diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
index 34e09dcd..5ce5b8e5 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
@@ -28,24 +28,37 @@ pub const WAKE_BODY_TRUNCATE: usize = 100;
 /// control socket at `socket`. Best-effort: returns Err on any plumbing
 /// failure; callers log + ignore so a wake delivery hiccup doesn't tear
 /// down the matrix sync loop.
+///
+/// Wire format matches `hive_sh4re::Request` tagged with `"cmd"` per
+/// `#[serde(tag = "cmd", rename_all = "snake_case")]`.  Must be `"cmd"`,
+/// not `"kind"` — the harness deserialises against the hive-sh4re type
+/// and silently discards requests that don't match.
 pub async fn send_wake(socket: &Path, body: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<()> {
+    use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
+
     let payload = serde_json::json!({
-        "kind": "wake",
+        "cmd": "wake",
         "from": "matrix",
         "body": body.as_ref(),
     });
     let line = format!("{}\n", serde_json::to_string(&payload)?);
-    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(socket)
+    let stream = UnixStream::connect(socket)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("connect hyperhive socket {}", socket.display()))?;
-    stream
+    let (read, mut write) = stream.into_split();
+    write
         .write_all(line.as_bytes())
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("write wake to {}", socket.display()))?;
-    stream
+    write
         .shutdown()
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("shutdown write to {}", socket.display()))?;
+    // Drain the response line so the server doesn't get ECONNRESET on
+    // its write-back.  We don't act on the response — best-effort wake.
+    let mut reader = tokio::io::BufReader::new(read);
+    let mut _resp = String::new();
+    let _ = reader.read_line(&mut _resp).await;
     Ok(())
 }