diff --git a/docs/protocol/peer-network.md b/docs/protocol/peer-network.md
index 5ec3fb2..3fcba4d 100644
--- a/docs/protocol/peer-network.md
+++ b/docs/protocol/peer-network.md
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ peer_id = SHA-256( SubjectPublicKeyInfo DER )        // 32 bytes
 - `peer_id` is a **`Bytes32`** — 32 raw bytes, rendered as 64 lower-case hex on any text surface (`dig-gossip` `types/peer.rs`: `pub type PeerId = Bytes32`, `peer_id_from_tls_spki_der`).
 - The hashed input is the **full `SubjectPublicKeyInfo` ASN.1 sequence** (algorithm identifier + subject public-key bit string) lifted from the peer's X.509 leaf certificate — **not** the bare public-key bit string. Both sides recover the other's `peer_id` from the certificate exchanged during the handshake, so identity is bound to key material: impersonation requires the private key.
 
+:::note End-to-end encryption exemption for node↔node RPC
+**Directed node↔node RPC over mTLS between keyless peers is EXEMPT from the ecosystem-wide end-to-end payload-seal rule.** The payload-seal rule applies to directed messages with a DID-keyed recipient (dig-chat, dig-email, dig-video-chat, and any future directed channel where the recipient is identified by their DID). Node↔node RPC between autonomous network participants (each identified by their transport `peer_id`, not a DID) already achieves end-to-end authentication and confidentiality through mTLS itself — the mutual certificate exchange and the asymmetric handshake provide the necessary authenticity and secrecy guarantees. Adding a second layer of DID-keyed payload sealing would be redundant and would impede the transport's design. This exemption applies only to the authorized node↔node RPC surface (the PEER/CONTROL tier with its mTLS authentication requirement); it does not apply to any directed message that names a DID-identified recipient.
+:::
+
 ### mTLS is mandatory
 
 **All peer-to-peer connections use mutual TLS over a WebSocket (`wss://`).** This is a hard requirement — plaintext and server-only TLS are never accepted for a peer link.
diff --git a/docs/run-a-node/point-a-consumer.md b/docs/run-a-node/point-a-consumer.md
index ed36211..156b779 100644
--- a/docs/run-a-node/point-a-consumer.md
+++ b/docs/run-a-node/point-a-consumer.md
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ With a local node reachable, the extension also opens a store directly from it a
 
 The local cache is a set of [capsules](../concepts.md#capsule) keyed by `storeId:rootHash`, written content-addressed with a cross-process lock — so the in-process browser node and a standalone dig-node on the same machine read and write **one** cache without corruption.
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### The extension shows my node as offline, but it's running {#extension-shows-offline}
+
+Update your dig-node — versions before **0.13.0** are missing a header Chrome now requires. Modern Chrome's Private Network Access protection blocks an extension's request to a loopback address (`127.0.0.1`) unless the node's response says it's allowed; older dig-node builds didn't send that, so Chrome silently blocked every request and the extension correctly reported the node offline even though it was up and answering direct requests. [Update to the latest dig-node release](./index.md#install-it) and reload the extension — no other configuration changes needed.
+
 ## Related
 
 - [Run a node — overview](./index.md)