diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/dbug.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/dbug.hoon
index 320a03dba..16c052b34 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/dbug.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/dbug.hoon
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@
 ++  v-ames
   |%
   ++  peers
-    (scry (map ship ?(%alien %known)) %a %peers ~)
+    (scry (map ship ?(%alien %known)) %ax %$ /peers)
   ::
   ++  peer
     |=  who=ship
-    (scry ship-state:ames %a %peer /(scot %p who))
+    (scry ship-state:ames %ax %$ /peers/(scot %p who))
   ::
   ++  peer-to-json
     =,  ames
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index 0baacccca..4acabf3ce 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -691,35 +691,37 @@
   --
 ::  +scry: dereference namespace
 ::
-::    The ones producing vases are expected to be used like this:
-::
-::    &tang [(sell .^(vase %a /=peer=/~zod)) ~]
-::
 ++  scry
   |=  [fur=(unit (set monk)) ren=@tas why=shop syd=desk lot=coin tyl=path]
   ^-  (unit (unit cage))
-  ?.  =(lot [%$ %da now])  ~
-  ?.  =(%$ ren)  [~ ~]
-  ?.  =([%& our] why)
-    [~ ~]
-  ?+    syd  ~
-      %peers
-    ?^  tyl  [~ ~]
+  ::  only respond for the local identity, %$ desk, current timestamp
+  ::
+  ?.  ?&  =(&+our why)
+          =([%$ %da now] lot)
+          =(%$ syd)
+      ==
+    ~
+  ::  /ax/peers                    (map ship ?(%alien known))
+  ::  /ax/peers/[ship]             ship-state
+  ::  /ax/bones/[ship]             [snd=(set bone) rcv=(set bone)]
+  ::  /ax/snd-bones/[ship]/[bone]  vase
+  ::
+  ?.  ?=(%x ren)  ~
+  ?+    tyl  [~ ~]
+      [%peers ~]
     :^  ~  ~  %noun
     !>  ^-  (map ship ?(%alien %known))
     (~(run by peers.ames-state) head)
   ::
-      %peer
-    ?.  ?=([@ ~] tyl)  [~ ~]
-    =/  who  (slaw %p i.tyl)
+      [%peers @ ~]
+    =/  who  (slaw %p i.t.tyl)
     ?~  who  [~ ~]
     ?~  peer=(~(get by peers.ames-state) u.who)
       [~ ~]
     ``noun+!>(u.peer)
   ::
-      %bones
-    ?.  ?=([@ ~] tyl)  [~ ~]
-    =/  who  (slaw %p i.tyl)
+      [%bones @ ~]
+    =/  who  (slaw %p i.t.tyl)
     ?~  who  [~ ~]
     =/  per  (~(get by peers.ames-state) u.who)
     ?.  ?=([~ %known *] per)  [~ ~]
@@ -728,11 +730,10 @@
       [snd=~(key by snd) rcv=~(key by rcv)]
     ``noun+!>(res)
   ::
-      %snd-bone
-    ?.  ?=([@ @ ~] tyl)  [~ ~]
-    =/  who  (slaw %p i.tyl)
+      [%snd-bones @ @ ~]
+    =/  who  (slaw %p i.t.tyl)
     ?~  who  [~ ~]
-    =/  ost  (slaw %ud i.t.tyl)
+    =/  ost  (slaw %ud i.t.t.tyl)
     ?~  ost  [~ ~]
     =/  per  (~(get by peers.ames-state) u.who)
     ?.  ?=([~ %known *] per)  [~ ~]