diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e4c292ade..a4fc855ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1573,8 +1573,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-http",
  "fabro-model",
  "fabro-oauth",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-static",
- "fabro-util",
  "fabro-vault",
  "httpmock",
  "serde",
@@ -1640,6 +1640,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-model",
  "fabro-oauth",
  "fabro-proc",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-retro",
  "fabro-sandbox",
  "fabro-server",
@@ -1786,10 +1787,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "fabro-http",
  "fabro-macros",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-static",
  "fabro-test",
  "fabro-types",
- "fabro-util",
  "jsonwebtoken",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1888,6 +1889,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-http",
  "fabro-macros",
  "fabro-model",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-static",
  "fabro-test",
  "fabro-util",
@@ -1950,6 +1952,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "base64",
  "fabro-http",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-static",
  "fabro-test",
  "fabro-util",
@@ -1972,6 +1975,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fabro-redact"
+version = "0.213.0-nightly.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "ref-cast",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "toml 0.8.23",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fabro-retro"
 version = "0.213.0-nightly.0"
@@ -2050,6 +2069,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-llm",
  "fabro-model",
  "fabro-proc",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-retro",
  "fabro-sandbox",
  "fabro-slack",
@@ -2257,7 +2277,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "fabro-util"
 version = "0.213.0-nightly.0"
 dependencies = [
- "aho-corasick",
  "anyhow",
  "console 0.15.11",
  "dirs",
@@ -2265,18 +2284,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "insta",
  "open",
  "rand 0.9.4",
- "ref-cast",
- "regex",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
  "termimad",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
- "toml 0.8.23",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
- "url",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2326,6 +2340,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-macros",
  "fabro-mcp",
  "fabro-model",
+ "fabro-redact",
  "fabro-retro",
  "fabro-sandbox",
  "fabro-static",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ec67b0515..614d82766 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ rust-embed = "8"
 percent-encoding = "2"
 minijinja = "2"
 fabro-http = { path = "lib/crates/fabro-http" }
+fabro-redact = { path = "lib/crates/fabro-redact" }
 fabro-static = { path = "lib/crates/fabro-static" }
 graphviz-sys = { git = "https://github.com/fabro-sh/graphviz-sys" }
 ref-cast = "1"
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
index 066253a39..406f78c74 100644
--- a/clippy.toml
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ disallowed-types = [
   { path = "std::net::TcpStream", reason = "Blocking socket; prefer tokio::net::TcpStream on Tokio paths. Document intentional sync I/O with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]" },
   { path = "std::net::TcpListener", reason = "Blocking accept; prefer tokio::net::TcpListener on Tokio paths. Document intentional sync I/O with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]" },
   { path = "std::net::UdpSocket", reason = "Blocking recv/send; prefer tokio::net::UdpSocket on Tokio paths. Document intentional sync I/O with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]" },
-  { path = "url::Url", reason = "Use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl at logging/error boundaries for URLs that may carry credentials; document intentional raw URL transit with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]", allow-invalid = true },
-  { path = "reqwest::Url", reason = "Use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl at logging/error boundaries for URLs that may carry credentials; document intentional raw URL transit with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]", allow-invalid = true },
+  { path = "url::Url", reason = "Use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl at logging/error boundaries for URLs that may carry credentials; document intentional raw URL transit with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]", allow-invalid = true },
+  { path = "reqwest::Url", reason = "Use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl at logging/error boundaries for URLs that may carry credentials; document intentional raw URL transit with #[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = \"...\")]", allow-invalid = true },
 ]
diff --git a/docs-internal/logging-strategy.md b/docs-internal/logging-strategy.md
index 3e035b1db..07a2a099c 100644
--- a/docs-internal/logging-strategy.md
+++ b/docs-internal/logging-strategy.md
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ Some field values carry real or latent sensitivity and must not appear in `traci
 
 These prohibitions apply to every level (ERROR through TRACE). If an error path genuinely needs raw output for triage, route it through an authenticated support channel — not the default tracing subscriber.
 
