diff --git a/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract.go b/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract.go
index c4faef83..7e958b08 100644
--- a/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract.go
+++ b/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract.go
@@ -67,8 +67,16 @@ const SubjectAssignmentRevision = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.assignment-revisio
 // SubjectDifference is where difference is published.
 const SubjectDifference = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.difference"
 
-// SubjectWanted is where wanted is published.
-const SubjectWanted = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted"
+// StreamWanted is the stream wanted is kept in.
+const StreamWanted = "SEAT_mesh-wants_wanted"
+
+// SubjectWanted is where wanted is published, on mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.<node>.<module>.
+func SubjectWanted(node, module string) string {
+	return "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted." + node + "." + module
+}
+
+// SubjectWantedAll hears every wanted.
+const SubjectWantedAll = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.*.*"
 
 // SubjectWaitHeld is where wait-held is published.
 const SubjectWaitHeld = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wait-held"
diff --git a/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract_test.go b/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract_test.go
index 29449e7f..b21c64c9 100644
--- a/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract_test.go
+++ b/contracts/go/seats/meshwants/contract_test.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ func TestFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 			}, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.assignment-revision$")},
 		{name: "a difference worked out", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.difference", given: "{\"changes\":1,\"from\":40,\"nodes\":[\"n1\"],\"source\":3589,\"to\":41,\"v\":1}", wire: "{\"changes\":1,\"from\":40,\"nodes\":[\"n1\"],\"source\":3589,\"to\":41,\"v\":1}",
 			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v DifferenceEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.difference$")},
-		{name: "an entry wanted from a trunk revision", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted", given: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"revision\":40,\"source\":3589,\"v\":1}", wire: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"revision\":40,\"source\":3589,\"v\":1}",
-			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v WantedEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.wanted$")},
-		{name: "a want removed, its node left or its module unplaced", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted", given: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:05:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"removed\":true,\"revision\":41,\"v\":1}", wire: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:05:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"removed\":true,\"revision\":41,\"v\":1}",
-			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v WantedEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.wanted$")},
+		{name: "an entry wanted from a trunk revision", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.n1.xclip", given: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"revision\":40,\"source\":3589,\"v\":1}", wire: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"revision\":40,\"source\":3589,\"v\":1}",
+			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v WantedEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.wanted\\.[^.*> ]+\\.[^.*> ]+$")},
+		{name: "a want removed, its node left or its module unplaced", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.n1.xclip", given: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:05:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"removed\":true,\"revision\":41,\"v\":1}", wire: "{\"at\":\"2026-11-09T19:05:00Z\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"removed\":true,\"revision\":41,\"v\":1}",
+			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v WantedEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.wanted\\.[^.*> ]+\\.[^.*> ]+$")},
 		{name: "a composing wait held with its bound", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wait-held", given: "{\"bound\":\"30m\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"part\":\"node-engine\",\"since\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"step\":\"compose\",\"version\":\"src2:7dd0db8e98224f46121a5ae05c0b9c5a430eff531a5120aa40b1a59237853a3f\"}", wire: "{\"bound\":\"30m\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"part\":\"node-engine\",\"since\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"step\":\"compose\",\"version\":\"src2:7dd0db8e98224f46121a5ae05c0b9c5a430eff531a5120aa40b1a59237853a3f\"}",
 			decode: func(b []byte) (any, error) { var v WaitHeldEvent; err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); return v, err }, subjectIs: regexp.MustCompile("^mesh\\.seat\\.mesh-wants\\.event\\.wait-held$")},
 		{name: "a wait ended, released by hand", subject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wait-ended", given: "{\"bound\":\"30m\",\"by\":\"lead@shanks: the node is away\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"how\":\"released\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"part\":\"node-engine\",\"since\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"step\":\"compose\",\"version\":\"src2:7dd0db8e98224f46121a5ae05c0b9c5a430eff531a5120aa40b1a59237853a3f\"}", wire: "{\"bound\":\"30m\",\"by\":\"lead@shanks: the node is away\",\"fp\":\"src2:b427bdde1f100e2f52490cfa9df0c5112dd3700226b4892349f0c14a15a4af56\",\"how\":\"released\",\"module\":\"xclip\",\"node\":\"n1\",\"part\":\"node-engine\",\"since\":\"2026-11-09T19:00:00Z\",\"step\":\"compose\",\"version\":\"src2:7dd0db8e98224f46121a5ae05c0b9c5a430eff531a5120aa40b1a59237853a3f\"}",
diff --git a/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/fixtures/events.json b/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/fixtures/events.json
index 908e63d6..d30e8279 100644
--- a/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/fixtures/events.json
+++ b/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/fixtures/events.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   {
     "name": "an entry wanted from a trunk revision",
     "of": "event:wanted",
-    "subject": "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted",
+    "subject": "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.n1.xclip",
     "given": {
       "v": 1,
       "node": "n1",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   {
     "name": "a want removed, its node left or its module unplaced",
     "of": "event:wanted",
-    "subject": "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted",
+    "subject": "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.n1.xclip",
     "given": {
       "v": 1,
       "node": "n1",
diff --git a/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/seat.json b/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/seat.json
index fb0d2654..ca64e17c 100644
--- a/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/seat.json
+++ b/contracts/seats/mesh-wants/seat.json
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "wanted",
+      "subject": "wanted.<node>.<module>",
+      "keep": {
+        "last-per-subject": true
+      },
       "body": {
         "type": "object",
         "description": "an entry written as a want, from a trunk revision only",
diff --git a/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.d.ts b/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.d.ts
index 974bc4d0..134842cd 100644
--- a/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.d.ts
+++ b/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.d.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ export declare const assignmentRevisionSubject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.assi
 
 export declare const differenceSubject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.difference";
 
-export declare const wantedSubject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted";
+export declare const wantedStream: "SEAT_mesh-wants_wanted";
+
+export declare function wantedSubject(node: string, module: string): string;
+
+export declare const wantedSubjectAll: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.*.*";
 
 export declare const waitHeldSubject: "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wait-held";
 
diff --git a/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.js b/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.js
index df1d0f62..15556f82 100644
--- a/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.js
+++ b/contracts/ts/seats/meshwants/index.js
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ export const assignmentRevisionSubject = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.assignment-
 
 export const differenceSubject = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.difference";
 
-export const wantedSubject = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted";
+export const wantedStream = "SEAT_mesh-wants_wanted";
+
+export function wantedSubject(node, module) {
+  return "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted." + node + "." + module;
+}
+
+export const wantedSubjectAll = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wanted.*.*";
 
 export const waitHeldSubject = "mesh.seat.mesh-wants.event.wait-held";