fix(capture): drop the disable lists and no_capture tags

docs/config-schema.json

@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@
           "_source"
         ],
         "source_output": "_source",
-        "disable_json_tables": [],
-        "disable_raw_tables": [],
         "remove_routing_fields": true
       }
     },
@@ -1718,7 +1716,7 @@
           "default": {}
         },
         "capture_json": {
-          "description": "Store complete original Kafka message as JSON before transformation",
+          "description": "Not read: `capture_mode` decides whether `_json` is written.",
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true
         },
@@ -1765,22 +1763,6 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": "_source"
         },
-        "disable_json_tables": {
-          "description": "Tables where _json capture is disabled (e.g., [\"dfe.metrics\"])",
-          "type": "array",
-          "items": {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          "default": []
-        },
-        "disable_raw_tables": {
-          "description": "Tables where _raw capture is disabled (e.g., [\"dfe.metrics\"])",
-          "type": "array",
-          "items": {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          "default": []
-        },
         "remove_routing_fields": {
           "description": "Remove routing fields from output after extraction",
           "type": "boolean",

docs/config-schema.yaml

@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ properties:
       source_fields:
       - _source
       source_output: _source
-      disable_json_tables: []
-      disable_raw_tables: []
       remove_routing_fields: true
   field_mapping:
     description: Field mapping overrides. **Restart required.**
@@ -1553,7 +1551,7 @@ $defs:
           $ref: "#/$defs/CaptureMode"
         default: {}
       capture_json:
-        description: Store complete original Kafka message as JSON before transformation
+        description: "Not read: `capture_mode` decides whether `_json` is written."
         type: boolean
         default: true
       json_output:
@@ -1592,18 +1590,6 @@ $defs:
         description: Output field name for _source
         type: string
         default: _source
-      disable_json_tables:
-        description: Tables where _json capture is disabled (e.g., ["dfe.metrics"])
-        type: array
-        items:
-          type: string
-        default: []
-      disable_raw_tables:
-        description: Tables where _raw capture is disabled (e.g., ["dfe.metrics"])
-        type: array
-        items:
-          type: string
-        default: []
       remove_routing_fields:
         description: Remove routing fields from output after extraction
         type: boolean

docs/transport/common-header.md

@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ metadata:
 ```
 
 `capture_mode` controls `_json` and `_raw` population -- see the Capture Modes
-section below. Legacy booleans `capture_json` / `capture_raw` are still accepted
-for backwards compatibility and mapped onto `capture_mode`.
+section below.
 
 ### `_tags`
 

src/config/loader.rs

@@ -1135,8 +1135,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(config.capture_raw);
         assert_eq!(config.raw_output, "_raw");
         assert_eq!(config.raw_source_fields, [] as [std::string::String; 0]);
-        assert_eq!(config.disable_json_tables, [] as [std::string::String; 0]);
-        assert_eq!(config.disable_raw_tables, [] as [std::string::String; 0]);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1158,9 +1156,7 @@ mod tests {
             "json_output": "_custom_json",
             "capture_raw": false,
             "raw_output": "_custom_raw",
-            "raw_source_fields": ["original_log", "raw_message"],
-            "disable_json_tables": ["common.metrics"],
-            "disable_raw_tables": ["common.health"]
+            "raw_source_fields": ["original_log", "raw_message"]
         }"#;
         let config: MetadataConfig = serde_json::from_str(json_str).unwrap();
         assert!(!config.capture_json);
@@ -1171,8 +1167,6 @@ mod tests {
             config.raw_source_fields,
             vec!["original_log", "raw_message"]
         );
-        assert_eq!(config.disable_json_tables, vec!["common.metrics"]);
-        assert_eq!(config.disable_raw_tables, vec!["common.health"]);
     }
 
     // ========================================================================

src/config/pipeline.rs

@@ -1032,15 +1032,15 @@ pub struct MetadataConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub table_capture_modes: HashMap<String, CaptureMode>,
 
-    // _json capture (Common Header v2) — DEPRECATED, use capture_mode
-    /// Store complete original Kafka message as JSON before transformation
+    // _json capture (Common Header v2)
+    /// Not read: `capture_mode` decides whether `_json` is written.
     #[serde(alias = "capture_logjson", default = "default_true")]
     pub capture_json: bool,
     /// Output field name for _json
     #[serde(alias = "logjson_output")]
     pub json_output: String,
 
-    // _raw field injection (Common Header v2) — DEPRECATED, use capture_mode
+    // _raw field injection (Common Header v2)
     // Implements @renamed: first(source_fields...) → raw_output
     // Silent no-op if destination already present in data
     /// Enable _raw field injection from source (zero-copy rename)
@@ -1061,12 +1061,6 @@ pub struct MetadataConfig {
     /// Output field name for _source
     pub source_output: String,
 
-    // Per-table capture overrides — DEPRECATED, use table_capture_modes
-    /// Tables where _json capture is disabled (e.g., ["dfe.metrics"])
-    pub disable_json_tables: Vec<String>,
-    /// Tables where _raw capture is disabled (e.g., ["dfe.metrics"])
-    pub disable_raw_tables: Vec<String>,
-
     // Routing field removal (Common Header v2)
     /// Remove routing fields from output after extraction
     pub remove_routing_fields: bool,
@@ -1095,11 +1089,11 @@ impl Default for MetadataConfig {
             capture_mode: CaptureMode::Full,
             table_capture_modes: HashMap::new(),
 
-            // _json capture defaults (deprecated — use capture_mode)
+            // _json capture defaults
             capture_json: true,
             json_output: "_json".to_string(),
 
-            // _raw capture defaults (deprecated — use capture_mode)
+            // _raw capture defaults
             capture_raw: true,
             raw_source_fields: Vec::new(),
             raw_output: "_raw".to_string(),
@@ -1109,10 +1103,6 @@ impl Default for MetadataConfig {
             source_fields: vec!["_source".to_string()],
             source_output: "_source".to_string(),
 
-            // Per-table overrides (deprecated — use table_capture_modes)
-            disable_json_tables: vec![],
-            disable_raw_tables: vec![],
-
             // Routing field removal defaults
             remove_routing_fields: true,
         }
@@ -1302,9 +1292,6 @@ pub enum CaptureMode {
 /// 1. DDL: `@capture_mode: raw_only` in table COMMENT
 /// 2. Config: `table_capture_modes` map
 /// 3. Config: global `capture_mode`
-///
-/// Legacy fields (`disable_json_tables`, `@no_capture_json`) are deprecated
-/// but still supported for one release cycle.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub struct TableCaptureConfig {
     pub mode: CaptureMode,