diff --git a/client/src/api/client.js b/client/src/api/client.js
index 9a97898..ff281f8 100644
--- a/client/src/api/client.js
+++ b/client/src/api/client.js
@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ export const api = {
   revokeTrustedDevice: (id) =>
     req(`/auth/me/trusted-devices/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
   revokeAllTrustedDevices: () => req('/auth/me/trusted-devices', { method: 'DELETE' }),
+  // Self-service account security, role-agnostic under /auth/me/account. This is
+  // the ONLY surface for it: the /admin/account/* and /player/account/* copies
+  // were deleted (both were strictly smaller — neither carried recovery codes),
+  // which is why recovery codes below already lived here while the rest did not.
+  // The change endpoints re-issue the session cookie server-side, so the caller
+  // stays signed in.
+  myAccount: () => req('/auth/me/account'),
+  changeUsername: (username) =>
+    req('/auth/me/account/username', { method: 'PATCH', body: { username } }),
+  changePassword: (newPassword, currentPassword) =>
+    req('/auth/me/account/password', { method: 'PATCH', body: { newPassword, currentPassword } }),
+  totpSetup: () => req('/auth/me/account/totp/setup', { method: 'POST' }),
+  totpEnable: (code) => req('/auth/me/account/totp/enable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
+  totpDisable: (code) => req('/auth/me/account/totp/disable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
+  // Linked SSO identities (self-service). Linking starts at /auth/sso/:id/link.
+  myIdentities: () => req('/auth/me/account/identities'),
+  unlinkIdentity: (provider) =>
+    req(`/auth/me/account/identities/${encodeURIComponent(provider)}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
   // Recovery (backup) codes. status → remaining count; generate → a fresh set,
   // returned ONCE (password step-up for accounts that have a password).
   recoveryCodesStatus: () => req('/auth/me/account/recovery-codes/status'),
@@ -435,16 +453,6 @@ export const api = {
       req(`/admin/moderation/appeals/${id}/resolve`, { method: 'POST', body: data }),
     getUserAppeals: (discordId) => req(`/admin/moderation/user/${discordId}/appeals`),
 
-    // ----- account security (self-service 2FA) -----
-    getAccount: () => req('/admin/account'),
-    totpSetup: () => req('/admin/account/totp/setup', { method: 'POST' }),
-    totpEnable: (code) => req('/admin/account/totp/enable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
-    totpDisable: (code) => req('/admin/account/totp/disable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
-
-    // ----- linked SSO identities (self-service) -----
-    linkedIdentities: () => req('/admin/account/identities'),
-    unlinkIdentity: (provider) => req(`/admin/account/identities/${provider}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
-
     // ----- auth providers / SSO config (admin only) -----
     listAuthProviders: () => req('/admin/auth/providers'),
     createAuthProvider: (data) => req('/admin/auth/providers', { method: 'POST', body: data }),
@@ -465,20 +473,9 @@ export const api = {
   },
 
   // ----- player self-service (role: 'player') -----
-  // Mirrors the admin account methods but self-scoped under /player. The change
-  // endpoints re-issue the session cookie server-side, so the caller stays signed in.
+  // Account security is NOT here — it is role-agnostic and lives at the root of
+  // this object, on /auth/me/account. What remains is genuinely player-scoped.
   player: {
-    getAccount: () => req('/player/account'),
-    changeUsername: (username) =>
-      req('/player/account/username', { method: 'PATCH', body: { username } }),
-    changePassword: (newPassword, currentPassword) =>
-      req('/player/account/password', { method: 'PATCH', body: { newPassword, currentPassword } }),
-    totpSetup: () => req('/player/account/totp/setup', { method: 'POST' }),
-    totpEnable: (code) => req('/player/account/totp/enable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
-    totpDisable: (code) => req('/player/account/totp/disable', { method: 'POST', body: { code } }),
-    linkedIdentities: () => req('/player/account/identities'),
-    unlinkIdentity: (provider) => req(`/player/account/identities/${provider}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
-
     // ----- moderation appeals (self-service) -----
     getMyAppeals: () => req('/player/appeals'),
     getEligibleAppeals: () => req('/player/appeals/eligible'),
diff --git a/client/src/routes/admin/views/AccountAdmin.jsx b/client/src/routes/admin/views/AccountAdmin.jsx
index acdd108..b557e3c 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/admin/views/AccountAdmin.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/admin/views/AccountAdmin.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function LinkedAccounts() {
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const [ids, avail] = await Promise.all([
-        api.admin.linkedIdentities(),
+        api.myIdentities(),
         api.authProviders().catch(() => []),
       ])
       setLinked(ids)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function LinkedAccounts() {
   async function unlink(provider) {
     if (!window.confirm(`Unlink ${nameFor(provider)} from your account?`)) return
     try {
-      await api.admin.unlinkIdentity(provider)
+      await api.unlinkIdentity(provider)
       await load()
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err.message || 'Could not unlink.')
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default function AccountAdmin() {
 
