diff --git a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
index 183b26d3..7c197d99 100644
--- a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
+++ b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ let () = ignore (Sx_vm_extensions.id_of_name "")
    which we swallow so a re-entered server process doesn't die. *)
 let () = try Erlang_ext.register () with Failure _ -> ()
 
+(* Ignore SIGPIPE: a client that closes its connection mid-response (a browser
+   aborting an in-flight fetch — the SX engine cancels superseded requests on a
+   debounced filter or a fast nav) must NOT kill the server. SIGPIPE's default
+   action terminates the process before any exception is raised; ignoring it
+   turns the failed write into a catchable Sys_error (EPIPE), which the
+   per-connection handler already swallows, dropping just that one connection. *)
+let () = try Sys.set_signal Sys.sigpipe Sys.Signal_ignore with _ -> ()
+
 (* ====================================================================== *)
 (* Font measurement via otfm — reads OpenType/TrueType font tables         *)
 (* ====================================================================== *)
diff --git a/lib/dream/form.sx b/lib/dream/form.sx
index 1593b698..1862bbe5 100644
--- a/lib/dream/form.sx
+++ b/lib/dream/form.sx
@@ -58,6 +58,43 @@
       ((s2 (replace s "+" " ")))
       (dr/url-decode-loop s2 0 (string-length s2) ""))))
 
+;; ── percent encoding (symmetric with dr/url-decode) ────────────────
+;; RFC3986 unreserved set passes through; everything else is %XX (uppercase
+;; hex). Space becomes %20 (not +), so the result is safe in a query value.
+(define dr/hex-chars "0123456789ABCDEF")
+(define
+  dr/url-encode-char
+  (fn
+    (c)
+    (let
+      ((n (char-code c)))
+      (if
+        (or
+          (and (>= n 48) (<= n 57))   ;; 0-9
+          (and (>= n 65) (<= n 90))   ;; A-Z
+          (and (>= n 97) (<= n 122))  ;; a-z
+          (= c "-") (= c "_") (= c ".") (= c "~"))
+        c
+        (str "%"
+          (char-at dr/hex-chars (quotient n 16))
+          (char-at dr/hex-chars (mod n 16)))))))
+
+(define
+  dr/url-encode-loop
+  (fn
+    (s i n acc)
+    (if
+      (>= i n)
+      acc
+      (dr/url-encode-loop s (+ i 1) n
+        (str acc (dr/url-encode-char (char-at s i)))))))
+
+(define
+  dr/url-encode
+  (fn
+    (s)
+    (dr/url-encode-loop (or s "") 0 (string-length (or s "")) "")))
+
 ;; ── substring splitter (split primitive is char-class based) ───────
 (define
   dr/split-on
diff --git a/lib/host/blog.sx b/lib/host/blog.sx
index ff5de42b..486fd091 100644
--- a/lib/host/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/blog.sx
@@ -363,7 +363,11 @@
   (fn (slug p kind)
     (quasiquote
       (li :style "border-bottom:1px solid #eee"
-        (form :method "post" :style "margin:0"
+        ;; sx-disable: this relate form is a plain POST -> 303 -> full reload (the
+        ;; engine swaps the picker rows in, which would otherwise boost this form;
+        ;; a boosted POST+redirect into #content swaps unreliably). A relate is a
+        ;; deliberate action, so a clean reload that re-renders the editor is right.
+        (form :method "post" :style "margin:0" :sx-disable "true"
           :action (unquote (str "/" slug "/relate"))
           (input :type "hidden" :name "other" :value (unquote (get p :slug)))
           (input :type "hidden" :name "kind" :value (unquote kind))
@@ -371,9 +375,29 @@
             :style "width:100%;text-align:left;background:none;border:none;padding:0.5em;cursor:pointer"
             (unquote (get p :title))))))))
 
