diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 2a78dc7418b..9d2ba93a397 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -25,21 +25,34 @@ linters:
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unused
+    - unparam
     - whitespace
 
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
+        # tests are very repetitive
         - dupl
+        # tests are allowed to do silly things
         - gosec
+    - path: docs/
+      linters:
+        # example dagger module code might use extra ctx/err in signatures for clarity
+        - unparam
+    - text: ".* always receives .*"
+      linters:
+        # this is sometimes done for clarity
+        - unparam
+
 
 linters-settings:
   revive:
     rules:
-      # This rule is annoying. Often you want to name the
-      # parameters for clarity because it conforms to an
-      # interface.
+      # This rule is annoying. Often you want to name the parameters for
+      # clarity because it conforms to an interface. Additionally, unparam
+      # finds a good number of cases for this anyways (with fewer false
+      # positives).
       - name: unused-parameter
         severity: warning
         disabled: true
diff --git a/cmd/codegen/generator/go/templates/module_objects.go b/cmd/codegen/generator/go/templates/module_objects.go
index e31d6139869..71b98c3d591 100644
--- a/cmd/codegen/generator/go/templates/module_objects.go
+++ b/cmd/codegen/generator/go/templates/module_objects.go
@@ -367,10 +367,7 @@ func (spec *parsedObjectType) marshalJSONMethodCode() (*Statement, error) {
 		}
 		concreteFields = append(concreteFields, fieldCode)
 
-		getFieldCode, err := spec.setFieldsToMarshalStructCode(field)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate get field code: %w", err)
-		}
+		getFieldCode := spec.setFieldsToMarshalStructCode(field)
 		getFieldCodes = append(getFieldCodes, getFieldCode)
 	}
 
@@ -475,8 +472,8 @@ func (spec *parsedObjectType) setFieldsFromUnmarshalStructCode(field *fieldSpec)
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (spec *parsedObjectType) setFieldsToMarshalStructCode(field *fieldSpec) (*Statement, error) {
-	return Empty().Id("concrete").Dot(field.goName).Op("=").Id("r").Dot(field.goName), nil
+func (spec *parsedObjectType) setFieldsToMarshalStructCode(field *fieldSpec) *Statement {
+	return Empty().Id("concrete").Dot(field.goName).Op("=").Id("r").Dot(field.goName)
 }
 
 type fieldSpec struct {
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/flags.go b/cmd/dagger/flags.go
index fd8c4bb79fe..c823445bcb5 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/flags.go
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ func (v *moduleSourceValue) Get(ctx context.Context, dag *dagger.Client, _ *dagg
 
 // AddFlag adds a flag appropriate for the argument type. Should return a
 // pointer to the value.
-func (r *modFunctionArg) AddFlag(flags *pflag.FlagSet, dag *dagger.Client) (any, error) {
+func (r *modFunctionArg) AddFlag(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (any, error) {
 	name := r.FlagName()
 	usage := r.Description
 
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/functions.go b/cmd/dagger/functions.go
index f2e422b6e57..b5ab5cef83d 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/functions.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/functions.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (fc *FuncCommand) load(c *cobra.Command, a []string) (cmd *cobra.Command, _
 
 	if obj.Constructor != nil {
 		// add constructor args as top-level flags
-		if err := fc.addArgsForFunction(c, a, obj.Constructor, dag); err != nil {
+		if err := fc.addArgsForFunction(c, a, obj.Constructor); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 		fc.selectFunc(obj.Name, obj.Constructor, c, dag)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (fc *FuncCommand) makeSubCmd(dag *dagger.Client, fn *modFunction) *cobra.Co
 		Long:    fn.Description,
 		GroupID: funcGroup.ID,
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-			if err := fc.addArgsForFunction(cmd, args, fn, dag); err != nil {
+			if err := fc.addArgsForFunction(cmd, args, fn); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func (fc *FuncCommand) makeSubCmd(dag *dagger.Client, fn *modFunction) *cobra.Co
 	return newCmd
 }
 
