diff --git a/config/hwlab-hwpod-nodes.yaml b/config/hwlab-hwpod-nodes.yaml
index df8eb567..6dbbbd31 100644
--- a/config/hwlab-hwpod-nodes.yaml
+++ b/config/hwlab-hwpod-nodes.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ targets:
         - "F:\\Work\\ConStart"
       defaultRoot: "F:\\Work\\ConStart"
     desktopConfig:
-      serverUrl: https://hwlab.pikapython.com
+      serverUrl: https://lab-dev-hwpod.hwpod.com/hwpods/devices
       autoConnect: true
       requireCredential: true
       updateEnabled: true
diff --git a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
index 83f6267e..d79b0ae0 100644
--- a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
+++ b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
@@ -218,10 +218,9 @@ lanes:
                     autoCollapseTerminal: false
           hwpod:
             healthTimeoutMs: 6000
-            runtimeApiUrl: https://lab-dev.hwpod.com
-            runtimeApiAuth:
-              sourceRef: hwlab/nc01-v03-admin.env
-              sourceKey: HWLAB_API_KEY
+            nodeAuth:
+              sourceRef: hwlab/nc01-v03-hwpod-node.env
+              sourceKey: HWLAB_HWPOD_NODE_WS_TOKEN
             specRegistry:
               database:
                 sourceRef: hwlab/nc01-v03-cloud-api-db.env
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
index 4a204f36..8689dda7 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.test.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ test("L1 HWPOD spec registry resolves PostgreSQL authority and frozen built-ins
     connectionTimeoutMs: 5000,
   });
   expect(native!.healthTimeoutMs).toBe(6000);
+  expect(native!.nodeAuth).toEqual({ sourceRef: "hwlab/nc01-v03-hwpod-node.env", sourceKey: "HWLAB_HWPOD_NODE_WS_TOKEN" });
   expect(native!.web.accessProfile).toEqual({ id: "hwpod-native-l1", allowedNavIds: ["admin.hwpodGroups"], startPath: "/hwpods/devices" });
   const env = hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native!);
+  expect(env.HWPOD_NODE_WS_TOKEN).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(env.HWPOD_NODE_OPS_API_URL).toBe("http://127.0.0.1:6681");
+  expect(env.HWPOD_RUNTIME_API_URL).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(env.HWPOD_RUNTIME_API_AUTHORIZATION).toBeUndefined();
   expect(JSON.parse(env.HWPOD_WEB_RUNTIME_CONFIG!)).toEqual(native!.web.runtimeConfig);
   expect(native!.web.runtimeConfig).toEqual(hwlabRuntimeLaneSpecForNode("v03", "NC01").nativeDevelopment!.workbench.web.runtimeConfig);
   expect(JSON.parse(env.HWPOD_WEB_ACCESS_PROFILE_JSON!)).toEqual(native!.web.accessProfile);
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
index 558c9327..a2d7f4dd 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-native-development.ts
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ function hwlabCaseRunNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<HwlabRunti
 }
 
 export function hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<HwlabRuntimeNativeDevelopmentSpec["hwpod"]>): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
-  const authorizationSource = readEnvSourceFile({
+  const nodeAuthSource = readEnvSourceFile({
     root: "/root/.unidesk/.state/secrets",
-    sourceRef: native.runtimeApiAuth.sourceRef,
+    sourceRef: native.nodeAuth.sourceRef,
   });
-  const runtimeApiKey = requiredEnvValue(authorizationSource.values, native.runtimeApiAuth.sourceKey, native.runtimeApiAuth.sourceRef);
+  const nodeToken = requiredEnvValue(nodeAuthSource.values, native.nodeAuth.sourceKey, native.nodeAuth.sourceRef);