+;; The infinite-scroll "load more" sentinel: an <li> that, when scrolled into view
+;; (sx-trigger "revealed"), GETs the NEXT page and replaces ITSELF (sx-swap
+;; outerHTML, default self-target) with those rows + the next sentinel. This is the
+;; SX-htmx engine doing the paging — no client JS. q is %-encoded back into the URL
+;; so the filter is preserved across pages.
+(define host/blog--picker-more
+  (fn (slug kind q next)
+    (quasiquote
+      (li :class "rp-more"
+        :style "list-style:none;padding:0.5em;text-align:center;opacity:0.6"
+        :sx-get (unquote (str "/" slug "/relate-options?kind=" kind
+                           "&q=" (dr/url-encode q) "&offset=" next))
+        :sx-trigger "revealed"
+        :sx-swap "outerHTML"
+        ;; a dropped/offline page-fetch retries with exponential backoff (1s→30s)
+        ;; until it succeeds, so a flaky connection self-heals as you scroll.
+        :sx-retry "exponential:1000:30000"
+        "Loading more…"))))
+
 ;; GET /<slug>/relate-options?kind=&q=&offset= — one page of candidate rows for a
-;; kind as an HTML fragment (the <li>s the picker script appends). Public read; the
-;; relate action stays guarded.
+;; kind as an HTML fragment, swapped into the picker by the SX-htmx engine. A full
+;; page is followed by a "load more" sentinel (above); the last page is not. Public
+;; read; the relate action stays guarded.
 (define host/blog-relate-options
   (fn (req)
     (let ((slug (dream-param req "slug"))
@@ -384,20 +408,12 @@
           (offset (host/query-int req "offset" 0)))
       (let ((page (take (drop (host/blog--relate-candidates slug q kind) offset)
                     host/blog--picker-limit)))
-        (dream-html
-          (join "" (map (fn (p) (render-page (host/blog--picker-item slug p kind))) page)))))))
+        (let ((rows (join "" (map (fn (p) (render-page (host/blog--picker-item slug p kind))) page)))
+              (more (if (= (len page) host/blog--picker-limit)
+                      (render-page (host/blog--picker-more slug kind q (+ offset host/blog--picker-limit)))
+                      "")))
+          (dream-html (str rows more)))))))
 
-;; GET /relate-picker.js — progressive-enhancement glue. MULTI-INSTANCE: wires
-;; every .relate-picker box on the page (a Related picker + a Tags picker can
-;; coexist), reading data-slug + data-kind from each. Debounced live filter +
-;; scroll-to-load-more against /<slug>/relate-options. The host serves static HTML
-;; (no SX hydration), so the interactive layer is this small cached script.
-(define host/blog-picker-js-src
-  "(function(){function wire(box){var f=box.querySelector('.rp-filter');if(!f)return;var r=box.querySelector('.rp-results');var slug=box.getAttribute('data-slug'),kind=box.getAttribute('data-kind')||'related',off=0,q='',busy=false,done=false,pending=false,t;function load(reset){if(busy){if(reset)pending=true;return;}if(!reset&&done)return;busy=true;if(reset){off=0;done=false;}fetch('/'+slug+'/relate-options?kind='+encodeURIComponent(kind)+'&q='+encodeURIComponent(q)+'&offset='+off).then(function(x){return x.text();}).then(function(h){var d=document.createElement('div');d.innerHTML=h;var n=d.children.length;if(reset)r.innerHTML='';while(d.firstChild)r.appendChild(d.firstChild);off+=n;done=n<20;busy=false;if(pending){pending=false;load(true);}}).catch(function(){busy=false;if(pending){pending=false;load(true);}});}f.addEventListener('input',function(){clearTimeout(t);t=setTimeout(function(){q=f.value.trim();load(true);},200);});r.addEventListener('scroll',function(){if(r.scrollTop+r.clientHeight>=r.scrollHeight-40){load(false);}});load(true);}var boxes=document.querySelectorAll('.relate-picker');for(var i=0;i<boxes.length;i++){wire(boxes[i]);}})();")
-(define host/blog-picker-js
-  (fn (req)
-    (dream-response 200 {:content-type "application/javascript; charset=utf-8"}
-      host/blog-picker-js-src)))
 