-func (fc *FuncCommand) addArgsForFunction(cmd *cobra.Command, cmdArgs []string, fn *modFunction, dag *dagger.Client) error {
+func (fc *FuncCommand) addArgsForFunction(cmd *cobra.Command, cmdArgs []string, fn *modFunction) error {
 	fc.mod.LoadTypeDef(fn.ReturnType)
 
 	for _, arg := range fn.Args {
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func (fc *FuncCommand) addArgsForFunction(cmd *cobra.Command, cmdArgs []string,
 	}
 
 	for _, arg := range fn.Args {
-		_, err := arg.AddFlag(cmd.Flags(), dag)
+		_, err := arg.AddFlag(cmd.Flags())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/engine/executor.go b/cmd/engine/executor.go
index 516960304c7..3d27e9d18c1 100644
--- a/cmd/engine/executor.go
+++ b/cmd/engine/executor.go
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ func (w *runcExecutor) run(
 		})
 		return err
 	}
-	err = exitError(ctx, w.callWithIO(ctx, id, bundle, process, startedCallback, killer, runcCall))
+	err = exitError(ctx, w.callWithIO(ctx, process, startedCallback, killer, runcCall))
 	if err != nil {
 		w.runc.Delete(context.TODO(), id, &runc.DeleteOpts{})
 		return err
@@ -589,18 +589,18 @@ func (w *runcExecutor) Exec(ctx context.Context, id string, process executor.Pro
 		spec.Process.Env = process.Meta.Env
 	}
 
-	err = w.exec(ctx, id, state.Bundle, spec.Process, process, nil)
+	err = w.exec(ctx, id, spec.Process, process, nil)
 	return exitError(ctx, err)
 }
 
-func (w *runcExecutor) exec(ctx context.Context, id, bundle string, specsProcess *specs.Process, process executor.ProcessInfo, started func()) error {
+func (w *runcExecutor) exec(ctx context.Context, id string, specsProcess *specs.Process, process executor.ProcessInfo, started func()) error {
 	killer, err := newExecProcKiller(w.runc, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize process killer: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer killer.Cleanup()
 
-	return w.callWithIO(ctx, id, bundle, process, started, killer, func(ctx context.Context, started chan<- int, io runc.IO, pidfile string) error {
+	return w.callWithIO(ctx, process, started, killer, func(ctx context.Context, started chan<- int, io runc.IO, pidfile string) error {
 		return w.runc.Exec(ctx, id, *specsProcess, &runc.ExecOpts{
 			Started: started,
 			IO:      io,
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ func handleSignals(ctx context.Context, runcProcess *procHandle, signals <-chan
 
 type runcCall func(ctx context.Context, started chan<- int, io runc.IO, pidfile string) error
 
-func (w *runcExecutor) callWithIO(ctx context.Context, id, bundle string, process executor.ProcessInfo, started func(), killer procKiller, call runcCall) error {
+func (w *runcExecutor) callWithIO(ctx context.Context, process executor.ProcessInfo, started func(), killer procKiller, call runcCall) error {
 	runcProcess, ctx := runcProcessHandle(ctx, killer)
 	defer runcProcess.Release()
 
diff --git a/core/container.go b/core/container.go
index cb008463f9b..e7770d0aa66 100644
--- a/core/container.go
+++ b/core/container.go
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func (container *Container) WithSecretVariable(ctx context.Context, name string,
 }
 
 func (container *Container) Directory(ctx context.Context, dirPath string) (*Directory, error) {
-	dir, _, err := locatePath(ctx, container, dirPath, NewDirectory)
+	dir, _, err := locatePath(container, dirPath, NewDirectory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ func (container *Container) Directory(ctx context.Context, dirPath string) (*Dir
 }
 
 func (container *Container) File(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*File, error) {
-	file, _, err := locatePath(ctx, container, filePath, NewFile)
+	file, _, err := locatePath(container, filePath, NewFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ func (container *Container) File(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*File, e
 }
 
 func locatePath[T *File | *Directory](
-	ctx context.Context,
 	container *Container,
 	containerPath string,
 	init func(*Query, *pb.Definition, string, Platform, ServiceBindings) T,
@@ -931,7 +930,7 @@ func (container *Container) chown(
 }
 
 func (container *Container) writeToPath(ctx context.Context, subdir string, fn func(dir *Directory) (*Directory, error)) (*Container, error) {
-	dir, mount, err := locatePath(ctx, container, subdir, NewDirectory)
+	dir, mount, err := locatePath(container, subdir, NewDirectory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/git.go b/core/git.go
index f0f9774f815..027cc9646cb 100644
--- a/core/git.go
+++ b/core/git.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2/ast"
 
 	"github.com/dagger/dagger/engine"
-	"github.com/dagger/dagger/engine/buildkit"
 	"github.com/dagger/dagger/engine/sources/gitdns"
 )
 
