diff --git a/cd/manager/common/aws/ecs/ecs.go b/cd/manager/common/aws/ecs/ecs.go
index 9f25aa3..9089363 100644
--- a/cd/manager/common/aws/ecs/ecs.go
+++ b/cd/manager/common/aws/ecs/ecs.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (e Ecs) LaunchTask(cluster, family, container, vpcConfigParam string, overr
 	return e.runEcsTask(cluster, family, container, &types.NetworkConfiguration{AwsvpcConfiguration: &vpcConfig}, overrides)
 }
 
-func (e Ecs) CheckTask(cluster, taskDefId string, running, stable bool, taskIds ...string) (bool, error) {
+func (e Ecs) CheckTask(cluster, taskDefId string, running, stable bool, taskIds ...string) (bool, *int32, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), manager.DefaultHttpWaitTime)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -85,33 +85,41 @@ func (e Ecs) CheckTask(cluster, taskDefId string, running, stable bool, taskIds
 	output, err := e.ecsClient.DescribeTasks(ctx, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("checkTask: describe service error: %s, %s, %v", cluster, taskIds, err)
-		return false, err
-	}
-	var checkStatus types.DesiredStatus
-	if running {
-		checkStatus = types.DesiredStatusRunning
-	} else {
-		checkStatus = types.DesiredStatusStopped
+		return false, nil, err
 	}
 	// If checking for running tasks, at least one task must be present, but when checking for stopped tasks, it's ok to
 	// have found no matching tasks (i.e. the tasks have already stopped and been removed from the list).
 	tasksFound := !running
 	tasksInState := true
+	var exitCode *int32 = nil
 	if len(output.Tasks) > 0 {
-		// We found one or more tasks, only return true if all specified tasks were in the right state for at least a
-		// few minutes.
 		for _, task := range output.Tasks {
 			// If a task definition ARN was specified, make sure that we found at least one task with that definition.
 			if (len(taskDefId) == 0) || (*task.TaskDefinitionArn == taskDefId) {
 				tasksFound = true
-				if (*task.LastStatus != string(checkStatus)) ||
-					(running && stable && time.Now().Add(-manager.DefaultWaitTime).Before(*task.StartedAt)) {
-					tasksInState = false
+				// If checking for stable tasks, make sure that the task has been running for a few minutes.
+				if running {
+					if (*task.LastStatus != string(types.DesiredStatusRunning)) ||
+						(stable && time.Now().After((*task.StartedAt).Add(manager.DefaultWaitTime))) {
+						tasksInState = false
+					}
+				} else {
+					if *task.LastStatus != string(types.DesiredStatusStopped) {
+						tasksInState = false
+					} else
+					// We always configure the primary application in a task as the first container, so we only care
+					// about its exit code. Among the first containers across all matching tasks, return the highest
+					// exit code.
+					if task.Containers[0].ExitCode != nil {
+						if (exitCode == nil) || (*task.Containers[0].ExitCode > *exitCode) {
+							exitCode = task.Containers[0].ExitCode
+						}
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return tasksFound && tasksInState, nil
+	return tasksFound && tasksInState, exitCode, nil
 }
 
 func (e Ecs) GetLayout(clusters []string) (*manager.Layout, error) {
@@ -422,7 +430,7 @@ func (e Ecs) checkEcsService(cluster, taskDefArn string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	} else if len(taskArns) > 0 {
 		// For each running task, check if it's been up for a few minutes.
-		if deployed, err := e.CheckTask(cluster, taskDefArn, true, true, taskArns...); err != nil {
+		if deployed, _, err := e.CheckTask(cluster, taskDefArn, true, true, taskArns...); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("checkEcsService: check task error: %s, %s, %s, %v", cluster, family, taskDefArn, err)
 			return false, err
 		} else if !deployed {
@@ -535,7 +543,7 @@ func (e Ecs) checkEnvTaskSet(taskSet *manager.TaskSet, deployType string, cluste
 			case deployType_Task:
 				// Only check tasks that are meant to stay up permanently
 				if !task.Temp {
-					if deployed, err := e.CheckTask(cluster, "", true, true, task.Id); err != nil {
+					if deployed, _, err := e.CheckTask(cluster, "", true, true, task.Id); err != nil {
 						return false, err
 					} else if !deployed {
 						return false, nil
diff --git a/cd/manager/jobs/anchor.go b/cd/manager/jobs/anchor.go
index d5d6ffb..c4ff5a9 100644
--- a/cd/manager/jobs/anchor.go
+++ b/cd/manager/jobs/anchor.go
@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ func (a anchorJob) launchWorker() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (a anchorJob) checkWorker(expectedToBeRunning bool) (bool, error) {
-	if status, err := a.d.CheckTask("ceramic-"+a.env+"-cas", "", expectedToBeRunning, false, a.state.Params[job.JobParam_Id].(string)); err != nil {
+	if status, exitCode, err := a.d.CheckTask("ceramic-"+a.env+"-cas", "", expectedToBeRunning, false, a.state.Params[job.JobParam_Id].(string)); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	} else if status {
+		// If a non-zero exit code was present, the worker failed to complete successfully.
+		if (exitCode != nil) && (*exitCode != 0) {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("anchorJob: worker exited with code %d", *exitCode)
+		}
 		return true, nil
 	} else if expectedToBeRunning && job.IsTimedOut(a.state, manager.DefaultWaitTime) { // Worker did not start in time
 		return false, manager.Error_StartupTimeout
diff --git a/cd/manager/jobs/deploy.go b/cd/manager/jobs/deploy.go
index 4a12ca9..b559b9e 100644
--- a/cd/manager/jobs/deploy.go
+++ b/cd/manager/jobs/deploy.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 const defaultFailureTime = 30 * time.Minute
-const anchorWorkerRepo = "ceramic-prod-cas-runner"
 