-For URLs that may carry credentials, log `fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl` or a string produced by `DisplaySafeUrl::redacted_string()`. Its `Display` and `Debug` forms redact userinfo plus these query keys case-insensitively: `token`, `install_token`, `access_token`, `refresh_token`, `api_key`, `apikey`, `code`, `state`, `password`, `secret`, and `key`. Raw URL strings stay reserved for wire transit, subprocess arguments, redirects, and persistence.
+For URLs that may carry credentials, log `fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl` or a string produced by `DisplaySafeUrl::redacted_string()`. Its `Display` and `Debug` forms redact userinfo plus these query keys case-insensitively: `token`, `install_token`, `access_token`, `refresh_token`, `api_key`, `apikey`, `code`, `state`, `password`, `secret`, and `key`. Raw URL strings stay reserved for wire transit, subprocess arguments, redirects, and persistence.
diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-04-19-002-feat-run-files-changed-tab-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-04-19-002-feat-run-files-changed-tab-plan.md
index 8db8c72e4..36e46a2de 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-04-19-002-feat-run-files-changed-tab-plan.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-04-19-002-feat-run-files-changed-tab-plan.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Carried from origin + new measurable targets:
 - **Sandbox reconnect**: `lib/crates/fabro-sandbox/src/reconnect.rs:17-60` (dispatches on `provider` string; only Local and Daytona are compiled into the server — `fabro-server/Cargo.toml:25` enables only `features = ["daytona"]`, so Docker runs would 409 at reconnect). `reconnect_run_sandbox` in `lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs:5797-5806` maps all reconnect errors to `StatusCode::CONFLICT`.
 - **Sandbox git helpers**: `lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/sandbox_git.rs`. `GIT_REMOTE` (line 23), `shell_quote` (line 26), `git_diff` at line 185 is `pub(crate)` with a 30 s timeout and returns an unbounded string — not fit for the new endpoint. A sibling machine-readable helper is needed.
 - **`RunProjection.final_patch`**: `lib/crates/fabro-store/src/run_state.rs:35`, populated at `lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/lifecycle/git.rs:303-332` via `on_run_end` when `outcome.status == Success || PartialSuccess`. Extending to Failed is the lifecycle change in Unit 2.
-- **Redaction**: `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/` is gitleaks+entropy at the content level. No path-denylist exists anywhere — Unit 8 is greenfield for that.
+- **Redaction**: `lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/` is gitleaks+entropy at the content level. No path-denylist exists anywhere — Unit 8 is greenfield for that.
 - **Frontend API helpers**: `apps/fabro-web/app/api.ts:41-47` (`apiJson`), `:115-130` (`apiJsonOrNull` — handles 404 and 501 gracefully — use this for the new route).
 - **Route conventions**: loaders use `({ request, params })`; `export const handle = { wide: true }` toggles wide layout; data flows through `withRouteModule` wrapper (`router.tsx:42-49`).
 - **Tab visibility**: `apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-detail.tsx:14` has `{ name: "Files Changed", path: "/files", broken: true }`; `:68` filters with `!t.broken`. Removing the flag makes the tab visible.
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ There is no `docs/solutions/` directory in this repo; `docs/plans/` and `docs/br
 | **Response shape**: reuse `PaginatedRunFileList` name; introduce `RunFilesMeta` replacing `PaginationMeta` on this endpoint. | Keeps the existing schema name (already in the spec and the TS client as a type alias). Adds `truncated`, `total_changed`, optional `degraded`, optional `patch` without touching shared `PaginationMeta`. Non-breaking for consumers of `PaginationMeta` on other endpoints. |
 | **No cursor pagination; single top-level `truncated` + `total_changed`.** | Natural-bound list with a hard 200-file cap. Follows `ListResponse<T>` precedent where "paginated" just means "bounded". Adding a cursor is deferred until a consumer needs it. |
 | **`change_kind` is optional.** | Resolves the R19/R23 back-compat tension: existing progenitor/openapi-generator clients can ignore it; v1 clients that know about it can skip hunk inspection. Kept as additive-only metadata. |
-| **Denylist in server code; content-based scanning out of scope.** | `fabro-util::redact` is content-level; the brainstorm explicitly confines R31 to path-based skipping. Matches the "authz gate + `git diff` parity" framing in R30. Config-driven denylist can come later. |
+| **Denylist in server code; content-based scanning out of scope.** | `fabro-redact` is content-level; the brainstorm explicitly confines R31 to path-based skipping. Matches the "authz gate + `git diff` parity" framing in R30. Config-driven denylist can come later. |
 | **Request coalescing, not queuing.** | Concurrent callers for the same run share one in-flight materialization via a singleflight map on `AppState`. Avoids redundant git work, prevents queue-exhaustion DoS, and is simpler than a 429-with-retry policy. |
 | **Use `apiJsonOrNull` on the web loader.** | Handles 404 and 501 gracefully, so dev environments without the new route (or demo without the new demo stub) render R4(c) empty state instead of hitting `RootErrorBoundary`. Mirrors the precedent in `run-stages.tsx:118` and `run-overview.tsx:16`. |
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ flowchart TB
 - **Extend `docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`** with the new prohibited-field entries (`diff_contents`, `file_path` for changed-file paths specifically, `git_stderr`) so future endpoints inherit the rule.
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/jsonl.rs:21` — the existing redaction field skiplist, as the conceptual ancestor (but content-level, not path-level).
+- `lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/jsonl.rs:21` — the existing redaction field skiplist, as the conceptual ancestor (but content-level, not path-level).
 - `AGENTS.md` shell-quoting rule for any shell-adjacent code.
 
 **Test scenarios:**
diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-04-19-003-feat-cli-auth-login-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-04-19-003-feat-cli-auth-login-plan.md
index 32e77523c..a870d8983 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-04-19-003-feat-cli-auth-login-plan.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-04-19-003-feat-cli-auth-login-plan.md
@@ -916,14 +916,14 @@ Organized into five phases. Early phases stand alone (no behavior changes). Late
 
