diff --git a/docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md b/docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md
index 19c84dd..3276f15 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md
@@ -19,39 +19,46 @@ A compatible release contains:
   release
 - templates, CSS, island JavaScript, migrations, and app config for that release
 
-Do not mix a newly built server with an old `/hemx.js`, old generated output, or
-old cached page shell. Build fingerprints are derived from Surface/schema/ABI
+Do not mix a newly built server with an old runtime asset, old generated output,
+or old cached page shell. Build fingerprints are derived from Surface/schema/ABI
 parts, so mismatches are detected and partial updates fail closed instead of
 mutating the wrong DOM. req: abi/003 req: abi/004 req: failure/005
 
 ## Asset serving
 
-Serve `/hemx.js` from the same release as the server when possible:
+Serve the embedded runtime at the helper-provided fingerprinted path from the
+same release as the server:
 
 ```rust
-async fn runtime() -> impl IntoResponse {
-    hemx_axum::runtime_js()
+use axum::{routing::get, Router};
+use hemx_axum::{runtime_js, runtime_js_path};
+
+let app = Router::new().route(runtime_js_path(), get(runtime));
+
+async fn runtime() -> impl axum::response::IntoResponse {
+    runtime_js()
 }
 ```
 
-If a CDN is required, publish the runtime under a content-addressed release path
-and keep the page shell pointing at that exact path:
+Render page shells with that same `runtime_js_path()` value:
 
 ```html
-<script src="/assets/2026-06-05T120000Z/hemx.js" defer></script>
+<script +src="self.runtime_src" defer></script>
 ```
 
-Avoid long-lived unversioned CDN caching for `/hemx.js`. If an unversioned path
-is used, set a short cache TTL or purge it atomically with the server rollout.
-CSS and explicit island scripts should follow the same release path policy.
+`runtime_js()` is safe for long-lived caching because the public path includes a
+hash of the embedded runtime bytes and the response carries immutable cache
+headers. Do not publish app-owned version query strings or a long-lived
+unversioned runtime URL. CSS and explicit island scripts should follow the same
+release path policy.
 
 ## Rolling deploys
 
 Rolling deploys are safe when every response serves a self-consistent release.
 The easiest policy is sticky-by-release routing:
 
-- page HTML, interaction POSTs, SSE/polling endpoints, and `/hemx.js` come from
-  the same server revision
+- page HTML, interaction POSTs, SSE/polling endpoints, and the
+  `runtime_js_path()` asset come from the same server revision
 - a load balancer cookie or platform routing key keeps an active browser on one
   revision during the rollout window
 - old revisions stay alive until active SSE connections and in-flight forms have
@@ -103,9 +110,9 @@ For v1, document changes in three buckets:
   not leak into beginner docs. req: public_api/002 req: public_api/005
 
 Upgrade notes should explain what changed, whether generated code must be
-regenerated, whether `/hemx.js` must be rolled with the server, and what fallback
-users see if an old page talks to a new server. Use `docs/versioning.md` as the
-release-policy checklist.
+regenerated, whether the helper-provided runtime asset must be rolled with the
+server, and what fallback users see if an old page talks to a new server. Use
+`docs/versioning.md` as the release-policy checklist.
 
 ## Deployment checklist
 
@@ -119,7 +126,8 @@ redgate health --strict
 
 Then verify deployment-specific behavior:
 
-- page HTML includes the intended `/hemx.js`, CSS, and island asset release paths
+- page HTML includes the intended `runtime_js_path()`, CSS, and island asset
+  release paths
 - interaction endpoints return the same build fingerprint as the initial root
 - SSE/polling endpoints stream batches from the same revision
 - a stale page talking to the new server reloads or navigates instead of applying
diff --git a/docs/recipes/pwa-offline.md b/docs/recipes/pwa-offline.md
index c783cb3..3ac7ee9 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/pwa-offline.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/pwa-offline.md
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ The normal path remains server-first typed handlers and generated effects.
 
 ## Cached shell
 
-A PWA shell may cache page HTML, CSS, the matching `/hemx.js`, and explicit island
-scripts for one release. It must obey the same release-unit policy as
-`docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md`: cached server HTML and cached runtime assets
-must be compatible with the server that receives later interactions. req: abi/002 req: abi/004
+A PWA shell may cache page HTML, CSS, the matching `runtime_js_path()` asset, and
+explicit island scripts for one release. It must obey the same release-unit
+policy as `docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md`: cached server HTML and cached
+runtime assets must be compatible with the server that receives later
+interactions. req: abi/002 req: abi/004
 
 Recommended behavior:
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorial-saas.md b/docs/tutorial-saas.md
index 55d1aca..d40392c 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial-saas.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial-saas.md
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ To move from the local tutorial skeleton to production:
    `docs/recipes/observability-flags.md`.
 4. Add optional PWA/offline behavior only through the adapter boundary in
    `docs/recipes/pwa-offline.md`.
-5. Deploy server, generated output, and `/hemx.js` as one release unit following
-   `docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md`.
+5. Deploy server, generated output, and the helper-provided runtime asset as one
+   release unit following `docs/recipes/deploy-versioning.md`.
 6. Follow `docs/versioning.md` for semver and upgrade notes.
 7. Use `docs/diagnostics.md` when a template/build/derive/runtime mistake fails
    the app.
diff --git a/docs/versioning.md b/docs/versioning.md
index 30f4087..098fa4a 100644
--- a/docs/versioning.md
+++ b/docs/versioning.md
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ include upgrade notes with this shape:
 
 ### Required actions
 - Regenerate generated code with `cargo check` or your normal build.
-- Deploy server and `/hemx.js` from the same release if ABI/fingerprint changed.
+- Deploy server and the helper-provided runtime asset from the same release if
+  ABI/fingerprint changed.
 - Update any renamed helpers or advanced calls listed below.
 
 ### Compatibility behavior
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@ Before tagging a v1-compatible release:
 - Any incompatible generated ABI/runtime change bumps the relevant ABI/fingerprint
   inputs and has tests for fail-closed behavior. req: abi/005
 - Advanced APIs touched by the release are still named as escape hatches in docs.
-- Upgrade notes state whether users must regenerate code, redeploy `/hemx.js`, or
-  change app code.
+- Upgrade notes state whether users must regenerate code, redeploy the
+  helper-provided runtime asset, or change app code.
 
 ## Policy for v1 cutover
 
diff --git a/examples/kanban.md b/examples/kanban.md
index f56ecf3..b91487a 100644
--- a/examples/kanban.md
+++ b/examples/kanban.md
@@ -283,14 +283,14 @@ the authoring boundary:
     </article>
     ...
 </section>
-<!-- the app shell loads /hemx.js and any bootstrap state -->
+<!-- the app shell loads the helper-provided runtime asset and any bootstrap state -->
 ```
 
 The compiler lowers those symbols to compact runtime metadata, but that metadata
-is not an app-authoring contract. Runtime attachment: `/hemx.js` installs
-delegated root listeners for forms, clicks, and pointer/drag events. App authors
-keep composing generated resources; they do not attach per-node listeners, copy
-numeric ids, or write selector glue.
+is not an app-authoring contract. Runtime attachment: the helper-provided runtime
+asset installs delegated root listeners for forms, clicks, and pointer/drag
+events. App authors keep composing generated resources; they do not attach
+per-node listeners, copy numeric ids, or write selector glue.
 
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