diff --git a/app/igneum-app/src/config.rs b/app/igneum-app/src/config.rs
index d523d6db..51beeaf7 100644
--- a/app/igneum-app/src/config.rs
+++ b/app/igneum-app/src/config.rs
@@ -366,8 +366,9 @@ impl Runtime {
         let p2p_port = env("IGNEUM_APP_P2P_PORT").and_then(|v| v.parse().ok()).unwrap_or(26611);
         let peers = match std::env::var("IGNEUM_APP_PEERS") {
             Ok(v) => v.split(',').map(|s| s.trim().to_string()).filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect(),
-            // the public seed node first, then the project lead's Mac on the house LAN (devnet only)
-            Err(_) if network == "devnet" => vec!["188.245.5.161:26611".to_string(), "192.168.68.64:26611".to_string()],
+            // the public seed node first, then the build box's hand nodes (main's decision (b), 6 October 2026, 19:1x UTC:
+            // the hands move off the project lead's Mac to igneum-build-1), then the project lead's Mac on the house LAN (devnet only)
+            Err(_) if network == "devnet" => vec!["188.245.5.161:26611".to_string(), "188.40.146.49:26611".to_string(), "192.168.68.64:26611".to_string()],
             Err(_) => vec![],
         };
         let unsynced_mining = env("IGNEUM_APP_UNSYNCED").map(|v| v == "1").unwrap_or(false);