diff --git a/config/redbear-mini.toml b/config/redbear-mini.toml
index d7a8660c21..bc62ffa0d2 100644
--- a/config/redbear-mini.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-mini.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ redbear-traceroute = {}
 redbear-mtr = {}
 redbear-nmap = {}
 
+# Caching DNS daemon (loopback listener + scheme:dns). Wired as a service
+# below; see [init] section. Provides positive + negative caching and an
+# mDNS responder so the loopback resolver hits cache before upstream.
+redbear-dnsd = {}
+
 # Wi-Fi control daemon (firmware-loader excluded — no firmware blobs in mini).
 redbear-wifictl = {}
 
@@ -148,6 +153,20 @@ args = ["-f"]
 type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/init.d/11_dnsd.service"
+data = """
+[unit]
+description = "Caching DNS daemon (loopback listener + scheme:dns)"
+requires_weak = [
+    "10_dhcpd.service",
+]
+
+[service]
+cmd = "redbear-dnsd"
+type = "oneshot_async"
+"""
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/issue"
 data = """
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/audiodevd/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/system/audiodevd/recipe.toml
index def0f3f38c..1fe884b811 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/audiodevd/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/system/audiodevd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+# Red Bear audiodevd — WIP skeleton
+#
+#TODO audiodevd is the Red Bear audio device aggregator (analogous to
+# Linux's PulseAudio/PipeWire daemon in role, not implementation).
+# It multiplexes multiple audio backends (HDA, AC97, USB Audio Class)
+# into a single scheme:audiodev. Per AGENTS.md "WIP recipes MUST start
+# with `#TODO` describing what is missing", this header documents the
+# gaps:
+#
+#   - [ ] Source: `source/` directory does not yet exist. Building
+#         this recipe will fail at fetch.
+#   - [ ] Backend contract: scheme:audiodev (stream/connect/disconnect)
+#         is not yet defined.
+#   - [ ] Integration: HDA/AC97/USB audio drivers (ac97d, ihdad,
+#         redbear-usbaudiod) do not publish to audiodevd.
+#   - [ ] Tests: at least one integration test playing audio through
+#         a QEMU guest with a HDA emulation is required.
+#
+# The right fix is to implement the daemon. Track under
+# `local/docs/NETWORKING-AND-DRIVERS-CODE-ASSESSMENT-2026-07-27.md §3.6
+# (ghost-recipe gap) until implementation lands.
 [package]
 name = "audiodevd"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -7,3 +28,4 @@ path = "source"
 
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
+
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/netd/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/system/netd/recipe.toml
index 125df34f39..32b2eefc56 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/netd/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/system/netd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
+# Red Bear netd — WIP skeleton
+#
+#TODO netd is the Red Bear network event/notification daemon (analogous
+# to Linux's `networkd` for netlink-driven interface events, link state
+# changes, and address acquisition). This recipe exists as a WIP
+# skeleton so the build pipeline can reference it once the implementation
+# lands. Per AGENTS.md "WIP recipes MUST start with `#TODO` describing
+# what is missing", this header documents the gaps:
+#
+#   - [ ] Source: `source/` directory does not yet exist. The current
+#         recipe is a placeholder; building it will fail at fetch.
+#   - [ ] Scheme contract: scheme:netd (or wired into an existing
+#         scheme:netcfg extension) is not yet defined.
+#   - [ ] Integration: redbear-netctl does not subscribe to netd
+#         events; netd is not in any redbear-*.toml [packages] list.
+#   - [ ] Tests: at least one integration test against a QEMU guest
+#         with two NICs is required before promoting to non-WIP.
+#
+# The right fix is to implement the daemon. Track under
+# `local/docs/NETWORKING-AND-DRIVERS-CODE-ASSESSMENT-2026-07-27.md §3.6
+# (ghost-recipe gap) until implementation lands.
 [source]
 path = "source"
-
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
-
 [package]
+name = "netd"
+version = "0.3.1"
 bins = ["netd"]
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/usbd/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/system/usbd/recipe.toml
index 59d3d00da3..77c866c424 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/usbd/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/system/usbd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+# Red Bear usbd — WIP skeleton
+#
+#TODO usbd is the Red Bear USB device manager (analogous to Linux's
+# udevd for USB-class hotplug, but specifically for the USB subsystem
+# surface: class-driver autospawn policy, persistent device naming,
+# and a scheme:usb namespace). Per AGENTS.md "WIP recipes MUST start
+# with `#TODO` describing what is missing", this header documents the
+# gaps:
+#
+#   - [ ] Source: `source/` directory does not yet exist. Building
+#         this recipe will fail at fetch.
+#   - [ ] Distinction: redbear-usb-hotplugd (exists) already handles
+#         USB hotplug events. usbd is a higher-level manager that
+#         owns class-driver autospawn policy and persistent naming.
+#         The exact split between the two is not yet finalized.
+#   - [ ] Integration: usbd is not in any redbear-*.toml [packages] list.
+#   - [ ] Tests: at least one integration test exercising USB
+#         hotplug against a QEMU guest is required.
+#
+# The right fix is to implement the daemon. Track under
+# `local/docs/NETWORKING-AND-DRIVERS-CODE-ASSESSMENT-2026-07-27.md §3.6
+# (ghost-recipe gap) until implementation lands.
 [package]
 name = "usbd"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -7,3 +29,4 @@ path = "source"
 
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
+