diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index abf86db0..22ddacbc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1523,6 +1523,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "forgejo-api",
  "futures-util",
+ "hive-agent-sock",
  "hive-claude",
  "hive-sh4re",
  "http-body-util",
@@ -1551,6 +1552,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
  "clap",
+ "hive-agent-sock",
  "hive-sh4re",
  "rmcp",
  "serde",
@@ -1560,13 +1562,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hive-agent-sock"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "hive-sh4re",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hive-agent-wake"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
- "hive-sh4re",
+ "hive-agent-sock",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
@@ -1579,6 +1589,7 @@ name = "hive-bash-mcp"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "hive-agent-sock",
  "hive-sh4re",
  "libc",
  "rmcp",
@@ -1604,6 +1615,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap-markdown",
  "clap_complete",
  "forgejo-api",
+ "hive-agent-sock",
  "hive-host-sock",
  "hive-priv-sock",
  "hive-sh4re",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 771ae3c3..4e4decc1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 members = [
   "hive-agent",
   "hive-agent-mcp",
+  "hive-agent-sock",
   "hive-agent-wake",
   "hive-bash-mcp",
   "hive-c0re",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 clap_complete = "4"
 indicatif = "0.18"
 hive-sh4re = { path = "hive-sh4re" }
+hive-agent-sock = { path = "hive-agent-sock" }
 hive-claude = { path = "hive-claude" }
 hive-host-sock = { path = "hive-host-sock" }
 hive-priv-sock = { path = "hive-priv-sock" }
diff --git a/hive-agent-mcp/Cargo.toml b/hive-agent-mcp/Cargo.toml
index 531840e1..7c4ee9c2 100644
--- a/hive-agent-mcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hive-agent-mcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 axum.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
+hive-agent-sock.workspace = true
 hive-sh4re.workspace = true
 rmcp.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
index deb06454..6cf8cb1b 100644
--- a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
+++ b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Embedded MCP server. Claude Code (running inside the agent container)
 //! connects to this over streamable-HTTP via `--mcp-config` (the long-lived
 //! `hive-mcp-http` daemon); tool calls land here and are translated to
-//! `AgentRequest::*` / `ManagerRequest::*` against hyperhive's own
+//! `Request::*` against hyperhive's own
 //! per-container unix socket at `/run/hive/mcp.sock`.
 //!
 //! Two protocols, two surfaces:
@@ -99,11 +99,9 @@ where
 
