diff --git a/AFFIRMATION.adoc b/AFFIRMATION.adoc
index d7dd3e8b..a4169455 100644
--- a/AFFIRMATION.adoc
+++ b/AFFIRMATION.adoc
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ state and commitments. Companion detail:
   `native_decide`). One obligation remains open — neural-convergence
   (PageRank + ESN) — blocked only on Mathlib network access; the handover is
   at `docs/proofs/HANDOVER-neural-convergence.md`.
-* *The hexadeca-connector wire contract cannot silently drift.* The Zig enum,
+* *The unified-api-adapter wire contract cannot silently drift.* The Zig enum,
   the Idris2 ABI and the Rust client are pinned to one golden source
-  (`ffi/connectors.json`) by `test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs` under
+  (`ffi/connectors.json`) by `test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs` under
   `mix test`.
 * *Workflow hygiene.* Every runner job declares `timeout-minutes`; the
   `workflow_audit` rule no longer false-positives reusable-workflow
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ state and commitments. Companion detail:
 == We intend (planned — INTEND)
 
 * Deploy *verisim-api* (the VeriSimDB Rust core) to unlock native
-  graph/vector/temporal modalities and let the hexadeca transport bodies be
+  graph/vector/temporal modalities and let the unified-api-adapter transport bodies be
   fleshed out on demand.
 * Ensure merged rule fixes reach *live* self-scans — the deployed scanner
   currently lags `main` (issue #484).
diff --git a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/Cargo.toml b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/Cargo.toml
index 8efb24f7..63ba7acc 100644
--- a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 [package]
 name = "hypatia-client"
-description = "Rust client for the Hypatia hexadeca-connector surface (FFI primary, subprocess fallback)"
+description = "Rust client for the Hypatia unified-api-adapter surface (FFI primary, subprocess fallback)"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs
index 1a14101e..ac6acc7a 100644
--- a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs
+++ b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
 //
-// Hexadeca-Connector enum — mirror of the Zig
-// `Connector` enum in `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig` and the Idris2
+// UnifiedApiAdapter enum — mirror of the Zig
+// `Connector` enum in `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig` and the Idris2
 // `Connector` data type in `src/abi/Types.idr`.
 //
 // **Wire ordering is load-bearing.** The integer value of each variant
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// The sixteen protocol connectors exposed by the Hypatia
-/// hexadeca-connector surface.
+/// unified-api-adapter surface.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum Connector {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub enum Connector {
 }
 
 /// The total number of connectors. Pinned at 16 by the
-/// `comptime` assertion in `hexadeca.zig` and the
+/// `comptime` assertion in `unified-api-adapter.zig` and the
 /// `connectorCount : length allConnectors = 16` proof in
 /// `src/abi/Types.idr`.
 pub const CONNECTOR_COUNT: usize = 16;
diff --git a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/lib.rs b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/lib.rs
index 88c54f52..a205aa22 100644
--- a/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
 //
-// hypatia-client — Rust client for the Hypatia hexadeca-connector
+// hypatia-client — Rust client for the Hypatia unified-api-adapter
 // surface. Replaces the deleted V-lang client at `api/v/hypatia.v`.
 //
 // Two transports, picked at runtime:
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 // types defined in `types.rs`. Consumers (e.g. 007 F7) only see the
 // `Client` API; transport selection is invisible.
 //
-// The hexadeca surface itself (16 protocol adapters: gRPC, GraphQL,
+// The unified-api-adapter surface itself (16 protocol adapters: gRPC, GraphQL,
 // REST, FlatBuffers, Bebop, JSON-RPC, WebSocket, MQTT, tRPC,
 // Cap'n Proto, SOAP, VeriSimDB-REST, BSP, SCIP, IPFS, Arrow Flight)
-// lives on the Zig side at `hypatia/ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig` and is
+// lives on the Zig side at `hypatia/ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig` and is
 // mirrored by the Idris2 ABI in `src/abi/Types.idr`. The Rust client
 // knows about all sixteen via `Connector` so that future enumeration
 // and dispatch endpoints (`hypatia_connector_count`,
-// `hypatia_connector_name`, `hypatia_hexadeca_start_all`) are
+// `hypatia_connector_name`, `hypatia_unified_api_adapter_start_all`) are
 // type-safe end-to-end.
 
