diff --git a/contract-registry.yaml b/contract-registry.yaml
index 019be2b..ea07da0 100644
--- a/contract-registry.yaml
+++ b/contract-registry.yaml
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ contracts:
   sensitivity: high
   status: active
   owner: abiba
-  version: 3.3.0
+  version: 3.4.0
   trigger:
     type: scheduled
     cadence: '*/15 * * * *'
diff --git a/infrastructure-control.prose.md b/infrastructure-control.prose.md
index 7144fb0..67cc2c5 100644
--- a/infrastructure-control.prose.md
+++ b/infrastructure-control.prose.md
@@ -759,4 +759,4 @@ which was kill+nohup outside systemd) are banned by policy.
 | Script | Why Disabled |
 |--------|-------------|
 | `zulip-watchdog.sh` (Mumuni) | kill+nohup bypassed systemd, 27 restarts, pattern mismatch |
-| `zulip-monitor.sh` (Abiba) | Replaced by agent-health-check.py + PM2 auto-restart |
+| `zulip-monitor.sh` (Abiba) | Standalone cron replaced by agent-health-check.py + PM2 auto-restart; the script itself remains active as the execution step of the `zulip-health` responsibility contract (see `zulip-health.prose.md`) |
diff --git a/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh b/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
index c1423e3..05b6a42 100755
--- a/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ fi
 # never contact her former host.
 
 # ── Platform C: Agent Zero (kagentz) ──
+# C1: A2A liveness (no credential needed) — probes the container's internal :80/a2a/
+# C2: A2A response verification (needs LITELLM_KEY) — probes POST /a2a with auth
+# C3: Public access path (no credential needed) — probes https://kagentz.sysloggh.net/
+
+# C1: A2A liveness (container-internal probe)
 AZ_A2A_CODE=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@192.168.68.14 \
   "docker exec agent-zero curl -s --connect-timeout 5 -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://127.0.0.1:80/a2a/ 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null) || AZ_A2A_CODE="000"
 AZ_A2A_CODE=$(printf '%s' "$AZ_A2A_CODE" | tr -d '[:space:]')
@@ -184,27 +189,53 @@ AZ_A2A_CODE=$(printf '%s' "$AZ_A2A_CODE" | tr -d '[:space:]')
 if [ "$AZ_A2A_CODE" = "000" ]; then
   notify "🔴" "kagentz A2A server DOWN (connection failed)"
   ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
-  echo "  kagentz: ❌ A2A down (HTTP 000)" >> "$LOG"
+  echo "  kagentz C1: ❌ A2A down (HTTP 000)" >> "$LOG"
 else
   case "$AZ_A2A_CODE" in
     200|401)
-      echo "  kagentz: ✅ A2A alive (HTTP $AZ_A2A_CODE)" >> "$LOG" ;;
+      echo "  kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive (HTTP $AZ_A2A_CODE)" >> "$LOG" ;;
     *)
       notify "🟡" "kagentz A2A server answered HTTP $AZ_A2A_CODE — running, unexpected status"
       ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
-      echo "  kagentz: 🟡 A2A unexpected http=$AZ_A2A_CODE (running, warning)" >> "$LOG" ;;
+      echo "  kagentz C1: 🟡 A2A unexpected http=$AZ_A2A_CODE (running, warning)" >> "$LOG" ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+# C3: Public access path (the captain's point of view)
+# Probes the public URL that NetBird proxies to the container. 200/302/401 = alive,
+# 502 = proxy's "upstream refused" page (incident), connection failed = incident.
+# Never restarts anything — the contract forbids restarting the platform.
+KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 15 \
+  -w '%{http_code}' https://kagentz.sysloggh.net/ 2>/dev/null) || KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE="000"
+KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE=$(printf '%s' "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+[ -n "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" ] || KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE="000"
+
+if [ "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" = "000" ]; then
+  notify "🔴" "kagentz public URL DOWN (connection failed)"
+  ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
+  echo "  kagentz C3: ❌ public URL down (HTTP 000)" >> "$LOG"
+elif [ "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" = "502" ]; then
+  notify "🔴" "kagentz public URL 502 (upstream refused)"
+  ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
+  echo "  kagentz C3: ❌ public URL 502 (upstream refused)" >> "$LOG"
+else
+  case "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" in
+    200|302|401)
+      echo "  kagentz C3: ✅ public URL alive (HTTP $KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE)" >> "$LOG" ;;
+    *)
+      notify "🟡" "kagentz public URL answered HTTP $KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE — running, unexpected status"
+      ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
+      echo "  kagentz C3: 🟡 public URL unexpected http=$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE (running, warning)" >> "$LOG" ;;
   esac
 fi
 
