diff --git a/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc b/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc
index 54ef3c3f4..0473a60bc 100644
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diff --git a/Aetheria.State/README.md b/Aetheria.State/README.md
index 1f34b5abb..247d3908a 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State/README.md
+++ b/Aetheria.State/README.md
@@ -129,8 +129,16 @@ catalog reader. It also proves runtime commit envelopes for settings and run
 zone/entity snapshots can be queued, applied through `Aetheria.State`, and
 cleared.
 
-`Aetheria.State.ApplyPending` is the bounded local applicator for queued Unity
-runtime commits:
+`Economy.Server` opens the CultMesh state host, applies pending runtime commits
+on startup, and polls for new pending commits while running. For a bounded
+one-shot drain without leaving the host running:
+
+```powershell
+dotnet run --project .\Economy.Server\Economy.Server.csproj -- --apply-pending-once
+```
+
+`Aetheria.State.ApplyPending` is the smaller local operator applicator for
+queued Unity runtime commits when the server host is not being used:
 
 ```powershell
 dotnet run --project .\Aetheria.State.ApplyPending\Aetheria.State.ApplyPending.csproj -- .
diff --git a/Economy.Server/Program.cs b/Economy.Server/Program.cs
index e653b7e46..bacd10b21 100644
--- a/Economy.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Economy.Server/Program.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ internal static class Program
             startServer: true).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         await EnsureWorldDocumentAsync(node).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await ApplyPendingRuntimeCommitsAsync(node).ConfigureAwait(false);
         await node.FlushAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+        if (HasFlag(args, "--apply-pending-once"))
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Aetheria pending runtime commit drain completed.");
+            return;
+        }
+
         Console.WriteLine("Aetheria CultMesh state host is running. Press Ctrl+C to stop.");
-        await WaitForShutdownAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await RunUntilShutdownAsync(node, PendingInterval(args)).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         Console.WriteLine("Aetheria CultMesh state host stopping.");
     }
@@ -59,7 +66,24 @@ internal static class Program
         }).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
-    private static Task WaitForShutdownAsync()
+    private static async Task ApplyPendingRuntimeCommitsAsync(AetheriaStateNode node)
+    {
+        var report = await AetheriaRuntimeCommitLogApplier.ApplyPendingAsync(node).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (report.AppliedPaths.Length == 0)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("No pending Aetheria runtime commits.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine(
+            "Applied pending Aetheria runtime commits: " +
+            $"settings={report.AppliedPlayerSettings}, " +
+            $"loadouts={report.AppliedLoadoutTemplates}, " +
+            $"runs={report.AppliedRunCheckpoints}, " +
+            $"files={report.AppliedPaths.Length}");
+    }
+
+    private static async Task RunUntilShutdownAsync(AetheriaStateNode node, TimeSpan pendingInterval)
     {
         var stopped = new TaskCompletionSource<object?>();
         Console.CancelKeyPress += (_, eventArgs) =>
@@ -68,6 +92,34 @@ internal static class Program
             stopped.TrySetResult(null);
         };
 
-        return stopped.Task;
+        while (!stopped.Task.IsCompleted)
+        {
+            var delay = Task.Delay(pendingInterval);
+            var completed = await Task.WhenAny(stopped.Task, delay).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (completed == stopped.Task)
+                break;
+
+            await ApplyPendingRuntimeCommitsAsync(node).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static TimeSpan PendingInterval(IReadOnlyList<string> args)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0; i < args.Count - 1; i++)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(args[i], "--pending-interval-ms", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                int.TryParse(args[i + 1], out var milliseconds) &&
+                milliseconds > 0)
+            {
+                return TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(milliseconds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasFlag(IReadOnlyList<string> args, string flag)
+    {
+        return args.Any(arg => string.Equals(arg, flag, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
index b8fb123f0..9f467826d 100644
--- a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
+++ b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ legacy catalog cache, and legacy UI paths should be migration-only or deleted.
   files, and generated keyboard layout caches no longer write bespoke durable files. The
   legacy
   `PlayerSettings` runtime object is no longer decorated as a MessagePack
-  persistence shape. `Aetheria.State.ApplyPending` is the repo-local applicator
-  entrypoint for draining `aetheria-world.cc.pending` into canonical typed state
-  until that worker is hosted as a daemon/CultMesh organ.
+  persistence shape. `Economy.Server` now drains `aetheria-world.cc.pending`
+  into canonical typed state on startup and on a daemon polling loop while
+  hosting the CultMesh state node. `Aetheria.State.ApplyPending` remains a
+  bounded local operator applicator.
 - Shared domain state is still partly built around `DatabaseEntry`, GUID
   identity, MessagePack attributes, and static cache references. Newtonsoft,
   JsonKnownTypes, RethinkDB, LiteNetLib client transport, and the broken
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ legacy catalog cache, and legacy UI paths should be migration-only or deleted.
   `ActionGameManager` binds the typed runtime item catalog projected from
   `aetheria-world.cc`. MessagePack catalog construction no longer grabs global
   `DatabaseLinkBase` authority.
-- `Economy.Server` now starts the modern `Aetheria.State` CultMesh node and no
+- `Economy.Server` now starts the modern `Aetheria.State` CultMesh node, drains
+  pending Unity runtime commits through the typed state applicator, and no
   longer owns RethinkDB/LiteNetLib state.
 - `Aetheria.State.Import` writes a typed quarantine manifest and migration
   ledger for the legacy catalog files. It also raw-decodes stable old
@@ -170,6 +172,9 @@ legacy catalog cache, and legacy UI paths should be migration-only or deleted.
   successfully applied command files by default. It is an operational bridge,
   not a second state owner; the applicator delegates all writes to
   `AetheriaStateNode`.
+- `Economy.Server` hosts the CultMesh state node and now owns the long-running
+  pending runtime commit drain loop. `--apply-pending-once` runs the same drain
+  path once for smoke/operator use without keeping the process alive.
 - `AetheriaCatalogSurfaceProjector` now emits the first provider-owned Eve
   surface from typed catalog state. The importer materializes a
   `gamecult.eve.surface.v1` catalog operator document at
@@ -530,6 +535,8 @@ First Aetheria surfaces to publish:
      documents.
    - Done: add `Aetheria.State.ApplyPending` as a bounded local applicator for
      queued runtime commits until the drain loop is hosted as a daemon.
+   - Done: move the pending runtime commit drain into `Economy.Server` startup
+     and daemon polling, with `--apply-pending-once` for bounded operation.
    - Done: stop legacy catalog pull/read paths from writing entries back to
      their source backing store.
    - Done: delete legacy catalog backing-store write/realtime APIs.