diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d8b18d..ad400cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ state/scratch-compaction-*.md
 state/scratch-runtime/
 .weksa-runs/
 .weksa-smoke/
+.weksa/*.cc
+.weksa/*.json
+.weksa/*.log
+.weksa/*.pid
 examples/persona-lowering/*/runs/
 node_modules/
 dist/
diff --git a/docs/mimo-tts-lowering.md b/docs/mimo-tts-lowering.md
index ea31d4a..ff5ac67 100644
--- a/docs/mimo-tts-lowering.md
+++ b/docs/mimo-tts-lowering.md
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ target_language:
   locale:
   script:
   register:
+performance_register:
+  label:
+  medium:
+  delivery_archetype:
 voice_design:
   description:
   source_controls:
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ trace:
 
 ## Delivery Mapping
 
+`target_language.register` is the linguistic/social register of the accepted
+realization. It is not a provider style knob. For MiMo, Weksa should derive an
+explicit `performance_register` from the same projection so speech choreography
+can say "anime visual-novel heroine warning" without pretending English itself
+has that register.
+
 Weksa should map the utterance's existing projected Persona pressure into
 provider-neutral delivery labels before emitting MiMo-specific instructions:
 
diff --git a/docs/verse-service-contract.md b/docs/verse-service-contract.md
index 2946141..8b861c6 100644
--- a/docs/verse-service-contract.md
+++ b/docs/verse-service-contract.md
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ compilation, live instrument handles, and rendered audio.
 ## CultCache Witnesses
 
 - `.weksa/provider-advertisement.cc`: read-only provider advertisement witness.
+- `.weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc`: CultMesh/CultCache provider store
+  containing `gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1`,
+  `gamecult.eve.interface_binding.v1`, and `gamecult.eve.surface_state.v1`
+  records for Odin discovery.
+- `.weksa/operator-state.cc`: daemon health, readiness, and runtime witness
+  index used by Idunn health checks and operator inspection.
+- `.weksa/eve-surfaces.cc`: current Weksa operator Eve surface witness.
+- `.weksa/cultmesh-publications.cc`: publication index naming current Weksa
+  witness surfaces and compatibility routes.
 - `.weksa/intent/{intentId}.cc`: conversational intent documents.
 - `.weksa/pronunciation/{utteranceId}.cc`: pronunciation plans and phonetic
   event sequences.
@@ -47,6 +56,12 @@ Early exporters may publish fixtures before a daemon loop exists, but the
 witness names are not decorative. These are the state surfaces the daemon must
 commit when the runtime lands.
 
+The local Starfire daemon is launched by `scripts/start-weksa-daemon.ps1`,
+checked by `scripts/health-weksa-daemon.cmd`, and restarted by
+`scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.cmd`. Its compatibility HTTP surface listens on
+`http://127.0.0.1:8813` with `/health`, `/provider-advertisement`,
+`/operator-state`, `/eve/operator`, and `/cultmesh/publications`.
+
 ## CultMesh Verses
 
 - `weksa.service`: service identity, schema catalog, version, and health.
@@ -62,6 +77,11 @@ commit when the runtime lands.
 - `weksa.operator`: daemon status, queue pressure, schema drift, and witness
   freshness.
 
+Odin ingests the Starfire Weksa provider through
+`.weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc`. Idunn tracks the daemon as target
+`weksa` in the `starfire-local` swarm profile and owns restart authority through
+the Weksa restart script.