 # ── Summary ──
+# The run verdict is non-optimistic: when ISSUES > 0, the run is an INCIDENT.
+# The lane must quote this Result line verbatim in its status report.
 if [ "$ISSUES" -eq 0 ]; then
-  if [ "$ZULIP_CRED_OK" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "  Result: ✅ All healthy" >> "$LOG"
-  else
-    echo "  Result: ✅ All healthy" >> "$LOG"
-  fi
+  echo "  Result: ✅ 0 issues (all healthy)" >> "$LOG"
 else
-  echo "  Result: 🔴 $ISSUES issue(s) found" >> "$LOG"
+  echo "  Result: 🔴 INCIDENT — $ISSUES issue(s) found" >> "$LOG"
   notify "🔴" "$ISSUES issue(s) found — check /root/zulip-health-monitor.log"
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mumuni_monitor_removal.py b/tests/test_mumuni_monitor_removal.py
index df55352..6e765af 100644
--- a/tests/test_mumuni_monitor_removal.py
+++ b/tests/test_mumuni_monitor_removal.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ exit 0
 """
 
 CURL_STUB = r"""#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Stub curl: serve the Abiba health fixture and the Zulip server 200, and
-# record every call (including notify) payloads.
+# Stub curl: serve the Abiba health fixture, the Zulip server 200, and the
+# kagentz C3 public URL, and record every call (including notify) payloads.
 printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$RECORD_DIR/curl.calls"
 case "$*" in
   *:9200/health*)
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ case "$*" in
     esac ;;
   *server_settings*)
     printf '%s' "$SERVER_HTTP" ;;
+  *kagentz.sysloggh.net*)
+    printf '%s' "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" ;;
 esac
 exit 0
 """
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ def _write_exec(path: pathlib.Path, body: str) -> None:
 
 
 def _run_monitor(tmp_path, *, tanko_svc="active", tanko_http="200",
-                 az_a2a_code="401", az_a2a_exit=0):
+                 az_a2a_code="401", az_a2a_exit=0,
+                 kagentz_public_code="302"):
     """Run the shipped monitor in a sandbox; return (proc, record_dir, log_path).
 
     Only the LOG constant is rewritten (to keep the run inside the worktree).
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ def _run_monitor(tmp_path, *, tanko_svc="active", tanko_http="200",
         "PI_HTTP": "200",
         "PI_BODY": CONNECTED_FIXTURE.read_text(),
         "SERVER_HTTP": "200",
+        "KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE": kagentz_public_code,
     })
     proc = subprocess.run(["bash", str(script)], cwd=sandbox, env=env,
                           capture_output=True, text=True)
@@ -169,8 +173,9 @@ def test_healthy_run_is_quiet_and_never_reaches_mumuni(tmp_path):
     assert "Server: ✅ HTTP 200" in log
     assert "Abiba: ✅ Connected" in log
     assert "Tanko: ✅ service=active http=200" in log
-    assert "kagentz: ✅ A2A alive (HTTP 401)" in log
-    assert "Result: ✅ All healthy" in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive (HTTP 401)" in log
+    assert "kagentz C3: ✅ public URL alive (HTTP 302)" in log
+    assert "Result: ✅ 0 issues (all healthy)" in log
 
