diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
index 7eac39ff..e30d1a84 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
         <Border Grid.Row="1" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" Padding="8">
             <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding FilteredPosts}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPost, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" MinHeight="40">
+                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                 <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate x:DataType="models:BlogPostDto">
                         <StackPanel Spacing="4">
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/CircleMembersApiTests.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/CircleMembersApiTests.cs
index 5e8040ef..4e9bfb00 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/CircleMembersApiTests.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/CircleMembersApiTests.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public sealed class CircleMembersApiTests : IClassFixture<BlogsWebServerFixture>
     }
 
     private string MembersUrl(long circleId)
-        => $"{_fixture.Addresses.First(a => a.StartsWith("https://"))}/{Constants.APIPrefix}/circle/{circleId}/members";
+        => $"{_fixture.Addresses.First(a => a.StartsWith("https://"))}/api/circle/{circleId}/members";
 
     private HttpClient NewClient(string subject)
     {
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
index 76aa777e..3901d9cb 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Yavsc.Blogspot;
+using Yavsc.Models.Blog;
 using Yavsc.Server.Exceptions;
 using Yavsc.Server.Helpers;
 using static Yavsc.Blogs.Constants;
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/CircleApiController.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/CircleApiController.cs
index 73bbfff9..c35da7c5 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/CircleApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/CircleApiController.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Yavsc.Models;
 using Yavsc.Models.Relationship;
 using Yavsc.Server.Helpers;
-using static Yavsc.Blogs.Constants;
 
 namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
 {
     [Produces("application/json")]
-    [Route(APIPrefix +"/circle")]
+    [Route("api/circle")]
     public class CircleApiController : Controller
     {
         private readonly ApplicationDbContext _context;
@@ -57,25 +56,12 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Replaces a circle. The caller must own it; the server
-        /// reasserts ownership regardless of any <c>OwnerId</c>
-        /// the client tries to put in the body.
-        ///
-        /// <para>The body shape is a <see cref="CircleDto"/> — a
-        /// flat, navigation-free projection — not the EF entity.
-        /// The EF entity carries <c>[JsonIgnore]</c>-decorated
-        /// navigation properties (<c>Owner</c>, <c>Members</c>)
-        /// that bind to server-only types (<c>ApplicationUser</c>,
-        /// <c>CircleMember</c>); keeping the wire shape as a
-        /// DTO avoids any future regression where the entity
-        /// grows a navigable property that System.Text.Json
-        /// refuses to materialise. The client-side mirror lives
-        /// in <c>Yavsc.Api.Client.Dtos.CircleDto</c>.</para>
+        /// reasserts ownership regardless of any OwnerId the client
+        /// tries to put in the body.
         /// </summary>
         // PUT: api/circle/5
         [HttpPut("{id}")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> PutCircle(
-            [FromRoute] long id,
-            [FromBody] CircleDto circle)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> PutCircle([FromRoute] long id, [FromBody] Circle circle)
         {
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
             {
@@ -95,14 +81,9 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
                 return new ChallengeResult();
             }
 
-            // Map the wire shape onto the entity. OwnerId is
-            // forced to the caller regardless of what the body
-            // says; Name and Public come from the body.
-            existing.Name = circle.Name;
-            existing.Public = circle.Public;
-            existing.OwnerId = uid;
-
-            _context.Entry(existing).State = EntityState.Modified;
+            // Force OwnerId to the caller; the body value is ignored.
+            circle.OwnerId = uid;
+            _context.Entry(circle).State = EntityState.Modified;
 
             try
             {
@@ -129,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
         /// </summary>
         // POST: api/circle
         [HttpPost]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> PostCircle([FromBody] CircleDto circle)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> PostCircle([FromBody] Circle circle)
         {
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
             {
@@ -138,14 +119,8 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
 
             var uid = User.GetUserId();
             circle.OwnerId = uid;
-            Circle newCircle = new Circle
-            {
-                OwnerId = User.GetUserId(),
-                Name = circle.Name,
-                Public = circle.Public
-            };
 
-            _context.Circle.Add(newCircle);
+            _context.Circle.Add(circle);
             try
             {
                 await _context.SaveChangesAsync(User.GetUserId());
@@ -346,26 +321,6 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Wire shape for <c>PUT /api/circle/{id}</c>. Flat by
-    /// design — navigation properties (<c>Owner</c>,
-    /// <c>Members</c>) live on the EF entity only and never
-    /// cross the wire.
-    ///
-    /// <para>Field names match the JSON the server emits
-    /// (camelCase via ASP.NET Core's Web defaults), so no
-    /// <c>[JsonPropertyName]</c> attributes are required.
-    /// Mirrors the client-side <c>Yavsc.Api.Client.Dtos.CircleDto</c>
-    /// — keep them in sync.</para>
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed class CircleDto
-    {
-        public long Id { get; set; }
-        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-        public string OwnerId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-        public bool Public { get; set; }
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Wire shape for <c>GET /api/circle/{id}/members</c>.
     /// Mirrors <see cref="UserSearchResultDto"/> but stops