diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/extract-content/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/extract-content/route.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9322f3242..000000000
--- a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/extract-content/route.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-export interface ExaContentResult {
-	url: string
-	text: string
-	title: string
-	author?: string
-}
-
-interface ExaApiResponse {
-	results: ExaContentResult[]
-}
-
-const exaApiKey = process.env.EXA_API_KEY
-if (!exaApiKey) {
-	console.error(
-		"EXA_API_KEY is not configured; /api/onboarding/extract-content will return 503",
-	)
-}
-
-export async function POST(request: Request) {
-	try {
-		if (!exaApiKey) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "Content extraction is unavailable" },
-				{ status: 503 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		const { urls } = await request.json()
-
-		if (!Array.isArray(urls) || urls.length === 0) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "Invalid input: urls must be a non-empty array" },
-				{ status: 400 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		if (!urls.every((url) => typeof url === "string" && url.trim())) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "Invalid input: all urls must be non-empty strings" },
-				{ status: 400 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		const response = await fetch("https://api.exa.ai/contents", {
-			method: "POST",
-			headers: {
-				"x-api-key": exaApiKey,
-				"Content-Type": "application/json",
-			},
-			body: JSON.stringify({
-				urls,
-				text: true,
-				livecrawl: "fallback",
-			}),
-		})
-
-		if (!response.ok) {
-			console.error(
-				"Exa API request failed:",
-				response.status,
-				response.statusText,
-			)
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "Failed to fetch content from Exa API" },
-				{ status: 500 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		const data: ExaApiResponse = await response.json()
-		return Response.json({ results: data.results })
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error("Exa API request error:", error)
-		return Response.json({ error: "Internal server error" }, { status: 500 })
-	}
-}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/research/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/research/route.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bac648c6..000000000
--- a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/research/route.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-import { xai } from "@ai-sdk/xai"
-import { generateText } from "ai"
-
-interface ResearchRequest {
-	xUrl: string
-	name?: string
-	email?: string
-}
-
-const ALLOWED_X_HOSTS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
-	"x.com",
-	"www.x.com",
-	"twitter.com",
-	"www.twitter.com",
-	"mobile.twitter.com",
-])
-
-const X_URL_FALLBACK_REGEX =
-	/^(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:x\.com|www\.x\.com|twitter\.com|www\.twitter\.com|mobile\.twitter\.com)\/([^/\s?#]+)/i
-
-function isXHost(hostname: string): boolean {
-	return ALLOWED_X_HOSTS.has(hostname.toLowerCase())
-}
-
-function extractHandle(input: string): string {
-	const trimmed = input.trim()
-	if (!trimmed) return ""
-
-	let handle = trimmed.replace(/^@+/, "")
-	const lower = handle.toLowerCase()
-
-	if (lower.includes("x.com") || lower.includes("twitter.com")) {
-		try {
-			const parsed = new URL(
-				handle.startsWith("http://") || handle.startsWith("https://")
-					? handle
-					: `https://${handle}`,
-			)
-			handle = isXHost(parsed.hostname)
-				? (parsed.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean)[0] ?? "")
-				: ""
-		} catch {
-			handle = handle.match(X_URL_FALLBACK_REGEX)?.[1] ?? ""
-		}
-	}
-
-	return handle.replace(/^@+/, "").split(/[/?#]/)[0]?.toLowerCase() ?? ""
-}
-
-function finalPrompt(handle: string, userContext: string) {
-	return `You are researching a user based on their X/Twitter profile to help personalize their experience.
-
-X Handle: @${handle}${userContext}
-
-Please analyze this X/Twitter profile and provide a comprehensive but concise summary of the user. Include:
-- Professional background and current role (if available)
-- Key interests and topics they engage with
-- Notable projects, achievements, or affiliations
-- Their expertise areas
-- Any other relevant information that helps understand who they are
-
-Format the response as clear, readable paragraphs. Focus on factual information from their profile. If certain information is not available, skip that section rather than speculating.`
-}
-
-export async function POST(req: Request) {
-	try {
-		const { xUrl, name, email }: ResearchRequest = await req.json()
-
-		if (!xUrl?.trim()) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "X/Twitter URL or handle is required" },
-				{ status: 400 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		const handle = extractHandle(xUrl)
-
-		if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,15}$/.test(handle)) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: "Could not parse a valid X/Twitter handle from the input" },
-				{ status: 400 },
-			)
-		}
-
-		const contextParts: string[] = []
-		if (name) contextParts.push(`Name: ${name}`)
-		if (email) contextParts.push(`Email: ${email}`)
-		const userContext =
-			contextParts.length > 0
-				? `\n\nAdditional context about the user:\n${contextParts.join("\n")}`
-				: ""
-
-		const { text } = await generateText({
-			model: xai.responses("grok-4-fast"),
-			prompt: finalPrompt(handle, userContext),
-			tools: {
-				web_search: xai.tools.webSearch(),
-				x_search: xai.tools.xSearch({
-					allowedXHandles: [handle],
-				}),
-			},
-		})
-
-		return Response.json({ text })
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error("Research API error:", error)
-		return Response.json({ error: "Internal server error" }, { status: 500 })
-	}
-}