diff --git a/crates/fractal-daemon/src/terminal_fabric.rs b/crates/fractal-daemon/src/terminal_fabric.rs
index feb2ae05b3e..224d5ae78ec 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-daemon/src/terminal_fabric.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-daemon/src/terminal_fabric.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use pty_client::{ClientIo, Reconnect, RouteRefusedError};
 
 pub use fractal_terminal_direct::{
     FabricTarget, ROUTE_LINE_LIMIT, ROUTE_TIMEOUT, RouteAnswer, RouteError, RouteRequest,
-    open_route, owner_peer, protocol,
+    open_route, owner_peer, owner_protocol, protocol,
 };
 
 use crate::model::LocalTerminal;
diff --git a/crates/fractal-fabric-adapter/src/main.rs b/crates/fractal-fabric-adapter/src/main.rs
index 8046d478093..5d90e19fa94 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-fabric-adapter/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-fabric-adapter/src/main.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@ fn default_st_socket() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     .join("st3.sock"))
 }
 
+fn default_state_dir(home: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let legacy = home.join(".local/state/st-fabric-adapter");
+    let renamed = home.join(".local/state/fractal-fabric-adapter");
+    // Retain the existing authority; never combine two independently populated homes.
+    let populated = |path: &Path| -> Result<bool> {
+        match std::fs::read_dir(path) {
+            Ok(mut entries) => Ok(entries.next().transpose()?.is_some()),
+            Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(false),
+            Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+        }
+    };
+    let legacy_populated = populated(&legacy)?;
+    let renamed_populated = populated(&renamed)?;
+    ensure!(
+        !(legacy_populated && renamed_populated),
+        "conflicting adapter state in {} and {}; pass --state-dir explicitly",
+        legacy.display(), renamed.display()
+    );
+    Ok(if renamed_populated || (!legacy.try_exists()? && renamed.try_exists()?) {
+        renamed
+    } else {
+        legacy
+    })
+}
+
 /// Durable before any external mutation, including ownership discovery on first use.
 fn save(path: &Path, value: &impl Serialize) -> Result<()> {
     use std::{io::Write, os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt};
@@ -266,7 +291,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
     let state = match args.state_dir {
         Some(path) => path,
-        None => home()?.join(".local/state/st-fabric-adapter"),
+        None => default_state_dir(&home()?)?,
     };
     if args.status {
         let status: Status = serde_json::from_slice(
@@ -337,6 +362,26 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn state_home_reads_both_names_and_refuses_conflicting_authority() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let legacy = root.path().join(".local/state/st-fabric-adapter");
+        let renamed = root.path().join(".local/state/fractal-fabric-adapter");
+        assert_eq!(default_state_dir(root.path()).unwrap(), legacy);
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&renamed).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(default_state_dir(root.path()).unwrap(), renamed);
+        for path in [&legacy, &renamed] {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(path).unwrap();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(default_state_dir(root.path()).unwrap(), legacy);
+        std::fs::write(renamed.join("owners.json"), b"[\"fleet\"]").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(default_state_dir(root.path()).unwrap(), renamed);
+        std::fs::write(legacy.join("owners.json"), b"[\"fleet\"]").unwrap();
+        assert!(default_state_dir(root.path()).is_err());
+        std::fs::remove_file(renamed.join("owners.json")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(default_state_dir(root.path()).unwrap(), legacy);
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn envelope(value: serde_json::Value) -> serde_json::Value {
         serde_json::to_value(smallclaims::sync::PeerResponse::new("fixture", 127, value)).unwrap()
     }
diff --git a/crates/fractal-kernel/src/fabric_gateway.rs b/crates/fractal-kernel/src/fabric_gateway.rs
index 5a8527db931..23890dbf37d 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-kernel/src/fabric_gateway.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-kernel/src/fabric_gateway.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,20 @@ mod tests {
         fs::read_to_string(log).unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn gateway_settings_read_both_service_names_without_rewriting() {
+        let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        for service in ["st3-client-v0", "fractal-client-v0"] {
+            let text = format!("service = '{service}'\nfabric = '/opt/fabric'\n");
+            fs::write(GatewayExposure::path(root.path()), &text).unwrap();
+            let exposure = GatewayExposure::load(root.path()).unwrap().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(exposure.service, service);
+            assert_eq!(exposure.fabric, PathBuf::from("/opt/fabric"));
+            assert_eq!(fs::read_to_string(GatewayExposure::path(root.path())).unwrap(), text);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(DEFAULT_SERVICE, "st3-client-v0");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn node_ids_and_peer_names() {
         assert!(valid_node_id(PHONE));
diff --git a/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/lib.rs b/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/lib.rs
index d31df64bea6..ba58ab7dd87 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ mod route;
 pub use local::{LocalTerminal, connect_pty_session, open_local_terminal};
 pub use route::{
     FabricTarget, ROUTE_LINE_LIMIT, ROUTE_TIMEOUT, RouteAnswer, RouteError, RouteRequest,
-    open_route, owner_peer, protocol,
+    open_route, owner_peer, owner_protocol, protocol,
 };
diff --git a/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/route.rs b/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/route.rs
index 7afbe30f68b..bcf1c59872e 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/route.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-terminal-direct/src/route.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,30 @@ pub const ROUTE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 /// The longest route line or answer either side reads.
 pub const ROUTE_LINE_LIMIT: usize = 4_096;
 
