diff --git a/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh b/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
index 32b884a..a6fd6f2 100755
--- a/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/zulip-monitor.sh
@@ -155,12 +155,11 @@ fi
 # never contact her former host.
 
 # ── Platform C: Agent Zero (kagentz) ──
-AZ_A2A=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@192.168.68.14 \
-  "docker exec agent-zero curl -s --connect-timeout 5 http://127.0.0.1:8001/.well-known/agent.json 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-AZ_ALIVE=$(echo "$AZ_A2A" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('name',''))" 2>/dev/null)
+AZ_A2A_CODE=$(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 || echo "000")
 
-if [ "$AZ_ALIVE" != "kagentz" ]; then
-  notify "🔴" "kagentz A2A server DOWN — restarting"
+if [ "$AZ_A2A_CODE" = "000" ]; then
+  notify "🔴" "kagentz A2A server DOWN (connection failed) — restarting"
   ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@192.168.68.14 \
     "docker exec agent-zero bash -c 'pkill -9 -f a2a_agent; sleep 1; cd /a0 && /opt/venv-a0/bin/python3 -u /a0/usr/a2a_agent.py > /tmp/a2a.log 2>&1 &'" 2>/dev/null || true
   ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ else
   if [ "$AZ_ADAPTER" -lt 1 ]; then
     notify "🔴" "kagentz Zulip adapter DOWN — restarting"
     ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@192.168.68.14 \
-      "docker exec agent-zero bash -c 'cd /a0/usr/kagentz-zulip && ZULIP_SITE=https://chat.sysloggh.net ZULIP_EMAIL=kagentz-bot@chat.sysloggh.net ZULIP_API_KEY=E9q9PXJTxftPYBkb5pBDWupDO7KK21ty ZULIP_AGENT_NAME=kagentz A2A_URL=http://localhost:8001/a2a A2A_TOKEN=8zNgdOEXzYxjQvTl /opt/venv-a0/bin/python3 -u adapter.py > /tmp/zulip-adapter.log 2>&1 &'" 2>/dev/null || true
+      "docker exec agent-zero bash -c 'cd /a0/usr/kagentz-zulip && ZULIP_SITE=https://chat.sysloggh.net ZULIP_EMAIL=kagentz-bot@chat.sysloggh.net ZULIP_API_KEY=E9q9PXJTxftPYBkb5pBDWupDO7KK21ty ZULIP_AGENT_NAME=kagentz A2A_URL=http://localhost:80/a2a A2A_TOKEN=8zNgdOEXzYxjQvTl /opt/venv-a0/bin/python3 -u adapter.py > /tmp/zulip-adapter.log 2>&1 &'" 2>/dev/null || true
     ISSUES=$((ISSUES + 1))
     echo "  kagentz: ❌ Adapter down — restarted" >> "$LOG"
   else