diff --git a/PROTOCOL.md b/PROTOCOL.md
index ea36d1b..8811210 100644
--- a/PROTOCOL.md
+++ b/PROTOCOL.md
@@ -378,4 +378,142 @@ The reference infra is **live**: STUN `stun:<anchor-host>:3478` and signaling
 
 *Implement against §5–§9; everything else is rationale. Clients MUST interoperate
 at the signaling JSON, the sealed-payload format, the identity-confirm `hello`, and
-the application message types.*
\ No newline at end of file
+the application message types.*
+
+
+# YAW/2.1 — Protocol Specification (forward-secret signaling)
+
+**Version:** `yaw/2.1` · **Status:** 📝 **DRAFT** (proposed) · motivated by
+[YIP-0001](proposals/yip-0001-forward-secret-signaling.md).
+
+> **2.1 = [2.0](yaw2.0-protocol.md) + forward-secret signaling.** This document is a
+> **delta**: everything in [yaw2.0-protocol.md](yaw2.0-protocol.md) still applies
+> *except* the sections replaced below (§3, §5.4, §6). Identity, signaling
+> transport (§5.1–§5.3), the application protocol (§8), and file transfer (§9) are
+> **unchanged**. 2.1 peers **interoperate with 2.0** by falling back (§6.1).
+
+## What changes vs 2.0
+
+The only change is the key material used to seal `offer`/`answer`/`candidate`
+signaling payloads: 2.0 uses **static** X25519 keys (from the long-term Ed25519
+identity); 2.1 uses **per-session ephemeral** X25519 keys, wiped after the session,
+introduced by a new signed **`ekey`** message. This makes the signaling
+forward-secret (see the YIP for the threat it closes). Nothing else changes.
+
+---
+
+## §3′ Cryptography (replaces 2.0 §3)
+
+Unchanged from 2.0 **except** the "Signaling confidentiality" row:
+
+| Purpose | Primitive |
+|---------|-----------|
+| Identity / signatures | **Ed25519** (unchanged) |
+| **Signaling — `ekey` exchange** | sealed with **static** X25519 (`crypto_box`, keys derived from Ed25519 as in 2.0). Carries only ephemeral *public* keys. |
+| **Signaling — offer/answer/candidate** | sealed with **ephemeral** X25519: `crypto_box(plaintext, nonce, peer_epk, my_esk)`, where `(esk, epk)` is a fresh per-session X25519 keypair. |
+| Transport | **WebRTC DTLS** (unchanged; already PFS) |
+| Hashes | SHA-256 (unchanged) |
+
+Each peer generates `(esk, epk) = crypto_box_keypair()` **per session** and
+**securely wipes `esk`** when the session ends or is abandoned. `epk` is exchanged
+and authenticated via the `ekey` message (§5.4′).
+
+All seal serialization (`base64_ORIGINAL(nonce(24)||mac(16)||ct)`) is exactly as in
+2.0 — only the *keys* differ.
+
+## §5.4′ Sealed payloads (replaces 2.0 §5.4)
+
+The relay envelope (`{type:"to"/"from", box}`) is unchanged. Two keying schemes now
+exist for the inner `box`:
+
+**(a) `ekey` — sealed under STATIC keys** (as in 2.0):
+
+```
+{ "kind":"ekey",
+  "v":   "yaw/2.1",
+  "epk": "<x25519 ephemeral public key, hex (32 bytes)>",
+  "sig": "<ed25519 sig, hex>" }
+```
+
+`sig` is over the exact bytes
+`utf8("yaw/2.1 ekey") || my_id_raw(32) || peer_id_raw(32) || epk_raw(32)`
+(`*_raw = hex_decode`). Binding both ids prevents an `ekey` from being replayed to
+a third party. The recipient verifies `sig` against the sender id and that the
+embedded `peer_id` is *itself*.
+
+**(b) `offer` / `answer` / `candidate` / `bye` — sealed under EPHEMERAL keys:**
+identical JSON to 2.0 §5.4, but the `box` is `crypto_box(…, peer_epk, my_esk)`.
+
+**Which key opens an incoming box?** Determined by ordering, not a plaintext tag
+(so the server learns nothing extra): a peer always sends its `ekey` *before* any
+ephemeral box, and the WebSocket preserves per-sender order. Therefore:
+
+- `kind:"ekey"` → open with **static** keys.
+- any other kind → if you already hold the sender's `epk`, open with **ephemeral**
+  keys; if you do not (sender sent no `ekey`), the sender is a 2.0 peer → open with
+  **static** keys (§6.1). Implementations MAY also try-both (a wrong key fails the
+  Poly1305 tag cleanly) for robustness.
+
+## §6′ Connection establishment (replaces 2.0 §6)
+
+Preconditions as in 2.0 (same `net`, peer id in keyring). Offerer = smaller id.
+
+```
+A = offerer (smaller id)                         B = answerer
+──────────────────────────────                   ──────────────────────────────
