diff --git a/engram/dist/engram.c b/engram/dist/engram.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5fe865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engram/dist/engram.c
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "el_runtime.h"
+
+el_val_t parse_port(el_val_t bind);
+el_val_t ok_json(void);
+el_val_t err_json(el_val_t msg);
+el_val_t strip_query(el_val_t path);
+el_val_t query_param(el_val_t path, el_val_t key);
+el_val_t query_int(el_val_t path, el_val_t key, el_val_t default_val);
+el_val_t extract_id(el_val_t path, el_val_t prefix);
+el_val_t route_stats(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_create_node(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_get_node(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_scan_nodes(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_scan_edges(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_search(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_activate(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_create_edge(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_neighbors(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_strengthen(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_forget(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_save(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_load(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t route_health(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t check_auth_ok(el_val_t method, el_val_t body);
+el_val_t handle_request(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body);
+
+el_val_t bind_str;
+el_val_t port;
+el_val_t data_dir;
+el_val_t snapshot_path;
+
+el_val_t parse_port(el_val_t bind) {
+  el_val_t colon = str_index_of(bind, EL_STR(":"));
+  if (colon < 0) {
+    return str_to_int(bind);
+  }
+  el_val_t after = str_slice(bind, (colon + 1), str_len(bind));
+  return str_to_int(after);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t ok_json(void) {
+  return EL_STR("{\"ok\":true}");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t err_json(el_val_t msg) {
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"error\":\""), msg), EL_STR("\"}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t strip_query(el_val_t path) {
+  el_val_t q = str_index_of(path, EL_STR("?"));
+  if (q < 0) {
+    return path;
+  }
+  return str_slice(path, 0, q);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t query_param(el_val_t path, el_val_t key) {
+  el_val_t q = str_index_of(path, EL_STR("?"));
+  if (q < 0) {
+    return EL_STR("");
+  }
+  el_val_t qs = str_slice(path, (q + 1), str_len(path));
+  el_val_t needle = el_str_concat(key, EL_STR("="));
+  el_val_t pos = str_index_of(qs, needle);
+  if (pos < 0) {
+    return EL_STR("");
+  }
+  el_val_t after = str_slice(qs, (pos + str_len(needle)), str_len(qs));
+  el_val_t amp = str_index_of(after, EL_STR("&"));
+  if (amp < 0) {
+    return after;
+  }
+  return str_slice(after, 0, amp);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t query_int(el_val_t path, el_val_t key, el_val_t default_val) {
+  el_val_t v = query_param(path, key);
+  if (str_eq(v, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return default_val;
+  }
+  return str_to_int(v);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t extract_id(el_val_t path, el_val_t prefix) {
+  el_val_t clean = strip_query(path);
+  if (!str_starts_with(clean, prefix)) {
+    return EL_STR("");
+  }
+  el_val_t after = str_slice(clean, str_len(prefix), str_len(clean));
+  el_val_t slash = str_index_of(after, EL_STR("/"));
+  if (slash < 0) {
+    return after;
+  }
+  return str_slice(after, 0, slash);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_stats(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  return engram_stats_json();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_create_node(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t content = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("content"));
+  el_val_t node_type = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("node_type"));
+  if (str_eq(node_type, EL_STR(""))) {
+    node_type = EL_STR("Memory");
+  }
+  el_val_t salience = json_get_float(body, EL_STR("salience"));
+  if (str_eq(salience, el_from_float(0.0))) {
+    salience = el_from_float(0.5);
+  }
+  el_val_t id = engram_node(content, node_type, salience);
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"id\":\""), id), EL_STR("\",\"content\":\"")), content), EL_STR("\",\"node_type\":\"")), node_type), EL_STR("\"}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_get_node(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t id = extract_id(path, EL_STR("/api/nodes/"));
+  if (str_eq(id, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return err_json(EL_STR("missing id"));
+  }
+  return engram_get_node_json(id);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_scan_nodes(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t limit = query_int(path, EL_STR("limit"), 50);
+  el_val_t offset = query_int(path, EL_STR("offset"), 0);
+  el_val_t nt = query_param(path, EL_STR("node_type"));