 **Logging invariant (key technical decision):**
 - Never log raw bearer values, raw auth codes, or `code_verifier`.
-- Never log raw `user_agent` strings — they're attacker-controlled and can carry ANSI escape sequences (terminal injection for operators tail-ing logs) or newlines (log-splitting). Log a `user_agent_fingerprint = hex(sha256(user_agent)[..8])` instead — stable for correlation, inert as payload. SHA-256 is already in the workspace; no new dependency. If the raw UA is needed for support debugging, route it through `fabro_util::redact` which strips control characters.
+- Never log raw `user_agent` strings — they're attacker-controlled and can carry ANSI escape sequences (terminal injection for operators tail-ing logs) or newlines (log-splitting). Log a `user_agent_fingerprint = hex(sha256(user_agent)[..8])` instead — stable for correlation, inert as payload. SHA-256 is already in the workspace; no new dependency. If the raw UA is needed for support debugging, route it through `fabro-redact` which strips control characters.
 - User email is logged at INFO only on `/token` (login event) and `/logout` (explicit exit event); not on `/refresh` rotations.
 - Enforced by review at implementation time and documented in the module's top-level doc comment.
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
 - Existing handler signature patterns for state/extension extraction in `server.rs:2771` (`list_runs`) and `web_auth.rs:285` (`login_github`).
 - Generate 32-byte secrets via `OsRng::fill_bytes`, encode with `base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD`.
-- Existing `fabro_util::redact` patterns for any case where bearer-adjacent data must appear in logs.
+- Existing `fabro-redact` patterns for any case where bearer-adjacent data must appear in logs.
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path (/token): valid code + verifier → 200 with access+refresh; refresh row exists in store.
diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-04-23-003-refactor-llm-client-resolution-and-run-services-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-04-23-003-refactor-llm-client-resolution-and-run-services-plan.md
index 83c5c0fbe..cdbde5793 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-04-23-003-refactor-llm-client-resolution-and-run-services-plan.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-04-23-003-refactor-llm-client-resolution-and-run-services-plan.md
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Phase data flow:
   - `EnvCredentialSource::new()` reads env for each provider in `Provider::ALL`, emitting `ApiCredential`s. `auth_issues` is always empty. Replaces the body of today's `Client::from_env`.
   - `Client::from_source(source: &dyn CredentialSource) -> Result<Arc<Client>, Error>` — calls `source.resolve()`, discards `auth_issues`, calls `Client::from_credentials`, wraps in `Arc`. Callers that need diagnostics call `source.resolve()` directly.
   - Move `auth_issue_message` helper (today duplicated in `fabro-workflow/handler/llm/api.rs:82` and `fabro-server/server_secrets.rs:127`) to `fabro-auth` alongside the trait.
-  - `ApiCredential` must have a redacting `Debug` impl (verify/add using `fabro-util::redaction`). Add unit test asserting `format!("{:?}", credential)` does not echo key material.
+  - `ApiCredential` must have a redacting `Debug` impl (verify/add using `fabro-redact`). Add unit test asserting `format!("{:?}", credential)` does not echo key material.
 
   **Patterns to follow:**
   - `CredentialFallback` trait shape in `docs/plans/2026-04-20-002-refactor-extract-fabro-client-crate-plan.md`.
diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-04-24-001-refactor-adopt-uv-patterns-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-04-24-001-refactor-adopt-uv-patterns-plan.md
index 762fb844a..52068c597 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-04-24-001-refactor-adopt-uv-patterns-plan.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-04-24-001-refactor-adopt-uv-patterns-plan.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Six uv patterns, ordered by risk/value so each phase is individually shippable:
 | # | Phase | New crate(s) | Scope |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | `fabro-static` env var registry | `fabro-static` | Replace ~113 `env::var` string literals and 7 clap `env =` sites with constants on an `EnvVars` struct |
-| 2 | `DisplaySafeUrl` newtype | (extend `fabro-util::redact`) | Add credential-redacting `Url` wrapper; migrate high-risk URL logging call sites |
+| 2 | `DisplaySafeUrl` newtype | `fabro-redact` | Add credential-redacting `Url` wrapper; migrate high-risk URL logging call sites |
 | 3 | Expanded snapshot helpers | (extend `fabro-test`) | Lift `fabro_json_snapshot!` into `fabro-test`; add value-shaped wrapper parallel to existing `fabro_snapshot!` |
 | 4 | `miette` CLI diagnostics | (extend `fabro-cli`) | Wrap CLI root error with `miette::Diagnostic` for styled chained errors and help footers while preserving existing exit-class hint logic |
 | 5 | `cargo dev` unified CLI | `fabro-dev` | New binary crate replacing `bin/dev/*.sh` and `scripts/*-spa*.sh`; add `dev = "run -p fabro-dev --"` alias |
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ None of these is a crisis today. Each is a cheap fix when done deliberately, and
 ### Relevant Code and Patterns
 
 **Existing fabro infrastructure to reuse:**
-- `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/` — existing redaction home. `redact_string`, `redact_json_value`, and `redact_jsonl_line` cover generic secret scanning with entropy and gitleaks rules; Phase 2 adds deterministic URL display redaction here.
-- `lib/crates/fabro-http/src/lib.rs:12` — re-exports `url::Url` as `fabro_http::Url`. Already has `#![allow(clippy::disallowed_methods, clippy::disallowed_types)]`, but URL redaction belongs in `fabro-util::redact` rather than the HTTP facade.
+- `lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/` — redaction home. `redact_string`, `redact_json_value`, and `redact_jsonl_line` cover generic secret scanning with entropy and gitleaks rules; Phase 2 adds deterministic URL display redaction here.
+- `lib/crates/fabro-http/src/lib.rs:12` — re-exports `url::Url` as `fabro_http::Url`. Already has `#![allow(clippy::disallowed_methods, clippy::disallowed_types)]`, but URL redaction belongs in `fabro-redact` rather than the HTTP facade.
 - `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/env.rs` — `Env` trait with `SystemEnv` / `TestEnv` impls. Orthogonal to the name registry; keep it. The registry is about *names*; the trait is about *injection*.
 - `lib/crates/fabro-macros/src/lib.rs` — proc-macro crate with `Combine` derive and `e2e_test` attr already in place. Deps (`syn`, `quote`, `proc-macro2`) are already wired; `OptionsMetadata` macro plumbing slots in cleanly. The runtime trait/data model cannot live in this proc-macro crate; Phase 6 must add a normal crate (`fabro-options-metadata`) parallel to uv's `uv-options-metadata`.
 - `lib/crates/fabro-test/src/lib.rs:61` — `INSTA_FILTERS` with 10 pre-baked filters. Line 1716: `fabro_snapshot!` macro. Line 1214: `TestContext::add_filter`. Good foundation for JSON variant.
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ No existing learnings on miette, cargo-dev tooling, or CLI docs drift — those
 ## Key Technical Decisions
 