     # A healthy run emits no notify at all — and certainly no Mumuni one.
     assert proc.stdout == ""
@@ -207,8 +212,8 @@ def test_failing_run_alerts_on_tanko_but_never_on_mumuni(tmp_path):
     # The rest of the monitor still ran alongside the failing Tanko leg.
     log = log_path.read_text()
     assert "Abiba: ✅ Connected" in log
-    assert "kagentz: ✅ A2A alive" in log
-    assert "Result: 🔴 1 issue(s) found" in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive" in log
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT — 1 issue(s) found" in log
 
 
 def test_unexpected_a2a_status_is_an_issue_not_healthy(tmp_path):
@@ -216,9 +221,9 @@ def test_unexpected_a2a_status_is_an_issue_not_healthy(tmp_path):
     assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
     log = log_path.read_text()
 
-    assert "kagentz: 🟡 A2A unexpected http=500 (running, warning)" in log
-    assert "kagentz: ✅ A2A alive" not in log
-    assert "Result: 🔴 1 issue(s) found" in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: 🟡 A2A unexpected http=500 (running, warning)" in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive" not in log
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT — 1 issue(s) found" in log
     assert "kagentz A2A server answered HTTP 500" in proc.stdout
 
 
@@ -230,10 +235,10 @@ def test_a2a_connection_failure_is_down_not_unexpected(tmp_path):
     assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
     log = log_path.read_text()
 
