diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22efbe7..c44093d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - The bare `env-kit` rate limiter. It is still registered, delegates to the same limit, and logs a
   warning naming `laranail-env-kit-webui.api`. Earliest removal: the next minor after 0.1.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- The deprecated-name warnings fired on every resolution, so a page with N links to a bare
+  `env-kit.*` route name logged N lines per request, and the bare `env-kit` limiter logged once per
+  throttled request for the life of an Octane or queue worker. Each deprecated name now warns once
+  for the life of the booted application.
+- The suite configured the engine through the bare `env-kit.*` keys (`path`, `backup_path`,
+  `audit.enabled`, `auto_backup`, `hidden_keys`, `editable_keys`, `schema`,
+  `limits.max_value_length`). `laranail/env-kit` now reads its configuration only at
+  `laranail.env-kit.*`, so against a fresh resolve every one of those overrides was ignored and 13
+  tests ran against the defaults: no temp `.env`, no schema, no allowlist. The tests, and the
+  `docs/api.md` mention of the schema key, now use `laranail.env-kit.*`. No runtime code read the
+  bare keys.
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-07-11
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 9b644bd..9cf8841 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ route('laranail-env-kit-webui.keys.show', ['key' => 'APP_NAME']);
 
 > **Deprecated aliases.** The bare names these replaced — `env-kit.keys.*`, `env-kit.panel` and
 > the `env-kit` limiter — still work: `route('env-kit.panel')` resolves to the scoped route and
-> `throttle:env-kit` applies the same limit, each logging a warning that names the replacement.
+> `throttle:env-kit` applies the same limit, each logging a warning that names the replacement
+> (once per name for the life of the booted application, not once per link or request).
 > They are removed no earlier than the next minor after 0.1. Two things do not follow the alias:
 > `Route::has('env-kit.panel')` and `request()->routeIs('env-kit.*')` ask the route collection
 > directly, so use the scoped names there.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ route('laranail-env-kit-webui.keys.show', ['key' => 'APP_NAME']);
 ## Validation & status codes
 
 Input is validated with the **headless rules** (`ValidEnvKey`, `ValidEnvValue`,
-and `MatchesEnvSchema` — so a configured `env-kit.schema` is enforced over the API
+and `MatchesEnvSchema` — so a configured `laranail.env-kit.schema` is enforced over the API
 exactly as on the CLI; it is a no-op until a schema is defined) before the engine is
 touched, and engine guards map to HTTP statuses:
 
diff --git a/src/Providers/EnvKitWebUIServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/EnvKitWebUIServiceProvider.php
index 241b8e3..122542c 100644
--- a/src/Providers/EnvKitWebUIServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Providers/EnvKitWebUIServiceProvider.php
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
 
 final class EnvKitWebUIServiceProvider extends PackageServiceProvider
 {
+    /**
+     * Deprecated names already warned about. Held for the life of the booted
+     * application -- one request under PHP-FPM, one worker under Octane or a
+     * queue worker -- so a page with N links to a bare route name logs one
+     * line, not N.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, true>
+     */
+    private array $warnedDeprecations = [];
+
     public function configurePackage(Package $package): void
     {
         $package
@@ -96,8 +106,8 @@ private function registerThrottle(): void
          * same limit and logs a warning naming the replacement. Earliest
          * removal: the next minor after 0.1.
          */
-        RateLimiter::for(RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER, static function (Request $request) use ($limit): Limit {
-            Log::warning(sprintf(
+        RateLimiter::for(RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER, function (Request $request) use ($limit): Limit {
+            $this->warnDeprecatedOnce('limiter:' . RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER, sprintf(
                 '[laranail/env-kit-webui] The rate limiter "%s" is deprecated; use "throttle:%s" instead.',
                 RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER,
                 RegisteredNames::LIMITER,
@@ -127,11 +137,11 @@ private function resolveBareRouteNames(): void
         $previous = (fn (): mixed => $this->missingNamedRouteResolver)->call($url);
 
         URL::resolveMissingNamedRoutesUsing(
-            static function (string $name, mixed $parameters, ?bool $absolute) use ($previous): ?string {
+            function (string $name, mixed $parameters, ?bool $absolute) use ($previous): ?string {
                 $scoped = RegisteredNames::scopedRouteFor($name);
 
                 if ($scoped !== null && Route::has($scoped)) {
-                    Log::warning(sprintf(
+                    $this->warnDeprecatedOnce('route:' . $name, sprintf(
                         '[laranail/env-kit-webui] The route name "%s" is deprecated; use "%s" instead.',
                         $name,
                         $scoped,
@@ -151,6 +161,20 @@ static function (string $name, mixed $parameters, ?bool $absolute) use ($previou
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Log a deprecation once per name for the life of the booted application.
+     */
+    private function warnDeprecatedOnce(string $key, string $message): void
+    {
+        if (isset($this->warnedDeprecations[$key])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->warnedDeprecations[$key] = true;
+
+        Log::warning($message);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param list<string> $fallbackMiddleware
      * @param list<string> $prepend
diff --git a/tests/Feature/LivewireTest.php b/tests/Feature/LivewireTest.php
index ba065f5..00ae886 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/LivewireTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/LivewireTest.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 });
 
 it('surfaces a guard failure inline instead of crashing', function () {
-    $this->bindEnv("DB_PASSWORD=secret\n", ['env-kit.auto_backup' => false]);
+    $this->bindEnv("DB_PASSWORD=secret\n", ['laranail.env-kit.auto_backup' => false]);
 