@@ -59,14 +58,13 @@ func (*GitRef) TypeDescription() string {
 }
 
 func (ref *GitRef) Tree(ctx context.Context) (*Directory, error) {
-	bk := ref.Query.Buildkit
-	st := ref.getState(ctx, bk)
+	st := ref.getState(ctx)
 	return NewDirectorySt(ctx, ref.Query, *st, "", ref.Repo.Platform, ref.Repo.Services)
 }
 
 func (ref *GitRef) Commit(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	st := ref.getState(ctx)
 	bk := ref.Query.Buildkit
-	st := ref.getState(ctx, bk)
 	p, err := resolveProvenance(ctx, bk, *st)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ func (ref *GitRef) Commit(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return p.Sources.Git[0].Commit, nil
 }
 
-func (ref *GitRef) getState(ctx context.Context, bk *buildkit.Client) *llb.State {
+func (ref *GitRef) getState(ctx context.Context) *llb.State {
 	opts := []llb.GitOption{}
 
 	if ref.Repo.KeepGitDir {
diff --git a/core/integration/module_test.go b/core/integration/module_test.go
index 7e1a2dcf04f..cd6b2fe1f14 100644
--- a/core/integration/module_test.go
+++ b/core/integration/module_test.go
@@ -5705,7 +5705,7 @@ func hostDaggerCommand(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, workdir string, args .
 }
 
 // runs a dagger cli command directly on the host, rather than in an exec
-func hostDaggerExec(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, workdir string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+func hostDaggerExec(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, workdir string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) { //nolint: unparam
 	t.Helper()
 	cmd := hostDaggerCommand(ctx, t, workdir, args...)
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
diff --git a/core/interface.go b/core/interface.go
index 9eb3d604fc9..bb910aca5ed 100644
--- a/core/interface.go
+++ b/core/interface.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (iface *InterfaceType) Install(ctx context.Context, dag *dagql.Server) erro
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get object return type for %s.%s: %w", ifaceName, fieldDef.Name, err)
 				}
-				return wrapIface(ctx, dag, ifaceReturnType, objReturnType, res)
+				return wrapIface(ifaceReturnType, objReturnType, res)
 			},
 		})
 	}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (iface *InterfaceType) Install(ctx context.Context, dag *dagql.Server) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func wrapIface(ctx context.Context, dag *dagql.Server, ifaceType *InterfaceType, underlyingType ModType, res dagql.Typed) (dagql.Typed, error) {
+func wrapIface(ifaceType *InterfaceType, underlyingType ModType, res dagql.Typed) (dagql.Typed, error) {
 	switch underlyingType := underlyingType.(type) {
 	case *InterfaceType, *ModuleObjectType:
 		switch res := res.(type) {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func wrapIface(ctx context.Context, dag *dagql.Server, ifaceType *InterfaceType,
 			if ret.Elem == nil { // set the return type
 				ret.Elem = item
 			}
-			val, err := wrapIface(ctx, dag, ifaceType, underlyingType.Underlying, item)
+			val, err := wrapIface(ifaceType, underlyingType.Underlying, item)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap item %d: %w", i, err)
 			}
diff --git a/core/modfunc.go b/core/modfunc.go
index 0828739a987..20d538ddf6b 100644
--- a/core/modfunc.go
+++ b/core/modfunc.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func newModFunction(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	root *Query,
 	mod *Module,
-	modID *call.ID,
 	objDef *ObjectTypeDef,
 	runtime *Container,
 	metadata *Function,
diff --git a/core/module.go b/core/module.go
index b4e28b07cf9..2fbb845ff1c 100644
--- a/core/module.go
+++ b/core/module.go
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ func (mod *Module) Initialize(ctx context.Context, oldSelf dagql.Instance[*Modul
 		ctx,
 		mod.Query,
 		oldSelf.Self,
-		oldSelf.ID(),
 		nil,
 		mod.Runtime,
 		NewFunction("", &TypeDef{
diff --git a/core/object.go b/core/object.go
index d2c1009cdf0..ddf8e761dcc 100644
--- a/core/object.go
+++ b/core/object.go
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ func (t *ModuleObjectType) GetCallable(ctx context.Context, name string) (Callab
 			ctx,
 			mod.Query,
 			mod,
-			mod.InstanceID,
 			t.typeDef,
 			mod.Runtime,
 			fun,
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func (obj *ModuleObject) installConstructor(ctx context.Context, dag *dagql.Serv
 		return fmt.Errorf("constructor function for object %s must return that object", objDef.OriginalName)
 	}
 