 pub mod client;
diff --git a/docs/DEBT-REGISTER.adoc b/docs/DEBT-REGISTER.adoc
index a9dfa045..877dfa26 100644
--- a/docs/DEBT-REGISTER.adoc
+++ b/docs/DEBT-REGISTER.adoc
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ fixture. The 5 real Lean proofs contain no `+sorry+`.
 ==== P-3 · MEDIUM · Zig FFI correctness claims are entirely ungated · UNTRACKED
 
 `+ffi/zig/+` holds 20+ files including 16 protocol connectors and
-`+hexadeca.zig+`. There is *no `+zig build+` and no `+zig build test+`
+`+unified-api-adapter.zig+`. There is *no `+zig build+` and no `+zig build test+`
 in any workflow* — only incidental `+--include='*.zig'+` grep filters.
 `+Justfile:94+` has `+zig build+`, never invoked by CI. The "`18
 exported C functions`" claim is unverified by any gate.
diff --git a/docs/design/estate-audit-workflow-draft.adoc b/docs/design/estate-audit-workflow-draft.adoc
index 2ae3997d..b2ca2bb0 100644
--- a/docs/design/estate-audit-workflow-draft.adoc
+++ b/docs/design/estate-audit-workflow-draft.adoc
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Idris2 ABI Purity Gate
         uses: hyperpolymath/cicd-suite/actions/idris2-abi-check@main
 
-      - name: Zig Hexadeca API Gate
-        uses: hyperpolymath/cicd-suite/actions/zig-hexadeca-check@main
+      - name: Zig UnifiedApiAdapter API Gate
+        uses: hyperpolymath/cicd-suite/actions/zig-unified-api-adapter-check@main
 
       - name: Contractile Validation Gate
         uses: hyperpolymath/cicd-suite/actions/contractile-validation-check@main
diff --git a/docs/governance/CRG-AUDIT-2026-04-18.adoc b/docs/governance/CRG-AUDIT-2026-04-18.adoc
index e52ee601..1e94af98 100644
--- a/docs/governance/CRG-AUDIT-2026-04-18.adoc
+++ b/docs/governance/CRG-AUDIT-2026-04-18.adoc
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ hits, contractile trident complete, full mirror fan-out configured.
 
 | Zig FFI modules (`ffi/zig/src/*.zig`)
 | 4 files, 724 LOC
-| `main.zig` 274, `hexadeca.zig` 230, `json_writer.zig` 144, `file_ops.zig` 76. Seven exported C ABI functions per `.claude/CLAUDE.md`.
+| `main.zig` 274, `unified-api-adapter.zig` 230, `json_writer.zig` 144, `file_ops.zig` 76. Seven exported C ABI functions per `.claude/CLAUDE.md`.
 
 | Elixir rule modules (`lib/rules/*.ex`)
 | *19* modules, 6,791 LOC
diff --git a/docs/status/estate-musts-intends-wishes-2026-06-19.adoc b/docs/status/estate-musts-intends-wishes-2026-06-19.adoc
index d1b88d1f..bcf42fc5 100644
--- a/docs/status/estate-musts-intends-wishes-2026-06-19.adoc
+++ b/docs/status/estate-musts-intends-wishes-2026-06-19.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CLAUDE) and lack only a formal CRG grade.
 