 - **New `fabro-static` crate rather than adding `EnvVars` to `fabro-util`.** Rationale: `fabro-util` is a grab-bag; `fabro-static` mirrors uv's narrow-purpose crate and reads as a first-class convention. Leaf crates can depend on `fabro-static` without pulling in `fabro-util`'s broader surface.
-- **`DisplaySafeUrl` lives in `fabro-util::redact` rather than `fabro-http` or a new crate.** Rationale: Fabro already has a shared redaction home for generic string/JSONL secret scanning, and URL display redaction is the same ownership domain. `fabro-http` stays a raw HTTP facade; public API DTOs remain raw `String` / `url::Url` unless a separate DTO audit says otherwise.
+- **`DisplaySafeUrl` lives in `fabro-redact` rather than `fabro-http` or `fabro-util`.** Rationale: Fabro already had shared redaction code for generic string/JSONL secret scanning, and URL display redaction is the same ownership domain. Moving that surface into a narrow crate keeps `fabro-http` a raw HTTP facade and keeps `fabro-util` from owning credential logic. Public API DTOs remain raw `String` / `url::Url` unless a separate DTO audit says otherwise.
 - **`Debug` delegates to `Display` (fabro diverges from uv).** uv's `Debug` impl is a `debug_struct` with separate `scheme`/`username`/`password`/`host`/`port`/`path`/`query`/`fragment` fields — redacting only username/password and leaving query/path/fragment raw. That is unsafe for fabro because our token-bearing URLs put tokens in query strings (`?token=...`), not userinfo. Fabro's `Display` redacts both userinfo and query-string keys from an allowlist; `Debug` delegates to `Display` so `?url` in `tracing::debug!(?url, ...)` does not leak tokens. This is the single most important design choice in Phase 2; get it wrong and the whole phase is security theater.
-- **`DisplaySafeUrl` redacts query-string keys from an allowlist, not just userinfo.** uv's implementation only redacts the password in the URL authority. Fabro needs more: install tokens, CSRF `state` tokens, API keys, auth codes, and access tokens all ride in query strings. The allowlist at minimum: `token`, `install_token`, `access_token`, `refresh_token`, `api_key`, `apikey`, `code`, `state`, `password`, `secret`, `key`. Allowlist lives in `fabro-util::redact` and is documented in `docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`.
+- **`DisplaySafeUrl` redacts query-string keys from an allowlist, not just userinfo.** uv's implementation only redacts the password in the URL authority. Fabro needs more: install tokens, CSRF `state` tokens, API keys, auth codes, and access tokens all ride in query strings. The allowlist at minimum: `token`, `install_token`, `access_token`, `refresh_token`, `api_key`, `apikey`, `code`, `state`, `password`, `secret`, `key`. Allowlist lives in `fabro-redact` and is documented in `docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`.
 - **Serialization must be redacted when it exists, but a blanket impl is optional.** The "display-only" redaction story is insufficient for DTO/output paths: if a JSON response contains a redacted URL type, the response body must render redacted. However, implementing `Serialize` directly on `DisplaySafeUrl` can silently persist `****` if the type leaks into config/cache/storage structs. Unit 2.1 must choose between (a) a blanket redacted `Serialize` impl plus strong persistence bans/tests, or (b) a separate output-only wrapper for JSON/schema boundaries. In both designs, no serializable redacted URL type ever serializes raw credentials.
 - **Scope of Phase 2 migration is narrowed to credential-bearing paths only.** The research surfaced ~15 URL-logging sites; many of them (`fabro-server/src/install.rs:1454`, `github_webhooks.rs:62`, `serve.rs:331`, `canonical_origin.rs:2`) log URLs that never carry credentials. Migrating them to `DisplaySafeUrl` is churn without security benefit. Phase 2 covers only sites that construct, log, or serialize URLs that can carry tokens; non-credentialed URL handling stays on `url::Url`.
 - **`DisplaySafeUrl` is a display-layer adapter, not a URL type.** The type exists at exactly three kinds of boundaries:
@@ -174,23 +174,23 @@ No existing learnings on miette, cargo-dev tooling, or CLI docs drift — those
 - **`OptionsMetadata` lands last and is split like uv.** Rationale: the runtime metadata model is a normal crate (`fabro-options-metadata`) with `OptionsMetadata`, `Visit`, `OptionField`, and `OptionSet`; `fabro-macros` only generates impls for that trait. The proc macro is the biggest surface and depends on clap/settings structs being stable. Generating docs from it also needs the `fabro-dev` host crate to exist. Keeping it last also means cli.mdx drift catches up in one PR rather than churning twice.
 - **Clippy enforcement: workspace-wide bans with crate-level opt-outs.** `clippy.toml` is workspace-global — there is no per-crate include/exclude mechanism. Each phase ships bans with this model:
   - **Workspace-wide ban** in `clippy.toml` (with `allow-invalid = true` so the ban survives even when the facade crate isn't in scope).
-  - **Crate-level `#![allow(...)]`** only at the root of crates whose entire purpose legitimately owns/facades the banned symbol (`fabro-static`, `fabro-http`, test-support crates). Mixed crates that contain both sensitive and non-sensitive paths (especially `fabro-server`) do **not** get root-level allows; they use module-level allows or narrow `#[expect]` at the raw-use site. In `fabro-util`, the allowance is scoped to the `redact::safe_url` owner module.
+  - **Crate-level `#![allow(...)]`** only at the root of crates whose entire purpose legitimately owns/facades the banned symbol (`fabro-static`, `fabro-http`, test-support crates). Mixed crates that contain both sensitive and non-sensitive paths (especially `fabro-server`) do **not** get root-level allows; they use module-level allows or narrow `#[expect]` at the raw-use site. In `fabro-redact`, the allowance is scoped to the `safe_url` owner module.
   - **`#[expect(..., reason = "...")]`** at individual call sites within credential-handling crates where a raw reference is unavoidable.
   - Phase 1 adds `disallowed-methods` for `std::env::var`/`var_os` workspace-wide. `fabro-static` and every `build.rs` carry `#![allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]`; dynamic resolver/facade paths such as `fabro-util::env::SystemEnv`, interpolation closures, and subprocess env allowlists carry narrow `#[expect]` or module-level allowances with reasons.
-  - Phase 2 adds `disallowed-types` for raw `url::Url`/`reqwest::Url` workspace-wide once migration is complete. `fabro-util::redact::safe_url` (owner), `fabro-http` (reqwest facade), and test-only support can use scoped allowances; mixed production crates use module/call-site allowances so credential-bearing modules remain protected. Phase 2 also adds a workspace-wide `disallowed-macros` or regex-CI check against inline `format!("https://{}:{}@{}", ...)` construction (no legitimate callers).
+  - Phase 2 adds `disallowed-types` for raw `url::Url`/`reqwest::Url` workspace-wide once migration is complete. `fabro-redact::safe_url` (owner), `fabro-http` (reqwest facade), and test-only support can use scoped allowances; mixed production crates use module/call-site allowances so credential-bearing modules remain protected. Phase 2 also adds a workspace-wide `disallowed-macros` or regex-CI check against inline `format!("https://{}:{}@{}", ...)` construction (no legitimate callers).
   - The purpose of the bans is regression prevention, not migration gating. If a crate accumulates many `#[expect]`s, that's a signal to keep migrating — not to bake the exceptions in.
 
