diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0205a3a..64dae6f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ checksum = "23b97319f7b8343df12cc98938e5c3eb436064524c8d2b4e30a1d3a36eecdf81"
 name = "wip-client"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "wip-https",
+ "wip-http",
  "wip-protocol",
 ]
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustix 1.1.5",
  "tempfile",
  "wip-host",
- "wip-https",
+ "wip-http",
  "wip-interface",
  "wip-protocol",
 ]
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "wip-https"
+name = "wip-http"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ureq",
  "wip-client",
  "wip-fs-server",
- "wip-https",
+ "wip-http",
  "wip-protocol",
 ]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3585d8..0d47d63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Rust building blocks for the Web Interface Protocol (WIP).
 
 The repository is a resolver-3 virtual Cargo workspace whose packages all live
 under `crates/*`. It provides a transport-independent protocol model, the
-standard framework-independent WIP over HTTPS v1 binding, a stateful
+standard framework-independent WIP over HTTP v1 binding, a stateful
 presentation-independent client runtime, a Rust interface-authoring facade, a
 request-scoped host runtime, a bounded Linux filesystem projection server, an
 interactive terminal client, and a private public-API conformance consumer. The
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ repository root is not itself a package.
 ```text
 wip-tui (interactive Worldspace explorer and operation editor)
 ├── wip-client                Known Space, request identity, validators, and calls
-├── wip-https                 framework-neutral HTTP request/response messages
+├── wip-http                 framework-neutral HTTP request/response messages
 └── wip-protocol              descriptors and logical values
 
 wip-fs-server (request-time filesystem projection and loopback listener)
-├── wip-https                 standard routes/codecs/envelopes/batching
+├── wip-http                 standard routes/codecs/envelopes/batching
 ├── wip-host                  request-scoped publication and dispatch
 └── wip-interface             macro-generated filesystem capabilities
 
 wip-public-api-example (workspace-only executable, integration tests, doctest)
 ├── wip-protocol              logical declarations, values, calls, and validation
-├── wip-https                 standard HTTPS v1 routes, JSON codecs, envelopes, and batching
+├── wip-http                 standard HTTP v1 routes, JSON codecs, envelopes, and batching
 │   └── wip-protocol
 ├── wip-client                stateful Known Space, lazy tree, observation, and call runtime
-│   ├── wip-https
+│   ├── wip-http
 │   └── wip-protocol
 ├── wip-interface             application DTO codecs and interface authoring facade
 │   ├── wip-protocol
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ wip-public-api-example (workspace-only executable, integration tests, doctest)
 | Crate | Responsibility | Does not own |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `wip-protocol` | Transport-independent descriptors, object/call/result types, logical `Value`s, validation, and stable protocol error categories. | Application DTOs, implementations, persistence, or wire encoding. |
-| `wip-https` | Standard HTTPS v1 endpoint/route derivation, UTF-8 JSON codecs, direct success bodies, error/status classification, and retrieval batches. | HTTP I/O, TLS termination, authentication schemes, server frameworks, filesystem projection, or client presentation/cache policy. |
+| `wip-http` | Standard WIP over HTTP v1 endpoint/route derivation, UTF-8 JSON codecs, direct success bodies, error/status classification, and retrieval batches. | HTTP I/O, URL scheme or TLS policy, authentication schemes, server frameworks, filesystem projection, or client presentation/cache policy. |
 | `wip-client` | Endpoint/security-context-isolated Known Space, normalized object and interface observations, intent-driven object and descriptor coverage with bounded request deduplication, immutable operation call contexts, stale transitions, and bounded histories. | HTTP I/O, credentials, persistent cache, automatic operation retries, or presentation widgets/events. |
-| `wip-tui` | Keyboard-only interactive Worldspace tree, selected Entry and qualified operation panes, descriptor-driven argument editing, bounded result/diagnostic rendering, terminal lifecycle, and HTTPS I/O workers over `wip-client`. | Independent cache/validator semantics, automatic operation retries, Host internals, backend paths, or persistent state. |
+| `wip-tui` | Keyboard-only interactive Worldspace tree, selected Entry and qualified operation panes, descriptor-driven argument editing, bounded result/diagnostic rendering, terminal lifecycle, and HTTP I/O workers over `wip-client`. | Independent cache/validator semantics, automatic operation retries, Host internals, backend paths, or persistent state. |
 | `wip-interface` | The public `WipType`/`interface` authoring API, Rust-to-protocol codecs, generated descriptors, and typed implementation dispatch. | Object publication, backend lifetime, or transport policy. |
 | `wip-interface-macros` | Procedural-macro expansion used by `wip-interface`. It is not an application dependency. | A supported direct user API. |
 | `wip-host` | Opaque interface registration, explicit object membership, validator checks, interface-qualified dispatch against one host-owned instance, and descriptor-guided argument decoding inside that same resolution boundary. | Backend atomicity, global object lookup, or network serving. |
-| `wip-fs-server` | Linux directory-handle-confined request-time projection, complete depth-bounded observations and bounded file operations, standard `wip-https` dispatch/batch handling, and a loopback HTTP binary for TLS-proxy or explicit development use. | A new wire profile, implicit symlink following, non-loopback cleartext, authentication policy, or filesystem-wide preregistration. |
+| `wip-fs-server` | Linux directory-handle-confined request-time projection, complete depth-bounded observations and bounded file operations, standard `wip-http` dispatch/batch handling, and a loopback HTTP binary. | A new wire profile, implicit symlink following, non-loopback cleartext, authentication policy, TLS termination, or filesystem-wide preregistration. |
 | `wip-public-api-example` | An independently compiled consumer of the protocol, authoring, and host public crates. Its DTOs and traits are application-owned; its implementation and backend handle remain host-private. | Reusable library API or a production server. |
 
 The boundary is intentional: protocol types describe what can cross a
 transport; application DTOs opt into that model with `WipType`; a host-private
-implementation owns credentials, handles, and backend state; and `wip-https`
+implementation owns credentials, handles, and backend state; and `wip-http`
 maps standard routes/envelopes to `CallOperationRequest` and
 `CallOperationResponse` without placing transport-specific types in descriptors
 or application traits.
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ from Worldspace `/`, lazily expands materialized tree nodes, displays current
 object/interface/operation metadata, validates all canonical descriptor types in
 a field editor, and requires a separate confirmation action before every call.
 It uses the stateful `wip-client` runtime for request correlation, observed
-validators, stale transitions, and unknown outcomes. HTTPS is the default;
-loopback plain HTTP requires `--allow-http`. Full startup, TLS, key binding,
+validators, stale transitions, and unknown outcomes. One canonical `http` or
+`https` endpoint is used unchanged for request construction, transport, and
+cache partitioning. Scheme, TLS, certificates, authentication, and proxy policy
+belong to the HTTP implementation and deployment. Full startup, key binding,
 layout, validator, and filesystem-operation examples are in the
 [package README](crates/wip-tui/README.md).
 
@@ -277,8 +279,9 @@ state, uses pinned directory-relative handles without following symlinks, omits
 non-UTF-8 backend names, returns complete recursive observations through the
 requested depth or a resource-limit failure, and publishes validator-protected
 replacement only in explicit read-write mode.
-The built-in cleartext listener is loopback-only: production HTTPS is explicitly
-delegated to a reverse proxy, while local plain HTTP requires an opt-in flag.
+The built-in HTTP listener is loopback-only. Externally visible URL schemes,
+TLS termination, certificates, authentication, and proxy routing are deployment
+concerns rather than separate WIP profiles.
 
 ## Validation
 
diff --git a/crates/wip-client/Cargo.toml b/crates/wip-client/Cargo.toml
index a6cdd55..8dd1a57 100644
--- a/crates/wip-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wip-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ description = "Presentation-independent stateful WIP client runtime"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-wip-https = { path = "../wip-https" }
+wip-http = { path = "../wip-http" }
 wip-protocol = { path = "../wip-protocol" }
diff --git a/crates/wip-client/src/lib.rs b/crates/wip-client/src/lib.rs
index ca2dfc6..f8dc133 100644
--- a/crates/wip-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //! Presentation-independent stateful runtime for WIP clients.
 //!
-//! [`Client`] separates observations by canonical HTTPS endpoint and caller-
+//! [`Client`] separates observations by canonical WIP over HTTP endpoint and caller-
 //! supplied security context. It reconciles requested observation coverage without
 //! duplicating fresh or loading work, creates requests with the standard
-//! [`wip_https`] adapter, correlates responses by [`RequestId`], and retains
+//! [`wip_http`] adapter, correlates responses by [`RequestId`], and retains
 //! bounded object, tree, interface, diagnostic, and operation state. The crate
 //! contains no terminal, widget, or UI event types.
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeMap, VecDeque};
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 
-use wip_https::http::{Request, Response};
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::http::{Request, Response};
+use wip_http::{
     ClientResponseError, DecodedResponse, Endpoint, Limits, decode_call_operation_response,
     decode_fetch_interface_response, decode_observe_response, encode_call_operation_request,
     encode_fetch_interface_request, encode_observe_request,
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ pub struct Diagnostic {
 pub struct PreparedRequest {
     /// Identity required when completing or failing this request.
     pub id: RequestId,
-    /// Standard WIP over HTTPS request.
+    /// Standard WIP over HTTP request.
     pub request: Request<Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ impl Client {
         &mut self,
         session: &SessionId,
         id: RequestId,
-        mismatch: Option<wip_https::StatusMismatch>,
+        mismatch: Option<wip_http::StatusMismatch>,
     ) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
         if let Some(mismatch) = mismatch {
             let maximum = self.limits.history;
diff --git a/crates/wip-client/tests/adapter.rs b/crates/wip-client/tests/adapter.rs
index feb0c5e..3875bd1 100644
--- a/crates/wip-client/tests/adapter.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-client/tests/adapter.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use wip_client::{
     CallOutcome, Client, ClientErrorKind, ClientLimits, Completion, DiagnosticKind,
     ObservationState, OutcomeUnknownReason, SecurityContext,
 };
-use wip_https::http::{Response, StatusCode};
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::http::{Response, StatusCode};
+use wip_http::{
     Limits, encode_fetch_interface_response, encode_observe_response,
     encode_protocol_error_response,
 };
diff --git a/crates/wip-client/tests/runtime.rs b/crates/wip-client/tests/runtime.rs
index ac16beb..7dfacc6 100644
--- a/crates/wip-client/tests/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-client/tests/runtime.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use wip_client::{
     CallOutcome, Client, ClientErrorKind, ClientLimits, Completion, DispatchedTransportFailure,
     ObservationState, OutcomeUnknownReason, SecurityContext,
 };
-use wip_https::http::Response;
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::http::Response;
+use wip_http::{
     EncodeHttpError, Limits, encode_call_operation_response, encode_fetch_interface_response,
     encode_observe_response, encode_protocol_error_response,
 };
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/Cargo.toml b/crates/wip-fs-server/Cargo.toml
index 1aa9210..b43deb7 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "wip-fs-server"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
-description = "Request-time filesystem projection server for WIP over HTTPS"
+description = "Request-time filesystem projection server for WIP over HTTP"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 publish = false
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ publish = false
 http = "1"
 rustix = { version = "1.1", features = ["fs"] }
 wip-host = { path = "../wip-host" }
-wip-https = { path = "../wip-https" }
+wip-http = { path = "../wip-http" }
 wip-interface = { path = "../wip-interface" }
 wip-protocol = { path = "../wip-protocol" }
 
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/README.md b/crates/wip-fs-server/README.md
index 894dad8..403061f 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/README.md
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 `wip-fs-server` projects one configured Linux filesystem directory onto WIP
 Worldspace `/` at request time. It does not register the filesystem contents or
 keep one object instance per entry. It uses `wip-host` for publication and typed
-operation dispatch and uses the standard `wip-https` routes, JSON codecs,
+operation dispatch and uses the standard `wip-http` routes, JSON codecs,
 envelopes, batching, and HTTP status mapping.
 
 ## Security model
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ envelopes, batching, and HTTP status mapping.
 - Protocol metadata and errors never contain the backend absolute path. Startup
   prints only the explicitly configured effective root and security-sensitive
   modes.
-- The built-in listener is cleartext and loopback-only. Production deployments
-  must pass `--behind-tls-proxy` and terminate HTTPS at a trusted reverse proxy.
-  Plain development HTTP requires the explicit `--development-http` flag.
+- The built-in HTTP listener is loopback-only. TLS termination, certificates,
+  authentication, an externally visible URL scheme, and proxy routing are
+  deployment concerns rather than separate WIP transport profiles.
 
 The implementation currently targets Linux because it uses `O_PATH`,
 directory-relative descriptor traversal, and `/proc/self/fd` to reopen the same
@@ -38,34 +38,32 @@ pinned backend object without resolving the untrusted Worldspace path twice.
 
 ## Run
 
-Read-only behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy:
+Run the loopback listener in read-only mode:
 
