diff --git a/decnet/bus/topics.py b/decnet/bus/topics.py
index d06492eb..d3002e73 100644
--- a/decnet/bus/topics.py
+++ b/decnet/bus/topics.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ DECKY_MUTATION = "mutation"
 # ``topology_id``, and ``services`` (the post-mutation list).  Consumers
 # that watch substrate shape (correlator, dashboard, profiler) reconcile
 # off these without waiting for the next decnet-state.json snapshot.
-DECKY_SERVICE_ADDED = "service.added"
-DECKY_SERVICE_REMOVED = "service.removed"
+DECKY_SERVICE_ADDED = "service_added"
+DECKY_SERVICE_REMOVED = "service_removed"
 
 # Attacker event types (second token under the ``attacker`` root).  First
 # sighting, session boundary transitions, and score-threshold crossings
diff --git a/decnet/web/router/topology/api_events.py b/decnet/web/router/topology/api_events.py
index bc360af7..c5a6f3c4 100644
--- a/decnet/web/router/topology/api_events.py
+++ b/decnet/web/router/topology/api_events.py
@@ -177,10 +177,15 @@ def _sse_name_for(topic: str) -> str:
 
     ``topology.<id>.mutation.applied``        → ``mutation.applied``
     ``topology.<id>.status``                  → ``status``
-    ``decky.<name>.service.added``            → ``decky.service.added``
-    ``decky.<name>.service.removed``          → ``decky.service.removed``
+    ``decky.<name>.service_added``            → ``decky.service_added``
+    ``decky.<name>.service_removed``          → ``decky.service_removed``
     Anything else is passed through unchanged so future topic families
     don't silently collapse onto a generic bucket.
+
+    Bus topic segments are NATS-style tokens — no dots inside a segment
+    — which is why the leaf is ``service_added`` (underscore) here and
+    on the wire, not ``service.added``.  The frontend's
+    ``useTopologyStream`` listens on the underscore form too.
     """
     parts = topic.split(".", 2)
     if len(parts) < 3:
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/MazeNET.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/MazeNET.tsx
index fe5cf022..6fe86783 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/MazeNET.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/MazeNET.tsx
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ const MazeNET: React.FC = () => {
     // patch local state so the chip set reflects shape without a full
     // re-hydrate.  The post-mutation services list lives on the
     // payload; same shape the actor's POST/DELETE response carries.
-    if (event.name === 'decky.service.added'
-      || event.name === 'decky.service.removed') {
+    if (event.name === 'decky.service_added'
+      || event.name === 'decky.service_removed') {
       const p = event.payload ?? {};
       const deckyName = typeof p.decky_name === 'string' ? p.decky_name : null;
       const services = Array.isArray(p.services) ? p.services as string[] : null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
index 4e57beae..7c8fa33d 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export type TopologyStreamEventName =
   // server.  The payload carries decky_name + service_name + the
   // post-mutation services list, so a second tab can reconcile shape
   // without a refetch.
-  | 'decky.service.added'
-  | 'decky.service.removed';
+  | 'decky.service_added'
+  | 'decky.service_removed';
 
 export interface TopologyStreamEvent {
   name: TopologyStreamEventName | string;
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const NAMED_EVENTS: TopologyStreamEventName[] = [
   'mutation.applied',
   'mutation.failed',
   'status',
-  'decky.service.added',
-  'decky.service.removed',
+  'decky.service_added',
+  'decky.service_removed',
 ];
 
 export function useTopologyStream({