 /// Unified MCP tool surface for both sub-agent and manager roles.
 ///
-/// `AgentRequest = ManagerRequest = Request` and `AgentResponse =
-/// ManagerResponse = Response` are type aliases in hive-sh4re, so a single
+/// Both sockets speak the same `Request` / `Response` wire, so a single
 /// `dispatch` call covers both sockets — the only real difference is which
 /// socket path is used and which tools the flavor enables.
-///
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AgentServer {
     socket: PathBuf,
@@ -119,13 +117,13 @@ impl AgentServer {
     /// `Response` plus the retry count so tool handlers can annotate their
     /// result (see `annotate_retries`).
     ///
-    /// `AgentRequest` / `ManagerRequest` / `Request` are all the same type
-    /// (hive-sh4re type aliases), so this single method covers both sockets.
+    /// Both sockets speak the same `Request` type, so this single method
+    /// covers both.
     async fn dispatch(
         &self,
-        req: hive_sh4re::Request,
-    ) -> (Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>, u32) {
-        match client::request_retried::<_, hive_sh4re::Response>(&self.socket, &req).await {
+        req: hive_agent_sock::Request,
+    ) -> (Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, anyhow::Error>, u32) {
+        match client::request_retried::<_, hive_agent_sock::Response>(&self.socket, &req).await {
             Ok((r, n)) => (Ok(r), n),
             Err(e) => (Err(e), 0),
         }
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         }
         run_tool_envelope("send", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Send {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Send {
                     to: args.to,
                     body: args.body,
                     in_reply_to: args.in_reply_to,
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let log = format!("{args:?}");
         run_tool_envelope("ask", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Ask {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Ask {
                     question: args.question,
                     options: args.options,
                     multi: args.multi,
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
                 })
                 .await;
             let s = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::QuestionQueued { id }) => format!(
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::QuestionQueued { id }) => format!(
                     "question queued (id={id}); answer will arrive as a system \
                      `question_answered` event in your inbox"
                 ),
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let id = args.id;
         run_tool_envelope("answer", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Answer {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Answer {
                     id,
                     answer: args.answer,
                 })
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("recv", log, async move {
             let waited = args.wait_seconds.is_some_and(|w| w > 0);
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Recv {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Recv {
                     wait_seconds: args.wait_seconds,
                     max: args.max,
                 })
@@ -280,10 +278,10 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let log = format!("{args:?}");
         run_tool_envelope("ack_until", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::AckUntil { up_to: args.up_to })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::AckUntil { up_to: args.up_to })
                 .await;
             let rendered = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Acked { count }) => {
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Acked { count }) => {
                     format!("acked {count} message(s) up to id {}", args.up_to)
                 }
                 other => reply_err(other, "ack_until"),
@@ -312,11 +310,11 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("get_loose_ends", String::new(), async move {
             let is_self_query = args.agent.is_none();
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: args.agent })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: args.agent })
                 .await;
             // Extract the vec so we can augment before rendering.
             let mut loose_ends = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => loose_ends,
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => loose_ends,
                 other => return annotate_retries(reply_err(other, "get_loose_ends"), retries),
             };
             // Prepend matrix unread entry for self-queries only (can't
@@ -365,7 +363,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
                 return e;
             }
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::SetStatus { text: args.text })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::SetStatus { text: args.text })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(resp, "set_status", "status updated".to_owned()),
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let log = args.name.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "<self>".to_owned());
         run_tool_envelope("get_agent_meta", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::GetAgentMeta { name: args.name })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::GetAgentMeta { name: args.name })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(format_agent_meta(resp), retries)
         })
@@ -425,7 +423,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
             };
             let kind_label = loose_end_kind_label(kind);
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::CancelLooseEnd { kind, id })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::CancelLooseEnd { kind, id })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(
@@ -452,10 +450,10 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let log = format!("{args:?}");
         run_tool_envelope("create_repo", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::CreateRepo { repo: args.repo })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::CreateRepo { repo: args.repo })
                 .await;
             let s = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::RepoCreated {
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::RepoCreated {
                     full_name,
                     clone_url,
                 }) => format!("created repo {full_name} — clone: {clone_url}"),
@@ -495,7 +493,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
                 (None, Some(t)) => hive_sh4re::ReminderTiming::At { unix_timestamp: t },
             };
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Remind {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Remind {
                     message: args.message,
                     timing,
                     file_path: args.file_path,
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let name = args.name.clone();
         run_tool_envelope("restart", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Restart { name: args.name })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Restart { name: args.name })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(resp, "restart", format!("restarted {name}")),
@@ -571,7 +569,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let name = args.name.clone();
         run_tool_envelope("kill", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Kill { name: args.name })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Kill { name: args.name })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(format_ack(resp, "kill", format!("killed {name}")), retries)
         })
@@ -592,7 +590,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let name = args.name.clone();
         run_tool_envelope("update", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Update { name: args.name })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Update { name: args.name })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(resp, "update", format!("updated {name}")),
@@ -614,9 +612,11 @@ impl AgentServer {
     )]
     async fn list_containers(&self) -> String {
         run_tool_envelope("list_containers", String::new(), async move {
-            let (resp, retries) = self.dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::ListDescendants).await;
+            let (resp, retries) = self
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::ListDescendants)
+                .await;
             let body = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Containers { containers }) => {
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Containers { containers }) => {
                     if containers.is_empty() {
                         "no descendant containers".to_owned()
                     } else {
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let log = format!("{args:?}");
         run_tool_envelope("get_host_journal", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::GetHostJournal {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::GetHostJournal {
                     unit: args.unit,
                     container: args.container,
                     lines: args.lines,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
                 })
                 .await;
             let result = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::HostJournal { content }) => content,
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::HostJournal { content }) => content,
                 other => reply_err(other, "get_host_journal"),
             };
             annotate_retries(result, retries)
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let name = args.name.clone();
         run_tool_envelope("request_init_config", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::RequestInitConfig {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::RequestInitConfig {
                     name: args.name,
                     description: args.description,
                 })
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         let name = args.name.clone();
         run_tool_envelope("start", log, async move {
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::Start { name: args.name })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::Start { name: args.name })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(resp, "start", format!("started {name}")),
@@ -750,13 +750,13 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("get_logs", log, async move {
             let lines = args.lines.map(|n| n.min(500));
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::GetLogs {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::GetLogs {
                     agent: agent.clone(),
                     lines,
                 })
                 .await;
             let s = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Logs { content }) => {
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Logs { content }) => {
                     if content.is_empty() {
                         format!("(no journal output for {agent})")
                     } else {
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
                 args.inputs.join(", ")
             };
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
                     inputs: args.inputs,
                     description: args.description,
                 })
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("request_schedule_prompt", log, async move {
             let target_count = args.targets.len();
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::RequestSchedulePrompt(
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::RequestSchedulePrompt(
                     hive_sh4re::SchedulePromptPayload {
                         targets: args.targets,
                         body: args.body,
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("fire_schedule_now", log, async move {
             let id = args.id;
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::FireScheduleNow { id })
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::FireScheduleNow { id })
                 .await;
             annotate_retries(
                 format_ack(resp, "fire_schedule_now", format!("fired #{id} now")),
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("cancel_schedule", log, async move {
             let id = args.id;
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::CancelSchedule {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::CancelSchedule {
                     id: args.id,
                     targets: args.targets,
                 })
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ impl AgentServer {
         run_tool_envelope("edit_schedule", log, async move {
             let id = args.id;
             let (resp, retries) = self
-                .dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::EditSchedule {
+                .dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::EditSchedule {
                     id: args.id,
                     body: args.body,
                     description: args.description.map(Some),
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ impl AgentServer {
     )]
     async fn list_schedules(&self) -> String {
         run_tool_envelope("list_schedules", String::new(), async move {
-            let (resp, retries) = self.dispatch(hive_sh4re::Request::ListSchedules).await;
+            let (resp, retries) = self.dispatch(hive_agent_sock::Request::ListSchedules).await;
             let body = match resp {
-                Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Schedules { schedules }) => {
+                Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Schedules { schedules }) => {
                     serde_json::to_string(&schedules)
                         .unwrap_or_else(|e| format!("list_schedules: serialise: {e:#}"))
                 }
diff --git a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/render.rs b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/render.rs
index 28f55bca..ccce7934 100644
--- a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/render.rs
+++ b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/render.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 /// transport error: …"`. Handlers match their own happy-path variant and route
 /// everything else here via a catch-all arm (`other => reply_err(other, tool)`),
 /// so the triplet lives in exactly one place.
-pub(super) fn reply_err(resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>, tool: &str) -> String {
+pub(super) fn reply_err(
+    resp: Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, anyhow::Error>,
+    tool: &str,
+) -> String {
     match resp {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message }) => format!("{tool} failed: {message}"),
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message }) => format!("{tool} failed: {message}"),
         Ok(other) => format!("{tool} unexpected response: {other:?}"),
         Err(e) => format!("{tool} transport error: {e:#}"),
     }
@@ -23,12 +26,12 @@ pub(super) fn reply_err(resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>, tool:
 /// behavior.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn format_ack(
-    resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>,
+    resp: Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, anyhow::Error>,
     tool: &str,
     ok_msg: String,
 ) -> String {
     match resp {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Ok) => ok_msg,
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok) => ok_msg,
         other => reply_err(other, tool),
     }
 }
@@ -44,9 +47,9 @@ pub fn format_ack(
 /// so the model can tell where one ends and the next begins;
 /// per-message redelivery banners included.
 #[must_use]
-pub fn format_recv(resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>, waited: bool) -> String {
+pub fn format_recv(resp: Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, anyhow::Error>, waited: bool) -> String {
     match resp {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
             messages,
             remaining,
         }) => render_recv_messages(&messages, remaining, waited),
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn format_recv(resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>, waited: bo
         // stop unmissably tells claude to flush + end. `remaining` is forced
         // to 0 — the inbox is fenced, so a "N more pending" hint would be
         // misleading.
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::GracefulStop) => {
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::GracefulStop) => {
             render_recv_messages(&[graceful_stop_message()], 0, waited)
         }
         other => reply_err(other, "recv"),
@@ -354,9 +357,9 @@ pub(super) fn loose_end_kind_label(kind: hive_sh4re::CancelLooseEndKind) -> &'st
 /// `running: no` line tells the caller WHY. See
 /// `docs/turn-loop/mcp.md::Core tools` (`get_agent_meta`).
 #[must_use]
-pub fn format_agent_meta(resp: Result<hive_sh4re::Response, anyhow::Error>) -> String {
+pub fn format_agent_meta(resp: Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, anyhow::Error>) -> String {
     match resp {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::AgentMeta {
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::AgentMeta {
             name,
             running,
             hyperhive_rev,
@@ -477,7 +480,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn empty_recv_after_wait_appends_idle_hint() {
         let out = format_recv(
-            Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: vec![],
                 remaining: 0,
             }),
@@ -490,7 +493,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn empty_recv_without_wait_has_no_hint() {
         let out = format_recv(
-            Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: vec![],
                 remaining: 0,
             }),
@@ -502,7 +505,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn single_recv_with_remaining_appends_pending_hint() {
         let out = format_recv(
-            Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: vec![msg(7, "alice", "hi")],
                 remaining: 3,
             }),
@@ -516,7 +519,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn single_recv_no_remaining_has_no_pending_hint() {
         let out = format_recv(
-            Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: vec![msg(7, "alice", "hi")],
                 remaining: 0,
             }),
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn batch_recv_with_remaining_appends_pending_hint_once() {
         let out = format_recv(
-            Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: vec![msg(7, "alice", "hi"), msg(8, "bob", "yo")],
                 remaining: 9,
             }),
diff --git a/hive-agent-sock/Cargo.toml b/hive-agent-sock/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57a61004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive-agent-sock/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "hive-agent-sock"
+edition.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+hive-sh4re.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-agent-sock/src/lib.rs b/hive-agent-sock/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3ef2093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive-agent-sock/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+//! Per-agent + manager socket wire types (`/run/hive/mcp.sock`).
+//!
+//! The unified `Request` / `Response` protocol spoken between an agent's
+//! in-container harness (and the manager) and the `hive-c0re` daemon over the
+//! per-agent mcp socket. Re-homed out of `hive-sh4re` so this one socket owns
+//! its own protocol crate, mirroring `hive-host-sock` / `hive-priv-sock`. The
+//! shared payload types it references (`Message`, `LooseEnd`, `Approval`, …)
+//! stay in `hive-sh4re`, which this crate depends on.
+
+use hive_sh4re::{
+    CancelLooseEndKind, ContainerInfo, DeliveredMessage, InboxRow, JournalPriority, LooseEnd,
+    MatrixIdentity, ReminderStats, ReminderTiming, SchedulePromptPayload, WireSchedule,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// serde `default` helper for `Response::AgentMeta::running` (absent = true).
+fn default_true() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+/// Unified request enum for both agent and manager sockets. The agent's
+/// identity is the socket it arrived on. Privileged variants are marked
+/// `*(privileged)*` — an agent socket returns `Err` for them server-side.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "cmd", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Request {
+    /// Send a message to another agent.
+    Send {
+        to: String,
+        body: String,
+        /// Optional id of the message being replied to. Stored in the
+        /// broker DB and returned on `Recv` so the dashboard can render
+        /// threads. Ignored if the id is unknown or out of retention.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
+    },
+    /// Pop pending messages from this agent's inbox.
+    /// Delivery + ack cycle: see
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
+    Recv {
+        #[serde(default)]
+        wait_seconds: Option<u64>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        max: Option<u32>,
+    },
+    /// Non-mutating: how many pending messages are addressed to me?
+    /// Used by the harness to render a status line after each tool call.
+    Status,
+    /// Operator-injected message TO this agent (from this agent's own web
+    /// UI). Recipient is implicit — `from` is `"operator"`. Effectively the
+    /// per-agent equivalent of the old dashboard T4LK form, but scoped to
+    /// the agent whose page the operator is on.
+    OperatorMsg { body: String },
+    /// Wake-up event injected from inside the container. Recipient is
+    /// implicit (this agent); `from` is caller-chosen. See
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Wake injection` for the trust model and
+    /// typical callers. The wake is persisted in the sqlite broker
+    /// like any other message — the agent can ack it via `AckUntil`.
+    Wake { from: String, body: String },
+    /// Last `limit` messages addressed to this agent, newest-first.
+    /// Non-mutating — pulls from the broker without delivering. The
+    /// per-agent web UI uses this to render its own inbox section.
+    Recent { limit: u64 },
+    /// Surface a question to either the operator or another agent.
+    /// Routing + shape: see
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Question routing (Ask / Answer)`.
+    Ask {
+        question: String,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        options: Vec<String>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        multi: bool,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        ttl_seconds: Option<u64>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        to: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Answer a question previously routed to this agent via
+    /// `HelperEvent::QuestionAsked`. Authorised callers + threading
+    /// back via `HelperEvent::QuestionAnswered`: see
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Question routing (Ask / Answer)`.
+    Answer { id: i64, answer: String },
+    /// Schedule a reminder message to be delivered to this agent at a
+    /// future time. The reminder lands in the agent's inbox as an auto-sent
+    /// message from `"reminder"`. Use for agent follow-ups (e.g. check task
+    /// status, retry failed operation). Message length is limited; pass
+    /// `file_path` to store in a file and get a path-reference message
+    /// instead.
+    Remind {
+        message: String,
+        timing: ReminderTiming,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        file_path: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Loose-ends view. On the agent socket: `None` = self; direct
+    /// children are always accessible; non-children require the
+    /// `query_agent_state` capability — rejected with an error otherwise;
+    /// `"*"` is always rejected (use the manager socket). On the manager
+    /// socket: `None` = manager self, `"*"` = hive-wide, any name =
+    /// that agent. See `docs/conventions.md::Loose-ends wire shape`.
+    GetLooseEnds {
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        agent: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Upsert a *todo* (loose-ends v2) from an in-container
+    /// subsystem (matrix / forge / bash). `subsystem` is the producer
+    /// marker; `key` is the optional subsystem-specific dedup key (a
+    /// matrix room id, a bash task id). Re-pushing an identical keyed
+    /// todo is a no-op; a new-or-changed one coalesces a wake to the
+    /// agent. Keyless todos always insert as one-offs.
+    UpsertTodo {
+        subsystem: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        key: Option<String>,
+        summary: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        source: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Clear producer-resolved todo(s) by `(subsystem, key)`. `key =
+    /// Some(k)` clears the one keyed row; `key = None` clears **all** of
+    /// the subsystem's keyless todos (rows with no key can't be told
+    /// apart — clear a specific one via `MarkTodoDone` by id). `all =
+    /// true` wipes the producer's whole set (cancel-and-recreate on
+    /// daemon restart).
+    ClearTodo {
+        subsystem: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        key: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        all: bool,
+    },
+    /// List todos, optionally filtered to one `subsystem` (a producer
+    /// enumerating its own set). `None` = all.
+    ListTodos {
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        subsystem: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// The agent marks one of its own todos done, by id.
+    MarkTodoDone { id: i64 },
+    /// Count of pending (un-delivered) reminders. On the agent socket:
+    /// same target rules as `GetLooseEnds` (self/children free;
+    /// non-children require `query_agent_state`; `"*"` rejected).
+    /// On the manager socket: `None` = self, any name = that agent.
+    /// Used by the harness's per-turn stats sink.
+    CountPendingReminders {
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        agent: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Reminder statistics: counts of scheduled, delivered, and pending
+    /// reminders over a time window. `since_secs` filters to reminders
+    /// created in the last N seconds (0 = all). On the agent socket:
+    /// same target rules as `GetLooseEnds` (self/children free;
+    /// non-children require `query_agent_state`; `"*"` rejected).
+    /// On the manager socket: `None` = self, any name = that agent.
+    ReminderRollup {
+        /// Only count reminders created in the last N seconds from now.
+        /// Pass 0 to include all reminders.
+        #[serde(default)]
+        since_secs: u64,
+        /// Whose reminders to roll up. `None` = the caller's own.
+        /// `Some("<name>")` = that agent's (requires `query_agent_state`
+        /// capability on the agent socket; always available on the manager
+        /// socket).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        agent: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Set a free-text status string visible on the dashboard. The harness
+    /// writes `{state_dir}/hyperhive-status` locally before sending this
+    /// request; hive-c0re just triggers a dashboard rescan on receipt.
+    /// Pass an empty string to clear the status.
+    SetStatus { text: String },
+    /// Fetch identity + status for an agent. `name = None` =
+    /// self-introspection; `Some(<agent>)` = target query. See
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Agent metadata`.
+    GetAgentMeta {
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        name: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Cancel an open thread the agent owns. Authorisation +
+    /// per-kind semantics in
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Loose-ends wire shape`.
+    CancelLooseEnd { kind: CancelLooseEndKind, id: i64 },
+    /// Create a git repo *through hive-c0re*. Agents can't create
+    /// repos with their own forge token (`max_repo_creation = 0`); this is
+    /// the sanctioned path. hive-c0re creates `repo` in the c0re-owned
+    /// `agents` org, adds the calling agent as a write collaborator (not
+    /// owner), and applies operator-team branch protection so the author
+    /// can't merge its own PRs. Returns the new repo's full name.
+    CreateRepo { repo: String },
+    /// Mark every message popped since the last `AckTurn` as handled.
+    /// Harness↔broker pairing fired after `TurnOutcome::Ok`. See
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
+    AckTurn,
+    /// Mark every inbox message with broker row id `<= up_to` as
+    /// handled (`acked_at` set), whether still pending or already
+    /// delivered. The agent-facing bulk-triage escape hatch for a
+    /// redelivered / accumulated backlog: instead of popping and
+    /// re-reading dozens of already-handled messages one turn at a
+    /// time, the agent acks everything up to the id it has seen.
+    /// Recipient-scoped — an agent can only ack its own rows. See
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
+    AckUntil { up_to: i64 },
+    /// Requeue every popped-but-unacked message back into the inbox.
+    /// Harness fires this once at boot to recover from
+    /// crashed-mid-turn sessions. See
+    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
+    RequeueInflight,
+    /// Harness → c0re: "I saw the `GracefulStop` signal, ran my
+    /// stop-checkpoint turn (durable `/state` flushed) and am exiting my
+    /// serve loop now." Lets the `GracefulStop` orchestration stop the
+    /// container immediately instead of waiting out its timeout fallback.
+    GracefulStopComplete,
+    /// *(capability-gated: `read_host_journal`)* Fetch recent lines
+    /// from the host journal. Filters are all optional; omitting all
+    /// returns the last `lines` entries from the global journal.
+    GetHostJournal {
+        /// Filter to a specific systemd unit (e.g. `hive-c0re.service`).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        unit: Option<String>,
+        /// Machine name to pass to journalctl `-M` verbatim (e.g. `h-iris`).
+        /// The caller is responsible for the correct nspawn machine name.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        container: Option<String>,
+        /// Number of journal lines to return (default 30, max 100).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        lines: Option<u32>,
+        /// Minimum syslog priority level.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        priority: Option<JournalPriority>,
+        /// Regex to match against log message fields (journalctl `--grep`).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        grep: Option<String>,
+        /// Show entries on or newer than this timestamp (journalctl `--since`).
+        /// ISO 8601 or journalctl-accepted relative strings (e.g. `"-1h"`).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        since: Option<String>,
+        /// Show entries on or older than this timestamp (journalctl `--until`).
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        until: Option<String>,
+    },
+
+    // ---- privileged (manager socket only for now) ---------------------------
+    /// *(privileged)* Initialise a brand-new agent's proposed config repo
+    /// and queue an approval for the operator to review.
+    RequestInitConfig {
+        name: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        description: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// *(privileged)* Stop a sub-agent (graceful).
+    Kill { name: String },
+    /// *(privileged)* Start a previously-stopped sub-agent container.
+    Start { name: String },
+    /// *(privileged)* Restart a sub-agent container (stop + start).
+    Restart { name: String },
+    /// *(privileged)* Rebuild a sub-agent against the current hyperhive
+    /// flake + agent.nix. No approval required.
+    Update { name: String },
+    /// *(privileged)* Fetch recent journal lines for a sub-agent container.
+    GetLogs {
+        agent: String,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        lines: Option<u32>,
+    },
+    /// *(privileged)* Queue an approval to run `nix flake update [inputs...]`.
+    RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
+        #[serde(default)]
+        inputs: Vec<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        description: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// *(privileged)* Queue an approval to add a scheduled prompt.
+    RequestSchedulePrompt(SchedulePromptPayload),
+    /// *(privileged)* Cancel a scheduled prompt.
+    CancelSchedule {
+        id: i64,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        targets: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    },
+    /// *(privileged)* List every schedule in the queue.
+    ListSchedules,
+    /// List all containers that are topological descendants of the calling
+    /// agent (direct children + their subtrees). Scoped to the caller's
+    /// subtree; gated by the `lifecycle` tool group. The result includes all
+    /// known descendants regardless of whether the container is currently
+    /// running — use `running` to distinguish.
+    ListDescendants,
+    /// *(privileged)* Fire a scheduled prompt out of band immediately.
+    FireScheduleNow { id: i64 },
+    /// *(privileged)* Edit an existing schedule's mutable fields.
+    EditSchedule {
+        id: i64,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        body: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        description: Option<Option<String>>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        interval_seconds: Option<Option<u64>>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        next_fire_at_unix: Option<i64>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        targets_add: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        targets_remove: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Unified response enum for both agent and manager sockets. Privileged
+/// variants (`Logs`, `Schedules`) are never returned on agent sockets.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Response {
+    /// `Send` succeeded.
+    Ok,
+    /// Either `Send` failed or `Recv` errored.
+    Err { message: String },
+    /// `Recv` result: zero or more messages, FIFO-ordered, never
+    /// longer than the `max` the caller passed. Empty vec = nothing
+    /// pending (the "(empty)" path for the formatter). Per-row `id` +
+    /// `redelivered` carry the broker's row id (tracked by the harness
+    /// for `AckTurn`, and surfaced to claude as a `[msg #<id>]` marker
+    /// so `AckUntil` has something to reference) and the "previously
+    /// popped, not acked" flag — see `DeliveredMessage` for details.
+    /// `remaining` is the inbox depth *after* this batch was popped —
+    /// how many still-pending messages the caller could drain next. The
+    /// harness surfaces it to claude ("N more pending") so an in-turn
+    /// `recv` learns whether the inbox is drained, mirroring the count
+    /// the wake prompt already carries.
+    Messages {
+        messages: Vec<DeliveredMessage>,
+        remaining: u64,
+    },
+    /// `Status` result: how many pending messages are in this agent's inbox.
+    Status { unread: u64 },
+    /// `AckUntil` result: how many rows were newly marked handled.
+    Acked { count: u64 },
+    /// `Recent` result: newest-first inbox rows.
+    Recent { rows: Vec<InboxRow> },
+    /// `Ask` result: the queued question id. The answer lands later
+    /// as `HelperEvent::QuestionAnswered` in this agent's inbox.
+    QuestionQueued { id: i64 },
+    /// `GetLooseEnds` result: list of loose ends pending against
+    /// this agent. Ordered newest-first within each kind.
+    LooseEnds { loose_ends: Vec<LooseEnd> },
+    /// `CountPendingReminders` result.
+    PendingRemindersCount { count: u64 },
+    /// `ReminderRollup` result: reminder activity stats for the agent.
+    ReminderRollup(ReminderStats),
+    /// `GetAgentMeta` result. Per-field semantics + serde defaults
+    /// live in `docs/conventions.md::Agent metadata`.
+    AgentMeta {
+        name: String,
+        #[serde(default = "default_true")]
+        running: bool,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        hyperhive_rev: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        status_text: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        status_set_at: Option<i64>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        hive_name: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        swarm_name: Option<String>,
+        /// Matrix identities this agent can act as (one per configured +
+        /// live account). Empty for agents with no matrix provisioning.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+        matrix_accounts: Vec<MatrixIdentity>,
+    },
+    /// `GetLogs` result: journal lines for the requested container.
+    /// Returned on the manager socket only.
+    Logs { content: String },
+    /// `GetHostJournal` result: host journal lines matching the
+    /// requested filters. Returned on the agent socket when the agent
+    /// holds the `read_host_journal` capability.
+    HostJournal { content: String },
+    /// `ListSchedules` result. Snapshot of every schedule.
+    /// Returned on the manager socket only.
+    Schedules { schedules: Vec<WireSchedule> },
+    /// `CreateRepo` result: the new repo's full name (`agents/<repo>`)
+    /// and clone URL, so the agent can immediately `git clone` it.
+    RepoCreated {
+        full_name: String,
+        clone_url: String,
+    },
+    /// `ListDescendants` result: all descendant containers, with running
+    /// status. Ordered by topology depth (parents before children), then
+    /// alphabetically within each depth tier.
+    Containers { containers: Vec<ContainerInfo> },
+    /// `Recv` result when a graceful stop is pending for this agent
+    /// (set by hive-c0re's `GracefulStop` orchestration). Returned in
+    /// place of `Messages` — it doubles as the inbound fence: the harness
+    /// stops consuming normal inbox messages and instead runs one
+    /// stop-checkpoint turn (flush durable `/state`), then reports
+    /// `GracefulStopComplete` and exits its serve loop so the container
+    /// can be stopped cleanly. New sends keep queueing in the broker for
+    /// the agent's next start.
+    GracefulStop,
+}
diff --git a/hive-agent-wake/Cargo.toml b/hive-agent-wake/Cargo.toml
index 2d1fd492..c672f09d 100644
--- a/hive-agent-wake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hive-agent-wake/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
-hive-sh4re.workspace = true
+hive-agent-sock.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-agent-wake/src/main.rs b/hive-agent-wake/src/main.rs
index 03cf7d3a..d21cfca9 100644
--- a/hive-agent-wake/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-agent-wake/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
-use hive_sh4re::{AgentRequest, AgentResponse};
+use hive_agent_sock::{Request, Response};
 