+const RENAMED_PTY_PREFIX: &str = concat!("fractal", "/pty/");
+
 /// The Fabric protocol that serves a fleet's PTY sessions. Each fleet has its own, so an isolated
 /// fleet on the same machine never replaces another fleet's exposure.
 pub fn protocol(fleet_id: &str) -> String {
     format!("st3/pty/{fleet_id}")
 }
 
+/// Read either exact PTY spelling advertised by this current owner at the selected node.
+/// An owner with no PTY advertisement still uses the existing exposure default.
+pub fn owner_protocol(members: &[MemberView], owner: &str, peer: &str, fleet: &str) -> String {
+    members
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|member| member.name == owner && member.state == "current")
+        .flat_map(|member| &member.endpoints)
+        .filter(|endpoint| endpoint["transport"] == "fabric" && endpoint["node"] == peer)
+        .filter_map(|endpoint| endpoint["protocol"].as_str())
+        .find(|name| {
+            name.strip_prefix("st3/pty/") == Some(fleet)
+                || name.strip_prefix(RENAMED_PTY_PREFIX) == Some(fleet)
+        })
+        .map_or_else(|| protocol(fleet), str::to_owned)
+}
+
 /// Attach to PTY session `name`, which must be `subject`'s terminal at runtime incarnation
 /// `incarnation` (`PTY_DAEMON_PID:CREATED_AT`).
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
@@ -183,3 +201,34 @@ fn handshake(socket: &Path, line: &str, protocol: &str) -> Result<StdUnixStream,
         .map_err(|error| unreachable("configure", error))?;
     Ok(stream)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mixed_advertisements_preserve_owner_node_and_exact_fleet() {
+        let mut member: MemberView = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "name":"owner", "member_key":"key", "state":"current", "mode":"peer", "start":1,
+            "endpoints":[
+                {"transport":"fabric","node":"other","protocol":format!("{RENAMED_PTY_PREFIX}fleet")},
+                {"transport":"fabric","node":"node","protocol":format!("{RENAMED_PTY_PREFIX}fleet-extra")},
+                {"transport":"fabric","node":"node","protocol":"fractal/fleet/fleet"}
+            ]
+        })).unwrap();
+        for name in [protocol("fleet"), format!("{RENAMED_PTY_PREFIX}fleet")] {
+            member.endpoints.push(json!({"transport":"fabric","node":"node","protocol":name}));
+            assert_eq!(owner_protocol(&[member.clone()], "owner", "node", "fleet"), name);
+            assert_eq!(owner_protocol(&[member.clone()], "other", "node", "fleet"), "st3/pty/fleet");
+            member.state = "ended".into();
+            assert_eq!(owner_protocol(&[member.clone()], "owner", "node", "fleet"), "st3/pty/fleet");
+            member.state = "current".into();
+            member.endpoints.pop();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(owner_protocol(&[member], "owner", "node", "fleet"), "st3/pty/fleet");
+        let request = RouteRequest::new("runtime", "agent/worker", "pid:created");
+        let decoded: RouteRequest = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::to_value(&request).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded, request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/fractal-tui/src/ui/direct.rs b/crates/fractal-tui/src/ui/direct.rs
index e8916c10024..05c99e728e6 100644