+esk_A, epk_A = box_keypair()                     esk_B, epk_B = box_keypair()
+sealStatic(ekey{epk_A,sig}) ──"to B"───────────▶ verify ekey; store epk_A
+store epk_B ◀──────"to A"── sealStatic(ekey{epk_B,sig})
+createOffer; setLocalDescription; gather-complete
+sealEph(offer.sdp) ───"to B"───────────────────▶ verify from∈keyring; setRemoteDescription
+                                                 createAnswer; setLocalDescription; gather-complete
+verify; setRemoteDescription ◀──"to A"── sealEph(answer.sdp)
+        ICE checks (host + srflx) → DTLS → "yaw" DataChannel opens
+        identity-confirm `hello` exactly as in 2.0 §6
+        ── on session close/abandon: WIPE esk ──
+```
+
+- `sealStatic(...)` = 2.0 static-key box; `sealEph(...)` = ephemeral-key box.
+- Both peers send `ekey` first (no offerer/answerer distinction for `ekey`).
+- The offerer sends the `offer` only after it holds `epk_B`; the answerer sends the
+  `answer` only after it has both sent its `ekey` and received the `offer`. Because
+  a sender's `ekey` precedes its ephemeral boxes and the channel is ordered, the
+  recipient always holds the peer's `epk` before any ephemeral box arrives.
+- Everything after the DataChannel opens (the signed `hello`, §8, §9) is **identical
+  to 2.0**.
+
+### §6.1 Backward compatibility (opportunistic FS)
+
+2.1 ↔ 2.0 must interoperate. Rules:
+
+1. A 2.1 peer sends its `ekey`, then starts a short timer (recommended **2 s**).
+2. **2.1 offerer:** if `epk_B` arrives before the timer, send the `offer` with
+   `sealEph`. If the timer fires first (no `ekey` — peer is 2.0), send the `offer`
+   with `sealStatic` and mark the session **non-FS**.
+3. **2.1 answerer:** if an `offer` arrives and you hold `epk_A`, reply `sealEph`.
+   If an `offer` arrives and you do **not** hold `epk_A` (2.0 offerer), reply
+   `sealStatic` and mark the session **non-FS**.
+4. A 2.0 peer ignores the unknown `ekey` kind (2.0 §8: "unknown types ignored") and
+   behaves exactly as 2.0.
+
+A client MAY enforce a **require-FS** policy (refuse / close non-FS sessions);
+otherwise it MUST surface the non-FS status to the user.
+
+## §10′ Reference parameters (additions to 2.0 §10)
+
+| Parameter | Value |
+|-----------|-------|
+| Protocol version | `yaw/2.1` (advertised in the `ekey` `v` field) |
+| Ephemeral key | X25519, `crypto_box_keypair()`, per session, `esk` wiped on close |
+| `ekey` sign input | `utf8("yaw/2.1 ekey") \|\| my_id_raw \|\| peer_id_raw \|\| epk_raw` |
+| `ekey` seal | static keys (2.0 scheme) |
+| offer/answer/candidate seal | ephemeral keys `crypto_box(·, peer_epk, my_esk)` |
+| FS-negotiation timeout | 2 s (then fall back to 2.0) |
+
+## Security & compatibility notes
+
+See [YIP-0001 §6](proposals/yip-0001-forward-secret-signaling.md) for the full
+analysis. In short: pure-2.1 sessions are forward-secret (recorded signaling
+unrecoverable after `esk` is wiped, even if long-term keys leak later); mixed 2.1/2.0
+sessions fall back to 2.0 security and are flagged; authentication and the
+malicious-server analysis (2.0 §7) are unchanged.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/main.go b/cmd/daemon/main.go
index 1a4d69d..7f59d3c 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	if autoJoinNetwork != "" {
-		if _, err := mgr.Join(autoJoinNetwork); err != nil {
+		if _, err := mgr.Join(autoJoinNetwork, ""); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("auto-join: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ipc/ipc.go b/internal/ipc/ipc.go
index 5d6560a..1b29166 100644
--- a/internal/ipc/ipc.go
+++ b/internal/ipc/ipc.go
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ func handleClient(conn net.Conn, mgr *netmgr.Manager) {
 				send(errMsg("join_network: network_name is required"))
 				continue
 			}
-			netID, err := mgr.Join(cmd.NetworkName)
+			netID, err := mgr.Join(cmd.NetworkName, cmd.ShareDir)
 			if err != nil {
 				send(errMsg(fmt.Sprintf("join_network: %v", err)))
 				continue
 			}
-			// network_joined event is emitted by Manager.Join; nothing extra needed.
+			// network_joined event (with share_dir) is emitted by Manager.Join.
 			_ = netID
 
