DL-292

Steer/deliver control ops denormalize the source channel name + topic name (server-resolved at wrap in deliverOp/steerOp, the from_handle pattern; a name-resolve miss degrades like a handle miss, never blocks delivery); the agent renders Channel <name> › topic <name>: and must name both on every post — comms_post_message has NO home-channel default and never auto-picks a reply target. The dogfood reply-mis-routing fix (RIG-2956 T0). Proto: DeliverControl.channel_name = 5, SteerControl.topic_name = 4/channel_name = 5.

Status: Active (Matt, 2026-08-30)

Record: ../../agent/compass-agent-peer-dm/design.md#ledger-delta