-    assert "kagentz: ❌ A2A down (HTTP 000)" in log
-    assert "kagentz: ✅ A2A alive" not in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: ❌ A2A down (HTTP 000)" in log
+    assert "kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive" not in log
     assert "unexpected" not in log
-    assert "Result: 🔴 1 issue(s) found" in log
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT — 1 issue(s) found" in log
     assert "kagentz A2A server DOWN (connection failed)" in proc.stdout
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_zulip_kagentz_legs.py b/tests/test_zulip_kagentz_legs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e8dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_zulip_kagentz_legs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Behavioural tests for zulip-monitor.sh kagentz C1/C3 legs and the Result verdict.
+
+WHY THIS FILE EXISTS: the 2026-09-19 kagentz A2A outage was correctly detected
+by the monitor (C1 returned 000, the run logged an issue) but the lane's own
+summarization in ops.status wrote "OK" with the note "A2A server DOWN — expected
+(no credentials configured)". The optimistic verdict came from the lane, not the
+script. The fix adds a C3 public-access-path leg and makes the Result line say
+"INCIDENT" when issues are found, so the lane can quote it verbatim.
+
+CONTRACT UNDER TEST:
+  * C1 (A2A liveness, no credential): 000 → INCIDENT.
+  * C3 (public access path, no credential): 502 → INCIDENT, 000 → INCIDENT,
+    200/302/401 → alive.
+  * Result verdict: when ISSUES > 0, the log's Result line says "INCIDENT",
+    not just "issues found".
+  * Healthy control: C1 401 + C3 302 → 0 issues, "all healthy".
+
+HOW: behavioural execution using the sandbox pattern already in this repo
+(tests/test_mumuni_monitor_removal.py). The sandbox copies the shipped monitor
+verbatim, rewrites only its LOG constant, and runs it with stub ssh/curl on
+PATH. Each test asserts from the run's own log/verdict, not from file text.
+
+Usage: python3 -m pytest tests/test_zulip_kagentz_legs.py
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+import stat
+import subprocess
+
+ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+ZULIP_MONITOR = ROOT / "scripts" / "zulip-monitor.sh"
+CONNECTED_FIXTURE = ROOT / "tests" / "fixtures" / "zulip-health-connected.json"
+
+TANKO_VANTAGE = "192.168.68.15"   # amdpve — Tanko CT 112 via pct exec
+AGENT_ZERO_HOST = "192.168.68.14"  # kagentz host, Agent Zero docker
+
+
+# ── Stub ssh: answers Tanko and Agent Zero probes by env vars ──────────
+
+SSH_STUB = r"""#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Stub ssh: record the target host, then answer by host + remote command.
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$RECORD_DIR/ssh.calls"
+host=""
+for a in "$@"; do
+  case "$a" in
+    *@192.168.*) host="${a##*@}" ;;
+  esac
+done
+printf '%s\n' "$host" >> "$RECORD_DIR/ssh.hosts"
+cmd="${*: -1}"
+case "$host" in
+  192.168.68.15)
+    case "$cmd" in
+      *"systemctl is-active"*) printf '%s' "$TANKO_SVC" ;;
+      *curl*)                  printf '%s' "$TANKO_HTTP" ;;
+    esac ;;
+  192.168.68.14)
+    case "$cmd" in
+      *"/a2a/"*) printf '%s' "$AZ_A2A_CODE"; exit "${AZ_A2A_EXIT:-0}" ;;
+    esac ;;
+  *)
+    printf 'UNEXPECTED-SSH-HOST %s\n' "$host" >> "$RECORD_DIR/unexpected-ssh" ;;
+esac
+exit 0
+"""
+
+
+# ── Stub curl: serves Zulip server, Abiba health, and C3 public URL ───
+
+CURL_STUB = r"""#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Stub curl: serve the Abiba health fixture, the Zulip server 200, and the
+# C3 public URL probe (https://kagentz.sysloggh.net/). Record every call.
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$RECORD_DIR/curl.calls"
+case "$*" in
+  *:9200/health*)
+    case " $* " in
+      *" -w "*) printf '%s' "$PI_HTTP" ;;   # -w '%{http_code}' probe
+      *)        printf '%s' "$PI_BODY" ;;   # body probe
+    esac ;;
+  *server_settings*)
+    printf '%s' "$SERVER_HTTP" ;;
+  *kagentz.sysloggh.net*)
+    printf '%s' "$KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE" ;;
+esac
+exit 0
+"""
+
+
+def _write_exec(path: pathlib.Path, body: str) -> None:
+    path.write_text(body)
+    path.chmod(path.stat().st_mode
+               | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)
+
+
+def _run_monitor(tmp_path, *, tanko_svc="active", tanko_http="200",
+                 az_a2a_code="401", az_a2a_exit=0,
+                 kagentz_public_code="302"):
+    """Run the shipped monitor in a sandbox; return (proc, record_dir, log_path).
+
+    Only the LOG constant is rewritten (to keep the run inside the worktree).
+    Everything else — legs, labels, notify logic — is the shipped script.
+    """
+    sandbox = tmp_path / "sandbox"
+    bindir = sandbox / "bin"
+    record = sandbox / "record"
+    bindir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    record.mkdir()
+
+    _write_exec(bindir / "ssh", SSH_STUB)
+    _write_exec(bindir / "curl", CURL_STUB)
+
+    source = ZULIP_MONITOR.read_text()
+    log_line = 'LOG="/root/zulip-health-monitor.log"'
+    assert log_line in source, "LOG constant moved — update the sandbox harness"
+    log_path = sandbox / "zulip-health-monitor.log"
+    script = sandbox / "zulip-monitor.sh"
+    script.write_text(source.replace(log_line, f'LOG="{log_path}"'))
+
+    env = dict(os.environ)
+    env.update({
+        "PATH": f"{bindir}:{env['PATH']}",
+        "RECORD_DIR": str(record),
+        "TANKO_SVC": tanko_svc,
+        "TANKO_HTTP": tanko_http,
+        "AZ_A2A_CODE": az_a2a_code,
