diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 38592fd..96c9930 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 - Relay backpressure is global: any member's full queue 429s every publisher until drained (visible per §3, but one lagging member can stall the firehose — revisit before scale).
 - Member authority (Draft 0.5 §6): the MA-signed registry snapshot is authoritative when configured (`[node] registry` = file path or URL, `ma_key` pinned; monotonic version — rollback and forgery close the node; file path is mtime-reloaded, URL is fetched at start + every 60s and cached to `<data_dir>/registry-cache.json`, so outage fails static). Keys carry optional validity windows (`not_before`/`not_after`); rotation = `registry add-key` then `revoke-key`.
 - `<data_dir>/members.toml` (name, pubkey, class, `previous` keys, mtime-reloaded) is a dev/local fallback used only when no registry is configured; empty directory without a registry is open bootstrap only when `dev_bootstrap = true` (RFC §6: explicit dev flag). Receivers drop content-bearing responses from enrichment-class senders (metadata-only, §6).
-- MA tooling: `frxd registry init|add|add-key|revoke-key|remove|list|applications|set-relays|show|serve` (signed `registry.json` + `ma-key.hex` in `--dir`); `frxd init --id/--registry/--ma-key`; `frxd key show|rotate`; `member add --previous <old>` for the fallback path. A node with no `[node] relays` discovers them from the registry snapshot (`doc.relays`).
+- MA tooling: `frxd registry init|add|add-key|revoke-key|remove|list|applications|approve|invite|set-relays|show|serve` (signed `registry.json` + `ma-key.hex` in `--dir`); `frxd init --id/--registry/--ma-key`; `frxd key show|rotate`; `member add --previous <old>` for the fallback path. A node with no `[node] relays` discovers them from the registry snapshot (`doc.relays`).
 - Aggregate semantics are our implementation choices from a terse spec: requests are `aggregate` envelopes carrying only `period`; replies carry `sent` (broadcasts that month) / `passed` (responses consumed from that member); granularity floor is enforced as YYYY or YYYY-MM only (finer rejected), yearly rolls up months. Revisit with §10 sufficiency review.
 
 ## Known gaps (Phase 2/3, intentional — don't fake them)
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
 - Roles are not exclusive: a single node may issue queries and answer them concurrently (I5, §3 "any member"). Implement querier/responder as independent enable flags — never an exclusive mode enum or fixed deployment role.
 - Matching floor: boundary tokenizer (`src/tokenizer.rs` — letter/digit splits so `5555` matches `DLEX5555`, lowercase, ASCII fold, English stopwords+stemmer) → coverage gate (`[match] min_coverage`, default 0.4; 1–2 term queries require all terms) → title boost 2.0 + phrase boost 3.0 + query-time snippets. Schema changes require a fresh index dir (`open_or_create` errors on mismatch).
 - Engine seam: `src/engine.rs` `SearchEngine` trait (`search` → `EngineOutput { hits, total: Option<u64> }`, `doc_count`); `respond()` in `src/node.rs` is the conformance wrapper (budget clamp, truncation from engine total — unknown total forces `truncated = true`). Power users can implement the trait (HTTP adapter or subprocess to an external engine).
-- Onboarding: `frxd --onboarding` runs a wizard consuming a credential block (`id=.. token=.. registry=.. ma_key=..`) issued by the MA's signup endpoint (`registry serve --signup-code --registry-url`; HTML page at `/`, `POST /v1/signup` → one-time invite token, `POST /v1/enroll` binds keys and re-signs). Identity registration stays MA-side; the wizard never creates identities, only binds locally generated keys. Signup without a code queues a pending application (`<registry dir>/applications.json`, mode 600, MA contract data — never in the signed snapshot); `frxd registry approve <id>` promotes it (member stub + invite + credential block). A valid `--signup-code` approves immediately. Invites live in `<registry dir>/invites.json`. Prompts accept empty input as the default; scripted stdin works for tests.
