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 8f8d9877..19c078b9 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
@@ -381,10 +381,57 @@ class CompanionServer : Feature("CompanionServer") {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        // If still 0 and response is large enough to contain stories, dump hex for inspection
+                        // Strategy E: europe-west1 format — field3→3 → snap descriptors at field 1
+                        if (parsed == 0) {
+                            var countE = 0
+                            ProtoReader(buffer).followPath(3)?.followPath(3)?.eachBuffer(1) {
+                                val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: getString(1) ?: fallbackUserId
+                                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++
+                            }
+                            if (countE > 0) parsed = countE
+                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "E_f3f3f1", "found" to countE))
+                        }
+                        // Strategy F: europe-west1 format — field3→3 → snap items at field 3
+                        if (parsed == 0) {
+                            var countF = 0
+                            ProtoReader(buffer).followPath(3)?.followPath(3)?.eachBuffer(3) {
+                                val userId    = getString(4, 1) ?: getString(8, 1) ?: fallbackUserId
+                                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++
+                            }
+                            if (countF > 0) parsed = countF
+                            pushStoryDebug("probe", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "strategy" to "F_f3f3f3", "found" to countF))
+                        }
+                        // If still 0, dump hex + first snap descriptor bytes for structure analysis
                         if (parsed == 0 && buffer.size > 1000) {
                             val hexPreview = buffer.take(128).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
-                            pushStoryDebug("no_match", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "hex_preview" to hexPreview, "bytes" to buffer.size))
+                            val debugMap = mutableMapOf<String, Any>(
+                                "endpoint" to endpoint,
+                                "hex_preview" to hexPreview,
+                                "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) }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            pushStoryDebug("no_match", debugMap)
                             context.log.warn("CompanionServer: [$endpoint] ${buffer.size}B parsed 0 — hex: $hexPreview", "CompanionServer")
                         }
                     }