 ```console
 cargo run -p wip-fs-server -- \
   --root /srv/public-files \
-  --listen 127.0.0.1:8443 \
-  --base-path /wip \
-  --behind-tls-proxy
+  --listen 127.0.0.1:8080 \
+  --base-path /wip
 ```
 
-Local development with the write capability deliberately enabled:
+Run with the write capability deliberately enabled:
 
 ```console
 cargo run -p wip-fs-server -- \
   --root ./example-files \
   --listen 127.0.0.1:8080 \
   --base-path /wip \
-  --development-http \
   --read-write
 ```
 
-The server reports the effective root, `ReadOnly`/`ReadWrite` mode, transport
-mode, endpoint, and actual listen address. It does not enumerate the root.
+The server reports the effective root, `ReadOnly`/`ReadWrite` mode, endpoint,
+and actual listen address. It does not enumerate the root.
 
 ## Standard interactions
 
-The following examples use development HTTP for readability. The JSON is the
-standard `wip-https` profile; validators and operation `Bytes` are base64 body
+The following examples use the built-in HTTP listener. The JSON follows the
+standard WIP over HTTP binding; validators and operation `Bytes` are base64 body
 fields, never `ETag` or `If-Match` headers.
 
 Observe only the root Object:
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/lib.rs b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/lib.rs
index 8f0244d..2dba665 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-//! Request-time filesystem projection served through the standard WIP HTTPS binding.
+//! Request-time filesystem projection served through the standard WIP over HTTP binding.
 //!
 //! This crate deliberately keeps the boundaries visible:
 //!
 //! - [`wip_protocol`] owns logical requests and responses;
 //! - [`wip_host`] owns object publication, validators, and typed dispatch;
-//! - [`wip_https`] owns routes, JSON, envelopes, batching, and status mapping;
+//! - [`wip_http`] owns routes, JSON, envelopes, batching, and status mapping;
 //! - this crate owns the filesystem capability boundary and the real HTTP listener.
 //!
-//! TLS is terminated by an explicitly configured reverse proxy. The built-in
-//! listener accepts cleartext only on loopback, either behind that proxy or when
-//! [`TransportSecurity::DevelopmentHttp`] is deliberately selected.
+//! The built-in HTTP listener is intentionally loopback-only. TLS termination,
+//! certificates, authentication, and externally visible schemes are independent
+//! deployment concerns rather than WIP transport profiles.
 
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
@@ -33,20 +33,11 @@ pub enum AccessMode {
     ReadWrite,
 }
 
-/// How HTTPS is provided for the endpoint.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum TransportSecurity {
-    /// A trusted reverse proxy terminates TLS and forwards to the loopback listener.
-    ReverseProxyTls,
-    /// Cleartext HTTP is deliberately enabled for local development only.
-    DevelopmentHttp,
-}
-
 /// Bounded resource policy applied by the HTTP adapter and filesystem provider.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct ResourceLimits {
     /// Standard JSON, body-size, nesting, and batch limits.
-    pub wire: wip_https::Limits,
+    pub wire: wip_http::Limits,
     /// Maximum bytes returned by one file read.
     pub max_file_read_bytes: usize,
     /// Maximum bytes accepted by one file replacement.
@@ -68,7 +59,7 @@ pub struct ResourceLimits {
 impl Default for ResourceLimits {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            wire: wip_https::Limits::new(256 * 1024, 2 * 1024 * 1024, 64, 64)
+            wire: wip_http::Limits::new(256 * 1024, 2 * 1024 * 1024, 64, 64)
                 .expect("default wire limits are nonzero"),
             max_file_read_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
             max_file_write_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
@@ -93,8 +84,6 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub endpoint_base_path: String,
     /// Read-only or explicit read-write publication mode.
     pub access: AccessMode,
-    /// TLS termination or explicit development HTTP policy.
-    pub transport_security: TransportSecurity,
     /// Request, operation, traversal, and concurrency bounds.
     pub limits: ResourceLimits,
 }
@@ -102,8 +91,7 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
 impl ServerConfig {
     /// Builds a secure-by-default configuration for `root`.
     ///
-    /// The listener defaults to an ephemeral loopback port, read-only access,
-    /// and TLS termination delegated to a reverse proxy.
+    /// The listener defaults to an ephemeral loopback port and read-only access.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn for_root(root: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -111,7 +99,6 @@ impl ServerConfig {
             listen: SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 0),
             endpoint_base_path: "/wip".into(),
             access: AccessMode::ReadOnly,
-            transport_security: TransportSecurity::ReverseProxyTls,
             limits: ResourceLimits::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -142,9 +129,9 @@ impl ServerConfig {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn endpoint(&self) -> Result<wip_https::Endpoint, ConfigError> {
-        let endpoint = format!("https://localhost{}", self.endpoint_base_path);
-        wip_https::Endpoint::parse(&endpoint).map_err(|_| ConfigError::InvalidBasePath)
+    pub(crate) fn endpoint(&self) -> Result<wip_http::Endpoint, ConfigError> {
+        let endpoint = format!("http://localhost{}", self.endpoint_base_path);
+        wip_http::Endpoint::parse(&endpoint).map_err(|_| ConfigError::InvalidBasePath)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/main.rs b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/main.rs
index 0061cff..786e755 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/main.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, TransportSecurity, WipFsServer};
+use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, WipFsServer};
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut root: Option<PathBuf> = None;
-    let mut listen: SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:8443".parse()?;
+    let mut listen: SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:8080".parse()?;
     let mut base_path = "/wip".to_owned();
     let mut access = AccessMode::ReadOnly;
-    let mut security = None;
     let mut arguments = std::env::args().skip(1);
     while let Some(argument) = arguments.next() {
         match argument.as_str() {
@@ -17,12 +16,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             "--listen" => listen = required_value(&mut arguments, "--listen")?.parse()?,
             "--base-path" => base_path = required_value(&mut arguments, "--base-path")?,
             "--read-write" => access = AccessMode::ReadWrite,
-            "--development-http" => {
-                set_security(&mut security, TransportSecurity::DevelopmentHttp)?
-            }
-            "--behind-tls-proxy" => {
-                set_security(&mut security, TransportSecurity::ReverseProxyTls)?
-            }
             "--help" | "-h" => {
                 print_help();
                 return Ok(());
@@ -32,20 +25,17 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     }
 
     let root = root.ok_or("--root is required")?;
-    let transport_security =
-        security.ok_or("select exactly one of --behind-tls-proxy or --development-http")?;
     let mut config = ServerConfig::for_root(root);
     config.listen = listen;
     config.endpoint_base_path = base_path;
     config.access = access;
-    config.transport_security = transport_security;
 
     let server = WipFsServer::new(config)?;
     let effective_root = server.effective_root().to_owned();
     let endpoint = server.endpoint().clone();
     let bound = server.bind()?;
     eprintln!(
-        "wip-fs-server root={} access={access:?} transport={transport_security:?} endpoint={} listen={}",
+        "wip-fs-server root={} access={access:?} endpoint={} listen={}",
         effective_root.display(),
         endpoint,
         bound.local_addr()
@@ -63,21 +53,10 @@ fn required_value(
         .ok_or_else(|| format!("{option} requires a value").into())
 }
 
-fn set_security(
-    security: &mut Option<TransportSecurity>,
-    value: TransportSecurity,
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    if security.replace(value).is_some() {
-        Err("select only one transport-security mode".into())
-    } else {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 fn print_help() {
     println!(
-        "Usage: wip-fs-server --root PATH [--listen 127.0.0.1:8443] \\\n         [--base-path /wip] [--read-write] \\\n         (--behind-tls-proxy | --development-http)\n\n\
-         The built-in listener is cleartext and loopback-only. In production, \
-         select --behind-tls-proxy and terminate HTTPS at a trusted reverse proxy."
+        "Usage: wip-fs-server --root PATH [--listen 127.0.0.1:8080] \\\n         [--base-path /wip] [--read-write]\n\n\
+         The built-in HTTP listener is loopback-only. TLS termination, authentication, \
+         and external routing are deployment concerns."
     );
 }
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/server.rs b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/server.rs
index 3e16188..f725785 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/src/server.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use http::{Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use wip_host::{ExecutionContext, ObjectProvider};
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::{
     BatchRequestKind, BatchResponse, BatchResponseItem, BatchSuccess, CodecError, EncodeHttpError,
     Endpoint, RequestMetadataError, ResourceLimitKind, Route, decode_batch_request,
     decode_call_operation_metadata, decode_fetch_interface_request, decode_observe_request,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl WipFsServer {
         &self.endpoint
     }
 
-    /// Handles one already-buffered HTTP request with the standard `wip-https` codecs.
+    /// Handles one already-buffered HTTP request with the standard `wip-http` codecs.
     ///
     /// Listener integrations must enforce the same body limit while collecting bytes.
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/crates/wip-fs-server/tests/end_to_end.rs b/crates/wip-fs-server/tests/end_to_end.rs
index e4f2433..d210f2f 100644
--- a/crates/wip-fs-server/tests/end_to_end.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-fs-server/tests/end_to_end.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use tempfile::tempdir;
-use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, TransportSecurity, WipFsServer};
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, WipFsServer};
+use wip_http::{
     BatchRequest, BatchRequestItem, BatchRequestKind, BatchResponse, BatchSuccess, DecodedResponse,
     Endpoint, JSON_CONTENT_TYPE, Limits, Route, decode_batch_request, decode_batch_response,
     decode_call_operation_response, decode_fetch_interface_response, decode_observe_response,
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ fn real_listener_serves_three_core_interactions_batch_and_write() {
 
     let mut config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
