diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
index 6009207..07facb6 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ td[data-field="trackingNumber"] {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh Data">⟳</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html
index 5e914b6..2fd71c5 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Browse</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
             </div>
             <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
             <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh listing" aria-label="Refresh listing">⟳</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
index 1a84641..e08b19b 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                     </svg>
                     <div class="header-title-group">
                         <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Classifier</span>
-                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
                     </div>
                     <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
                     <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh and rescan directory" aria-label="Refresh" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
index 352add9..529e959 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
index 3fcff20..1053afa 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Markdown</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary" title="Add a local directory">Add Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh directory" aria-label="Refresh">⟳</button>
@@ -4990,9 +4990,38 @@ async function readServerDirectory(dirUrl, parentNode, depth) {
 async function loadServerDirectory() {
     if (!(location.protocol === 'http:' || location.protocol === 'https:')) return;
 
+    // Compute the directory URL the file tree should be rooted at.
+    //
+    //   <project>/working/         → root = <project>/working/
+    //   <project>/working/x/y/     → root = <project>/working/x/y/
+    //   <project>/working          → root = <project>/working/    (no-slash
+    //                                 canonical-folder URL — the dispatcher
+    //                                 routes mdedit here directly without
+    //                                 a redirect, so we infer "directory"
+    //                                 from the absence of a `.` in the
+    //                                 last segment rather than stripping
+    //                                 back to the parent.)
+    //   <project>/x/y/mdedit.html  → root = <project>/x/y/        (the leaf
+    //                                 segment IS a file; strip to parent.)
+    //
+    // The rule: if the last path segment contains a "." it's a file,
+    // strip it; otherwise treat the whole path as the directory.
     let href = window.location.href.split('?')[0].split('#')[0];
-    const lastSlash = href.lastIndexOf('/');
-    const baseUrl = (lastSlash >= 0) ? href.substring(0, lastSlash + 1) : href + '/';
+    let baseUrl;
+    if (href.endsWith('/')) {
+        baseUrl = href;
+    } else {
+        const lastSlash = href.lastIndexOf('/');
+        const lastSeg = lastSlash >= 0 ? href.substring(lastSlash + 1) : href;
+        if (lastSeg.indexOf('.') !== -1) {
+            // Looks like a file (has an extension) — strip to parent.
+            baseUrl = lastSlash >= 0 ? href.substring(0, lastSlash + 1) : href + '/';
+        } else {
+            // Looks like a directory — append the trailing slash so all
+            // subsequent listing URLs are computed correctly.
+            baseUrl = href + '/';
+        }
+    }
 
     // Only enter server-source mode if the host actually serves JSON directory
     // listings (zddc-server / Caddy). On a plain static host the probe fails
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
index 80f0f46..5d19fc0 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ dialog.modal--narrow {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Transmittal</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
             </div>
             <span id="no-js-notice" class="text-gray-400 text-xs italic">JavaScript not available</span>
             <!-- Publish split-button (Transmittal-specific primary action;
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
index 3b900d8..57f50ab 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Generated by build.sh — do not edit. One <app>=<build label> per line.
-archive=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-transmittal=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-classifier=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-mdedit=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-landing=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-form=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-tables=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
-browse=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat
+archive=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+transmittal=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+classifier=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+mdedit=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+landing=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+form=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+tables=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
+browse=v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism
diff --git a/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html b/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
index c446c98..2022abe 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/handler/tables.html
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title" id="table-title">ZDDC Table</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · rock-cliff-boat</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.17-beta · 2026-05-10 · fox-berry-prism</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">