diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
index 270306d1..d034d838 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
@@ -381,37 +381,48 @@ class CompanionServer : Feature("CompanionServer") {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        // Strategy E: europe-west1 format — field3→3 → snap descriptors at field 1
+                        // Strategy E: europe-west1 repeated-f3 format
+                        // outer: repeated field3 (story group) → field3 (story list) → repeated field3 (snap items)
                         if (parsed == 0) {
                             var countE = 0
-                            ProtoReader(buffer).followPath(3)?.followPath(3)?.eachBuffer(1) {
-                                val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: getString(1) ?: "public_unknown"
-                                val url       = getString(2, 2)?.substringBefore("?") ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val postedAt  = getVarInt(3) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val createdAt = getVarInt(27) ?: -1L
-                                val keyB64    = getString(2, 5) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val ivB64     = getString(2, 4) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                if (storeStory(userId, url, postedAt, createdAt, keyB64, ivB64)) countE++
+                            ProtoReader(buffer).eachBuffer(3) { // story group
+                                followPath(3) { // story list
+                                    eachBuffer(3) { // snap item
+                                        val url       = getString(2, 2)?.substringBefore("?") ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                        val postedAt  = getVarInt(3) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                        val createdAt = getVarInt(27) ?: -1L
+                                        val keyB64    = getString(2, 5) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                        val ivB64     = getString(2, 4) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                        val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: "public_unknown"
+                                        if (storeStory(userId, url, postedAt, createdAt, keyB64, ivB64)) countE++
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
                             if (countE > 0) parsed = countE
-                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "E_f3f3f1", "found" to countE))
+                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "E_f3→f3→f3", "found" to countE))
                         }
-                        // Strategy F: europe-west1 format — field3→3 → snap items at field 3
+                        // Strategy F: snap item is one level deeper — f3→f3→f3→f1
                         if (parsed == 0) {
                             var countF = 0
-                            ProtoReader(buffer).followPath(3)?.followPath(3)?.eachBuffer(3) {
-                                val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: "public_unknown"
-                                val url       = getString(2, 2)?.substringBefore("?") ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val postedAt  = getVarInt(3) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val createdAt = getVarInt(27) ?: -1L
-                                val keyB64    = getString(2, 5) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                val ivB64     = getString(2, 4) ?: return@eachBuffer
-                                if (storeStory(userId, url, postedAt, createdAt, keyB64, ivB64)) countF++
+                            ProtoReader(buffer).eachBuffer(3) {
+                                followPath(3) {
+                                    eachBuffer(3) {
+                                        eachBuffer(1) {
+                                            val url       = getString(2, 2)?.substringBefore("?") ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                            val postedAt  = getVarInt(3) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                            val createdAt = getVarInt(27) ?: -1L
+                                            val keyB64    = getString(2, 5) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                            val ivB64     = getString(2, 4) ?: return@eachBuffer
+                                            val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: "public_unknown"
+                                            if (storeStory(userId, url, postedAt, createdAt, keyB64, ivB64)) countF++
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
                             if (countF > 0) parsed = countF
-                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "F_f3f3f3", "found" to countF))
+                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "F_f3→f3→f3→f1", "found" to countF))
                         }
-                        // If still 0, dump hex + first snap descriptor bytes for structure analysis
+                        // If still 0, dump the first snap item's raw bytes to see its actual field layout
                         if (parsed == 0 && buffer.size > 1000) {
                             val hexPreview = buffer.take(128).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
                             val debugMap = mutableMapOf<String, Any>(
@@ -420,14 +431,15 @@ class CompanionServer : Feature("CompanionServer") {
                                 "bytes" to buffer.size
                             )
                             runCatching {
-                                ProtoReader(buffer).followPath(3, 3)?.let { storyList ->
-                                    storyList.getByteArray(1)?.let { bytes ->
-                                        debugMap["f3f3f1_size"] = bytes.size
-                                        debugMap["f3f3f1_hex"] = bytes.take(256).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
-                                    }
-                                    storyList.getByteArray(3)?.let { bytes ->
-                                        debugMap["f3f3f3_size"] = bytes.size
-                                        debugMap["f3f3f3_hex"] = bytes.take(256).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
+                                // Drill into first group → story list → first snap item and dump its bytes
+                                ProtoReader(buffer).getByteArray(3)?.let { groupBytes ->
+                                    ProtoReader(groupBytes).getByteArray(3)?.let { listBytes ->
+                                        debugMap["story_list_size"] = listBytes.size
+                                        debugMap["story_list_hex"] = listBytes.take(256).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
+                                        ProtoReader(listBytes).getByteArray(3)?.let { snapBytes ->
+                                            debugMap["snap_item_size"] = snapBytes.size
+                                            debugMap["snap_item_hex"] = snapBytes.take(256).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -1072,7 +1084,7 @@ function addStoryDebugRow(e){
   else if(t==='null_buffer')extra=' endpoint='+e.endpoint+' (null buffer!)';
   else if(t==='parse_error')extra=' endpoint='+e.endpoint+' ERR: '+e.error;
   else if(t==='probe')extra=' ['+e.endpoint+'] strategy='+e.strategy+' found='+e.found;
-  else if(t==='no_match')extra=' ['+e.endpoint+'] ALL STRATEGIES FAILED hex='+e.hex_preview;
+  else if(t==='no_match'){extra=' ['+e.endpoint+'] bytes='+e.bytes+' hex='+e.hex_preview;if(e.snap_item_hex)extra+=' | snap_item('+e.snap_item_size+'B)='+e.snap_item_hex;}
   el.textContent='['+ts(e.ts||'0')+'] '+t.toUpperCase()+extra;
   q('sd-log').appendChild(el);
 }// ---- Shared ----