diff --git a/1-Architecture.md b/1-Architecture.md
index e88991c..97eb1fc 100644
--- a/1-Architecture.md
+++ b/1-Architecture.md
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ flowchart TB
     end
 
     subgraph work["SECONDARY worker host — off-subscription"]
-        BD["bridged<br/>message server<br/>(not a claude process)"]
-        HERDR["herdr server<br/>panes · agent-status"]
-        WCC["claude (worker)<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set"]
+        subgraph BD["bridged — standalone daemon (not a claude process)"]
+            SRV["SERVER face<br/>MCP server · REST/SSE · policy"]
+            CLI["CLIENT face<br/>herdr socket client"]
+            SRV --> CLI
+        end
+        HERDR["herdr<br/>panes · agent-status"]
+        WCC["worker pane · claude<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set · MCP client"]
         HOOK["Stop-hook<br/>long-poll client"]
-        BD -->|"Unix socket<br/>send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
+        CLI -->|"Unix socket<br/>send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
         HERDR -->|"drives PTY"| WCC
         WCC --- HOOK
     end
@@ -45,23 +49,25 @@ flowchart TB
     BROKER["Broker<br/>Redis Streams / NATS JetStream<br/>inbox-primary · inbox-worker"]
     MODEL["ollama.ltms.dev /v1<br/>or GX10 vLLM<br/>(worker model)"]
 
-    OPUS -->|"MCP bridge_send → reply in tool result"| BD
-    WCC -.->|"MCP bridge_reply / bridge_ask"| BD
-    BD -.->|"SSE /events (status, for observers)"| OPUS
+    OPUS -->|"MCP bridge_send → reply in tool result"| SRV
+    WCC -.->|"MCP bridge_reply / bridge_ask"| SRV
+    SRV -.->|"SSE status (observers)"| OPUS
     OPUS -.->|"write / long-poll (async)"| BROKER
     HOOK -.->|"long-poll / write (async)"| BROKER
-    BD -.->|"bridge inbox ↔ session"| BROKER
+    SRV -.->|"bridge inbox ↔ session"| BROKER
     WCC -->|"inference"| MODEL
 