+- Onboarding: `frxd --onboarding` runs a wizard consuming a credential block (`id=.. token=.. registry=.. ma_key=..`) issued by the MA (`registry serve`; HTML page at `/`, `POST /v1/signup` queues a pending application, `POST /v1/enroll` binds keys and re-signs). Identity registration stays MA-side; the wizard never creates identities, only binds locally generated keys. Applications live in `<registry dir>/applications.json` (mode 600, MA contract data — never in the signed snapshot); `frxd registry approve <id>` promotes one (member stub + invite + credential block), and `frxd registry invite <id>` mints another single-use 24h token — one per node the member runs. Invites live in `<registry dir>/invites.json`. Prompts accept empty input as the default; scripted stdin works for tests.
 - Next matching steps: eval harness with a small golden set (precision@k + false-silence rate), then a dense recall leg (model2vec-rs 0.2.1 exists but needs `default-features = false, features = ["fancy-regex", "local-only"]` for musl/airgapped; verify crate + model licenses before bundling), then an optional cross-encoder reranker. Embeddings are for recall; reranking is the precision tier.
 - Identity/registry (RFC Draft 0.5 §4/§6): MA-hosted FQDN identifiers first (`<label>.frx.<ma-domain>`, no DNS needed by users), signed versioned registry snapshot with the MA key pinned; envelope `from` = identifier, `key` = pubkey; registry outage fails static. Member-hosted identities, MA anchor rollover, and unicast confidentiality are §10 open. Implementation phases: A (signed registry snapshot) and B (identifier + `key` + JCS on the wire) are built and tested. Prioritize frictionless onboarding (users may be department-level and cannot create DNS).
diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index 89de3ef..39ff9b8 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ MA operator — run the signup site:
 
 ```
 frxd registry --dir ./ma init --zone frx.federatedsearch.org
-frxd registry --dir ./ma serve --listen 127.0.0.1:7800 --signup-code <code> --registry-url https://ma.federatedsearch.org/registry.json
+frxd registry --dir ./ma serve --listen 127.0.0.1:7800
 ```
 
-(put Caddy in front for a real domain). The page at `/` collects the registration form (short name, organization details, optional pre-approval code). Without a code the application queues for MA review — `frxd registry --dir <dir> applications` lists it and `frxd registry --dir <dir> approve <id> --registry-url <url>` issues the member, the invite, and the credential block to hand over; a valid code approves immediately and shows the block on the page. The block is `id=... token=... registry=... ma_key=...`. Organization details (legal name, representative, contacts, payment) are recorded privately by the MA in `<registry dir>/applications.json` — contract data, never in the public signed snapshot.
+(put Caddy in front for a real domain). The page at `/` collects the registration form (short name, organization details) and queues it for MA review — `frxd registry --dir <dir> applications` lists applications and `frxd registry --dir <dir> approve <id> --registry-url <url>` creates the member and prints the credential block to hand over. Each node the member runs needs its own token: `frxd registry --dir <dir> invite <id>` mints another single-use 24h invite for the same identifier. The block is `id=... token=... registry=... ma_key=...`. Organization details (legal name, representative, contacts, payment) are recorded privately by the MA in `<registry dir>/applications.json` — contract data, never in the public signed snapshot.
 
 New member:
 
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ gitea admin user generate-access-token -u <you> -t bootstrap --scopes all --conf
 ```
 
 The org is `frx`, the repo `frxd` → clone URL
-`https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd.git`. Membership stays closed (signup code);
-repo reads are public.
+`https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd.git`. Membership stays closed (MA-approved
+applications); repo reads are public.
 
 Publishing a release (from the checkout):
 
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 1be794c..a78cbe3 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -474,16 +474,29 @@ pub fn registry_approve(dir: &Path, id: &str, registry_url: Option<&str>) -> Res
     })?;
     let invite = registry::create_invite(dir, id, 24 * 3600)?;
     let (_, signed) = open_registry(dir)?;
-    let registry_url = registry_url.unwrap_or("<registry-url>");
     println!("approved {id} ({class})");
-    println!("hand this credential block to the member:");
-    println!(
-        "id={id} token={} registry={registry_url} ma_key={}",
-        invite.token, signed.doc.ma_key
-    );
+    print_credential_block(id, &invite.token, registry_url, &signed.doc.ma_key);
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Issues a fresh invite for an existing member — one single-use token per node
+/// the member runs (each node binds its own key at enrollment).
