diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 83067b9..926fb97 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY=
 
 # Optional Brolga threat-intelligence context engine (https://github.com/jusso-dev/Brolga).
 # Org-level settings under Settings → Integrations take precedence.
-# Brolga HTTP API is planned for Brolga v0.5; until then health/context calls
-# report "unavailable" without breaking case enrichment.
+# Set BROLGA_BASE_URL to Brolga's origin only — the /api/v1 prefix is added by
+# the client. A self-hosted Brolga on a tailnet or LAN is a non-public address,
+# so KELPIE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORKS must also be "true" or the call is blocked.
 BROLGA_BASE_URL=
 BROLGA_API_TOKEN=
 BROLGA_ENABLED=false
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ CLAMAV_HOST=
 CLAMAV_PORT=3310
 
 # Set only when Kelpie must call intentionally private, self-hosted integrations.
+# Must be the literal string "true". Any other value, including "1", leaves the
+# outbound guard on and the call fails with "resolves to a non-public address".
 KELPIE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORKS=false
 S3_BUCKET=
 S3_REGION=ap-southeast-2
diff --git a/scripts/live-brolga-check.ts b/scripts/live-brolga-check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8109435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/live-brolga-check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * Ad-hoc check against a real Brolga. Not part of the test suite: it needs a
+ * reachable instance and a token, which CI has neither of.
+ */
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { brolgaUrl, configurationFromSettings } from "@/lib/brolga";
+import { safeFetch } from "@/lib/outbound-request";
+
+async function main() {
+  const base = process.env.BROLGA_BASE_URL;
+  const token = process.env.BROLGA_API_TOKEN;
+  assert.ok(base && token, "set BROLGA_BASE_URL and BROLGA_API_TOKEN");
+
+  const config = configurationFromSettings({
+    brolga_base_url: base,
+    brolga_api_token: token,
+    brolga_enabled: true,
+  });
+
+  const healthUrl = brolgaUrl(config, config.healthPath);
+  const contextUrl = brolgaUrl(config, config.contextPath);
+  console.log("health url :", healthUrl);
+  console.log("context url:", contextUrl);
+
+  const health = await safeFetch(healthUrl);
+  assert.equal(health.status, 200, `health returned ${health.status}`);
+  console.log("health     :", await health.text());
+
+  const res = await safeFetch(contextUrl, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      schema_version: "kelpie.brolga.context_request/1.0",
+      subject: { kind: "ip", value: "203.0.113.42" },
+      purpose: "case_enrichment",
+      detail_level: "L1",
+      case_id: "case-demo-1",
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(res.status, 200, `context returned ${res.status}`);
+  const pack = await res.json();
+
+  assert.equal(pack.schema_version, "brolga.context_pack/1.0");
+  assert.equal(pack.disposition, "malicious");
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(pack.evidence) && pack.evidence.length > 0, "no evidence");
+  console.log("disposition:", pack.disposition);
+  console.log("entities   :", pack.entities.map((e: {name: string}) => e.name));
+  console.log("evidence   :", pack.evidence.length, "source object(s)");
+  console.log("gaps       :", pack.gaps);
+
+  // An unauthenticated request must be refused.
+  const anon = await safeFetch(contextUrl, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ subject: { kind: "ip", value: "203.0.113.42" } }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(anon.status, 401, `unauthenticated request returned ${anon.status}`);
+  console.log("no token   : 401 as expected");
+
+  console.log("\nKelpie -> Brolga live check passed");
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error(error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/scripts/test-brolga-contract.ts b/scripts/test-brolga-contract.ts
index 02c4f01..7353376 100644
--- a/scripts/test-brolga-contract.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-brolga-contract.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ function testConfig() {
   assert.equal(enabled.baseUrl, "https://brolga.example");
   assert.equal(enabled.hasToken, true);
   assert.equal(enabled.timeoutMs, 12000);
-  assert.equal(enabled.contextPath, "/v1/context");
-  assert.equal(enabled.healthPath, "/v1/health");
+  assert.equal(enabled.contextPath, "/api/v1/context");
+  assert.equal(enabled.healthPath, "/api/v1/health");
 
   assert.equal(
     BROLGA_CONTEXT_REQUEST_SCHEMA,
diff --git a/src/lib/brolga/client.ts b/src/lib/brolga/client.ts
index be2ce44..814700d 100644
--- a/src/lib/brolga/client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/brolga/client.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function testBrolgaConnection(
       return {
         ok: false,
         message:
-          "Reached host but /v1/health is not implemented yet (expected until Brolga v0.5). URL is reachable.",
+          "Reached host but /api/v1/health is not there. Check the URL points at Brolga's origin, not a path.",
         httpStatus: 404,
       };
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/brolga/config.ts b/src/lib/brolga/config.ts
index bbd4b73..340fbcb 100644
--- a/src/lib/brolga/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/brolga/config.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ export function configurationFromSettings(
     tokenSource,
     urlSource,
     timeoutMs: clampTimeout(settings.brolga_timeout_ms),
-    healthPath: "/v1/health",
-    contextPath: "/v1/context",
+    // Brolga versions its routes in the path and serves them under `/api/v1` — see its
+    // docs/API.md. The base URL is reduced to an origin above, so the full prefix belongs here.
+    healthPath: "/api/v1/health",
+    contextPath: "/api/v1/context",
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/brolga/types.ts b/src/lib/brolga/types.ts
index 2f75f90..562601d 100644
--- a/src/lib/brolga/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/brolga/types.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@
  * graph, and context packs. Kelpie consumes compact packs for case
  * enrichment — it does not re-implement MISP/TAXII/AbuseIPDB pipelines.
  *
- * These types are Kelpie's *consumer* contract. They deliberately track the
- * Brolga roadmap (context packs, progressive disclosure, evidence handles)
- * without requiring a running Brolga instance yet. When Brolga's HTTP API
- * ships (milestone v0.5), adjust paths/fields only if the wire format drifts;
- * keep this file as the single import surface for UI and enrichment.
+ * These types are Kelpie's *consumer* contract, and Brolga now serves it.
  *
- * Wire path (planned): `POST {baseUrl}/v1/context`
- * Auth (planned): `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
+ * Wire path: `POST {baseUrl}/api/v1/context`
+ * Auth: `Authorization: Bearer <token>` — Brolga refuses to bind a reachable
+ * address without a token, so one is always required off loopback.
  * Content-Type: `application/json`
+ *
+ * Brolga serves detail level L1 today. It reports the level it *actually*
+ * served and notes the shortfall in `exclusions`, so a pack never claims more
+ * depth than it has. Progressive disclosure beyond L1 and `expansion_handles`
+ * remain roadmap.
+ *
+ * `disposition: "unknown"` means Brolga has not heard of the subject. It does
+ * not mean benign, and must not be rendered as one.
  */
 
 /** Schema id for the request body Kelpie sends. */
diff --git a/src/lib/enrichment/providers/brolga.ts b/src/lib/enrichment/providers/brolga.ts
index 0e9b3fa..fc14be9 100644
--- a/src/lib/enrichment/providers/brolga.ts
+++ b/src/lib/enrichment/providers/brolga.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { packDispositionSummary } from "@/lib/brolga/client";
 
 /**
  * Optional enrichment via Brolga context packs.
- * Inactive until an admin enables Brolga and the engine exposes /v1/context.
+ * Inactive until an admin enables Brolga and configures its base URL.
  */
 export const brolgaProvider: EnrichmentProvider = {
   name: "brolga",