+        "AZ_A2A_EXIT": str(az_a2a_exit),
+        "PI_HTTP": "200",
+        "PI_BODY": CONNECTED_FIXTURE.read_text(),
+        "SERVER_HTTP": "200",
+        "KAGENTZ_PUBLIC_CODE": kagentz_public_code,
+    })
+    proc = subprocess.run(["bash", str(script)], cwd=sandbox, env=env,
+                          capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return proc, record, log_path
+
+
+# ── Required behavioural cases ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_c3_502_is_incident(tmp_path):
+    """C3 public leg returns 502 → the run's verdict is an INCIDENT,
+    the C3 line names the 502, and the run is not summarised as healthy."""
+    proc, record, log_path = _run_monitor(tmp_path, kagentz_public_code="502")
+    assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
+    log = log_path.read_text()
+
+    # The C3 line names the 502.
+    assert "kagentz C3: ❌ public URL 502 (upstream refused)" in log
+    # The verdict is an INCIDENT, not healthy.
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT" in log
+    assert "all healthy" not in log
+    # The run is not summarised as healthy.
+    assert "✅ 0 issues" not in log
+
+
+def test_c3_000_is_incident(tmp_path):
+    """C3 public leg returns 000 → INCIDENT."""
+    proc, record, log_path = _run_monitor(tmp_path, kagentz_public_code="000")
+    assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
+    log = log_path.read_text()
+
+    # The C3 line reports the connection failure.
+    assert "kagentz C3: ❌ public URL down (HTTP 000)" in log
+    # The verdict is an INCIDENT.
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT" in log
+    assert "all healthy" not in log
+    assert "✅ 0 issues" not in log
+
+
+def test_healthy_control_c1_401_c3_302(tmp_path):
+    """Healthy control: C1 401 plus C3 302 → 0 issues and a healthy verdict,
+    proving the new leg cannot cry wolf."""
+    proc, record, log_path = _run_monitor(tmp_path,
+                                          az_a2a_code="401",
+                                          kagentz_public_code="302")
+    assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
+    log = log_path.read_text()
+
+    # Both legs report alive.
+    assert "kagentz C1: ✅ A2A alive (HTTP 401)" in log
+    assert "kagentz C3: ✅ public URL alive (HTTP 302)" in log
+    # Zero issues, healthy verdict.
+    assert "Result: ✅ 0 issues (all healthy)" in log
+    # No INCIDENT.
+    assert "INCIDENT" not in log
+    # No notify fired for kagentz.
+    assert "kagentz public URL" not in proc.stdout
+    assert "kagentz A2A server" not in proc.stdout
+
+
+def test_c1_000_is_incident(tmp_path):
+    """C1 returns 000 → INCIDENT, keeping the leg that actually caught this
+    outage covered behaviourally."""
+    proc, record, log_path = _run_monitor(tmp_path,
+                                          az_a2a_code="000",
+                                          az_a2a_exit=7,
+                                          kagentz_public_code="302")
+    assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
+    log = log_path.read_text()
+
+    # The C1 line reports the A2A down.
+    assert "kagentz C1: ❌ A2A down (HTTP 000)" in log
+    # The verdict is an INCIDENT (even though C3 is healthy).
+    assert "Result: 🔴 INCIDENT" in log
+    assert "all healthy" not in log
+    # The notify fired for the A2A down.
+    assert "kagentz A2A server DOWN" in proc.stdout
diff --git a/zulip-health.prose.md b/zulip-health.prose.md
index 54229f8..c28fbfb 100644
--- a/zulip-health.prose.md
+++ b/zulip-health.prose.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 kind: responsibility
 name: zulip-health
-description: Multi-platform health monitor for the Zulip messaging mesh spanning Platform A (pi/Abiba Zulip bridge), Platform B (Tanko on DSH), and Platform C (Agent Zero Docker). Verifies bot registration, DM delivery, and cross-platform connectivity. The kagentz Zulip adapter leg is retired (its code no longer exists) — Agent Zero is probed for A2A liveness only. Mumuni is no longer monitored from this host — she runs on her own container (kagentz CT 105 on minipve, .14) and is monitored on her side.
+description: Multi-platform health monitor for the Zulip messaging mesh spanning Platform A (pi/Abiba Zulip bridge), Platform B (Tanko on DSH), and Platform C (Agent Zero Docker). Verifies bot registration, DM delivery, and cross-platform connectivity. The kagentz Zulip adapter leg is retired (its code no longer exists) — Agent Zero is probed for A2A liveness, A2A response, and public-path access only. Mumuni is no longer monitored from this host — she runs on her own container (kagentz CT 105 on minipve, .14) and is monitored on her side.
 title: Zulip Mesh Health Monitor — Multi-Platform
-version: 3.3.0
+version: 3.4.0
 runtime_contract: 2
 agent: abiba
 report_only_agents:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ session start.
 - **Zulip API key** for `abiba-bot@chat.sysloggh.net` in `$ZULIP_API_KEY`
 - **SSH access** to amdpve (192.168.68.15) for Tanko — CT 112 reached via `pct exec` (direct SSH to .122 is not a dependency of this contract: per-worker key availability varies); and the Agent Zero Docker host (192.168.68.14)
 - **PM2** on localhost for pi process management
-- **Network access** to `chat.sysloggh.net`, `localhost:9200`
+- **Network access** to `chat.sysloggh.net`, `kagentz.sysloggh.net` (C3 public path), `localhost:9200`
 - **Write access** to `/root/zulip-health-monitor.log` and `/tmp/zulip-monitor-debounce`
 - **Relay access** via RA-H OS MCP for alert delivery
 
