diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b509b5a..9ead19f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 	path = shared
 	url = https://git.rose-ash.com/coop/shared.git
 	branch = decoupling
+[submodule "glue"]
+	path = glue
+	url = /root/rose-ash/glue
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index dea4053..e6abe30 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ async def cart_context() -> dict:
     - cart / calendar_cart_entries / total / calendar_total: direct DB
       (cart app owns this data)
     - cart_count: derived from cart + calendar entries (for _mini.html)
-    - menu_items: fetched from coop internal API
+    - menu_items: direct DB query via glue layer
 
     When g.page_post exists, cart and calendar_cart_entries are page-scoped.
     Global cart_count / cart_total stay global for cart-mini.
     """
     from shared.infrastructure.context import base_context
-    from shared.infrastructure.internal_api import get as api_get, dictobj
+    from glue.services.navigation import get_navigation_tree
 
     ctx = await base_context()
 
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ async def cart_context() -> dict:
     ctx["total"] = total
     ctx["calendar_total"] = calendar_total
 
-    # Menu items from coop API (wrapped for attribute access in templates)
-    menu_data = await api_get("coop", "/internal/menu-items")
-    ctx["menu_items"] = dictobj(menu_data) if menu_data else []
+    ctx["menu_items"] = await get_navigation_tree(g.s)
 
     return ctx
 
diff --git a/glue b/glue
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..f57c765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glue
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit f57c765cac299b32b66b08c99c2c6a85ca52e0ea