 Core three bots + coordinator are Grade B/Beta and operating estate-wide
 (1635 dispatches, 99% success). The 2026-06 session cleared the estate’s
-Nix→Guix, CI-timeout, workflow_audit-FP and hexadeca-contract musts. The
+Nix→Guix, CI-timeout, workflow_audit-FP and unified-api-adapter-contract musts. The
 big live workstream is the merge-orchestration runtime (parallel
 session, now merged in hypatia). Remaining musts are mostly blocked on
 the owner.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ the owner.
 triage (#470/#369) · M13 SARIF / M14 GraphQL / M15 auth |Nx/EXLA backend
 · cross-org VCL federation · flesh out bebop/capnproto bodies on demand
 
-|✅ this session: hexadeca contract drift-guarded (#510) + documented
+|✅ this session: unified-api-adapter contract drift-guarded (#510) + documented
 (#511); workflow_audit FPs fixed (#462); Guix-only; CI timeouts | |
 |===
 
diff --git a/ffi/connectors.json b/ffi/connectors.json
index 7347d71a..f4c93839 100644
--- a/ffi/connectors.json
+++ b/ffi/connectors.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "_spdx": "MPL-2.0",
-  "_note": "Golden source-of-truth for the hexadeca-connector wire contract. The Zig enum (ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig), the Idris2 ABI (src/abi/Types.idr), and the Rust client (clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs) MUST all agree with this list, in this exact order; id is the C ABI wire id. Drift is guarded by test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs. Wire ordering is load-bearing -- do not renumber.",
+  "_note": "Golden source-of-truth for the unified-api-adapter wire contract. The Zig enum (ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig), the Idris2 ABI (src/abi/Types.idr), and the Rust client (clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs) MUST all agree with this list, in this exact order; id is the C ABI wire id. Drift is guarded by test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs. Wire ordering is load-bearing -- do not renumber.",
   "connectors": [
     { "id": 0, "name": "grpc" },
     { "id": 1, "name": "graphql" },
diff --git a/ffi/zig/README.adoc b/ffi/zig/README.adoc
index f6ac1a8e..64b21768 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/README.adoc
+++ b/ffi/zig/README.adoc
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ zig build test         # run all tests (main, json_writer, file_ops, integration
 == Source Files
 
 * `src/main.zig` — All 7 C ABI exports + lifecycle/utility functions
-* `src/hexadeca.zig` — 16-protocol Hexadeca-Connector surface + dispatch seam (see below)
+* `src/unified-api-adapter.zig` — 16-protocol UnifiedApiAdapter surface + dispatch seam (see below)
 * `src/json_writer.zig` — Zero-allocation JSON writer for FFI responses
 * `src/file_ops.zig` — verisim-data flat-file I/O helpers
 * `src/connectors/` — Per-protocol transport shims (reference fidelity; see below)
 * `test/integration_test.zig` — Integration tests against a test data fixture
 
-== Hexadeca-Connector Surface
+== UnifiedApiAdapter Surface
 
-Beyond the seven core C ABI functions, `src/hexadeca.zig` defines the
-*Hexadeca-Connector*: a sixteen-protocol unified API surface that wraps the
+Beyond the seven core C ABI functions, `src/unified-api-adapter.zig` defines the
+*UnifiedApiAdapter*: a sixteen-protocol unified API surface that wraps the
 same core ABI. Each connector speaks a different transport but routes through
 one core, so a consumer talks to Hypatia over whichever wire it prefers.
 
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ one core, so a consumer talks to Hypatia over whichever wire it prefers.
 |===
 
 The integer `id` is the *C ABI wire id*: it is load-bearing and must not be
-renumbered. Port layout is `base + id + 1` (`HexadecaSuite.portFor`).
+renumbered. Port layout is `base + id + 1` (`UnifiedApiAdapter.portFor`).
 
