mDNS Discovery Service

Discovery advertises Observer services on the local network using multicast DNS/DNS-SD.

Setting	Key	Default	Meaning
Enable	enabled	true	Advertise local services.
Instance Name	instance_name	anyshake-observer-<random>	Unique station instance name.
Register SeedLink	register_seedlink	true	Advertise a running SeedLink listener.
Register Winston	register_winston	true	Advertise a running Winston listener.
Register TCP Forwarder	register_forwarder	true	Advertise a running TCP Forwarder listener.

The HTTP listener is advertised as _http._tcp; optional services use _seedlink._tcp, _winston._tcp, and _forwarder._tcp in the local. domain. Registrations are refreshed as services start, stop, or change ports.

Clients need multicast reachability, normally UDP 5353 on the same LAN. Multicast may be blocked by guest Wi-Fi, VLANs, containers, or routers. Advertising does not change a localhost-only listener into a remotely reachable one and does not publish an internet hostname. Configure service binding and firewall access separately.