diff --git a/cli/src/checks/database-check.ts b/cli/src/checks/database-check.ts
index 43aff1d2..4d4ef811 100644
--- a/cli/src/checks/database-check.ts
+++ b/cli/src/checks/database-check.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@ export async function databaseCheck(config: PaperclipConfig, configPath?: string
     const dataDir = resolveRuntimeLikePath(config.database.embeddedPostgresDataDir, configPath);
     const reportedPath = dataDir;
     if (!fs.existsSync(dataDir)) {
-      return {
-        name: "Database",
-        status: "warn",
-        message: `Embedded PostgreSQL data directory does not exist: ${reportedPath}`,
-        canRepair: true,
-        repair: () => {
-          fs.mkdirSync(reportedPath, { recursive: true });
-        },
-      };
+      fs.mkdirSync(reportedPath, { recursive: true });
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/cli/src/checks/llm-check.ts b/cli/src/checks/llm-check.ts
index 3a4dd0c7..5bb5b14e 100644
--- a/cli/src/checks/llm-check.ts
+++ b/cli/src/checks/llm-check.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,16 @@ export async function llmCheck(config: PaperclipConfig): Promise<CheckResult> {
   if (!config.llm) {
     return {
       name: "LLM provider",
-      status: "warn",
-      message: "No LLM provider configured",
-      canRepair: false,
-      repairHint: "Run `paperclipai configure --section llm` to set one up",
+      status: "pass",
+      message: "No LLM provider configured (optional)",
     };
   }
 
   if (!config.llm.apiKey) {
     return {
       name: "LLM provider",
-      status: "warn",
-      message: `${config.llm.provider} configured but no API key set`,
-      canRepair: false,
-      repairHint: "Run `paperclipai configure --section llm`",
+      status: "pass",
+      message: `${config.llm.provider} configured but no API key set (optional)`,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/src/checks/log-check.ts b/cli/src/checks/log-check.ts
index 0d68b5cf..7599d752 100644
--- a/cli/src/checks/log-check.ts
+++ b/cli/src/checks/log-check.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,7 @@ export function logCheck(config: PaperclipConfig, configPath?: string): CheckRes
   const reportedDir = logDir;
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(logDir)) {
-    return {
-      name: "Log directory",
-      status: "warn",
-      message: `Log directory does not exist: ${reportedDir}`,
-      canRepair: true,
-      repair: () => {
-        fs.mkdirSync(reportedDir, { recursive: true });
-      },
-    };
+    fs.mkdirSync(reportedDir, { recursive: true });
   }
 
   try {
diff --git a/cli/src/checks/storage-check.ts b/cli/src/checks/storage-check.ts
index aff69b36..7cb95a4b 100644
--- a/cli/src/checks/storage-check.ts
+++ b/cli/src/checks/storage-check.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,7 @@ export function storageCheck(config: PaperclipConfig, configPath?: string): Chec
   if (config.storage.provider === "local_disk") {
     const baseDir = resolveRuntimeLikePath(config.storage.localDisk.baseDir, configPath);
     if (!fs.existsSync(baseDir)) {
-      return {
-        name: "Storage",
-        status: "warn",
-        message: `Local storage directory does not exist: ${baseDir}`,
-        canRepair: true,
-        repair: () => {
-          fs.mkdirSync(baseDir, { recursive: true });
-        },
-        repairHint: "Run with --repair to create local storage directory",
-      };
+      fs.mkdirSync(baseDir, { recursive: true });
     }
 
     try {