 === Tri-language contract
 
 The connector set is mirrored in three places that *must agree*:
 
-* Zig — `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig` (`Connector` enum + `comptime` count assertion)
+* Zig — `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig` (`Connector` enum + `comptime` count assertion)
 * Idris2 — `src/abi/Types.idr` (`Connector` + the `connectorCount = Refl` proof)
 * Rust — `clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs` (`#[repr(u8)]` enum)
 
 `ffi/connectors.json` is the *golden source-of-truth*, and
-`test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs` (run under `mix test`) fails CI if any of
+`test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs` (run under `mix test`) fails CI if any of
 the three mirrors drifts in name or order. To add, remove, or reorder a
 connector, update the golden fixture and all three mirrors together.
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bebop.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bebop.zig
index cee8bd82..6a37ffcb 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bebop.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bebop.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 5/16 — Bebop. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 5/16 — Bebop. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bsp.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bsp.zig
index 1de14cfb..73471b91 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bsp.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/bsp.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 13/16 — Build Server Protocol. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 13/16 — Build Server Protocol. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 // Part of the Umoja substrate (BSP/SCIP/IPFS/Arrow Flight).
 
 const std = @import("std");
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/capnproto.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/capnproto.zig
index 0aac98a4..dff4ae45 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/capnproto.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/capnproto.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 10/16 — Cap'n Proto. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 10/16 — Cap'n Proto. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/flatbuffers.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/flatbuffers.zig
index a532393e..6a0a3f0a 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/flatbuffers.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/flatbuffers.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 4/16 — FlatBuffers. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 4/16 — FlatBuffers. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/graphql.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/graphql.zig
index 1bd7d7fa..056a8179 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/graphql.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/graphql.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 2/16 — GraphQL. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig` for the
+// Connector 2/16 — GraphQL. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig` for the
 // substrate. Real schema/resolver work lands in this file when needed.
 
 const std = @import("std");
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/grpc.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/grpc.zig
index cd603492..f0af09b7 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/grpc.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/grpc.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // Stub-fidelity matching the V-lang reference at
 // `developer-ecosystem/.../v-ecosystem/v_api_interfaces/v_grpc/`.
 // Real socket and protobuf encoding land here when needed; the
-// hexadeca substrate is unaffected by the upgrade because all
+// unified-api-adapter substrate is unaffected by the upgrade because all
 // dispatch routes through the core C ABI in `../main.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/jsonrpc.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/jsonrpc.zig
index 9d95c8a6..0d6d026d 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/jsonrpc.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/jsonrpc.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 6/16 — JSON-RPC. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 6/16 — JSON-RPC. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/mqtt.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/mqtt.zig
index 47264b6e..59246a0c 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/mqtt.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/mqtt.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 8/16 — MQTT. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 8/16 — MQTT. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/rest.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/rest.zig
index 823ce5bb..8b91abc5 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/rest.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/rest.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 3/16 — REST. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig` for the substrate.
+// Connector 3/16 — REST. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig` for the substrate.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/soap.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/soap.zig
index 0fd61a69..7136a695 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/soap.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/soap.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 11/16 — SOAP. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 11/16 — SOAP. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/trpc.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/trpc.zig
index 55508be8..4131e308 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/trpc.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/trpc.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 9/16 — tRPC. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 9/16 — tRPC. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/verisimdb_rest.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/verisimdb_rest.zig
index 8fb7294a..2d8095dc 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/verisimdb_rest.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/verisimdb_rest.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 12/16 — VeriSimDB REST. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 12/16 — VeriSimDB REST. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 //
 // Distinct from the generic REST connector (3/16) because VeriSimDB
 // has its own modality semantics — when this is fleshed out it will
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/websocket.zig b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/websocket.zig
index 2ffe295f..0ddaad34 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/connectors/websocket.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/connectors/websocket.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-// Connector 7/16 — WebSocket. Stub fidelity; see `hexadeca.zig`.
+// Connector 7/16 — WebSocket. Stub fidelity; see `unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
diff --git a/ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig b/ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig
similarity index 94%
rename from ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig
rename to ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig
index 8ccfe823..d7e2db9f 100644
--- a/ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig
+++ b/ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
 //
-// Hypatia Hexadeca-Connector — sixteen-protocol unified API surface.
+// Hypatia UnifiedApiAdapter — sixteen-protocol unified API surface.
 //
 // Replaces the V-lang `api/v/hypatia.v` client (deleted 2026-04-13)
 // with a Zig-side multi-transport surface that wraps the existing
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // `hypatia_dispatch`, `hypatia_record_outcome`, `hypatia_force_learning_cycle`,
 // `hypatia_get_confidence`, `hypatia_dispatch_strategy`).
 //
-// The hexadeca pattern follows
+// The unified-api-adapter pattern follows
 // `developer-ecosystem/.../v-ecosystem/v_api_interfaces/v_api_interfaces.v`:
 //
 //   Core 12 protocols
@@ -126,23 +126,23 @@ const arrow_flight = @import("connectors/arrow_flight.zig");
 // Suite — port-table for the sixteen connectors
 // ============================================================
 