+pub fn registry_invite(dir: &Path, id: &str, registry_url: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
+    let (_, signed) = open_registry(dir)?;
+    if !signed.doc.members.iter().any(|member| member.id == id) {
+        return Err(anyhow!("no member named {id}"));
+    }
+    let invite = registry::create_invite(dir, id, 24 * 3600)?;
+    print_credential_block(id, &invite.token, registry_url, &signed.doc.ma_key);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn print_credential_block(id: &str, token: &str, registry_url: Option<&str>, ma_key: &str) {
+    let registry_url = registry_url.unwrap_or("<registry-url>");
+    println!("hand this credential block to the member (single use, valid 24h):");
+    println!("id={id} token={token} registry={registry_url} ma_key={ma_key}");
+}
+
 pub fn registry_set_relays(dir: &Path, relays: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     mutate_registry(dir, |doc| {
         doc.relays = relays.to_vec();
@@ -506,19 +519,11 @@ pub fn registry_show(dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 
 struct RegistryServer {
     dir: PathBuf,
-    signup_code: Option<String>,
-    registry_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
-pub fn registry_router(
-    dir: &Path,
-    signup_code: Option<String>,
-    registry_url: Option<String>,
-) -> Router {
+pub fn registry_router(dir: &Path) -> Router {
     let state = std::sync::Arc::new(RegistryServer {
         dir: dir.to_path_buf(),
-        signup_code,
-        registry_url,
     });
     Router::new()
         .route("/health", get(registry_health))
@@ -529,13 +534,8 @@ pub fn registry_router(
         .with_state(state)
 }
 
-pub async fn registry_serve(
-    dir: &Path,
-    listen: &str,
-    signup_code: Option<String>,
-    registry_url: Option<String>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let app = registry_router(dir, signup_code, registry_url);
+pub async fn registry_serve(dir: &Path, listen: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let app = registry_router(dir);
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(listen).await?;
     println!("registry serving on http://{}", listener.local_addr()?);
     axum::serve(listener, app).await?;
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ fn sanitize_label(input: &str) -> String {
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct SignupRequest {
     label: String,
-    code: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     org: String,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -613,28 +612,6 @@ async fn registry_signup(
         )
             .into_response();
     }
-    // A pre-approval code, if supplied, must be valid; an empty code queues for review.
-    let code = request
-        .code
-        .as_deref()
-        .map(str::trim)
-        .filter(|code| !code.is_empty());
-    if let Some(code) = code {
-        let Some(expected) = &server.signup_code else {
-            return (
-                StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
-                Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": "no pre-approval code is configured; submit without one to queue for review" })),
-            )
-                .into_response();
-        };
-        if code != expected.as_str() {
-            return (
-                StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
-                Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": "wrong signup code" })),
-            )
-                .into_response();
-        }
-    }
     if !request.attestation {
         return (
             StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
@@ -711,31 +688,9 @@ async fn registry_signup(
         class: class.to_string(),
         payment: request.payment.clone(),
         privacy_link: request.privacy_link.clone(),
-        status: if code.is_some() {
-            "approved".to_string()
-        } else {
-            "pending".to_string()
-        },
+        status: "pending".to_string(),
         submitted_at: now_ts(),
     };
-    if code.is_none() {
-        if let Err(error) = registry::record_application(&server.dir, application) {
-            return (
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": error.to_string() })),
-            )
-                .into_response();
-        }
-        return (
-            StatusCode::ACCEPTED,
-            Json(serde_json::json!({
-                "status": "pending",
-                "id": id,
-                "message": "application received — the membership authority reviews it and issues your credential block"
-            })),
-        )
-            .into_response();
-    }
     if let Err(error) = registry::record_application(&server.dir, application) {
         return (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -743,44 +698,12 @@ async fn registry_signup(
         )
             .into_response();
     }
-    let invite = match registry::create_invite(&server.dir, &id, 24 * 3600) {
-        Ok(invite) => invite,