 /// Per-agent MCP socket, bind-mounted from the host into every container.
 const DEFAULT_SOCKET: &str = "/run/hive/mcp.sock";
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     } else {
         cli.body
     };
-    let resp: AgentResponse = client::request(
+    let resp: Response = client::request(
         &cli.socket,
-        &AgentRequest::Wake {
+        &Request::Wake {
             from: cli.from,
             body,
         },
     )
     .await?;
     match resp {
-        AgentResponse::Ok => Ok(()),
-        AgentResponse::Err { message } => anyhow::bail!("wake: {message}"),
+        Response::Ok => Ok(()),
+        Response::Err { message } => anyhow::bail!("wake: {message}"),
         other => anyhow::bail!("wake: unexpected response {other:?}"),
     }
 }
diff --git a/hive-agent/Cargo.toml b/hive-agent/Cargo.toml
index a9af635c..f16a7e9a 100644
--- a/hive-agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hive-agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ time.workspace = true
 futures-util = "0.3"
 clap.workspace = true
 hive-claude.workspace = true
+hive-agent-sock.workspace = true
 hive-sh4re.workspace = true
 rmcp.workspace = true
 rusqlite.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs b/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
index d6c1de32..e701e4b7 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/forge_notify.rs
@@ -1083,11 +1083,11 @@ async fn poll_once(
             continue;
         };
 
-        let req = hive_sh4re::Request::Wake {
+        let req = hive_agent_sock::Request::Wake {
             from: "forge".to_owned(),
             body,
         };
-        let deliver_result = crate::client::request::<_, hive_sh4re::Response>(socket, &req)
+        let deliver_result = crate::client::request::<_, hive_agent_sock::Response>(socket, &req)
             .await
             .map(|_| ());
         match deliver_result {
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/main.rs b/hive-agent/src/main.rs
index a79292c1..7e0d98c4 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/main.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ use crate::login::LoginState;
 use crate::turn_stats::TurnStats;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
-use hive_sh4re::{AgentRequest, AgentResponse, HelperEvent, SYSTEM_SENDER};
+use hive_agent_sock::{Request, Response};
+use hive_sh4re::{HelperEvent, SYSTEM_SENDER};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(name = "hive-agent", about = "hyperhive harness serve loop")]
@@ -190,9 +191,8 @@ fn graceful_stop_message() -> hive_sh4re::DeliveredMessage {
 
 // ---------- surface trait ----------
 
-/// What a `Recv` long-poll returned. Decoupled from the per-role
-/// Response enum so `serve_loop` can pattern-match without seeing
-/// either `AgentResponse` or `ManagerResponse` directly.
+/// What a `Recv` long-poll returned. Decoupled from the `Response`
+/// enum so `serve_loop` can pattern-match without seeing it directly.
 enum RecvOutcome {
     /// Long-poll returned at least one message; first one is detached.
     Message(hive_sh4re::DeliveredMessage),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ enum RecvOutcome {
 /// Wire surface abstraction. `AgentSurface` is the only impl — the trait
 /// exists to keep the turn loop generic and testable. Every function that
 /// talks to the broker goes through this so there are zero hard-coded
-/// `AgentRequest` / `AgentResponse` references in the turn loop itself.
+/// `Request` / `Response` references in the turn loop itself.
 trait Surface {
     /// Ack the in-flight turn. Logs warnings on transport/broker
     /// errors but never propagates — turn loop continues either way.
@@ -251,17 +251,17 @@ trait Surface {
 // ---------- AgentSurface ----------
 
 /// Zero-sized type tag for the agent wire surface.
-/// Talks `AgentRequest` / `AgentResponse`.
+/// Talks `Request` / `Response`.
 struct AgentSurface;
 
 /// Issue an `Ok`-expecting fire-and-forget broker request, logging any
 /// rejection / unexpected response / transport error under `label`. Shared by
 /// the `Surface` methods that don't need the reply (`ack_turn`,
 /// `requeue_inflight`, `graceful_stop_complete`).
-async fn fire_and_forget(socket: &Path, req: AgentRequest, label: &str) {
-    match client::request::<_, AgentResponse>(socket, &req).await {
-        Ok(AgentResponse::Ok) => {}
-        Ok(AgentResponse::Err { message }) => {
+async fn fire_and_forget(socket: &Path, req: Request, label: &str) {
+    match client::request::<_, Response>(socket, &req).await {
+        Ok(Response::Ok) => {}
+        Ok(Response::Err { message }) => {
             tracing::warn!(%message, "{label} rejected by broker");
         }
         Ok(other) => tracing::warn!(?other, "{label} unexpected response"),
@@ -271,55 +271,53 @@ async fn fire_and_forget(socket: &Path, req: AgentRequest, label: &str) {
 
 impl Surface for AgentSurface {
     async fn ack_turn(socket: &Path) {
-        fire_and_forget(socket, AgentRequest::AckTurn, "ack_turn").await;
+        fire_and_forget(socket, Request::AckTurn, "ack_turn").await;
     }
 
     async fn requeue_inflight(socket: &Path) {
-        fire_and_forget(socket, AgentRequest::RequeueInflight, "requeue_inflight").await;
+        fire_and_forget(socket, Request::RequeueInflight, "requeue_inflight").await;
     }
 
     async fn graceful_stop_complete(socket: &Path) {
         fire_and_forget(
             socket,
-            AgentRequest::GracefulStopComplete,
+            Request::GracefulStopComplete,
             "graceful_stop_complete",
         )
         .await;
     }
 
     async fn inbox_unread(socket: &Path) -> u64 {
-        match client::request::<_, AgentResponse>(socket, &AgentRequest::Status).await {
-            Ok(AgentResponse::Status { unread }) => unread,
+        match client::request::<_, Response>(socket, &Request::Status).await {
+            Ok(Response::Status { unread }) => unread,
             _ => 0,
         }
     }
 
     async fn post_turn_counts(socket: &Path) -> (Option<u64>, Option<u64>) {
-        let threads = match client::request::<_, AgentResponse>(
+        let threads =
+            match client::request::<_, Response>(socket, &Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: None })
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => u64::try_from(loose_ends.len()).ok(),
+                _ => None,
+            };
+        let reminders = match client::request::<_, Response>(
             socket,
-            &AgentRequest::GetLooseEnds { agent: None },
+            &Request::CountPendingReminders { agent: None },
         )
         .await
         {
-            Ok(AgentResponse::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => u64::try_from(loose_ends.len()).ok(),
-            _ => None,
-        };
-        let reminders = match client::request::<_, AgentResponse>(
-            socket,
-            &AgentRequest::CountPendingReminders { agent: None },
-        )
-        .await
-        {
-            Ok(AgentResponse::PendingRemindersCount { count }) => Some(count),
+            Ok(Response::PendingRemindersCount { count }) => Some(count),
             _ => None,
         };
         (threads, reminders)
     }
 
     async fn send_to_parent(socket: &Path, body: String) {
-        let res = client::request::<_, AgentResponse>(
+        let res = client::request::<_, Response>(
             socket,
-            &AgentRequest::Send {
+            &Request::Send {
                 to: hive_sh4re::PARENT_RECIPIENT.into(),
                 body,
                 in_reply_to: None,
@@ -332,22 +330,22 @@ impl Surface for AgentSurface {
     }
 