     config.access = AccessMode::ReadWrite;
-    config.transport_security = TransportSecurity::DevelopmentHttp;
     let limits = config.limits.wire;
     let bound = Arc::new(
         WipFsServer::new(config)
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ fn real_listener_serves_three_core_interactions_batch_and_write() {
         let shutdown = Arc::clone(&shutdown);
         thread::spawn(move || bound.serve_until(shutdown))
     };
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse(&format!("https://localhost:{}/wip", address.port()))
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{}/wip", address.port()))
         .expect("client endpoint");
 
     let file_request = ObserveRequest {
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ fn real_listener_serves_three_core_interactions_batch_and_write() {
 fn stalled_request_body_times_out_and_releases_the_only_worker() {
     let temporary = tempdir().expect("temporary root");
     let mut config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
-    config.transport_security = TransportSecurity::DevelopmentHttp;
     config.limits.max_concurrent_requests = 1;
     config.limits.request_timeout = Duration::from_millis(200);
     let limits = config.limits.wire;
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ fn stalled_request_body_times_out_and_releases_the_only_worker() {
     stalled.flush().expect("flush partial request");
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(25));
 
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse(&format!("https://localhost:{}/wip", address.port()))
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{}/wip", address.port()))
         .expect("client endpoint");
     let observe = ObserveRequest {
         path: "/".into(),
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ fn batch_keeps_known_malformed_arguments_item_local() {
     let config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
     let limits = config.limits.wire;
     let server = WipFsServer::new(config).expect("build server");
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
     let body = br#"{"requests":[{"id":"ok","method":"observe","arguments":{"path":"/","depth":0}},{"id":"bad","method":"observe","arguments":{"path":"/","depth":"bad"}}]}"#;
     let logical = decode_batch_request(body, limits).expect("decode item-local invalid request");
     assert!(matches!(
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ fn call_argument_decoding_does_not_mask_missing_target() {
     let temporary = tempdir().expect("temporary root");
     let config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
     let server = WipFsServer::new(config).expect("build server");
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
     let body = br#"{"target":{"path":"/missing"},"interface":{"reference":"unknown"},"operation":"missing","arguments":{"bytes":"not-base64"}}"#;
     let request = http::Request::builder()
         .method(http::Method::POST)
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ fn backend_invalid_unicode_path_is_not_found_not_internal() {
     let config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
     let limits = config.limits.wire;
     let server = WipFsServer::new(config).expect("build server");
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
     let request = ObserveRequest {
         path: "/bad\0name".into(),
         depth: 0,
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ fn read_response_size_failure_preserves_non_commit_guarantee() {
     config.limits.wire = Limits::new(4_096, 1_024, 64, 64).expect("wire limits");
     let limits = config.limits.wire;
     let server = WipFsServer::new(config).expect("build server");
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://localhost/wip").expect("endpoint");
 
     let observe_request = ObserveRequest {
         path: "/large".into(),
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/Cargo.toml b/crates/wip-http/Cargo.toml
similarity index 68%
rename from crates/wip-https/Cargo.toml
rename to crates/wip-http/Cargo.toml
index 64d37a7..116f2da 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wip-http/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
-name = "wip-https"
+name = "wip-http"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
-description = "Framework-independent standard WIP over HTTPS v1 binding"
+description = "Framework-independent standard WIP over HTTP v1 binding"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/batch.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/batch.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/batch.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/batch.rs
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/codec.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/codec.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/codec.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/codec.rs
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/endpoint.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/endpoint.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/endpoint.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/endpoint.rs
index c7f70c6..9de5db2 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/src/endpoint.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/src/endpoint.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use url::Url;
 /// The media type emitted for every WIP request and every response with a body.
 pub const JSON_CONTENT_TYPE: &str = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
 
-/// A fixed standard WIP over HTTPS v1 route.
+/// A fixed standard WIP over HTTP v1 route.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Route {
     /// Observe one object and its indexable descendants.
@@ -32,22 +32,20 @@ impl Route {
     }
 }
 
-/// A canonical absolute HTTPS base URL whose path always ends in `/`.
+/// A canonical absolute hierarchical base URL whose path always ends in `/`.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Endpoint(Url);
 
 impl Endpoint {
     /// Parses and canonicalizes an endpoint.
     ///
-    /// The input must be an absolute HTTPS URL without a query or fragment. Its
-    /// path is an endpoint prefix, not a Worldspace path. A trailing slash is
-    /// appended when absent so RFC 3986 relative-reference resolution preserves
-    /// the final prefix segment.
+    /// The input must be an absolute hierarchical URL with a host and without a
+    /// query or fragment. Its path is an endpoint prefix, not a Worldspace path.
+    /// A trailing slash is appended when absent so RFC 3986 relative-reference
+    /// resolution preserves the final prefix segment. The supplied scheme is
+    /// preserved; scheme and transport security are deployment concerns.
     pub fn parse(input: &str) -> Result<Self, EndpointError> {
         let mut url = Url::parse(input).map_err(EndpointError::InvalidUrl)?;
-        if url.scheme() != "https" {
-            return Err(EndpointError::NotHttps);
-        }
         if url.cannot_be_a_base() || url.host_str().is_none() {
             return Err(EndpointError::NotAbsoluteBase);
         }
@@ -113,13 +111,11 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for Endpoint {
     }
 }
 
-/// Why an endpoint is not a valid standard WIP HTTPS base.
+/// Why an endpoint is not a valid standard WIP over HTTP base.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum EndpointError {
     /// URL parsing failed.
     InvalidUrl(url::ParseError),
-    /// The URL scheme is not `https`.
-    NotHttps,
     /// The URL is not a hierarchical absolute URL with an authority.
     NotAbsoluteBase,
     /// A query component was supplied.
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ impl Display for EndpointError {
     fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::InvalidUrl(error) => write!(formatter, "invalid endpoint URL: {error}"),
-            Self::NotHttps => formatter.write_str("WIP endpoint must use HTTPS"),
             Self::NotAbsoluteBase => {
                 formatter.write_str("WIP endpoint must be an absolute base URL")
             }
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/error.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/error.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/error.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/error.rs
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/json.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/json.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/json.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/json.rs
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/lib.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/lib.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/lib.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/lib.rs
index 8a71abf..7d8827f 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
-//! Framework-independent standard WIP over HTTPS v1 binding.
+//! Framework-independent standard WIP over HTTP v1 binding.
 //!
 //! This crate owns endpoint and route derivation, UTF-8 JSON encoding, canonical
 //! success and error response handling, HTTP status mapping, descriptor-guided
 //! operation-value conversion, and retrieval batching. It deliberately performs
 //! no I/O and depends on no server framework, TLS implementation, filesystem
-//! projection, client cache, or presentation layer.
+//! projection, client cache, or presentation layer. URL schemes, TLS,
+//! certificates, authentication mechanisms, proxies, and caches are selected by
+//! the HTTP implementation and deployment rather than by WIP conformance.
 //!
 //! Logical values remain owned by [`wip_protocol`]. Validators and `Bytes` are
 //! encoded in JSON bodies using canonical RFC 4648 Section 4 base64; this crate
 //! does not infer WIP validator semantics from `ETag` or `If-Match`.
 //!
 //! ```
-//! use wip_https::{Endpoint, Limits, encode_observe_request};
+//! use wip_http::{Endpoint, Limits, encode_observe_request};
 //! use wip_protocol::ObserveRequest;
 //!
-//! let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://example.test/api/wip")?;
+//! let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://example.test/api/wip")?;
 //! let limits = Limits::new(64 * 1024, 1024 * 1024, 64, 100)?;
 //! let request = encode_observe_request(
 //!     &endpoint,
 //!     &ObserveRequest { path: "/items/123".into(), depth: 0 },
 //!     limits,
 //! )?;
-//! assert_eq!(request.uri(), "https://example.test/api/wip/v1/observe");
+//! assert_eq!(request.uri(), "http://example.test/api/wip/v1/observe");
 //! assert_eq!(request.method(), http::Method::POST);
 //! # Ok::<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>(())
 //! ```
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/src/response.rs b/crates/wip-http/src/response.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/wip-https/src/response.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/src/response.rs
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/tests/batch.rs b/crates/wip-http/tests/batch.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/wip-https/tests/batch.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/tests/batch.rs