 ## Open Questions
 
 ### Resolved During Planning
 
-- **Where does `DisplaySafeUrl` live?** → `fabro-util::redact`, next to the existing generic redaction helpers.
+- **Where does `DisplaySafeUrl` live?** → `fabro-redact`, next to the generic redaction helpers.
 - **Where does `EnvVars` live?** → New `fabro-static` crate.
 - **Where does `OptionsMetadata` runtime metadata live?** → New `fabro-options-metadata` crate. `fabro-macros` only owns the derive macro and emits impls against that normal crate.
 - **Miette full swap or wrap?** → Wrap-in-main (option b).
 - **Does fabro already have a snapshot-filter macro?** → Yes, `fabro_snapshot!` in `fabro-test`. Phase 3 adds a JSON/value variant, not a greenfield macro.
 - **Does `Debug` delegate to `Display`, matching uv?** → No. uv's `Debug` leaves query/path raw; fabro delegates `Debug` to `Display`. Query-string tokens are redacted in both. This is a deliberate divergence documented in Key Technical Decisions.
-- **Does `DisplaySafeUrl` redact query-string keys?** → Yes, from an allowlist maintained in `fabro-util::redact`. uv's impl does not.
+- **Does `DisplaySafeUrl` redact query-string keys?** → Yes, from an allowlist maintained in `fabro-redact`. uv's impl does not.
 - **Does a serializable redacted URL produce the raw URL (uv parity) or the redacted form?** → Redacted form. Whether that is a blanket `Serialize` impl on `DisplaySafeUrl` or a separate output-only wrapper is deferred to Unit 2.1; either way, callers needing raw-on-wire data use `.as_raw_url()` / `.raw_string()` / `Deref`, not serialization.
 - **Do non-credentialed URL logging sites migrate to `DisplaySafeUrl`?** → No. Migration scope is narrowed to credential-bearing paths. Sites like `fabro-server/src/install.rs:1454` (public webhook URL logging) stay on `url::Url`.
 - **Do the three existing partial env var consts get per-crate decisions?** → No. Two have cross-crate importers but migration is uniform. Delete all three; update importers to reference `fabro_static::EnvVars::*` directly.
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ No existing learnings on miette, cargo-dev tooling, or CLI docs drift — those
 lib/crates/
 ├── fabro-static/                  (NEW — Phase 1)
 │   └── EnvVars struct, all FABRO_* and upstream constants
-├── fabro-util/src/redact/         (MODIFIED — Phase 2)
+├── fabro-redact/                  (NEW — Phase 2)
 │   └── DisplaySafeUrl, DisplaySafeUrlError, ref-cast impls
 ├── fabro-test/                    (MODIFIED — Phase 3)
 │   └── add fabro_json_snapshot! + JSON filter set
@@ -344,21 +344,22 @@ Solid arrows are real dependencies. Dashed lines show phases that are independen
 
 ---
 
-### Phase 2 — fabro-util DisplaySafeUrl
+### Phase 2 — fabro-redact DisplaySafeUrl
 
-- [x] **Unit 2.1: Add `DisplaySafeUrl` to `fabro-util::redact`**
+- [x] **Unit 2.1: Create `fabro-redact` crate with redaction helpers and `DisplaySafeUrl`**
 
-**Goal:** Extend the existing redaction module with a credential-redacting `Url` wrapper.
+**Goal:** Move existing redaction helpers into a narrow redaction crate and add a credential-redacting `Url` wrapper.
 