-pub const HexadecaSuite = struct {
+pub const UnifiedApiAdapter = struct {
     base_port: u16,
 
-    pub fn init(base_port: u16) HexadecaSuite {
+    pub fn init(base_port: u16) UnifiedApiAdapter {
         return .{ .base_port = base_port };
     }
 
     /// Returns the bound port for a given connector. Layout matches
     /// the V reference: `base + 1` … `base + 16`.
-    pub fn portFor(self: HexadecaSuite, c: Connector) u16 {
+    pub fn portFor(self: UnifiedApiAdapter, c: Connector) u16 {
         return self.base_port + @as(u16, @intFromEnum(c)) + 1;
     }
 
     /// Start every connector. Each module's `start` is currently a
     /// log-only stub matching the V reference; real bind happens
     /// when each module is fleshed out individually.
-    pub fn startAll(self: HexadecaSuite) void {
+    pub fn startAll(self: UnifiedApiAdapter) void {
         grpc.start(self.portFor(.grpc));
         graphql.start(self.portFor(.graphql));
         rest.start(self.portFor(.rest));
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ pub const ConnectorDispatchFn = *const fn (req: []const u8, out: *anyopaque) i32
 // Compile-time assertion: the connector table has exactly 16 entries.
 comptime {
     if (CONNECTOR_COUNT != 16) {
-        @compileError("Hexadeca-Connector requires exactly 16 connectors");
+        @compileError("UnifiedApiAdapter requires exactly 16 connectors");
     }
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ test "connector names are stable" {
 }
 
 test "port layout matches v-lang reference" {
-    const suite = HexadecaSuite.init(8000);
+    const suite = UnifiedApiAdapter.init(8000);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 8001), suite.portFor(.grpc));
     try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 8012), suite.portFor(.verisimdb_rest));
     try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 8013), suite.portFor(.bsp));
diff --git a/src/Hypatia/ABI/Types.idr b/src/Hypatia/ABI/Types.idr
index 25065b36..40d2ed6c 100644
--- a/src/Hypatia/ABI/Types.idr
+++ b/src/Hypatia/ABI/Types.idr
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ record OutcomeRecord where
   bot : String
 
 -- ============================================================
--- Hexadeca-Connector — sixteen protocol adapters
+-- UnifiedApiAdapter — sixteen protocol adapters
 -- ============================================================
 --
--- Mirrors the Zig enum at `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig` and the Rust
+-- Mirrors the Zig enum at `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig` and the Rust
 -- enum at `clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs`. Wire
 -- ordering is load-bearing — the integer value of each variant is
 -- the C ABI id used by `hypatia_connector_name(id)`. Do not
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ record OutcomeRecord where
 -- Replaces the V-lang client at `api/v/hypatia.v` (deleted 2026-04-13).
 