index 102ef51..609d24c 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/tests/batch.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/tests/batch.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use wip_https::http::StatusCode;
-use wip_https::wip_protocol::{
+use wip_http::http::StatusCode;
+use wip_http::wip_protocol::{
     FetchInterfaceRequest, FetchInterfaceResponse, INTERFACE_FORMAT_V1, InterfaceDescriptor,
     Object, ObjectObservation, ObserveRequest, ProtocolError, ProtocolErrorCode,
 };
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::{
     BatchMethod, BatchRequest, BatchRequestItem, BatchRequestKind, BatchResponse,
     BatchResponseItem, BatchSuccess, ClientResponseError, DecodedResponse, Endpoint,
     InvalidResponseKind, Limits, ResourceLimitKind, decode_batch_request, decode_batch_response,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn top_level_batch_errors_use_the_batch_allowed_code_set() {
         }
     );
 
-    let not_found = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+    let not_found = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
         .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
         .body(br#"{"error":{"code":"not_found","message":"not a batch failure"}}"#.to_vec())
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ fn top_level_batch_errors_use_the_batch_allowed_code_set() {
 
 #[test]
 fn unsupported_batch_descriptor_waits_for_envelope_correlation() {
-    let duplicate = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+    let duplicate = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::OK)
         .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
         .body(
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn unsupported_batch_descriptor_waits_for_envelope_correlation() {
         }
     ));
 
-    let missing = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+    let missing = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::OK)
         .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
         .body(
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/tests/codecs.rs b/crates/wip-http/tests/codecs.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/wip-https/tests/codecs.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/tests/codecs.rs
index d9c1f44..084a0d2 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/tests/codecs.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/tests/codecs.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
-use wip_https::http::StatusCode;
-use wip_https::wip_protocol::{
+use wip_http::http::StatusCode;
+use wip_http::wip_protocol::{
     CallOperationRequest, CallOperationResponse, Documentation, EnumCase, FetchInterfaceRequest,
     FetchInterfaceResponse, FieldDeclaration, INTERFACE_FORMAT_V1, InterfaceDescriptor,
     InterfaceTarget, MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, Object, ObjectObservation, ObserveRequest,
     OperationDeclaration, ParameterDeclaration, ReturnDeclaration, Target, TypeDeclaration,
     TypeExpr, UnionCase, Value,
 };
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::{
     ClientResponseError, CodecError, DecodedResponse, Endpoint, InvalidResponseKind, Limits,
     ResourceLimitKind, decode_call_operation_metadata, decode_call_operation_request,
     decode_call_operation_response, decode_fetch_interface_request,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ fn unsupported_descriptor_format_is_client_local() {
         ClientResponseError::UnsupportedDescriptorFormat { .. }
     ));
 
-    let future_shape = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+    let future_shape = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::OK)
         .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
         .body(
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn unsupported_descriptor_format_is_client_local() {
         br#"{"interface":"interface-v1","descriptor":{"format":"wip-interface/2"},"validator":null}"#
             .as_slice(),
     ] {
-        let response = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+        let response = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
             .status(StatusCode::OK)
             .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
             .body(malformed.to_vec())
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ fn unsupported_descriptor_format_is_client_local() {
 
 #[test]
 fn invalid_success_is_classified_as_invalid_response() {
-    let response = wip_https::http::Response::builder()
+    let response = wip_http::http::Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::OK)
         .header("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
         .body(br#"{"object":{"name":"wrong","interfaces":[]}}"#.to_vec())
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/tests/responses.rs b/crates/wip-http/tests/responses.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/wip-https/tests/responses.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/tests/responses.rs
index e26bbbb..14cd29e 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/tests/responses.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/tests/responses.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use wip_https::http::{Response, StatusCode};
-use wip_https::wip_protocol::{
+use wip_http::http::{Response, StatusCode};
+use wip_http::wip_protocol::{
     ObserveRequest, ProtocolError, ProtocolErrorCode, ProtocolInteraction,
 };
-use wip_https::{
+use wip_http::{
     ClientResponseError, DecodedResponse, InvalidResponseKind, Limits, ResourceLimitKind,
     TransportFailureKind, decode_observe_response, encode_protocol_error_response,
     encode_resource_limit_error_response, error_code_name, is_json_content_type, status_for_error,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fn valid_envelope_code_is_authoritative_when_status_mismatches() {
         decode_observe_response(&request(), &encoded, limits()).unwrap(),
         DecodedResponse::ProtocolFailure {
             error,
-            status_mismatch: Some(wip_https::StatusMismatch {
+            status_mismatch: Some(wip_http::StatusMismatch {
                 actual: StatusCode::IM_A_TEAPOT,
                 expected: StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
             }),
diff --git a/crates/wip-https/tests/routes.rs b/crates/wip-http/tests/routes.rs
similarity index 62%
rename from crates/wip-https/tests/routes.rs
rename to crates/wip-http/tests/routes.rs
index d594ade..2e0d949 100644
--- a/crates/wip-https/tests/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-http/tests/routes.rs
@@ -1,40 +1,39 @@
-use wip_https::http::{Method, Request, StatusCode};
-use wip_https::{Endpoint, RequestMetadataError, Route, validate_http_request};
+use wip_http::http::{Method, Request, StatusCode};
+use wip_http::{Endpoint, RequestMetadataError, Route, validate_http_request};
 
 #[test]
-fn endpoint_is_https_absolute_queryless_and_canonical() {
-    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("https://example.test/root/prefix").unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(endpoint.to_string(), "https://example.test/root/prefix/");
-
-    let expected = [
-        (
-            Route::Observe,
-            "https://example.test/root/prefix/v1/observe",
-        ),
-        (
-            Route::FetchInterface,
-            "https://example.test/root/prefix/v1/fetch_interface",
-        ),
-        (
-            Route::CallOperation,
-            "https://example.test/root/prefix/v1/call_operation",
-        ),
-        (Route::Batch, "https://example.test/root/prefix/v1/batch"),
-    ];
-    for (route, url) in expected {
-        assert_eq!(endpoint.route(route).as_str(), url);
+fn endpoint_preserves_http_and_https_when_resolving_canonical_routes() {
+    for scheme in ["http", "https"] {
+        let endpoint = Endpoint::parse(&format!("{scheme}://example.test/root/prefix")).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
-            endpoint.recognize(&wip_https::url::Url::parse(url).unwrap()),
-            Some(route)
+            endpoint.to_string(),
+            format!("{scheme}://example.test/root/prefix/")
+        );
+
+        let expected = [
+            (Route::Observe, "v1/observe"),
+            (Route::FetchInterface, "v1/fetch_interface"),
+            (Route::CallOperation, "v1/call_operation"),
+            (Route::Batch, "v1/batch"),
+        ];
+        for (route, suffix) in expected {
+            let url = format!("{scheme}://example.test/root/prefix/{suffix}");
+            assert_eq!(endpoint.route(route).as_str(), url);
+            assert_eq!(
+                endpoint.recognize(&wip_http::url::Url::parse(&url).unwrap()),
+                Some(route)
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            endpoint.recognize(
+                &wip_http::url::Url::parse(&format!(
+                    "{scheme}://example.test/root/prefix/v1/observe?path=/items"
+                ))
+                .unwrap()
+            ),
+            None
         );
     }
-    assert_eq!(
-        endpoint.recognize(
-            &wip_https::url::Url::parse("https://example.test/root/prefix/v1/observe?path=/items")
-                .unwrap()
-        ),
-        None
-    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -118,9 +117,26 @@ fn inbound_http_metadata_enforces_post_route_and_json() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn invalid_endpoint_components_are_rejected() {
-    assert!(Endpoint::parse("http://example.test/wip").is_err());
+fn invalid_endpoint_components_and_non_routes_are_rejected() {
     assert!(Endpoint::parse("/relative").is_err());
+    assert!(Endpoint::parse("file:///wip").is_err());
     assert!(Endpoint::parse("https://example.test/wip?q=1").is_err());
     assert!(Endpoint::parse("https://example.test/wip#fragment").is_err());
+
+    let deployment_endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://user:secret@example.test/wip").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(deployment_endpoint.as_url().scheme(), "http");
+    assert_eq!(deployment_endpoint.as_url().username(), "user");
+
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::parse("http://example.test/wip").unwrap();
+    for outside in [
+        "http://example.test/wip/v1/unknown",
+        "http://example.test/wip/v1/observe/extra",
+        "https://example.test/wip/v1/observe",
+        "http://other.test/wip/v1/observe",
+    ] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            endpoint.recognize(&wip_http::url::Url::parse(outside).unwrap()),
+            None
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/Cargo.toml b/crates/wip-tui/Cargo.toml
index a0796e3..72d010c 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ratatui = "0.29.0"
 serde_json = "1"
 ureq = "3.1.2"
 wip-client = { path = "../wip-client" }
-wip-https = { path = "../wip-https" }
+wip-http = { path = "../wip-http" }
 wip-protocol = { path = "../wip-protocol" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/README.md b/crates/wip-tui/README.md
index ef085eb..b60e4b5 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/README.md
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ owned by the client runtime.
 
 ## Start
 
-HTTPS is the normal mode:
+Supply one `http` or `https` endpoint:
 
