diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2cb0db82..751d4f04 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -765,6 +765,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "annotate-snippets"
+version = "0.12.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f211a51805bc641f3ad5b7664c77d2547af685cc33b4cd8d31964027a46f13f1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "memchr",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -826,7 +837,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.22.0"
+version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "ant-protocol",
@@ -883,8 +894,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "4.0.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-protocol?rev=718f60682bb3704b68fbba0bea34f2a0416fa876#718f60682bb3704b68fbba0bea34f2a0416fa876"
+version = "5.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e4ad739acc497fb0f9bb49691e5874ecd68584569e730cc32f8a26d70f4b6725"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
@@ -1186,6 +1198,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arraydeque"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d902e3d592a523def97af8f317b08ce16b7ab854c1985a0c671e6f15cebc236"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.7.8"
@@ -1371,7 +1389,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide 0.8.9",
  "object",
  "rustc-demangle",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1777,7 +1795,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "serde",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1952,16 +1970,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation"
-version = "0.9.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e195e091a93c46f7102ec7818a2aa394e1e1771c3ab4825963fa03e45afb8f"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -1978,6 +1986,12 @@ version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core_detect"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f8f80099a98041a3d1622845c271458a2d73e688351bf3cb999266764b81d48"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -2549,6 +2563,29 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "edd0f118536f44f5ccd48bcb8b111bdc3de888b58c74639dfb034a357d0f206d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "encoding_rs"
+version = "0.8.42"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e985e0451871ad22fb8d2b6b076e2028a502a0d3950998c2c5c0a4f9b5d9679"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "core_detect",
+ "multiversion_no_op",
+ "rustversion",
+ "scopeguard",
+ "simdutf8",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "encoding_rs_io"
+version = "0.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fba3fe847045ecff794b9c138293a80db914678c453ad63fbf0c6a9eb6e00b22"
+dependencies = [
+ "encoding_rs",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "4.4.2"
@@ -2995,6 +3032,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "granit-parser"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e20f99e46474f56bd905c56e817ebddcf377a611f94c53ac4649e4d3fa3c0cd0"
+dependencies = [
+ "arraydeque",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "group"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -3574,7 +3621,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "portable-atomic",
  "portable-atomic-util",
  "serde_core",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3627,7 +3674,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd_cesu8",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "walkdir",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3960,6 +4007,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "multiversion_no_op"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "743fb55ba31b18fb1ecef6bdc9aa2743314978ac084044301a7eee33fb99a20d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.26.4"
@@ -4278,7 +4331,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5216,7 +5269,7 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "26d1e2536ce4f35f4846aa13bff16bd0ff40157cdb14cc056c7b14ba41233ba0"
 dependencies = [
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "jni",
  "log",
@@ -5278,12 +5331,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wait-timeout",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.23"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9774ba4a74de5f7b1c1451ed6cd5285a32eddb5cccb8cc655a4e50009e06477f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "safe_arch"
 version = "0.7.4"
@@ -5304,9 +5351,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-core"
-version = "0.29.0"
+version = "0.29.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "efd8c6152246053fa3497fa5e5d1ddc49ec1882fe24cf1ef3e529b03562c3c6a"
+checksum = "96eb0b46528062e949d16000877f27e37a535d2c431c49e102e73268f503a104"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5373,9 +5420,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saorsa-transport"
-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f201fce78c610eda6da22ee8d9ad7a84c4a7ffe8e91b5603b6c025f53742ce73"
+checksum = "7debc3e4627e16065ae43ac24ce329de65f71a7ee1cc86943073de3d43f5d004"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5386,7 +5433,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chacha20poly1305",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
  "dashmap",
  "dirs",
  "enum_dispatch",
@@ -5415,13 +5461,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls-post-quantum",
  "saorsa-pqc",
  "serde",
+ "serde-saphyr",
  "serde_bytes",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_yaml",
  "slab",
  "socket2 0.6.5",
  "stun 0.7.0",
- "system-configuration",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "time",
  "tinyvec",
@@ -5553,7 +5598,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b7f4bc775c73d9a02cde8bf7b2ec4c9d12743edf609006c7facc23998404cd1d"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
@@ -5636,6 +5681,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde-saphyr"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8050abb251097357e24aff63ba2c52a6309ecb7d23a5474023df960a02694d8"
+dependencies = [
+ "annotate-snippets",
+ "encoding_rs_io",
+ "granit-parser",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde_core",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_bytes"
 version = "0.11.19"
@@ -5730,19 +5789,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_yaml"
-version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
-dependencies = [
- "indexmap 2.14.1",
- "itoa",
- "ryu",
- "serde",
- "unsafe-libyaml",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serdect"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -6107,27 +6153,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration"
-version = "0.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a13f3d0daba03132c0aa9767f98351b3488edc2c100cda2d2ec2b04f3d8d3c8b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
- "system-configuration-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration-sys"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e1d1b10ced5ca923a1fcb8d03e96b8d3268065d724548c0211415ff6ac6bac4"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tap"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -6670,12 +6695,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unsafe-libyaml"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -7104,7 +7123,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7115,47 +7134,46 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
-version = "0.61.3"
+version = "0.62.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9babd3a767a4c1aef6900409f85f5d53ce2544ccdfaa86dad48c91782c6d6893"
+checksum = "527fadee13e0c05939a6a05d5bd6eec6cd2e3dbd648b9f8e447c6518133d8580"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-collections",
  "windows-core",
  "windows-future",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
  "windows-numerics",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-collections"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3beeceb5e5cfd9eb1d76b381630e82c4241ccd0d27f1a39ed41b2760b255c5e8"
+checksum = "23b2d95af1a8a14a3c7367e1ed4fc9c20e0a26e79551b1454d72583c97cc6610"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.61.2"
+version = "0.62.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
+checksum = "b8e83a14d34d0623b51dce9581199302a221863196a1dde71a7663a4c2be9deb"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
  "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-future"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc6a41e98427b19fe4b73c550f060b59fa592d7d686537eebf9385621bfbad8e"
+checksum = "e1d6f90251fe18a279739e78025bd6ddc52a7e22f921070ccdc67dde84c605cb"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
  "windows-threading",
 ]
 
