diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
index b880bb11..bcd7c71e 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             serve_main::<ManagerSurface>(&cli.socket, poll_ms).await
         }
         (Role::Agent, Cmd::Mcp) => mcp::serve_agent_stdio(cli.socket).await,
-        (Role::Manager, Cmd::Mcp) => mcp::serve_manager_stdio(cli.socket).await,
+        (Role::Manager, Cmd::Mcp) => mcp::serve_agent_stdio(cli.socket).await,
         (Role::Agent, Cmd::Wake { from, body }) => {
             wake::<AgentSurface>(&cli.socket, from, body).await
         }
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
index b1938e24..dee9bee4 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/mcp.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 //!   broker-routed protocol. Unaffected by this module.
 //! - **MCP stdio** owned by this module — what claude actually speaks.
 //!
-//! One `AgentServer { socket }` struct shared by agent and manager roles.
-//! `ManagerServer` is a backward-compat type alias for `AgentServer`.
+//! One `AgentServer { socket }` struct for all roles.
 //! Tool access is gated upstream by `--allowedTools` (derived from the
 //! agent's `ToolGroup` config); the server itself is a dumb dispatcher.
 //! All tools go through the same `run_tool_envelope` helper.
@@ -581,9 +580,6 @@ pub struct AgentServer {
     socket: PathBuf,
 }
 
-/// Backward-compat alias — callers that reference `ManagerServer` by name still compile.
-pub type ManagerServer = AgentServer;
-
 impl AgentServer {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new(socket: PathBuf) -> Self {
@@ -1446,16 +1442,11 @@ pub async fn serve_stdio(socket: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Convenience wrapper: run the agent MCP server over stdio.
+/// Run the MCP server over stdio. Used by all roles.
 pub async fn serve_agent_stdio(socket: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
     serve_stdio(socket).await
 }
 
-/// Convenience wrapper: run the manager MCP server over stdio.
-pub async fn serve_manager_stdio(socket: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
-    serve_stdio(socket).await
-}
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Manager tool surface
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------