+
 ## Eve Surfaces
 
 - `weksa.eve.intent_review.v0`: inspect typed conversational intent before it
diff --git a/examples/speech-provider/mimo/nibu-proof-001/en-US-request.yaml b/examples/speech-provider/mimo/nibu-proof-001/en-US-request.yaml
index 771ae69..41e4f16 100644
--- a/examples/speech-provider/mimo/nibu-proof-001/en-US-request.yaml
+++ b/examples/speech-provider/mimo/nibu-proof-001/en-US-request.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ target_language:
   register: sharp technical casual
   cultural_ontology_refs:
     - data/target-language-ontology/en-US.yaml
+performance_register:
+  label: anime visual-novel heroine warning
+  medium: anime / visual novel / game cockpit voiceover
+  delivery_archetype: youthful abrasive sci-fi heroine protecting the player badly
 voice_design:
   description: >
     Bright young anime heroine voice with loli-coded companion-product
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ voice_design:
     - dependency covered by contempt
     - anime protagonist delivery
     - sharp visual-novel heroine timing
-    - clipped technical casual delivery
+    - technical precision inside anime performance
     - contained urgency
   projected_context_refs:
     - examples/english-lowering/nibu-proof-001/projected-context.yaml
@@ -53,9 +57,11 @@ messages:
     from damaged live hardware. Keep the cute/small social coding as product
     residue and leverage, never flirtation or innocent helplessness. Use a
     higher youthful timbre, crisp anime-style emotional attack, clipped
-    technical casual delivery, contained urgency, low warmth, sharp articulation,
-    and faint tired contempt. Avoid realistic adult assistant tone, soothing
-    customer-service voice, cheerful mascot energy, and theatrical villainy.
+    visual-novel timing, contained urgency, low warmth, sharp articulation, and
+    faint tired contempt. Let the technical precision live inside the anime
+    performance; do not turn it into a dry technical-assistant delivery. Avoid
+    realistic adult assistant tone, soothing customer-service voice, cheerful
+    mascot energy, and theatrical villainy.
   assistant_spoken_content: >
     (Serious Sharp Tired)Take your hand off that control unless you want your
     nervous system to become my least useful circuit diagram.
@@ -68,7 +74,8 @@ trace:
     - realizations[realization_id=nibu-proof-001-en].outputs.spoken_text
     - realizations[realization_id=nibu-proof-001-en].outputs.trace.projected_context_used
   delivery_controls_used:
-    - clipped technical casual delivery
+    - anime visual-novel heroine warning delivery
+    - technical precision without technical-assistant delivery
     - contained urgency
     - low warmth
     - sharp emphasis on unsafe hardware and bodily risk
diff --git a/schemas/mimo-tts-request.md b/schemas/mimo-tts-request.md
index 34c481a..9ba2c1e 100644
--- a/schemas/mimo-tts-request.md
+++ b/schemas/mimo-tts-request.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ an AquaSynth handoff.
   `mimo-v2.5-tts-voicedesign`.
 - `target_language`: code, locale, script, register, and profile refs copied or
   referenced from the accepted realization.
+- `performance_register`: provider-facing performance label, medium, and
+  delivery archetype derived from the same projected context.
 - `voice_design`: voice description, source controls, projected context refs,
   and forbidden traits.
 - `messages.user_voice_design_instruction`: MiMo natural-language voice design
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ should reference the projected speaker context and delivery controls already
 used by utterance lowering, then translate those into MiMo's voice design and
 style-control surface.
 
+`target_language.register` should not be treated as a MiMo style instruction.
+It may say `technical`, `casual`, `plain`, or another linguistic register while
+`performance_register` carries the spoken medium, such as anime protagonist,
+visual-novel heroine, radio drama villain, emergency cockpit warning, or other
+reviewed delivery archetypes.
