diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/screen.html b/hive-ag3nt/assets/screen.html
index 810759c..8f076c8 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/screen.html
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/screen.html
@@ -167,21 +167,68 @@ canvas { display: block; cursor: default; }
         if (n === 0) { state = 'error'; return false; }
         const types = drainTo(n);
         if (!types) { chunks.unshift(b); totalBytes += 1; return false; }
-        // Prefer type 1 (None), else use first offered
-        const prefer = types.indexOf(1) !== -1 ? 1 : types[0];
+        // Prefer type 1 (None), then type 19 (VeNCrypt — used by neatvnc/weston
+        // even with --disable-transport-layer-security), else first offered.
+        let prefer;
+        if (types.indexOf(1) !== -1)       prefer = 1;   // plain None
+        else if (types.indexOf(19) !== -1) prefer = 19;  // VeNCrypt
+        else                               prefer = types[0];
         send(new Uint8Array([prefer]));
-        state = prefer === 1 ? 'security-result' : 'security-vnc-challenge';
+        if (prefer === 1)        state = 'security-result';
+        else if (prefer === 19)  state = 'vencrypt-version';
+        else                     state = 'security-vnc-challenge';
         return true;
       }
       case 'security-vnc-challenge': {
-        // VNC auth: skip challenge bytes, respond with zeros (will fail,
-        // but we're in plain-RFB mode for hyperhive — see weston-vnc.nix)
+        // VNC auth (type 2): we don't have the password, so send zeros.
+        // This will fail for password-protected servers; fine for our
+        // weston VNC which uses None via VeNCrypt.
         const b = drainTo(16);
         if (!b) return false;
         send(new Uint8Array(16));
         state = 'security-result';
         return true;
       }
+      // ── VeNCrypt (type 19) sub-handshake ───────────────────────────────
+      // neatvnc (weston VNC backend) uses VeNCrypt as the outer type even
+      // with --disable-transport-layer-security, offering sub-type 1 (None).
+      case 'vencrypt-version': {
+        // Server sends: major (u8), minor (u8) — e.g. 0, 2
+        const b = drainTo(2);
+        if (!b) return false;
+        // Echo same version back
+        send(new Uint8Array([b[0], b[1]]));
+        state = 'vencrypt-subtypes';
+        return true;
+      }
+      case 'vencrypt-subtypes': {
+        // Server sends: nSubtypes (u8), then nSubtypes × u32 sub-type ids
+        const nb = drainTo(1);
+        if (!nb) return false;
+        const nSub = nb[0];
+        const raw = drainTo(nSub * 4);
+        if (!raw) { chunks.unshift(nb); totalBytes += 1; return false; }
+        // Build sub-type array from big-endian u32s
+        const subs = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < nSub; i++) subs.push(u32be(raw, i * 4));
+        // Prefer sub-type 1 (VeNCrypt None) — no TLS, no password.
+        // Fall back to first offered.
+        const sub = subs.includes(1) ? 1 : subs[0];
+        // Send chosen sub-type as big-endian u32
+        send(new Uint8Array([sub>>>24, (sub>>>16)&0xff, (sub>>>8)&0xff, sub&0xff]));
+        state = 'vencrypt-accept';
+        return true;
+      }
+      case 'vencrypt-accept': {
+        // Server sends 1 byte: 1=accepted, 0=refused
+        const b = drainTo(1);
+        if (!b) return false;
+        if (b[0] !== 1) { setStatus('VeNCrypt sub-type refused', 'error'); return false; }
+        // Sub-type 1 (None): proceed to SecurityResult
+        state = 'security-result';
+        return true;
+      }
+      // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       case 'security-result': {
         const b = drainTo(4);
         if (!b) return false;