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ grep -c "async def edit_message" ~/.hermes/plugins/*/zulip*/adapter.py
 
 ### Liveness rule (scoped)
 
-Any HTTP response proves the service is ALIVE. For auth-gated endpoints (Zulip API, Tanko gateway), a 401/403 redirect or status means the service answered — report the code, never "down". Only a failed CONNECTION (curl status 000, timeout, refused) is a failed probe.
+Any HTTP response proves the service is ALIVE. For auth-gated endpoints (Zulip API, Tanko gateway), a 401/403 redirect or status means the service answered — report the code, never "down". Only a failed CONNECTION (curl status 000, timeout, refused) is a failed probe. **Proxy-fronted exception:** a reverse proxy's `502`/`504` (upstream refused/unreachable) is not the backend answering — for proxy-fronted public endpoints such as `https://kagentz.sysloggh.net/` (C3), treat it as DOWN.
 
 **STANDING PROBE RULES (2026-09-14, from defect report 1150.msg):**
-1. **Any HTTP status means ALIVE.** 200, 301, 302, 401, 403, 404 all prove the service answered — report the code, never "down". A redirect is not a failure. Only a failed CONNECTION (curl status 000, timeout, refused) is a failed probe.
+1. **Any HTTP status means ALIVE.** 200, 301, 302, 401, 403, 404 all prove the service answered — report the code, never "down". A redirect is not a failure. Only a failed CONNECTION (curl status 000, timeout, refused) is a failed probe (proxy `502`/`504` excepted, above).
 2. **A failed probe is never a service verdict.** Print `probe-failed: <target> <kind>` naming the exact URL/host/port and the failure kind (timeout, refused, no-route, dns), retry once at a longer timeout, and only then report.
 3. **Say which probe produced each number.** "API: 000" is unusable; "API https://chat.sysloggh.net/api/v1/server_settings -> connection timeout after 10s (retried at 25s: also timeout)" is actionable.
 
@@ -469,9 +469,10 @@ ssh root@192.168.68.15 "pct exec 112 -- curl -s -b /tmp/dsh-new.jar -o /dev/null
 > monitor issued a restart for something that could not start, posting a false
 > kagentz-adapter-down alert on every run. Do NOT re-add an adapter-process,
 > heartbeat/queue, or adapter-restart step. Agent Zero is probed for A2A
-> liveness only, and a probe must never restart a platform.
+> liveness/response and public-path access only, and a probe must never restart
+> a platform.
 
-**C1: A2A Server Health**
+**C1: A2A Server Health (no credential needed)**
 
 ```bash
 # A2A listens on :80 inside the agent-zero container (host-mapped to :50080) and
@@ -479,9 +480,9 @@ ssh root@192.168.68.15 "pct exec 112 -- curl -s -b /tmp/dsh-new.jar -o /dev/null
 ssh root@192.168.68.14 "docker exec agent-zero curl -s --connect-timeout 5 -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://127.0.0.1:80/a2a/"
 ```
 
-Expected: `401` (auth-gated, A2A server is up and responding) or `200` (if no auth required). Connection refused (`000`) → A2A server down. Any other status → running but unexpected: log/report it, never restart.
+Expected: `401` (auth-gated, A2A server is up and responding) or `200` (if no auth required). Connection refused (`000`) → A2A server down (INCIDENT). Any other status → running but unexpected: log/report it, never restart.
 
