diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/src/hono-plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/src/hono-plugin.ts
index fa8a1d467..7fb8e8307 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/src/hono-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/src/hono-plugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2025 ObjectStack. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
 
-import { Plugin, PluginContext, IHttpServer } from '@objectstack/core';
+import { Plugin, PluginContext, IHttpServer, IDataEngine } from '@objectstack/core';
 import {
     RestServerConfig,
 } from '@objectstack/spec/api';
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class HonoServerPlugin implements Plugin {
         ctx.logger.info('Registered discovery endpoints', { prefix });
 
         // Basic CRUD data endpoints — delegate to ObjectQL service directly
-        const getObjectQL = () => ctx.getKernel().context?.getService('objectql');
+        const getObjectQL = () => ctx.getService<IDataEngine>('objectql');
 
         // Create
         rawApp.post(`${prefix}/data/:object`, async (c: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/http-dispatcher.ts b/packages/runtime/src/http-dispatcher.ts
index 4a9dda532..2513dedd6 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/http-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/http-dispatcher.ts
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class HttpDispatcher {
      * Standard: /metadata/:type/:name
      * Fallback for backward compat: /metadata (all objects), /metadata/:objectName (get object)
      */
-    async handleMetadata(path: string, context: HttpProtocolContext, method?: string, body?: any, query?: any): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
+    async handleMetadata(path: string, _context: HttpProtocolContext, method?: string, body?: any, query?: any): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
         const parts = path.replace(/^\/+/, '').split('/').filter(Boolean);
         
         // GET /metadata/types
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ export class HttpDispatcher {
      * Handles Data requests
      * path: sub-path after /data/ (e.g. "contacts", "contacts/123", "contacts/query")
      */
-    async handleData(path: string, method: string, body: any, query: any, context: HttpProtocolContext): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
+    async handleData(path: string, method: string, body: any, query: any, _context: HttpProtocolContext): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
         const parts = path.replace(/^\/+/, '').split('/');
         const objectName = parts[0];
         
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ export class HttpDispatcher {
      * 
      * Uses ObjectQL SchemaRegistry directly (via the 'objectql' service).
      */
-    async handlePackages(path: string, method: string, body: any, query: any, context: HttpProtocolContext): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
+    async handlePackages(path: string, method: string, body: any, query: any, _context: HttpProtocolContext): Promise<HttpDispatcherResult> {
         const m = method.toUpperCase();
         const parts = path.replace(/^\/+/, '').split('/').filter(Boolean);
 
@@ -1195,10 +1195,6 @@ export class HttpDispatcher {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private capitalize(s: string) {
-        return s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Handle AI service routes (/ai/chat, /ai/models, /ai/conversations, etc.)
      * Resolves the AI service and its built-in route handlers, then dispatches.