diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae516db..a8a61bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1139,6 +1139,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "brahman-admin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "brahman-broker",
+ "brahman-card",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "ulid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "brahman-broker"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1176,6 +1192,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "ulid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "brahman-sidecar"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "brahman-card",
+ "brahman-handshake",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bs58"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -2772,6 +2799,7 @@ name = "ente-zero"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "brahman-admin",
  "brahman-broker",
  "brahman-handshake",
  "ente-brain",
@@ -5785,6 +5813,8 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nakui-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "brahman-card",
+ "brahman-sidecar",
  "petgraph",
  "rhai",
  "serde",
@@ -5793,6 +5823,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "surrealdb",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
+ "ulid",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
@@ -11440,7 +11471,7 @@ name = "yahweh-shell"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "brahman-card",
- "brahman-handshake",
+ "brahman-sidecar",
  "gpui",
  "notify",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4907797..2be928c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ members = [
     "crates/core/brahman-card",
     "crates/core/brahman-handshake",
     "crates/core/brahman-broker",
+    "crates/core/brahman-admin",
+    "crates/shared/brahman-sidecar",
     "crates/core/ente-card",
     "crates/core/ente-bus",
     "crates/core/ente-cas",
diff --git a/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/Cargo.toml b/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/Cargo.toml
index f42a371..7aba7b3 100644
--- a/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ notify = { workspace = true }
 
 # Brahman protocol — sidecar thread que se presenta al Init.
 brahman-card = { path = "../../core/brahman-card" }
-brahman-handshake = { path = "../../core/brahman-handshake" }
+brahman-sidecar = { path = "../../shared/brahman-sidecar" }
 ulid = { workspace = true }
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/src/brahman_client.rs b/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/src/brahman_client.rs
index cc87c90..525ec2d 100644
--- a/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/src/brahman_client.rs
+++ b/crates/apps/yahweh-shell/src/brahman_client.rs
@@ -1,84 +1,19 @@
-//! Sidecar brahman: yahweh se presenta al Init como módulo `Widget`.
+//! Card de yahweh-shell + spawn del sidecar brahman compartido.
 //!
-//! Vive en un thread aparte con tokio runtime current_thread, desacoplado
-//! de GPUI. Si el Init no está disponible, loggea y termina — yahweh
-//! sigue funcionando standalone. Si conecta, mantiene la sesión viva
-//! con pings periódicos hasta que la GUI termine o el server caiga.
-//!
-//! Card declarada:
-//! - label: `brahman.ui_engine`
-//! - lifecycle: `Widget`
-//! - flow.input: `render-data` (json)
-//! - flow.output: `user-intent` (json)
-//! - permissions: filesystem read-write (yahweh persiste `layout.json`),
-//!   IPC `wit-v1`.
+//! La lógica de thread + tokio + ping-loop vive en `brahman-sidecar`;
+//! aquí sólo declaramos la identidad de yahweh como módulo Widget.
 
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
-use std::time::Duration;
 
 use brahman_card::{
     Card, Flow, Flows, FsPolicy, IpcPolicy, Lifecycle, Payload, Permissions, Priority, Supervision,
     TypeRef, CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
 };
-use brahman_handshake::{client::Client, transport};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
-/// Período entre pings al Init.
-const PING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
-
-/// Spawn del sidecar brahman. No-op si el thread no se puede crear.
-/// Devuelve inmediatamente; la conexión se establece en background.
+/// Spawn del sidecar con la Card de yahweh.
 pub fn spawn() {
-    let result = std::thread::Builder::new()
-        .name("brahman-client".into())
-        .spawn(run_thread);
-    if let Err(e) = result {
-        eprintln!("[brahman] no se pudo spawnear el sidecar: {e}");
-    }
-}
-
-fn run_thread() {
-    let rt = match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-        .enable_io()
-        .enable_time()
-        .build()
-    {
-        Ok(rt) => rt,
-        Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("[brahman] tokio runtime falló: {e}");
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-    rt.block_on(run_client());
-}
-
-async fn run_client() {
-    let path = transport::default_socket_path();
-    let card = build_card();
-
-    let mut client = match Client::connect(&path, card).await {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            eprintln!(
-                "[brahman] attached: session={} init_attached={} server={}",
-                c.session(),
-                c.server_info().init_attached,
-                c.server_info().server_version
-            );
-            c
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("[brahman] no conectado a {} ({e})", path.display());
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-
-    loop {
-        tokio::time::sleep(PING_INTERVAL).await;
-        if let Err(e) = client.ping().await {
-            eprintln!("[brahman] ping falló: {e}");
-            return;
-        }
-    }
+    brahman_sidecar::spawn(build_card());
 }
 