-	fn, err := newModFunction(ctx, mod.Query, mod, mod.InstanceID, objDef, mod.Runtime, fnTypeDef)
+	fn, err := newModFunction(ctx, mod.Query, mod, objDef, mod.Runtime, fnTypeDef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create function: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -324,7 +323,6 @@ func objFun(ctx context.Context, mod *Module, objDef *ObjectTypeDef, fun *Functi
 		ctx,
 		mod.Query,
 		mod,
-		mod.InstanceID,
 		objDef,
 		mod.Runtime,
 		fun,
diff --git a/engine/sources/blob/blobsource.go b/engine/sources/blob/blobsource.go
index b9fd668527b..27a2a89b79e 100644
--- a/engine/sources/blob/blobsource.go
+++ b/engine/sources/blob/blobsource.go
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ func IdentifierFromPB(op *pb.SourceOp) (*SourceIdentifier, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid blob source identifier %q", op.Identifier)
 	}
+	if scheme != BlobScheme {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid blob source identifier %q", op.Identifier)
+	}
 	bs := &blobSource{}
-	return bs.identifier(scheme, ref, op.GetAttrs(), nil)
+	return bs.identifier(ref, op.GetAttrs(), nil)
 }
 
 func NewSource(opt Opt) (source.Source, error) {
@@ -91,10 +94,10 @@ func (bs *blobSource) Schemes() []string {
 }
 
 func (bs *blobSource) Identifier(scheme, ref string, sourceAttrs map[string]string, p *pb.Platform) (source.Identifier, error) {
-	return bs.identifier(scheme, ref, sourceAttrs, p)
+	return bs.identifier(ref, sourceAttrs, p)
 }
 
-func (bs *blobSource) identifier(scheme, ref string, sourceAttrs map[string]string, _ *pb.Platform) (*SourceIdentifier, error) {
+func (bs *blobSource) identifier(ref string, sourceAttrs map[string]string, _ *pb.Platform) (*SourceIdentifier, error) {
 	desc := ocispecs.Descriptor{
 		Digest:      digest.Digest(ref),
 		Annotations: map[string]string{},
diff --git a/sdk/go/telemetry/batch_processor.go b/sdk/go/telemetry/batch_processor.go
index 1ed04abb8b5..f5c49a08dcb 100644
--- a/sdk/go/telemetry/batch_processor.go
+++ b/sdk/go/telemetry/batch_processor.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueue(sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) {
 	if bsp.o.BlockOnQueueFull {
 		bsp.enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx, sd)
 	} else {
-		bsp.enqueueDrop(ctx, sd)
+		bsp.enqueueDrop(sd)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx context.Context, sd t
 	}
 }
 
-func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueDrop(ctx context.Context, sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) bool {
+func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueDrop(sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) bool {
 	if !sd.SpanContext().IsSampled() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/telemetry/inflight/batch_processor.go b/telemetry/inflight/batch_processor.go
index 116bff64c91..867c9d60348 100644
--- a/telemetry/inflight/batch_processor.go
+++ b/telemetry/inflight/batch_processor.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueue(sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) {
 	if bsp.o.BlockOnQueueFull {
 		bsp.enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx, sd)
 	} else {
-		bsp.enqueueDrop(ctx, sd)
+		bsp.enqueueDrop(sd)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx context.Context, sd t
 	}
 }
 
-func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueDrop(ctx context.Context, sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) bool {
+func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) enqueueDrop(sd trace.ReadOnlySpan) bool {
 	if !sd.SpanContext().IsSampled() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/telemetry/labels_test.go b/telemetry/labels_test.go
index a84a90466ce..ef48d480d34 100644
--- a/telemetry/labels_test.go
+++ b/telemetry/labels_test.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func TestLoadCircleCILabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func run(t *testing.T, exe string, args ...string) string { //nolint: unparam
+func run(t *testing.T, exe string, args ...string) string {
 	t.Helper()
 	cmd := exec.Command(exe, args...)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
diff --git a/telemetry/sdklog/batch_processor.go b/telemetry/sdklog/batch_processor.go
index 29d5b80ed62..8184f430b7a 100644
--- a/telemetry/sdklog/batch_processor.go
+++ b/telemetry/sdklog/batch_processor.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (bsp *batchLogProcessor) enqueue(log *LogData) {
 	if bsp.o.BlockOnQueueFull {
 		bsp.enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx, log)
 	} else {
-		bsp.enqueueDrop(ctx, log)
+		bsp.enqueueDrop(log)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (bsp *batchLogProcessor) enqueueBlockOnQueueFull(ctx context.Context, log *
 	}
 }
 
-func (bsp *batchLogProcessor) enqueueDrop(ctx context.Context, log *LogData) bool {
+func (bsp *batchLogProcessor) enqueueDrop(log *LogData) bool {
 	select {
 	case bsp.queue <- log:
 		return true