   async function load() {
     try {
-      setAccount(await api.admin.getAccount())
+      setAccount(await api.myAccount())
     } catch {
       setError('Could not load your account.')
     } finally {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export default function AccountAdmin() {
     setMsg('')
     setError('')
     try {
-      setSetup(await api.admin.totpSetup())
+      setSetup(await api.totpSetup())
       setCode('')
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err.message || 'Could not start setup.')
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default function AccountAdmin() {
     setMsg('')
     setError('')
     try {
-      const res = await api.admin.totpEnable(code.trim())
+      const res = await api.totpEnable(code.trim())
       setSetup(null)
       setCode('')
       setNewCodes(res?.recoveryCodes || null)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default function AccountAdmin() {
     setMsg('')
     setError('')
     try {
-      await api.admin.totpDisable(code.trim())
+      await api.totpDisable(code.trim())
       setCode('')
       setMsg('Two-factor authentication has been disabled.')
       await load()
diff --git a/client/src/routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx b/client/src/routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx
index a4c73db..01782b2 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function ChangeUsername({ account, onChanged }) {
     if (username.trim().length < 3) return setError('Username must be at least 3 characters.')
     setBusy(true)
     try {
-      const { username: next } = await api.player.changeUsername(username.trim())
+      const { username: next } = await api.changeUsername(username.trim())
       setMsg('Username updated.')
       await onChanged(next)
     } catch (err) {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function ChangePassword({ account }) {
     if (hasPassword && !current) return setError('Enter your current password.')
     setBusy(true)
     try {
-      await api.player.changePassword(next, hasPassword ? current : undefined)
+      await api.changePassword(next, hasPassword ? current : undefined)
       setMsg(hasPassword ? 'Password changed.' : 'Password set. You can now sign in with it.')
       setCurrent('')
       setNext('')
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function TwoFactor({ account, reload }) {
   async function begin() {
     setBusy(true); setMsg(''); setError('')
     try {
-      setSetup(await api.player.totpSetup())
+      setSetup(await api.totpSetup())
       setCode('')
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err.message || 'Could not start setup.')
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function TwoFactor({ account, reload }) {
   async function confirm() {
     setBusy(true); setMsg(''); setError('')
     try {
-      const res = await api.player.totpEnable(code.trim())
+      const res = await api.totpEnable(code.trim())
       setSetup(null); setCode(''); setNewCodes(res?.recoveryCodes || null); setMsg('Two-factor is now enabled.')
       await reload()
     } catch (err) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function TwoFactor({ account, reload }) {
   async function disable() {
     setBusy(true); setMsg(''); setError('')
     try {
-      await api.player.totpDisable(code.trim())
+      await api.totpDisable(code.trim())
       setCode(''); setMsg('Two-factor has been disabled.')
       await reload()
     } catch (err) {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function LinkedAccounts() {
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const [ids, avail] = await Promise.all([
-        api.player.linkedIdentities(),
+        api.myIdentities(),
         api.authProviders().catch(() => []),
       ])
       setLinked(ids)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function LinkedAccounts() {
   async function unlink(provider) {
     if (!window.confirm(`Unlink ${nameFor(provider)} from your account?`)) return
     try {
-      await api.player.unlinkIdentity(provider)
+      await api.unlinkIdentity(provider)
       await load()
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err.message || 'Could not unlink.')
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ export default function PlayerAccount() {
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      setAccount(await api.player.getAccount())
+      setAccount(await api.myAccount())
     } catch {
       setError('Could not load your account.')
     } finally {
diff --git a/server/routes.guards.json b/server/routes.guards.json
index 20e99fe..a4499fe 100644
--- a/server/routes.guards.json
+++ b/server/routes.guards.json
@@ -27,66 +27,6 @@
       "handlers": 1,
       "gates": []
     },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/identities",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "DELETE",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/identities/:provider",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/disable",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/enable",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/setup",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/api/v1/admin/activity",
@@ -1640,88 +1580,6 @@
         "validate"
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/identities",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "DELETE",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/identities/:provider",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "PATCH",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/password",
-      "handlers": 5,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/disable",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/enable",
-      "handlers": 3,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/setup",
-      "handlers": 1,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "PATCH",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/username",
-      "handlers": 4,
-      "gates": [
-        "noindex",
-        "requireAuth",
-        "middleware",
-        "validate"
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/api/v1/player/appeals",
diff --git a/server/routes.manifest.json b/server/routes.manifest.json
index 1c98c66..ed7f851 100644
--- a/server/routes.manifest.json
+++ b/server/routes.manifest.json
@@ -17,30 +17,6 @@
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/api/health"
