diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 224daed..aa9600a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .app-loading-gem { animation: none; transform: rotate(45deg); } }
     </style>
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="3.1.0-paintedmobile" />
+    <meta name="version" content="3.2.0-pty" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 573cc73..9a970ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "3.1.0-paintedmobile",
+  "version": "3.2.0-pty",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server/amerc-api.mjs b/server/amerc-api.mjs
index 8ae3ad8..db43dcb 100644
--- a/server/amerc-api.mjs
+++ b/server/amerc-api.mjs
@@ -108,6 +108,23 @@ function waitChat(sessionId, ms) {
     const t = setTimeout(done, ms);
   });
 }
+// web-pty: browser keystrokes queue per instance; the broker long-polls them.
+const inputQueues = new Map(); // instanceId -> string[]
+const inputWaiters = new Map(); // instanceId -> Set<fn>
+function wakeInput(instId) {
+  const s = inputWaiters.get(instId); if (!s) return;
+  inputWaiters.delete(instId);
+  for (const fn of s) { try { fn(); } catch { /* gone */ } }
+}
+function waitInput(instId, ms) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let s = inputWaiters.get(instId);
+    if (!s) { s = new Set(); inputWaiters.set(instId, s); }
+    const fn = () => { clearTimeout(t); s.delete(fn); resolve(); };
+    s.add(fn);
+    const t = setTimeout(fn, ms);
+  });
+}
 // file rendezvous: producer's request stream is piped to the consumer's
 // response when it claims the token. The server never writes the bytes.
 const FILE_CLAIM_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
@@ -595,6 +612,33 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       const live = db.prepare("SELECT id FROM agent_sessions WHERE instance_id=? AND status='active'").all(inst.id).map((r) => r.id);
       return send(res, 200, { ok: true, status, activeSessions: live });
     }
+    // web-pty: lightweight tui frame push from the broker (keeps it online too)
+    if ((m = path.match(/^\/agents\/instances\/(\d+)\/tui$/)) && method === 'POST') {
+      const b = await readBody(req, MAX_UPLOAD) || {}; const inst = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM agent_instances WHERE id=?').get(Number(m[1])); if (!inst) return send(res, 404, { ok: false, error: 'not found' });
+      if (b.accesskey !== inst.accesskey) return send(res, 401, { ok: false, error: 'bad accesskey' });
+      db.prepare('UPDATE agent_instances SET tui=?,last_heartbeat=?,status=? WHERE id=?').run(String(b.tui || '').slice(0, 20000), Date.now(), inst.status === 'down' ? 'online' : inst.status, inst.id);
+      return send(res, 200, { ok: true });
+    }
+    // web-pty: browser posts keystrokes (owner/accesskey); broker long-polls them
+    if ((m = path.match(/^\/agents\/instances\/(\d+)\/input$/)) && method === 'POST') {
+      const inst = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM agent_instances WHERE id=?').get(Number(m[1])); if (!inst) return send(res, 404, { ok: false, error: 'not found' });
+      const b = await readBody(req) || {};
+      if (!(owns(inst) || (b.accesskey && b.accesskey === inst.accesskey))) return send(res, 403, { ok: false, error: 'only the owner can drive this terminal' });
+      if (typeof b.data !== 'string') return send(res, 400, { ok: false, error: 'data required' });
+      let q = inputQueues.get(inst.id); if (!q) { q = []; inputQueues.set(inst.id, q); }
+      q.push(b.data.slice(0, 8192));
+      if (q.length > 256) q.splice(0, q.length - 256);
+      wakeInput(inst.id);
+      return send(res, 200, { ok: true });
+    }
+    if ((m = path.match(/^\/agents\/instances\/(\d+)\/input$/)) && method === 'GET') {
+      const inst = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM agent_instances WHERE id=?').get(Number(m[1])); if (!inst) return send(res, 404, { ok: false, error: 'not found' });
+      if (url.searchParams.get('accesskey') !== inst.accesskey) return send(res, 401, { ok: false, error: 'bad accesskey' });
+      let q = inputQueues.get(inst.id) || [];
+      if (!q.length && url.searchParams.get('wait')) { await waitInput(inst.id, 25000); q = inputQueues.get(inst.id) || []; }