-        Err(error) => {
-            return (
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": error.to_string() })),
-            )
-                .into_response();
-        }
-    };
-    if let Err(error) = mutate_registry(&server.dir, |doc| {
-        doc.members.push(RegistryMember {
-            id: id.clone(),
-            class: class.to_string(),
-            keys: Vec::new(),
-            enc_key: None,
-        });
-        Ok(())
-    }) {
-        return (
-            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": error.to_string() })),
-        )
-            .into_response();
-    }
-    let registry_url = server.registry_url.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-    let ma_key = signed.doc.ma_key.clone();
     (
-        StatusCode::OK,
+        StatusCode::ACCEPTED,
         Json(serde_json::json!({
+            "status": "pending",
             "id": id,
-            "token": invite.token,
-            "registry": registry_url,
-            "ma_key": ma_key,
-            "credentials": format!(
-                "id={id} token={} registry={registry_url} ma_key={ma_key}",
-                invite.token
-            ),
+            "message": "application received — the membership authority reviews it and issues your credential block"
         })),
     )
         .into_response()
@@ -920,11 +843,6 @@ the MA for the membership contract — never published, never on the wire.</p>
 <label>Short name — this becomes your identifier<br>
 <input name="label" id="label" required pattern="[A-Za-z0-9 -]+" placeholder="keswick-research"></label>
 <p class="muted">identifier: <code id="preview">(type a short name)</code> — no domain or DNS of your own is needed.</p>
-<label>Signup code (optional)<br>
-<input name="code" type="password" placeholder="pre-approval code"></label>
-<p class="muted">Leave empty to queue your application for MA review — the MA will contact you
-with your credential block. A pre-approval code, issued by the MA out of band, approves you
-immediately and returns the block here.</p>
 <label>Legal organization name<br>
 <input name="org" required placeholder="Keswick Research LLC"></label>
 <label>Representative (authorized contact person)<br>
@@ -954,10 +872,10 @@ immediately and returns the block here.</p>
 <h2>2. Download</h2>
 <div class="card">
 <p>Static Linux x86_64 binaries (musl — no runtime dependencies):</p>
-<pre class="cmd">curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.2/frxd-linux-amd64
-curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.2/frxd-linux-amd64.sha256
-curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.2/frx-linux-amd64
-curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.2/frx-linux-amd64.sha256</pre>
+<pre class="cmd">curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.3/frxd-linux-amd64
+curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.3/frxd-linux-amd64.sha256
+curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.3/frx-linux-amd64
+curl -LO https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases/download/v0.1.3/frx-linux-amd64.sha256</pre>
 <p class="muted">All releases: <a href="https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases">git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd/releases</a>.
 Source and spec (<code>rfc.txt</code>): <a href="https://git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd">git.federatedsearch.org/frx/frxd</a>.</p>
 </div>
@@ -1017,7 +935,7 @@ f.onsubmit = async (e) => {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {"content-type": "application/json"},
     body: JSON.stringify({
-      label: f.label.value, code: f.code.value,
+      label: f.label.value,
       org: f.org.value, representative: f.representative.value, email: f.email.value,
       address: f.address.value, domain: f.domain.value, class: f.member_class.value,
       payment: f.payment.value, privacy_link: f.privacy_link.value,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fb81869..1f54e5d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ enum RegistryCommand {
         #[arg(long)]
         registry_url: Option<String>,
     },
+    Invite {
+        id: String,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        registry_url: Option<String>,
+    },
     SetRelays {
         #[arg(required = true)]
         relays: Vec<String>,
@@ -193,10 +198,6 @@ enum RegistryCommand {
     Serve {
         #[arg(long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:7800")]
         listen: String,
-        #[arg(long)]
-        signup_code: Option<String>,
-        #[arg(long)]
-        registry_url: Option<String>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -364,13 +365,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             RegistryCommand::Approve { id, registry_url } => {
                 commands::registry_approve(&dir, &id, registry_url.as_deref())?
             }
+            RegistryCommand::Invite { id, registry_url } => {
+                commands::registry_invite(&dir, &id, registry_url.as_deref())?