     classDef sub fill:#2b6cb0,stroke:#1a365d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef pick fill:#2f855a,stroke:#22543d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef warn fill:#b7791f,stroke:#7b341e,color:#ffffff;
     class OPUS sub
-    class BD,HERDR,WCC pick
+    class SRV,CLI,HERDR,WCC pick
     class BROKER warn
 ```
 
-*Figure: solid arrows = the blocking request/response `bridged`/herdr channel; dotted = the optional async
+*Figure: `bridged` is one **standalone daemon** split into a **SERVER face** (the MCP server
+the Claude sessions mount, plus REST/SSE + policy) and a **CLIENT face** (the herdr socket
+client). Solid arrows = the blocking MCP request/response channel; dotted = the optional async
 broker. The primary's env stays clean; only the worker sets `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`, and
 `bridged` — a plain daemon — enforces that boundary in code.*
 
diff --git a/2-Message-Server.md b/2-Message-Server.md
index a4d3cd2..3ee79db 100644
--- a/2-Message-Server.md
+++ b/2-Message-Server.md
@@ -139,58 +139,66 @@ bridge on either side is subscription-safe by construction (see
 
 ## Architecture
 
-`bridged` is the hub. Its **south side** speaks herdr's Unix-socket JSON-RPC; its **north
-side** speaks HTTP/SSE to synchronous clients and (optionally) a broker for async duplex.
-herdr, `bridged`, the worker panes, and the model endpoint are colocated on the
-off-subscription **worker host**; the primary reaches in over HTTP and/or the broker.
+`bridged` is a **standalone daemon** — one component, two faces:
+
+- a **SERVER (north face)** — an **MCP server** the Claude Code sessions mount, plus REST/SSE
+  for non-Claude clients, sitting over the session tracker, subscription guard, and reply
+  rendezvous (the policy brain); and
+- a **CLIENT (south face)** — a herdr socket client that injects turns (status-gated) and
+  subscribes to agent-status.
+
+The Claude sessions themselves live **as panes inside herdr**. Each pane reaches *up* to
+`bridged`'s MCP server (to send/reply); `bridged`'s herdr client reaches *down* through
+herdr's socket to drive those same panes and read their status. herdr, `bridged`, the panes,
+and the model are colocated on one host (same-host scenario); a broker is optional for async
+duplex.
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart TB
-    subgraph clients["NORTH — clients"]
-        OPUS["Primary Opus<br/>(Claude Code, env CLEAN)<br/>MCP client"]
-        BUS["External event bus<br/>(webhook / NATS / Redis)"]
-        HUMAN["Human / CLI / chat UI"]
+    subgraph herd["herdr — agent multiplexer (Claude sessions run here, same host)"]
+        PP["primary pane · Opus<br/>env CLEAN · MCP client"]
+        WP["worker pane(s) · claude<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set · MCP client"]
     end
 
-    subgraph server["bridged — message server (NOT a claude process)"]
-        API["North API<br/>MCP server · REST · SSE"]
-        SESS["Session manager<br/>spawn · health · recycle"]
-        INJ["Injector<br/>queue + status gate"]
-        COLL["Reply rendezvous<br/>bridge_reply | event | pane.read"]
-        GUARD["Subscription guard<br/>enforces the boundary"]
-        HCL["herdr socket client<br/>NDJSON, id-correlated + events"]
-        API --> SESS --> INJ --> HCL
-        HCL --> COLL --> API
-        SESS --> GUARD
-        HCL -->|"events.subscribe"| INJ
+    subgraph bridged["bridged — standalone daemon (NOT a claude process)"]
+        subgraph srv["SERVER — north face"]
+            MCP["MCP server<br/>bridge_send · reply · ask · status"]
+            REST["REST / SSE<br/>(non-Claude clients)"]
+            POL["policy brain<br/>session tracker · subscription guard<br/>· reply rendezvous"]
+        end
+        subgraph cli["CLIENT — south face"]
+            INJ["injector<br/>status-gated"]
+            HCL["herdr socket client<br/>send_text · events · pane.read"]
+        end
+        MCP --> POL
+        REST --> POL
+        POL --> INJ --> HCL
+        HCL -->|"events · replies"| POL
     end
 
-    BROKER["Broker (optional)<br/>Redis Streams / NATS JetStream<br/>inbox-primary · inbox-worker"]
-    HERDR["herdr server<br/>workspaces · panes · agent-status"]
-    WCC["worker claude pane(s)<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set<br/>MCP client"]
-    MODEL["ollama.ltms.dev /v1<br/>or GX10 vLLM"]
+    MODEL["ollama.ltms.dev / GX10 vLLM<br/>(worker model)"]
+    BROKER["Broker (optional)<br/>Redis / NATS — async duplex"]
 
-    OPUS -->|"MCP: bridge_send / poll / status"| API
-    BUS -.->|"async"| BROKER
-    HUMAN --> API
-    BROKER -.-> API
-    HCL -->|"Unix socket"| HERDR
-    HERDR -->|"drives PTY"| WCC
-    WCC -->|"inference"| MODEL
-    WCC -.->|"MCP: bridge_reply / bridge_ask"| API
+    PP -->|"MCP tools"| MCP
+    WP -->|"MCP tools"| MCP
+    HCL -->|"Unix socket · drive + status"| herd
+    WP -->|"inference"| MODEL
+    POL -.->|"async"| BROKER
 
     classDef core fill:#2f855a,stroke:#22543d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef ext fill:#2b6cb0,stroke:#1a365d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef warn fill:#b7791f,stroke:#7b341e,color:#ffffff;
-    class API,SESS,INJ,COLL,GUARD,HCL core
-    class OPUS ext
-    class BROKER,HERDR,BUS warn
+    class MCP,REST,POL,INJ,HCL core
+    class PP ext
+    class MODEL,BROKER warn
 ```
 
-*Figure: `bridged` translates a clean north-side message API into herdr socket calls, gating
-every injection on live agent-status events. Only the worker panes carry
-`ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`; `bridged` itself is a plain daemon and may poll/subscribe freely
-because it consumes no Anthropic quota.*
+*Figure: `bridged` is one standalone daemon with a **SERVER** face (the MCP endpoint the
+Claude panes mount, over the policy brain) and a **CLIENT** face (the herdr socket client).
+The Claude sessions are herdr **panes**: they call *up* into the MCP server, while `bridged`'s
+client drives them *down* through herdr's socket and gates every injection on live
+agent-status. Only worker panes carry `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`; `bridged` holds no quota, so it
+subscribes freely. (Split-host moves the primary out of herdr — see [Deployment model](#deployment-model).)*
 