     async fn recv_next(socket: &Path) -> RecvOutcome {
-        let recv: Result<AgentResponse> = client::request(
+        let recv: Result<Response> = client::request(
             socket,
-            &AgentRequest::Recv {
+            &Request::Recv {
                 wait_seconds: Some(180),
                 max: None,
             },
         )
         .await;
         match recv {
-            Ok(AgentResponse::Messages { messages, .. }) if !messages.is_empty() => {
+            Ok(Response::Messages { messages, .. }) if !messages.is_empty() => {
                 let first = messages.into_iter().next().expect("checked non-empty");
                 RecvOutcome::Message(first)
             }
-            Ok(AgentResponse::Messages { .. }) => RecvOutcome::Empty,
-            Ok(AgentResponse::GracefulStop) => RecvOutcome::GracefulStop,
-            Ok(AgentResponse::Err { message }) => {
+            Ok(Response::Messages { .. }) => RecvOutcome::Empty,
+            Ok(Response::GracefulStop) => RecvOutcome::GracefulStop,
+            Ok(Response::Err { message }) => {
                 tracing::warn!(%message, "recv error");
                 RecvOutcome::TransportError
             }
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/actions.rs b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/actions.rs
index c2fb1f71..7e6de725 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/actions.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/actions.rs
@@ -23,15 +23,20 @@ pub(super) async fn post_send(
     if body.is_empty() {
         return error_response(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "send: `body` required");
     }
-    match super::broker_request(&state.socket, &hive_sh4re::Request::OperatorMsg { body }).await {
+    match super::broker_request(
+        &state.socket,
+        &hive_agent_sock::Request::OperatorMsg { body },
+    )
+    .await
+    {
         // 200 instead of 303 → the client doesn't refetch /api/state.
         // The operator message becomes a broker `Sent` (already shown
         // server-side in the dashboard); on the agent side, the
         // resulting `TurnStart` SSE event drives the terminal + the
         // inbox row gets consumed by the time `TurnEnd` fires the
         // existing turn-end refresh.
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Ok) => (axum::http::StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response(),
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message }) => error_response(
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok) => (axum::http::StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response(),
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message }) => error_response(
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             &format!("send failed: {message}"),
         ),
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/mod.rs b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/mod.rs
index 7eb137d1..75c0768d 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/mod.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/mod.rs
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ enum BrokerError {
 /// web-UI handler that talks to the broker goes through it.
 async fn broker_request(
     socket: &Path,
-    req: &hive_sh4re::Request,
-) -> std::result::Result<hive_sh4re::Response, BrokerError> {
+    req: &hive_agent_sock::Request,
+) -> std::result::Result<hive_agent_sock::Response, BrokerError> {
     match tokio::time::timeout(
         SOCKET_FETCH_TIMEOUT,
-        crate::client::request::<_, hive_sh4re::Response>(socket, req),
+        crate::client::request::<_, hive_agent_sock::Response>(socket, req),
     )
     .await
     {
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/state.rs b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/state.rs
index 13d1c11f..b475c619 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/state.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/state.rs
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ async fn recent_inbox(socket: &std::path::Path) -> Vec<hive_sh4re::InboxRow> {
     const LIMIT: u64 = 30;
     // Deadline-bounded (via `broker_request`): `/api/state` must render even
     // when hive-c0re is busy — an empty inbox section beats a hung snapshot.
-    match super::broker_request(socket, &hive_sh4re::Request::Recent { limit: LIMIT }).await {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Recent { rows }) => rows,
+    match super::broker_request(socket, &hive_agent_sock::Request::Recent { limit: LIMIT }).await {
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Recent { rows }) => rows,
         _ => Vec::new(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/stats.rs b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/stats.rs
index bd5982e4..bbb3eb8a 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/web_ui/stats.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/web_ui/stats.rs
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ async fn fetch_reminder_stats(
 ) -> Option<hive_sh4re::ReminderStats> {
     match super::broker_request(
         socket,
-        &hive_sh4re::Request::ReminderRollup {
+        &hive_agent_sock::Request::ReminderRollup {
             since_secs: window_secs,
             agent: None,
         },
     )
     .await
     {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::ReminderRollup(stats)) => Some(stats),
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::ReminderRollup(stats)) => Some(stats),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ async fn fetch_reminder_stats(
 pub(super) async fn api_loose_ends(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     match super::broker_request(
         &state.socket,
-        &hive_sh4re::Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: None },
+        &hive_agent_sock::Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: None },
     )
     .await
     {
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => {
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends }) => {
             axum::Json(serde_json::json!({ "loose_ends": loose_ends })).into_response()
         }
-        Ok(hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message }) => error_response(
+        Ok(hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message }) => error_response(
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             &format!("get_loose_ends: {message}"),
         ),
diff --git a/hive-bash-mcp/Cargo.toml b/hive-bash-mcp/Cargo.toml
index 68d470a0..06269257 100644
--- a/hive-bash-mcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hive-bash-mcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
+hive-agent-sock.workspace = true
 hive-sh4re.workspace = true
 libc.workspace = true
 rmcp.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-bash-mcp/src/runner.rs b/hive-bash-mcp/src/runner.rs
index 89045a28..1db267f1 100644
--- a/hive-bash-mcp/src/runner.rs
+++ b/hive-bash-mcp/src/runner.rs
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_wake(
             );
         }
     }
-    let req = hive_sh4re::AgentRequest::Wake {
+    let req = hive_agent_sock::Request::Wake {
         from: format!("bash-task-{id}"),
         body,
     };
diff --git a/hive-c0re/Cargo.toml b/hive-c0re/Cargo.toml
index b3e71558..6c7edbeb 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hive-c0re/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ opentelemetry-otlp = { version = "0.32", default-features = false, features = [
   "reqwest-rustls",
 ] }
 indicatif.workspace = true
+hive-agent-sock.workspace = true
 hive-sh4re.workspace = true
 hive-host-sock.workspace = true
 hive-priv-sock.workspace = true
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/agent_config/limits.rs b/hive-c0re/src/agent_config/limits.rs
index ad981f63..723fc58f 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/agent_config/limits.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/agent_config/limits.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub const MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES: usize = 4096;
 
 /// Validate that `body` fits under [`MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES`]. Returns a
 /// caller-ready error string (caller wraps in
-/// `AgentResponse::Err`/`ManagerResponse::Err`) on failure.
+/// `Response::Err`) on failure.
 ///
 /// `label` shows up in the error message verbatim — pass a short
 /// noun like `"send"`, `"question"`, `"broadcast"` so the model can
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
index 7960fe49..4f2bdb9f 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub(super) async fn post_kill(
     // host-side approval queue without the manager up, and
     // operator-driven meta-input updates work from the dashboard
     // either way. The MCP-surface self-kill guard in
-    // `socket_server.rs::ManagerRequest::Kill` stays in place: a
+    // `socket_server.rs::Request::Kill` stays in place: a
     // manager calling Kill on its own container is self-suicide
     // mid-call, not a legitimate operator action.
     submit::stop(
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/loose_ends.rs b/hive-c0re/src/loose_ends.rs
index b4803b37..72a9b0ee 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/loose_ends.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/loose_ends.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Loose-ends aggregator. Walks the `approvals` + `operator_questions`
 //! tables once per call and assembles a `Vec<LooseEnd>` for either
-//! a single agent (`for_agent`) or the whole hive (`hive_wide`). Both
-//! `AgentRequest::GetLooseEnds` and `ManagerRequest::GetLooseEnds`
-//! land here so the routing logic + age-seconds derivation stay in
+//! a single agent (`for_agent`) or the whole hive (`hive_wide`).
+//! `Request::GetLooseEnds` from either the agent or manager socket
+//! lands here so the routing logic + age-seconds derivation stay in
 //! one place.
 //!
 //! Call frequency is low (an agent doing self-introspection between
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/config_approvals.rs b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/config_approvals.rs
index 02ed9b39..3b35f8be 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/config_approvals.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/config_approvals.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hive_sh4re::AgentResponse;
+use hive_agent_sock::Response;
 
 use super::require_new_child;
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_init_config(
     agent: &str,
     name: &str,
     description: Option<String>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     if let Some(err) = require_new_child(agent, name, "request_init_config for") {
         return err;
     }
     tracing::info!(%agent, %name, "request_init_config");
     match submit_init_config(coord, name, Some(agent), description) {
-        Ok(_id) => AgentResponse::Ok,
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Ok(_id) => Response::Ok,
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_update_meta_inputs(
     requester: &str,
     inputs: &[String],
     description: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let label = if inputs.is_empty() {
         "all inputs".to_string()
     } else {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_update_meta_inputs(
     {
         Ok(id) => id,
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("queue update_meta_inputs approval: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_update_meta_inputs(
         description: description.map(str::to_owned),
         pr_number: None,
     });
-    AgentResponse::Ok
+    Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// Submit-time half of the PR-merge flow: fetch the PR head sha from the
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/lifecycle_handlers.rs b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/lifecycle_handlers.rs
index c0ef4d20..ae57b3bd 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/lifecycle_handlers.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/lifecycle_handlers.rs
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hive_sh4re::AgentResponse;
+use hive_agent_sock::Response;
 
 use super::require_descendant;
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
 
 /// `Start` — start a container, kicking its next turn. The caller must be an
 /// ancestor of `name` in the topology (the root covers every agent).
-pub(super) async fn handle_start(
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-    agent: &str,
-    name: &str,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) async fn handle_start(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -> Response {
     if let Some(err) = require_descendant(agent, name, "start") {
         return err;
     }
@@ -31,18 +27,14 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_start(
         format!("agent `{agent}` start tool"),
     )
     .await;
-    AgentResponse::Ok
+    Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// `Restart` — enqueue a restart for a container. The caller must be an
 /// ancestor of `name` in the topology. The infra-container branch is
 /// orthogonal: it is gated on the `infra_admin` capability and audited, so it
 /// stays ahead of the topology guard.
-pub(super) async fn handle_restart(
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-    agent: &str,
-    name: &str,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) async fn handle_restart(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -> Response {
     // Infra-container restart: an agent holding the `infra_admin`
     // capability can restart a hive infrastructure container (hive-ci /
     // hive-gateway / hive-forge / hive-matrix) by passing its name to the
@@ -63,7 +55,7 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_restart(
         format!("agent `{agent}` restart tool"),
     )
     .await;
-    AgentResponse::Ok
+    Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// Restart a hive infrastructure container on behalf of an agent that
@@ -75,7 +67,7 @@ async fn handle_restart_infra(
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
     agent: &str,
     container: hive_priv_sock::InfraContainer,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let name = container.unit_name();
     // Record the attempt in the operator-visible privileged-action audit
     // trail, then emit a live `AuditEntryAdded` so the dashboard audit view
@@ -97,7 +89,7 @@ async fn handle_restart_infra(
             crate::audit_log::AuditOutcome::Err,
             Some("denied: missing infra_admin capability"),
         );
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "restarting infra container `{name}` requires the `infra_admin` capability"
             ),
@@ -107,23 +99,19 @@ async fn handle_restart_infra(
     match crate::priv_client::restart_infra_container(container).await {
         Ok(()) => {
             audit(crate::audit_log::AuditOutcome::Ok, None);
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
         Err(e) => {
             let msg = format!("{e:#}");
             audit(crate::audit_log::AuditOutcome::Err, Some(&msg));
-            AgentResponse::Err { message: msg }
+            Response::Err { message: msg }
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// `Kill` — kill a container, unregister it, notify the manager. The caller
 /// must be an ancestor of `name` in the topology.
-pub(super) async fn handle_kill(
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-    agent: &str,
-    name: &str,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) async fn handle_kill(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -> Response {
     if let Some(err) = require_descendant(agent, name, "kill") {
         return err;
     }
@@ -144,9 +132,9 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_kill(
             coord.notify_manager(&hive_sh4re::HelperEvent::Killed {
                 agent: name.to_owned(),
             });
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -154,7 +142,7 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_kill(
 