 ;; ── page shell ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ;; A page is an SX element tree, rendered via render-page (5.1). The handler
@@ -427,6 +443,12 @@
           (quasiquote
             (html
               (head (meta :charset "utf-8") (title (unquote title))
+                ;; content-addressed module manifest: {file -> hash}. The client's
+                ;; loadBytecodeFile reads this and fetches each web-stack module
+                ;; immutably from /sx/h/{hash} (localStorage-cached, never stale)
+                ;; instead of /static/wasm/sx/*.sxbc with max-age.
+                (script :type "application/json" :data-sx-manifest "1"
+                  (raw! (unquote (host/static-manifest-json))))
                 (script :src "/static/wasm/sx_browser.bc.wasm.js")
                 (script :src "/static/wasm/sx-platform.js"))
               (body
@@ -536,9 +558,9 @@
         (else "")))))
 
 ;; Kind-aware relation editor for the edit page: current links (each with a
-;; kind-scoped remove), plus a filterable picker (a .relate-picker box the shared
-;; /relate-picker.js wires by data-kind). The picker's candidates come from the
-;; kind's registry :candidates ("all" / tags / types). One editor per kind.
+;; kind-scoped remove), plus a filterable picker (a declarative SX-htmx form, one
+;; per kind). The picker's candidates come from the kind's registry :candidates
+;; ("all" / tags / types).
 (define host/blog--relation-editor
   (fn (slug kind)
     ;; current edges read up front (a perform) — NOT inside the quasiquote, where
@@ -561,11 +583,25 @@
                              (button :type "submit" "remove")))))
                   current))
               (quote (p :style "opacity:0.7" "None yet."))))
-          (div :class "relate-picker" :data-slug (unquote slug) :data-kind (unquote kind)
-            (input :type "text" :class "rp-filter" :placeholder "filter…" :autocomplete "off"
+          ;; Declarative SX-htmx picker (no client JS). The form GETs relate-options
+          ;; serialising its inputs (kind + the filter q) into the query: on initial
+          ;; "load" and on a debounced "input" it innerHTML-swaps the results ul.
+          ;; Paging is driven by the "load more" sentinel each page carries. The
+          ;; SX engine re-binds these triggers on swapped-in content, so the picker
+          ;; works whether the edit page is a full load or a boosted SPA nav.
+          (form :class "relate-picker" :data-slug (unquote slug) :data-kind (unquote kind)
+            :sx-get (unquote (str "/" slug "/relate-options"))
+            :sx-trigger "input delay:200ms, load"
+            :sx-target (unquote (str "#rp-" kind "-results"))
+            :sx-swap "innerHTML"
+            ;; a failed initial/filter fetch retries with backoff (1s→30s)
+            :sx-retry "exponential:1000:30000"
+            :style "margin:0"
+            (input :type "hidden" :name "kind" :value (unquote kind))
+            (input :type "text" :name "q" :class "rp-filter" :placeholder "filter…" :autocomplete "off"
               :style "width:100%;padding:0.4em;box-sizing:border-box")
-            (ul :class "rp-results"
-              :style "list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;max-height:240px;overflow:auto;border:1px solid #ddd")))))))
+            (ul :id (unquote (str "rp-" kind "-results")) :class "rp-results"
+              :style "list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;border:1px solid #ddd")))))))
 
