diff --git a/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md b/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
index d507ae44..1ddc3778 100644
--- a/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
+++ b/notes/fresh-workspace-handoff.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Current host authority:
 - The authenticated Windows release containing the typed snapshot receiver is
   published in the Starfire local Verse. Its repository Body is observed at the
   canonical worktree under immutable `gamecult.epiphany.main` swarm identity.
+- Local Verse topology is explicitly seeded from `repo:F:/Projects/Epiphany`.
+  Bootstrap requires a non-empty `repo:` Body domain; compiled workstation paths
+  no longer own cluster jurisdiction.
 - Heartbeat and resident Self are running as detached Starfire processes. Live
   readiness is `active`: both providers are fresh, stores are coherent and
   separate, credentials and workspace are ready, no lease is active, private
diff --git a/state/ledgers.msgpack b/state/ledgers.msgpack
index 84a45e43..46fda38c 100644
Binary files a/state/ledgers.msgpack and b/state/ledgers.msgpack differ
diff --git a/state/map.yaml b/state/map.yaml
index bd4282c2..1426a05c 100644
--- a/state/map.yaml
+++ b/state/map.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ invariants:
   - Evidence and git retain history; this map retains only state that changes future decisions.
 
 current_status:
-  summary: The small Yggdrasil at 94.130.75.184 is the canonical public and Bifrost host; Starfire is the temporary Epiphany cognition body. Yggdrasil runs a native typed Bifrost Persona-feedback provider with one exact GameCult/Aquarium binding, signed immutable exports, no pending failures, and no private state exposure. Starfire runs an authenticated release containing the typed snapshot receiver; its repository Body is observed at the canonical worktree, the signed snapshot crossing is admitted as transport-only, heartbeat and resident Self are fresh after a controlled restart, and the canonical brake remains engaged.
+  summary: The small Yggdrasil at 94.130.75.184 is the canonical public and Bifrost host; Starfire is the temporary Epiphany cognition body. Yggdrasil runs a ready typed Bifrost Persona-feedback provider with one exact GameCult/Aquarium binding and signed immutable exports. Starfire runs an authenticated release containing the typed snapshot receiver and explicit repository-Body topology binding. Its live Verse names only repo:F:/Projects/Epiphany, the signed snapshot crossing is transport-only, heartbeat and resident Self are fresh after a controlled restart, no private state is exposed, and the canonical brake remains engaged.
   operational_state:
     local_worktree: deployment_changes_in_progress
     operator_wireguard: restored
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ current_status:
     starfire_swarm_brake: canonical_engaged
     starfire_release: authenticated_and_published
     starfire_repository_body: bound_and_observed
+    starfire_verse_topology: bound_to_current_repository_body
     starfire_native_status: active_braked
     bifrost: base_application_active_on_yggdrasil
     bifrost_persona_feedback: ready_on_yggdrasil