 ### Components
 
@@ -471,7 +479,7 @@ flowchart LR
     end
     subgraph host["Worker host (off-subscription, near model)"]
         direction TB
-        BD["bridged<br/>:8080 HTTP/SSE"]
+        BD["bridged<br/>:8080 MCP · REST/SSE"]
         HS["herdr server"]
         W2["worker claude pane(s)"]
         BD -->|"Unix socket"| HS --> W2
diff --git a/6-Team.md b/6-Team.md
index 06e7ad1..3e20420 100644
--- a/6-Team.md
+++ b/6-Team.md
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ alike. Scale each kind horizontally by adding panes.
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart TB
-    LEAD["lead — Opus<br/>(Claude Code, env CLEAN)"]
-    BD["bridged<br/>message server + router"]
+    LEAD["lead — Opus<br/>(Claude Code, env CLEAN)<br/>MCP client"]
+    subgraph BD["bridged — standalone daemon"]
+        SRV["SERVER face<br/>MCP · REST/SSE · role router"]
+        CLI["CLIENT face<br/>herdr socket"]
+        SRV --> CLI
+    end
     HERDR["herdr<br/>panes · agent-status"]
     WC1["w-claude-1<br/>Sonnet · CLEAN"]
     WC2["w-claude-2<br/>Sonnet · CLEAN"]
@@ -40,9 +44,11 @@ flowchart TB
     ANT["api.anthropic.com<br/>(Pro/Max)"]
     OLL["ollama.ltms.dev<br/>(local model)"]
 
-    LEAD -->|"MCP bridge_send (target role)"| BD
-    BD -->|"Unix socket · send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
+    LEAD -->|"MCP bridge_send (target role)"| SRV
+    CLI -->|"Unix socket · send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
     HERDR --> WC1 & WC2 & WL1 & WL2
+    WC1 -.->|"MCP bridge_reply"| SRV
+    WL1 -.->|"MCP bridge_reply"| SRV
     WC1 --> ANT
     WC2 --> ANT
     WL1 --> OLL
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ flowchart TB
     classDef core fill:#2f855a,stroke:#22543d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef local fill:#6b46c1,stroke:#44337a,color:#ffffff;
     class LEAD,WC1,WC2 ext
-    class BD,HERDR core
+    class SRV,CLI,HERDR core
     class WL1,WL2 local
 ```
 
diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md
index e39f3b6..d3bf979 100644
--- a/Home.md
+++ b/Home.md
@@ -22,22 +22,26 @@ env-clean and calls `bridged`'s MCP tools.
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart LR
-    OPUS["Opus — primary<br/>(Claude Code, env CLEAN)"]
-    BD["bridged<br/>message server<br/>(not a claude process)"]
+    OPUS["Opus — primary<br/>(Claude Code, env CLEAN)<br/>MCP client"]
+    subgraph BD["bridged — standalone daemon (not a claude process)"]
+        SRV["SERVER face<br/>MCP · REST/SSE · policy"]
+        CLI["CLIENT face<br/>herdr socket"]
+        SRV --> CLI
+    end
     HERDR["herdr<br/>panes · agent-status"]
-    W["worker claude<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set"]
+    W["worker claude pane<br/>ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL set<br/>MCP client"]
     M["ollama.ltms.dev<br/>(worker model)"]
 
-    OPUS -->|"MCP bridge_send (blocks)"| BD
-    W -.->|"MCP bridge_reply"| BD
-    BD -->|"Unix socket<br/>send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
+    OPUS -->|"MCP bridge_send (blocks)"| SRV
+    W -.->|"MCP bridge_reply"| SRV
+    CLI -->|"Unix socket<br/>send_text · events.subscribe"| HERDR
     HERDR -->|"drives PTY"| W
     W -->|"inference"| M
 
     classDef ext fill:#2b6cb0,stroke:#1a365d,color:#ffffff;
     classDef core fill:#2f855a,stroke:#22543d,color:#ffffff;
     class OPUS ext
-    class BD,HERDR core
+    class SRV,CLI,HERDR core
 ```
 
 - **Subscription boundary:** the *primary* never sets `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` (stays on