diff --git a/src/gateway/public-gateway.mjs b/src/gateway/public-gateway.mjs
index 7c124ad..4609acc 100644
--- a/src/gateway/public-gateway.mjs
+++ b/src/gateway/public-gateway.mjs
@@ -1238,14 +1238,30 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       const entry = (await getIndex()).get(name);
       if (!entry) { res.setHeader("content-type", "application/json"); res.writeHead(404); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: `"${name}" not registered` })); return; }
       const prefix = `bns/${name}/`;
+      // GET ...?src=live — a READ-ONLY view of wherever the name's on-chain
+      // records say the site lives right now: a CLI-published bucket such as
+      // bns/<label>/ (the `s3` record) or inline HTML (the `h` record). Sirius
+      // Studio uses it to import the current build. Writes never look at it;
+      // they stay confined to bns/<name>/.
+      const srcLive = req.method === "GET" && new URL(req.url, "http://x").searchParams.get("src") === "live";
+      const recS3raw = typeof entry.records?.s3 === "string" ? entry.records.s3.trim().replace(/^\/+/, "").replace(/\/?$/, "/") : "";
+      const livePrefix = srcLive && /^bns\/[A-Za-z0-9._\-\/]{1,200}$/.test(recS3raw) && !recS3raw.includes("..") ? recS3raw : null;
+      const liveInline = srcLive && !livePrefix && typeof entry.records?.h === "string" && entry.records.h ? entry.records.h : null;
       const SITE_TYPES = { html: "text/html; charset=utf-8", htm: "text/html; charset=utf-8", css: "text/css; charset=utf-8", js: "text/javascript; charset=utf-8", mjs: "text/javascript; charset=utf-8", json: "application/json", txt: "text/plain; charset=utf-8", md: "text/markdown; charset=utf-8", xml: "application/xml", svg: "image/svg+xml", png: "image/png", jpg: "image/jpeg", jpeg: "image/jpeg", gif: "image/gif", webp: "image/webp", avif: "image/avif", ico: "image/x-icon", woff: "font/woff", woff2: "font/woff2", ttf: "font/ttf", pdf: "application/pdf", mp3: "audio/mpeg", mp4: "video/mp4", webm: "video/webm", wasm: "application/wasm" };
       const typeOf = (p) => SITE_TYPES[(p.split(".").pop() || "").toLowerCase()] || "application/octet-stream";
       // ---- list ----
       if (!filePath) {
         res.setHeader("content-type", "application/json");
         if (req.method !== "GET") { res.writeHead(405); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: "GET" })); return; }
+        if (srcLive && !livePrefix) {
+          // Nothing on Sia for this name: inline HTML or no site at all.
+          res.writeHead(200);
+          res.end(JSON.stringify({ name, prefix: null, source: liveInline ? "inline" : "none", files: liveInline ? [{ path: "index.html", size: Buffer.byteLength(liveInline), modified: null, inline: true }] : [] }));
+          return;
+        }
+        const listPrefix = (srcLive ? livePrefix : prefix).slice("bns/".length);
         try {
-          const up = await aws.fetch(`${S3_ENDPOINT}/bns?list-type=2&prefix=${encodeURIComponent(name + "/")}&max-keys=1000`);
+          const up = await aws.fetch(`${S3_ENDPOINT}/bns?list-type=2&prefix=${encodeURIComponent(listPrefix)}&max-keys=1000`);
           if (!up.ok) { res.writeHead(502); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: `sia list failed: ${up.status}` })); return; }
           const xml = await up.text();
           const files = [];
@@ -1255,9 +1271,9 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
             const key = /<Key>([^<]*)<\/Key>/.exec(m[1])?.[1] || "";
             const size = Number(/<Size>(\d+)<\/Size>/.exec(m[1])?.[1] || 0);
             const modified = /<LastModified>([^<]*)<\/LastModified>/.exec(m[1])?.[1] || null;
-            if (key.startsWith(name + "/")) files.push({ path: key.slice(name.length + 1), size, modified });
+            if (key.startsWith(listPrefix)) files.push({ path: key.slice(listPrefix.length), size, modified });
           }
-          res.writeHead(200); res.end(JSON.stringify({ name, prefix, files }));
+          res.writeHead(200); res.end(JSON.stringify({ name, prefix: srcLive ? livePrefix : prefix, source: srcLive ? "live" : "studio", files }));
         } catch (e) { res.writeHead(502); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: `sia error: ${e.message}` })); }
         return;
       }
@@ -1265,9 +1281,13 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9._\-\/]{1,200}$/.test(filePath) || filePath.includes("..") || filePath.startsWith("/") || filePath.endsWith("/")) {
         res.setHeader("content-type", "application/json"); res.writeHead(400); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: "invalid path" })); return;
       }
-      const key = `${prefix}${filePath}`;
+      const key = `${srcLive && livePrefix ? livePrefix : prefix}${filePath}`;
       // ---- read-through ----
       if (req.method === "GET") {
+        if (srcLive && !livePrefix) {
+          if (liveInline && filePath === "index.html") { res.setHeader("content-type", "text/html; charset=utf-8"); res.setHeader("cache-control", "no-cache"); res.writeHead(200); res.end(liveInline); return; }
+          res.setHeader("content-type", "application/json"); res.writeHead(404); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: "the name has no Sia-hosted site" })); return;
+        }
         try {
           const up = await aws.fetch(`${S3_ENDPOINT}/${key}`);
           if (up.status === 404 || up.status === 403) { res.setHeader("content-type", "application/json"); res.writeHead(404); res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: "not found" })); return; }