diff --git a/modules/influxdb/client.ts b/modules/influxdb/client.ts
index 120dfa2..245060e 100644
--- a/modules/influxdb/client.ts
+++ b/modules/influxdb/client.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ function meshConfig(file?: string): Record<string, string> {
   catch { return {}; }
 }
 
+/** A secret delivered as a file, trimmed; undefined when there is none, so the caller can fall back. */
+function tokenFromFile(file?: string): string | undefined {
+  if (!file) return undefined;
+  try { return readFileSync(file, "utf8").trim() || undefined; }
+  catch { return undefined; }
+}
+
 export class InfluxDBClient {
   readonly baseUrl: string;
 
@@ -43,8 +50,10 @@ export class InfluxDBClient {
   static fromEnv(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): InfluxDBClient {
     const cfg = meshConfig(env.MESH_INFLUXDB_CONFIG_FILE);
     const url = cfg.url ?? env.MESH_INFLUXDB_URL ?? `http://127.0.0.1:${env.INFLUXDB_PORT ?? "8086"}`;
-    const token = cfg.token ?? env.MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN;
-    if (!token) throw new Error("no InfluxDB token — set MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN");
+    // The token reaches the process as a file (novox/hq ADR 0086); the environment variable stays
+    // only for a workstation running the tools by hand.
+    const token = cfg.token ?? tokenFromFile(env.MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN_FILE) ?? env.MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN;
+    if (!token) throw new Error("no InfluxDB token — set MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN_FILE");
     const org = cfg.org ?? env.MESH_INFLUXDB_ORG ?? "mesh";
     return new InfluxDBClient(url, token, org);
   }
diff --git a/modules/influxdb/module.json b/modules/influxdb/module.json
index a1c48ac..d955f9c 100644
--- a/modules/influxdb/module.json
+++ b/modules/influxdb/module.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       "port": 8086,
       "protocol": "tcp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "queries and writes, over http"
+      "why": "queries, writes and the web UI, over http; a name is a route grant"
     }
   ],
   "resources": [
@@ -26,46 +26,45 @@
     {
       "id": "state",
       "type": "directory",
-      "path": "/var/lib/influxdb-module",
-      "mode": "0700"
-    },
-    {
-      "id": "server-env",
-      "type": "file",
-      "path": "/var/lib/influxdb-module/server.env",
-      "mode": "0600",
-      "content": "DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_MODE=setup\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_USERNAME=admin\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_PASSWORD=${secret:admin}\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_ADMIN_TOKEN=${secret:admin-token}\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_ORG=mesh\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_BUCKET=default\n"
+      "mode": "0700",
+      "place": "."
     },
     {
       "id": "data",
       "type": "directory",
-      "path": "/services/influxdb/data",
       "mode": "0700",
       "owner": "1000:1000"
     },
     {
       "id": "config",
       "type": "directory",
-      "path": "/services/influxdb/config",
       "mode": "0700",
       "owner": "1000:1000"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "server-env",
+      "type": "file",
+      "path": "${dir:state}/server.env",
+      "mode": "0600",
+      "content": "DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_MODE=setup\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_USERNAME=admin\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/admin\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_ADMIN_TOKEN_FILE=/run/secrets/admin-token\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_ORG=mesh\nDOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_BUCKET=default\n"
+    },
     {
       "id": "server",
       "type": "container",
       "name": "influxdb",
       "image": "influxdb@sha256:f75e48af0598e8aec7986e991a848d19a119101a7d563a2e5db1dfaac9c45daa",
       "env-file": [
-        "/var/lib/influxdb-module/server.env"
+        "${dir:state}/server.env"
       ],
       "ports": [
         "8086"
       ],
       "volumes": [
-        "/services/influxdb/data:/var/lib/influxdb2",
-        "/services/influxdb/config:/etc/influxdb2"
-      ],
-      "secrets-in-environment": "the image honours DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_PASSWORD_FILE and _ADMIN_TOKEN_FILE; convertible, awaiting a bed that proves it"
+        "${dir:data}:/var/lib/influxdb2",
+        "${dir:config}:/etc/influxdb2",
+        "${dir:state}/admin.secret:/run/secrets/admin:ro",
+        "${dir:state}/admin-token.secret:/run/secrets/admin-token:ro"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "id": "runtime-config",
@@ -83,13 +82,13 @@
       "volumes": [
         "/var/lib/mesh/influxdb/broker:/run/secrets/broker:ro",
         "/var/lib/mesh/influxdb/config.json:/run/config/config.json:ro",
-        "/services/influxdb/config:/var/lib/influxdb/config:ro"
+        "${dir:state}/admin-token.secret:/run/secrets/admin-token:ro"
       ],
       "env": {
         "MESH_BROKER_FILE": "/run/secrets/broker",
-        "MESH_INFLUXDB_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:8086",
+        "MESH_INFLUXDB_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:${port:8086}",
         "MESH_INFLUXDB_CONFIG_FILE": "/run/config/config.json",
-        "MESH_INFLUXDB_CONFIG_DIR": "/var/lib/influxdb/config"
+        "MESH_INFLUXDB_TOKEN_FILE": "/run/secrets/admin-token"
       },
       "restart-on": [
         "runtime-config"
@@ -97,6 +96,22 @@
       "artifact": "runtime"
     }
   ],
+  "requires": [
+    "route",
+    "secret"
+  ],
+  "contributes": {
+    "route": {
+      "label": "influxdb",
+      "endpoint": "api"
+    }
+  },
+  "secrets": {
+    "secret": {
+      "admin": "${dir:state}/admin.secret",
+      "admin-token": "${dir:state}/admin-token.secret"
+    }
+  },
   "build": {
     "on": [
       {
@@ -117,14 +132,5 @@
         "from": "Dockerfile"
       }
     ]
-  },
-  "requires": [
-    "secret"
-  ],
-  "secrets": {
-    "secret": {
-      "admin": "/var/lib/influxdb-module/admin.secret",
-      "admin-token": "/var/lib/influxdb-module/admin-token.secret"
-    }
   }
 }