diff --git a/lib/uninstall/brew.sh b/lib/uninstall/brew.sh
index 7ffc168..d526e05 100644
--- a/lib/uninstall/brew.sh
+++ b/lib/uninstall/brew.sh
@@ -15,49 +15,18 @@ readonly MOLE_BREW_UNINSTALL_LOADED=1
 # Returns: Absolute resolved path, or empty string on failure
 resolve_path() {
     local p="$1"
+    [[ -e "$p" ]] || return 1
 
-    # Prefer realpath if available (GNU coreutils)
-    if command -v realpath > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        realpath "$p" 2> /dev/null && return 0
-    fi
-
-    # macOS fallback: use python3 (almost always available)
-    if command -v python3 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        python3 -c "import os,sys; print(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[1]))" "$p" 2> /dev/null && return 0
-    fi
-
-    # Last resort: perl (available on macOS)
-    if command -v perl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        perl -MCwd -e 'print Cwd::realpath($ARGV[0])' "$p" 2> /dev/null && return 0
-    fi
-
-    # Final fallback: if symlink, try to make readlink output absolute
-    if [[ -L "$p" ]]; then
-        local target
-        target=$(readlink "$p" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
-        # If target is relative, prepend the directory of the symlink
-        if [[ "$target" != /* ]]; then
-            local dir
-            dir=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$p")" 2>/dev/null && pwd) || return 1
-            target="$dir/$target"
-        fi
-        # Normalize by resolving the directory component
-        local target_dir target_base
-        target_dir=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$target")" 2>/dev/null && pwd) || {
-            echo "$target"
-            return 0
-        }
-        target_base=$(basename "$target")
-        echo "$target_dir/$target_base"
+    # macOS 12.3+ and Linux have realpath
+    if realpath "$p" 2>/dev/null; then
         return 0
     fi
 
-    # Not a symlink, return as-is if it exists
-    if [[ -e "$p" ]]; then
-        echo "$p"
-        return 0
-    fi
-    return 1
+    # Fallback: use cd -P to resolve directory, then append basename
+    local dir base
+    dir=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$p")" 2>/dev/null && pwd) || return 1
+    base=$(basename "$p")
+    echo "$dir/$base"
 }
 
 # Check if Homebrew is installed and accessible
@@ -112,81 +81,54 @@ _detect_cask_via_caskroom_search() {
     [[ -z "$app_bundle_name" ]] && return 1
 
     local -a tokens=()
-    local -a uniq=()
-    local room match token t u seen
+    local room match token
 
     for room in "/opt/homebrew/Caskroom" "/usr/local/Caskroom"; do
         [[ -d "$room" ]] || continue
         while IFS= read -r match; do
             [[ -n "$match" ]] || continue
             token=$(_extract_cask_token_from_path "$match" 2>/dev/null) || continue
-            [[ -n "$token" ]] || continue
-            tokens+=("$token")
+            [[ -n "$token" ]] && tokens+=("$token")
         done < <(find "$room" -maxdepth 3 -name "$app_bundle_name" 2>/dev/null)
     done
 
-    # Deduplicate tokens
-    for t in "${tokens[@]+"${tokens[@]}"}"; do
-        seen=false
-        for u in "${uniq[@]+"${uniq[@]}"}"; do
-            [[ "$u" == "$t" ]] && { seen=true; break; }
-        done
-        [[ "$seen" == "false" ]] && uniq+=("$t")
-    done
+    # Deduplicate and check count
+    local -a uniq
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a uniq < <(printf '%s\n' "${tokens[@]}" | sort -u && printf '\0') || true
 
     # Only succeed if exactly one unique token found and it's installed
-    if ((${#uniq[@]} == 1)); then
-        local candidate="${uniq[0]}"
-        HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2>/dev/null | grep -qxF "$candidate" || return 1
-        echo "$candidate"
+    if ((${#uniq[@]} == 1)) && [[ -n "${uniq[0]}" ]]; then
+        HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2>/dev/null | grep -qxF "${uniq[0]}" || return 1
+        echo "${uniq[0]}"
         return 0
     fi
 
     return 1
 }
 
-# Stage 3: Check if app_path is a direct symlink to Caskroom (simpler readlink check)
-# Redundant with stage 1 in most cases, but kept as fallback
+# Stage 3: Check if app_path is a direct symlink to Caskroom
 _detect_cask_via_symlink_check() {
     local app_path="$1"
     [[ -L "$app_path" ]] || return 1
 
     local target
     target=$(readlink "$app_path" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
-
-    for room in "/opt/homebrew/Caskroom" "/usr/local/Caskroom"; do
-        if [[ "$target" == "$room/"* ]]; then
-            local relative="${target#"$room"/}"
-            local token="${relative%%/*}"
-            if [[ -n "$token" && "$token" =~ ^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$ ]]; then
-                echo "$token"
-                return 0
-            fi
-        fi
-    done
-
-    return 1
+    _extract_cask_token_from_path "$target"
 }
 