 /// `Update` — enqueue a rebuild for a container. The caller must be an
 /// ancestor of `name` in the topology.
-pub(super) fn handle_update(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) fn handle_update(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -> Response {
     if let Some(err) = require_descendant(agent, name, "rebuild") {
         return err;
     }
@@ -165,12 +153,12 @@ pub(super) fn handle_update(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, name: &str) -
         crate::job_queue::Source::Manual,
         format!("agent `{agent}` update tool"),
     );
-    AgentResponse::Ok
+    Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// `ListDescendants` — every topological descendant of `agent` with
 /// its running/stopped state, parents before children.
-pub(super) async fn handle_list_descendants(agent: &str) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) async fn handle_list_descendants(agent: &str) -> Response {
     tracing::debug!(%agent, "agent: list descendants");
     // All containers known to nixos-container (running only).
     let running_set: std::collections::HashSet<String> = match crate::lifecycle::list().await {
@@ -182,7 +170,7 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_list_descendants(agent: &str) -> AgentResponse {
             })
             .collect(),
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("list containers failed: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
@@ -203,5 +191,5 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_list_descendants(agent: &str) -> AgentResponse {
             hive_sh4re::ContainerInfo { name, running }
         })
         .collect();
-    AgentResponse::Containers { containers }
+    Response::Containers { containers }
 }
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/mod.rs b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/mod.rs
index 3d3f2cba..7b04daf3 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/mod.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use hive_sh4re::{AgentRequest, AgentResponse, MANAGER_AGENT, Message};
+use hive_agent_sock::{Request, Response};
+use hive_sh4re::{MANAGER_AGENT, Message};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
@@ -145,9 +146,9 @@ async fn serve(stream: UnixStream, agent: String, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Re
         if n == 0 {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        let resp = match serde_json::from_str::<AgentRequest>(line.trim()) {
+        let resp = match serde_json::from_str::<Request>(line.trim()) {
             Ok(req) => dispatch(&req, &agent, &coord).await,
-            Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+            Err(e) => Response::Err {
                 message: format!("parse error: {e}"),
             },
         };
@@ -189,24 +190,24 @@ pub(crate) fn recv_timeout(wait_seconds: Option<u64>) -> std::time::Duration {
 /// The unified `dispatch` calls this first; the remaining arms (which gate
 /// on topology / capabilities / tool-groups) are handled there.
 pub(crate) async fn dispatch_shared(
-    req: &hive_sh4re::Request,
+    req: &hive_agent_sock::Request,
     agent: &str,
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-) -> Option<hive_sh4re::Response> {
+) -> Option<hive_agent_sock::Response> {
     Some(match req {
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Send {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Send {
             to,
             body,
             in_reply_to,
         } => handle_send(coord, agent, to, body, *in_reply_to),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Recv { wait_seconds, max } => {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Recv { wait_seconds, max } => {
             handle_recv(coord, agent, *wait_seconds, *max).await
         }
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Status => handle_status(coord, agent),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::OperatorMsg { body } => handle_operator_msg(coord, agent, body),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Wake { from, body } => handle_wake(coord, agent, from, body),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Recent { limit } => handle_recent(coord, agent, *limit),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Ask {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Status => handle_status(coord, agent),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::OperatorMsg { body } => handle_operator_msg(coord, agent, body),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Wake { from, body } => handle_wake(coord, agent, from, body),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Recent { limit } => handle_recent(coord, agent, *limit),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Ask {
             question,
             options,
             multi,
@@ -222,42 +223,42 @@ pub(crate) async fn dispatch_shared(
             to.as_deref(),
         )
         .map_or_else(
-            |message| hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message },
-            |id| hive_sh4re::Response::QuestionQueued { id },
+            |message| hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message },
+            |id| hive_agent_sock::Response::QuestionQueued { id },
         ),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Answer { id, answer } => {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Answer { id, answer } => {
             crate::questions::handle_answer(coord, agent, *id, answer).map_or_else(
-                |message| hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message },
-                |()| hive_sh4re::Response::Ok,
+                |message| hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message },
+                |()| hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok,
             )
         }
-        hive_sh4re::Request::Remind {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::Remind {
             message,
             timing,
             file_path,
         } => handle_remind(coord, agent, message, timing, file_path.as_deref()),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::SetStatus { text } => handle_set_status(coord, text),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::GetAgentMeta { name } => {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::SetStatus { text } => handle_set_status(coord, text),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::GetAgentMeta { name } => {
             handle_get_agent_meta(coord, agent, name.as_deref()).await
         }
-        hive_sh4re::Request::CancelLooseEnd { kind, id } => {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::CancelLooseEnd { kind, id } => {
             crate::questions::handle_cancel_loose_end(coord, agent, *kind, *id).map_or_else(
-                |message| hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message },
-                |()| hive_sh4re::Response::Ok,
+                |message| hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message },
+                |()| hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok,
             )
         }
-        hive_sh4re::Request::CreateRepo { repo } => handle_create_repo(agent, repo).await,
-        hive_sh4re::Request::AckTurn => handle_ack_turn(coord, agent),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::AckUntil { up_to } => handle_ack_until(coord, agent, *up_to),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::RequeueInflight => handle_requeue_inflight(coord, agent),
-        hive_sh4re::Request::GracefulStopComplete => {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::CreateRepo { repo } => handle_create_repo(agent, repo).await,
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::AckTurn => handle_ack_turn(coord, agent),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::AckUntil { up_to } => handle_ack_until(coord, agent, *up_to),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::RequeueInflight => handle_requeue_inflight(coord, agent),
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::GracefulStopComplete => {
             // Harness drained + is exiting: clear the fence so the
             // `GracefulStop` orchestration (which polls this flag) proceeds
             // to stop the container without waiting out its timeout.
             coord.clear_graceful_stop(agent);
-            hive_sh4re::Response::Ok
+            hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok
         }
-        hive_sh4re::Request::GetHostJournal {
+        hive_agent_sock::Request::GetHostJournal {
             unit,
             container,
             lines,
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ async fn handle_recv(
     agent: &str,
     wait_seconds: Option<u64>,
     max: Option<u32>,
-) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     // Graceful-stop fence: while a graceful stop is pending for this agent,
     // return `GracefulStop` instead of polling the broker. The harness runs
     // one stop-checkpoint turn then exits; new sends keep queueing in the
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ async fn handle_recv(
     // so a flag set between polls is seen on the next Recv — the orchestration
     // also fires a transient wake to break an in-flight long-poll.
     if coord.is_graceful_stop_pending(agent) {
-        return hive_sh4re::Response::GracefulStop;
+        return hive_agent_sock::Response::GracefulStop;
     }
     let cap = max.unwrap_or(1).min(RECV_BATCH_MAX) as usize;
     match coord
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ async fn handle_recv(
             // exactly how many still-pending messages remain to drain. A count
             // error is non-fatal — fall back to 0 rather than fail the recv.
             let remaining = coord.broker.count_pending(agent).unwrap_or(0);
-            hive_sh4re::Response::Messages {
+            hive_agent_sock::Response::Messages {
                 messages: deliveries
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|d| hive_sh4re::DeliveredMessage {
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ async fn handle_recv(
                 remaining,
             }
         }
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -342,15 +343,15 @@ fn handle_wake(
     agent: &str,
     from: &str,
     body: &str,
-) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.send(&Message {
         from: from.to_owned(),
         to: agent.to_owned(),
         body: body.to_owned(),
         in_reply_to: None,
     }) {
-        Ok(()) => hive_sh4re::Response::Ok,
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(()) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok,
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -360,13 +361,13 @@ fn handle_wake(
 /// rescan. The harness has already written the status file to its own
 /// `state/` dir (it runs as the agent user), so this only refreshes the
 /// dashboard's view.
-fn handle_set_status(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, text: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_set_status(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, text: &str) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     if let Err(message) = crate::limits::check_status_text(text) {
-        return hive_sh4re::Response::Err { message };
+        return hive_agent_sock::Response::Err { message };
     }
     let coord2 = Arc::clone(coord);
     tokio::spawn(async move { coord2.rescan_containers_and_emit().await });
-    hive_sh4re::Response::Ok
+    hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// Validate an agent-supplied repo name: a single safe slug segment, no
@@ -384,9 +385,9 @@ fn valid_repo_name(name: &str) -> bool {
 /// `CreateRepo` — create a repo for `agent` *through hive-c0re* in the
 /// c0re-owned `agents` org with operator-team branch protection.
 /// The sanctioned create path now that agents can't create repos directly.
-async fn handle_create_repo(agent: &str, repo: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+async fn handle_create_repo(agent: &str, repo: &str) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     if !valid_repo_name(repo) {
-        return hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        return hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "invalid repo name {repo:?} — single segment of letters, digits, '-', '_', '.' \
                  (no leading '-'/'.', max 100 chars)"
@@ -394,16 +395,16 @@ async fn handle_create_repo(agent: &str, repo: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
         };
     }
     let Some(core_token) = crate::forge::core_token() else {
-        return hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        return hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: "forge unavailable (no core token) — cannot create repo".to_owned(),
         };
     };
     match crate::forge::create_agent_repo(agent, repo, &core_token).await {
-        Ok(full_name) => hive_sh4re::Response::RepoCreated {
+        Ok(full_name) => hive_agent_sock::Response::RepoCreated {
             clone_url: format!("{}/{full_name}.git", crate::forge::forge_http_base()),
             full_name,
         },
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("create repo {repo:?} failed: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ async fn handle_get_agent_meta(
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
     agent: &str,
     name: Option<&str>,
-) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     let target = name.unwrap_or(agent);
     // `name` is agent-supplied and flows into filesystem reads below
     // (`read_agent_status_live`, `read_agent_matrix_identities` →
@@ -425,14 +426,14 @@ async fn handle_get_agent_meta(
     // (`target == agent`) is the caller's own authenticated name, already
     // valid — but validating unconditionally is simplest and harmless.
     if let Some(reason) = crate::dashboard::validate_agent_name(target) {
-        return hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        return hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("get_agent_meta: invalid agent name {target:?}: {reason}"),
         };
     }
     let (status_text, status_set_at, running) =
         crate::container_view::read_agent_status_live(target).await;
     let (hive_name, swarm_name) = crate::container_view::hive_swarm_names();
-    hive_sh4re::Response::AgentMeta {
+    hive_agent_sock::Response::AgentMeta {
         name: target.to_owned(),
         running,
         hyperhive_rev: crate::auto_update::current_flake_rev(&coord.hyperhive_flake),
@@ -466,10 +467,10 @@ fn read_agent_matrix_identities(agent: &str) -> Vec<hive_sh4re::MatrixIdentity>
 }
 
 /// `Status` — count of pending (unread) inbox messages for `agent`.
-fn handle_status(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_status(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.count_pending(agent) {
-        Ok(unread) => hive_sh4re::Response::Status { unread },
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(unread) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Status { unread },
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -477,15 +478,19 @@ fn handle_status(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response
 
 /// `OperatorMsg` — deliver an operator-authored message into `agent`'s
 /// inbox (from the `operator` recipient).
-fn handle_operator_msg(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, body: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_operator_msg(
+    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
+    agent: &str,
+    body: &str,
+) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.send(&Message {
         from: hive_sh4re::OPERATOR_RECIPIENT.to_owned(),
         to: agent.to_owned(),
         body: body.to_owned(),
         in_reply_to: None,
     }) {
-        Ok(()) => hive_sh4re::Response::Ok,
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(()) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok,
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -493,10 +498,10 @@ fn handle_operator_msg(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, body: &str) -> hiv
 
 /// `Recent` — the last `limit` inbox rows for `agent` (read-only,
 /// doesn't consume).
-fn handle_recent(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, limit: u64) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_recent(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, limit: u64) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.recent_for(agent, limit) {
-        Ok(rows) => hive_sh4re::Response::Recent { rows },
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(rows) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Recent { rows },
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -504,10 +509,10 @@ fn handle_recent(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, limit: u64) -> hive_sh4r
 
 /// `AckTurn` — mark `agent`'s in-flight delivered messages acked so
 /// they don't redeliver on the next turn.
-fn handle_ack_turn(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_ack_turn(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.ack_turn(agent) {
-        Ok(_n) => hive_sh4re::Response::Ok,
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(_n) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok,
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -515,10 +520,14 @@ fn handle_ack_turn(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Respons
 
 /// `AckUntil` — bulk-ack every message addressed to `agent` with row
 /// id `<= up_to` (the agent-side backlog-triage escape hatch).
-fn handle_ack_until(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, up_to: i64) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_ack_until(
+    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
+    agent: &str,
+    up_to: i64,
+) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.ack_until(agent, up_to) {
-        Ok(count) => hive_sh4re::Response::Acked { count },
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Ok(count) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Acked { count },
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -526,15 +535,15 @@ fn handle_ack_until(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, up_to: i64) -> hive_s
 