 		case proto.CmdLeaveNetwork:
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ func handleClient(conn net.Conn, mgr *netmgr.Manager) {
 				InviteString: inv,
 			})
 
+		case proto.CmdSetShareDir:
+			n := mgr.Resolve(cmd.NetworkID)
+			if n == nil {
+				send(errMsg("set_share_dir: not joined to any network"))
+				continue
+			}
+			if !mgr.SetShareDir(n.ID, cmd.Path) {
+				send(errMsg("set_share_dir: network not found"))
+				continue
+			}
+
 		case proto.CmdSendFile:
 			n := mgr.Resolve(cmd.NetworkID)
 			if n == nil {
@@ -292,6 +303,8 @@ func stateSnapshot(mgr *netmgr.Manager) proto.IpcMessage {
 			NetworkID:   n.ID,
 			NetworkName: n.Name,
 			LocalPeer:   &pi,
+			ShareDir:    n.Mesh.ShareDir,
+			DownloadDir: n.Mesh.DownloadDir,
 		})
 	}
 	msg.Networks = netInfos
@@ -322,7 +335,7 @@ func randomHex(n int) string {
 // It joins the network before the IPC listener starts accepting clients.
 func AutoJoin(ctx context.Context, mgr *netmgr.Manager, networkName string) {
 	_ = ctx // Manager owns the context internally
-	if _, err := mgr.Join(networkName); err != nil {
+	if _, err := mgr.Join(networkName, ""); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("ipc: auto-join %q failed: %v", networkName, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/netmgr/manager.go b/internal/netmgr/manager.go
index 57051c2..37e060c 100644
--- a/internal/netmgr/manager.go
+++ b/internal/netmgr/manager.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MasterIdentity *crypto.Identity
 	StoreDir       string // base directory for per-network SQLite files
 	AnchorURL      string // WebSocket anchor URL used for all networks
-	ShareDir       string // shared file directory (global for now; per-network in future)
+	ShareDir       string // default share directory; overridden per network via Join or SetShareDir
 }
 
 // Network is a single joined network context.
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ type Network struct {
 	cancel context.CancelFunc
 }
 