 ;; "Is this post a tag?" toggle — marking a post a tag is just an is-a edge to the
 ;; "tag" type-post, so it reuses the relate/unrelate routes (no new endpoint).
@@ -889,8 +925,6 @@
                       (div :style "margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ccc;padding-top:1em"
                         (unquote tag-toggle))
                       (unquote relation-editors)
-                      ;; one shared picker script wires every .relate-picker box
-                      (raw! "<script src=\"/relate-picker.js\"></script>")
                       (p :style "margin-top:1.5em"
                         (a :href (unquote (str "/" slug "/")) "view post")
                         " · "
@@ -935,7 +969,6 @@
     (dream-get "/posts" host/blog-index)
     (dream-get "/new" host/blog-new-form)
     (dream-get "/tags" host/blog-tags-index)
-    (dream-get "/relate-picker.js" host/blog-picker-js)
     (dream-get "/:slug/source" host/blog-source)
     (dream-get "/:slug/relate-options" host/blog-relate-options)
     (dream-get "/:slug" host/blog-post)))
diff --git a/lib/host/conformance.sh b/lib/host/conformance.sh
index 422cf9eb..8a80d03d 100755
--- a/lib/host/conformance.sh
+++ b/lib/host/conformance.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MODULES=(
   "lib/host/auth.sx"
   "lib/host/sxtp.sx"
   "lib/host/router.sx"
+  "lib/host/static.sx"
   "lib/host/feed.sx"
   "lib/host/relations.sx"
   "lib/host/blog.sx"
diff --git a/lib/host/playwright/relate-picker.spec.js b/lib/host/playwright/relate-picker.spec.js
index d1decede..a0fcdade 100644
--- a/lib/host/playwright/relate-picker.spec.js
+++ b/lib/host/playwright/relate-picker.spec.js
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
 // Browser check for the relate picker (lib/host/blog.sx). Runs against an
 // ephemeral host server seeded with a host post + 25 candidates by
 // run-picker-check.sh, which copies this spec into the Playwright env and sets
-// SX_TEST_URL. Exercises the login redirect, the JS-driven candidate load,
-// debounced filter, infinite scroll, and click-to-relate.
+// SX_TEST_URL. The picker is a DECLARATIVE SX-htmx form (no client JS): the form
+// GETs /<slug>/relate-options on "load" and on a debounced "input", swapping the
+// results <ul>; a full page carries a "load more" sentinel that pages on reveal.
+// Exercises the login redirect, the initial populate, debounced filter, infinite
+// scroll, click-to-relate, AND populate after a boosted SPA nav (the case the old
+// inline <script> picker silently failed — a script never runs on swapped content).
 const { test, expect } = require('playwright/test');
 
 const USER = process.env.SX_ADMIN_USER || 'admin';
 const PASS = process.env.SX_ADMIN_PASSWORD || 'letmein';
 const HOST = 'picker-host';        // the post whose edit page we drive
-const LIMIT = 20;                  // host/blog--picker-limit
+const LIMIT = 20;                  // host/blog--picker-limit (one page)
 // the Related picker box (the edit page now has one picker per kind)
 const REL = '.relate-picker[data-kind="related"]';
 const RELF = `${REL} .rp-filter`;
 const RELR = `${REL} .rp-results`;
+const RELROWS = `${RELR} li:not(.rp-more)`;   // candidate rows (exclude the sentinel)
+const MORE = `${RELR} .rp-more`;              // the load-more sentinel
 
-// Navigate to a guarded path; the host redirects to /login?next=…, so fill the
+// boot-init marks <html data-sx-ready="true"> once the WASM kernel + web stack
+// load. WASM compile + asset fetches, so allow generous time.
+async function waitReady(page) {
+  await expect(page.locator('html[data-sx-ready="true"]')).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 45000 });
+}
+
+// Navigate to a GUARDED path; the host redirects to /login?next=…, so fill the
 // form and we should land back on the original path (exercises the auth flow).
 async function loginTo(page, path) {
   await page.goto(path);
@@ -25,6 +37,15 @@ async function loginTo(page, path) {
   await page.waitForURL((u) => !u.pathname.startsWith('/login'));
 }
 