+            }
             RegistryCommand::SetRelays { relays } => commands::registry_set_relays(&dir, &relays)?,
             RegistryCommand::Show => commands::registry_show(&dir)?,
-            RegistryCommand::Serve {
-                listen,
-                signup_code,
-                registry_url,
-            } => commands::registry_serve(&dir, &listen, signup_code, registry_url).await?,
+            RegistryCommand::Serve { listen } => commands::registry_serve(&dir, &listen).await?,
         },
         Command::Aggregates {
             from,
diff --git a/tests/onboarding.rs b/tests/onboarding.rs
index aabea6c..0669d67 100644
--- a/tests/onboarding.rs
+++ b/tests/onboarding.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ use frxd::registry::{self};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
-async fn spawn_registry_server(dir: &Path, signup_code: Option<&str>) -> String {
+async fn spawn_registry_server(dir: &Path) -> String {
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
     let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
     let base = format!("http://{addr}");
-    let router = commands::registry_router(
-        dir,
-        signup_code.map(str::to_string),
-        Some(format!("{base}/registry.json")),
-    );
+    let router = commands::registry_router(dir);
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         let _ = axum::serve(listener, router).await;
     });
@@ -30,67 +26,98 @@ fn setup_ma(root: &Path) -> std::path::PathBuf {
     dir
 }
 
+fn full_application(label: &str) -> Value {
+    serde_json::json!({
+        "label": label,
+        "org": format!("{label} Org"),
+        "representative": "R. Ep",
+        "email": "ops@example.org",
+        "attestation": true,
+        "privacy_ack": true
+    })
+}
+
+async fn submit_application(http: &reqwest::Client, base: &str, label: &str) -> Value {
+    let response = http
+        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
+        .json(&full_application(label))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::ACCEPTED);
+    response.json().await.unwrap()
+}
+
+fn invite_token(dir: &Path, id: &str) -> String {
+    registry::load_invites(&dir.join("invites.json"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_iter()
+        .rev()
+        .find(|invite| invite.id == id)
+        .unwrap()
+        .token
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
-async fn signup_issues_invite_and_enroll_binds_key() {
+async fn application_pending_then_approve_then_enroll_binds_key() {
     let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let dir = setup_ma(root.path());
-    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir, Some("sesame")).await;
+    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir).await;
     let http = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
-    let rejected = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({"label": "alice", "code": "wrong"}))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(rejected.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
-
-    let response = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({"label": "Alice Dev", "code": "sesame", "org": "Alice Dev Org", "representative": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.org", "attestation": true, "privacy_ack": true}))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert!(response.status().is_success());
-    let body: Value = response.json().await.unwrap();
-    let id = body.get("id").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap().to_string();
-    assert_eq!(id, "alice-dev.frx.invalid");
-    let token = body
-        .get("token")
-        .and_then(Value::as_str)
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_string();
+    let body = submit_application(&http, &base, "Alice Dev").await;
+    let id = "alice-dev.frx.invalid";
+    assert_eq!(body.get("status").and_then(Value::as_str), Some("pending"));
+    assert_eq!(body.get("id").and_then(Value::as_str), Some(id));
+    assert!(body.get("credentials").is_none());
 
+    // pending: no member entry yet, application on file
     let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    assert!(
-        registry::authorized_keys(&signed, now_ts()).is_empty(),
-        "signup must not authorize a key before enrollment"
-    );
+    assert!(signed.doc.members.iter().all(|member| member.id != id));
+    let apps = registry::load_applications(&dir.join("applications.json")).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(apps.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(apps[0].status, "pending");
+
+    // a duplicate application for the same identifier is rejected
+    let dup = http
+        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
+        .json(&full_application("Alice Dev"))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(dup.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::CONFLICT);
+
+    // MA approves: member stub + invite; enrollment binds the key
+    commands::registry_approve(&dir, id, None).unwrap();
+    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
+    assert!(signed.doc.members.iter().any(|member| member.id == id));
+    let apps = registry::load_applications(&dir.join("applications.json")).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(apps[0].status, "approved");
 