+// ShareDir returns the share directory for this network (from the mesh).
+func (n *Network) ShareDir() string { return n.Mesh.ShareDir }
+
 // Manager owns all joined networks and fans out their events to IPC subscribers.
 type Manager struct {
 	cfg Config
@@ -63,7 +66,8 @@ func New(cfg Config) *Manager {
 
 // Join creates or rejoins a named network. Returns the network ID.
 // If the network is already joined the existing ID is returned immediately.
-func (mgr *Manager) Join(name string) (string, error) {
+// shareDir overrides the global default for this network; pass "" to use the default.
+func (mgr *Manager) Join(name, shareDir string) (string, error) {
 	netHash := hashNetName(name)
 	netID := netHash[:8]
 
@@ -89,7 +93,10 @@ func (mgr *Manager) Join(name string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	m := mesh.New(derived, st)
-	if mgr.cfg.ShareDir != "" {
+	// Per-network share dir takes precedence over the global default.
+	if shareDir != "" {
+		m.ShareDir = shareDir
+	} else if mgr.cfg.ShareDir != "" {
 		m.ShareDir = mgr.cfg.ShareDir
 	}
 	m.DownloadDir = filepath.Join(mgr.cfg.StoreDir, "downloads-"+netID_full)
@@ -130,10 +137,11 @@ func (mgr *Manager) Join(name string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	mgr.emit(proto.IpcMessage{
-		Type:      proto.EvtNetworkJoined,
-		NetworkID: netID,
+		Type:        proto.EvtNetworkJoined,
+		NetworkID:   netID,
 		NetworkName: name,
-		LocalPeer: peerPtr(derived.PeerInfo()),
+		LocalPeer:   peerPtr(derived.PeerInfo()),
+		ShareDir:    m.ShareDir,
 	})
 
 	return netID, nil
@@ -159,6 +167,20 @@ func (mgr *Manager) Leave(netID string) {
 	mgr.emit(proto.IpcMessage{Type: proto.EvtNetworkLeft, NetworkID: netID})
 }
 
+// SetShareDir updates the share directory for an already-joined network.
+// Changes take effect immediately for subsequent file-list requests and offers.
+func (mgr *Manager) SetShareDir(netID, path string) bool {
+	mgr.mu.RLock()
+	net, ok := mgr.networks[netID]
+	mgr.mu.RUnlock()
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	net.Mesh.ShareDir = path
+	log.Printf("netmgr: share dir for %q set to %q", net.Name, path)
+	return true
+}
+
 // LeaveAll leaves every joined network.
 func (mgr *Manager) LeaveAll() {
 	mgr.mu.RLock()
diff --git a/internal/proto/proto.go b/internal/proto/proto.go
index e2a6f8f..1e41c6a 100644
--- a/internal/proto/proto.go
+++ b/internal/proto/proto.go
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ const (
 	CmdLeaveNetwork IpcMsgType = "leave_network"
 	CmdGetState     IpcMsgType = "get_state"
 	CmdSendFile      IpcMsgType = "send_file"
+	CmdSetShareDir   IpcMsgType = "set_share_dir"   // set per-network share directory at runtime
 	CmdGenerateInvite IpcMsgType = "generate_invite"
 	CmdGetFileList    IpcMsgType = "get_file_list"
 
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@ type NetworkInfo struct {
 	NetworkID   string    `json:"network_id"`
 	NetworkName string    `json:"network_name"`
 	LocalPeer   *PeerInfo `json:"local_peer,omitempty"`
+	ShareDir    string    `json:"share_dir,omitempty"`    // absolute path; empty = not sharing
+	DownloadDir string    `json:"download_dir,omitempty"` // absolute path for received files
 }
 
 // IpcMessage covers both commands and events.
@@ -258,8 +261,9 @@ type IpcMessage struct {
 
