diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-go/go.mod b/modules/mesh-build-go/go.mod
index 309296ce..66f9f5f3 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-go/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-go/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module meshbuildgo
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.1.2
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.17
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.54.0
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-go/go.sum b/modules/mesh-build-go/go.sum
index bfbf8713..4292656c 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-go/go.sum
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-go/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
 github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.35.0 h1:QwLphYqCEAo1eu1TqPRN2jgVMPBweeQcR21jeqDCONI=
 github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.35.0/go.mod h1:TcL7YfarKPGDAthEtl5NBeHZfeUQj6OXMm/+iu5cLMM=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op h1:Z/MZK75wC/NSrkgqeNIa7jexam9uWzhLmFTSCPI/kn0=
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-image/go.mod b/modules/mesh-build-image/go.mod
index 6618f059..1fe3d825 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-image/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-image/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module meshbuildimage
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.17
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.54.0
 )
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-image/go.sum b/modules/mesh-build-image/go.sum
index ae67790f..b0b32c99 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-image/go.sum
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-image/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op h1:Z/MZK75wC/NSrkgqeNIa7jexam9uWzhLmFTSCPI/kn0=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op/go.mod h1:FQyySiasQQM8735Ddel3MRojmy4dA1IqCeyJ5jmPMbI=
 github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.8 h1:slArAR9Ft+1ybZu0lBwpSmpwhRXaa85hWtMinMyRAWo=
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-node/go.mod b/modules/mesh-build-node/go.mod
index dc18448d..87de4dc7 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-node/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-node/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module meshbuildnode
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.1.2
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.54.0
 )
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-node/go.sum b/modules/mesh-build-node/go.sum
index 0027e6fc..72b4b211 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-node/go.sum
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-node/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
 github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.35.0 h1:QwLphYqCEAo1eu1TqPRN2jgVMPBweeQcR21jeqDCONI=
 github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.35.0/go.mod h1:TcL7YfarKPGDAthEtl5NBeHZfeUQj6OXMm/+iu5cLMM=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op h1:Z/MZK75wC/NSrkgqeNIa7jexam9uWzhLmFTSCPI/kn0=
diff --git a/modules/mesh-watcher/go.mod b/modules/mesh-watcher/go.mod
index 0ab7277b..70f8b84a 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-watcher/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mesh-watcher/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module mesh-watcher
 
 go 1.26.0
 
-require git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+require git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
diff --git a/modules/mesh-watcher/go.sum b/modules/mesh-watcher/go.sum
index aacdf9f6..098263b6 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-watcher/go.sum
+++ b/modules/mesh-watcher/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
diff --git a/modules/messenger/go.mod b/modules/messenger/go.mod
index 077b98ef..4343bc7a 100644
--- a/modules/messenger/go.mod
+++ b/modules/messenger/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module messenger
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.17
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.54.0
 )
diff --git a/modules/messenger/go.sum b/modules/messenger/go.sum
index ae67790f..b0b32c99 100644
--- a/modules/messenger/go.sum
+++ b/modules/messenger/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op h1:Z/MZK75wC/NSrkgqeNIa7jexam9uWzhLmFTSCPI/kn0=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op/go.mod h1:FQyySiasQQM8735Ddel3MRojmy4dA1IqCeyJ5jmPMbI=
 github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.8 h1:slArAR9Ft+1ybZu0lBwpSmpwhRXaa85hWtMinMyRAWo=
diff --git a/modules/nats/cmd/nats-tools/manifest_test.go b/modules/nats/cmd/nats-tools/manifest_test.go
index bec3a2bd..37320afe 100644
--- a/modules/nats/cmd/nats-tools/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/nats/cmd/nats-tools/manifest_test.go
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ func TestTheBussManifestMountsItsProgramsIntoTheUpstreamImage(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, a := range m.Build.Artifacts {
-		if a.Name == "tools" && a.Env["MESH_BROKER_FILE"] != "${dir:mesh-state}/broker-nats-tools" {
-			t.Errorf("the tools' credential is %q: the process nats-tools' own secret broker-nats-tools", a.Env["MESH_BROKER_FILE"])
+		if a.Name == "tools" && a.Env["MESH_BROKER_FILE"] != "" {
+			t.Errorf("the tools set their own credential %q: the runtime gives the process nats-tools its secret broker-nats-tools (ADR 0192)", a.Env["MESH_BROKER_FILE"])
 		}
 	}
 	args, _ := server["args"].([]any)
diff --git a/modules/nats/go.mod b/modules/nats/go.mod
index c2150dda..bf717c03 100644
--- a/modules/nats/go.mod
+++ b/modules/nats/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module nats-tools
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba
+	git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.20.0
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.17
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.54.0
diff --git a/modules/nats/go.sum b/modules/nats/go.sum
index ae67790f..b0b32c99 100644
--- a/modules/nats/go.sum
+++ b/modules/nats/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba h1:uXwkcQWgbu/UthizGHFaKPiA4NBVJgqL9q2jJnnGR1o=
-git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029204453-69fcb6c1c1ba/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec h1:OLXHSQkAHnf03hzJTxRrUsl7vMfMhOx43M5yJpi5L5Y=
+git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go v0.1.14-0.20261029205252-7000bd5049ec/go.mod h1:ouERNpZizzwZ0HLEtAypsY9FR20FyUgUYRni6J7kVCY=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op h1:Z/MZK75wC/NSrkgqeNIa7jexam9uWzhLmFTSCPI/kn0=
 github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.7.0-default-no-op/go.mod h1:FQyySiasQQM8735Ddel3MRojmy4dA1IqCeyJ5jmPMbI=
 github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.8 h1:slArAR9Ft+1ybZu0lBwpSmpwhRXaa85hWtMinMyRAWo=
diff --git a/modules/nats/module.json b/modules/nats/module.json
index 7ae5a57b..75ee79e3 100644
--- a/modules/nats/module.json
+++ b/modules/nats/module.json
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@
         "loads": [
           "nats-tools"
         ],
+        "bus": {"removes": ["DEAD_LETTER_NOTICES.controller", "mesh-host_acts"]},
         "env": {
           "MESH_NATS_MONITOR": "http://127.0.0.1:8222",
           "MESH_NATS_CONTAINER": "mesh-broker-nats",
           "MESH_NATS_USERS_FILE": "/etc/nats/accounts.conf",
-          "MESH_NATS_SNAPSHOTS_DIR": "${dir:snapshots}",
-          "MESH_BROKER_FILE": "${dir:mesh-state}/broker-nats-tools"
+          "MESH_NATS_SNAPSHOTS_DIR": "${dir:snapshots}"
         }
       },
       {