diff --git a/docs/architecture/crates/core/endpoint.md b/docs/architecture/crates/core/endpoint.md
index 4279df4..31630cf 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/crates/core/endpoint.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/crates/core/endpoint.md
@@ -93,14 +93,20 @@ loop {
 
 ### iroh accept loop (P2P relay-assisted)
 
+iroh's `Endpoint` natively supports ALPN negotiation (step 4 of its connection establishment). The `iroh::Endpoint::set_alpns()` method configures which ALPNs the endpoint advertises — the same mechanism iroh's own `Router` uses internally with its `ProtocolMap`.
+
+We use `iroh::Endpoint` directly (not iroh's `Router`) because our `HandlerRegistry` is shared between quinn and iroh connection sources, and our `AuthContext` construction differs per source. Our accept loop replaces iroh's `Router` accept loop with our own dispatch:
+
 ```
 loop {
     tokio::select! {
         incoming = iroh_endpoint.accept() => {
-            let connection = incoming.await;  // iroh QUIC connection + ALPN
-            match connection {
-                Ok(conn) => dispatch(conn),
-                Err(e) => { /* log connection error, continue */ }
+            // incoming is an iroh::endpoint::Incoming
+            let accepting = incoming.accept();  // Accepting state
+            let alpn = accepting.alpn().await;  // ALPN from TLS handshake
+            match alpn {
+                Ok(alpn) => dispatch(alpn, accepting),
+                Err(e) => { /* log handshake failure, continue */ }
             }
         }
         _ = shutdown.changed() => break,
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ loop {
 }
 ```
 
+See iroh's `protocol.rs` (`/workspace/iroh/iroh/src/protocol.rs`) for the reference implementation of this pattern — `handle_connection()` reads the ALPN, looks up the handler in `ProtocolMap`, and calls `handler.accept(connection)`. Our dispatch is the same pattern with our `HandlerRegistry`.
+
 ### Dispatch function (shared)
 
 ```
diff --git a/docs/architecture/decisions/010-alpn-router-and-endpoint.md b/docs/architecture/decisions/010-alpn-router-and-endpoint.md
index 708f420..b6ede2d 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/decisions/010-alpn-router-and-endpoint.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/decisions/010-alpn-router-and-endpoint.md
@@ -34,11 +34,18 @@ The reference implementation's "stealth mode" is **SSH-over-TLS on port 443**. T
 
 In the new ALPN model, this concept maps to: the endpoint speaks QUIC+TLS with ALPN, and the `alknet/http` handler can serve a decoy website on `h2`/`http/1.1` while real services use `alknet/ssh`, `alknet/call`, etc. The ALPN router does the "stealth" job — unknown ALPNs get the HTTP handler, which can serve whatever fronting content is desired. No byte-peeking needed.
 
-### iroh produces QUIC connections
+### iroh produces QUIC connections with ALPN
 
-iroh's `Endpoint::accept()` produces incoming QUIC connections. These connections have ALPNs. They can feed directly into the same `HandlerRegistry` dispatch. The iroh endpoint and the quinn endpoint both produce QUIC connections — the difference is how they're established (relay-assisted vs direct), not how handlers consume them.
+iroh's `Endpoint::accept()` produces incoming QUIC connections with ALPN negotiation (step 4 of iroh's connection establishment). The `iroh::Endpoint` supports `set_alpns()` to configure which ALPNs the endpoint advertises — the same mechanism iroh's own `Router` uses internally.
 
-This means: **the ALPN router is transport-agnostic**. It dispatches by ALPN string. It doesn't care whether the connection came from a quinn endpoint or an iroh endpoint. Both produce connections that handlers can use via the same `Connection` type.
+This means the iroh integration is not a separate dispatch path. It uses the **same ALPN dispatch** as the quinn path. The `iroh::Endpoint` accepts connections, negotiates ALPN, and our `HandlerRegistry` dispatches to the right handler — exactly like iroh's own `Router` does with its `ProtocolMap`.
+
+We do NOT wrap iroh's `Router`. We use `iroh::Endpoint` directly and run our own accept loop, because:
+- Our `HandlerRegistry` is shared between quinn and iroh connection sources
+- Our `AuthContext` construction differs per connection source
+- Our shutdown and error handling patterns are our own
+
+The relationship is: **iroh's Router is a reference implementation of the pattern we're building.** Our `AlknetEndpoint` generalizes it to support multiple connection sources with the same dispatch.
 
 ### Key design questions