diff --git a/.github/workflows/pointcloud-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pointcloud-pages.yml
index 74f33deb..8b3eb51e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pointcloud-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pointcloud-pages.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ jobs:
           - Default — synthetic in-browser demo (no backend, no network calls).
           - `?backend=auto` — fetch from `/api/splats` on the same origin
             (only works when the viewer is served by `ruview-pointcloud serve`).
-          - `?backend=<url>` — fetch from `<url>/api/splats` on a CORS-permitting
-            host (e.g. `?backend=https://my-ruview.example.com`).
+          - `?backend=<url>` — fetch from `<url>/api/splats`. The intended
+            local-ESP32 use is `?backend=http://127.0.0.1:9880`: run
+            `ruview-pointcloud serve --bind 127.0.0.1:9880` on the same
+            machine with your ESP32 streaming CSI to UDP port 3333, then
+            visit the URL above. The local server's CorsLayer permits
+            requests from `https://ruvnet.github.io`, and modern browsers
+            permit HTTPS→127.0.0.1 mixed-content as a trustworthy origin.
+            The "📡 Connect ESP32" button in the viewer prompts for this
+            URL and persists it in localStorage.
           - `?live=1` — require a live backend; show an offline message instead
             of falling back to the synthetic demo.
 
diff --git a/docs/adr/ADR-094-pointcloud-github-pages-deployment.md b/docs/adr/ADR-094-pointcloud-github-pages-deployment.md
index 2f59afd6..4b6a125f 100644
--- a/docs/adr/ADR-094-pointcloud-github-pages-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/adr/ADR-094-pointcloud-github-pages-deployment.md
@@ -66,10 +66,32 @@ and publish it to `gh-pages/pointcloud/` alongside the other demos:
    serves the viewer and the API together). On any failure (404, network
    error, CORS), fall back silently to synthetic-demo rendering so the
    tab never dies.
-3. **Remote mode** (`?backend=<url>`) — fetch from `<url>/api/splats`. The
-   user supplies a CORS-permitting host running their own
-   `ruview-pointcloud serve` (e.g. a Tailscale-exposed home node). Badge
-   reads `● REMOTE <url>`. Same silent demo fallback on failure.
+3. **Remote mode** (`?backend=<url>`) — fetch from `<url>/api/splats`.
+   This is the **integrated-ESP32** path: the user runs
+   `ruview-pointcloud serve --bind 127.0.0.1:9880` locally with an
+   ESP32-S3 streaming CSI to UDP port 3333, then opens
+   `https://ruvnet.github.io/RuView/pointcloud/?backend=http://127.0.0.1:9880`.
+   The hosted Pages viewer becomes a thin client for the local Rust
+   fusion pipeline (camera depth + WiFi CSI + mmWave) without a clone
+   or rebuild. The viewer also exposes a "📡 Connect ESP32" button that
+   prompts for the URL, persists it in `localStorage`, and reloads
+   with the query param.
+
+   For this to work the local server must answer the browser's CORS
+   preflight. `stream.rs` therefore installs a `tower_http` `CorsLayer`
+   that allows three origin classes:
+
+   - `https://ruvnet.github.io` — the published Pages demo.
+   - `http://localhost:*` and `http://127.0.0.1:*` — developer running
+     the bundled `viewer.html` directly.
+   - `null` — `file://` origins.
+
+   Mixed-content (HTTPS Pages → HTTP loopback) is permitted because
+   modern browsers (Chrome 94+, Firefox 116+, Safari 16.4+) classify
+   `127.0.0.1` and `localhost` as "potentially trustworthy" origins.
+   Any other origin (a public hostname, etc.) is denied — this is not
+   a wildcard CORS posture. Badge reads `● REMOTE <url>`. Same silent
+   demo fallback on failure.
 4. **Strict-live mode** (`?live=1`) — disable the demo fallback. If the
    chosen transport fails, replace the info panel with an explicit offline
    message (`● OFFLINE — Live backend required but unreachable`). Useful
diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/Cargo.toml b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/Cargo.toml
index a6d2700f..371b855d 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 axum = { workspace = true }
+tower-http = { workspace = true }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 chrono = "0.4"
 dirs = "5"
diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/stream.rs b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/stream.rs
index 83f988e2..808f6231 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/stream.rs
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/stream.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ use crate::fusion;
 use crate::pointcloud;
 use axum::{
     extract::State,
+    http::{HeaderValue, Method},
     response::Html,
     routing::get,
     Json, Router,
 };
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use tower_http::cors::{AllowOrigin, CorsLayer};
 
 struct AppState {
     latest_cloud: Mutex<pointcloud::PointCloud>,
@@ -108,12 +110,36 @@ pub async fn serve(bind: &str, _brain: Option<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if has_camera { eprintln!("  Camera: LIVE (/dev/video0)"); }
     else { eprintln!("  Camera: DEMO"); }
 
