diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index a8de0557f..58d7561b7 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -10741,8 +10741,10 @@ static void RequireAetheriaRuntimeVerseClientContract(string root)
         "loadoutTemplatesDocument.Reactive()",
         "starbridgeScenarioDocument.Reactive()",
         "starbridgeSessionDocument.Reactive()",
+        "latestFrameDocument.Reactive()",
         "BootstrapRuntimeCatalogSnapshot(),",
         "BootstrapLoadoutTemplatesDocument())",
+        "projectionInputs.RequireFrame()",
         "projectionInputs.Catalog",
         "projectionInputs.LoadoutTemplates.Templates",
         "projectionInputs.StarbridgeScenario",
@@ -10787,6 +10789,13 @@ static void RequireAetheriaRuntimeVerseClientContract(string root)
             "Aetheria runtime Verse client Starbridge projection still polls sibling documents instead of sampling managed reactive projection inputs.");
     }
 
+    if (client.Contains("RequireFrameAsync", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
+        client.Contains("Aetheria().Daemon.LatestFrame.LatestAsync()", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "Aetheria runtime Verse client projected documents still bootstrap through one-shot latest-frame reads instead of the managed reactive projection inputs.");
+    }
+
     var requiredClientStateSymbols = new[]
     {
         "public Func<string, string> CreateEveSurfaceStateRefResolver()",
@@ -14766,7 +14775,9 @@ static void RequireRuntimeStateReaderOwnsUnityStateAcquisition(string root)
     var requiredManagedClientConnectionSymbols = new[]
     {
         "public AetheriaClientState State => _state;",
-        "public AetheriaClientState Aetheria() => State;"
+        "public AetheriaClientState Aetheria() => State;",
+        "using var observedState = State.ReactiveObservedDaemon();",
+        "observedState.TryCurrent(out var current)"
     };
     var missingManagedClientConnectionSymbols = requiredManagedClientConnectionSymbols
         .Where(symbol => !aetheriaClient.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
@@ -14840,6 +14851,7 @@ static void RequireRuntimeStateReaderOwnsUnityStateAcquisition(string root)
 
     var forbiddenDaemonClientBypassSymbols = new[]
     {
+        ".ReadAsync(State)",
         "return _verse.GetObservedDaemonStateAsync();",
         "return _verse.GetLatestAuthoritativeRunFrameAsync();",
         "return _verse.GetHealthAsync();",
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClient.cs b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClient.cs
index 9f0fab470..61fba67f3 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClient.cs
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClient.cs
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             ThrowIfDisposed();
             if (submit == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(submit));
 
-            var observed = AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState
-                .ReadAsync(State)
-                .GetAwaiter()
-                .GetResult();
+            using var observedState = State.ReactiveObservedDaemon();
+            var observed = observedState.TryCurrent(out var current)
+                ? current
+                : null;
             var operationClient = new AetheriaRuntimeDaemonOperationClient(
                 StatePath,
                 _clientId,
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
index d71a86e2a..e52f3797c 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
@@ -544,7 +544,10 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
                 AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.StarbridgeScenarioLatest);
             var starbridgeSessionDocument = Document<AetheriaRuntimeStarbridgeSessionDocument>(
                 AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.StarbridgeSessionLatest);
+            var latestFrameDocument = Document<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument>(
+                AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.DaemonFrameLatest);
             var projectionInputs = new AetheriaRuntimeReactiveProjectionInputs(
+                latestFrameDocument.Reactive(),
                 catalogDocument.Reactive(),
                 loadoutTemplatesDocument.Reactive(),
                 starbridgeScenarioDocument.Reactive(),
@@ -562,8 +565,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
                     AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.DaemonCommandBoundary),
                 Document<AetheriaRuntimeVerseAuthorityPolicyDocument>(
                     AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.VerseAuthorityPolicy),
-                Document<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument>(
-                    AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.DaemonFrameLatest),
+                latestFrameDocument,
                 Document<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaViewDocument>(
                     AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.DaemonSoaViewLatest),
                 Document<EveSurfaceState>(
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
                 return CultMesh.Document(
                     documentId,
                     verse,
-                    async _ => await project(await RequireFrameAsync().ConfigureAwait(false)).ConfigureAwait(false),
+                    async _ => await project(projectionInputs.RequireFrame()).ConfigureAwait(false),
                     _ => frameChanges
                         .SelectAwait(async (frame, cancellationToken) =>
                             await project(frame).ConfigureAwait(false)),
@@ -754,14 +756,6 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument> RequireFrameAsync()
-        {
-            var frame = await Aetheria().Daemon.LatestFrame.LatestAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            if (frame == null)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Aetheria Verse client has no daemon frame yet.");
-            return frame;
-        }
-
         private CultMeshMutableStatePointer<T> MutableDocumentPointer<T>(CultRecordKey key) where T : class
         {
             return CultMesh.MutableStatePointer(
@@ -786,6 +780,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
 
         private sealed class AetheriaRuntimeReactiveProjectionInputs : IDisposable
         {
+            private readonly CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument> _daemonFrame;
             private readonly CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeCatalogSnapshot> _catalog;
             private readonly CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeLoadoutTemplatesDocument> _loadoutTemplates;
             private readonly CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeStarbridgeScenarioDocument> _starbridgeScenario;
@@ -794,6 +789,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             private readonly AetheriaRuntimeLoadoutTemplatesDocument _fallbackLoadoutTemplates;
 
             public AetheriaRuntimeReactiveProjectionInputs(
+                CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument> daemonFrame,
                 CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeCatalogSnapshot> catalog,
                 CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeLoadoutTemplatesDocument> loadoutTemplates,
                 CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeStarbridgeScenarioDocument> starbridgeScenario,
@@ -801,6 +797,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
                 AetheriaRuntimeCatalogSnapshot fallbackCatalog,
                 AetheriaRuntimeLoadoutTemplatesDocument fallbackLoadoutTemplates)
             {
+                _daemonFrame = daemonFrame ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(daemonFrame));
                 _catalog = catalog ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(catalog));
                 _loadoutTemplates = loadoutTemplates ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loadoutTemplates));
                 _starbridgeScenario = starbridgeScenario ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(starbridgeScenario));
@@ -814,8 +811,15 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             public AetheriaRuntimeStarbridgeScenarioDocument? StarbridgeScenario => _starbridgeScenario.Current;
             public AetheriaRuntimeStarbridgeSessionDocument? StarbridgeSession => _starbridgeSession.Current;
 
+            public AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument RequireFrame()
+            {
+                return _daemonFrame.Current
+                    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Aetheria Verse client has no daemon frame yet.");
+            }
+
             public void Dispose()
             {
+                _daemonFrame.Dispose();
                 _catalog.Dispose();
                 _loadoutTemplates.Dispose();
                 _starbridgeScenario.Dispose();