     let key = Keypair::generate();
-    let response = http
+    let enrolled = http
         .post(format!("{base}/v1/enroll"))
         .json(&serde_json::json!({
             "id": id,
-            "token": token,
+            "token": invite_token(&dir, id),
             "pubkey": key.public_hex(),
         }))
         .send()
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    assert!(response.status().is_success());
-
+    assert!(enrolled.status().is_success());
     let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
     assert!(registry::authorized_keys(&signed, now_ts()).contains_key(&key.public_hex()));
 
+    // the token is single-use
     let replayed = http
         .post(format!("{base}/v1/enroll"))
         .json(&serde_json::json!({
             "id": id,
-            "token": token,
+            "token": invite_token(&dir, id),
             "pubkey": Keypair::generate().public_hex(),
         }))
         .send()
@@ -103,15 +130,18 @@ async fn signup_issues_invite_and_enroll_binds_key() {
 async fn signup_stores_private_application_and_class() {
     let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let dir = setup_ma(root.path());
-    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir, Some("sesame")).await;
+    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir).await;
     let http = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
+    // missing acknowledgements are rejected
     let missing = http
         .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({"label": "acme", "code": "sesame"}))
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "label": "acme", "org": "Acme", "representative": "A", "email": "a@acme.example"
+        }))
         .send()
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -121,7 +151,6 @@ async fn signup_stores_private_application_and_class() {
         .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
         .json(&serde_json::json!({
             "label": "Keswick Research",
-            "code": "sesame",
             "org": "Keswick Research LLC",
             "representative": "J. Keswick",
             "email": "ops@keswick.example",
@@ -136,26 +165,13 @@ async fn signup_stores_private_application_and_class() {
         .send()
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    assert!(response.status().is_success());
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::ACCEPTED);
     let body: Value = response.json().await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         body.get("id").and_then(Value::as_str),
         Some("keswick-research.frx.invalid")
     );
 
-    // public registry stays minimal: identifier + class only, no org data
-    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    let member = signed
-        .doc
-        .members
-        .iter()
-        .find(|m| m.id == "keswick-research.frx.invalid")
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(member.class, frxd::config::CLASS_ENRICHMENT);
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    assert!(!raw.contains("Keswick Research LLC"));
-    assert!(!raw.contains("ops@keswick.example"));
-
     // private application record holds the contract details
     let apps = registry::load_applications(&dir.join("applications.json")).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(apps.len(), 1);
@@ -167,101 +183,90 @@ async fn signup_stores_private_application_and_class() {
     assert_eq!(app.payment, "IBAN XX00 0000");
     assert_eq!(app.privacy_link, "https://keswick.example/privacy");
     assert_eq!(app.class, "enrichment");
+    assert_eq!(app.status, "pending");
+
+    // approval creates the member entry with the declared class
+    commands::registry_approve(&dir, "keswick-research.frx.invalid", None).unwrap();
+    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
+    let member = signed
+        .doc
+        .members
+        .iter()
+        .find(|m| m.id == "keswick-research.frx.invalid")
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(member.class, frxd::config::CLASS_ENRICHMENT);
+
+    // public registry stays minimal: no org data in the signed snapshot
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
+    assert!(!raw.contains("Keswick Research LLC"));
+    assert!(!raw.contains("ops@keswick.example"));
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
-async fn signup_without_code_queues_application_for_approval() {
+async fn invite_reissues_token_per_node() {
     let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let dir = setup_ma(root.path());
-    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir, Some("sesame")).await;
+    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir).await;
     let http = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()
         .unwrap();
-
-    // no code: application queues as pending; no credentials, no member entry
-    let response = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({
-            "label": "Pending Co",
-            "org": "Pending Co Ltd",
-            "representative": "P. Pending",
-            "email": "ops@pending.example",
-            "attestation": true,
-            "privacy_ack": true
-        }))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::ACCEPTED);