 	// join_network / leave_network
 	NetworkName string `json:"network_name,omitempty"`
+	ShareDir    string `json:"share_dir,omitempty"` // optional per-network share directory
 
-	// send_file
+	// send_file / set_share_dir / file_complete path
 	Path string `json:"path,omitempty"`
 
 	// events
diff --git a/test-network.sh b/test-network.sh
index b96751b..974df55 100755
--- a/test-network.sh
+++ b/test-network.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,19 @@ DATA_ROOT="/tmp/waste-test"
 rm -rf "$DATA_ROOT"
 mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/bin"
 
-# Seed per-peer share directories with dummy files.
-mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share" "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share"
-echo "alice's notes"       > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/notes.txt"
-dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1K count=64 2>/dev/null | base64 > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/photo.jpg.b64"
+# Per-network share directories — isolation is the whole point:
+#   alice/friends-share   → shared on the "friends" network only
+#   alice/work-share      → shared on the "work" network only (alice joins both)
+#   bob/share             → bob is only on "friends"
+#   charlie/share         → charlie is only on "friends"
+mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/alice/friends-share" "$DATA_ROOT/alice/work-share"
+mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share"
+
+echo "alice's notes"       > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/friends-share/notes.txt"
+dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1K count=64 2>/dev/null | base64 > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/friends-share/photo.jpg.b64"
+echo "alice's report.pdf"  > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/work-share/report.pdf"
+echo "alice's budget.xlsx" > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/work-share/budget.xlsx"
+
 dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1K count=128 2>/dev/null | base64 > "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share/archive.tar.b64"
 echo -e "file1.mp3\nfile2.mp3" > "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share/playlist.m3u"
 echo "charlie's doc"       > "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share/document.txt"
@@ -235,7 +244,6 @@ log "$ALICE_COLOR" "alice" "starting daemon (ipc :${ALICE_IPC})"
     -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice" \
     -ipc-port "$ALICE_IPC" \
     -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share" \
     2> >(tee "$DATA_ROOT/alice/daemon.log" | while IFS= read -r l; do echo -e "${ALICE_COLOR}${DIM}[alice]  ${l}${RESET}"; done) &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
@@ -245,7 +253,6 @@ log "$BOB_COLOR" "bob" "starting daemon (ipc :${BOB_IPC})"
     -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob" \
     -ipc-port "$BOB_IPC" \
     -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" \
     2> >(tee "$DATA_ROOT/bob/daemon.log" | while IFS= read -r l; do echo -e "${BOB_COLOR}${DIM}[bob]    ${l}${RESET}"; done) &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
@@ -255,7 +262,6 @@ log "$CHARLIE_COLOR" "charlie" "starting daemon (ipc :${CHARLIE_IPC})"
     -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie" \
     -ipc-port "$CHARLIE_IPC" \
     -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share" \
     2> >(tee "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/daemon.log" | while IFS= read -r l; do echo -e "${CHARLIE_COLOR}${DIM}[charlie]${l}${RESET}"; done) &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
@@ -267,14 +273,18 @@ echo ""
 # ── join network ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo -e "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
 echo -e "joining all peers to network: ${BOLD}${NETWORK_NAME}${RESET}"
+echo -e "${DIM}share dirs are per-network (per-network isolation test)${RESET}"
 echo -e "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
 
-JOIN=$(printf '{"type":"join_network","network_name":"%s"}' "$NETWORK_NAME")
-ipc "$ALICE_IPC"   "$JOIN"
+# Each peer passes share_dir scoped to this network.
+ipc "$ALICE_IPC"   "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice/friends-share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
 sleep 0.2
-ipc "$BOB_IPC"     "$JOIN"
+ipc "$BOB_IPC"     "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
 sleep 0.2
-ipc "$CHARLIE_IPC" "$JOIN"
+ipc "$CHARLIE_IPC" "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
 sleep 0.3
 