-**C2: A2A Response Verification**
+**C2: A2A Response Verification (requires LITELLM_KEY)**
 
 ```bash
 # A2A listens on :80 inside the container and is auth-gated (401 expected unauthenticated).
@@ -491,15 +492,30 @@ ssh root@192.168.68.14 "docker exec agent-zero curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:
   -d '{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"tasks/send\",\"params\":{\"message\":{\"role\":\"user\",\"parts\":[{\"text\":\"ping\"}]}},\"id\":1}'"
 ```
 
-Expected: task ID with "working" status. Poll for completion with `tasks/get`. If 401, check LITELLM_KEY is set.
+Expected: task ID with "working" status. Poll for completion with `tasks/get`. If 401, check LITELLM_KEY is set (this is a credential issue, NOT a server-down incident).
+
+**C3: Public Access Path (no credential needed)**
+
+```bash
+# Probes the public URL that NetBird proxies to the agent-zero container.
+# This is the captain's point of view: if the captain can't reach it, it's down.
+# 200/302/401 = alive, 502 = proxy's "upstream refused" page (INCIDENT),
+# connection failed (000) = INCIDENT. Never restarts anything.
+curl -s -o /dev/null --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 15 -w '%{http_code}' https://kagentz.sysloggh.net/
+```
+
+Expected: `200` (Agent Zero login page), `302` (redirect), or `401` (auth-gated) = alive. `502` = NetBird proxy's "upstream refused" page (the container's port 80 is not listening) = INCIDENT. `000` (connection failed) = INCIDENT. Any other status → running but unexpected: log/report it, never restart.
 
 **Platform C Actions**
 
 | Condition | Action |
 |-----------|--------|
-| A2A returns `000` (connection refused/timeout) | Alert only — never restart the platform; investigate the agent-zero container |
-| A2A returns a status other than `200`/`401` | Log/report as a warning — reported, never healed on |
-| LiteLLM 401 | Check API key in a2a_agent.py `LITELLM_KEY` |
+| C1 A2A returns `000` (connection refused/timeout) | Alert only — never restart the platform; investigate the agent-zero container |
+| C1 A2A returns a status other than `200`/`401` | Log/report as a warning — reported, never healed on |
+| C2 A2A returns 401 | Check `LITELLM_KEY` is set (credential issue, NOT server-down) |
+| C3 public URL returns `502` (upstream refused) | Alert only — the container's port 80 is not listening; investigate the agent-zero container |
+| C3 public URL returns `000` (connection failed) | Alert only — the public path is down; investigate the NetBird proxy or the container |
+| C3 public URL returns a status other than `200`/`302`/`401` | Log/report as a warning — reported, never healed on |
 
 ### Step 5: Global Checks
 
@@ -513,12 +529,19 @@ If any bot processes >50 bot-originated messages in 15min → warning.
 
 ### Step 6: Compile and Report
 
-1. Compile all platform checks and severity
-2. Determine `overall_severity` from worst per-agent severity
-3. If restart action needed, check `/tmp/zulip-monitor-debounce` — apply only if >300s since last restart
-4. Log full diagnostic to `/root/zulip-health-monitor.log` with timestamp
-5. If any agent critical or >2 degraded: send relay message to user
-6. Update `last_check` timestamp in `### Maintains` snapshot
+1. Run `scripts/zulip-monitor.sh` and take its final `Result:` line as the
+   authoritative run verdict. The verdict line is either
+   `Result: ✅ 0 issues (all healthy)` or
+   `Result: 🔴 INCIDENT — N issue(s) found`.
+2. Quote that `Result:` line verbatim in the status report. When it says
+   `INCIDENT`, the run MUST be reported as an incident — never summarised as
+   OK/healthy and never annotated as "expected".
+3. Compile all platform checks and severity
+4. Determine `overall_severity` from worst per-agent severity
+5. If restart action needed, check `/tmp/zulip-monitor-debounce` — apply only if >300s since last restart
+6. Log full diagnostic to `/root/zulip-health-monitor.log` with timestamp
+7. If any agent critical or >2 degraded: send relay message to user
+8. Update `last_check` timestamp in `### Maintains` snapshot
 
 ### Restart Debounce