 fn build_card() -> Card {
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/brahman-admin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c0d90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[package]
+name = "brahman-admin"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+publish.workspace = true
+description = "Brahman — admin API: snapshot del estado del broker (sesiones + matches) por Unix socket, formato JSON."
+
+[dependencies]
+brahman-broker = { path = "../brahman-broker" }
+brahman-card = { path = "../brahman-card" }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
+ulid = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+
+[[example]]
+name = "brahman-status"
+path = "examples/brahman-status.rs"
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/examples/brahman-status.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/examples/brahman-status.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21c7f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/examples/brahman-status.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//! `brahman-status` — CLI para inspeccionar el estado del Init.
+//!
+//! Conecta al socket admin (default `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/brahman-admin.sock`,
+//! override con `$BRAHMAN_ADMIN_SOCKET`), recibe el snapshot, y lo imprime.
+
+use brahman_admin::{client, transport};
+
+#[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let path = transport::default_socket_path();
+    let snap = client::query(&path).await?;
+
+    println!(
+        "Init: server={} protocol={} attached={}",
+        snap.server_version, snap.protocol_version, snap.init_attached
+    );
+    println!();
+    println!("Sessions ({}):", snap.sessions.len());
+    if snap.sessions.is_empty() {
+        println!("  (ninguna)");
+    } else {
+        for s in &snap.sessions {
+            println!(
+                "  {}  {}  lifecycle={:?}  priority={:?}",
+                s.session, s.label, s.lifecycle, s.priority
+            );
+            for f in &s.inputs {
+                println!("      in  {}: {:?}", f.name, f.ty);
+            }
+            for f in &s.outputs {
+                println!("      out {}: {:?}", f.name, f.ty);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    println!();
+    println!("Matches ({}):", snap.matches.len());
+    if snap.matches.is_empty() {
+        println!("  (ninguno)");
+    } else {
+        for m in &snap.matches {
+            let pin_marker = if m.pinned { "📌" } else { "  " };
+            println!(
+                "  {} {}.{}  ←  {}.{}  via {:?}",
+                pin_marker,
+                m.consumer_label,
+                m.consumer.flow_name,
+                m.producer_label,
+                m.producer.flow_name,
+                m.via
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/client.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c5c7d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! Cliente admin: lee un `StatusSnapshot` desde un socket admin.
+
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
+use tokio::net::UnixStream;
+
+use crate::snapshot::StatusSnapshot;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum AdminError {
+    #[error("E/S: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[error("respuesta vacía")]
+    Empty,
+    #[error("JSON inválido: {0}")]
+    Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+}
+
+/// Conecta al socket admin, lee la línea JSON y deserializa.
+pub async fn query(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<StatusSnapshot, AdminError> {
+    let stream = UnixStream::connect(path).await?;
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream);
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    let n = reader.read_line(&mut line).await?;
+    if n == 0 {
+        return Err(AdminError::Empty);
+    }
+    let snapshot = serde_json::from_str(&line)?;
+    Ok(snapshot)
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb1d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//! `brahman-admin` — observabilidad del broker.
+//!
+//! Expone un Unix socket separado (no se mezcla con el handshake) en el
+//! que cada conexión recibe un `StatusSnapshot` JSON y se cierra. Es
+//! single-shot por conexión: pensado para herramientas como
+//! `brahman-status`, dashboards y health-checks.
+//!
+//! Wire format: una línea JSON por conexión, terminada en `\n`. Esto
+//! hace trivial inspeccionar con `nc` o `socat` además del cliente
+//! tipado de este crate.
+
+#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+
+pub mod client;
+pub mod server;
+pub mod snapshot;
+pub mod transport;
+
+pub use snapshot::StatusSnapshot;
+
+/// Versión del crate de admin.
+pub const ADMIN_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/server.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04285e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//! Servidor admin: emite un `StatusSnapshot` JSON por conexión y cierra.
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use brahman_broker::Broker;
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::warn;
+
+use crate::snapshot::StatusSnapshot;
+
+/// Configuración del servidor admin.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct AdminConfig {