 /// `RequeueInflight` — resurface `agent`'s unacked in-flight messages
 /// (crash recovery on harness boot).
-fn handle_requeue_inflight(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re::Response {
+fn handle_requeue_inflight(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_agent_sock::Response {
     match coord.broker.requeue_inflight(agent) {
         Ok(n) => {
             if n > 0 {
                 tracing::info!(%agent, requeued = %n, "requeued in-flight messages");
             }
-            hive_sh4re::Response::Ok
+            hive_agent_sock::Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(e) => hive_sh4re::Response::Err {
+        Err(e) => hive_agent_sock::Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -548,37 +557,37 @@ fn handle_requeue_inflight(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str) -> hive_sh4re:
 /// queries require the `QueryAgentState` capability; hive-wide orchestration
 /// verbs (schedules / meta-inputs) require the matching tool-group (the
 /// grantable capability).
-async fn dispatch(req: &AgentRequest, agent: &str, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> AgentResponse {
+async fn dispatch(req: &Request, agent: &str, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> Response {
     if let Some(resp) = dispatch_shared(req, agent, coord).await {
         return resp;
     }
     match req {
         // Lifecycle + config: caller must be an ancestor of the target
         // (a parent owns its whole subtree; the root covers every agent).
-        AgentRequest::Start { name } => handle_start(coord, agent, name).await,
-        AgentRequest::Restart { name } => handle_restart(coord, agent, name).await,
-        AgentRequest::Kill { name } => handle_kill(coord, agent, name).await,
-        AgentRequest::Update { name } => handle_update(coord, agent, name),
-        AgentRequest::ListDescendants => handle_list_descendants(agent).await,
-        AgentRequest::RequestInitConfig { name, description } => {
+        Request::Start { name } => handle_start(coord, agent, name).await,
+        Request::Restart { name } => handle_restart(coord, agent, name).await,
+        Request::Kill { name } => handle_kill(coord, agent, name).await,
+        Request::Update { name } => handle_update(coord, agent, name),
+        Request::ListDescendants => handle_list_descendants(agent).await,
+        Request::RequestInitConfig { name, description } => {
             handle_request_init_config(coord, agent, name, description.clone())
         }
         // Agent-state queries: own subtree is free; other agents + the
         // hive-wide `"*"` sweep require `QueryAgentState`.
-        AgentRequest::GetLooseEnds { agent: target } => {
+        Request::GetLooseEnds { agent: target } => {
             handle_get_loose_ends(coord, agent, target.as_deref())
         }
-        AgentRequest::CountPendingReminders { agent: target } => {
+        Request::CountPendingReminders { agent: target } => {
             handle_count_pending_reminders(coord, agent, target.as_deref())
         }
-        AgentRequest::ReminderRollup {
+        Request::ReminderRollup {
             since_secs,
             agent: target,
         } => handle_reminder_rollup(coord, agent, target.as_deref(), *since_secs),
         // Todos (loose-ends v2): in-container subsystems push/clear
         // their own; the agent lists / marks its own done. Scoped to the
         // calling agent (the socket identity) — no cross-agent access.
-        AgentRequest::UpsertTodo {
+        Request::UpsertTodo {
             subsystem,
             key,
             summary,
@@ -591,15 +600,13 @@ async fn dispatch(req: &AgentRequest, agent: &str, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) ->
             summary,
             source.as_deref(),
         ),
-        AgentRequest::ClearTodo {
+        Request::ClearTodo {
             subsystem,
             key,
             all,
         } => handle_clear_todo(coord, agent, subsystem, key.as_deref(), *all),
-        AgentRequest::ListTodos { subsystem } => {
-            handle_list_todos(coord, agent, subsystem.as_deref())
-        }
-        AgentRequest::MarkTodoDone { id } => handle_mark_todo_done(coord, agent, *id),
+        Request::ListTodos { subsystem } => handle_list_todos(coord, agent, subsystem.as_deref()),
+        Request::MarkTodoDone { id } => handle_mark_todo_done(coord, agent, *id),
         // Orchestration / diagnostics verbs — gated per-verb on tool-group
         // membership or topology (see `dispatch_orchestration`).
         _ => dispatch_orchestration(req, agent, coord).await,
@@ -612,13 +619,9 @@ async fn dispatch(req: &AgentRequest, agent: &str, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) ->
 /// (`scheduling` / `approvals`), or `is_descendant_of` for `get_logs`
 /// (a parent reads its subtree's logs). Any other variant is a host-admin /
 /// unknown request invalid on either socket.
-async fn dispatch_orchestration(
-    req: &AgentRequest,
-    agent: &str,
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+async fn dispatch_orchestration(req: &Request, agent: &str, coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> Response {
     match req {
-        AgentRequest::RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
+        Request::RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
             inputs,
             description,
         } => {
@@ -627,19 +630,19 @@ async fn dispatch_orchestration(
             }
             handle_request_update_meta_inputs(coord, agent, inputs, description.as_deref())
         }
-        AgentRequest::RequestSchedulePrompt(payload) => {
+        Request::RequestSchedulePrompt(payload) => {
             if let Some(err) = require_group(agent, "scheduling", "schedule a prompt") {
                 return err;
             }
             handle_request_schedule_prompt(coord, agent, payload)
         }
-        AgentRequest::CancelSchedule { id, targets } => {
+        Request::CancelSchedule { id, targets } => {
             if let Some(err) = require_group(agent, "scheduling", "cancel a schedule") {
                 return err;
             }
             handle_cancel_schedule(coord, agent, *id, targets.as_deref())
         }
-        AgentRequest::EditSchedule {
+        Request::EditSchedule {
             id,
             body,
             description,
@@ -665,19 +668,19 @@ async fn dispatch_orchestration(
                 },
             )
         }
-        AgentRequest::ListSchedules => {
+        Request::ListSchedules => {
             if let Some(err) = require_group(agent, "scheduling", "list schedules") {
                 return err;
             }
             handle_list_schedules(coord)
         }
-        AgentRequest::FireScheduleNow { id } => {
+        Request::FireScheduleNow { id } => {
             if let Some(err) = require_group(agent, "scheduling", "fire a schedule") {
                 return err;
             }
             handle_fire_schedule_now(coord, agent, *id).await
         }
-        AgentRequest::GetLogs {
+        Request::GetLogs {
             agent: target,
             lines,
         } => {
@@ -687,7 +690,7 @@ async fn dispatch_orchestration(
             handle_get_logs(target, *lines).await
         }
         // Host-admin-only / unknown variants: never valid on either socket.
-        _ => AgentResponse::Err {
+        _ => Response::Err {
             message: "request not handled on this socket".to_owned(),
         },
     }
@@ -699,11 +702,11 @@ async fn dispatch_orchestration(
 /// a consequence, with no positional/hardcoded privilege. Returns `Some(Err)`
 /// to short-circuit the dispatch arm when it isn't, `None` when authorised.
 /// `action` is the verb phrase for the message (e.g. `"start"`).
-fn require_descendant(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentResponse> {
+fn require_descendant(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<Response> {
     if crate::topology::is_descendant_of(target, agent) {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(AgentResponse::Err {
+        Some(Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "agent `{agent}` cannot {action} `{target}`: \
                  not in its subtree (topology)"
@@ -718,14 +721,14 @@ fn require_descendant(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentRe
 /// capability — granting it to an orchestrator (e.g. the root) authorises
 /// these verbs without any positional/hardcoded privilege. `action` is the
 /// verb phrase for the message.
-fn require_group(agent: &str, group: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentResponse> {
+fn require_group(agent: &str, group: &str, action: &str) -> Option<Response> {
     if crate::tool_groups::groups_for(agent)
         .iter()
         .any(|g| g == group)
     {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(AgentResponse::Err {
+        Some(Response::Err {
             message: format!("agent `{agent}` cannot {action}: requires the `{group}` tool group"),
         })
     }
@@ -744,9 +747,9 @@ fn require_group(agent: &str, group: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentResponse
 /// could never be a descendant): a brand-new name now flows straight to
 /// `submit_init_config`, which builds filesystem paths from it, so validate
 /// before that.
-fn require_new_child(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentResponse> {
+fn require_new_child(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<Response> {
     if let Some(reason) = crate::dashboard::validate_agent_name(target) {
-        return Some(AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Some(Response::Err {
             message: format!("agent `{agent}` cannot {action} `{target}`: {reason}"),
         });
     }
@@ -762,7 +765,7 @@ fn require_new_child(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentRes
     if crate::topology::is_descendant_of(target, agent) {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(AgentResponse::Err {
+        Some(Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "agent `{agent}` cannot {action} `{target}`: it already exists \
                  outside its subtree in the topology tree"
@@ -775,14 +778,10 @@ fn require_new_child(agent: &str, target: &str, action: &str) -> Option<AgentRes
 /// descendant resolve freely (a parent sees its subtree, the root sees all);
 /// any other named agent needs `QueryAgentState`; `"*"` is a hive-wide sweep
 /// gated on `QueryAgentState`.
-fn handle_get_loose_ends(
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-    agent: &str,
-    target: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+fn handle_get_loose_ends(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, target: Option<&str>) -> Response {
     let result = if target == Some("*") {
         if !crate::capabilities::has_cap(agent, hive_sh4re::Capability::QueryAgentState) {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: "query_agent_state capability required for hive-wide loose ends"
                     .to_owned(),
             };
@@ -791,12 +790,12 @@ fn handle_get_loose_ends(
     } else {
         match resolve_agent_state_target(agent, target) {
             Ok(name) => crate::loose_ends::for_agent(coord, name),
-            Err(message) => return AgentResponse::Err { message },
+            Err(message) => return Response::Err { message },
         }
     };
     match result {
-        Ok(loose_ends) => AgentResponse::LooseEnds { loose_ends },
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Ok(loose_ends) => Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends },
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -812,7 +811,7 @@ fn handle_upsert_todo(
     key: Option<&str>,
     summary: &str,
     source: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     match coord.todos.upsert(agent, subsystem, key, summary, source) {
         Ok((_, changed)) => {
             if changed {
@@ -823,9 +822,9 @@ fn handle_upsert_todo(
                     in_reply_to: None,
                 });
             }
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -839,17 +838,17 @@ fn handle_clear_todo(
     subsystem: &str,
     key: Option<&str>,
     all: bool,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let result = if all {
         coord.todos.clear_subsystem(agent, subsystem)
     } else {
         coord.todos.clear(agent, subsystem, key)
     };
     match result {
-        Ok(count) => AgentResponse::Acked {
+        Ok(count) => Response::Acked {
             count: u64::try_from(count).unwrap_or(0),
         },
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -857,14 +856,10 @@ fn handle_clear_todo(
 
 /// `ListTodos` — enumerate this agent's todos (optionally one subsystem's)
 /// as `LooseEnd::Todo` rows, so a producer can reconcile its own set.
-fn handle_list_todos(
-    coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
-    agent: &str,
-    subsystem: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+fn handle_list_todos(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, subsystem: Option<&str>) -> Response {
     match crate::loose_ends::todos_for(coord, agent, subsystem) {
-        Ok(loose_ends) => AgentResponse::LooseEnds { loose_ends },
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Ok(loose_ends) => Response::LooseEnds { loose_ends },
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -872,12 +867,12 @@ fn handle_list_todos(
 
 /// `MarkTodoDone` — the agent clears one of its own todos by id (scoped to
 /// the agent, so it can't touch another agent's).
-fn handle_mark_todo_done(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, id: i64) -> AgentResponse {
+fn handle_mark_todo_done(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>, agent: &str, id: i64) -> Response {
     match coord.todos.mark_done(agent, id) {
-        Ok(count) => AgentResponse::Acked {
+        Ok(count) => Response::Acked {
             count: u64::try_from(count).unwrap_or(0),
         },
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -889,15 +884,15 @@ fn handle_count_pending_reminders(
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
     agent: &str,
     target: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     match resolve_agent_state_target(agent, target) {
         Ok(name) => match coord.broker.count_pending_reminders_for(name) {
-            Ok(count) => AgentResponse::PendingRemindersCount { count },
-            Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+            Ok(count) => Response::PendingRemindersCount { count },
+            Err(e) => Response::Err {
                 message: format!("{e:#}"),
             },
         },
-        Err(message) => AgentResponse::Err { message },
+        Err(message) => Response::Err { message },
     }
 }
 
@@ -909,15 +904,15 @@ fn handle_reminder_rollup(
     agent: &str,
     target: Option<&str>,
     since_secs: u64,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     match resolve_agent_state_target(agent, target) {
         Ok(name) => match coord.broker.reminder_rollup_for(name, since_secs) {
-            Ok(stats) => AgentResponse::ReminderRollup(stats),
-            Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+            Ok(stats) => Response::ReminderRollup(stats),
+            Err(e) => Response::Err {
                 message: format!("{e:#}"),
             },
         },
-        Err(message) => AgentResponse::Err { message },
+        Err(message) => Response::Err { message },
     }
 }
 
