diff --git a/nanobot/agent/loop.py b/nanobot/agent/loop.py
index 531e60549..6908dc4e5 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/loop.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/loop.py
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ class AgentLoop:
         runtime_events: RuntimeEventBus | None = None,
         runtime_model_publisher: Callable[[str, str | None], None] | None = None,
     ):
-        from nanobot.agent.tools.config import tool_config_by_key
         from nanobot.config.schema import ToolsConfig
 
         _tc = tools_config or ToolsConfig()
@@ -255,8 +254,8 @@ class AgentLoop:
             else defaults.tool_hint_max_length
         )
         self.tools_config = _tc
-        self.web_config = tool_config_by_key(_tc, "web")
-        self.exec_config = tool_config_by_key(_tc, "exec")
+        self.web_config = _tc.web
+        self.exec_config = _tc.exec
         self._image_generation_provider_configs = dict(image_generation_provider_configs or {})
         if (
             image_generation_provider_config is not None
@@ -440,7 +439,6 @@ class AgentLoop:
 
     def _register_default_tools(self) -> None:
         """Register the default set of tools via plugin loader."""
-        from nanobot.agent.tools.config import tool_config
         from nanobot.agent.tools.context import ToolContext
         from nanobot.agent.tools.loader import ToolLoader
 
@@ -461,10 +459,9 @@ class AgentLoop:
         registered = loader.load(ctx, self.tools)
 
         # MyTool needs runtime state reference — manual registration
-        my_config = tool_config(self.tools_config, MyTool)
-        if my_config.enable:
+        if self.tools_config.my.enable:
             self.tools.register(
-                MyTool(runtime_state=self, modify_allowed=my_config.allow_set)
+                MyTool(runtime_state=self, modify_allowed=self.tools_config.my.allow_set)
             )
             registered.append("my")
 
diff --git a/nanobot/agent/subagent.py b/nanobot/agent/subagent.py
index 9c02f6082..d93f8419e 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/subagent.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/subagent.py
@@ -115,12 +115,10 @@ class SubagentManager:
 
     def _subagent_tools_config(self) -> ToolsConfig:
         """Build a ToolsConfig scoped for subagent use."""
-        from nanobot.agent.tools.config import tool_config_by_key
-
         return ToolsConfig(
-            exec=tool_config_by_key(self.tools_config, "exec"),
-            web=tool_config_by_key(self.tools_config, "web"),
-            file=tool_config_by_key(self.tools_config, "file"),
+            exec=self.tools_config.exec,
+            web=self.tools_config.web,
+            file=self.tools_config.file,
             restrict_to_workspace=self.restrict_to_workspace,
         )
 
diff --git a/nanobot/agent/tools/config.py b/nanobot/agent/tools/config.py
index 6311c6b12..ad8be5abc 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/tools/config.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/tools/config.py
@@ -58,17 +58,6 @@ def _materialize_config(config: BaseModel, key: str, config_cls: type[BaseModel]
     return parsed
 
 
-def tool_config(config: Any, tool_cls: type[Any]) -> Any:
-    """Return the parsed config section for one tool class."""
-    key = getattr(tool_cls, "config_key", "")
-    config_cls = tool_cls.config_cls()
-    if not key or config_cls is None:
-        return None
-    if not isinstance(config, BaseModel):
-        return getattr(config, key)
-    return _materialize_config(config, key, config_cls)
-
-
 def tool_config_by_key(config: Any, key: str) -> Any:
     """Return the parsed config section for a tool config key."""
     if not isinstance(config, BaseModel):
diff --git a/nanobot/agent/tools/loader.py b/nanobot/agent/tools/loader.py
index 6bcfbf183..36d215703 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/tools/loader.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/tools/loader.py
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ class ToolLoader:
         return plugins
 
     def load(self, ctx: Any, registry: ToolRegistry, *, scope: str = "core") -> list[str]:
-        from nanobot.agent.tools.config import tool_config
-
         registered: list[str] = []
         builtin_names: set[str] = set()
         sources = [(self.discover(), False), (self._discover_plugins().values(), True)]
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ class ToolLoader:
                 try:
                     if scope not in getattr(tool_cls, "_scopes", {"core"}):
                         continue
-                    tool_config(ctx.config, tool_cls)
                     if not tool_cls.enabled(ctx):
                         continue
                     tool = tool_cls.create(ctx)