     },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/identities"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "DELETE",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/identities/:provider"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/disable"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/enable"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/setup"
-    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/api/v1/admin/activity"
@@ -657,38 +633,6 @@
       "method": "POST",
       "path": "/api/v1/auth/sso/totp"
     },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/identities"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "DELETE",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/identities/:provider"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "PATCH",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/password"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/disable"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/enable"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/totp/setup"
-    },
-    {
-      "method": "PATCH",
-      "path": "/api/v1/player/account/username"
-    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/api/v1/player/appeals"
diff --git a/server/src/modules/loader.js b/server/src/modules/loader.js
index 0735782..1b6c598 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/loader.js
+++ b/server/src/modules/loader.js
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ function buildCtx(id, moduleRoot) {
       // one store, and one place a breach is logged.
       //
       // `accountChangeLimiter` is handed over whole because it is genuinely
-      // shared policy: core's `/auth/me`, `/player/account` and
-      // `/player/appeals` are behind the same counter, and a module's
-      // account-change route has to land in it rather than beside it.
+      // shared policy: core's `/auth/me/account/*` and `/player/appeals` are
+      // behind the same counter, and a module's account-change route has to land
+      // in it rather than beside it.
       rateLimit: makeLimiter,
       accountChangeLimiter,
     },
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/admin/account.router.js b/server/src/router/v1/admin/account.router.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c674d2f..0000000
--- a/server/src/router/v1/admin/account.router.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-// Admin · Account — self-service account security for staff.
-//
-// Mounted at /api/v1/admin/account by admin/index.js, which already applied
-// `noindex, isLoggedIn, staffOnly`. Deliberately NOT behind adminOnly: an editor
-// or moderator manages their own 2FA and linked identities here, exactly as a
-// player does under /player. Every handler keys off req.user.id.
-
-const express = require('express')
-const { body, param } = require('express-validator')
-
-const account = require('./account.controller')
-const validate = require('../../../middleware/validate')
-
-const accountRouter = express.Router()
-
-accountRouter.get(
-  '/',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Get the current account (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'The account', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/AccountStatus" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  account.getAccount,
-)
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/setup',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Begin 2FA enrollment (returns secret + QR)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'otpauth URL and QR data to scan', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpSetup" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[409] = { description: 'Two-factor already enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  account.totpSetup,
-)
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/enable',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Enable 2FA by confirming a code'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: '2FA enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpState" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Setup not started, or invalid code', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[409] = { description: 'Two-factor already enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  body('code').isString().trim().isLength({ min: 6, max: 8 }),
-  validate,
-  account.totpEnable,
-)
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/disable',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Disable 2FA by confirming a code'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: '2FA disabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpState" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Not enabled, or invalid code', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  body('code').isString().trim().isLength({ min: 6, max: 8 }),
-  validate,
-  account.totpDisable,
-)
-
-// Linked SSO identities (self-service — any logged-in role manages their own).
-accountRouter.get(
-  '/identities',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'List linked SSO identities (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Linked identities', content: { "application/json": { schema: { type: "array", items: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/LinkedIdentity" } } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  account.listIdentities,
-)
-accountRouter.delete(
-  '/identities/:provider',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Admin · Account']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Unlink an SSO identity (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  // #swagger.parameters['provider'] = { in: 'path', required: true, schema: { type: 'string' }, description: 'Provider id.' }
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Unlinked', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/UnlinkedFlag" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[404] = { description: 'No linked account for that provider', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  param('provider').matches(/^[a-z0-9-]+$/),
-  validate,
-  account.unlinkIdentity,
-)
-
-module.exports = accountRouter
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/admin/index.js b/server/src/router/v1/admin/index.js
index 5e32048..56d0614 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/admin/index.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/admin/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const express = require('express')
 const { isLoggedIn, requireRole } = require('../../../utils/auth')
 const noindex = require('../../../middleware/noindex')
 