 ```console
 cargo run -p wip-tui -- --endpoint https://wip.example.test/api/wip
 ```
 
+The same canonical endpoint is used unchanged to construct requests, perform
+HTTP I/O, and partition the client cache. WIP over HTTP does not define separate
+HTTPS and development-HTTP profiles; URL scheme, TLS, certificate, authentication,
+and proxy policy belong to the HTTP implementation and deployment.
+
 The endpoint may instead be supplied as `WIP_ENDPOINT`. A non-secret cache
 partition identity may be supplied with `--security-context NAME` or
 `WIP_SECURITY_CONTEXT`. The default request timeout is 30 seconds and can be
@@ -31,16 +36,6 @@ Use `--authorization-env OTHER_VARIABLE` to select another variable. The value i
 redacted from `Debug` and is never rendered. Shell and process environment security
 remain the operator's responsibility.
 
-Plain HTTP is rejected by default. It is available only as an explicit loopback
-development mode:
-
-```console
-cargo run -p wip-tui -- http://127.0.0.1:8080/wip --allow-http
-```
-
-Non-loopback HTTP remains rejected even with `--allow-http`. For production, use a
-real HTTPS endpoint and a trusted TLS deployment.
-
 ### Filesystem server example
 
 In one terminal:
@@ -52,14 +47,13 @@ cargo run -p wip-fs-server -- \
   --root /tmp/wip-example \
   --listen 127.0.0.1:8080 \
   --base-path /wip \
-  --development-http \
   --read-write
 ```
 
