diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
index 83d205c2..967f89c4 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export function renderApprovals() {
   if (savedSpawnName) spawnNameInput.value = savedSpawnName;
   if (spawnHadFocus) spawnNameInput.focus();
   const spawn = el('form', {
-    method: 'POST', action: '/request-spawn',
+    method: 'POST', action: '/api/request-spawn',
     class: 'spawnform', 'data-async': '', 'data-no-refresh': '',
   });
   spawn.append(
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ export function renderApprovals() {
     // on the POST and is surfaced to the manager via
     // HelperEvent::ApprovalResolved { note }.
     const denyForm = el('form', {
-      method: 'POST', action: '/deny/' + a.id,
+      method: 'POST', action: '/api/deny/' + a.id,
       class: 'inline', 'data-async': '', 'data-no-refresh': '',
       'data-prompt': 'reason for denying (optional, sent to manager):',
     });
     denyForm.append(el('button', { type: 'submit', class: 'btn btn-deny' }, 'DENY'));
     li.append(el('div', { class: 'approval-actions' },
-      form('/approve/' + a.id, 'btn-approve', '◆ APPR0VE', null, {}, { noRefresh: true }),
+      form('/api/approve/' + a.id, 'btn-approve', '◆ APPR0VE', null, {}, { noRefresh: true }),
       denyForm,
     ));
 
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ function buildQuestionLi(q) {
   appendLinkified(qBody, q.question, q.question_refs);
   li.append(head, qBody);
   const f = el('form', {
-    method: 'POST', action: '/answer-question/' + q.id,
+    method: 'POST', action: '/api/answer-question/' + q.id,
     class: 'qform', 'data-async': '', 'data-no-refresh': '',
   });
   const hasOptions = q.options && q.options.length;
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ function buildQuestionLi(q) {
   // merge-on-submit handler attached to the main form.
   const cancelTargetLabel = q.target ? q.target : 'asker';
   const cancelForm = el('form', {
-    method: 'POST', action: '/cancel-question/' + q.id,
+    method: 'POST', action: '/api/cancel-question/' + q.id,
     class: 'qform-cancel', 'data-async': '', 'data-no-refresh': '',
     'data-confirm': `cancel this question? ${cancelTargetLabel} will see `
       + '"[cancelled]" as the answer.',
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.html
index 4a56f22c..51c99803 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     <!-- R3BU1LD QU3U3: pending + running rebuilds, meta-updates, and
          first-spawns. Driven by /api/state.rebuild_queue cold-load +
-         live `rebuild_queue_changed` over /dashboard/stream. Default tab. -->
+         live `rebuild_queue_changed` over /api/dashboard/stream. Default tab. -->
     <section class="core-pane" id="core-pane-rebuild" data-tab-pane="rebuild"
              role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="core-tab-rebuild">
       <p class="meta">pending + running rebuilds, meta-updates, and first-spawns. one runs at a time; meta-update cascades nest under their parent. dedup: re-enqueueing a still-queued op collapses into the existing entry.</p>
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.js
index e54ec604..d613a2e8 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/core.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function renderMetaInputs(s) {
   }
   const f = el('form', {
     method: 'POST',
-    action: '/meta-update',
+    action: '/api/meta-update',
     class: 'meta-inputs-form',
     'data-async': '',
     'data-no-refresh': '',
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ function renderTombstones(s) {
 
     const actions = el('div', { class: 'actions' });
     const respawn = el('form', {
-      method: 'POST', action: '/request-spawn',
+      method: 'POST', action: '/api/request-spawn',
       class: 'inline', 'data-async': '',
       'data-confirm': 'queue spawn approval for ' + t.name + '? state will be reused.',
     });
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ function renderTombstones(s) {
     );
     actions.append(respawn);
     actions.append(form(
-      '/purge-tombstone/' + t.name, 'btn-destroy', 'PURG3',
+      '/api/purge-tombstone/' + t.name, 'btn-destroy', 'PURG3',
       'PURGE ' + t.name + '? config history, claude creds, '
       + 'and notes are all WIPED. no undo.',
       {}, { noRefresh: true },
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ async function init() {
 
   await refreshState();
 