 # ── resolve peer IDs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -394,7 +404,7 @@ echo -e "${DIM}─────────────────────
 
 alice_nets=$(echo '{"type":"get_state"}' | timeout 2 nc 127.0.0.1 "$ALICE_IPC" 2>/dev/null \
     | grep '"type":"state_snapshot"' | head -1 \
-    | jq -r '[.networks[].network_name] | join(", ")' 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
+    | jq -rc '[.networks[].network_name] | join(", ")' 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
 echo -e "${DIM}  alice networks: [${alice_nets:-none}]${RESET}"
 
 for peer_ipc in "$ALICE_IPC" "$BOB_IPC" "$CHARLIE_IPC"; do
@@ -415,6 +425,54 @@ for peer_ipc in "$ALICE_IPC" "$BOB_IPC" "$CHARLIE_IPC"; do
 done
 sleep 0.5
 
+# ── per-network share isolation ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ""
+echo -e "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
+echo -e "per-network share directory isolation"
+echo -e "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
+
+# Alice also joins a "work" network with a completely different share dir.
+WORK_NET="work-$(date +%s)"
+ipc "$ALICE_IPC" "$(jq -cn --arg net "$WORK_NET" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice/work-share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
+sleep 1
+
+# Alice's own file list on "friends" should show friends-share files only.
+friends_raw=$(echo '{"type":"get_file_list"}' | nc -q 2 127.0.0.1 "$ALICE_IPC" 2>/dev/null || true)
+friends_files=$(echo "$friends_raw" | grep '"type":"file_list"' | head -1 \
+    | jq -r '[.files[].name] | join("  ")' 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+# Use set_share_dir to dynamically update the work network share dir (runtime change smoke test).
+work_net_id=$(echo '{"type":"get_state"}' | timeout 2 nc 127.0.0.1 "$ALICE_IPC" 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep '"type":"state_snapshot"' | head -1 \
+    | jq -r --arg net "$WORK_NET" '.networks[] | select(.network_name==$net) | .network_id' 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+if [ -n "$work_net_id" ]; then
+    # Verify the work network's share_dir is isolated from friends.
+    work_raw=$(echo "{\"type\":\"get_file_list\",\"network_id\":\"$work_net_id\"}" \
+        | nc -q 2 127.0.0.1 "$ALICE_IPC" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    work_files=$(echo "$work_raw" | grep '"type":"file_list"' | head -1 \
+        | jq -r '[.files[].name] | join("  ")' 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+    echo -e "  ${BOLD}alice/friends${RESET}: ${friends_files:-<empty>}"
+    echo -e "  ${BOLD}alice/work${RESET}:    ${work_files:-<empty>}"
+
+    # Check isolation: friends files must not appear in work list and vice versa.
+    if echo "$friends_files" | grep -q "notes.txt" && \
+       echo "$work_files"   | grep -q "report.pdf" && \
+       ! echo "$friends_files" | grep -q "report.pdf" && \
+       ! echo "$work_files"   | grep -q "notes.txt"; then
+        echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ share directories are isolated per network${RESET}"
+    else
+        echo -e "  ${RED}✗ share isolation failed${RESET}"
+        echo -e "    friends: ${friends_files}"
+        echo -e "    work:    ${work_files}"
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "  ${RED}✗ could not resolve work network id${RESET}"
+fi
+sleep 0.3
+
 # ── file transfer ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo ""
 echo -e "${DIM}────────────────────────────────────────────────────────${RESET}"
@@ -435,7 +493,7 @@ done
 
 if [ "$received" = "1" ]; then
     rx_file=$(ls "$DATA_ROOT/bob/downloads-"*/notes.txt 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-    orig_sha=$(sha256sum "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/notes.txt" | awk '{print $1}')
+    orig_sha=$(sha256sum "$DATA_ROOT/alice/friends-share/notes.txt" | awk '{print $1}')
     rx_sha=$(sha256sum "$rx_file" | awk '{print $1}')
     if [ "$orig_sha" = "$rx_sha" ]; then
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ notes.txt received by bob, sha256 matches${RESET}"
diff --git a/test-tui.sh b/test-tui.sh
index fc685e8..8f68739 100755
--- a/test-tui.sh
+++ b/test-tui.sh
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ CYAN='\033[0;36m'; DIM='\033[2m'; BOLD='\033[1m'; RESET='\033[0m'
 rm -rf "$DATA_ROOT"
 mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/bin"
 