 In another:
 
 ```console
-cargo run -p wip-tui -- http://127.0.0.1:8080/wip --allow-http
+cargo run -p wip-tui -- http://127.0.0.1:8080/wip
 ```
 
 Expand `/`, select `notes.txt`, focus the Interface/Operation pane, and choose
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/src/app.rs b/crates/wip-tui/src/app.rs
index e0259a6..122c70f 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/src/app.rs
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ mod tests {
         // A request identity has no public constructor; derive one through the runtime.
         let mut client = wip_client::Client::new(
             wip_client::ClientLimits::new(1, 4, 4, 4, 4).unwrap(),
-            wip_https::Limits::new(1024, 1024, 8, 8).unwrap(),
+            wip_http::Limits::new(1024, 1024, 8, 8).unwrap(),
         );
         let session = client
             .open_session(
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/src/config.rs b/crates/wip-tui/src/config.rs
index cba53f6..a7f7c9e 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/src/config.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-//! Secure-by-default command-line and environment configuration.
+//! Command-line and environment configuration for the HTTP client.
 
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use wip_https::url::Url;
+use wip_http::Endpoint;
 
 /// Credential wrapper whose debug output is always redacted.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -25,45 +25,33 @@ impl Debug for Secret {
 /// Validated runtime configuration.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
-    /// Canonical logical HTTPS endpoint used by `wip-client`.
-    logical_endpoint: String,
-    /// Actual request origin; differs only for explicit loopback development HTTP.
-    transport_endpoint: String,
+    /// Canonical endpoint used for request construction, transport, and cache partitioning.
+    endpoint: String,
     /// Non-secret cache partition identity.
     security_context: String,
     /// Bounded network timeout.
     timeout: Duration,
     /// Optional complete Authorization header value, never rendered or logged.
     authorization: Option<Secret>,
-    /// Whether loopback request URIs are deliberately downgraded to HTTP.
-    development_http: bool,
 }
 
 impl Debug for Config {
     fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         formatter
             .debug_struct("Config")
-            .field("logical_endpoint", &self.logical_endpoint)
-            .field("transport_endpoint", &self.transport_endpoint)
+            .field("endpoint", &self.endpoint)
             .field("security_context", &self.security_context)
             .field("timeout", &self.timeout)
             .field("authorization", &self.authorization)
-            .field("development_http", &self.development_http)
             .finish()
     }
 }
 
 impl Config {
-    /// Returns the canonical HTTPS endpoint used for protocol request construction.
+    /// Returns the canonical endpoint used by the client and HTTP transport.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn logical_endpoint(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.logical_endpoint
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the validated effective transport endpoint shown in the UI.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn transport_endpoint(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.transport_endpoint
+    pub fn endpoint(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.endpoint
     }
 
     /// Returns the non-secret session cache partition identity.
@@ -78,12 +66,6 @@ impl Config {
         self.timeout
     }
 
-    /// Whether explicit loopback development HTTP is enabled.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub const fn development_http(&self) -> bool {
-        self.development_http
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn authorization(&self) -> Option<&Secret> {
         self.authorization.as_ref()
     }
@@ -115,7 +97,6 @@ impl Config {
         F: FnMut(&str) -> Option<String>,
     {
         let mut endpoint = None;
-        let mut allow_http = false;
         let mut timeout = Duration::from_secs(30);
         let mut security_context = security_context_env.unwrap_or_else(|| "anonymous".into());
         let mut authorization_env = "WIP_AUTHORIZATION".to_owned();
@@ -123,7 +104,6 @@ impl Config {
         while let Some(argument) = iter.next() {
             match argument.as_str() {
                 "--endpoint" => endpoint = Some(next_value(&mut iter, "--endpoint")?),
-                "--allow-http" => allow_http = true,
                 "--security-context" => {
                     security_context = next_value(&mut iter, "--security-context")?;
                 }
@@ -149,52 +129,22 @@ impl Config {
                 _ => return Err(ConfigError::Invalid("multiple endpoints supplied".into())),
             }
         }
-        let endpoint = endpoint
+        let supplied = endpoint
             .or(endpoint_env)
             .ok_or_else(|| ConfigError::Invalid("endpoint is required".into()))?;
-        let mut actual = Url::parse(&endpoint)
-            .map_err(|_| ConfigError::Invalid("endpoint is not a valid absolute URL".into()))?;
-        if actual.query().is_some()
-            || actual.fragment().is_some()
-            || actual.host_str().is_none()
-            || !actual.username().is_empty()
-            || actual.password().is_some()
-        {
+        let endpoint =
+            Endpoint::parse(&supplied).map_err(|error| ConfigError::Invalid(error.to_string()))?;
+        if !endpoint.as_url().username().is_empty() || endpoint.as_url().password().is_some() {
             return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(
-                "endpoint must be an absolute URL without userinfo, query, or fragment".into(),
+                "endpoint userinfo is not accepted; supply credentials through the configured environment variable"
+                    .into(),
             ));
         }
-        if !actual.path().ends_with('/') {
-            let path = format!("{}/", actual.path());
-            actual.set_path(&path);
+        if !matches!(endpoint.as_url().scheme(), "http" | "https") {
+            return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(
+                "this HTTP client supports http and https endpoint schemes".into(),
+            ));
         }
-        let development_http = actual.scheme() == "http";
-        match actual.scheme() {
-            "https" => {}
-            "http" if allow_http && loopback_host(&actual) => {}
-            "http" if !allow_http => {
-                return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(
-                    "plain HTTP requires the explicit --allow-http development option".into(),
-                ));
-            }
-            "http" => {
-                return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(
-                    "development HTTP is restricted to loopback endpoints".into(),
-                ));
-            }
-            _ => return Err(ConfigError::Invalid("endpoint must use HTTPS".into())),
-        }
-        let transport_endpoint = actual.to_string();
-        let mut logical = actual;
-        if development_http {
-            logical
-                .set_scheme("https")
-                .expect("http and https are interchangeable hierarchical schemes");
-        }
-        // Let the binding enforce all remaining canonical endpoint rules.
-        let logical_endpoint = wip_https::Endpoint::parse(logical.as_str())
-            .map_err(|error| ConfigError::Invalid(error.to_string()))?
-            .to_string();
         if security_context.is_empty() {
             return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(
                 "security context must not be empty".into(),
@@ -204,20 +154,18 @@ impl Config {
             .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
             .map(Secret);
         Ok(Self {
-            logical_endpoint,
-            transport_endpoint,
+            endpoint: endpoint.to_string(),
             security_context,
             timeout,
             authorization,
-            development_http,
         })
     }
 
