diff --git a/serverAppConfigs-docs/Dankclaw/Hermes-WebUI.md b/serverAppConfigs-docs/Dankclaw/Hermes-WebUI.md
index c623310..1cc081f 100644
--- a/serverAppConfigs-docs/Dankclaw/Hermes-WebUI.md
+++ b/serverAppConfigs-docs/Dankclaw/Hermes-WebUI.md
@@ -54,27 +54,40 @@ gateway's `0600` state files.
 - The healthcheck `start_period` is 600 s because the very first boot spends
   minutes pip-installing into a fresh venv.
 
-## Remote access (Hermex on iOS, from anywhere)
+## Remote access (Hermex on iOS — persistent SSH tunnel)
 
 Only port `22` is forwarded to Dankclaw at the router, so the webui is
-reached through an SSH local forward — no extra router ports, no third-party
-relay (no Tailscale, no Cloudflare):
+reached through an SSH **local forward** — no extra router ports, no
+third-party relay (no Tailscale, no Cloudflare). Implemented 2026-08-31:
 
-1. On the iPhone, open **Termius** (or any SSH client with local port
-   forwarding) and connect to `<dankclaw-public>:22` with the usual key.
-2. On that connection, add a **local forward**: `127.0.0.1:8787` →
-   `127.0.0.1:8787`. The forward runs inside the encrypted SSH session;
-   nothing else on the phone routes through it.
-3. In Hermex, set the server URL to `http://localhost:8787` and sign in with
-   the webui password.
-
-The tunnel lives as long as the SSH session on the phone — iOS does not allow
-a true background daemon, so connect before you use Hermex.
+- Dedicated `tunnel` account on Dankclaw (`/usr/sbin/nologin` shell, password
+  locked). Authentication is key-only; the account can do nothing except
+  authenticate — `ForceCommand /usr/sbin/nologin` kills any session channel
+  while the transport stays up for port forwarding.
+- sshd drop-in `/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-tunnel.conf` scopes
+  `AllowTcpForwarding yes` to that user only (plus `PermitTTY no`,
+  `X11Forwarding no`).
+- Key options on the authorized key pin the blast radius:
+  `command="/usr/sbin/nologin",no-pty,restrict,port-forwarding,permitopen="localhost:8787"`
+  — a leaked tunnel key can only forward to `localhost:8787`, never act as a
+  general SOCKS/SSH proxy.
+- On the phone (client side): create a key on-device (private key never
+  leaves the device), hand the **public** key to the admin who appends it to
+  `/home/tunnel/.ssh/authorized_keys`, then connect from the SSH client:
+  - In-network target `192.168.0.143:22`, off-network target the public
+    hostname (router forwards only port 22 → Dankclaw) — same forward config
+    otherwise.
+  - Local forward `127.0.0.1:8787 → localhost:8787`; Hermex server URL is then
+    `http://localhost:8787` in both locations.
+  - For a *persistent* tunnel on iOS, Secure ShellFish's personal-VPN mode
+    (Network Extension keeps the tunnel up and routes `127.0.0.0/8` through
+    it); Termius works but only while its session is connected — iOS allows no
+    background SSH daemon.
 
 ```mermaid
 graph LR
-    A[Hermex app] -->|http://localhost:8787| B[SSH local forward on iPhone]
-    B ==>|encrypted SSH to public IP:22| C[Dankclaw sshd]
+    A[Hermex app] -->|http://localhost:8787| B[SSH local forward on iPhone<br/>persistent via personal VPN]
+    B ==>|encrypted SSH to port 22| C[Dankclaw sshd<br/>tunnel user, forced nologin]
     C --> D["hermes-webui 127.0.0.1:8787"]
     D --> E["/home/dank/hermes-data (shared agent state)"]
 ```