-const accountRouter = require('./account.router')
 const usersRouter = require('./users.router')
 const invitesRouter = require('./invites.router')
 const authProvidersRouter = require('./authProviders.router')
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const adminRouter = express.Router()
 const staffOnly = requireRole('admin', 'editor', 'moderator')
 adminRouter.use(noindex, isLoggedIn, staffOnly)
 
-adminRouter.use('/account', accountRouter)
 adminRouter.use('/users', usersRouter)
 adminRouter.use('/invites', invitesRouter)
 // Mounted at /auth, not /auth/providers: /admin/auth is the capability, and the
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/admin/account.controller.js b/server/src/router/v1/auth/account.controller.js
similarity index 96%
rename from server/src/router/v1/admin/account.controller.js
rename to server/src/router/v1/auth/account.controller.js
index ef090b9..e260571 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/admin/account.controller.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/auth/account.controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-// Self-service account security for the logged-in user (any role). Mounted under
-// the admin router (so isLoggedIn has already run and req.user is the fresh DB
-// row), but NOT behind the admin-only gate — editors manage their own 2FA too.
+// Self-service account security for the logged-in user (any role): username,
+// password, TOTP, linked identities, device sessions, trusted devices and
+// recovery codes.
+//
+// Reached through exactly one router — me.routes.js at /auth/me — which applies
+// `noindex, requireAuth`, so req.user is the fresh DB row and the status +
+// session-cutoff checks have already run. Every handler keys off req.user.id and
+// none of them consults a role: this file lived under router/v1/admin/ while it
+// also served /admin/account/* and /player/account/*, and moved here when those
+// two surfaces were deleted.
 
 const users = require('../../../model/users/users.model')
 const activity = require('../../../model/activity/activity.model')
@@ -9,7 +16,7 @@ const mobileSessions = require('../../../model/mobileSessions/mobileSessions.mod
 const trustedDevices = require('../../../model/trustedDevices/trustedDevices.model')
 const recoveryCodes = require('../../../model/recoveryCodes/recoveryCodes.model')
 const sessionService = require('../../../auth/session.service')
-const { establishTrust } = require('../auth/trustDevice.helper')
+const { establishTrust } = require('./trustDevice.helper')
 const { setAuthCookie, setTrustCookie, clearTrustCookie } = require('../../../auth/token')
 const usernamePolicy = require('../../../auth/usernamePolicy')
 const loginProtection = require('../../../middleware/loginProtection')
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/auth/index.js b/server/src/router/v1/auth/index.js
index f4ed16b..58b78fc 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/auth/index.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/auth/index.js
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ authRouter.use('/mobile', mobileRouter)
 // middleware, so passing through it is a no-op for every other route.
 authRouter.use(ssoRouter)
 
-// Role-agnostic self-service ("me") — /auth/me/account*, reusing the same
-// account.controller handlers as /player/account/* and /admin/account/* behind
-// requireAuth (any role). Additive; gives the app one self surface that never
-// touches /admin.
+// Role-agnostic self-service ("me") — /auth/me/account*, behind requireAuth (any
+// role). The single self surface: /player/account/* and /admin/account/* were
+// deleted in favour of it, so the app and the web client share one set of URLs
+// and neither has to touch /admin.
 authRouter.use('/me', meRouter)
 
 // Push-notification self-service — /auth/me/devices*, /auth/me/notifications/*.
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/auth/me.routes.js b/server/src/router/v1/auth/me.routes.js
index 24bd3d0..f4777e2 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/auth/me.routes.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/auth/me.routes.js
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 // ── Role-agnostic self-service ("me") under /auth/me ───────────────────────
 //
-// The canonical self surface for EVERY authenticated role (player and staff
-// alike). It reuses the exact same account.controller handlers as
-// /player/account/* and /admin/account/* — no logic duplication — but gates on
-// requireAuth ONLY (any authenticated, active account), never on a specific role.
+// The ONLY self surface, for every authenticated role (player and staff alike).
+// It gates on requireAuth ONLY (any authenticated, active account), never on a
+// specific role.
 //
 // Why it exists: the Android app wants one self surface it can call regardless of
-// role, and it must never touch /admin (docs/android/PLAN.md §6.4). The older
-// /player/account/* and /admin/account/* routes stay for web back-compat; these
-// /auth/me/* routes are the additive, role-agnostic canonical form.
+// role, and it must never touch /admin (docs/android/PLAN.md §6.4).
+//
+// It used to be the third of three URL surfaces onto account.controller, beside
+// /player/account/* and /admin/account/*. Those were deleted: both were strictly
+// smaller than this one (neither carried recovery codes, and /admin/account
+// carried no username or password change), so the web client already had to reach
+// in here for part of one screen. New self-service fields go here and only here.
 //
 // requireAuth sets req.user to the fresh DB row and enforces the status + session
 // cutoff/revocation checks on every request, exactly as the account handlers
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@
 const express = require('express')
 const { body, param } = require('express-validator')
 
-const account = require('../admin/account.controller')
+const account = require('./account.controller')
 const { requireAuth } = require('../../../auth/session.middleware')
 const noindex = require('../../../middleware/noindex')
 const validate = require('../../../middleware/validate')
@@ -76,8 +79,8 @@ meRouter.patch(
   account.changePassword,
 )
 
-// TOTP self-enrollment — identical to the player/admin account flow (disable
-// requires a valid current code; it does not take a password).
+// TOTP self-enrollment (disable requires a valid current code; it does not take
+// a password).
 meRouter.post(
   '/account/totp/setup',
   // #swagger.tags = ['Auth · Me']
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/auth/password.router.js b/server/src/router/v1/auth/password.router.js
index 25d209e..5759a8e 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/auth/password.router.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/auth/password.router.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // limiters below are what stop the endpoints being used as an oracle by volume.
 //
 // Changing a password while signed in is a different route —
-// PATCH /player/account/password (and its /auth/me and /admin twins).
+// PATCH /auth/me/account/password.
 