-  const es = openStream('/dashboard/stream');
+  const es = openStream('/api/dashboard/stream');
   if (es) {
     es.onmessage = (e) => {
       let ev;
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/flow.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/flow.js
index 7cb808ab..d8cc681e 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/flow.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/flow.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ import {
     termCreate({
       logEl: flow,
       pillAnchor: flowMain,
-      historyUrl: '/dashboard/history',
+      historyUrl: '/api/dashboard/history',
       // Server-side filter — only the kinds this page actually renders
       // or routes (sent/delivered → broker terminal,
       // container_state_changed/_removed → local autocomplete cache).
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ import {
       // JSON-serialise is skipped entirely on irrelevant kinds. The
       // dashboard tabs page (tabs.js) keeps the unfiltered subscribe
       // since it routes every mutation kind into its derived stores.
-      streamUrl: '/dashboard/stream?kinds=sent,delivered,container_state_changed,container_removed',
+      streamUrl: '/api/dashboard/stream?kinds=sent,delivered,container_state_changed,container_removed',
       // Route through the SharedWorker — see docs/web-ui.md (SSE
       // multiplexing paragraph). Worker keys on the full URL incl.
       // query string, so this filtered subscribe is its own upstream
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ import {
         // /op-send returns 200. The SSE channel carries the resulting
         // MessageEvent → the terminal renders the sent row on its own;
         // no /api/state refetch needed.
-        const resp = await fetch('/op-send', {
+        const resp = await fetch('/api/op-send', {
           method: 'POST',
           body: new URLSearchParams(fd),
         });
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/logs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/logs.js
index 5febcaf0..7d82be4a 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/logs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/logs.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ import { createTabStrip } from '@hive/shared/tabs.js';
       if (buildRefreshTimer) clearTimeout(buildRefreshTimer);
       buildRefreshTimer = setTimeout(fetchBuild, 2000);
     };
-    const es = openStream('/dashboard/stream');
+    const es = openStream('/api/dashboard/stream');
     if (es) {
       es.onmessage = (e) => {
         let ev;
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/matrix-accounts.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/matrix-accounts.js
index e180b12d..ea597aaa 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/matrix-accounts.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/matrix-accounts.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async function submitLogin(e) {
   btn.textContent = 'logging in…';
 
   try {
-    const resp = await fetch('/matrix-account-login', {
+    const resp = await fetch('/api/matrix-account-login', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
       body: new URLSearchParams(fd),
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/schedules.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/schedules.js
index 3ae45889..07011a56 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/schedules.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/schedules.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function renderReminders(rows) {
         // the row up again on its next 5s tick. No data-no-refresh
         // — the resulting refreshState re-fires refreshReminders.
         const retryForm = el('form', {
-          method: 'POST', action: '/retry-reminder/' + r.id,
+          method: 'POST', action: '/api/retry-reminder/' + r.id,
           class: 'inline', 'data-async': '',
         });
         retryForm.append(el('button',
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function renderReminders(rows) {
         actions.append(retryForm);
       }
       const cancelForm = el('form', {
-        method: 'POST', action: '/cancel-reminder/' + r.id,
+        method: 'POST', action: '/api/cancel-reminder/' + r.id,
         class: 'inline', 'data-async': '',
         'data-confirm': `cancel reminder ${r.id} for ${r.agent}? this drops the queued delivery; no undo.`,
       });
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/stream-worker.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/stream-worker.js
index d40ca7b3..065b0e5a 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/stream-worker.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/stream-worker.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // every server-sent event out to every connected tab via MessagePort.
 //
 // Problem this solves: every dashboard / agent tab opens its own
-// `EventSource('/dashboard/stream')`. Browsers cap concurrent
+// `EventSource('/api/dashboard/stream')`. Browsers cap concurrent
 // connections per host (~6), and Firefox throttles / disconnects
 // background tabs when many are open. The result: tabs silently
 // drop the SSE, fall behind, and only catch up on focus.
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 // Wire protocol (port.postMessage payloads):
 //
 //   tab → worker
-//     { kind: 'subscribe',   url: '/dashboard/stream' }
-//     { kind: 'unsubscribe', url: '/dashboard/stream' }
+//     { kind: 'subscribe',   url: '/api/dashboard/stream' }
+//     { kind: 'unsubscribe', url: '/api/dashboard/stream' }
 //
 //   worker → tab
 //     { kind: 'open',    url: '...' }   relayed from EventSource.onopen,
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index c35e036f..16db5f26 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -364,16 +364,16 @@ window.marked = marked;
     // Show only actions that are applicable in the current state.
     if (c.running) {
       dropdown.append(
-        menuItem('↺ R3ST4RT', { action: '/restart/', confirm: `restart ${c.name}?` }),
-        menuItem('■ ST0P', { action: '/kill/', confirm: `stop ${c.name}?`, confirmLabel: '■ stop', graceful: true }),
+        menuItem('↺ R3ST4RT', { action: '/api/restart/', confirm: `restart ${c.name}?` }),
+        menuItem('■ ST0P', { action: '/api/kill/', confirm: `stop ${c.name}?`, confirmLabel: '■ stop', graceful: true }),
       );
     } else {
       dropdown.append(
-        menuItem('▶ ST4RT', { action: '/start/', confirm: `start ${c.name}?` }),
+        menuItem('▶ ST4RT', { action: '/api/start/', confirm: `start ${c.name}?` }),
       );
     }
     dropdown.append(
-      menuItem('↻ R3BU1LD', { action: '/rebuild/', confirm: `rebuild ${c.name}? hot-reloads the container.` }),
+      menuItem('↻ R3BU1LD', { action: '/api/rebuild/', confirm: `rebuild ${c.name}? hot-reloads the container.` }),
       menuSep(),
       // Deep-link to the AGENT log tab pre-filtered to this container.
       // The ?agent= param is read by logs.js on load and pre-selects this
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ window.marked = marked;
       dropdown.append(
         menuSep(),
         menuItem('DESTR0Y', {
-          action: '/destroy/',
+          action: '/api/destroy/',
           confirm: `destroy ${c.name}? container removed; state + creds kept.`,
         }),
         menuItem('PURG3', {
-          action: '/destroy/',
+          action: '/api/destroy/',
           body: { purge: 'on' },
           confirm: `PURGE ${c.name}? WIPES container, config history, claude creds, and notes. no undo.`,
         }),
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
     }
     if (c.needs_update) {
       head.append(form(
-        '/rebuild/' + c.name, 'badge badge-warn btn-inline', 'needs update ↻',
+        '/api/rebuild/' + c.name, 'badge badge-warn btn-inline', 'needs update ↻',
         'rebuild ' + c.name + '? hot-reloads the container.',
         {}, { noRefresh: true },
       ));
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
 