     /// Returns concise command usage without mentioning credential values.
     #[must_use]
     pub const fn usage() -> &'static str {
-        "usage: wip-tui [--endpoint] URL [--allow-http] [--security-context NAME] [--authorization-env VAR] [--timeout SECONDS]\n\
-         URL may also be supplied as WIP_ENDPOINT; HTTPS is required unless loopback HTTP is explicitly enabled."
+        "usage: wip-tui [--endpoint] URL [--security-context NAME] [--authorization-env VAR] [--timeout SECONDS]\n\
+         URL may also be supplied as WIP_ENDPOINT; the HTTP adapter supports http and https."
     }
 }
 
@@ -229,15 +177,6 @@ fn next_value(
         .ok_or_else(|| ConfigError::Invalid(format!("{option} requires a value")))
 }
 
-fn loopback_host(url: &Url) -> bool {
-    match url.host() {
-        Some(wip_https::url::Host::Ipv4(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-        Some(wip_https::url::Host::Ipv6(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-        Some(wip_https::url::Host::Domain(name)) => name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("localhost"),
-        None => false,
-    }
-}
-
 /// Startup configuration failure.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ConfigError {
@@ -263,7 +202,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn https_is_default_and_secrets_are_redacted() {
+    fn endpoint_is_canonical_and_secrets_are_redacted() {
         let config = Config::parse(
             ["https://example.test/wip", "--authorization-env", "TOKEN"],
             None,
@@ -271,7 +210,7 @@ mod tests {
             |name| (name == "TOKEN").then(|| "Bearer secret-value".into()),
         )
         .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(config.logical_endpoint(), "https://example.test/wip/");
+        assert_eq!(config.endpoint(), "https://example.test/wip/");
         let debug = format!("{config:?}");
         assert!(debug.contains("[REDACTED]"));
         assert!(!debug.contains("secret-value"));
@@ -279,37 +218,22 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn endpoint_userinfo_is_rejected_before_it_can_reach_debug_or_render_state() {
-        for arguments in [
-            vec!["https://user:password@example.test/wip"],
-            vec!["http://user:password@localhost:3000/wip", "--allow-http"],
+        for endpoint in [
+            "https://user:password@example.test/wip",
+            "http://user:password@localhost:3000/wip",
         ] {
-            let error = Config::parse(arguments, None, None, |_| None).unwrap_err();
-            assert!(error.to_string().contains("without userinfo"));
+            let error = Config::parse([endpoint], None, None, |_| None).unwrap_err();
+            assert!(error.to_string().contains("userinfo"));
             assert!(!error.to_string().contains("password"));
         }
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn http_requires_explicit_loopback_development_mode() {
-        assert!(Config::parse(["http://localhost:3000/wip"], None, None, |_| None).is_err());
-        let config = Config::parse(
-            ["http://127.0.0.1:3000/wip", "--allow-http"],
-            None,
-            None,
-            |_| None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(config.logical_endpoint(), "https://127.0.0.1:3000/wip/");
-        assert_eq!(config.transport_endpoint(), "http://127.0.0.1:3000/wip/");
-        assert!(config.development_http());
-        assert!(
-            Config::parse(
-                ["http://example.test/wip", "--allow-http"],
-                None,
-                None,
-                |_| None,
-            )
-            .is_err()
-        );
+    fn http_and_https_are_preserved_as_the_single_endpoint() {
+        for expected in ["http://example.test:3000/wip/", "https://example.test/wip/"] {
+            let supplied = expected.trim_end_matches('/');
+            let config = Config::parse([supplied], None, None, |_| None).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(config.endpoint(), expected);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/src/runtime.rs b/crates/wip-tui/src/runtime.rs
index ac1cbc7..34ee793 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/src/runtime.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use wip_client::{
     DispatchedTransportFailure, OutcomeUnknownReason, PreparedRequest, RequestId, SecurityContext,
     SessionId,
 };
-use wip_https::Limits;
-use wip_https::http::{Request, Response};
+use wip_http::Limits;
+use wip_http::http::{Request, Response};
 use wip_protocol::{InterfaceDescriptor, TypeExpr, Value};
 
 use crate::app::{
@@ -68,18 +68,17 @@ pub trait Transport: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn execute(&self, request: Self::Prepared) -> Result<Response<Vec<u8>>, TransportError>;
 }
 
-/// HTTPS transport with redirects disabled and bounded response bodies.
+/// HTTP transport with redirects disabled and bounded response bodies.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HttpTransport {
     agent: ureq::Agent,
-    logical_endpoint: wip_https::Endpoint,
-    transport_endpoint: wip_https::url::Url,
-    authorization: Option<wip_https::http::HeaderValue>,
+    endpoint: wip_http::Endpoint,
+    authorization: Option<wip_http::http::HeaderValue>,
     max_response_bytes: usize,
 }
 
 impl HttpTransport {
-    /// Builds the default TLS transport and revalidates its immutable origins.
+    /// Builds the HTTP transport and revalidates its immutable endpoint.
     pub fn new(config: &Config, max_response_bytes: usize) -> Result<Self, TransportError> {
         if max_response_bytes == 0 {
             return Err(TransportError {
@@ -87,29 +86,18 @@ impl HttpTransport {
                 detail: "transport response limit must be nonzero".into(),
             });
         }
-        let logical_endpoint =
-            wip_https::Endpoint::parse(config.logical_endpoint()).map_err(|_| TransportError {
+        let endpoint =
+            wip_http::Endpoint::parse(config.endpoint()).map_err(|_| TransportError {
                 kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
-                detail: "logical endpoint failed transport validation".into(),
+                detail: "endpoint failed transport validation".into(),
             })?;
-        let transport_endpoint =
-            wip_https::url::Url::parse(config.transport_endpoint()).map_err(|_| {
-                TransportError {
-                    kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
-                    detail: "transport endpoint failed validation".into(),
-                }
-            })?;
-        validate_transport_origin(config, &logical_endpoint, &transport_endpoint)?;
         let authorization = config
             .authorization()
             .map(|secret| {
-                wip_https::http::HeaderValue::from_str(secret.expose()).map_err(|_| {
-                    TransportError {
-                        kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
-                        detail:
-                            "authorization environment variable is not a valid HTTP header value"
-                                .into(),
-                    }
+                wip_http::http::HeaderValue::from_str(secret.expose()).map_err(|_| TransportError {
+                    kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
+                    detail: "authorization environment variable is not a valid HTTP header value"
+                        .into(),
                 })
             })
             .transpose()?;
@@ -121,67 +109,24 @@ impl HttpTransport {
             .into();
         Ok(Self {
             agent,
-            logical_endpoint,
-            transport_endpoint,
+            endpoint,
             authorization,
             max_response_bytes,
         })
     }
 