+// Log in directly (for reaching PUBLIC pages while authenticated).
+async function login(page) {
+  await page.goto('/login');
+  await page.fill('input[name="username"]', USER);
+  await page.fill('input[name="password"]', PASS);
+  await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
+  await page.waitForURL((u) => !u.pathname.startsWith('/login'));
+}
+
 test.describe('relate picker', () => {
   test('edit page has Related + Tags pickers and an is-a-tag toggle', async ({ page }) => {
     await loginTo(page, `/${HOST}/edit`);
@@ -34,29 +55,35 @@ test.describe('relate picker', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Make this a tag' })).toBeVisible(); // toggle
   });
 
-  test('picker loads a page of candidates then loads more on scroll', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('picker populates on load and pages via the load-more sentinel', async ({ page }) => {
     await loginTo(page, `/${HOST}/edit`);
-    const rows = page.locator(`${RELR} li`);
-    // initial JS load fills exactly one page
-    await expect.poll(() => rows.count(), { timeout: 8000 }).toBe(LIMIT);
-    // scroll the results box to the bottom -> infinite scroll fetches the rest
-    await page.locator(RELR).evaluate((el) => el.scrollTo(0, el.scrollHeight));
-    await expect.poll(() => rows.count(), { timeout: 8000 }).toBeGreaterThan(LIMIT);
+    await waitReady(page);            // wait for the WASM kernel before the picker's "load" fires
+    const rows = page.locator(RELROWS);
+    // the declarative form's "load" trigger fills the first page (the populate fix)
+    await expect.poll(() => rows.count(), { timeout: 10000 }).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(LIMIT);
+    // there are more candidates than one page, so reveal the sentinel (if it hasn't
+    // already auto-revealed) to page in the rest — robust to the exact total and to
+    // the sentinel starting above or below the fold.
+    const more = page.locator(MORE);
+    if (await more.count()) await more.first().scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+    await expect.poll(() => rows.count(), { timeout: 10000 }).toBeGreaterThan(LIMIT);  // paged in more
   });
 
   test('typing in the filter narrows the candidates', async ({ page }) => {
     await loginTo(page, `/${HOST}/edit`);
-    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(`${RELR} li`).count(), { timeout: 8000 }).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    await waitReady(page);
+    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(RELROWS).count(), { timeout: 10000 }).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     await page.fill(RELF, 'Item 13');
-    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(`${RELR} li`).count(), { timeout: 8000 }).toBe(1);
+    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(RELROWS).count(), { timeout: 10000 }).toBe(1);
     await expect(page.locator(RELR)).toContainText('Picker Item 13');
   });
 