+    // CORS — allow the hosted GitHub Pages viewer to fetch /api/splats from a
+    // locally-running instance of this server. Modern browsers treat
+    // 127.0.0.1/localhost as a "potentially trustworthy" origin so the HTTPS
+    // page can reach a plain-HTTP loopback backend without mixed-content
+    // blocking. Origins permitted:
+    //   - https://ruvnet.github.io (the published RuView Pages demo)
+    //   - http://localhost:* / http://127.0.0.1:* (developer running the
+    //     viewer.html bundled with this binary)
+    // Anything else is denied, so this is not a "wildcard" CORS.
+    let cors = CorsLayer::new()
+        .allow_origin(AllowOrigin::predicate(|origin: &HeaderValue, _req| {
+            let s = match origin.to_str() {
+                Ok(v) => v,
+                Err(_) => return false,
+            };
+            s == "https://ruvnet.github.io"
+                || s.starts_with("http://localhost")
+                || s.starts_with("http://127.0.0.1")
+                || s == "null" // file:// origins
+        }))
+        .allow_methods([Method::GET, Method::OPTIONS])
+        .allow_headers([axum::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE]);
+
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/", get(index))
         .route("/api/cloud", get(api_cloud))
         .route("/api/splats", get(api_splats))
         .route("/api/status", get(api_status))
         .route("/health", get(api_health))
+        .layer(cors)
         .with_state(state);
 
     println!("╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗");
diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/viewer.html b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/viewer.html
index c8ac95b3..be142a49 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/viewer.html
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-pointcloud/src/viewer.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
         #cam-cta { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); padding: 10px 18px; background: #e8a634; color: #0a0a0a; border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; z-index: 10; }
         #cam-cta:hover { background: #ffc04d; }
         #cam-cta.hidden { display: none; }
+        #esp-cta { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; right: 16px; padding: 8px 14px; background: transparent; color: #e8a634; border: 1px solid #e8a634; border-radius: 4px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer; z-index: 10; }
+        #esp-cta:hover { background: rgba(232, 166, 52, 0.12); }
+        #esp-cta.connected { background: #4f4; color: #0a0a0a; border-color: #4f4; }
         .live { color: #4f4; } .demo { color: #f44; }
         .face { color: #4cf; }
         .section { margin-top: 6px; padding-top: 6px; border-top: 1px solid #333; }
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@
         <div id="stats">Loading...</div>
     </div>
     <button id="cam-cta">▶ Project Subject — render your face into the Vault</button>
+    <button id="esp-cta" title="Stream live CSI from a local ruview-pointcloud serve instance (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9880)">📡 Connect ESP32…</button>
     <script>
         var scene = new THREE.Scene();
         scene.background = new THREE.Color(0x0a0a0a);
@@ -600,6 +604,42 @@
             });
         })();
 
+        // Wire the ESP32 backend CTA: prompts for a ruview-pointcloud serve URL,
+        // persists last-used value in localStorage, and reloads with the
+        // ?backend=<url> query so the existing remote-mode path takes over.
+        // Disconnect by clicking again when already connected.
+        (function wireEspCta() {
+            var btn = document.getElementById("esp-cta");
+            if (!btn) return;
+            var connected = backendArg.startsWith("http");
+            if (connected) {
+                btn.classList.add("connected");
+                btn.textContent = "📡 ESP32 connected · disconnect";
+            }
+            btn.addEventListener("click", function() {
+                if (connected) {
+                    // Strip ?backend= from current URL and reload — return to demo.
+                    var u = new URL(window.location.href);
+                    u.searchParams.delete("backend");
+                    window.location.href = u.toString();
+                    return;
+                }
+                var stored;
+                try { stored = localStorage.getItem("ruview.backendUrl"); } catch (_) { stored = null; }
+                var def = stored || "http://127.0.0.1:9880";
+                var url = window.prompt(
+                    "Enter the ruview-pointcloud serve URL (run `ruview-pointcloud serve` locally with your ESP32 streaming CSI to UDP port 3333):",
+                    def
+                );
+                if (!url) return;
+                url = url.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+                try { localStorage.setItem("ruview.backendUrl", url); } catch (_) {}
+                var u2 = new URL(window.location.href);
+                u2.searchParams.set("backend", url);
+                window.location.href = u2.toString();
+            });
+        })();
+
         fetchCloud();
         setInterval(fetchCloud, 100); // 10 Hz — denser updates so face mesh feels live and the spiral animates smoothly