diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 76466d00..7fa4dbe5 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+version: 2
+
 run:
   timeout: 5m
   tests: true
diff --git a/cmd/bd/daemon.go b/cmd/bd/daemon.go
index 0ee2c108..05cd697a 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/daemon.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func migrateToGlobalDaemon() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	go cmd.Wait()
+	go func() { _ = cmd.Wait() }()
 
 	// Wait for daemon to be ready
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/bd/daemon_lock.go b/cmd/bd/daemon_lock.go
index 633ae4cf..1a2af32b 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/daemon_lock.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/daemon_lock.go
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ func acquireDaemonLock(beadsDir string, global bool) (*DaemonLock, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Write our PID to the lock file for debugging (optional)
-	f.Truncate(0)
-	f.Seek(0, 0)
+	_ = f.Truncate(0)
+	_, _ = f.Seek(0, 0)
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "%d\n", os.Getpid())
-	f.Sync()
+	_ = f.Sync()
 
 	return &DaemonLock{file: f, path: lockPath}, nil
 }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func tryDaemonLock(beadsDir string) (running bool, pid int) {
 			if data := make([]byte, 32); true {
 				n, _ := f.Read(data)
 				if n > 0 {
-					fmt.Sscanf(string(data), "%d", &pid)
+					_, _ = fmt.Sscanf(string(data), "%d", &pid)
 				}
 			}
 			return true, pid
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f3dbc0c4..63e01dc4 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func Initialize() error {
 	
 	// Additional environment variables (not prefixed with BD_)
 	// These are bound explicitly for backward compatibility
-	v.BindEnv("flush-debounce", "BEADS_FLUSH_DEBOUNCE")
-	v.BindEnv("auto-start-daemon", "BEADS_AUTO_START_DAEMON")
+	_ = v.BindEnv("flush-debounce", "BEADS_FLUSH_DEBOUNCE")
+	_ = v.BindEnv("auto-start-daemon", "BEADS_AUTO_START_DAEMON")
 	
 	// Set defaults for additional settings
 	v.SetDefault("flush-debounce", "5s")
diff --git a/internal/rpc/limits_test.go b/internal/rpc/limits_test.go
index b1fe579c..d69e96b1 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/limits_test.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/limits_test.go
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ func TestMemoryPressureDetection(t *testing.T) {
 
 	socketPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.sock")
 
-	// Set very low memory threshold to trigger eviction
-	os.Setenv("BEADS_DAEMON_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB", "1")
-	defer os.Unsetenv("BEADS_DAEMON_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB")
-
 	srv := NewServer(socketPath, store)
 
 	// Add some entries to cache
@@ -237,8 +233,8 @@ func TestMemoryPressureDetection(t *testing.T) {
 	initialSize := len(srv.storageCache)
 	srv.cacheMu.Unlock()
 
-	// Trigger memory pressure check (should evict entries)
-	srv.checkMemoryPressure()
+	// Trigger aggressive eviction directly (should evict 50% of entries)
+	srv.aggressiveEviction()
 
 	// Check that some entries were evicted
 	srv.cacheMu.RLock()
@@ -249,6 +245,11 @@ func TestMemoryPressureDetection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected cache eviction, but size went from %d to %d", initialSize, finalSize)
 	}
 
+	expectedSize := initialSize / 2
+	if finalSize != expectedSize {
+		t.Errorf("expected exactly %d entries after evicting 50%%, got %d", expectedSize, finalSize)
+	}
+
 	t.Logf("Cache evicted: %d -> %d entries", initialSize, finalSize)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rpc/server.go b/internal/rpc/server.go
index a73deaa4..368e05bb 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/server.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/server.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSignals() {
 	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigChan, serverSignals...)
 	<-sigChan
-	s.Stop()
+	_ = s.Stop()
 }
 
 // runCleanupLoop periodically evicts stale storage connections and checks memory pressure
@@ -1582,9 +1582,9 @@ func (s *Server) findDatabaseForCwd(cwd string) string {
 
 func (s *Server) writeResponse(writer *bufio.Writer, resp Response) {
 	data, _ := json.Marshal(resp)
-	writer.Write(data)
-	writer.WriteByte('\n')
-	writer.Flush()
+	_, _ = writer.Write(data)
+	_ = writer.WriteByte('\n')
+	_ = writer.Flush()
 }
 
 // Multi-repo handlers