-# Stage 4: Query brew list --cask and verify with brew info
-# Slowest but catches edge cases where app was moved/renamed
+# Stage 4: Query brew list --cask and verify with brew info (slowest fallback)
 _detect_cask_via_brew_list() {
     local app_path="$1"
     local app_bundle_name="$2"
+    local app_name_lower
+    app_name_lower=$(echo "${app_bundle_name%.app}" | LC_ALL=C tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
-    local app_name_only="${app_bundle_name%.app}"
     local cask_name
-    cask_name=$(HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2> /dev/null | grep -Fix "$(echo "$app_name_only" | LC_ALL=C tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" || echo "")
+    cask_name=$(HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2>/dev/null | grep -Fix "$app_name_lower") || return 1
 
-    if [[ -n "$cask_name" ]]; then
-        # Verify this cask actually owns this app path
-        if HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew info --cask "$cask_name" 2> /dev/null | grep -qF "$app_path"; then
-            echo "$cask_name"
-            return 0
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    return 1
+    # Verify this cask actually owns this app path
+    HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew info --cask "$cask_name" 2>/dev/null | grep -qF "$app_path" || return 1
+    echo "$cask_name"
 }
 
 # Get Homebrew cask name for an app
@@ -228,54 +170,24 @@ brew_uninstall_cask() {
 
     debug_log "Attempting brew uninstall --cask $cask_name"
 
-    # Suppress hints, auto-update, and ensure non-interactive
-    export HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1
-    export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1
-    export NONINTERACTIVE=1
-
-    # Run uninstall with timeout (cask uninstalls can hang on prompts)
-    local output
-    local uninstall_succeeded=false
-    if output=$(run_with_timeout 120 brew uninstall --cask "$cask_name" 2>&1); then
-        debug_log "brew uninstall --cask $cask_name completed successfully"
-        uninstall_succeeded=true
-    else
-        local exit_code=$?
-        debug_log "brew uninstall --cask $cask_name exited with code $exit_code: $output"
+    # Run uninstall with timeout (suppress hints/auto-update)
+    local uninstall_ok=false
+    if HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 NONINTERACTIVE=1 \
+        run_with_timeout 120 brew uninstall --cask "$cask_name" 2>&1; then
+        uninstall_ok=true
     fi
 
-    # Check current state
-    local cask_still_installed=false
-    if HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2>/dev/null | grep -qxF "$cask_name"; then
-        cask_still_installed=true
-    fi
+    # Verify removal
+    local cask_gone=true app_gone=true
+    HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 brew list --cask 2>/dev/null | grep -qxF "$cask_name" && cask_gone=false
+    [[ -n "$app_path" && -e "$app_path" ]] && app_gone=false
 
-    local app_still_exists=false
-    if [[ -n "$app_path" && -e "$app_path" ]]; then
-        app_still_exists=true
-    fi
-
-    # Success cases:
-    # 1. Uninstall succeeded and cask/app are gone
-    # 2. Uninstall failed but cask wasn't installed anyway (idempotent)
-    if [[ "$uninstall_succeeded" == "true" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$cask_still_installed" == "true" ]]; then
-            debug_log "Cask '$cask_name' still in brew list after successful uninstall"
-            return 1
-        fi
-        if [[ "$app_still_exists" == "true" ]]; then
-            debug_log "App still exists at '$app_path' after brew uninstall"
-            return 1
-        fi
+    # Success: uninstall worked and both are gone, or already uninstalled
+    if $cask_gone && $app_gone; then
         debug_log "Successfully uninstalled cask '$cask_name'"
         return 0
-    else
-        # Uninstall command failed - only succeed if already fully uninstalled
-        if [[ "$cask_still_installed" == "false" && "$app_still_exists" == "false" ]]; then
-            debug_log "Cask '$cask_name' was already uninstalled"
-            return 0
-        fi
-        debug_log "brew uninstall failed and cask/app still present"
-        return 1
     fi
+
+    debug_log "brew uninstall failed: cask_gone=$cask_gone app_gone=$app_gone"
+    return 1
 }