     Livewire::test(EnvKitPanelComponent::class)
         ->call('startEditing', 'DB_PASSWORD') // protected key
diff --git a/tests/Feature/NamingConventionTest.php b/tests/Feature/NamingConventionTest.php
index 5fda57b..2818312 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/NamingConventionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/NamingConventionTest.php
@@ -171,3 +171,35 @@ function registeredLimiterNames(): array
         ->withArgs(static fn (string $message): bool => str_contains($message, RegisteredNames::LIMITER))
         ->atLeast()->once();
 });
+
+it('warns once per deprecated route name, however many links resolve it', function (): void {
+    Log::spy();
+
+    // A page with N links to the same bare name must not log N lines.
+    foreach (range(1, 3) as $ignored) {
+        route('env-kit.panel');
+        route('env-kit.keys.index');
+    }
+
+    Log::shouldHaveReceived('warning')
+        ->withArgs(static fn (string $message): bool => str_contains($message, '"env-kit.panel"'))
+        ->once();
+    Log::shouldHaveReceived('warning')
+        ->withArgs(static fn (string $message): bool => str_contains($message, '"env-kit.keys.index"'))
+        ->once();
+});
+
+it('warns once for the deprecated env-kit limiter, however many requests it throttles', function (): void {
+    $legacy = app(RateLimiter::class)->limiter(RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER);
+    $request = Illuminate\Http\Request::create('/');
+
+    Log::spy();
+
+    foreach (range(1, 3) as $ignored) {
+        $legacy($request);
+    }
+
+    Log::shouldHaveReceived('warning')
+        ->withArgs(static fn (string $message): bool => str_contains($message, RegisteredNames::LEGACY_LIMITER))
+        ->once();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PolicyTest.php b/tests/Feature/PolicyTest.php
index 73413ca..b5e77cb 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PolicyTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 it('honours a custom hidden_keys pattern in the API (masking)', function () {
     $this->bindEnv("APP_NAME=Acme\nWIDGET_API=topsecret123\n");
-    config(['env-kit.hidden_keys' => ['WIDGET_*']]);
+    config(['laranail.env-kit.hidden_keys' => ['WIDGET_*']]);
 
     $response = $this->getJson('api/v1/env-kit/keys')->assertOk();
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 it('returns 403 for a write outside the editable allowlist', function () {
     $this->bindEnv("A=1\n");
-    config(['env-kit.editable_keys' => ['APP_*']]);
+    config(['laranail.env-kit.editable_keys' => ['APP_*']]);
 
     $this->postJson('api/v1/env-kit/keys', ['key' => 'DB_HOST', 'value' => 'x'])->assertForbidden();
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SchemaValidationTest.php b/tests/Feature/SchemaValidationTest.php
index 407c942..6d6f631 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SchemaValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SchemaValidationTest.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 it('rejects a stored value that violates the engine schema', function () {
     $this->bindEnv("A=1\n");
-    config(['env-kit.schema' => ['PORT' => 'integer']]);
+    config(['laranail.env-kit.schema' => ['PORT' => 'integer']]);
 
     $this->postJson('api/v1/env-kit/keys', ['key' => 'PORT', 'value' => 'not-an-int'])
         ->assertStatus(422)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 it('validates an updated value against the schema', function () {
     $this->bindEnv("PORT=8080\n");
-    config(['env-kit.schema' => ['PORT' => 'integer']]);
+    config(['laranail.env-kit.schema' => ['PORT' => 'integer']]);
 
     $this->putJson('api/v1/env-kit/keys/PORT', ['value' => 'nope'])
         ->assertStatus(422)
diff --git a/tests/Feature/WebUiCoverageTest.php b/tests/Feature/WebUiCoverageTest.php
index 148b720..ad2e98d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/WebUiCoverageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/WebUiCoverageTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 it('maps an engine validation failure (value too long) to 422', function () {
     $this->bindEnv("A=1\n");
-    config(['laranail.env-kit-webui.enabled' => true, 'env-kit.limits.max_value_length' => 5]);
+    config(['laranail.env-kit-webui.enabled' => true, 'laranail.env-kit.limits.max_value_length' => 5]);
 
     $this->postJson('api/v1/env-kit/keys', ['key' => 'NEW', 'value' => 'waytoolong'])->assertStatus(422);
 });
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 828a322..c25985c 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ protected function defineEnvironment($app): void
         // load the engine defaults explicitly so tests mirror production.
         $engineConfig = dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/laranail/env-kit/config/env-kit.php';
         if (is_file($engineConfig)) {
-            $app['config']->set('env-kit', require $engineConfig);
+            $app['config']->set('laranail.env-kit', require $engineConfig);
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ protected function bindEnv(string $contents): string
         file_put_contents($path, $contents);
 
         config([
-            'env-kit.path'          => $path,
-            'env-kit.backup_path'   => $dir . '/backups',
-            'env-kit.audit.enabled' => false,
-            'env-kit.auto_backup'   => false,
+            'laranail.env-kit.path'          => $path,
+            'laranail.env-kit.backup_path'   => $dir . '/backups',
+            'laranail.env-kit.audit.enabled' => false,
+            'laranail.env-kit.auto_backup'   => false,
         ]);
 
         $this->app->forgetInstance(EnvKitInterface::class);