diff --git a/cluster/platform/harbor/externalsecret.yaml b/cluster/platform/harbor/externalsecret.yaml
index d450a6f..e86121d 100644
--- a/cluster/platform/harbor/externalsecret.yaml
+++ b/cluster/platform/harbor/externalsecret.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExternalSecret — Harbor Credentials
 # Pulled from 1Password via Connect Server, materialized as a K8s secret
-# in the-seas namespace for use by Harbor components.
+# in the harbor namespace for use by Harbor admin authentication.
 #
-# In 1Password, these are stored in the "the-seas" item in the "mk-labs" vault
-# with fields: harbor-admin-password, database-password, redis-password,
-# core-secret, jobservice-secret, registry-password
+# In 1Password, stored in the "the-seas" item in the "mk-labs" vault
+# with field: harbor-admin-password
+#
+# NOTE: All internal secrets (database, redis, registry, core, jobservice)
+# are auto-generated by the Harbor Helm chart. This is the standard pattern.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
 kind: ExternalSecret
@@ -25,29 +27,3 @@ spec:
       remoteRef:
         key: the-seas
         property: harbor-admin-password
-    
-    - secretKey: DATABASE_PASSWORD
-      remoteRef:
-        key: the-seas
-        property: database-password
-    
-    - secretKey: REDIS_PASSWORD
-      remoteRef:
-        key: the-seas
-        property: redis-password
-    
-    # Core secret - Harbor Helm chart expects key named 'secret' not 'CORE_SECRET'
-    - secretKey: secret
-      remoteRef:
-        key: the-seas
-        property: core-secret
-    
-    - secretKey: JOBSERVICE_SECRET
-      remoteRef:
-        key: the-seas
-        property: jobservice-secret
-    
-    - secretKey: REGISTRY_PASSWD
-      remoteRef:
-        key: the-seas
-        property: registry-password
diff --git a/cluster/platform/harbor/values.yaml b/cluster/platform/harbor/values.yaml
index 24703d1..2b576ae 100644
--- a/cluster/platform/harbor/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster/platform/harbor/values.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ database:
     image:
       repository: docker.io/goharbor/harbor-db
       tag: "v2.15.1"
-    # Password from ExternalSecret
-    password: ""
-    existingSecret: "harbor-credentials"
-    existingSecretKey: "DATABASE_PASSWORD"
+    # Password auto-generated by Harbor Helm chart
     resources:
       requests:
         memory: 1Gi
@@ -60,10 +57,7 @@ redis:
     image:
       repository: docker.io/goharbor/redis-photon
       tag: "v2.15.1"
-    # Password from ExternalSecret
-    jobservicePassword: ""
-    existingSecret: "harbor-credentials"
-    existingSecretKey: "REDIS_PASSWORD"
+    # Password auto-generated by Harbor Helm chart
     resources:
       requests:
         memory: 256Mi
@@ -130,9 +124,7 @@ core:
     repository: docker.io/goharbor/harbor-core
     tag: "v2.15.1"
   replicas: 1
-  # Core secret from ExternalSecret
-  secret: ""
-  existingSecret: "harbor-credentials"
+  # Core secret auto-generated by Harbor Helm chart
   # Enable HTTP/2 for better performance
   configureUserSettings: |-
     http2_push_preload on;
@@ -152,10 +144,7 @@ jobservice:
     repository: docker.io/goharbor/harbor-jobservice
     tag: "v2.15.1"
   replicas: 1
-  # Job service secret from ExternalSecret
-  secret: ""
-  existingSecret: "harbor-credentials"
-  existingSecretKey: "JOBSERVICE_SECRET"
+  # Job service secret auto-generated by Harbor Helm chart
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: 512Mi
@@ -172,11 +161,7 @@ registry:
     repository: docker.io/goharbor/registry-photon
     tag: "v2.15.1"
   replicas: 1
-  # Registry credentials from ExternalSecret
-  credentials:
-    username: "harbor_registry_user"
-    password: ""
-    existingSecret: "harbor-credentials"
+  # Registry credentials auto-generated by Harbor Helm chart
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: 1Gi