 const express = require('express')
 const { body, param } = require('express-validator')
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/player/account.router.js b/server/src/router/v1/player/account.router.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bcbad3..0000000
--- a/server/src/router/v1/player/account.router.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-// Player · Account — self-service credentials, 2FA and linked identities for the
-// signed-in account.
-//
-// Mounted at /api/v1/player/account by player/index.js, which already applied
-// `noindex, requireAuth`. No extra gate: every handler is self-scoped to
-// req.user.id, and staff are a superset of players (see player/index.js).
-//
-// The handlers are admin/account.controller — the same code serving
-// /admin/account/* and /auth/me/account/*. Three URL surfaces, one implementation;
-// this file must not grow a fourth copy of the logic.
-//
-// The swagger tag stays 'Player', matching the committed spec.
-
-const express = require('express')
-const { body, param } = require('express-validator')
-
-const account = require('../admin/account.controller')
-const validate = require('../../../middleware/validate')
-const { accountChangeLimiter } = require('../../../middleware/rateLimit')
-
-const accountRouter = express.Router()
-
-accountRouter.get(
-  '/',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Get the current player account (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'The player account', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/PlayerAccount" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[401] = { description: 'Not authenticated', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[403] = { description: 'Account not active (disabled/banned)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  account.getAccount,
-)
-
-accountRouter.patch(
-  '/username',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Change the current player’s username'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/ChangeUsernameRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Updated username (session cookie re-issued)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { type: "object", properties: { username: { type: "string" } } } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Validation error or unavailable username', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/ValidationError" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[403] = { description: 'Account not active (disabled/banned)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[409] = { description: 'Username already taken', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[429] = { description: 'Too many changes (rate limited)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  accountChangeLimiter,
-  body('username').isString().trim().isLength({ min: 3, max: 32 }),
-  validate,
-  account.changeUsername,
-)
-
-accountRouter.patch(
-  '/password',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Change or set the current player’s password'
-  // #swagger.description = 'If the account already has a password, currentPassword is required and verified. SSO-provisioned accounts with no password may set an initial one without a current password. On success the caller’s session is re-issued (they stay logged in) while all other sessions are revoked.'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/ChangePasswordRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Password changed', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/OkFlag" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Validation error or wrong current password', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[403] = { description: 'Account not active (disabled/banned)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[429] = { description: 'Too many changes (rate limited)', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  accountChangeLimiter,
-  body('newPassword').isString().isLength({ min: 8, max: 64 }),
-  body('currentPassword').optional({ values: 'falsy' }).isString(),
-  validate,
-  account.changePassword,
-)
-
-// TOTP self-enrollment — identical to the admin account flow (disable requires a
-// valid current code; it does not take a password).
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/setup',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Begin 2FA enrollment (returns secret + QR)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'otpauth URL and QR data to scan', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpSetup" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[409] = { description: 'Two-factor already enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  account.totpSetup,
-)
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/enable',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Enable 2FA by confirming a code'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: '2FA enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpState" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Setup not started, or invalid code', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[409] = { description: 'Two-factor already enabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  body('code').isString().trim().isLength({ min: 6, max: 8 }),
-  validate,
-  account.totpEnable,
-)
-accountRouter.post(
-  '/totp/disable',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Disable 2FA by confirming a code'
-  // #swagger.description = 'Requires a valid current authenticator code (proves control of the authenticator); it does not take a password.'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.requestBody = { required: true, content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: '2FA disabled', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/TotpState" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[400] = { description: 'Not enabled, or invalid code', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  body('code').isString().trim().isLength({ min: 6, max: 8 }),
-  validate,
-  account.totpDisable,
-)
-
-// Linked SSO identities (self-service). Linking itself starts at
-// GET /auth/sso/:provider/link (already behind requireAuth; works for players).
-accountRouter.get(
-  '/identities',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'List linked SSO identities (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Linked identities', content: { "application/json": { schema: { type: "array", items: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/LinkedIdentity" } } } } } */
-  account.listIdentities,
-)
-accountRouter.delete(
-  '/identities/:provider',
-  // #swagger.tags = ['Player']
-  // #swagger.summary = 'Unlink an SSO identity (self)'
-  // #swagger.security = [{ "cookieAuth": [] }, { "bearerAuth": [] }]
-  // #swagger.parameters['provider'] = { in: 'path', required: true, schema: { type: 'string' }, description: 'Provider id.' }
-  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Unlinked', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/UnlinkedFlag" } } } } */
-  /* #swagger.responses[404] = { description: 'No linked account for that provider', content: { "application/json": { schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" } } } } */
-  param('provider').matches(/^[a-z0-9-]+$/),
-  validate,
-  account.unlinkIdentity,
-)
-
-module.exports = accountRouter
diff --git a/server/src/router/v1/player/index.js b/server/src/router/v1/player/index.js
index ce972f4..f635b52 100644
--- a/server/src/router/v1/player/index.js
+++ b/server/src/router/v1/player/index.js
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 //
 // This file owns exactly two things: the gate every player route shares, and the
 // mount table. No route is declared here. Each capability router mounts at the
-// prefix it already owned inside the old monolithic player.routes.js, so the
-// emitted URL set is byte-identical — proved by a zero-line diff in
-// server/routes.manifest.json (`npm run routes:manifest`).
+// prefix it already owned inside the old monolithic player.routes.js.
+//
+// Self-service account security (`/player/account/*`) used to be mounted here. It
+// is gone: `/auth/me/account/*` is the single canonical self surface for every
+// role, and this group's copy was a strictly smaller duplicate of it.
 //
 // **Staff are a superset of players.** This group is open to any authenticated
 // account, not just role 'player': every read/write is self-scoped to req.user.id,
 // and a staff member has every player ability plus their staff tools on top.
 // Adding a requireRole('player') here would 403 an admin off their own characters
 // (it happened once — see docs/website/BACKEND_DESIGN.md). Staff also reach the
-// identical self-scoped handlers under /admin/shard and /auth/me/account; those
-// are alternative URLs onto the same controllers, not duplicated logic — and
-// both of those live in module-uo now, which changes where they are defined and
-// nothing about which URLs answer.
+// identical self-scoped handlers under /admin/shard, which lives in module-uo now
+// — that changes where they are defined and nothing about which URLs answer.
 //
 // See docs/website/API_V2_PLAN.md § Phase 2 for the split.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const express = require('express')
 const { requireAuth } = require('../../../auth/session.middleware')
 const noindex = require('../../../middleware/noindex')
 
