diff --git a/node-tools/internal/announce/announce.go b/node-tools/internal/announce/announce.go
index c9f7f97..247e35c 100644
--- a/node-tools/internal/announce/announce.go
+++ b/node-tools/internal/announce/announce.go
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ func Serve(conn *bus.Conn, s Service, current func() []Endpoint) (func(), error)
 	}
 	var stops []func()
 	for _, verb := range []string{"PING", "INFO", "STATS"} {
-		for _, subject := range []string{"$SRV." + verb, "$SRV." + verb + ".>"} {
+		// Exactly the questions asked of every service and of this one by name and instance — what the
+		// grants allow (novox/hq ADR 0197). A wildcard is refused by the bus.
+		for _, subject := range []string{"$SRV." + verb, "$SRV." + verb + "." + s.Name, "$SRV." + verb + "." + s.Name + "." + s.ID} {
 			stop, err := conn.Raw(subject, answer)
 			if err != nil {
 				for _, st := range stops {
diff --git a/node-tools/src/announce.ts b/node-tools/src/announce.ts
index a152a51..6641d11 100644
--- a/node-tools/src/announce.ts
+++ b/node-tools/src/announce.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@ export function announce(broker: RuntimeBroker, s: Service, current: () => Endpo
     return sc.encode(JSON.stringify(v));
   };
   const stops: (() => void)[] = [];
+  // Exactly the questions asked of every service and of this one by name and instance — what the
+  // grants allow (novox/hq ADR 0197). A wildcard is refused by the bus, and a refused subscription
+  // ends a runtime: on 2026-10-03 it crash-looped every container that announced itself.
   for (const verb of ["PING", "INFO", "STATS"]) {
-    for (const subject of [`$SRV.${verb}`, `$SRV.${verb}.>`]) stops.push(broker.raw!(subject, (subj) => answer(subj)));
+    for (const subject of [`$SRV.${verb}`, `$SRV.${verb}.${s.name}`, `$SRV.${verb}.${s.name}.${s.id}`]) {
+      stops.push(broker.raw!(subject, (subj) => answer(subj)));
+    }
   }
   return () => stops.forEach((stop) => stop());
 }