+    /// `true` si el Init está atado al servidor que aloja este admin.
+    pub init_attached: bool,
+}
+
+/// Servidor admin escuchando en un Unix socket.
+pub struct AdminServer {
+    listener: UnixListener,
+    socket_path: PathBuf,
+    broker: Arc<Mutex<Broker>>,
+    config: AdminConfig,
+}
+
+impl AdminServer {
+    /// Crea el listener. Si `path` existe, lo elimina (asume socket stale).
+    pub fn bind(
+        path: impl Into<PathBuf>,
+        broker: Arc<Mutex<Broker>>,
+        config: AdminConfig,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        let socket_path = path.into();
+        if socket_path.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_file(&socket_path)?;
+        }
+        if let Some(parent) = socket_path.parent() {
+            if !parent.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+            }
+        }
+        let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket_path)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            listener,
+            socket_path,
+            broker,
+            config,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn socket_path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.socket_path
+    }
+
+    /// Loop de aceptación: cada conexión recibe un snapshot y se cierra.
+    pub async fn run(self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        loop {
+            let (stream, _addr) = self.listener.accept().await?;
+            let broker = self.broker.clone();
+            let config = self.config.clone();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = handle_conn(stream, broker, config).await {
+                    warn!(error = %e, "admin conn falló");
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for AdminServer {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_file(&self.socket_path) {
+            if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                warn!(path = %self.socket_path.display(), error = %e, "no se pudo limpiar admin socket");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_conn(
+    mut stream: UnixStream,
+    broker: Arc<Mutex<Broker>>,
+    config: AdminConfig,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let snapshot = build_snapshot(&broker, &config).await;
+    let mut json = serde_json::to_string(&snapshot)?;
+    json.push('\n');
+    stream.write_all(json.as_bytes()).await?;
+    stream.shutdown().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_snapshot(broker: &Arc<Mutex<Broker>>, config: &AdminConfig) -> StatusSnapshot {
+    let b = broker.lock().await;
+    let sessions: Vec<_> = b.cards().cloned().collect();
+    let matches = b.all_matches();
+    StatusSnapshot {
+        server_version: crate::ADMIN_VERSION.to_string(),
+        protocol_version: brahman_card::PROTOCOL_VERSION.to_string(),
+        init_attached: config.init_attached,
+        sessions,
+        matches,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/snapshot.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a4df41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//! Tipos del snapshot que el admin server emite.
+
+use brahman_broker::{BrokeredCard, Match};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Snapshot completo del estado del Init en un instante.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct StatusSnapshot {
+    /// Versión del crate del Init que respondió.
+    pub server_version: String,
+    /// Versión del protocolo brahman.
+    pub protocol_version: String,
+    /// `true` si el Init está atado al servidor.
+    pub init_attached: bool,
+    /// Cards actualmente registradas (sesiones vivas).
+    pub sessions: Vec<BrokeredCard>,
+    /// Matches consumer↔producer derivados del set actual.
+    pub matches: Vec<Match>,
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/transport.rs b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/transport.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2afed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-admin/src/transport.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//! Convenciones de transporte para el socket admin.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+/// Variable de entorno que sobreescribe la ruta del socket admin.
+pub const SOCKET_ENV: &str = "BRAHMAN_ADMIN_SOCKET";
+
+/// Nombre del socket admin dentro del runtime dir.
+pub const SOCKET_NAME: &str = "brahman-admin.sock";
+
+/// Ruta canónica al socket admin del Init.
+pub fn default_socket_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(p) = std::env::var(SOCKET_ENV) {
+        return PathBuf::from(p);
+    }
+    let base = std::env::var_os("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::env::temp_dir);
+    base.join(SOCKET_NAME)
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-broker/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/brahman-broker/src/lib.rs
index 3a7ff4b..852c7ec 100644
--- a/crates/core/brahman-broker/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-broker/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
-use brahman_card::{Card, Flow, Priority, TypeRef};
+use brahman_card::{Card, Flow, Lifecycle, Priority, TypeRef};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ pub struct BrokerConfig {
 }
 