-const accountRouter = require('./account.router')
 const appealsRouter = require('./appeals.router')
 const teamsRouter = require('./teams.router')
 const teamForumRouter = require('./teamForum.router')
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ const playerRouter = express.Router()
 // silently ship without it.
 playerRouter.use(noindex, requireAuth)
 
-playerRouter.use('/account', accountRouter)
 playerRouter.use('/appeals', appealsRouter)
 playerRouter.use('/teams', teamsRouter)
 // Same prefix, second router. The forum and the leader-exercised grant flow are a
diff --git a/server/swagger/swagger-output.json b/server/swagger/swagger-output.json
index d410b34..ee31a2c 100644
--- a/server/swagger/swagger-output.json
+++ b/server/swagger/swagger-output.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "Auth · Me",
-      "description": "The signed-in account: profile, notification streams and devices"
+      "description": "The signed-in account: profile, account security (credentials, 2FA, linked identities, recovery codes), notification streams and devices"
     },
     {
       "name": "Auth · Mobile",
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
       "name": "Public",
       "description": "Unauthenticated site content (settings, posts, wiki, contact)"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "Admin · Account",
-      "description": "Self-service account security (2FA, linked identities)"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "Player",
-      "description": "Self-service player accounts (register, credentials, 2FA, linked identities)"
-    },
     {
       "name": "Player · Appeals",
       "description": "Player-submitted moderation appeals"
@@ -155,345 +147,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account": {
-      "get": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Get the current account (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "The account",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountStatus"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account/identities": {
-      "get": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "List linked SSO identities (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Linked identities",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LinkedIdentity"
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account/identities/{provider}": {
-      "delete": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Unlink an SSO identity (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "name": "provider",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "description": "Provider id."
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Unlinked",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnlinkedFlag"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Bad Request"
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "404": {
-            "description": "No linked account for that provider",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/disable": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Disable 2FA by confirming a code",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "2FA disabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpState"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Not enabled, or invalid code",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/enable": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Enable 2FA by confirming a code",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "2FA enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpState"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Setup not started, or invalid code",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "409": {
-            "description": "Two-factor already enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/admin/account/totp/setup": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Admin · Account"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Begin 2FA enrollment (returns secret + QR)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "otpauth URL and QR data to scan",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpSetup"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "409": {
-            "description": "Two-factor already enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
     "/api/v1/admin/activity": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
@@ -9922,500 +9575,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "/api/v1/player/account": {
-      "get": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Get the current player account (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "The player account",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PlayerAccount"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Not authenticated",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Account not active (disabled/banned)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/identities": {
-      "get": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "List linked SSO identities (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Linked identities",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LinkedIdentity"
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Forbidden"
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/identities/{provider}": {
-      "delete": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Unlink an SSO identity (self)",
-        "description": "",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "name": "provider",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "description": "Provider id."
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Unlinked",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnlinkedFlag"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Bad Request"
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Forbidden"
-          },
-          "404": {
-            "description": "No linked account for that provider",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/password": {
-      "patch": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Change or set the current player’s password",
-        "description": "If the account already has a password, currentPassword is required and verified. SSO-provisioned accounts with no password may set an initial one without a current password. On success the caller’s session is re-issued (they stay logged in) while all other sessions are revoked.",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Password changed",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/OkFlag"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Validation error or wrong current password",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Account not active (disabled/banned)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "429": {
-            "description": "Too many changes (rate limited)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChangePasswordRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/totp/disable": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Disable 2FA by confirming a code",
-        "description": "Requires a valid current authenticator code (proves control of the authenticator); it does not take a password.",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "2FA disabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpState"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Not enabled, or invalid code",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Forbidden"
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/totp/enable": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Enable 2FA by confirming a code",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "2FA enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpState"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Setup not started, or invalid code",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Forbidden"
-          },
-          "409": {
-            "description": "Two-factor already enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpCodeRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/totp/setup": {
-      "post": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Begin 2FA enrollment (returns secret + QR)",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "otpauth URL and QR data to scan",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TotpSetup"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Forbidden"