@@ -940,7 +935,7 @@ pub struct HostJournalArgs<'a> {
 ///
 /// The manager is not exempt - grant `read_host_journal` in
 /// `meta/capabilities.json` to enable it for any agent including the manager.
-pub async fn dispatch_host_journal(agent: &str, args: HostJournalArgs<'_>) -> AgentResponse {
+pub async fn dispatch_host_journal(agent: &str, args: HostJournalArgs<'_>) -> Response {
     let HostJournalArgs {
         unit,
         container,
@@ -951,7 +946,7 @@ pub async fn dispatch_host_journal(agent: &str, args: HostJournalArgs<'_>) -> Ag
         until,
     } = args;
     if !crate::capabilities::has_cap(agent, hive_sh4re::Capability::ReadHostJournal) {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: "agent does not have the read_host_journal capability".to_owned(),
         };
     }
@@ -979,9 +974,9 @@ pub async fn dispatch_host_journal(agent: &str, args: HostJournalArgs<'_>) -> Ag
         {
             Ok((stdout, stderr)) => {
                 let content = if stdout.is_empty() { stderr } else { stdout };
-                AgentResponse::HostJournal { content }
+                Response::HostJournal { content }
             }
-            Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+            Err(e) => Response::Err {
                 message: format!("journal read: {e:#}"),
             },
         };
@@ -1023,9 +1018,9 @@ pub async fn dispatch_host_journal(agent: &str, args: HostJournalArgs<'_>) -> Ag
                 let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr);
                 format!("journalctl exited {}: {stderr}", out.status)
             };
-            AgentResponse::HostJournal { content }
+            Response::HostJournal { content }
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("journalctl spawn failed: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -1068,16 +1063,16 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
     to: &str,
     body: &str,
     in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     if let Err(message) = crate::limits::check_size("send", body) {
-        return AgentResponse::Err { message };
+        return Response::Err { message };
     }
     if to == "*" {
         let errors = coord.broadcast_send(agent, body);
         return if errors.is_empty() {
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         } else {
-            AgentResponse::Err {
+            Response::Err {
                 message: format!("broadcast failed for agents: {}", errors.join(", ")),
             }
         };
@@ -1090,9 +1085,9 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
         let children = crate::topology::children_of(agent);
         let errors = fan_out_send(coord, agent, body, in_reply_to, &children);
         return if errors.is_empty() {
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         } else {
-            AgentResponse::Err {
+            Response::Err {
                 message: format!("children fan-out failed for agents: {}", errors.join(", ")),
             }
         };
@@ -1109,7 +1104,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
     // Cross-hive messaging (`name@hive` qualified names) is not routed
     // through the broker — use the Matrix MCP tools for that instead.
     if resolved.contains('@') {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "send failed: cross-hive recipient `{resolved}` is not supported \
                  via the broker — use Matrix MCP tools for cross-hive messaging"
@@ -1119,7 +1114,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
     if resolved != hive_sh4re::OPERATOR_RECIPIENT {
         let state_root = crate::paths::agent_state_dir(&resolved);
         if !state_root.exists() {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!(
                     "send failed: unknown recipient `{resolved}` \
                      (no agent with that name exists on this hive)"
@@ -1133,8 +1128,8 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
         body: body.to_owned(),
         in_reply_to,
     }) {
-        Ok(()) => AgentResponse::Ok,
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Ok(()) => Response::Ok,
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("{e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -1143,7 +1138,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_send(
 /// `GetLogs` — read a child container's journal via hive-priv (the
 /// `-M` read needs root). `journalctl -M` wants the `h-<name>` machine
 /// name, which `container_name` derives.
-async fn handle_get_logs(agent: &str, lines: Option<u32>) -> AgentResponse {
+async fn handle_get_logs(agent: &str, lines: Option<u32>) -> Response {
     let n = lines.unwrap_or(50);
     let machine = crate::lifecycle::container_name(agent);
     tracing::info!(%agent, %machine, %n, "manager: get_logs");
@@ -1158,9 +1153,9 @@ async fn handle_get_logs(agent: &str, lines: Option<u32>) -> AgentResponse {
     {
         Ok((stdout, stderr)) => {
             let content = if stdout.is_empty() { stderr } else { stdout };
-            AgentResponse::Logs { content }
+            Response::Logs { content }
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("get_logs: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/reminders.rs b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/reminders.rs
index 674ebc1a..e2b7b734 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/reminders.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/reminders.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hive_sh4re::AgentResponse;
+use hive_agent_sock::Response;
 
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
 
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ pub(super) fn handle_remind(
     message: &str,
     timing: &hive_sh4re::ReminderTiming,
     file_path: Option<&str>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     match store_remind(coord, agent, message, timing, file_path) {
-        Ok(()) => AgentResponse::Ok,
-        Err(message) => AgentResponse::Err { message },
+        Ok(()) => Response::Ok,
+        Err(message) => Response::Err { message },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/schedules.rs b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/schedules.rs
index 96f7adea..9ba19b1b 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/schedules.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/socket_server/schedules.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hive_sh4re::AgentResponse;
+use hive_agent_sock::Response;
 
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
 
 /// `ListSchedules` — snapshot every scheduled prompt onto the wire.
-pub(super) fn handle_list_schedules(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> AgentResponse {
+pub(super) fn handle_list_schedules(coord: &Arc<Coordinator>) -> Response {
     match coord.scheduled_prompts.list() {
-        Ok(schedules) => AgentResponse::Schedules {
+        Ok(schedules) => Response::Schedules {
             schedules: schedules.into_iter().map(schedule_to_wire).collect(),
         },
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("list scheduled prompts: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_schedule_prompt(
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
     requester: &str,
     payload: &hive_sh4re::SchedulePromptPayload,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     if payload.targets.is_empty() {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: "schedule must have at least one target".into(),
         };
     }
     if payload.body.trim().is_empty() {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: "schedule body must be non-empty".into(),
         };
     }
     if let Some(0) = payload.interval_seconds {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: "interval_seconds must be > 0 (use None for one-shot)".into(),
         };
     }
     let commit_ref = match serde_json::to_string(payload) {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("encode SchedulePromptPayload: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_schedule_prompt(
     ) {
         Ok(id) => id,
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("queue schedule_prompt approval: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_request_schedule_prompt(
         description: payload.description.clone(),
         pr_number: None,
     });
-    AgentResponse::Ok
+    Response::Ok
 }
 
 /// Cancel a schedule (whole or per-target). Manager-surface
@@ -101,22 +101,22 @@ pub(super) fn handle_cancel_schedule(
     requester: &str,
     schedule_id: i64,
     targets: Option<&[String]>,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let schedule = match coord.scheduled_prompts.get(schedule_id) {
         Ok(Some(s)) => s,
         Ok(None) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("schedule {schedule_id} not found"),
             };
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("read schedule {schedule_id}: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
     };
     if !cancel_authorized(requester, &schedule.owner) {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "not authorized: {requester} cannot cancel schedule owned by {owner}",
                 owner = schedule.owner
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ pub(super) fn handle_cancel_schedule(
     match result {
         Ok(()) => {
             coord.emit_schedules_snapshot();
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(message) => AgentResponse::Err { message },
+        Err(message) => Response::Err { message },
     }
 }
 
@@ -151,22 +151,22 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_fire_schedule_now(
     coord: &Arc<Coordinator>,
     requester: &str,
     schedule_id: i64,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let schedule = match coord.scheduled_prompts.get(schedule_id) {
         Ok(Some(s)) => s,
         Ok(None) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("schedule {schedule_id} not found"),
             };
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("read schedule {schedule_id}: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
     };
     if !cancel_authorized(requester, &schedule.owner) {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "not authorized: {requester} cannot fire schedule owned by {owner}",
                 owner = schedule.owner
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_fire_schedule_now(
     match crate::scheduled_prompts_worker::fire_now(coord, schedule_id, false).await {
         Ok(_report) => {
             coord.emit_schedules_snapshot();
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("fire schedule {schedule_id} now: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_edit_schedule(
     requester: &str,
     schedule_id: i64,
     patch: EditSchedulePatch,
-) -> AgentResponse {
+) -> Response {
     let EditSchedulePatch {
         body,
         description,
@@ -229,18 +229,18 @@ pub(super) fn handle_edit_schedule(
     let schedule = match coord.scheduled_prompts.get(schedule_id) {
         Ok(Some(s)) => s,
         Ok(None) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("schedule {schedule_id} not found"),
             };
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            return AgentResponse::Err {
+            return Response::Err {
                 message: format!("read schedule {schedule_id}: {e:#}"),
             };
         }
     };
     if !cancel_authorized(requester, &schedule.owner) {
-        return AgentResponse::Err {
+        return Response::Err {
             message: format!(
                 "not authorized: {requester} cannot edit schedule owned by {owner}",
                 owner = schedule.owner
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ pub(super) fn handle_edit_schedule(
     match coord.scheduled_prompts.update(schedule_id, patch) {
         Ok(()) => {
             coord.emit_schedules_snapshot();
-            AgentResponse::Ok
+            Response::Ok
         }
-        Err(e) => AgentResponse::Err {
+        Err(e) => Response::Err {
             message: format!("edit schedule {schedule_id}: {e:#}"),
         },
     }
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
index 93baf9d6..2ce4e737 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/wake.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //!
 //! Same wire shape as `hive-agent::forge_notify`'s wake: a single JSON
 //! line written to the hyperhive control socket (`/run/hive/mcp.sock`
-//! by default) carrying an `AgentRequest::Wake { from, body }`.
+//! by default) carrying an `Request::Wake { from, body }`.
 //! The agent harness's `agent_server` parses it and treats it as a
 //! `Wake` from the matrix subsystem.
 //!
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::net::UnixStream;
 
-/// Send an `AgentRequest::Wake { from: "matrix", body }` to the hyperhive
+/// Send an `Request::Wake { from: "matrix", body }` to the hyperhive
 /// 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
+/// Wire format matches `hive_agent_sock::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.
diff --git a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
index 73180185..c8bf4c15 100644
--- a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub mod jobs;
 pub mod paths;
 pub mod wire_time;
 
-/// Server-side hard cap on `Recv.max` (see `AgentRequest::Recv`). Bounds
+/// Server-side hard cap on `Recv.max` (see the `Recv` request). Bounds
 /// the size of a single round-trip so a confused caller can't drain the
 /// entire inbox in one go and blow past wire-buffer sizes; everything
 /// above the cap silently clamps. 5 keeps individual turns small — a big
@@ -352,401 +352,6 @@ pub struct TaskFile {
     pub stderr_tail: Option<String>,
 }
 