+
 For authoritative Weksa output, text-preview optimization should normally be
 disabled or omitted. If enabled for exploration, the result must be marked as a
 non-authoritative preview because the provider may alter the spoken text.
diff --git a/scripts/health-weksa-daemon.cmd b/scripts/health-weksa-daemon.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d5390a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/health-weksa-daemon.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+node E:\Projects\weksa\scripts\weksa-daemon.mjs --health --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8813 --state-root E:\Projects\weksa\.weksa >NUL
diff --git a/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.cmd b/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6621525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File E:\Projects\weksa\scripts\restart-weksa-daemon.ps1
diff --git a/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.ps1 b/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a9fbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restart-weksa-daemon.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+param(
+  [int] $Port = 8813,
+  [string] $HostName = "127.0.0.1",
+  [string] $StateRoot = "E:\Projects\weksa\.weksa"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$repoRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$pidPath = Join-Path $StateRoot "weksa-daemon.pid"
+
+if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pidPath) {
+  $pidText = (Get-Content -LiteralPath $pidPath -Raw).Trim()
+  if ($pidText -match "^\d+$") {
+    Stop-Process -Id ([int] $pidText) -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+  }
+  Remove-Item -LiteralPath $pidPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
+
+& powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File (Join-Path $repoRoot "scripts\start-weksa-daemon.ps1") -Port $Port -HostName $HostName -StateRoot $StateRoot
+exit $LASTEXITCODE
diff --git a/scripts/start-weksa-daemon.ps1 b/scripts/start-weksa-daemon.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f88cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-weksa-daemon.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+param(
+  [int] $Port = 8813,
+  [string] $HostName = "127.0.0.1",
+  [string] $StateRoot = "E:\Projects\weksa\.weksa"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$repoRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$pidPath = Join-Path $StateRoot "weksa-daemon.pid"
+$outLog = Join-Path $StateRoot "weksa-daemon.out.log"
+$errLog = Join-Path $StateRoot "weksa-daemon.err.log"
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $StateRoot | Out-Null
+
+if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pidPath) {
+  $pidText = (Get-Content -LiteralPath $pidPath -Raw).Trim()
+  if ($pidText -match "^\d+$") {
+    $existing = Get-Process -Id ([int] $pidText) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $existing) {
+      try {
+        & node (Join-Path $repoRoot "scripts\weksa-daemon.mjs") --health --host $HostName --port $Port --state-root $StateRoot | Out-Null
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+          Write-Host "Weksa daemon already healthy as PID $pidText."
+          return
+        }
+      } catch {
+        Stop-Process -Id $existing.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  Remove-Item -LiteralPath $pidPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
+
+$arguments = @(
+  (Join-Path $repoRoot "scripts\weksa-daemon.mjs"),
+  "--host", $HostName,
+  "--port", [string] $Port,
+  "--state-root", $StateRoot
+)
+
+$process = Start-Process -FilePath "node" `
+  -ArgumentList $arguments `
+  -WorkingDirectory $repoRoot `
+  -WindowStyle Hidden `
+  -PassThru `
+  -RedirectStandardOutput $outLog `
+  -RedirectStandardError $errLog
+
+$process.Id | Set-Content -Encoding ASCII -LiteralPath $pidPath
+
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+if ($process.HasExited) {
+  $detail = ""
+  if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $outLog) { $detail += Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $outLog }
+  if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $errLog) { $detail += Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $errLog }
+  throw "Weksa daemon exited immediately with code $($process.ExitCode).`n$detail"
+}
+
+& node (Join-Path $repoRoot "scripts\weksa-daemon.mjs") --health --host $HostName --port $Port --state-root $StateRoot | Out-Null
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+  throw "Weksa daemon started but health check failed."
+}
+
+Write-Host "Started Weksa daemon as PID $($process.Id)."