-          },
-          "409": {
-            "description": "Two-factor already enabled",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/api/v1/player/account/username": {
-      "patch": {
-        "tags": [
-          "Player"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Change the current player’s username",
-        "description": "",
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "description": "Updated username (session cookie re-issued)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "type": "object",
-                  "properties": {
-                    "username": {
-                      "type": "string"
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "400": {
-            "description": "Validation error or unavailable username",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationError"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "401": {
-            "description": "Unauthorized"
-          },
-          "403": {
-            "description": "Account not active (disabled/banned)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "409": {
-            "description": "Username already taken",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "429": {
-            "description": "Too many changes (rate limited)",
-            "content": {
-              "application/json": {
-                "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "500": {
-            "description": "Internal Server Error"
-          }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "cookieAuth": []
-          },
-          {
-            "bearerAuth": []
-          }
-        ],
-        "requestBody": {
-          "required": true,
-          "content": {
-            "application/json": {
-              "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChangeUsernameRequest"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "/api/v1/player/appeals": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
@@ -15993,7 +15152,7 @@
           },
           "description": {
             "type": "string",
-            "example": "Self-service player account (GET /player/account)."
+            "example": "The signed-in account (GET /auth/me/account). Same shape for every role."
           },
           "properties": {
             "type": "object",
@@ -16034,6 +15193,9 @@
                   "enum": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "example": [
+                      "admin",
+                      "editor",
+                      "moderator",
                       "player"
                     ],
                     "items": {
@@ -18051,86 +17213,6 @@
           }
         }
       },
-      "AccountStatus": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-          "type": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "example": "object"
-          },
-          "description": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "example": "Self-service account security status (GET /admin/account)."
-          },
-          "properties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-              "id": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "integer"
-                  },
-                  "example": {
-                    "type": "number",
-                    "example": 1
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              "username": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "string"
-                  },
-                  "example": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "admin"
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              "role": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "string"
-                  },
-                  "enum": {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "example": [
-                      "admin",
-                      "editor"
-                    ],
-                    "items": {
-                      "type": "string"
-                    }
-                  },
-                  "example": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "admin"
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              "totp_enabled": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "example": "boolean"
-                  },
-                  "example": {
-                    "type": "boolean",
-                    "example": true
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
       "TotpSetup": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
diff --git a/server/swagger/swagger.js b/server/swagger/swagger.js
index f9c6f71..e0c6f18 100644
--- a/server/swagger/swagger.js
+++ b/server/swagger/swagger.js
@@ -58,12 +58,10 @@ const doc = {
   tags: [
     { name: 'Health', description: 'Liveness probe' },
     { name: 'Auth', description: 'Web session login/logout (cookie + TOTP)' },
-    { name: 'Auth · Me', description: 'The signed-in account: profile, notification streams and devices' },
+    { name: 'Auth · Me', description: 'The signed-in account: profile, account security (credentials, 2FA, linked identities, recovery codes), notification streams and devices' },
     { name: 'Auth · Mobile', description: 'Native bearer-token login, refresh and logout' },
     { name: 'Auth · SSO', description: 'OAuth2 / OIDC provider discovery and redirect flow' },
     { name: 'Public', description: 'Unauthenticated site content (settings, posts, wiki, contact)' },
-    { name: 'Admin · Account', description: 'Self-service account security (2FA, linked identities)' },
-    { name: 'Player', description: 'Self-service player accounts (register, credentials, 2FA, linked identities)' },
     { name: 'Player · Appeals', description: 'Player-submitted moderation appeals' },
     { name: 'Settings', description: 'Site-wide settings any authenticated account may read (nav overrides)' },
     { name: 'Admin · Dashboard', description: 'Dashboard summary and site mode' },
@@ -490,13 +488,16 @@ const doc = {
           },
         },
       },
+      // The self account as GET /auth/me/account returns it, for EVERY role — the
+      // name predates the collapse of /player/account and /admin/account onto
+      // /auth/me and is kept so existing $refs and generated clients resolve.
       PlayerAccount: {
         type: 'object',
-        description: 'Self-service player account (GET /player/account).',
+        description: 'The signed-in account (GET /auth/me/account). Same shape for every role.',
         properties: {
           id: { type: 'integer', example: 42 },
           username: { type: 'string', example: 'newplayer' },
-          role: { type: 'string', enum: ['player'], example: 'player' },
+          role: { type: 'string', enum: ['admin', 'editor', 'moderator', 'player'], example: 'player' },
           email: { type: 'string', format: 'email', nullable: true, example: 'player@example.com' },
           status: { type: 'string', enum: ['active', 'disabled', 'banned', 'pending'], example: 'active' },
           totp_enabled: { type: 'boolean', example: false },
@@ -749,16 +750,6 @@ const doc = {
       // the affected resource id/slug or a boolean flag. Documented here as-is so
       // the spec matches the controllers. (The shapes are intentionally recorded
       // rather than normalized — see the audit note if standardizing later.)
-      AccountStatus: {
-        type: 'object',
-        description: 'Self-service account security status (GET /admin/account).',
-        properties: {
-          id: { type: 'integer', example: 1 },
-          username: { type: 'string', example: 'admin' },
-          role: { type: 'string', enum: ['admin', 'editor'], example: 'admin' },
-          totp_enabled: { type: 'boolean', example: true },
-        },
-      },
       TotpSetup: {
         type: 'object',
         description: 'Enrollment material returned by POST /account/totp/setup.',
diff --git a/server/test/mobileDeviceSessions.test.js b/server/test/mobileDeviceSessions.test.js
index 773ac51..84b6b15 100644
--- a/server/test/mobileDeviceSessions.test.js
+++ b/server/test/mobileDeviceSessions.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ process.env.DB_PORT = '59999'
 const { test, beforeEach, after } = require('node:test')
 const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
 