-    let body: Value = response.json().await.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(body.get("status").and_then(Value::as_str), Some("pending"));
-    assert!(body.get("credentials").is_none());
-    let id = "pending-co.frx.invalid";
-
-    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    assert!(
-        signed.doc.members.iter().all(|member| member.id != id),
-        "a pending application must not create a member entry"
-    );
-    let apps = registry::load_applications(&dir.join("applications.json")).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(apps.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(apps[0].id, id);
-    assert_eq!(apps[0].status, "pending");
-
-    // a wrong code is still rejected, not queued
-    let rejected = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({
-            "label": "other", "code": "wrong", "org": "O", "representative": "R",
-            "email": "r@o.example", "attestation": true, "privacy_ack": true
-        }))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(rejected.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
-
-    // MA approves: member stub + invite; enrollment binds the key
+    submit_application(&http, &base, "Multi Node").await;
+    let id = "multi-node.frx.invalid";
     commands::registry_approve(&dir, id, None).unwrap();
-    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    assert!(signed.doc.members.iter().any(|member| member.id == id));
-    let apps = registry::load_applications(&dir.join("applications.json")).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(apps[0].status, "approved");
 
-    let invites = registry::load_invites(&dir.join("invites.json")).unwrap();
-    let invite = invites.iter().find(|invite| invite.id == id).unwrap();
-    let key = Keypair::generate();
-    let enrolled = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/enroll"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({
-            "id": id,
-            "token": invite.token,
-            "pubkey": key.public_hex(),
-        }))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert!(enrolled.status().is_success());
+    let enroll = |token: String, pubkey: String| {
+        let http = http.clone();
+        let base = base.clone();
+        let id = id.to_string();
+        async move {
+            http.post(format!("{base}/v1/enroll"))
+                .json(&serde_json::json!({
+                    "id": id, "token": token, "pubkey": pubkey,
+                }))
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .status()
+        }
+    };
+
+    // node 1: the invite from approval
+    let key1 = Keypair::generate();
+    let token1 = invite_token(&dir, id);
+    assert!(enroll(token1.clone(), key1.public_hex()).await.is_success());
+
+    // node 2: a fresh token from `registry invite`
+    commands::registry_invite(&dir, id, None).unwrap();
+    let key2 = Keypair::generate();
+    let token2 = invite_token(&dir, id);
+    assert_ne!(token1, token2);
+    assert!(enroll(token2, key2.public_hex()).await.is_success());
+
     let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
-    assert!(registry::authorized_keys(&signed, now_ts()).contains_key(&key.public_hex()));
+    let authorized = registry::authorized_keys(&signed, now_ts());
+    assert!(authorized.contains_key(&key1.public_hex()));
+    assert!(authorized.contains_key(&key2.public_hex()));
+
+    // an invite for an unknown member fails
+    assert!(commands::registry_invite(&dir, "ghost.frx.invalid", None).is_err());
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
 async fn wizard_enrolls_and_writes_config() {
     let root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
     let dir = setup_ma(root.path());
-    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir, Some("sesame")).await;
+    let base = spawn_registry_server(&dir).await;
     let http = reqwest::Client::new();
-    let body: Value = http
-        .post(format!("{base}/v1/signup"))
-        .json(&serde_json::json!({"label": "Wizard Test", "code": "sesame", "org": "Wizard Test Org", "representative": "Wiz", "email": "wiz@example.org", "attestation": true, "privacy_ack": true}))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-        .json()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    let credentials = body.get("credentials").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap();
+    submit_application(&http, &base, "Wizard Test").await;
+    let id = "wizard-test.frx.invalid";
+    commands::registry_approve(&dir, id, None).unwrap();
+    let signed = registry::load_registry(&dir.join("registry.json")).unwrap();
+    let credentials = format!(
+        "id={id} token={} registry={base}/registry.json ma_key={}",
+        invite_token(&dir, id),
+        signed.doc.ma_key
+    );
 
     let config_path = root.path().join("wizard.toml");
     let input = format!("{}\n{credentials}\n\n\n\nn\n", config_path.display());
@@ -275,7 +280,7 @@ async fn wizard_enrolls_and_writes_config() {
     assert!(text.contains("enrolled"), "{text}");
 
     let config = Config::load(&config_path).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(config.node.id.as_deref(), Some("wizard-test.frx.invalid"));
+    assert_eq!(config.node.id.as_deref(), Some(id));
     assert_eq!(
         config.node.registry.as_deref(),
         Some(format!("{base}/registry.json").as_str())