diff --git a/apps/fc-llm-bridge/fc-llm-bridge.yaml b/apps/fc-llm-bridge/fc-llm-bridge.yaml
index aca6f1f..9182dc6 100644
--- a/apps/fc-llm-bridge/fc-llm-bridge.yaml
+++ b/apps/fc-llm-bridge/fc-llm-bridge.yaml
@@ -164,9 +164,16 @@ spec:
                   name: fc-llm-bridge-api-keys
                   key: spare-2
                   optional: true
-            # Shared.Chat — Ollama (edge1 Pi 5 + AI HAT+, matches bridge default)
+            # Shared.Chat — GX10 Ollama via the INFRA-VLAN NodePort (10.0.56.14:30976),
+            # NOT the PROD-VLAN MetalLB VIP (10.0.57.201:11434). The cross-VLAN path to
+            # the VIP MTU-black-holes LARGE requests: Agent Zero's full prompt (458-line
+            # system prompt + 108 MCP tool descriptions ~150KB) times out / resets mid-
+            # stream there ("Connection reset by peer" in OllamaClient.ChatStreamAsync),
+            # which made AZ loop on "you have sent the same message again". The NodePort is
+            # same-VLAN as the old cluster (no inter-VLAN hop) and carries 150KB fine.
+            # (Small chat/embed requests still work on the VIP; only big agentic prompts broke.)
             - name: FlowerCore__Chat__OllamaBaseUrl
-              value: "http://10.0.57.201:11434"
+              value: "http://10.0.56.14:30976"
             - name: FlowerCore__Chat__HttpTimeout
               value: "00:05:00"
             # Tier routing override (Wiring A, 2026-06-14): repoint Agent Zero's
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ spec:
             # Anthropic key is currently 401); Cheap was gemma3:4b which CANNOT
             # call tools (400 does not support tools) — fatal for an agentic loop.
             # qwen2.5 instruct supports the tool-calling loop; GX10 has the memory.
-            # OllamaBaseUrl above already points at the GX10 VIP (10.0.57.201).
+            # OllamaBaseUrl above points at the GX10 NodePort (10.0.56.14:30976).
             - name: FlowerCore__Chat__ModelRouter__DefaultRoutes__Balanced__Provider
               value: "Ollama"
             - name: FlowerCore__Chat__ModelRouter__DefaultRoutes__Balanced__Model