ($domDns -split '\.')[0].ToUpper() }
-            $parts = $user -split '@'
-            if ($parts.Length -ge 1) {
-              $u = $parts[0]
-              if ($domShort) { $user = "$domShort\$u" }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        if ($user) { $user } else { 'No Users Logged In' }
-      register: last_user_raw
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Attach last_user string to summary
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        device_details: "{{ device_details | combine({'summary': (device_details.summary | combine({'last_user': (last_user_raw.stdout | default('') | trim) })) }) }}"
-
-    - name: Write device details JSON
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: "{{ device_details | to_nice_json }}"
-        dest: "{{ output_file }}"
-      run_once: true
diff --git a/Data/Agent/Roles/role_DeviceAudit.py b/Data/Agent/Roles/role_DeviceAudit.py
index 230fe07..9a1acfa 100644
--- a/Data/Agent/Roles/role_DeviceAudit.py
+++ b/Data/Agent/Roles/role_DeviceAudit.py
@@ -134,69 +134,7 @@ def _project_root():
         return os.getcwd()
 
 
-def _run_ansible_audit(ctx) -> dict:
-    try:
-        exe_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
-        candidate = os.path.join(exe_dir, 'ansible-playbook.exe' if IS_WINDOWS else 'ansible-playbook')
-        ansible_playbook = candidate if os.path.isfile(candidate) else 'ansible-playbook'
-
-        base = os.path.join(_project_root(), 'Logs', 'Agent', 'ansible')
-        os.makedirs(base, exist_ok=True)
-        out_path = os.path.join(base, 'audit.json')
-
-        # Require an external playbook; look next to this role first, then source tree as fallback
-        roles_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        pb_candidates = [
-            os.path.join(roles_dir, 'Device_Audit.yml'),
-            os.path.join(_project_root(), 'Data', 'Agent', 'Roles', 'Device_Audit.yml'),
-        ]
-        pb_path = next((p for p in pb_candidates if os.path.isfile(p)), None)
-        if not pb_path:
-            # Log helpful error and return empty
-            try:
-                with open(os.path.join(base, 'ansible.err.log'), 'w', encoding='utf-8', newline='\n') as ef:
-                    ef.write('Device_Audit.yml not found in roles directory.\n')
-                    ef.write('Searched:\n - ' + '\n - '.join(pb_candidates))
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            return {}
-
-        out_posix = Path(out_path).as_posix()
-        py_interp = Path(sys.executable).as_posix()
-
-        env = os.environ.copy()
-        env.setdefault('PYTHONIOENCODING', 'utf-8')
-        env.setdefault('ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR', '0')
-
-        cmd = [
-            ansible_playbook,
-            '-i', 'localhost,',
-            '-c', 'local',
-            pb_path,
-            '-e', f'ansible_python_interpreter={py_interp}',
-            '-e', 'ansible_shell_type=powershell' if IS_WINDOWS else 'ansible_shell_type=sh',
-            '-e', 'ansible_shell_executable=powershell.exe' if IS_WINDOWS else 'ansible_shell_executable=/bin/sh',
-            '-e', f'output_file={out_posix}',
-        ]
-
-        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300, env=env)
-        if proc.returncode != 0:
-            try:
-                with open(os.path.join(base, 'ansible.err.log'), 'w', encoding='utf-8', newline='\n') as ef:
-                    ef.write(proc.stdout or '')
-                    ef.write('\n--- STDERR ---\n')
-                    ef.write(proc.stderr or '')
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            return {}
-        try:
-            with open(out_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as jf:
-                details = json.load(jf)
-            return details if isinstance(details, dict) else {}
-        except Exception:
-            return {}
-    except Exception:
-        return {}
+# Removed Ansible-based audit path; Python collectors provide details directly.
 
 
 def _ps_json(cmd: str, timeout: int = 60):
@@ -722,8 +660,7 @@ class Role:
         self.ctx = ctx
         self._ext_ip = None
         self._ext_ip_ts = 0
-        self._ansible_cache = None
-        self._ansible_ts = 0
+        self._refresh_ts = 0
         self._last_details = None
         try:
             # Set OS string once
@@ -756,12 +693,10 @@ class Role:
                 refresh_sec = max(300, refresh_min * 60)
 
                 now = time.time()
-                need_refresh = (not self._last_details) or ((now - self._ansible_ts) > refresh_sec)
+                need_refresh = (not self._last_details) or ((now - self._refresh_ts) > refresh_sec)
                 if need_refresh:
-                    details = _run_ansible_audit(self.ctx)
-                    if not details:
-                        # Fallback collector when Ansible is unavailable
-                        details = _build_details_fallback()
+                    # Always collect via built-in Python collectors
+                    details = _build_details_fallback()
                     # Best-effort fill of missing/renamed fields so UI is happy
                     try:
                         details = self._normalize_details(details)
@@ -769,7 +704,7 @@ class Role:
                         pass
                     if details:
                         self._last_details = details
-                        self._ansible_ts = now
+                        self._refresh_ts = now
 
                 # Always post the latest available details (possibly cached)
                 details_to_send = self._last_details or {'summary': collect_summary(self.ctx.config)}