diff --git a/src/services/governance/index.js b/src/services/governance/index.js
index 22cc434..dd3290b 100644
--- a/src/services/governance/index.js
+++ b/src/services/governance/index.js
@@ -132,8 +132,14 @@ export async function createProposal({ agent, target, newContent, reason }) {
   return { id, diff };
 }
 
-export async function validateProposal(id) {
-  const { meta, newContent } = await getProposal(id);
+export async function validateProposal(proposalOrId) {
+  let proposal;
+  if (typeof proposalOrId === 'string') {
+    proposal = await getProposal(proposalOrId);
+  } else {
+    proposal = proposalOrId;
+  }
+  const { meta, newContent } = proposal;
 
   // 1. Allowlist check (redundant but safe)
   const { isAllowed } = resolveAndValidateTarget(meta.target);
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ export async function applyProposal(id) {
     throw new Error(`Proposal is ${meta.status}, cannot apply.`);
   }
 
-  const validation = await validateProposal(id);
+  const validation = await validateProposal(proposal);
   if (!validation.valid) {
     // Mark as rejected if validation fails?
     // Or just throw? The governance agent should decide.
diff --git a/torch-config-test.json b/torch-config-test.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3205b36..0000000
--- a/torch-config-test.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "dashboard": {
-    "auth": "admin:password123",
-    "relays": [
-      "wss://secure.relay.com"
-    ]
-  }
-}
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