 **Requirements:** R2, R7.
 
 **Dependencies:** None (independent of Phase 1; can interleave).
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/safe_url.rs`
-- Modify: `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/mod.rs`
-- Modify: `lib/crates/fabro-util/Cargo.toml` and root `Cargo.toml` (add `ref-cast` and `url` workspace deps if not present)
-- Test: `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/safe_url.rs` (inline unit tests mirroring uv's)
+- Create: `lib/crates/fabro-redact/Cargo.toml`
+- Move: `lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/*` to `lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/`
+- Move: `lib/crates/fabro-util/build.rs` and `lib/crates/fabro-util/data/gitleaks.toml` to `lib/crates/fabro-redact/`
+- Modify: root `Cargo.toml` (add `fabro-redact`, `ref-cast`, and `url` workspace deps if not present)
+- Test: `lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/safe_url.rs` (inline unit tests mirroring uv's)
 
 **Approach:**
 - Use `/Users/bhelmkamp/p/astral-sh/uv/crates/uv-redacted/src/lib.rs` as a starting template — structure, `#[repr(transparent)]`, `RefCast`, `DisplaySafeUrlError::AmbiguousAuthority`, `has_credential_like_pattern`. But fabro **diverges in three material ways** (see Key Technical Decisions):
@@ -397,8 +398,8 @@ Solid arrows are real dependencies. Dashed lines show phases that are independen
 - Integration (schemars, if a serializable redacted-output type exists): `schemars::schema_for!(DisplaySafeUrl)` or the output wrapper produces a schema with `type: string, format: uri` (transparent).
 
 **Verification:**
-- `cargo test -p fabro-util safe_url` passes.
-- `cargo doc -p fabro-util --no-deps` produces docs without warnings.
+- `cargo test -p fabro-redact` passes.
+- `cargo doc -p fabro-redact --no-deps` produces docs without warnings.
 
 ---
 
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ Solid arrows are real dependencies. Dashed lines show phases that are independen
 **Verification:**
 - `rg 'format!\("https?://[^"]*:[^"]*@' lib/crates/` returns zero matches (no more inline token URL construction).
 - Tracing-capture integration tests in `fabro-github`, `fabro-oauth`, `fabro-server` (install flow) pass and assert no token substring.
-- `clippy.toml` gains workspace-wide `disallowed-types` bans on `url::Url` and `reqwest::Url`. `fabro-util::redact::safe_url` (owner), `fabro-http` (reqwest facade), and test-support code can carry scoped `#[allow(clippy::disallowed_types)]`. Mixed production crates such as `fabro-server` use module-level allowances or per-site `#[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = "...")]` so sensitive modules are still protected.
+- `clippy.toml` gains workspace-wide `disallowed-types` bans on `url::Url` and `reqwest::Url`. `fabro-redact::safe_url` (owner), `fabro-http` (reqwest facade), and test-support code can carry scoped `#[allow(clippy::disallowed_types)]`. Mixed production crates such as `fabro-server` use module-level allowances or per-site `#[expect(clippy::disallowed_types, reason = "...")]` so sensitive modules are still protected.
 - Existing `cargo nextest run` passes.
 
 ---
@@ -897,7 +898,7 @@ impl fabro_options_metadata::OptionsMetadata for RunArgs {
 