 func DeployJob(jobState job.JobState, db manager.Database, notifs manager.Notifs, d manager.Deployment, repo manager.Repository) (manager.JobSm, error) {
 	if component, found := jobState.Params[job.DeployJobParam_Component].(string); !found {
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ func (d deployJob) generateEnvLayout(component manager.DeployComponent) (*manage
 		if component == manager.DeployComponent_Cas {
 			newLayout.Clusters[casCluster].Tasks = &manager.TaskSet{Tasks: map[string]*manager.Task{
 				casCluster + "-" + serviceSuffix_CasWorker: {
-					Repo: &manager.Repo{Name: anchorWorkerRepo},
 					Temp: true, // Anchor workers do not stay up permanently
 					Name: containerName_CasWorker,
 				},
diff --git a/cd/manager/jobs/e2e.go b/cd/manager/jobs/e2e.go
index 8679340..7dee506 100644
--- a/cd/manager/jobs/e2e.go
+++ b/cd/manager/jobs/e2e.go
@@ -127,9 +127,13 @@ func (e e2eTestJob) checkAllTests(expectedToBeRunning bool) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (e e2eTestJob) checkTests(taskId string, expectedToBeRunning bool) (bool, error) {
-	if status, err := e.d.CheckTask("ceramic-qa-tests", "", expectedToBeRunning, false, taskId); err != nil {
+	if status, exitCode, err := e.d.CheckTask("ceramic-qa-tests", "", expectedToBeRunning, false, taskId); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	} else if status {
+		// If a non-zero exit code was present, at least one of the test tasks failed to complete successfully.
+		if (exitCode != nil) && (*exitCode != 0) {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("e2eTestJob: test exited with code %d", *exitCode)
+		}
 		return true, nil
 	} else if expectedToBeRunning && job.IsTimedOut(e.state, manager.DefaultWaitTime) { // Tests did not start in time
 		return false, manager.Error_StartupTimeout
diff --git a/cd/manager/jobs/smoke.go b/cd/manager/jobs/smoke.go
index 3f91161..3f0d8a1 100644
--- a/cd/manager/jobs/smoke.go
+++ b/cd/manager/jobs/smoke.go
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ func (s smokeTestJob) Advance() (job.JobState, error) {
 }
 
 func (s smokeTestJob) checkTests(expectedToBeRunning bool) (bool, error) {
-	if status, err := s.d.CheckTask(ClusterName, "", expectedToBeRunning, false, s.state.Params[job.JobParam_Id].(string)); err != nil {
+	if status, exitCode, err := s.d.CheckTask(ClusterName, "", expectedToBeRunning, false, s.state.Params[job.JobParam_Id].(string)); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	} else if status {
+		// If a non-zero exit code was present, the test failed to complete successfully.
+		if (exitCode != nil) && (*exitCode != 0) {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("anchorJob: worker exited with code %d", *exitCode)
+		}
 		return true, nil
 	} else if expectedToBeRunning && job.IsTimedOut(s.state, manager.DefaultWaitTime) { // Tests did not start in time
 		return false, manager.Error_StartupTimeout
diff --git a/cd/manager/models.go b/cd/manager/models.go
index 43173ae..13ebaf6 100644
--- a/cd/manager/models.go
+++ b/cd/manager/models.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ type Cache interface {
 type Deployment interface {
 	LaunchServiceTask(cluster, service, family, container string, overrides map[string]string) (string, error)
 	LaunchTask(cluster, family, container, vpcConfigParam string, overrides map[string]string) (string, error)
-	CheckTask(cluster, taskDefId string, running, stable bool, taskIds ...string) (bool, error)
+	CheckTask(cluster, taskDefId string, running, stable bool, taskIds ...string) (bool, *int32, error)
 	GetLayout(clusters []string) (*Layout, error)
 	UpdateLayout(*Layout, string) error
 	CheckLayout(*Layout) (bool, error)
diff --git a/cd/manager/notifs/anchor.go b/cd/manager/notifs/anchor.go
index a776930..40cb58b 100644
--- a/cd/manager/notifs/anchor.go
+++ b/cd/manager/notifs/anchor.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type anchorNotif struct {
 	state          job.JobState
 	alertWebhook   webhook.Client
 	warningWebhook webhook.Client
+	infoWebhook    webhook.Client
 	region         string
 	env            string
 }
@@ -27,11 +28,14 @@ func newAnchorNotif(jobState job.JobState) (jobNotif, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if w, err := parseDiscordWebhookUrl("DISCORD_WARNING_WEBHOOK"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
+	} else if i, err := parseDiscordWebhookUrl("DISCORD_INFO_WEBHOOK"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	} else {
 		return &anchorNotif{
 			jobState,
 			a,
 			w,
+			i,
 			os.Getenv("AWS_REGION"),
 			os.Getenv(manager.EnvVar_Env),
 		}, nil
@@ -39,30 +43,20 @@ func newAnchorNotif(jobState job.JobState) (jobNotif, error) {
 }
 