--- a/crates/fractal-tui/src/ui/direct.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal-tui/src/ui/direct.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ async fn over_fabric(
                 "{owner} advertises no Fabric node, and no Fabric peer of this machine has its name"
             ))
         })?;
-    let protocol = fractal_terminal_direct::protocol(&fleet_id);
+    let protocol = fractal_terminal_direct::owner_protocol(&members, owner, &peer, &fleet_id);
     let target = FabricTarget {
         fabric,
         peer,
diff --git a/crates/fractal/src/main.rs b/crates/fractal/src/main.rs
index c1ac93a6af1..d00274be5e2 100644
--- a/crates/fractal/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/fractal/src/main.rs
@@ -8501,11 +8501,12 @@ async fn fabric_route(
         .with_context(|| {
             format!("`{owner}` advertises no Fabric node, and no Fabric peer of this machine has its name")
         })?;
+    let protocol = fractal_daemon::terminal_fabric::owner_protocol(&view.members, owner, &peer, &fleet_id);
     Ok((
         fractal_daemon::terminal_fabric::FabricTarget {
             fabric,
             peer,
-            protocol: fractal_daemon::terminal_fabric::protocol(&fleet_id),
+            protocol,
         },
         fractal_daemon::terminal_fabric::RouteRequest::new(runtime_id, subject, incarnation),
     ))
diff --git a/release-notes/fabric-pty-adapter-state-accepting-readers.json b/release-notes/fabric-pty-adapter-state-accepting-readers.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d3f99d1b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/fabric-pty-adapter-state-accepting-readers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "summary": "Read renamed PTY advertisements and existing Fabric adapter state without changing exposures",
+  "replay": {"status": "none", "detail": "No replay, state rewrite or backfill."},
+  "schema": {"status": "none", "detail": "Gateway settings, route handshakes and adapter state retain their existing formats."},
+  "rules": {"status": "none", "detail": "Terminal capability checks, owner and node selection, and runtime incarnation handshakes remain unchanged. The adapter still grants no PTY access."},
+  "compatibility": {"status": "changed", "detail": "CLI and TUI direct terminal readers select an exact st3/pty/<fleet> or fractal/pty/<fleet> advertisement from the current selected owner and node. Without such an advertisement they retain st3/pty/<fleet>. Gateway settings already accept both client service names; a fixture now locks in that behavior. Adapter default state discovery reads an existing ~/.local/state/st-fabric-adapter or ~/.local/state/fractal-fabric-adapter home and refuses two populated homes rather than merging authority. Explicit --state-dir bypasses discovery. Fresh installs retain the legacy default; no producer or exposure changes."},
+  "downtime": {"status": "none", "detail": "No host actions or migration are required."},
+  "manual": {"status": "none", "detail": "Only conflicting populated adapter homes require choosing the authoritative directory explicitly with --state-dir."},
+  "recovery": {"status": "none", "detail": "No stored paths or services are rewritten. Older binaries still require their existing spellings. Retain accepting readers until the rename ledger's admitted-site inventory proves old advertisements and state homes absent."}
+}