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@@ -55,3 +55,28 @@ Both are supported on **built** pages. The one "never iframe" rule applies only
 staging** script (`internal/staging.js`), which mounts elements directly because a dev-server
 iframe crosses realms (`instanceof` breaks). Built pages have no such problem — the generated
 staging (`staging-forge.js`) itself uses an iframe stage.
+
+## Direct-embed vs staging — the framing contract (serving layer)
+
+The built tree has TWO kinds of page, and they need DIFFERENT framing policy:
+
+| Surface | Paths | `frame-ancestors` |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Direct embed** (the product) | `<bundle>/<profile>/index.html`, `<bundle>/<profile>/<instance>/index.html` — the bare map pages the manifest's `iframeUrl` points at | **`*`** — framable on any partner site (that's the whole point) |
+| **Staging** (internal preview) | tree root `index.html`, per-bundle `<bundle>/index.html`, the SPA shell | **`'self'`** — preview only |
+
+`frame-ancestors` can ONLY be set by an HTTP response header (HTML `<meta>` cannot set it), so
+**the server/CDN owns this split — the bundler cannot enforce it.** Whoever serves the tree must
+apply it. Rule of thumb: **a path with ≥2 directory segments under the tree root is a direct-embed
+page → serve it framable.**
+
+Portable ways to implement the split, by host:
+- **Traefik** (nuxtbase/go-base): a higher-priority router on `PathRegexp(^/plugin-assets/[^/]+/[^/]+/)`
+  sets `Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *` + clears `X-Frame-Options`. (Live example:
+  `/data/coolify/proxy/dynamic/doxa-maps-embed.yaml`.)
+- **Cloudflare Pages / Netlify**: a `_headers` file — `/<bundle>/*/*  Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *`.
+- **Nginx**: `location ~ ^/[^/]+/[^/]+/ { add_header Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors *"; }`
+- **GitHub Pages**: serves no custom headers → pages are framable by default (no frame-ancestors), which is already correct for direct embeds.
+
+If you serve the WHOLE tree with one blanket `frame-ancestors 'self'`, direct embeds break on
+partner sites (the staging policy leaks onto the product pages). That is the one mistake to avoid.