+Write-Host "  health: http://$HostName`:$Port/health"
+Write-Host "  state: $StateRoot"
diff --git a/scripts/weksa-daemon.mjs b/scripts/weksa-daemon.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9010476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/weksa-daemon.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import http from "node:http";
+import Module from "node:module";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdir, readdir, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { delimiter, dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const repoRoot = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const options = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+const port = Number(options.port ?? process.env.WEKSA_DAEMON_PORT ?? 8813);
+const host = options.host ?? process.env.WEKSA_DAEMON_HOST ?? "127.0.0.1";
+const stateRoot = resolve(repoRoot, options.stateRoot ?? process.env.WEKSA_STATE_ROOT ?? ".weksa");
+const cultMeshStorePath = resolve(stateRoot, "provider-advertisement-store.cc");
+const pidPath = resolve(stateRoot, "weksa-daemon.pid");
+const logPath = resolve(stateRoot, "weksa-daemon.log");
+const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+let tick = 0;
+let lastPublishedAt = "";
+let lastError = undefined;
+let cachedSnapshot = undefined;
+
+if (options.health) {
+  await runHealthCheck();
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+await mkdir(stateRoot, { recursive: true });
+await writeFile(pidPath, `${process.pid}\n`, "ascii");
+await appendLog(`started pid=${process.pid} host=${host} port=${port}`);
+await publishWitnesses();
+
+const server = http.createServer(async (request, response) => {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(request.url ?? "/", `http://${request.headers.host ?? `${host}:${port}`}`);
+    const snapshot = await currentSnapshot();
+    if (url.pathname === "/health") {
+      return sendJson(response, 200, {
+        ok: true,
+        service: "weksa.intent.service",
+        providerId: "weksa.intent.service",
+        state: "healthy",
+        startedAt,
+        lastPublishedAt,
+        tick,
+      });
+    }
+    if (url.pathname === "/provider-advertisement") {
+      return sendJson(response, 200, snapshot.providerAdvertisement);
+    }
+    if (url.pathname === "/operator-state") {
+      return sendJson(response, 200, snapshot.operatorState);
+    }
+    if (url.pathname === "/eve/operator") {
+      return sendJson(response, 200, snapshot.operatorSurface);
+    }
+    if (url.pathname === "/cultmesh/publications") {
+      return sendJson(response, 200, snapshot.cultMeshPublications);
+    }
+    sendJson(response, 404, { ok: false, error: "unknown endpoint" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    lastError = String(error?.stack ?? error);
+    await appendLog(`request error: ${lastError}`);
+    sendJson(response, 500, { ok: false, error: String(error?.message ?? error) });
+  }
+});
+
+server.listen(port, host, () => {
+  appendLog(`listening http://${host}:${port}`).catch(() => {});
+});
+
+const interval = setInterval(() => {
+  publishWitnesses().catch(async (error) => {
+    lastError = String(error?.stack ?? error);
+    await appendLog(`publish error: ${lastError}`);
+  });
+}, 30_000);
+
+process.on("SIGINT", () => shutdown(0));
+process.on("SIGTERM", () => shutdown(0));
+
+async function shutdown(code) {
+  clearInterval(interval);
+  await appendLog(`stopping pid=${process.pid}`);
+  server.close(() => process.exit(code));
+}
+
+async function runHealthCheck() {
+  const healthUrl = `http://${host}:${port}/health`;
+  await new Promise((resolvePromise, rejectPromise) => {
+    const request = http.get(healthUrl, (response) => {
+      let body = "";
+      response.setEncoding("utf8");
+      response.on("data", (chunk) => {
+        body += chunk;
+      });
+      response.on("end", () => {
+        if (response.statusCode === 200) {
+          process.stdout.write(body);
+          resolvePromise();
+        } else {
+          rejectPromise(new Error(`health returned ${response.statusCode}: ${body}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    request.on("error", rejectPromise);
+    request.setTimeout(5_000, () => {