     if (anyStale) {
       root.append(form(
-        '/update-all', 'btn-rebuild', '↻ UPD4TE 4LL',
+        '/api/update-all', 'btn-rebuild', '↻ UPD4TE 4LL',
         'rebuild every stale container?',
         {}, { noRefresh: true },
       ));
@@ -1001,32 +1001,32 @@ window.marked = marked;
     }
 
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-restart', '↺ R3ST4RT', allRunning, selected, {
-      action: '/restart/',
+      action: '/api/restart/',
       confirm: (names) => `restart ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
       disabledTitle: why('↺ R3ST4RT', stoppedNames.map((n) => `\`${n}\` is stopped`)),
     });
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-stop', '■ ST0P', allRunning, selected, {
-      action: '/kill/',
+      action: '/api/kill/',
       confirm: (names) => `stop ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
       confirmLabel: '■ stop',
       graceful: true,
       disabledTitle: why('■ ST0P', stoppedNames.map((n) => `\`${n}\` is already stopped`)),
     });
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-start', '▶ ST4RT', allStopped, selected, {
-      action: '/start/',
+      action: '/api/start/',
       confirm: (names) => `start ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
       disabledTitle: why('▶ ST4RT', runningNames.map((n) => `\`${n}\` is already running`)),
     });
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-rebuild', '↻ R3BU1LD', true, selected, {
-      action: '/rebuild/',
+      action: '/api/rebuild/',
       confirm: (names) => `rebuild ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})? hot-reloads each container.`,
     });
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-destroy', 'DESTR0Y', true, selected, {
-      action: '/destroy/',
+      action: '/api/destroy/',
       confirm: (names) => `destroy ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})? containers are removed; state + creds kept.`,
     });
     addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-destroy', 'PURG3', true, selected, {
-      action: '/destroy/',
+      action: '/api/destroy/',
       body: { purge: 'on' },
       confirm: (names) => `PURGE ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})? containers, config history, claude creds, and notes are all WIPED. no undo.`,
     });
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // lost during the disconnect window (same pattern as flow.js's
   // onStreamOpen).
   //
-  // Both /dashboard.html and /flow.html subscribe to `/dashboard/stream`
+  // Both /dashboard.html and /flow.html subscribe to `/api/dashboard/stream`
   // and filter client-side — the dashboard ignores broker traffic
   // and the inbox ignores mutation events.
   const MUTATION_HANDLERS = {
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
     // paragraph) for the design + Firefox throttling motivation.
     // `openStream` returns an EventSource-shaped facade with a graceful
     // direct-EventSource fallback when SharedWorker isn't supported.
-    const es = openStream('/dashboard/stream');
+    const es = openStream('/api/dashboard/stream');
     es.onmessage = (e) => {
       let ev;
       try { ev = JSON.parse(e.data); } catch { return; }