+  if (str_eq(nt, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return engram_scan_nodes_json(limit, offset);
+  }
+  return engram_scan_nodes_by_type_json(nt, limit, offset);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_scan_edges(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t dir = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR"));
+  if (str_eq(dir, EL_STR(""))) {
+    dir = EL_STR("/tmp/engram");
+  }
+  el_val_t snap_path = el_str_concat(dir, EL_STR("/snapshot.json"));
+  engram_save(snap_path);
+  el_val_t snap = fs_read(snap_path);
+  if (str_eq(snap, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return EL_STR("[]");
+  }
+  el_val_t edges = json_get_raw(snap, EL_STR("edges"));
+  if (str_eq(edges, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return EL_STR("[]");
+  }
+  return edges;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_search(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t q = EL_STR("");
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET"))) {
+    q = query_param(path, EL_STR("q"));
+  } else {
+    q = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("query"));
+  }
+  el_val_t limit = query_int(path, EL_STR("limit"), 20);
+  if (limit == 0) {
+    limit = json_get_int(body, EL_STR("limit"));
+  }
+  if (limit == 0) {
+    limit = 20;
+  }
+  return engram_search_json(q, limit);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_activate(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t q = EL_STR("");
+  el_val_t depth = 3;
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET"))) {
+    q = query_param(path, EL_STR("q"));
+    depth = query_int(path, EL_STR("depth"), 3);
+  } else {
+    q = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("query"));
+    el_val_t bd = json_get_int(body, EL_STR("depth"));
+    if (bd > 0) {
+      depth = bd;
+    }
+  }
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"results\":"), engram_activate_json(q, depth)), EL_STR("}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_create_edge(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t from_id = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("from_id"));
+  el_val_t to_id = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("to_id"));
+  el_val_t relation = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("relation"));
+  if (str_eq(relation, EL_STR(""))) {
+    relation = EL_STR("associates");
+  }
+  el_val_t weight = json_get_float(body, EL_STR("weight"));
+  if (str_eq(weight, el_from_float(0.0))) {
+    weight = el_from_float(0.5);
+  }
+  engram_connect(from_id, to_id, weight, relation);
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"ok\":true,\"from_id\":\""), from_id), EL_STR("\",\"to_id\":\"")), to_id), EL_STR("\",\"relation\":\"")), relation), EL_STR("\"}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_neighbors(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t id = extract_id(path, EL_STR("/api/neighbors/"));
+  if (str_eq(id, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return err_json(EL_STR("missing id"));
+  }
+  el_val_t depth = query_int(path, EL_STR("depth"), 1);
+  return engram_neighbors_json(id, depth, EL_STR("both"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_strengthen(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t id = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("node_id"));
+  if (str_eq(id, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return err_json(EL_STR("missing node_id"));
+  }
+  engram_strengthen(id);
+  return ok_json();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_forget(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t id = extract_id(path, EL_STR("/api/nodes/"));
+  if (str_eq(id, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return err_json(EL_STR("missing id"));
+  }
+  engram_forget(id);
+  return ok_json();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_save(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t p = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("path"));
+  if (str_eq(p, EL_STR(""))) {
+    el_val_t dir = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR"));
+    if (str_eq(dir, EL_STR(""))) {
+      dir = EL_STR("/tmp/engram");
+    }
+    p = el_str_concat(dir, EL_STR("/snapshot.json"));
+  }
+  engram_save(p);
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"ok\":true,\"path\":\""), p), EL_STR("\"}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_load(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t p = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("path"));
+  if (str_eq(p, EL_STR(""))) {
+    el_val_t dir = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR"));
+    if (str_eq(dir, EL_STR(""))) {
+      dir = EL_STR("/tmp/engram");
+    }
+    p = el_str_concat(dir, EL_STR("/snapshot.json"));
+  }
+  engram_load(p);
+  return ok_json();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t route_health(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  return EL_STR("{\"status\":\"ok\",\"engine\":\"engram-runtime-native\"}");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t check_auth_ok(el_val_t method, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t key = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_API_KEY"));