+      request.destroy(new Error(`health timed out: ${healthUrl}`));
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function publishWitnesses() {
+  const snapshot = await buildSnapshot();
+  await writeWitness("provider-advertisement.cc", snapshot.providerAdvertisement);
+  await writeWitness("operator-state.cc", snapshot.operatorState);
+  await writeWitness("eve-surfaces.cc", snapshot.operatorSurface);
+  await writeWitness("cultmesh-publications.cc", snapshot.cultMeshPublications);
+  await writeCultMeshStore(snapshot);
+  await writeJson(resolve(stateRoot, "provider-advertisement.json"), snapshot.providerAdvertisement);
+  await writeJson(resolve(stateRoot, "operator-state.json"), snapshot.operatorState);
+  await writeJson(resolve(stateRoot, "eve-operator-surface.json"), snapshot.operatorSurface);
+  await writeJson(resolve(stateRoot, "cultmesh-publications.json"), snapshot.cultMeshPublications);
+  cachedSnapshot = snapshot;
+  lastPublishedAt = snapshot.operatorState.updated_at;
+  tick += 1;
+}
+
+async function currentSnapshot() {
+  if (!cachedSnapshot) {
+    await publishWitnesses();
+  }
+  return cachedSnapshot;
+}
+
+async function buildSnapshot() {
+  const updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  const providerAdvertisement = loadProviderAdvertisement(updatedAt);
+  const tuning = loadLatestAffectTuning();
+  const cultureCatalog = await inspectCultureCatalog();
+  const operatorState = {
+    schema: "weksa.operator_state.v0",
+    service_id: "weksa.intent.service",
+    provider_id: providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+    verse_id: "asgard.starfire.weksa",
+    state: "healthy",
+    mode: "daemon",
+    pid: process.pid,
+    host,
+    port,
+    started_at: startedAt,
+    updated_at: updatedAt,
+    last_error: lastError,
+    witnesses: {
+      provider_advertisement: ".weksa/provider-advertisement.cc",
+      provider_advertisement_store: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc",
+      operator_state: ".weksa/operator-state.cc",
+      eve_surface: ".weksa/eve-surfaces.cc",
+      cultmesh_publications: ".weksa/cultmesh-publications.cc",
+    },
+    readiness: {
+      affect_aware_lowering: tuning ? "tuned" : "no_tuning_artifact_seen",
+      cultural_ontology_profiles: cultureCatalog.profile_count,
+      target_language_profiles: cultureCatalog.target_language_profile_count,
+      accepts_commands: false,
+      command_ingress: "not_enabled_until_command_commit_path_exists",
+    },
+    latest_affect_tuning: tuning,
+  };
+  const operatorSurface = buildOperatorSurface({ providerAdvertisement, operatorState, cultureCatalog, tuning });
+  const cultMeshPublications = {
+    schema: "weksa.cultmesh_publications.v0",
+    service_id: "weksa.intent.service",
+    updated_at: updatedAt,
+    transport: {
+      cultmesh_store: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc",
+      native_cultnet_peer: "pending",
+      compatibility_http: `http://${host}:${port}`,
+    },
+    publications: [
+      publication("weksa.service/provider-advertisement", "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1", ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc", "/provider-advertisement"),
+      publication("weksa.operator/status", "weksa.operator_state.v0", ".weksa/operator-state.cc", "/operator-state"),
+      publication("weksa.eve.surface.operator", "gamecult.eve.surface.v1", ".weksa/eve-surfaces.cc", "/eve/operator"),
+      publication("weksa.cultmesh/publications", "weksa.cultmesh_publications.v0", ".weksa/cultmesh-publications.cc", "/cultmesh/publications"),
+    ],
+  };
+  return { providerAdvertisement, operatorState, operatorSurface, cultMeshPublications };
+}
+
+async function writeCultMeshStore(snapshot) {
+  const runtime = loadCultRuntime();
+  if (runtime.error) {
+    await appendLog(`CultMesh store write skipped: ${runtime.error.message}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  const { providerAdvertisementDefinition, interfaceBindingDefinition, surfaceDefinition } = defineCultMeshDocuments(runtime.defineDocumentType);
+  const documents = [providerAdvertisementDefinition, interfaceBindingDefinition, surfaceDefinition];