-const account = require('../src/router/v1/admin/account.controller')
+const account = require('../src/router/v1/auth/account.controller')
 const mobileSessions = require('../src/model/mobileSessions/mobileSessions.model')
 const activity = require('../src/model/activity/activity.model')
 const db = require('../src/utils/db')
diff --git a/server/test/moduleLoader.test.js b/server/test/moduleLoader.test.js
index cef7339..1ad1f78 100644
--- a/server/test/moduleLoader.test.js
+++ b/server/test/moduleLoader.test.js
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ test('ctx exposes exactly the documented surface, and is frozen', () => {
   //  is core's limiter FACTORY, not a limiter: a module states its own
   // window and cap and takes the plumbing, so there is one express-rate-limit in
   // the process and one place a breach is logged.  is
-  // handed over whole because it is shared policy — core's /auth/me and
-  // /player/account sit behind the same counter.
+  // handed over whole because it is shared policy — core's /auth/me/account/*
+  // and /player/appeals sit behind the same counter.
   assert.deepEqual(probe.middleware, [
     'accountChangeLimiter', 'noindex', 'rateLimit', 'requireAuth', 'requireRole', 'siteMode', 'validate',
   ])
diff --git a/server/test/playerAccounts.test.js b/server/test/playerAccounts.test.js
index 264753e..763a035 100644
--- a/server/test/playerAccounts.test.js
+++ b/server/test/playerAccounts.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs')
 
 const authCtrl = require('../src/router/v1/auth/auth.controller')
-const account = require('../src/router/v1/admin/account.controller')
+const account = require('../src/router/v1/auth/account.controller')
 const users = require('../src/model/users/users.model')
 const settings = require('../src/model/settings/settings.model')
 const botScore = require('../src/middleware/botScore')
diff --git a/server/test/selfTrustedDevices.test.js b/server/test/selfTrustedDevices.test.js
index 06176f6..250263e 100644
--- a/server/test/selfTrustedDevices.test.js
+++ b/server/test/selfTrustedDevices.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
 //   - trusting the current device is ownership-scoped and honors the cap (409);
 //   - self-revoke is scoped to the caller's own id;
 //   - regenerating recovery codes is a password step-up (wrong password → 400).
-const ctrl = require('../src/router/v1/admin/account.controller')
+const ctrl = require('../src/router/v1/auth/account.controller')
 const users = require('../src/model/users/users.model')
 const activity = require('../src/model/activity/activity.model')
 const sessionService = require('../src/auth/session.service')