 ||| The sixteen protocol connectors exposed by the Hypatia
-||| hexadeca-connector surface. Order is the C ABI wire ordering;
+||| unified-api-adapter surface. Order is the C ABI wire ordering;
 ||| see `Hypatia.ABI.Types.connectorWireId` for the mapping.
 public export
 data Connector
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ connectorWireId IPFS          = 14
 connectorWireId ArrowFlight   = 15
 
 ||| Canonical wire name of a connector. Must agree with
-||| `Connector.name()` in `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig`.
+||| `Connector.name()` in `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 public export
 connectorName : Connector -> String
 connectorName GRPC          = "grpc"
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ allConnectors =
   ]
 
 ||| Proof that there are exactly sixteen connectors. Pins the
-||| hexadeca invariant at the type level: any code that adds or
+||| unified-api-adapter invariant at the type level: any code that adds or
 ||| removes a connector must update this proof, which forces a
 ||| coordinated update of the Zig enum and the Rust client.
 public export
diff --git a/src/abi/Types.idr b/src/abi/Types.idr
index 25065b36..40d2ed6c 100644
--- a/src/abi/Types.idr
+++ b/src/abi/Types.idr
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ record OutcomeRecord where
   bot : String
 
 -- ============================================================
--- Hexadeca-Connector — sixteen protocol adapters
+-- UnifiedApiAdapter — sixteen protocol adapters
 -- ============================================================
 --
--- Mirrors the Zig enum at `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig` and the Rust
+-- Mirrors the Zig enum at `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig` and the Rust
 -- enum at `clients/rust/hypatia-client/src/connector.rs`. Wire
 -- ordering is load-bearing — the integer value of each variant is
 -- the C ABI id used by `hypatia_connector_name(id)`. Do not
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ record OutcomeRecord where
 -- Replaces the V-lang client at `api/v/hypatia.v` (deleted 2026-04-13).
 
 ||| The sixteen protocol connectors exposed by the Hypatia
-||| hexadeca-connector surface. Order is the C ABI wire ordering;
+||| unified-api-adapter surface. Order is the C ABI wire ordering;
 ||| see `Hypatia.ABI.Types.connectorWireId` for the mapping.
 public export
 data Connector
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ connectorWireId IPFS          = 14
 connectorWireId ArrowFlight   = 15
 
 ||| Canonical wire name of a connector. Must agree with
-||| `Connector.name()` in `ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig`.
+||| `Connector.name()` in `ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig`.
 public export
 connectorName : Connector -> String
 connectorName GRPC          = "grpc"
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ allConnectors =
   ]
 
 ||| Proof that there are exactly sixteen connectors. Pins the
-||| hexadeca invariant at the type level: any code that adds or
+||| unified-api-adapter invariant at the type level: any code that adds or
 ||| removes a connector must update this proof, which forces a
 ||| coordinated update of the Zig enum and the Rust client.
 public export
diff --git a/test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs b/test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs
similarity index 86%
rename from test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs
rename to test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs
index b45b1905..4be6ed7f 100644
--- a/test/hexadeca_contract_test.exs
+++ b/test/unified-api-adapter-contract_test.exs
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-defmodule Hypatia.HexadecaContractTest do
+defmodule Hypatia.UnifiedApiAdapterContractTest do
   @moduledoc false
   use ExUnit.Case, async: true
 
-  # Single-oracle drift guard for the hexadeca-connector wire contract.
+  # Single-oracle drift guard for the unified-api-adapter wire contract.
   #
   # `ffi/connectors.json` is the golden source-of-truth for the 16-connector
   # surface. The Zig enum, the Idris2 ABI, and the Rust client each mirror it;
   # this test reads the golden plus all three source files and fails if any
   # mirror drifts in name or order. Wire ordering is load-bearing
-  # (see ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig).
+  # (see ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig).
 
   @root Path.expand("..", __DIR__)
   @golden Path.join(@root, "ffi/connectors.json")
 
   @sources [
-    {"Zig (hexadeca.zig)", Path.join(@root, "ffi/zig/src/hexadeca.zig"),
+    {"Zig (unified-api-adapter.zig)", Path.join(@root, "ffi/zig/src/unified-api-adapter.zig"),
      ~r/\.\w+\s*=>\s*"([a-z0-9-]+)"/},
     {"Idris2 (Types.idr)", Path.join(@root, "src/abi/Types.idr"),
      ~r/connectorName\s+\w+\s*=\s*"([a-z0-9-]+)"/},