+      inputQueues.set(inst.id, []);
+      return send(res, 200, { ok: true, input: q });
+    }
     if ((m = path.match(/^\/agents\/instances\/(\d+)$/)) && method === 'DELETE') {
       const inst = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM agent_instances WHERE id=?').get(Number(m[1])); if (!inst) return send(res, 404, { ok: false, error: 'not found' });
       const b = await readBody(req) || {}; if (!owns(inst) && b.accesskey !== inst.accesskey) return send(res, 403, { ok: false, error: 'not authorized' });
diff --git a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
index 9ece105..e615601 100644
--- a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
+++ b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { api } from './api.js';
 import { copyToast } from './toast.js';
 import ChatPanel, { SessionLog } from './Chat.jsx';
 import { GameDialog } from './GameDialog.jsx';
+import PtyPanel from './Pty.jsx';
 
 const STATUS_COLOR = { online: '#36f0b0', pending: '#f2b85f', lost: '#ff9f5a', down: '#ff7a8c' };
 const TAG_EMOJI = { backend: '🛠️', model: '🧠', frontend: '🎨', ui: '🖌️', web: '🌐', data: '📊', devops: '⚙️', ml: '🤖', security: '🔐', api: '🔌', bot: '🤖', chat: '💬', test: '🧪', docs: '📄', design: '✏️', ops: '🚦', research: '🔬' };
@@ -202,28 +203,18 @@ function ClassModal({ id, auth, onClose }) {
   );
 }
 
-// ---- Use an instance: native chat + web-pty -------------------------------
+// ---- Use an instance: native chat + native web-pty ------------------------
 export function UsePanel({ instance, onClose }) {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState('chatbox');
-  const [sess, setSess] = useState(null);
   const [accesskey, setAccesskey] = useState(instance.accesskey || '');
-  const [err, setErr] = useState('');
   const needKey = !instance.accesskey && instance.visibility !== 'public';
   const [keyOk, setKeyOk] = useState(!needKey);
-  const start = useCallback(async () => {
-    setErr('');
-    try {
-      const r = await api(`/agents/instances/${instance.id}/sessions`, { method: 'POST', body: { connector: mode, accesskey: accesskey || undefined } });
-      setSess(r);
-    } catch (e) { setErr(e.message); }
-  }, [instance.id, mode, accesskey]);
-
   return (
     <div className="ap-use">
       <div className="ap-use-head">
         <div className="ap-use-tabs">
-          <button className={mode === 'chatbox' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => { setMode('chatbox'); setSess(null); }}>Chatbox</button>
-          <button className={mode === 'webpty' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => { setMode('webpty'); setSess(null); }}>Web PTY</button>
+          <button className={mode === 'chatbox' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => setMode('chatbox')}>Chatbox</button>
+          <button className={mode === 'webpty' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => setMode('webpty')}>Web PTY</button>
         </div>
         <button className="ap-use-x" onClick={onClose}>close ✕</button>
       </div>
@@ -234,18 +225,7 @@ export function UsePanel({ instance, onClose }) {
         </div>
       )}
       {mode === 'chatbox' && keyOk && <ChatPanel instance={instance} accesskey={accesskey || undefined} onClose={onClose} />}
-      {mode === 'webpty' && keyOk && !sess && (
-        <div className="ap-use-start">
-          <button className="px-action" onClick={start}>Connect webpty</button>
-          {err && <p className="px-auth-err">{err}</p>}
-        </div>
-      )}
-      {mode === 'webpty' && sess && (
-        <>
-          <iframe title="agent terminal" className="ap-iframe" src={`https://webagent.amerc.ai/chat_session?session=${encodeURIComponent(sess.relayToken)}`} />
-          <p className="ap-hint ap-pty-note">🖥️ The web terminal rides the webagent relay; chat no longer does.</p>
-        </>
-      )}
+      {mode === 'webpty' && keyOk && <PtyPanel instance={instance} accesskey={accesskey || undefined} />}
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -336,11 +316,13 @@ function SoldierDialog({ instance, onClose, onChanged }) {
       </div>
       <div className="lg-sd-tabs">
         <button className={tab === 'chat' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => setTab('chat')}>Chat</button>
