diff --git a/veilid-cli/src/cursive_ui.rs b/veilid-cli/src/cursive_ui.rs
index 7ce43094..01c3af66 100644
--- a/veilid-cli/src/cursive_ui.rs
+++ b/veilid-cli/src/cursive_ui.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use thiserror::Error;
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 struct Dirty<T>
 where
     T: PartialEq,
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ impl CursiveUI {
         // save edited command to newest history slot
         let hlen = inner.cmd_history.len();
         inner.cmd_history_position = hlen - 1;
-        inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1] = text.to_owned();
+        text.clone_into(&mut inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1]);
     }
 
     fn enable_command_ui(s: &mut Cursive, enabled: bool) {
@@ -465,7 +464,7 @@ impl CursiveUI {
             let mut inner = Self::inner_mut(s);
 
             let hlen = inner.cmd_history.len();
-            inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1] = text.to_owned();
+            text.clone_into(&mut inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1]);
 
             if hlen >= 2 && inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1] == inner.cmd_history[hlen - 2] {
                 inner.cmd_history[hlen - 1] = "".to_string();
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs b/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
index 851da71e..6a34f289 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ impl ServicesContext {
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 pub(crate) struct VeilidCoreContext {
     pub config: VeilidConfig,
     pub update_callback: UpdateCallback,
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_table.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_table.rs
index 3b2b7173..c70a52d9 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_table.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_table.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl ConnectionTable {
         if inner.conn_by_id[protocol_index].contains_key(&id) {
             panic!("duplicate connection id: {:#?}", network_connection);
         }
-        if inner.protocol_index_by_id.get(&id).is_some() {
+        if inner.protocol_index_by_id.contains_key(&id) {
             panic!("duplicate id to protocol index: {:#?}", network_connection);
         }
         if let Some(ids) = inner.ids_by_remote.get(&flow.remote()) {
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/tcp.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/tcp.rs
index 17bb53b6..0f213317 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/tcp.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/tcp.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ impl RawTcpNetworkConnection {
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(in crate::network_manager) struct RawTcpProtocolHandler
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/ws.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/ws.rs
index c9aad682..cfab7ff5 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/ws.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/protocol/ws.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ where
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 struct WebsocketProtocolHandlerArc {
     tls: bool,
     request_path: Vec<u8>,
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/start_protocols.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/start_protocols.rs
index 50af8087..bd428f0c 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/start_protocols.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/start_protocols.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl Network {
             if split_url.scheme.to_ascii_lowercase() != "ws" {
                 bail!("WS URL must use 'ws://' scheme");
             }
-            split_url.scheme = "ws".to_owned();
+            "ws".clone_into(&mut split_url.scheme);
 
             // Resolve static public hostnames
             let global_socket_addrs = split_url
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ impl Network {
             if split_url.scheme.to_ascii_lowercase() != "wss" {
                 bail!("WSS URL must use 'wss://' scheme");
             }
-            split_url.scheme = "wss".to_owned();
+            "wss".clone_into(&mut split_url.scheme);
 
             // Resolve static public hostnames
             let global_socket_addrs = split_url
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_data.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_data.rs
index ed766389..ea1e8ec6 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_data.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_data.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialOrd, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SignedValueData {
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_descriptor.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_descriptor.rs
index 2a7b8428..0a10a383 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_descriptor.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/types/signed_value_descriptor.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-///
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialOrd, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SignedValueDescriptor {
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/table_store/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/table_store/mod.rs
index 4cfa1fc0..699a8d69 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/table_store/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/table_store/mod.rs
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ impl TableStore {
                 log_tstore!(debug "changing dek password");
                 self.config
                     .with_mut(|c| {
-                        c.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password =
-                            new_device_encryption_key_password.clone();
+                        c.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password.clone_from(&new_device_encryption_key_password);
                         Ok(new_device_encryption_key_password)
                     })
                     .unwrap()
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs b/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
index 22a99aee..daa1d586 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ impl VeilidConfig {
 
         // Remove secrets
         safe_cfg.network.routing_table.node_id_secret = TypedSecretGroup::new();
-        safe_cfg.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password = "".to_owned();
+        "".clone_into(&mut safe_cfg.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password);
         safe_cfg.protected_store.new_device_encryption_key_password = None;
 
         safe_cfg
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ impl VeilidConfig {
 
         // Remove secrets
         safe_cfg.network.routing_table.node_id_secret = TypedSecretGroup::new();
-        safe_cfg.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password = "".to_owned();
+        "".clone_into(&mut safe_cfg.protected_store.device_encryption_key_password);
         safe_cfg.protected_store.new_device_encryption_key_password = None;
 
         VeilidConfig {
diff --git a/veilid-tools/src/async_peek_stream.rs b/veilid-tools/src/async_peek_stream.rs
index 26b15962..19bd490d 100644
--- a/veilid-tools/src/async_peek_stream.rs
+++ b/veilid-tools/src/async_peek_stream.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ use std::io;
 use task::{Context, Poll};
 
 ////////
-///
 trait SendStream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin {}
 impl<S> SendStream for S where S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static {}
 
 ////////
-///
 
 pub struct Peek<'a> {
     aps: AsyncPeekStream,
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ impl Future for Peek<'_> {
 }
 
 ////////
-///
 
 pub struct PeekExact<'a> {
     aps: AsyncPeekStream,
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@ impl Future for PeekExact<'_> {
     }
 }
 /////////
-///
 struct AsyncPeekStreamInner {
     stream: Box<dyn SendStream>,
     peekbuf: Vec<u8>,