 ## System-Wide Impact
 
-- **Interaction graph:** `fabro-static` and `fabro-options-metadata` are new leaf/runtime crates with no existing consumers; adding them to workspace members is safe. Phase 2 extends `fabro-util::redact`, which is already the shared redaction surface. `fabro-cli` gains a direct dep on `miette` for the CLI boundary and an exposed metadata surface for docs generation. `fabro-dev` depends on that exposed clap/metadata surface at generator time (not in the shipped `fabro` binary runtime path).
+- **Interaction graph:** `fabro-static`, `fabro-redact`, and `fabro-options-metadata` are new leaf/runtime crates with no existing consumers; adding them to workspace members is safe. `fabro-redact` owns the shared redaction surface previously housed under `fabro-util::redact`. `fabro-cli` gains a direct dep on `miette` for the CLI boundary and an exposed metadata surface for docs generation. `fabro-dev` depends on that exposed clap/metadata surface at generator time (not in the shipped `fabro` binary runtime path).
 - **Error propagation:** Phase 4 wraps at the `main` boundary; library error types unchanged. `anyhow::Error::chain()` still flows through `.context(...)` calls; only the final render changes.
 - **State lifecycle risks:** None from Phases 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 (pure refactors). Phase 2's redaction reaches Display and Debug, plus any explicitly serializable redacted-output type. Callers that need the raw URL for wire-level operations (reqwest, git CLI, subprocess args, HTTP `Location:` headers, stderr prompts the user acts on) must use `.as_raw_url()` / `.raw_string()`. `url.to_string()` on a `DisplaySafeUrl` returns the *redacted* form — an intentional trap that's neutralized by the Key Technical Decisions mitigation stack (explicit methods, clippy deny on `<DisplaySafeUrl as ToString>::to_string`, `disallowed-types` ban, and per-call-site tests in sandbox/install paths).
 - **API surface parity:** `fabro --help` output stays identical through Phase 1 (clap consts vs literals produce the same help). Phase 6 may reshape `cli.mdx` rendering but not `--help`. Phase 2 does NOT touch public API DTOs — `avatar_url`, `user_url`, and any OpenAPI-generated schemas remain `string`/`url::Url`.
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ impl fabro_options_metadata::OptionsMetadata for RunArgs {
 |------|------------|
 | Phase 1 churn (~113 call sites, 20 crates) produces a large diff and high merge-conflict probability against in-flight work | Ship Phase 1 alone in a dedicated PR. Coordinate timing with any other heavy refactors. Stage per-crate commits inside the PR for reviewability. |
 | Phase 2 migration misses a credential-bearing URL path; a leak survives | Tracing-capture integration tests in `fabro-github`, `fabro-oauth`, and `fabro-server` assert no token substring. Phase 2 also ships a workspace `clippy.toml` `disallowed-types` ban on raw `url::Url`/`reqwest::Url`; mixed crates use module/call-site expectations rather than root-level allows, and a `format!("https://...:...@")` guard catches inline token URL construction. |
-| Query-string-token URLs (`?token=...`, `?state=...`) not covered by uv's DisplaySafeUrl design | Fabro diverges from uv with an allowlist-based query-key redactor baked into `Display`. Allowlist lives in `fabro-util::redact` and is documented in `docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`. |
+| Query-string-token URLs (`?token=...`, `?state=...`) not covered by uv's DisplaySafeUrl design | Fabro diverges from uv with an allowlist-based query-key redactor baked into `Display`. Allowlist lives in `fabro-redact` and is documented in `docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`. |
 | `Debug` impl diverging from uv breaks snapshot tests that asserted against `?url` or struct-shaped debug output | Audit existing snapshots before Phase 2 lands; `fabro_snapshot!` default filters can normalize URL rendering in snapshots that should be agnostic to the redaction format. |
 | `shell_quote` / `.to_string()` trap: `url.to_string()` on a `DisplaySafeUrl` returns the redacted form, silently breaking git remotes, reqwest requests, and any transport use | Multi-layered mitigation: (1) explicit `.redacted_string()` / `.raw_string()` methods encourage callers to name the form; (2) clippy `disallowed-methods` entry for `<DisplaySafeUrl as ToString>::to_string` pointing callers at the explicit methods; (3) `disallowed-types` ban on `url::Url`/`reqwest::Url` in credential-handling crates forces all URL handling through the typed API; (4) per-call-site test in the sandbox caller (`fabro-sandbox/src/daytona/mod.rs:826`, `fabro-workflow/src/sandbox_git.rs:174`) that asserts the string passed to `shell_quote` contains the raw token, not `****`. |
 | JSON DTO Serialize leaks raw tokens if serialization matches uv's transparent behavior | Fabro diverges: any serializable redacted-output path renders redacted. Unit 2.1 must decide whether that is a blanket `DisplaySafeUrl` impl or a separate output-only wrapper, and must include a data-loss test/usage audit so persistence paths do not accidentally store `****`. |
@@ -948,7 +949,7 @@ impl fabro_options_metadata::OptionsMetadata for RunArgs {
 - Unit 1.1 + Unit 1.2. Largest mechanical change; lowest semantic risk.
 - **Why first:** Foundation for hygienic env var handling; unblocks future work (e.g., registry-driven subprocess allowlist in `spawn_env.rs`, doc generation in Phase 6).
 
-### Phase 2: `fabro-util::redact` DisplaySafeUrl (~1 PR)
+### Phase 2: `fabro-redact` DisplaySafeUrl (~1 PR)
 - Unit 2.1 + Unit 2.2. Highest security value.
 - **Why second:** Independent of Phase 1. Shipping after Phase 1 keeps the mechanical diff separate from the behavior-affecting diff.
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-auth/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-auth/Cargo.toml
index 881ef5549..4952bff6f 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-auth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-auth/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 fabro-http.workspace = true
 fabro-model = { path = "../fabro-model" }
 fabro-oauth = { path = "../fabro-oauth" }
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
-fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
 fabro-vault = { path = "../fabro-vault" }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-auth/src/credential.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-auth/src/credential.rs
index 96df27c88..aed972797 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-auth/src/credential.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-auth/src/credential.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
 use fabro_model::Provider;
-use fabro_util::redact::redact_string;
+use fabro_redact::redact_string;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/Cargo.toml
index 1676334d6..51c27fc22 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ fabro-telemetry = { path = "../fabro-telemetry" }
 fabro-store = { path = "../fabro-store" }
 fabro-vault = { path = "../fabro-vault" }
 fabro-types = { path = "../fabro-types", features = ["clap"] }
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
 fabro-http.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/run/logs.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/run/logs.rs
index 11def61ff..e9c4c99ca 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/run/logs.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/run/logs.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use fabro_redact::redact_jsonl_line;
 use fabro_util::json::normalize_json_value;
-use fabro_util::redact::redact_jsonl_line;
 use fabro_util::terminal::Styles;
 use tokio::time;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-github/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-github/Cargo.toml
index 715ab1e01..a3e0a1f0b 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-github/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-github/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 fabro-http.workspace = true
-fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
 fabro-types = { path = "../fabro-types" }
 jsonwebtoken.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-github/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-github/src/lib.rs
index 2e5b00860..2c339e7db 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-github/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-github/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use base64::Engine;
 use base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD;
+use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use fabro_static::EnvVars;
 use fabro_types::PullRequestGithubDetail;
 use fabro_types::settings::run::MergeStrategy;
-use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-llm/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-llm/Cargo.toml
index a298c54c4..04258b325 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-llm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-llm/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 fabro-http.workspace = true
 fabro-auth = { path = "../fabro-auth" }
 fabro-model = { path = "../fabro-model" }
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
 fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-llm/src/providers/fabro_server.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-llm/src/providers/fabro_server.rs
index c76936698..a737ff8f1 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-llm/src/providers/fabro_server.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-llm/src/providers/fabro_server.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
+use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use futures::stream;
 use tracing::{debug, error};
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/Cargo.toml
index 68261dccb..56a8d4f19 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 fabro-http.workspace = true
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
 base64.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/src/lib.rs
index 5de284ceb..e0417007e 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-oauth/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use axum::response::Html;
 use axum::routing::get;
 use base64::Engine;
 use base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD;
+use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use fabro_util::browser;
-use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-redact/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77ec8afe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[package]
+name = "fabro-redact"
+edition.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+publish = false
+license.workspace = true
+description = "Secret and credential redaction utilities for Fabro"
+
+[lib]
+doctest = false
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+aho-corasick.workspace = true
+ref-cast.workspace = true
+regex.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
+thiserror.workspace = true
+url.workspace = true
+
+[build-dependencies]
+serde = { workspace = true }
+toml.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tracing.workspace = true
+tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/build.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/build.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/build.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/build.rs
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/data/gitleaks.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/data/gitleaks.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/data/gitleaks.toml
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/data/gitleaks.toml
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/entropy.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/entropy.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/entropy.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/entropy.rs
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/gitleaks.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/gitleaks.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/gitleaks.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/gitleaks.rs
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/jsonl.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/jsonl.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/jsonl.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/jsonl.rs
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/mod.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/lib.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/mod.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/lib.rs
index 871c003a7..d0fc361c3 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+//! Secret and credential redaction utilities.
+//!
+//! `redact_string`, `redact_json_value`, and `redact_jsonl_line` provide
+//! generic secret scanning. [`DisplaySafeUrl`] provides deterministic URL
+//! redaction for logging and error-message boundaries.
+
 mod entropy;
 mod gitleaks;
 mod jsonl;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/safe_url.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/safe_url.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/safe_url.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/safe_url.rs
index cd0637e94..38491ffd7 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/redact/safe_url.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-redact/src/safe_url.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(
     clippy::disallowed_types,
-    reason = "fabro-util::redact owns the raw URL wrapper and redaction boundary"
+    reason = "fabro-redact owns the raw URL wrapper and redaction boundary"
 )]
 