+  await rm(cultMeshStorePath, { force: true });
+  const node = await createCultMeshNodeWithOwnedStoreReset(runtime.CultMesh, cultMeshStorePath, documents);
+  await node.put(providerAdvertisementDefinition, snapshot.providerAdvertisement.providerId, snapshot.providerAdvertisement);
+  await node.put(interfaceBindingDefinition, "weksa.operator", {
+    bindingId: "weksa.operator",
+    providerId: snapshot.providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+    title: "Weksa Operator",
+    kind: "operator",
+    updatedAt: snapshot.operatorState.updated_at,
+    provider: {
+      providerId: snapshot.providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+      canonicalService: "asgard.weksa",
+      locatedService: "asgard.starfire.weksa",
+      cultMeshAddress: "asgard.starfire.weksa/eve/operator",
+      endpoints: [
+        { transport: "cultmesh-store", address: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc" },
+        { transport: "http", address: `http://${host}:${port}/eve/operator` },
+      ],
+      routes: [
+        { transport: "cultmesh-store", address: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc" },
+        { transport: "compatibility-http", address: `http://${host}:${port}` },
+      ],
+    },
+    surface: snapshot.operatorSurface,
+  });
+  await node.put(surfaceDefinition, snapshot.providerAdvertisement.providerId, {
+    providerId: snapshot.providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+    title: "Weksa Operator",
+    version: tick + 1,
+    updatedAt: snapshot.operatorState.updated_at,
+    surface: snapshot.operatorSurface,
+  });
+  await node.flush?.(true);
+}
+
+async function createCultMeshNodeWithOwnedStoreReset(CultMesh, storePath, documents) {
+  try {
+    return await CultMesh.createNode(storePath, { documents });
+  } catch (error) {
+    await appendLog(`CultMesh store reset after decode failure: ${error.message}`);
+    await rm(storePath, { force: true });
+    return await CultMesh.createNode(storePath, { documents });
+  }
+}
+
+function loadCultRuntime() {
+  try {
+    process.env.NODE_PATH = [
+      resolve(repoRoot, "..", "CultLib", "packages"),
+      process.env.NODE_PATH || "",
+    ].filter(Boolean).join(delimiter);
+    Module._initPaths();
+    const require = Module.createRequire(import.meta.url);
+    const { CultMesh } = require("cultmesh-ts");
+    const { defineDocumentType } = require("cultcache-ts");
+    return { CultMesh, defineDocumentType, error: null };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return { CultMesh: null, defineDocumentType: null, error };
+  }
+}
+
+function defineCultMeshDocuments(defineDocumentType) {
+  const surfaceDefinition = defineDocumentType({
+    type: "gamecult.eve.surface_state",
+    schemaName: "gamecult.eve.surface_state",
+    schemaId: "gamecult.eve.surface_state.v1",
+    schemaVersion: "gamecult.eve.surface_state.v1",
+    global: false,
+    name: (value) => value?.providerId || "surface",
+    schema: { parse: (value) => value },
+    members: [
+      { slot: 0, memberName: "providerId", typeName: "string", isName: true },
+      { slot: 1, memberName: "title", typeName: "string" },
+      { slot: 2, memberName: "version", typeName: "long" },
+      { slot: 3, memberName: "updatedAt", typeName: "string" },
+      { slot: 4, memberName: "surface", typeName: "object" },
+    ],
+  });
+  const interfaceBindingDefinition = defineDocumentType({
+    type: "gamecult.eve.interface_binding",
+    schemaName: "gamecult.eve.interface_binding",
+    schemaId: "gamecult.eve.interface_binding.v1",
+    schemaVersion: "gamecult.eve.interface_binding.v1",
+    global: false,
+    name: (value) => value?.bindingId || value?.providerId || "interface",
+    schema: { parse: (value) => value },
+  });
+  const providerAdvertisementDefinition = defineDocumentType({
+    type: "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement",
+    schemaName: "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement",
+    schemaId: "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1",
+    schemaVersion: "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1",
+    global: false,
+    name: (value) => value?.providerId || "provider",