   test('clicking a candidate relates it (and it shows on the post page)', async ({ page }) => {
     await loginTo(page, `/${HOST}/edit`);
+    await waitReady(page);
     await page.fill(RELF, 'Item 07');
-    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(`${RELR} li`).count(), { timeout: 8000 }).toBe(1);
-    await page.locator(`${RELR} button`).first().click();
+    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(RELROWS).count(), { timeout: 10000 }).toBe(1);
+    await page.locator(`${RELROWS} button`).first().click();
     // form POST -> 303 back to the edit page; the related list now links the slug
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/${HOST}/edit`));
     await expect(page.locator('a[href="/picker-item-07/"]')).toHaveCount(1);
@@ -65,4 +92,21 @@ test.describe('relate picker', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Related posts' })).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('body')).toContainText('Picker Item 07');
   });
+
+  test('picker populates after a boosted SPA nav to the edit page', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Reach the edit page by CLICKING its link (a boosted SPA nav), not page.goto.
+    // The old inline <script> picker never ran on swapped-in content, so the list
+    // stayed empty here. The declarative form's "load" trigger is re-bound by the
+    // engine on swap, so it populates — that's the regression this guards.
+    await login(page);
+    await page.goto(`/${HOST}/`);              // public post page, logged in
+    await waitReady(page);
+    await page.evaluate(() => { window.__noReload = true; });
+    await page.locator(`a[href="/${HOST}/edit"]`).first().click();
+    await page.waitForURL((u) => u.pathname === `/${HOST}/edit`, { timeout: 15000 });
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.__noReload)).toBe(true);   // it was a SPA nav, no full reload
+    // the picker, brought in by the swap, loaded its first page of candidates
+    await expect.poll(() => page.locator(RELROWS).count(), { timeout: 12000 }).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    await expect(page.locator(RELR)).toContainText('Picker Item');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/host/serve.sh b/lib/host/serve.sh
index 21f0b302..1ac8a399 100755
--- a/lib/host/serve.sh
+++ b/lib/host/serve.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ EPOCH=1
   echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
   echo "(eval \"(host/blog-seed-types!)\")"
   EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
+  # Index the web-stack .sxbc by content hash so /sx/h/{hash} can serve them
+  # immutably and the shell can emit the data-sx-manifest (content-addressed
+  # client module cache). Done once at boot.
+  echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
+  echo "(eval \"(host/static-build-sxh-index!)\")"
+  EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
   echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
   # Anonymous reads (feed timeline + relations container reads + blog post detail)
   # plus the GUARDED blog write routes: POST /new (editor form ingest), POST/PUT/
diff --git a/lib/host/static.sx b/lib/host/static.sx
index eb176bb6..ed4c78db 100644
--- a/lib/host/static.sx
+++ b/lib/host/static.sx
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 ;; http-listen host reads files with the `file-read` primitive (no perform), so
 ;; GET /static/** maps to a file under the static root (default "shared/static",
 ;; resolved against the server cwd — mount ./shared/static there in the container).
+;;
+;; Also wires the CONTENT-ADDRESSED module cache the SX client expects: GET
+;; /sx/h/{hash} serves a web-stack .sxbc by its content hash (immutable, never
+;; stale — a deploy changes the content → changes the hash → a fresh URL), and a
+;; <script data-sx-manifest> mapping {file -> hash} makes the client's
+;; loadBytecodeFile take the content-addressed branch (localStorage + immutable)
+;; instead of the path + max-age=3600 branch.
 ;; Depends on lib/dream/types.sx (dream-response/-html-status/-param) + router.
 
 (define host/static-root "shared/static")
@@ -23,6 +30,14 @@
       ((ends-with? path ".wasm")  "application/wasm")
       (true                       "application/octet-stream"))))
 
+;; A content-hashed filename (e.g. js_of_ocaml-651f6707.wasm, or anything under
+;; /sx/h/) is immutable; everything else gets a modest max-age (mutable bundle).
+(define host/static--cache-control
+  (fn (rel)
+    (if (ends-with? rel ".wasm")
+      "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+      "public, max-age=3600")))
+
 ;; reject empty, absolute, or traversal paths.
 (define host/static--safe?
   (fn (rel)
@@ -41,12 +56,56 @@
           (dream-html-status 404 "Not Found")
           (dream-response 200
             {:content-type (host/static--ctype rel)
-             :cache-control "public, max-age=3600"}
+             :cache-control (host/static--cache-control rel)}
             (file-read path)))))))
 