@@ -7181,12 +7199,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-link"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e6ad25900d524eaabdbbb96d20b4311e1e7ae1699af4fb28c17ae66c80d798a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-link"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -7195,30 +7207,30 @@ checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-numerics"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9150af68066c4c5c07ddc0ce30421554771e528bde427614c61038bc2c92c2b1"
+checksum = "6e2e40844ac143cdb44aead537bbf727de9b044e107a0f1220392177d15b0f26"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.3.4"
+version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
+checksum = "7781fa89eaf60850ac3d2da7af8e5242a5ea78d1a11c49bf2910bb5a73853eb5"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-strings"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
+checksum = "7837d08f69c77cf6b07689544538e017c1bfcf57e34b4c0ff58e6c2cd3b37091"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7245,7 +7257,7 @@ version = "0.61.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae137229bcbd6cdf0f7b80a31df61766145077ddf49416a728b02cb3921ff3fc"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7281,11 +7293,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-threading"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b66463ad2e0ea3bbf808b7f1d371311c80e115c0b71d60efc142cafbcfb057a6"
+checksum = "3949bd5b99cafdf1c7ca86b43ca564028dfe27d66958f2470940f73d86d75b37"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 15851629..0ba1d2cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.22.0"
+version = "0.23.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["David Irvine <david.irvine@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Pure quantum-proof network node for the Autonomi decentralized network"
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ mimalloc = "0.1"
 # node-only DHT internals (DHTNode, TrustEvent, DhtNetworkEvent), which
 # Cargo unifies with ant-protocol's version constraint.
 #
-ant-protocol = "4.0.0"
+ant-protocol = "5.0.0"
 
 # Core (provides EVERYTHING: networking, DHT, security, trust, storage)
-saorsa-core = "0.29.0"
+saorsa-core = "0.29.1"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.5.2"
 
 # Payment verification - autonomi network lookup + EVM payment
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bao = "0.13.1"
 
 # Shared portable browser profile. The native listener is enabled separately
 # by the `webrtc-direct` feature.
-saorsa-transport = { version = "0.38.0", default-features = false, features = ["webrtc"] }
+saorsa-transport = { version = "0.38.1", default-features = false, features = ["webrtc"] }
 # Only the test-utils devnet helper that seeds public files for browser tests
 # uses it, so release builds do not link it.
 self_encryption = { version = "0.36", optional = true }
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ webrtc-direct = [
     "saorsa-transport/webrtc-direct",
 ]
 
-[patch.crates-io]
-# The published 4.0.0 carries pointers (ADR-0016) but not the final state this
-# change relies on (ADR-0018). A rev, not a branch, so the pin is immutable.
-# Drop it once a release includes the companion change. Versions are bumped at
-# release.
-ant-protocol = { git = "https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-protocol", rev = "718f60682bb3704b68fbba0bea34f2a0416fa876" }
-
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml b/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
index b4d12ce6..617ba3e5 100644
--- a/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
+++ b/scripts/third_party_notices/config.toml
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ text_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spdx/license-list-data/v3.29.0/tex
 text_sha256 = "b05785f9f18e6716bab63424b11454513b9943a222595b70411009202fc592b5"
 note = "its COPYING, reproduced with its copyright lines, refers to LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-APACHE files that neither the crate nor its repository contain; the MIT text is reproduced from the SPDX licence list."
 
+[missing.granit-parser]
+version = "1.3.0"
+text_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spdx/license-list-data/v3.29.0/text/MIT.txt"
+text_sha256 = "b05785f9f18e6716bab63424b11454513b9943a222595b70411009202fc592b5"
+note = "its root LICENSE, reproduced with its notices for Chen Yuheng, Ethiraric and Bourumir Wyngs, refers to licence texts the crate ships under a hidden .licenses directory, which is not searched for licence files; the MIT text is reproduced from the SPDX licence list."
+
 [missing.lmdb-master-sys]
 version = "0.2.6"
 text_url = "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"