 /// Vista mínima de una Card que el broker necesita.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BrokeredCard {
     pub session: SessionId,
     pub label: String,
+    pub lifecycle: Lifecycle,
     pub priority: Priority,
     pub inputs: Vec<Flow>,
     pub outputs: Vec<Flow>,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ impl BrokeredCard {
         Self {
             session,
             label: card.label.clone(),
+            lifecycle: card.lifecycle,
             priority: card.priority,
             inputs: card.flow.input.clone(),
             outputs: card.flow.output.clone(),
@@ -82,14 +84,14 @@ impl BrokeredCard {
 }
 
 /// Punto extremo de un flujo: qué sesión + nombre del flow dentro de su Card.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Endpoint {
     pub session: SessionId,
     pub flow_name: String,
 }
 
 /// Match concreto entre un consumidor y un productor.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Match {
     pub consumer: Endpoint,
     pub consumer_label: String,
@@ -147,6 +149,11 @@ impl Broker {
         self.cards.keys().copied()
     }
 
+    /// Iterador sobre las Cards registradas (vista compartida).
+    pub fn cards(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &BrokeredCard> + '_ {
+        self.cards.values()
+    }
+
     /// Busca el mejor productor para un input específico de un consumidor.
     ///
     /// Algoritmo:
diff --git a/crates/core/brahman-card/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/brahman-card/src/lib.rs
index 65d058b..3c2c597 100644
--- a/crates/core/brahman-card/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/brahman-card/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
+// Re-export para que los consumidores no necesiten depender de `ulid`
+// directamente.
+pub use ::ulid;
+
 /// Versión del esquema de la Card.
 pub const CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION: u16 = 1;
 
diff --git a/crates/core/ente-zero/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/ente-zero/Cargo.toml
index 04bb4bf..8ea901a 100644
--- a/crates/core/ente-zero/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/ente-zero/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ente-echo = { path = "../ente-echo" }   # solo para constantes del demo
 # Brahman protocol — handshake para módulos brahman conscientes
 brahman-handshake = { path = "../brahman-handshake" }
 brahman-broker = { path = "../brahman-broker" }
+brahman-admin = { path = "../brahman-admin" }
 
 # Runtime / utilidades de PID 1
 serde = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/core/ente-zero/src/main.rs b/crates/core/ente-zero/src/main.rs
index 18efbe8..b0c156a 100644
--- a/crates/core/ente-zero/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/core/ente-zero/src/main.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,29 @@ async fn primordial_loop(
         }
     }
 
+    // Brahman admin: socket separado para snapshots de estado (sesiones +
+    // matches del broker). Misma política de degradación grácil.
+    let admin_sock = brahman_admin::transport::default_socket_path();
+    match brahman_admin::server::AdminServer::bind(
+        &admin_sock,
+        brahman_broker.clone(),
+        brahman_admin::server::AdminConfig {
+            init_attached: true,
+        },
+    ) {
+        Ok(admin) => {
+            info!(socket = %admin_sock.display(), "brahman admin escuchando");
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = admin.run().await {
+                    warn!(?e, "brahman admin server cayó");
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(?e, socket = %admin_sock.display(), "brahman admin deshabilitado");
+        }
+    }
+
     let mut graph = EnteGraph::new(seed_card);
     graph.instantiate_seed_dependencies(&graph_tx).await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/modules/nakui/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/modules/nakui/core/Cargo.toml
index 3d4b869..1a566c1 100644
--- a/crates/modules/nakui/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/modules/nakui/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ sha2 = "0.10"
 surrealdb = { version = "2", default-features = false, features = ["kv-mem"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
 