+  if (str_eq(key, EL_STR(""))) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET"))) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  el_val_t provided = json_get_string(body, EL_STR("_auth"));
+  if (str_eq(provided, key)) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+el_val_t handle_request(el_val_t method, el_val_t path, el_val_t body) {
+  el_val_t clean = strip_query(path);
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET"))) {
+    if (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/health")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/"))) {
+      return route_health(method, path, body);
+    }
+  }
+  if (!check_auth_ok(method, body)) {
+    return err_json(EL_STR("unauthorized"));
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/stats")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/stats")))) {
+    return route_stats(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/nodes")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/nodes")))) {
+    return route_create_node(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/nodes")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/nodes")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/nodes/list")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/nodes/list")))) {
+    return route_scan_nodes(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/edges")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/edges")))) {
+    return route_scan_edges(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && str_starts_with(clean, EL_STR("/api/nodes/"))) {
+    return route_get_node(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("DELETE")) && str_starts_with(clean, EL_STR("/api/nodes/"))) {
+    return route_forget(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/edges")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/edges")))) {
+    return route_create_edge(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && str_starts_with(clean, EL_STR("/api/neighbors/"))) {
+    return route_neighbors(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/activate")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/activate")))) {
+    return route_activate(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && str_starts_with(clean, EL_STR("/api/activate"))) {
+    return route_activate(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/search")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/search")))) {
+    return route_search(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("GET")) && str_starts_with(clean, EL_STR("/api/search"))) {
+    return route_search(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/strengthen")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/strengthen")))) {
+    return route_strengthen(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/save")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/save")))) {
+    return route_save(method, path, body);
+  }
+  if (str_eq(method, EL_STR("POST")) && (str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/api/load")) || str_eq(clean, EL_STR("/load")))) {
+    return route_load(method, path, body);
+  }
+  return el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("{\"error\":\"not found\",\"path\":\""), clean), EL_STR("\"}"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  el_runtime_init_args(argc, argv);
+  bind_str = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_BIND"));
+  if (str_eq(bind_str, EL_STR(""))) {
+    bind_str = EL_STR(":8742");
+  }
+  port = parse_port(bind_str);
+  data_dir = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR"));
+  if (str_eq(data_dir, EL_STR(""))) {
+    data_dir = EL_STR("/tmp/engram");
+  }
+  snapshot_path = el_str_concat(data_dir, EL_STR("/snapshot.json"));
+  engram_load(snapshot_path);
+  println(EL_STR("[engram] runtime-native graph engine"));
+  println(el_str_concat(EL_STR("[engram] data_dir="), data_dir));
+  println(el_str_concat(EL_STR("[engram] node_count="), int_to_str(engram_node_count())));
+  println(el_str_concat(EL_STR("[engram] edge_count="), int_to_str(engram_edge_count())));
+  println(el_str_concat(EL_STR("[engram] listening on "), int_to_str(port)));
+  http_set_handler(EL_STR("handle_request"));
+  http_serve(port, EL_STR("handle_request"));
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/engram/src/server.el b/engram/src/server.el
index e379690..ebaf34a 100644
--- a/engram/src/server.el
+++ b/engram/src/server.el
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fn handle_request(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
     if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes")) {
         return route_create_node(method, path, body)
     }
-    if str_eq(method, "GET") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes")) {
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes/list") || str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes/list")) {
         return route_scan_nodes(method, path, body)
     }
     if str_eq(method, "GET") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/edges") || str_eq(clean, "/edges")) {