-;; Route group: GET /static/** -> file under the static root. A plain route LIST
-;; (like host/feed-routes); host/serve combines + flattens the groups itself.
+;; ── content-addressed module cache (/sx/h/{hash}) ───────────────────
+;; Each web-stack .sxbc carries its content hash in its head: (sxbc 1 "HASH" ...).
+;; Index every .sxbc by that hash at startup so the client can fetch each module
+;; immutably + localStorage-cached, and never stale.
+(define host/static--sxh->path (dict))   ;; hash -> filepath
+(define host/static--file->hash (dict))  ;; "dom.sxbc" -> hash
+
+;; the embedded hash from a .sxbc head: (sxbc 1 "HASH" ...  -> "HASH"
+(define host/static--sxbc-hash
+  (fn (head) (nth (split head "\"") 1)))
+
+(define host/static-build-sxh-index!
+  (fn ()
+    (for-each
+      (fn (path)
+        (let ((h (host/static--sxbc-hash (substr (file-read path) 0 60)))
+              (base (last (split path "/"))))
+          (dict-set! host/static--sxh->path h path)
+          (dict-set! host/static--file->hash base h)))
+      (file-glob (str host/static-root "/wasm/sx/*.sxbc")))))
+
+;; GET /sx/h/{hash} -> the .sxbc content, immutable (content-addressed).
+(define host/static-sxh-serve
+  (fn (hash)
+    (let ((path (get host/static--sxh->path hash)))
+      (if (nil? path)
+        (dream-html-status 404 "Not Found")
+        (dream-response 200
+          {:content-type "text/sx; charset=utf-8"
+           :cache-control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"}
+          (file-read path))))))
+
+;; the data-sx-manifest JSON for the shell: {"modules": {"dom.sxbc": "hash", ...}}.
+;; The client's loadBytecodeFile reads manifest.modules[file] -> hash -> /sx/h/.
+(define host/static-manifest-json
+  (fn ()
+    (str "{\"v\":1,\"boot\":[],\"defs\":{},\"modules\":{"
+      (join ","
+        (map (fn (k) (str "\"" k "\":\"" (get host/static--file->hash k) "\""))
+          (keys host/static--file->hash)))
+      "}}")))
+
+;; Route group: GET /static/** (path) + GET /sx/h/** (content-addressed). A plain
+;; route LIST (like host/feed-routes); host/serve combines + flattens the groups.
 (define host/static-routes
   (list
     (dream-get "/static/**"
-      (fn (req) (host/static-serve (dream-param req "**"))))))
+      (fn (req) (host/static-serve (dream-param req "**"))))
+    (dream-get "/sx/h/**"
+      (fn (req) (host/static-sxh-serve (dream-param req "**"))))))
diff --git a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
index 2434ec16..c28dcca8 100644
--- a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
@@ -271,11 +271,30 @@
     (contains? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/alpha-post/relate-options"))) "Beta Post"))
   false)
 (host/blog-unrelate! "alpha-post" "beta-post" "related")
-(host-bl-test "relate-picker.js served as javascript"
-  (dream-resp-header (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/relate-picker.js")) "content-type")
-  "application/javascript; charset=utf-8")
-(host-bl-test "relate-picker.js carries the fetch glue"
-  (contains? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/relate-picker.js"))) "relate-options") true)
+;; The picker is a declarative SX-htmx form (no client JS): the form GETs
+;; relate-options serialising kind + the filter q, swapping the results ul on
+;; "load" and on debounced "input". The SX engine re-binds these triggers on
+;; swapped content, so it works on a full load AND a boosted SPA nav.
+(host-bl-test "picker form is declaratively wired to relate-options (load + debounced input)"
+  (let ((html (render-page (host/blog--relation-editor "alpha-post" "related"))))
+    (list (contains? html "/alpha-post/relate-options")
+          (contains? html "input delay:200ms, load")
+          (contains? html "rp-related-results")))
+  (list true true true))
+;; Paging is server-driven: a full page carries a "load more" sentinel that, when
+;; revealed, GETs the next page and replaces itself (outerHTML), preserving q.
+(host-bl-test "load-more sentinel: revealed, outerHTML-swap, next offset, preserved q"
+  (let ((html (render-page (host/blog--picker-more "alpha-post" "related" "my q" 20))))
+    (list (contains? html "rp-more")
+          (contains? html "revealed")
+          (contains? html "outerHTML")
+          (contains? html "offset=20")
+          (contains? html "q=my%20q")
+          (contains? html "exponential:1000:30000")))   ;; retries a dropped fetch
+  (list true true true true true true))
+(host-bl-test "relate-options omits the load-more sentinel on a short last page"
+  (contains? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/alpha-post/relate-options"))) "rp-more")
+  false)
 (host/blog-put! "hint-post" "Hint Post" "(p \"h\")" "published")
 (host-bl-test "relations section: hint when logged-in + no relations"
   (contains? (str (host/blog--relations-or-hint "hint-post" true)) "add some") true)