diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5841582..53c3878 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ docker exec -u git <forgejo-container> forgejo admin auth add-oauth \
 
 ```bash
 cd thermograph-observability/alloy
-# beta pushes to local Loki; prod & desktop push over the mesh:
-#   beta:    LOKI_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3100/loki/api/v1/push  ALLOY_NODE=beta
+# Every node (beta included) pushes to Loki over the mesh IP — a containerized
+# agent can't reach the host's 127.0.0.1, but it can reach beta's wg0 address:
+#   beta:    LOKI_URL=http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push   ALLOY_NODE=beta
 #   prod:    LOKI_URL=http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push   ALLOY_NODE=prod
 #   desktop: LOKI_URL=http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push   ALLOY_NODE=dev
 ALLOY_NODE=prod LOKI_URL=http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push \
diff --git a/alloy/docker-compose.agent.yml b/alloy/docker-compose.agent.yml
index 9e3efdd..341f9ca 100644
--- a/alloy/docker-compose.agent.yml
+++ b/alloy/docker-compose.agent.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # Per-node config comes from the environment (an .env file next to this, or
 # exported before `up`):
 #   ALLOY_NODE   this node's label:  prod | beta | dev
-#   LOKI_URL     push endpoint. On beta:  http://127.0.0.1:3100/loki/api/v1/push
-#                Elsewhere (over wg0):    http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push
+#   LOKI_URL     push endpoint. All nodes push over the mesh:
+#                http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push
 #
 # Deploy on a node:
 #   ALLOY_NODE=prod LOKI_URL=http://10.10.0.2:3100/loki/api/v1/push \