diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/App.tsx b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/App.tsx
index 2a33b3d7..e41820f6 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // page component under `./pages/`; this file just maps paths to them.
 import { Route, Switch } from 'wouter-preact';
 import { Shell } from './shell/Shell.js';
-import { AgentsPage } from './pages/AgentsPage.js';
 import { ComponentsPage } from './pages/ComponentsPage.js';
+import { CreateAgentPage } from './pages/CreateAgentPage.js';
 import { JobsPage } from './pages/JobsPage.js';
 import { OverviewPage } from './pages/OverviewPage.js';
 import { Panel } from './ui/panel/Panel.js';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function App() {
     <Shell>
       <Switch>
         <Route path="/" component={OverviewPage} />
-        <Route path="/agents" component={AgentsPage} />
+        <Route path="/create-agent" component={CreateAgentPage} />
         <Route path="/jobs" component={JobsPage} />
         <Route path="/components" component={ComponentsPage} />
         <Route component={NotFound} />
diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.css b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.css
similarity index 66%
rename from frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.css
rename to frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.css
index cbb36827..eeabde39 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.css
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-/* <AgentsPage> — the create-agent form. First form in this package, so
-   its input/button chrome lives here rather than in `ui/` — see the
+/* <CreateAgentPage> — the create-agent form. First form in this package,
+   so its input/button chrome lives here rather than in `ui/` — see the
    component's own comment for why. Reuses the same base16 slots
    (../theme.css) every other component draws from. */
-.agents-intro {
+.create-agent-intro {
   margin: 0 0 1.5em;
   color: var(--muted);
 }
-.agents-form {
+.create-agent-form {
   display: flex;
   align-items: flex-end;
   gap: 0.75em;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
-.agents-field {
+.create-agent-field {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 0.3em;
 }
-.agents-label {
+.create-agent-label {
   font-size: 0.85em;
   color: var(--muted);
 }
-.agents-input {
+.create-agent-input {
   background: var(--bg);
   color: var(--fg);
   border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   font: inherit;
   min-width: 16em;
 }
-.agents-submit {
+.create-agent-submit {
   background: var(--purple-dim);
   color: var(--fg);
   border: none;
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@
   font: inherit;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
-.agents-submit:disabled {
+.create-agent-submit:disabled {
   opacity: 0.6;
   cursor: default;
 }
-.agents-result {
+.create-agent-result {
   margin-top: 1em;
 }
-.agents-result-ok {
+.create-agent-result-ok {
   color: var(--green);
 }
-.agents-result-error {
+.create-agent-result-error {
   color: var(--red);
 }
diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.tsx b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.tsx
similarity index 54%
rename from frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.tsx
rename to frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.tsx
index c391025c..c06ae2eb 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/AgentsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/CreateAgentPage.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
-// <AgentsPage> — minimal agent creation form, POSTs to swarm-controller's
-// `POST /api/agents`. That endpoint only queues a `CreateIdentity` job
-// and returns its node id — the identity isn't guaranteed to exist yet
-// when this page gets a response — so this page shows the queued
-// confirmation and links to the Jobs page to watch it settle, rather
-// than duplicating JobqGraph's per-node polling here. Scope matches the
-// originating issue exactly: name field only, no forge/deploy options
-// (those aren't wired server-side yet either).
+// <CreateAgentPage> — minimal agent creation form, POSTs to
+// swarm-controller's `POST /api/agents`. That endpoint only queues a
+// `CreateIdentity` job and returns its node id — the identity isn't
+// guaranteed to exist yet when this page gets a response — so this
+// page shows the queued confirmation and links to the Jobs page to
+// watch it settle, rather than duplicating JobqGraph's per-node
+// polling here. Scope matches the originating issue exactly: name
+// field only, no forge/deploy options (those aren't wired server-side
+// yet either).
+//
+// Lives at `/create-agent`, not `/agents` — a future agent *roster*
+// (listing existing agents) is the natural owner of the bare `/agents`
+// path, and this creation form is a distinct action from that list,
+// not a variant of it. Flat, not `/agents/new`: `index.html`'s asset
+// links are relative (`static/main.js`), which only resolve correctly
+// one path segment deep — a real bug, filed separately rather than
+// fixed here, but reason enough to avoid a nested route today.
 //
 // First real form in this package — no shared form kit exists yet, so
-// the input/button styling below is scoped to `AgentsPage.css` rather
-// than promoted into `ui/`. Promote the day a second page needs one,
-// same "don't build ahead of a second caller" rule `Panel`'s own
+// the input/button styling below is scoped to `CreateAgentPage.css`
+// rather than promoted into `ui/`. Promote the day a second page needs
+// one, same "don't build ahead of a second caller" rule `Panel`'s own
 // comment states.
 import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { Link } from 'wouter-preact';
 import { Panel } from '../ui/panel/Panel.js';
-import './AgentsPage.css';
+import './CreateAgentPage.css';
 
 interface CreateAgentResponse {
   node_id: number;
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ type SubmitState =
 // catching it before a round-trip is a pure UX win, not a new gate.
 const NAME_PATTERN = '[a-z0-9-]{1,63}';
 
-export function AgentsPage() {
+export function CreateAgentPage() {
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
   const [result, setResult] = useState<SubmitState>({ status: 'idle' });
 
@@ -56,19 +65,19 @@ export function AgentsPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Panel title="agents">
-      <p class="agents-intro">
+    <Panel title="create agent">
+      <p class="create-agent-intro">
         Create a new agent's swarm-level identity. This only queues the job — check{' '}
         <Link href="/jobs">jobs</Link> to watch it settle.
       </p>
-      <form class="agents-form" onSubmit={submit}>
-        <div class="agents-field">
-          <label class="agents-label" for="agent-name">
+      <form class="create-agent-form" onSubmit={submit}>
+        <div class="create-agent-field">
+          <label class="create-agent-label" for="agent-name">
             agent name
           </label>
           <input
             id="agent-name"
-            class="agents-input"
+            class="create-agent-input"
             type="text"
             value={name}
             pattern={NAME_PATTERN}
@@ -77,17 +86,19 @@ export function AgentsPage() {
             onInput={(e) => setName(e.currentTarget.value)}
           />
         </div>
-        <button class="agents-submit" type="submit" disabled={result.status === 'submitting'}>
+        <button class="create-agent-submit" type="submit" disabled={result.status === 'submitting'}>
           {result.status === 'submitting' ? 'creating…' : 'create'}
         </button>
       </form>
       {result.status === 'done' && (
-        <p class="agents-result agents-result-ok">
+        <p class="create-agent-result create-agent-result-ok">
           queued as job node #{result.nodeId} — <Link href="/jobs">watch it in jobs</Link>
         </p>
       )}
       {result.status === 'error' && (
-        <p class="agents-result agents-result-error">failed to queue: {result.message}</p>
+        <p class="create-agent-result create-agent-result-error">
+          failed to queue: {result.message}
+        </p>
       )}
     </Panel>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/shell/Shell.tsx b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/shell/Shell.tsx
index 9136b04b..07ca0712 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/shell/Shell.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/shell/Shell.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import './Shell.css';
 
 const NAV_ITEMS: { href: string; label: string }[] = [
   { href: '/', label: 'overview' },
-  { href: '/agents', label: 'agents' },
+  { href: '/create-agent', label: 'new agent' },
   { href: '/jobs', label: 'jobs' },
   { href: '/components', label: 'components' },
 ];