+        <button className={tab === 'pty' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => setTab('pty')}>Terminal</button>
         <button className={tab === 'status' ? 'on' : ''} onClick={() => setTab('status')}>Status</button>
       </div>
       {tab === 'chat' && (online
         ? <ChatPanel instance={live} accesskey={instance.accesskey} onClose={onClose} />
         : <p className="ap-hint" style={{ padding: '16px 4px' }}>This soldier is {live.status}. Rouse it from the Status tab, then chat.</p>)}
+      {tab === 'pty' && <PtyPanel instance={live} accesskey={instance.accesskey} />}
       {tab === 'status' && (
         <div className="lg-sd-status">
           {live.skills?.length > 0 && <div className="ch-skills"><span className="ch-skills-label">skills loaded</span>{live.skills.map((s) => <span key={s} className="ch-skill">{s}</span>)}</div>}
diff --git a/src/Pty.jsx b/src/Pty.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d4a980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pty.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from './api.js';
+
+// Native web terminal — polls the instance's tui frames and (for the owner,
+// who holds the accesskey) sends keystrokes through amerc's input queue. No
+// relay, no iframe: just HTTP. The broker writes keystrokes to its pty and
+// pushes tui frames back via POST /agents/instances/:id/tui.
+
+const stripAnsi = (s) => String(s || '')
+  .replace(/\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[ -/]*[@-~]/g, '')   // CSI sequences
+  .replace(/\x1b[()][0-9A-Za-z]/g, '')          // charset selects
+  .replace(/\x1b[=>]/g, '').replace(/[\x00-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f]/g, '');
+
+function keyToData(e) {
+  if (e.ctrlKey && /^[a-z]$/i.test(e.key)) { const c = e.key.toLowerCase().charCodeAt(0) - 96; return String.fromCharCode(c); }
+  switch (e.key) {
+    case 'Enter': return '\r';
+    case 'Backspace': return '\x7f';
+    case 'Tab': return '\t';
+    case 'Escape': return '\x1b';
+    case 'ArrowUp': return '\x1b[A';
+    case 'ArrowDown': return '\x1b[B';
+    case 'ArrowRight': return '\x1b[C';
+    case 'ArrowLeft': return '\x1b[D';
+    case 'Home': return '\x1b[H';
+    case 'End': return '\x1b[F';
+    case 'Delete': return '\x1b[3~';
+    default: return e.key.length === 1 ? e.key : null;
+  }
+}
+
+export default function PtyPanel({ instance, accesskey }) {
+  const [tui, setTui] = useState(instance.tui || '');
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState(instance.status || '');
+  const [focused, setFocused] = useState(false);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState('');
+  const screenRef = useRef(null);
+  const interactive = !!accesskey;
+
+  // poll tui frames
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let alive = true;
+    const q = accesskey ? `?accesskey=${encodeURIComponent(accesskey)}` : '';
+    const tick = () => api(`/agents/instances/${instance.id}${q}`)
+      .then((d) => { if (alive && d.instance) { if (d.tui != null) setTui(d.tui); setStatus(d.instance.status); } })
+      .catch(() => {});
+    tick(); const t = setInterval(tick, 1200);
+    return () => { alive = false; clearInterval(t); };
+  }, [instance.id, accesskey]);
+
+  // keep scrolled to the bottom
+  useEffect(() => { const el = screenRef.current; if (el) el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight; }, [tui]);
+
+  const send = useCallback(async (data) => {
+    if (!interactive) return;
+    try { await api(`/agents/instances/${instance.id}/input`, { method: 'POST', body: { data, accesskey } }); }
+    catch (e) { setErr(e.message); }
+  }, [instance.id, accesskey, interactive]);
+
+  const onKeyDown = (e) => {
+    if (!interactive) return;
+    if (e.metaKey || (e.ctrlKey && (e.key === 'c' || e.key === 'v') && !focused)) return; // allow copy/paste chrome
+    const d = keyToData(e);
+    if (d != null) { e.preventDefault(); send(d); }
+  };
+  const onPaste = (e) => { if (!interactive) return; const t = e.clipboardData?.getData('text'); if (t) { e.preventDefault(); send(t); } };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pty">
+      <div className="pty-bar">