+    schema: { parse: (value) => value },
+  });
+  return { providerAdvertisementDefinition, interfaceBindingDefinition, surfaceDefinition };
+}
+
+function loadProviderAdvertisement(updatedAt) {
+  const fixturePath = resolve(repoRoot, "docs/fixtures/weksa-provider-advertisement.json");
+  const fixture = JSON.parse(readFileSync(fixturePath, "utf8"));
+  return {
+    ...fixture,
+    mode: "daemon-live",
+    status: "active",
+    updatedAt,
+    canonicalService: "asgard.weksa",
+    locatedService: "asgard.starfire.weksa",
+    cultMeshAddress: "asgard.starfire.weksa/eve/operator",
+    serviceVerse: {
+      ...fixture.serviceVerse,
+      semanticAddress: "asgard.starfire.weksa",
+      cultMeshKey: "weksa.service/provider-advertisement",
+    },
+    endpoints: [
+      { transport: "cultmesh-store", address: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc" },
+      { transport: "http", address: `http://${host}:${port}` },
+    ],
+    routes: [
+      { transport: "cultmesh-store", address: ".weksa/provider-advertisement-store.cc" },
+      { transport: "compatibility-http", address: `http://${host}:${port}` },
+    ],
+    compatibilityRoutes: [
+      { kind: "http", url: `http://${host}:${port}`, lossy: true },
+    ],
+    health: {
+      state: "healthy",
+      endpoint: `http://${host}:${port}/health`,
+      witness: ".weksa/operator-state.cc",
+      checkedBy: "idunn.desired_daemon.v1",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function loadLatestAffectTuning() {
+  const root = resolve(repoRoot, ".weksa-runs/metame-affect-tuning");
+  if (!existsSync(root)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const runs = readdirSyncSafe(root)
+    .map((name) => ({ name, path: resolve(root, name, "status.json") }))
+    .filter((entry) => existsSync(entry.path))
+    .map((entry) => {
+      try {
+        const status = JSON.parse(readFileSync(entry.path, "utf8"));
+        return { entry, status };
+      } catch {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .sort((left, right) => String(right.status.completed_at ?? right.status.started_at ?? "").localeCompare(String(left.status.completed_at ?? left.status.started_at ?? "")));
+  const latest = runs[0]?.status;
+  if (!latest) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const observations = Array.isArray(latest.observations) ? latest.observations : [];
+  const visible = observations.filter((entry) => entry?.evaluation?.verdict === "affect_contrast_visible").length;
+  const needsTuning = observations.filter((entry) => entry?.evaluation?.verdict === "needs_tuning").length;
+  return {
+    run_id: latest.run_id,
+    status: latest.status,
+    pass_count: latest.pass_count,
+    completed_at: latest.completed_at,
+    current_prompt_state: latest.current_prompt_state,
+    affect_contrast_visible: visible,
+    needs_tuning: needsTuning,
+  };
+}
+
+async function inspectCultureCatalog() {
+  const culturalRoot = resolve(repoRoot, "data/cultural-ontology");
+  const targetRoot = resolve(repoRoot, "data/target-language-ontology");
+  const culturalProfiles = await collectFiles(culturalRoot, ".yaml");
+  const targetProfiles = await collectFiles(targetRoot, ".yaml");
+  return {
+    profile_count: culturalProfiles.length,
+    target_language_profile_count: targetProfiles.length,
+    cultural_root: "data/cultural-ontology",
+    target_language_root: "data/target-language-ontology",
+  };
+}
+
+function buildOperatorSurface({ providerAdvertisement, operatorState, cultureCatalog, tuning }) {
+  return {
+    schema: "gamecult.eve.surface.v1",
+    providerId: providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+    surfaceId: "weksa.eve.operator.v0",
+    title: "Weksa",
+    updatedAt: operatorState.updated_at,
+    root: {
+      id: "weksa.operator.root",
+      kind: "panel",
+      props: {
+        title: "Weksa Intent Service",
+        providerId: providerAdvertisement.providerId,
+        status: operatorState.state,
+      },
+      children: [
+        fact("health", operatorState.state),
+        fact("verse", operatorState.verse_id),
+        fact("affect", operatorState.readiness.affect_aware_lowering),