   const databaseSource = readEnvSourceFile({
     root: "/root/.unidesk/.state/secrets",
     sourceRef: native.specRegistry.database.sourceRef,
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ export function hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<Hwlab
     HWPOD_ACTIVITY_RETRY_INITIAL_INTERVAL_MS: String(native.temporal.activity.retryInitialIntervalMs),
     HWPOD_ACTIVITY_RETRY_MAXIMUM_INTERVAL_MS: String(native.temporal.activity.retryMaximumIntervalMs),
     HWPOD_ACTIVITY_RETRY_MAXIMUM_ATTEMPTS: String(native.temporal.activity.retryMaximumAttempts),
-    HWPOD_RUNTIME_API_URL: native.runtimeApiUrl,
-    HWPOD_RUNTIME_API_AUTHORIZATION: `Bearer ${runtimeApiKey}`,
+    HWPOD_NODE_WS_TOKEN: nodeToken,
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_URL: databaseUrl,
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_SCHEMA: native.specRegistry.database.schema,
     HWPOD_SPEC_DATABASE_TABLE: native.specRegistry.database.table,
@@ -345,5 +344,6 @@ export function hwlabHwpodNativeDevelopmentEnvironment(native: NonNullable<Hwlab
     HWPOD_WEB_RUNTIME_CONFIG: JSON.stringify(native.web.runtimeConfig),
     HWPOD_WEB_ACCESS_PROFILE_JSON: JSON.stringify(native.web.accessProfile),
     HWPOD_NATIVE_API_URL: `http://${native.api.probeHost}:${native.api.port}`,
+    HWPOD_NODE_OPS_API_URL: `http://${native.api.probeHost}:${native.api.port}`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
index a1a1f85a..b4d7a76e 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
@@ -764,8 +764,7 @@ export interface HwlabRuntimeNativeDevelopmentSpec {
     readonly publicExposure: HwlabRuntimeNativePublicExposureSpec;
     readonly stateDir: string;
     readonly healthTimeoutMs: number;
-    readonly runtimeApiUrl: string;
-    readonly runtimeApiAuth: { readonly sourceRef: string; readonly sourceKey: string };
+    readonly nodeAuth: { readonly sourceRef: string; readonly sourceKey: string };
     readonly specRegistry: {
       readonly database: {
         readonly sourceRef: string;
@@ -1700,7 +1699,7 @@ function nativeDevelopmentConfig(value: unknown, path: string): HwlabRuntimeNati
 
 function nativeHwpodConfig(value: unknown, path: string): NonNullable<HwlabRuntimeNativeDevelopmentSpec["hwpod"]> {
   const raw = asRecord(value, path);
-  const runtimeApiAuth = asRecord(raw.runtimeApiAuth, `${path}.runtimeApiAuth`);
+  const nodeAuth = asRecord(raw.nodeAuth, `${path}.nodeAuth`);
   const specRegistry = asRecord(raw.specRegistry, `${path}.specRegistry`);
   const database = asRecord(specRegistry.database, `${path}.specRegistry.database`);
   const temporal = asRecord(raw.temporal, `${path}.temporal`);
@@ -1717,10 +1716,9 @@ function nativeHwpodConfig(value: unknown, path: string): NonNullable<HwlabRunti
     publicExposure: nativePublicExposureConfig(raw.publicExposure, `${path}.publicExposure`),
     stateDir: relativeWorkspacePathField(stringField(raw, "stateDir", path), `${path}.stateDir`),
     healthTimeoutMs: numberField(raw, "healthTimeoutMs", path),
-    runtimeApiUrl: httpUrlField(raw, "runtimeApiUrl", path),
-    runtimeApiAuth: {
-      sourceRef: stringField(runtimeApiAuth, "sourceRef", `${path}.runtimeApiAuth`),
-      sourceKey: stringField(runtimeApiAuth, "sourceKey", `${path}.runtimeApiAuth`),
+    nodeAuth: {
+      sourceRef: stringField(nodeAuth, "sourceRef", `${path}.nodeAuth`),
+      sourceKey: stringField(nodeAuth, "sourceKey", `${path}.nodeAuth`),
     },
     specRegistry: {
       database: {