diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index c002541..f9d24bc 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -1117,7 +1117,10 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
              .registerLiveActivity, .endLiveActivity,
              // Session transfer (mesh P5) is a Mac↔Mac flow — the phone never originates these,
              // and demo has no peer Macs, so they're inert here.
-             .transferOffer, .transferChunk, .transferCommit, .transferCancel:
+             .transferOffer, .transferChunk, .transferCommit, .transferCancel,
+             // "Add a device" mint is handled directly against a live host, not via demoHandle;
+             // the demo path short-circuits in `requestPairingCode()` with a stand-in code.
+             .requestPairingCode, .cancelPairingCode:
             break  // passive / already handled by the seeded fixtures (demo has no mesh peers)
         }
     }