+        <span className={`ch-dot ${status}`} />
+        <span className="pty-title">terminal · #{instance.id}</span>
+        <span className="pty-mode">{interactive ? (focused ? '⌨ typing — keys go to the agent' : 'click the screen to type') : '👁 view only (owner drives)'}</span>
+      </div>
+      <pre
+        ref={screenRef}
+        className={`pty-screen${focused ? ' on' : ''}${interactive ? '' : ' ro'}`}
+        tabIndex={interactive ? 0 : -1}
+        onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+        onPaste={onPaste}
+        onFocus={() => setFocused(true)}
+        onBlur={() => setFocused(false)}
+      >{stripAnsi(tui) || (status === 'online' ? 'waiting for the agent to paint its terminal…' : `instance is ${status} — no live terminal`)}</pre>
+      {err && <p className="px-auth-err">{err}</p>}
+      {interactive && <p className="ap-hint pty-hint">Keystrokes (incl. Enter, arrows, Ctrl-C) stream to the agent's pty; the screen refreshes ~1×/sec. Your broker must long-poll <code>GET /api/agents/instances/{instance.id}/input</code> and push frames to <code>POST …/tui</code>.</p>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index 8649cfa..4305bfc 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { api } from './api.js';
 const Menu = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="3" y1="6" x2="21" y2="6" /><line x1="3" y1="12" x2="21" y2="12" /><line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18" /></svg>);
 const X = ({ size = 20 }) => (<svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" aria-hidden="true"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" /><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18" /></svg>);
 
-const RELEASE = '3.1.0-paintedmobile';
+const RELEASE = '3.2.0-pty';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ function StatusPage() {
 }
 
 const CHANGELOG = [
+  { v: '3.2', date: 'Jun 2026', title: 'A native web terminal', notes: ['The Web PTY now runs on amerc itself — no relay: it streams the agent’s live terminal and sends your keystrokes (Enter, arrows, Ctrl-C, paste) straight through', 'Open it from a soldier in My Legion (Terminal tab) or from any agent you use'] },
   { v: '3.1', date: 'Jun 2026', title: 'The tavern breathes', notes: ['Lantern glow flickers and the bar light pulses over the painted scene', 'On phones the tavern reads cleanly with big tap targets for Browse, Legion and Mansion'] },
   { v: '3.0', date: 'Jun 2026', title: 'A painted tavern', notes: ['The home tavern is now a hand-painted scene — an elf host, an orc bartender and a dwarf patron in a lamplit hall — replacing the old pixel tiles', 'Every painted fixture is still a door: the board opens the roster, the barkeep signs you in, the elf pitches the tour, the side passages lead to your Legion and Mansion'] },
   { v: '2.5', date: 'Jun 2026', title: 'Chat speaks markdown', notes: ['Chat messages now render markdown — code blocks, lists, tables and links — so an agent can answer with formatted, clickable replies (it picks its own links, to the netdisk or anywhere)'] },
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index d9e228a..e038db4 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -1952,3 +1952,14 @@ button {
   .gm-cta-row { display: flex; }
   .gm-stage3 .gm-room { width: 100%; }
 }
+
+/* native web terminal (3.2) */
+.pty { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
+.pty-bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; }
+.pty-title { color: #cfe2f2; font-size: 12.5px; font-family: ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace; }
+.pty-mode { margin-left: auto; color: #8a7bb0; font-size: 11px; }
+.pty-screen { margin: 0; background: #05070c; border: 1px solid #1c2438; border-radius: 9px; padding: 12px; min-height: 260px; max-height: 50vh; overflow: auto; font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.4; color: #cfe6d8; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; outline: none; cursor: text; }
+.pty-screen.on { border-color: #46c8e0; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #46c8e0, inset 0 0 18px rgba(70,200,235,0.06); }
+.pty-screen.ro { cursor: default; }
+.pty-hint { margin: 0; }
+.pty-hint code { font-size: 11px; }