+# Brahman protocol — presencia ante el Init cuando `nakui run` arranca.
+brahman-card = { path = "../../../core/brahman-card" }
+brahman-sidecar = { path = "../../../shared/brahman-sidecar" }
+ulid = { version = "1" }
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "nakui"
 path = "src/bin/nakui.rs"
diff --git a/crates/modules/nakui/core/src/bin/nakui.rs b/crates/modules/nakui/core/src/bin/nakui.rs
index 6ee5714..52f47f6 100644
--- a/crates/modules/nakui/core/src/bin/nakui.rs
+++ b/crates/modules/nakui/core/src/bin/nakui.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ fn cmd_run(args: &[String]) -> Result<(), CliError> {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "<memory>".into()),
     );
 
+    // Sidecar brahman: nakui se presenta al Init mientras el daemon vive.
+    // No bloquea; si el Init no está, el sidecar termina silenciosamente.
+    brahman_sidecar::spawn(brahman_card_for_nakui());
+
     let executor = Executor::load_module(&module_dir)
         .map_err(|e| CliError::Op(format!("load module {}: {}", module_dir.display(), e)))?;
     let log = EventLog::open(&log_path).map_err(|e| CliError::Op(format!("open log: {}", e)))?;
@@ -453,3 +457,59 @@ fn cmd_verify_log(args: &[String]) -> Result<(), CliError> {
         Err(e) => Err(CliError::Op(format!("verify failed: {}", e))),
     }
 }
+
+/// Card que nakui presenta al Init brahman cuando arranca como daemon.
+///
+/// Lifecycle Daemon (proceso largo). Flujos JSON: consume `command`
+/// (queries del UI), produce `report` (resultados de cómputo). Los
+/// nombres están escogidos para que el broker pueda matchearlos contra
+/// `user-intent` / `render-data` de yahweh-shell por compatibilidad de
+/// tipo (todos `json`).
+fn brahman_card_for_nakui() -> brahman_card::Card {
+    use brahman_card::{
+        Card, Flow, Flows, FsPolicy, IpcPolicy, Lifecycle, Payload, Permissions, Priority,
+        Supervision, TypeRef, CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+    };
+    use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    Card {
+        schema_version: CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+        id: ulid::Ulid::new(),
+        lineage: None,
+        label: "brahman.nakui_erp".into(),
+        provides: BTreeSet::new(),
+        requires: BTreeSet::new(),
+        payload: Payload::Virtual,
+        supervision: Supervision::Restart {
+            initial: Duration::from_millis(200),
+            max: Duration::from_secs(30),
+        },
+        lifecycle: Lifecycle::Daemon,
+        priority: Priority::Normal,
+        permissions: Permissions {
+            filesystem: FsPolicy::ReadWrite,
+            ipc: IpcPolicy {
+                allow: vec!["wit-v1".into()],
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        flow: Flows {
+            input: vec![Flow {
+                name: "command".into(),
+                ty: TypeRef::Primitive {
+                    name: "json".into(),
+                },
+                pin_to: None,
+            }],
+            output: vec![Flow {
+                name: "report".into(),
+                ty: TypeRef::Primitive {
+                    name: "json".into(),
+                },
+                pin_to: None,
+            }],
+        },
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/Cargo.toml b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da80c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[package]
+name = "brahman-sidecar"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+publish.workspace = true
+description = "Brahman — sidecar reusable: thread + tokio runtime que mantiene viva la sesión de un módulo contra el Init."
+
+[dependencies]
+brahman-card = { path = "../../core/brahman-card" }
+brahman-handshake = { path = "../../core/brahman-handshake" }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+
+[[example]]
+name = "presence"
+path = "examples/presence.rs"
diff --git a/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/examples/presence.rs b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/examples/presence.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb0452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/examples/presence.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//! `presence` — módulo brahman dummy para pruebas y demos.
+//!
+//! Declara una Card mínima con label tomado del primer argumento (default
+//! `presence-default`) y mantiene la sesión viva hasta SIGTERM/SIGINT.
+//! Útil para poblar el broker con sesiones de prueba.
+//!
+//! Uso:
+//! ```sh
+//! cargo run -p brahman-sidecar --example presence -- mi-modulo
+//! ```
+
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use brahman_card::{
+    ulid::Ulid, Card, Flow, Flows, Lifecycle, Payload, Priority, Supervision, TypeRef,
+    CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+};
+use brahman_sidecar::{spawn_with_handle, SidecarConfig};
+
+fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(
+            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| "info".into()),
+        )