-# Seed per-peer share directories with dummy files.
+# Seed per-network share directories with dummy files.
 mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share" "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share"
-echo "alice's notes"       > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/notes.txt"
+echo "alice's notes"        > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/notes.txt"
 dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1K count=64 2>/dev/null | base64 > "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share/photo.jpg.b64"
 dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1K count=128 2>/dev/null | base64 > "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share/archive.tar.b64"
 echo -e "file1.mp3\nfile2.mp3" > "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share/playlist.m3u"
-echo "charlie's doc"       > "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share/document.txt"
-echo "#!/bin/sh"           > "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share/script.sh"
+echo "charlie's doc"        > "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share/document.txt"
+echo "#!/bin/sh"            > "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share/script.sh"
 
 # Kill any leftover processes holding our fixed ports.
 for port in "$ANCHOR_PORT" "$ALICE_IPC" "$BOB_IPC" "$CHARLIE_IPC"; do
@@ -97,22 +97,19 @@ wait_port "$ANCHOR_PORT"
 
 ANCHOR_URL="ws://127.0.0.1:${ANCHOR_PORT}/ws"
 
-# Daemons
+# Daemons — no global -share-dir; share dirs are set per network at join_network time.
 "$DATA_ROOT/bin/waste-daemon" -alias alice -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice" \
     -ipc-port "$ALICE_IPC" -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share" \
     2>"$DATA_ROOT/alice/daemon.log" &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
 "$DATA_ROOT/bin/waste-daemon" -alias bob -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob" \
     -ipc-port "$BOB_IPC" -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" \
     2>"$DATA_ROOT/bob/daemon.log" &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
 "$DATA_ROOT/bin/waste-daemon" -alias charlie -data-dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie" \
     -ipc-port "$CHARLIE_IPC" -anchor "$ANCHOR_URL" \
-    -share-dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share" \
     2>"$DATA_ROOT/charlie/daemon.log" &
 PIDS+=($!)
 
@@ -120,19 +117,22 @@ wait_port "$ALICE_IPC"
 wait_port "$BOB_IPC"
 wait_port "$CHARLIE_IPC"
 
-# Resolve peer IDs
+# Join all three with per-network share directories.
+ipc "$ALICE_IPC"   "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/alice/share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
+sleep 0.2
+ipc "$BOB_IPC"     "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/bob/share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
+sleep 0.2
+ipc "$CHARLIE_IPC" "$(jq -cn --arg net "$NETWORK_NAME" --arg dir "$DATA_ROOT/charlie/share" \
+    '{"type":"join_network","network_name":$net,"share_dir":$dir}')"
+sleep 0.5
+
+# Resolve peer IDs (network-scoped identity, available after joining).
 ALICE_ID=$(peer_field "$ALICE_IPC"   '.local_peer.id')
 BOB_ID=$(peer_field   "$BOB_IPC"     '.local_peer.id')
 CHARLIE_ID=$(peer_field "$CHARLIE_IPC" '.local_peer.id')
 
-# Join all three
-JOIN=$(printf '{"type":"join_network","network_name":"%s"}' "$NETWORK_NAME")
-ipc "$ALICE_IPC"   "$JOIN"
-sleep 0.2
-ipc "$BOB_IPC"     "$JOIN"
-sleep 0.2
-ipc "$CHARLIE_IPC" "$JOIN"
-
 echo -e "${DIM}waiting for WebRTC DataChannels (6s)…${RESET}"
 sleep 6