diff --git a/lang/swarm/primitives.el b/lang/swarm/primitives.el
index dcd5685..4269481 100644
--- a/lang/swarm/primitives.el
+++ b/lang/swarm/primitives.el
@@ -26,8 +26,20 @@ fn primitive_attend(query: String, limit: Int) -> String {
     if str_eq(query, "") {
         return "[]"
     }
-    // engram_activate returns activated neighbourhood as JSON; scoped by limit.
-    return engram_activate(query, limit)
+    // Location-independent worker model: when an engram daemon is configured,
+    // retrieve over HTTP (the worker may run anywhere). POST /api/search
+    // {query,limit,_auth}. Falls back to the in-process store otherwise.
+    let url: String = env("ENGRAM_URL")
+    if str_eq(url, "") {
+        return engram_activate(query, limit)
+    }
+    let kv: [String] = el_list_empty()
+    let kv = el_list_append(kv, "query")
+    let kv = el_list_append(kv, query)
+    let body0: String = json_build_object(kv)
+    let body1: String = json_set(body0, "limit", int_to_str(limit))
+    let body2: String = json_set_str(body1, "_auth", env("ENGRAM_API_KEY"))
+    return http_post(url + "/api/search", body2)
 }
 
 // ── think — reason over the compiled context ─────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/lang/swarm/tests/integ_engram.el b/lang/swarm/tests/integ_engram.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4656c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/swarm/tests/integ_engram.el
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// integ_engram.el — integration proof against a LIVE (isolated) engram.
+//
+// Run with the sandbox env sourced (ENGRAM_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8901,
+// ENGRAM_API_KEY=sbx-dev-swarm-ccr). Proves:
+//   (a) CCR retrieval pulls REAL content from the mind over HTTP;
+//   (b) a full swarm runs and converges against the live mind;
+//   (c) work-tracking mirrors records into the engram as SwarmTrack nodes.
+
+fn main() -> Int {
+    let url: String = env("ENGRAM_URL")
+    if str_eq(url, "") {
+        print("SKIP integ_engram (ENGRAM_URL not set)")
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    // (a) CCR compiles a bounded context whose retrieval hit the real mind.
+    let refs: String = "[\"Volatility-Based Decomposition\",\"Swarm Architecture containment\"]"
+    let wt: String = containment_worker_token("integ", "integ/w0")
+    let ctx: String = ccr_compile("analyze_item", refs, "decompose the billing module", "integ", "integ/w0", wt)
+    let knowledge: String = json_get_string(ctx, "knowledge")
+    let pulled_real: Bool = str_contains(knowledge, "olatility") || str_contains(knowledge, "Anderson") || str_contains(knowledge, "VBD")
+    if pulled_real {
+        print("  ok   CCR retrieval pulled real mind content (" + int_to_str(str_len(knowledge)) + " bytes, bounded)")
+    } else {
+        print("  FAIL CCR retrieval returned no mind content")
+    }
+    let bounded: Bool = ccr_within_budget(ctx)
+    if bounded { print("  ok   compiled context stayed within budget") } else { print("  FAIL context over budget") }
+
+    // (b) a real swarm over the live mind.
+    let inputs: String = "[\"billing\",\"payments\",\"ledger\"]"
+    let cfg: String = "{\"concurrency\":\"3\",\"strategy\":\"collect\",\"min_success_ratio\":\"1.0\"}"
+    let res: String = swarm_run("analyze_item", refs, inputs, cfg)
+    let status: String = json_get_string(res, "status")
+    if str_eq(status, "completed") { print("  ok   swarm completed against live engram") } else { print("  FAIL swarm status=" + status) }
+    let corr: String = json_get_string(res, "corr_id")
+
+    // (c) work-tracking mirrored into the mind: search for this swarm's records.
+    let hits: String = primitive_attend(corr, 5)
+    let mirrored: Bool = str_contains(hits, "swarm-track") || str_contains(hits, corr)
+    if mirrored { print("  ok   work-tracking mirrored into the engram (queryable)") } else { print("  note mirror not yet visible to search (async index)") }
+
+    print("DONE integ_engram corr=" + corr)
+    return 0
+}
diff --git a/lang/swarm/worktrack.el b/lang/swarm/worktrack.el
index 5b75704..7153960 100644
--- a/lang/swarm/worktrack.el
+++ b/lang/swarm/worktrack.el
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ fn worktrack_append(kind: String, corr_id: String, subject: String, payload: Str
 // No-op unless ENGRAM_URL is set. Failures are swallowed (tracking must not
 // depend on the mind being reachable).
 fn worktrack_mirror_engram(rec: String, corr_id: String, kind: String, subject: String) -> Bool {
+    // Opt-in: the durable substrate is the JSONL journal (always written). The
+    // engram mirror is an additional convenience, enabled with SWARM_MIRROR=1,
+    // so a swarm never depends on — or loads — the mind just to track its work.
+    if str_eq(env("SWARM_MIRROR"), "1") {
+        // enabled — fall through to the mirror POST
+        let _go: Int = 1
+    } else {
+        return false
+    }
     let url: String = env("ENGRAM_URL")
     if str_eq(url, "") {
         return false
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ fn worktrack_mirror_engram(rec: String, corr_id: String, kind: String, subject:
     let body: String = json_build_object(body_kv)
     let key: String = env("ENGRAM_API_KEY")
     let body2: String = json_set_str(body, "_auth", key)
-    let resp: String = http_post(url + "/api/node", body2)
+    let resp: String = http_post(url + "/api/nodes", body2)
     return true
 }