 func (a anchorNotif) getChannels() []webhook.Client {
-	// We only care about "waiting" notifications from the CD manager for the time being. Other notifications are sent
-	// directly from the anchor worker.
-	if a.state.Stage == job.JobStage_Waiting {
-		webhooks := make([]webhook.Client, 0, 1)
-		if stalled, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Stalled].(bool); stalled {
-			webhooks = append(webhooks, a.alertWebhook)
-		} else if delayed, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Delayed].(bool); delayed {
-			webhooks = append(webhooks, a.warningWebhook)
-		}
+	webhooks := make([]webhook.Client, 0, 1)
+	switch a.state.Stage {
+	case job.JobStage_Started:
+		webhooks = append(webhooks, a.infoWebhook)
+	case job.JobStage_Completed:
+		webhooks = append(webhooks, a.infoWebhook)
+	case job.JobStage_Failed:
+		webhooks = append(webhooks, a.alertWebhook)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (a anchorNotif) getTitle() string {
-	jobStageRepr := string(a.state.Stage)
-	// If "waiting", update the job stage representation to qualify the severity of the delay, if applicable.
-	if a.state.Stage == job.JobStage_Waiting {
-		if stalled, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Stalled].(bool); stalled {
-			jobStageRepr = job.AnchorJobParam_Stalled
-		} else if delayed, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Delayed].(bool); delayed {
-			jobStageRepr = job.AnchorJobParam_Delayed
-		}
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Anchor Worker %s", strings.ToUpper(jobStageRepr))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Anchor Worker %s", strings.ToUpper(string(a.state.Stage)))
 }
 
 func (a anchorNotif) getFields() []discord.EmbedField {
@@ -70,13 +64,6 @@ func (a anchorNotif) getFields() []discord.EmbedField {
 }
 
 func (a anchorNotif) getColor() discordColor {
-	if a.state.Stage == job.JobStage_Waiting {
-		if stalled, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Stalled].(bool); stalled {
-			return discordColor_Alert
-		} else if delayed, _ := a.state.Params[job.AnchorJobParam_Delayed].(bool); delayed {
-			return discordColor_Warning
-		}
-	}
 	return colorForStage(a.state.Stage)
 }
 
diff --git a/cd/manager/notifs/discord.go b/cd/manager/notifs/discord.go
index 8b9ca0f..ad59b26 100644
--- a/cd/manager/notifs/discord.go
+++ b/cd/manager/notifs/discord.go
@@ -271,9 +271,6 @@ func (n JobNotifs) getActiveJobs(jobState job.JobState) []discord.EmbedField {
 	if field, found := n.getActiveJobsByType(jobState, job.JobType_Deploy); found {
 		fields = append(fields, field)
 	}
-	if field, found := n.getActiveJobsByType(jobState, job.JobType_Anchor); found {
-		fields = append(fields, field)
-	}
 	if field, found := n.getActiveJobsByType(jobState, job.JobType_TestE2E); found {
 		fields = append(fields, field)
 	}
diff --git a/ci/plans/cas.cue b/ci/plans/cas.cue
index ebb7afe..cca389e 100644
--- a/ci/plans/cas.cue
+++ b/ci/plans/cas.cue
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ dagger.#Plan & {
 			source: _source
 		}
 
-		_runnerImage: docker.#Dockerfile & {
-			target: "runner"
-			source: _source
-		}
-
 		verify: {
 			_endpoint:  "api/v0/healthcheck"
 			_port:      8081
@@ -177,16 +172,6 @@ dagger.#Plan & {
 								TAGS:           _tags + _extraTags + ["qa"]
 							}
 						}
-						_runner: utils.#ECR & {
-							img: _runnerImage.output
-							env: {
-								AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: client.env.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID
-								AWS_ECR_SECRET: client.commands.aws.stdout
-								AWS_REGION:     Region
-								REPO:           "ceramic-prod-cas-runner"
-								TAGS:           _tags + _extraTags + ["qa"]
-							}
-						}
 					}
 				}
 				_base: utils.#ECR & {
@@ -199,16 +184,6 @@ dagger.#Plan & {
 						TAGS:           _tags + _extraTags
 					}
 				}
-				_runner: utils.#ECR & {
-					img: _runnerImage.output
-					env: {
-						AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: client.env.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID
-						AWS_ECR_SECRET: client.commands.aws.stdout
-						AWS_REGION:     Region
-						REPO:           "ceramic-prod-cas-runner"
-						TAGS:           _tags + _extraTags
-					}
-				}
 			}
 			dockerhub: utils.#Dockerhub & {
 				img: _baseImage.output