+        .init();
+
+    let label = std::env::args()
+        .nth(1)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "presence-default".into());
+
+    let card = Card {
+        schema_version: CARD_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+        id: Ulid::new(),
+        label: label.clone(),
+        payload: Payload::Virtual,
+        supervision: Supervision::OneShot,
+        lifecycle: Lifecycle::Daemon,
+        priority: Priority::Normal,
+        provides: BTreeSet::new(),
+        requires: BTreeSet::new(),
+        flow: Flows {
+            input: vec![Flow {
+                name: "in".into(),
+                ty: TypeRef::Primitive {
+                    name: "json".into(),
+                },
+                pin_to: None,
+            }],
+            output: vec![Flow {
+                name: "out".into(),
+                ty: TypeRef::Primitive {
+                    name: "json".into(),
+                },
+                pin_to: None,
+            }],
+        },
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let _handle = spawn_with_handle(SidecarConfig {
+        card,
+        ping_interval: Duration::from_secs(5),
+    });
+
+    eprintln!("presence({label}): sidecar lanzado, durmiendo (Ctrl-C para salir)");
+    std::thread::park();
+}
diff --git a/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/src/lib.rs b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0da806f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/shared/brahman-sidecar/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+//! `brahman-sidecar` — boilerplate del cliente brahman extraído.
+//!
+//! Cualquier módulo que quiera presentarse al Init brahman pero que tenga
+//! su propio runtime (GPUI, current_thread tokio, std-thread loop, etc.)
+//! puede llamar [`spawn`] con su [`brahman_card::Card`]. Eso arma un
+//! thread aparte con un runtime tokio current_thread, conecta al Init,
+//! y mantiene la sesión viva con pings periódicos.
+//!
+//! Si el Init no está disponible, el thread loggea y termina — el módulo
+//! sigue funcionando standalone.
+//!
+//! Errores de conexión / ping se loggean vía `tracing::warn!`. Si querés
+//! capturar la salida del thread (por ejemplo para test), usá
+//! [`spawn_with_handle`] que devuelve un `JoinHandle`.
+
+#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use brahman_card::Card;
+use brahman_handshake::{client::Client, transport};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+/// Período entre pings al Init.
+pub const DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+
+/// Configuración del sidecar.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SidecarConfig {
+    /// Card que se presenta al Init.
+    pub card: Card,
+    /// Período entre pings.
+    pub ping_interval: Duration,
+}
+
+impl SidecarConfig {
+    /// Configuración con defaults razonables: ping cada 30s.
+    pub fn new(card: Card) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            card,
+            ping_interval: DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Spawn fire-and-forget. Devuelve inmediatamente; el handle se descarta.
+/// Si el thread no se puede crear (raro), loggea y sigue.
+pub fn spawn(card: Card) {
+    if let Err(e) = spawn_with_handle(SidecarConfig::new(card)) {
+        warn!(error = %e, "no se pudo spawnear el sidecar brahman");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Spawn devolviendo el `JoinHandle` para tests o cleanup explícito.
+pub fn spawn_with_handle(config: SidecarConfig) -> std::io::Result<JoinHandle<()>> {
+    std::thread::Builder::new()
+        .name("brahman-sidecar".into())
+        .spawn(move || run_thread(config))
+}
+
+fn run_thread(config: SidecarConfig) {
+    let rt = match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .enable_time()
+        .build()
+    {
+        Ok(rt) => rt,
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(error = %e, "tokio runtime falló");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    rt.block_on(run_client(config));
+}
+
+async fn run_client(config: SidecarConfig) {
+    let path = transport::default_socket_path();
+    let mut client = match Client::connect(&path, config.card).await {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            info!(
+                target: "brahman_sidecar",
+                session = %c.session(),
+                init_attached = c.server_info().init_attached,
+                server = %c.server_info().server_version,
+                "attached"
+            );
+            c
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                target: "brahman_sidecar",
+                error = %e,
+                socket = %path.display(),
+                "no conectado"
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    loop {
+        tokio::time::sleep(config.ping_interval).await;
+        if let Err(e) = client.ping().await {
+            warn!(target: "brahman_sidecar", error = %e, "ping falló — terminando sidecar");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}