     fn effective_uri(&self, uri: &str) -> Result<String, TransportError> {
-        let candidate = wip_https::url::Url::parse(uri).map_err(|_| TransportError {
+        let candidate = wip_http::url::Url::parse(uri).map_err(|_| TransportError {
             kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
             detail: "refused a request with an invalid absolute URI".into(),
         })?;
-        let route = self
-            .logical_endpoint
+        self.endpoint
             .recognize(&candidate)
             .ok_or_else(|| TransportError {
                 kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
                 detail: "refused a request outside the configured WIP origin and routes".into(),
             })?;
-        Ok(self
-            .transport_endpoint
-            .join(route.relative_reference())
-            .expect("validated endpoint joins a fixed route")
-            .to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-fn validate_transport_origin(
-    config: &Config,
-    logical: &wip_https::Endpoint,
-    transport: &wip_https::url::Url,
-) -> Result<(), TransportError> {
-    let common_invalid = transport.query().is_some()
-        || transport.fragment().is_some()
-        || transport.host_str().is_none()
-        || !transport.username().is_empty()
-        || transport.password().is_some();
-    let valid = if config.development_http() {
-        let loopback = match transport.host() {
-            Some(wip_https::url::Host::Ipv4(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-            Some(wip_https::url::Host::Ipv6(address)) => address.is_loopback(),
-            Some(wip_https::url::Host::Domain(name)) => name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("localhost"),
-            None => false,
-        };
-        let mut upgraded = transport.clone();
-        let changed = upgraded.set_scheme("https").is_ok();
-        !common_invalid
-            && transport.scheme() == "http"
-            && loopback
-            && changed
-            && &upgraded == logical.as_url()
-    } else {
-        !common_invalid && transport == logical.as_url()
-    };
-    if valid {
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        Err(TransportError {
-            kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
-            detail: "transport endpoint does not match the validated logical origin".into(),
-        })
+        Ok(candidate.to_string())
     }
 }
 
@@ -196,10 +141,9 @@ impl Transport for HttpTransport {
             detail: "transport could not construct the configured request URI".into(),
         })?;
         if let Some(authorization) = &self.authorization {
-            parts.headers.insert(
-                wip_https::http::header::AUTHORIZATION,
-                authorization.clone(),
-            );
+            parts
+                .headers
+                .insert(wip_http::http::header::AUTHORIZATION, authorization.clone());
         }
         Ok(Request::from_parts(parts, body))
     }
@@ -242,7 +186,7 @@ fn classify_ureq_error(error: ureq::Error) -> TransportError {
         },
         _ => TransportError {
             kind: TransportErrorKind::Disconnect,
-            detail: "HTTP/TLS transport failed".into(),
+            detail: "HTTP transport failed".into(),
         },
     }
 }
@@ -274,7 +218,7 @@ impl<T: Transport> Runtime<T> {
         );
         let session = client
             .open_session(
-                config.logical_endpoint(),
+                config.endpoint(),
                 SecurityContext::new(config.security_context()),
             )
             .map_err(|error| RuntimeError(error.to_string()))?;
@@ -282,7 +226,7 @@ impl<T: Transport> Runtime<T> {
         Ok(Self {
             client,
             session,
-            app: App::new(config.transport_endpoint()),
+            app: App::new(config.endpoint()),
             transport: Arc::new(transport),
             sender,
             receiver,
@@ -1046,6 +990,26 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn transport_preserves_the_configured_endpoint_scheme_for_requests() {
+        for scheme in ["http", "https"] {
+            let configured = format!("{scheme}://example.test/wip");
+            let config = Config::parse([configured], None, None, |_| None).unwrap();
+            let transport = HttpTransport::new(&config, 1024).unwrap();
+            let endpoint = wip_http::Endpoint::parse(config.endpoint()).unwrap();
+            let expected = endpoint.route(wip_http::Route::Observe).to_string();
+            let request = Request::builder()
+                .method("POST")
+                .uri(&expected)
+                .body(Vec::new())
+                .unwrap();
+
+            let prepared = transport.prepare(request).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(prepared.uri().to_string(), expected);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn authorization_is_attached_only_after_exact_origin_and_route_validation() {
         let config = Config::parse(
@@ -1065,15 +1029,15 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(error.detail.contains("outside"));
         assert!(!error.detail.contains("sensitive"));
 
-        let endpoint = wip_https::Endpoint::parse(config.logical_endpoint()).unwrap();
+        let endpoint = wip_http::Endpoint::parse(config.endpoint()).unwrap();
         let valid = Request::builder()
             .method("POST")
-            .uri(endpoint.route(wip_https::Route::Observe).as_str())
+            .uri(endpoint.route(wip_http::Route::Observe).as_str())
             .body(Vec::new())
             .unwrap();
         let prepared = transport.prepare(valid).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
-            prepared.headers()[wip_https::http::header::AUTHORIZATION],
+            prepared.headers()[wip_http::http::header::AUTHORIZATION],
             "Bearer sensitive"
         );
     }
@@ -1081,7 +1045,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn transport_error_messages_do_not_echo_underlying_data() {
         let error = classify_ureq_error(ureq::Error::BadUri("secret-token".into()));
-        assert_eq!(error.detail, "HTTP/TLS transport failed");
+        assert_eq!(error.detail, "HTTP transport failed");
         assert!(!error.detail.contains("secret-token"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/tests/filesystem_e2e.rs b/crates/wip-tui/tests/filesystem_e2e.rs
index 8773dab..f1e4930 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/tests/filesystem_e2e.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/tests/filesystem_e2e.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use tempfile::tempdir;
-use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, TransportSecurity, WipFsServer};
+use wip_fs_server::{AccessMode, ServerConfig, WipFsServer};
 use wip_tui::app::{Focus, HistoryKind, InputKey, Modal, ViewState};
 use wip_tui::config::Config;
 use wip_tui::runtime::{HttpTransport, Runtime, default_wire_limits};
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ fn real_http_filesystem_workflow_is_lazy_validator_safe_and_symlink_confined() {
 
     let mut server_config = ServerConfig::for_root(temporary.path());
     server_config.access = AccessMode::ReadWrite;
-    server_config.transport_security = TransportSecurity::DevelopmentHttp;
     let bound = Arc::new(
         WipFsServer::new(server_config)
             .expect("build filesystem server")
@@ -36,13 +35,8 @@ fn real_http_filesystem_workflow_is_lazy_validator_safe_and_symlink_confined() {
         thread::spawn(move || bound.serve_until(shutdown))
     };
     let endpoint = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/wip", bound.local_addr().port());
-    let config = Config::parse(
-        [endpoint, "--allow-http".into()],
-        None,
-        Some("filesystem-test".into()),
-        |_| None,
-    )
-    .expect("development config");
+    let config = Config::parse([endpoint], None, Some("filesystem-test".into()), |_| None)
+        .expect("development config");
     let transport = HttpTransport::new(&config, default_wire_limits().max_response_bytes())
         .expect("HTTP transport");
     let mut runtime = Runtime::new(&config, transport).expect("runtime");
diff --git a/crates/wip-tui/tests/runtime_async.rs b/crates/wip-tui/tests/runtime_async.rs
index e0ebfba..8726738 100644
--- a/crates/wip-tui/tests/runtime_async.rs
+++ b/crates/wip-tui/tests/runtime_async.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 use wip_fs_server::{ServerConfig, WipFsServer};
-use wip_https::encode_protocol_error_response;
-use wip_https::http::{Request, Response};
+use wip_http::encode_protocol_error_response;
+use wip_http::http::{Request, Response};
 use wip_protocol::{ProtocolError, ProtocolErrorCode, ProtocolInteraction};
 use wip_tui::app::{ConnectionState, Focus, HistoryKind, InputKey, Modal, ViewState};
 use wip_tui::config::Config;