diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
index d43656a..77f3d79 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ export const avatarRoutes = new Hono<App>({ strict: false })
 	// The featured custom-avatar-item feed. No curated items yet → an empty list.
 	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/featured', (c) => c.json([]))
 
+	// The "hot" (trending) custom-avatar-item feed. No items yet → an empty list.
+	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/hot', (c) => c.json([]))
+
 	// Custom avatar items created by a given account. No storage yet → an empty
 	// paginated result (matches the econ `customAvatarItems/v1/owned` shape).
 	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v2/fromCreator/:accountId{[0-9]+}', (c) =>
diff --git a/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts b/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
index afd88d0..d6ad854 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ describe('public endpoints', () => {
 		expect(await res.json()).toEqual([])
 	})
 
+	test('GET /api/customAvatarItems/v1/hot returns []', async () => {
+		const res = await exports.default.fetch(`${ORIGIN}/api/customAvatarItems/v1/hot`)
+		expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+		expect(await res.json()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
 	test('GET /api/customAvatarItems/v2/fromCreator/:id returns an empty paginated result', async () => {
 		const res = await exports.default.fetch(`${ORIGIN}/api/customAvatarItems/v2/fromCreator/2`)
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200)
diff --git a/apps/commerce/src/commerce.app.ts b/apps/commerce/src/commerce.app.ts
index da63307..b0739c3 100644
--- a/apps/commerce/src/commerce.app.ts
+++ b/apps/commerce/src/commerce.app.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ const app = new Hono<App>()
 	// an empty list is the client's "no active campaigns" state.
 	.get('/purchasecampaign/allcurrent/v2', (c) => c.json([]))
 
+	// Token-bundle purchase reminders (the "buy more tokens" nudge). None to show,
+	// and an empty list is the client's "no reminders" state.
+	.get('/reminder/currentTokenBundles/v2', (c) => c.json([]))
+
 export default app
diff --git a/apps/commerce/src/test/integration/api.test.ts b/apps/commerce/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
index 593e95d..c1ae742 100644
--- a/apps/commerce/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/commerce/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
@@ -32,4 +32,10 @@ describe('commerce endpoints', () => {
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200)
 		expect(await res.json()).toEqual([])
 	})
+
+	it('GET /reminder/currentTokenBundles/v2 returns []', async () => {
+		const res = await SELF.fetch(`${ORIGIN}/reminder/currentTokenBundles/v2`)
+		expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+		expect(await res.json()).toEqual([])
+	})
 })
diff --git a/packages/domain/src/rooms-db.ts b/packages/domain/src/rooms-db.ts
index ff7d176..0782870 100644
--- a/packages/domain/src/rooms-db.ts
+++ b/packages/domain/src/rooms-db.ts
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ export function canManageRoom(room: Room, accountId: number): boolean {
 /**
  * Clone an existing room into a new one owned by `accountId`. Copies the source
  * room's content (scene/subrooms/settings), assigning a fresh RoomId, the given
- * name, and the new owner; the `base` template tag is dropped so user clones
- * aren't themselves listed as base rooms. Returns the new room, or null when the
- * source isn't in D1 or disallows cloning.
+ * name, and the new owner. The clone starts with an empty tag set — the source's
+ * tags (including the `base` template tag) do not carry over, so the owner tags the
+ * clone from scratch. Returns the new room, or null when the source isn't in D1 or
+ * disallows cloning.
  */
 export async function cloneRoom(
 	db: D1Database,
@@ -96,12 +97,6 @@ export async function cloneRoom(
 		.first<{ maxId: number | null }>()
 	const newRoomId = (row?.maxId ?? 0) + 1
 
-	const tags = Array.isArray(source.Tags)
-		? (source.Tags as Array<Record<string, unknown>>).filter(
-				(t) => String(t?.Tag).toLowerCase() !== 'base'
-			)
-		: source.Tags
-
 	// Ownership is reset to the cloner — the source room's Roles (its creator and
 	// any co-owners, e.g. the seeded base-room roles for accounts 1/2) must NOT
 	// carry over, or the clone would still list the template's owner as owner.
@@ -115,7 +110,8 @@ export async function cloneRoom(
 		Name: name,
 		CreatorAccountId: accountId,
 		IsDorm: false,
-		Tags: tags,
+		// Start fresh: drop every tag the source carried (including `base`).
+		Tags: [],
 		Roles: roles,
 		CreatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
 	}