diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ make test-headed    # same tests in visible browser
 
 Open `http://localhost:10500`.
 
+PDF export (DeepSearch reports, via weasyprint) needs the Pango text stack installed at system level. The production image installs it; on a development host install it once:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install -y libglib2.0-0 libpango-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libharfbuzz0b libfontconfig1 fonts-dejavu-core
+```
+
 ## Stack
 
 | Layer | Technology |
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ devplacepy/
   avatar.py           # Multiavatar generation, URL builder
   utils/              # Password hashing, session mgmt, time_ago, notification hook (package)
   models.py           # Pydantic schemas
-  push.py             # Web push crypto, VAPID keys, encrypt/send/register
+  push/               # Push delivery: provider protocol, Web Push, APNs, registrations
   routers/            # One file per domain (auth, feed, posts, push, ...)
   templates/          # Jinja2 HTML templates
   static/css/         # Page-specific CSS files
@@ -811,9 +817,37 @@ calling itself.
 
 ## Push notifications & PWA
 
-Authenticated users can receive native web push notifications, and the site is an
+Authenticated users can receive native push notifications, and the site is an
 installable Progressive Web App. Push uses only standard libraries (`cryptography`,
-`PyJWT`, `httpx`) against the Web Push Protocol - no third-party push wrapper.
+`PyJWT`, `httpx`) against the Web Push Protocol and the Apple Push Notification service -
+no third-party push wrapper.
+
+### Providers
+
+Delivery is split into providers behind one protocol (`devplacepy/push/providers/`). A user
+receives a notification through every provider they hold a live subscription for.
+
+| Provider | Registration | Transport |
+|----------|--------------|-----------|
+| `webpush` | `PushSubscription` from the browser `PushManager` (endpoint + `p256dh`/`auth` keys) | Web Push Protocol, VAPID signed, `aesgcm` encrypted payload |
+| `apns` | Hexadecimal device token | `POST https://api.push.apple.com/3/device/{token}` over HTTP/2, ES256 provider token |
+
+`POST /push.json` accepts a registration for any active provider; a body without a
+`provider` field is a `webpush` body, so browsers need no change. `GET /push.json` returns
+the VAPID public key plus the providers currently accepting registrations. A provider that
+is disabled or not fully configured accepts no registrations and is skipped during
+delivery, so an unconfigured provider is inert rather than an error.
+
+Every provider setting is edited at **`/admin/services/push`**: per provider an `Enabled`
+toggle, the VAPID subject for `webpush`, and team id, key id, `.p8` auth key (stored as a
+masked secret), topic and environment (production or sandbox) for `apns`. The same page
+holds the shared delivery timeout and the retention window after which dead subscriptions
+are removed. Push delivery does not depend on that service running; stopping it only stops
+the pruning sweep.
+
+Adding a third provider is one file plus one registry entry: the registration route, the
+delivery loop, the admin page, the audit record and the metrics are all written against the
+provider protocol.
 
 ### Events
 
@@ -836,9 +870,11 @@ in real time, bridged onto the in-process pub/sub bus by a lock-owner relay:
 
 `create_notification` schedules delivery as a fire-and-forget async task, so a dead
 subscription or push-service error never blocks the triggering request. Delivery
-(`push.notify_user`) iterates a user's subscriptions, encrypts the payload
-(legacy `aesgcm` content encoding), and POSTs to each endpoint; subscriptions that
-return `404`/`410` are soft-deleted.
+(`push.notify_user`) reads a user's subscriptions once, groups them by provider, builds
+each provider's payload once, and sends over a single shared HTTP client. A subscription
+the push service reports as gone (`404`/`410` for Web Push, `410` or an `Unregistered`
+class reason for APNs) is soft-deleted; any other failure is logged and the subscription is
+kept.
 
 A notification is also **marked read automatically when you open the page that shows its
 content** - viewing a post clears its comment, reply, upvote and mention notifications;
@@ -895,7 +931,10 @@ offline. Installation requires a secure origin (HTTPS, or `localhost` for develo
 
 | File | Role |
 |------|------|
-| `devplacepy/push.py` | VAPID keys, payload encryption, send, register |
+| `devplacepy/push/providers/` | Provider protocol, Web Push (VAPID keys, payload encryption), APNs |
+| `devplacepy/push/store.py` | `push_registration` reads and writes |
+| `devplacepy/push/delivery.py` | `notify_user` - group by provider, deliver, reap dead subscriptions |
+| `devplacepy/services/push/service.py` | Provider configuration at `/admin/services/push`, retention sweep, metrics |
 | `devplacepy/routers/push.py` | `/push.json`, `/service-worker.js`, `/manifest.json` |
 | `static/js/PushManager.js` | Service-worker registration + subscribe + opt-in UI |
 | `static/service-worker.js` | Receives push, shows notification, offline fallback |
diff --git a/events.md b/events.md
index fefadf7a..bfcc5ce5 100644
--- a/events.md
+++ b/events.md
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ Every state-changing action in DevPlace records one append-only row through `dev
 | `push.subscribe` | `routers/push.py` |
 | `push.update` | `routers/push.py` |
 
+Both carry `metadata.provider` (`webpush`, `apns`, ...) plus `created`; `metadata.endpoint_host` is set for endpoint-based providers and `null` for token-based ones.
+
 ## Gamification (`reward`)
 
 | Event key | Recorded in |