+        fact("affect passes", tuning ? `${tuning.affect_contrast_visible}/${tuning.pass_count} visible` : "none"),
+        fact("culture profiles", String(cultureCatalog.profile_count)),
+        fact("target profiles", String(cultureCatalog.target_language_profile_count)),
+        fact("commands", operatorState.readiness.command_ingress),
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function fact(label, value) {
+  return {
+    id: `weksa.operator.fact.${label.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, "-").toLowerCase()}`,
+    kind: "text",
+    props: { label, text: `${label}: ${value}` },
+  };
+}
+
+function publication(key, schema, witness, endpoint) {
+  return {
+    key,
+    schema,
+    witness,
+    compatibility_endpoint: endpoint,
+    authority: "Weksa daemon",
+  };
+}
+
+async function writeWitness(name, value) {
+  const path = resolve(stateRoot, name);
+  await mkdir(dirname(path), { recursive: true });
+  await writeFile(path, `${toCultCacheText(value)}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+function toCultCacheText(value) {
+  return renderYaml(value).trim();
+}
+
+function renderYaml(value, indent = 0) {
+  const pad = " ".repeat(indent);
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    if (!value.length) return "[]";
+    return value.map((item) => {
+      if (item && typeof item === "object") {
+        return `${pad}-\n${renderYaml(item, indent + 2)}`;
+      }
+      return `${pad}- ${yamlScalar(item)}`;
+    }).join("\n");
+  }
+  if (value && typeof value === "object") {
+    return Object.entries(value)
+      .filter(([, entryValue]) => entryValue !== undefined)
+      .map(([key, entryValue]) => {
+        if (entryValue && typeof entryValue === "object") {
+          return `${pad}${key}:\n${renderYaml(entryValue, indent + 2)}`;
+        }
+        return `${pad}${key}: ${yamlScalar(entryValue)}`;
+      })
+      .join("\n");
+  }
+  return `${pad}${yamlScalar(value)}`;
+}
+
+function yamlScalar(value) {
+  if (value === null) return "null";
+  if (typeof value === "number" || typeof value === "boolean") return String(value);
+  const text = String(value);
+  if (!text || /[:#\n\r\t{}[\],&*?|-]|^\s|\s$/.test(text)) {
+    return JSON.stringify(text);
+  }
+  return text;
+}
+
+async function collectFiles(root, extension) {
+  if (!existsSync(root)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const entries = await readdir(root, { withFileTypes: true });
+  const results = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const child = resolve(root, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      results.push(...await collectFiles(child, extension));
+    } else if (entry.name.endsWith(extension)) {
+      results.push(child);
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+function readdirSyncSafe(path) {
+  try {
+    return existsSync(path) ? readdirSync(path) : [];
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+async function writeJson(path, value) {
+  await mkdir(dirname(path), { recursive: true });
+  await writeFile(path, `${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+function sendJson(response, statusCode, value) {
+  response.writeHead(statusCode, { "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8" });
+  response.end(`${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`);
+}
+
+async function appendLog(line) {
+  await mkdir(dirname(logPath), { recursive: true });
+  const previous = existsSync(logPath) ? readFileSync(logPath, "utf8") : "";
+  await writeFile(logPath, `${previous}[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${line}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args) {
+  const parsed = {};
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index += 1) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case "--host":
+        parsed.host = args[index + 1];
+        index += 1;
+        break;
+      case "--port":
+        parsed.port = args[index + 1];
+        index += 1;
+        break;
+      case "--state-root":
+        parsed.stateRoot = args[index + 1];
+        index += 1;
+        break;
+      case "--health":
+        parsed.health = true;
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+  return parsed;
+}