-/// Unified request enum for both agent and manager sockets. The agent's
-/// identity is the socket it arrived on. Privileged variants are marked
-/// `*(privileged)*` — an agent socket returns `Err` for them server-side.
-///
-/// `AgentRequest` and `ManagerRequest` are type aliases for this enum;
-/// existing callers continue to compile unchanged.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(tag = "cmd", rename_all = "snake_case")]
-pub enum Request {
-    /// Send a message to another agent.
-    Send {
-        to: String,
-        body: String,
-        /// Optional id of the message being replied to. Stored in the
-        /// broker DB and returned on `Recv` so the dashboard can render
-        /// threads. Ignored if the id is unknown or out of retention.
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        in_reply_to: Option<i64>,
-    },
-    /// Pop pending messages from this agent's inbox.
-    /// Delivery + ack cycle: see
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
-    Recv {
-        #[serde(default)]
-        wait_seconds: Option<u64>,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        max: Option<u32>,
-    },
-    /// Non-mutating: how many pending messages are addressed to me?
-    /// Used by the harness to render a status line after each tool call.
-    Status,
-    /// Operator-injected message TO this agent (from this agent's own web
-    /// UI). Recipient is implicit — `from` is `"operator"`. Effectively the
-    /// per-agent equivalent of the old dashboard T4LK form, but scoped to
-    /// the agent whose page the operator is on.
-    OperatorMsg { body: String },
-    /// Wake-up event injected from inside the container. Recipient is
-    /// implicit (this agent); `from` is caller-chosen. See
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Wake injection` for the trust model and
-    /// typical callers. The wake is persisted in the sqlite broker
-    /// like any other message — the agent can ack it via `AckUntil`.
-    Wake { from: String, body: String },
-    /// Last `limit` messages addressed to this agent, newest-first.
-    /// Non-mutating — pulls from the broker without delivering. The
-    /// per-agent web UI uses this to render its own inbox section.
-    Recent { limit: u64 },
-    /// Surface a question to either the operator or another agent.
-    /// Routing + shape: see
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Question routing (Ask / Answer)`.
-    Ask {
-        question: String,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        options: Vec<String>,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        multi: bool,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        ttl_seconds: Option<u64>,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        to: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Answer a question previously routed to this agent via
-    /// `HelperEvent::QuestionAsked`. Authorised callers + threading
-    /// back via `HelperEvent::QuestionAnswered`: see
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Question routing (Ask / Answer)`.
-    Answer { id: i64, answer: String },
-    /// Schedule a reminder message to be delivered to this agent at a
-    /// future time. The reminder lands in the agent's inbox as an auto-sent
-    /// message from `"reminder"`. Use for agent follow-ups (e.g. check task
-    /// status, retry failed operation). Message length is limited; pass
-    /// `file_path` to store in a file and get a path-reference message
-    /// instead.
-    Remind {
-        message: String,
-        timing: ReminderTiming,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        file_path: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Loose-ends view. On the agent socket: `None` = self; direct
-    /// children are always accessible; non-children require the
-    /// `query_agent_state` capability — rejected with an error otherwise;
-    /// `"*"` is always rejected (use the manager socket). On the manager
-    /// socket: `None` = manager self, `"*"` = hive-wide, any name =
-    /// that agent. See `docs/conventions.md::Loose-ends wire shape`.
-    GetLooseEnds {
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        agent: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Upsert a *todo* (loose-ends v2) from an in-container
-    /// subsystem (matrix / forge / bash). `subsystem` is the producer
-    /// marker; `key` is the optional subsystem-specific dedup key (a
-    /// matrix room id, a bash task id). Re-pushing an identical keyed
-    /// todo is a no-op; a new-or-changed one coalesces a wake to the
-    /// agent. Keyless todos always insert as one-offs.
-    UpsertTodo {
-        subsystem: String,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        key: Option<String>,
-        summary: String,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        source: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Clear producer-resolved todo(s) by `(subsystem, key)`. `key =
-    /// Some(k)` clears the one keyed row; `key = None` clears **all** of
-    /// the subsystem's keyless todos (rows with no key can't be told
-    /// apart — clear a specific one via `MarkTodoDone` by id). `all =
-    /// true` wipes the producer's whole set (cancel-and-recreate on
-    /// daemon restart).
-    ClearTodo {
-        subsystem: String,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        key: Option<String>,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        all: bool,
-    },
-    /// List todos, optionally filtered to one `subsystem` (a producer
-    /// enumerating its own set). `None` = all.
-    ListTodos {
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        subsystem: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// The agent marks one of its own todos done, by id.
-    MarkTodoDone { id: i64 },
-    /// Count of pending (un-delivered) reminders. On the agent socket:
-    /// same target rules as `GetLooseEnds` (self/children free;
-    /// non-children require `query_agent_state`; `"*"` rejected).
-    /// On the manager socket: `None` = self, any name = that agent.
-    /// Used by the harness's per-turn stats sink.
-    CountPendingReminders {
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        agent: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Reminder statistics: counts of scheduled, delivered, and pending
-    /// reminders over a time window. `since_secs` filters to reminders
-    /// created in the last N seconds (0 = all). On the agent socket:
-    /// same target rules as `GetLooseEnds` (self/children free;
-    /// non-children require `query_agent_state`; `"*"` rejected).
-    /// On the manager socket: `None` = self, any name = that agent.
-    ReminderRollup {
-        /// Only count reminders created in the last N seconds from now.
-        /// Pass 0 to include all reminders.
-        #[serde(default)]
-        since_secs: u64,
-        /// Whose reminders to roll up. `None` = the caller's own.
-        /// `Some("<name>")` = that agent's (requires `query_agent_state`
-        /// capability on the agent socket; always available on the manager
-        /// socket).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        agent: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Set a free-text status string visible on the dashboard. The harness
-    /// writes `{state_dir}/hyperhive-status` locally before sending this
-    /// request; hive-c0re just triggers a dashboard rescan on receipt.
-    /// Pass an empty string to clear the status.
-    SetStatus { text: String },
-    /// Fetch identity + status for an agent. `name = None` =
-    /// self-introspection; `Some(<agent>)` = target query. See
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Agent metadata`.
-    GetAgentMeta {
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        name: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// Cancel an open thread the agent owns. Authorisation +
-    /// per-kind semantics in
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Loose-ends wire shape`.
-    CancelLooseEnd { kind: CancelLooseEndKind, id: i64 },
-    /// Create a git repo *through hive-c0re*. Agents can't create
-    /// repos with their own forge token (`max_repo_creation = 0`); this is
-    /// the sanctioned path. hive-c0re creates `repo` in the c0re-owned
-    /// `agents` org, adds the calling agent as a write collaborator (not
-    /// owner), and applies operator-team branch protection so the author
-    /// can't merge its own PRs. Returns the new repo's full name.
-    CreateRepo { repo: String },
-    /// Mark every message popped since the last `AckTurn` as handled.
-    /// Harness↔broker pairing fired after `TurnOutcome::Ok`. See
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
-    AckTurn,
-    /// Mark every inbox message with broker row id `<= up_to` as
-    /// handled (`acked_at` set), whether still pending or already
-    /// delivered. The agent-facing bulk-triage escape hatch for a
-    /// redelivered / accumulated backlog: instead of popping and
-    /// re-reading dozens of already-handled messages one turn at a
-    /// time, the agent acks everything up to the id it has seen.
-    /// Recipient-scoped — an agent can only ack its own rows. See
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
-    AckUntil { up_to: i64 },
-    /// Requeue every popped-but-unacked message back into the inbox.
-    /// Harness fires this once at boot to recover from
-    /// crashed-mid-turn sessions. See
-    /// `docs/conventions.md::Broker delivery + ack cycle`.
-    RequeueInflight,
-    /// Harness → c0re: "I saw the `GracefulStop` signal, ran my
-    /// stop-checkpoint turn (durable `/state` flushed) and am exiting my
-    /// serve loop now." Lets the `GracefulStop` orchestration stop the
-    /// container immediately instead of waiting out its timeout fallback.
-    GracefulStopComplete,
-    /// *(capability-gated: `read_host_journal`)* Fetch recent lines
-    /// from the host journal. Filters are all optional; omitting all
-    /// returns the last `lines` entries from the global journal.
-    GetHostJournal {
-        /// Filter to a specific systemd unit (e.g. `hive-c0re.service`).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        unit: Option<String>,
-        /// Machine name to pass to journalctl `-M` verbatim (e.g. `h-iris`).
-        /// The caller is responsible for the correct nspawn machine name.
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        container: Option<String>,
-        /// Number of journal lines to return (default 30, max 100).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        lines: Option<u32>,
-        /// Minimum syslog priority level.
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        priority: Option<JournalPriority>,
-        /// Regex to match against log message fields (journalctl `--grep`).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        grep: Option<String>,
-        /// Show entries on or newer than this timestamp (journalctl `--since`).
-        /// ISO 8601 or journalctl-accepted relative strings (e.g. `"-1h"`).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        since: Option<String>,
-        /// Show entries on or older than this timestamp (journalctl `--until`).
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        until: Option<String>,
-    },
-
-    // ---- privileged (manager socket only for now) ---------------------------
-    /// *(privileged)* Initialise a brand-new agent's proposed config repo
-    /// and queue an approval for the operator to review.
-    RequestInitConfig {
-        name: String,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        description: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// *(privileged)* Stop a sub-agent (graceful).
-    Kill { name: String },
-    /// *(privileged)* Start a previously-stopped sub-agent container.
-    Start { name: String },
-    /// *(privileged)* Restart a sub-agent container (stop + start).
-    Restart { name: String },
-    /// *(privileged)* Rebuild a sub-agent against the current hyperhive
-    /// flake + agent.nix. No approval required.
-    Update { name: String },
-    /// *(privileged)* Fetch recent journal lines for a sub-agent container.
-    GetLogs {
-        agent: String,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        lines: Option<u32>,
-    },
-    /// *(privileged)* Queue an approval to run `nix flake update [inputs...]`.
-    RequestUpdateMetaInputs {
-        #[serde(default)]
-        inputs: Vec<String>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        description: Option<String>,
-    },
-    /// *(privileged)* Queue an approval to add a scheduled prompt.
-    RequestSchedulePrompt(SchedulePromptPayload),
-    /// *(privileged)* Cancel a scheduled prompt.
-    CancelSchedule {
-        id: i64,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        targets: Option<Vec<String>>,
-    },
-    /// *(privileged)* List every schedule in the queue.
-    ListSchedules,
-    /// List all containers that are topological descendants of the calling
-    /// agent (direct children + their subtrees). Scoped to the caller's
-    /// subtree; gated by the `lifecycle` tool group. The result includes all
-    /// known descendants regardless of whether the container is currently
-    /// running — use `running` to distinguish.
-    ListDescendants,
-    /// *(privileged)* Fire a scheduled prompt out of band immediately.
-    FireScheduleNow { id: i64 },
-    /// *(privileged)* Edit an existing schedule's mutable fields.
-    EditSchedule {
-        id: i64,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        body: Option<String>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        description: Option<Option<String>>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        interval_seconds: Option<Option<u64>>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        next_fire_at_unix: Option<i64>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        targets_add: Option<Vec<String>>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        targets_remove: Option<Vec<String>>,
-    },
-}
-
-/// Backwards-compatible aliases. Both sockets now speak the unified `Request`
-/// / `Response` wire; the server-side privilege gate rejects privileged
-/// variants on agent sockets with `Err { message: "privileged variant..." }`.
-pub type AgentRequest = Request;
-pub type ManagerRequest = Request;
-
-/// Unified response enum for both agent and manager sockets. Privileged
-/// variants (`Logs`, `Schedules`) are never returned on agent sockets.
-///
-/// `AgentResponse` and `ManagerResponse` are type aliases for this enum.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
-pub enum Response {
-    /// `Send` succeeded.
-    Ok,
-    /// Either `Send` failed or `Recv` errored.
-    Err { message: String },
-    /// `Recv` result: zero or more messages, FIFO-ordered, never
-    /// longer than the `max` the caller passed. Empty vec = nothing
-    /// pending (the "(empty)" path for the formatter). Per-row `id` +
-    /// `redelivered` carry the broker's row id (tracked by the harness
-    /// for `AckTurn`, and surfaced to claude as a `[msg #<id>]` marker
-    /// so `AckUntil` has something to reference) and the "previously
-    /// popped, not acked" flag — see `DeliveredMessage` for details.
-    /// `remaining` is the inbox depth *after* this batch was popped —
-    /// how many still-pending messages the caller could drain next. The
-    /// harness surfaces it to claude ("N more pending") so an in-turn
-    /// `recv` learns whether the inbox is drained, mirroring the count
-    /// the wake prompt already carries.
-    Messages {
-        messages: Vec<DeliveredMessage>,
-        remaining: u64,
-    },
-    /// `Status` result: how many pending messages are in this agent's inbox.
-    Status { unread: u64 },
-    /// `AckUntil` result: how many rows were newly marked handled.
-    Acked { count: u64 },
-    /// `Recent` result: newest-first inbox rows.
-    Recent { rows: Vec<InboxRow> },
-    /// `Ask` result: the queued question id. The answer lands later
-    /// as `HelperEvent::QuestionAnswered` in this agent's inbox.
-    QuestionQueued { id: i64 },
-    /// `GetLooseEnds` result: list of loose ends pending against
-    /// this agent. Ordered newest-first within each kind.
-    LooseEnds { loose_ends: Vec<LooseEnd> },
-    /// `CountPendingReminders` result.
-    PendingRemindersCount { count: u64 },
-    /// `ReminderRollup` result: reminder activity stats for the agent.
-    ReminderRollup(ReminderStats),
-    /// `GetAgentMeta` result. Per-field semantics + serde defaults
-    /// live in `docs/conventions.md::Agent metadata`.
-    AgentMeta {
-        name: String,
-        #[serde(default = "default_true")]
-        running: bool,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        hyperhive_rev: Option<String>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        status_text: Option<String>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        status_set_at: Option<i64>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        hive_name: Option<String>,
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-        swarm_name: Option<String>,
-        /// Matrix identities this agent can act as (one per configured +
-        /// live account). Empty for agents with no matrix provisioning.
-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
-        matrix_accounts: Vec<MatrixIdentity>,
-    },
-    /// `GetLogs` result: journal lines for the requested container.
-    /// Returned on the manager socket only.
-    Logs { content: String },
-    /// `GetHostJournal` result: host journal lines matching the
-    /// requested filters. Returned on the agent socket when the agent
-    /// holds the `read_host_journal` capability.
-    HostJournal { content: String },
-    /// `ListSchedules` result. Snapshot of every schedule.
-    /// Returned on the manager socket only.
-    Schedules { schedules: Vec<WireSchedule> },
-    /// `CreateRepo` result: the new repo's full name (`agents/<repo>`)
-    /// and clone URL, so the agent can immediately `git clone` it.
-    RepoCreated {
-        full_name: String,
-        clone_url: String,
-    },
-    /// `ListDescendants` result: all descendant containers, with running
-    /// status. Ordered by topology depth (parents before children), then
-    /// alphabetically within each depth tier.
-    Containers { containers: Vec<ContainerInfo> },
-    /// `Recv` result when a graceful stop is pending for this agent
-    /// (set by hive-c0re's `GracefulStop` orchestration). Returned in
-    /// place of `Messages` — it doubles as the inbound fence: the harness
-    /// stops consuming normal inbox messages and instead runs one
-    /// stop-checkpoint turn (flush durable `/state`), then reports
-    /// `GracefulStopComplete` and exits its serve loop so the container
-    /// can be stopped cleanly. New sends keep queueing in the broker for
-    /// the agent's next start.
-    GracefulStop,
-}
-
-/// Backwards-compatible response aliases.
-pub type AgentResponse = Response;
-pub type ManagerResponse = Response;
-
 /// One entry in a `ListDescendants` result.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ContainerInfo {
@@ -802,13 +407,6 @@ pub struct MatrixIdentity {
     pub homeserver: String,
 }
 
-/// Serde default for the `running` field; keeps wire backwards-compat
-/// with pre-running-field payloads. See
-/// `docs/conventions.md::Agent metadata`.
-fn default_true() -> bool {
-    true
-}
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Manager socket — /run/hyperhive/manager/mcp.sock on the host, bind-mounted
 // into the manager container at /run/hive/mcp.sock.