 //! Credential-redacting URL display helpers.
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn display_preserves_ipv6_host_brackets() {
+        let url = DisplaySafeUrl::parse("https://[::1]:8080/cb?token=abc").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(url.redacted_string(), "https://[::1]:8080/cb?token=****");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn display_redacts_nested_proxy_credentials() {
         let url =
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-server/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-server/Cargo.toml
index 51655e3f9..10ebdfafb 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fabro-api = { path = "../fabro-api" }
 fabro-store = { path = "../fabro-store" }
 fabro-vault = { path = "../fabro-vault" }
 fabro-http.workspace = true
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 futures-util.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs
index 76f647afa..42b72a700 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use fabro_llm::types::{
     ToolDefinition,
 };
 use fabro_model::{BilledModelUsage, BilledTokenCounts, Catalog};
+use fabro_redact::redact_jsonl_line;
 use fabro_sandbox::daytona::DaytonaSandbox;
 use fabro_sandbox::reconnect::reconnect;
 use fabro_sandbox::{Sandbox, SandboxProvider};
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ use fabro_types::{
     RunBlobId, RunClientProvenance, RunControlAction, RunEvent, RunId, RunProvenance,
     RunServerProvenance, RunSubjectProvenance, ServerSettings,
 };
-use fabro_util::redact::redact_jsonl_line;
 use fabro_util::text::strip_goal_decoration;
 use fabro_util::version::FABRO_VERSION;
 use fabro_vault::{Error as VaultError, SecretType, Vault};
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/web_auth.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/web_auth.rs
index 7b264481a..29439dd8d 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/web_auth.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-server/src/web_auth.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ use axum::routing::{get, post};
 use axum::{Extension, Json, Router};
 use cookie::time::Duration;
 use cookie::{Cookie, CookieJar, Key, SameSite};
+use fabro_redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use fabro_static::EnvVars;
 use fabro_types::settings::ServerAuthMethod;
 use fabro_types::{IdpIdentity, RunAuthMethod};
 use fabro_util::dev_token::validate_dev_token_format;
-use fabro_util::redact::DisplaySafeUrl;
 use percent_encoding::{AsciiSet, NON_ALPHANUMERIC, utf8_percent_encode};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-util/Cargo.toml
index 54f904d7d..7c98d9fb0 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 publish = false
 license.workspace = true
-description = "Shared utilities: secret redaction and terminal styling"
+description = "Shared utilities for terminal output, paths, environment, and runtime helpers"
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 console.workspace = true
 fabro-static.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
-ref-cast.workspace = true
-regex.workspace = true
 termimad.workspace = true
-thiserror.workspace = true
-aho-corasick.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
@@ -29,11 +25,6 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 open = "5"
-url.workspace = true
-
-[build-dependencies]
-toml = "0.8"
-serde = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/lib.rs
index b77536640..8edce1215 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub mod home;
 pub mod json;
 pub mod path;
 pub mod printer;
-pub mod redact;
 pub mod run_log;
 pub mod session_secret;
 pub mod terminal;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/Cargo.toml
index 932e092b4..6dfd414a1 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fabro-github = { path = "../fabro-github" }
 fabro-interview = { path = "../fabro-interview" }
 fabro-template = { path = "../fabro-template" }
 fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
+fabro-redact.workspace = true
 fabro-checkpoint = { path = "../fabro-checkpoint" }
 fabro-llm = { path = "../fabro-llm" }
 fabro-model = { path = "../fabro-model" }
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/event.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/event.rs
index 524c06f7b..e1a55f660 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/event.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/event.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use chrono::Utc;
 use fabro_agent::{AgentEvent, SandboxEvent, WorktreeEvent, WorktreeEventCallback};
 use fabro_llm::types::TokenCounts as LlmTokenCounts;
+use fabro_redact::redact_json_value;
 use fabro_store::{EventPayload, RunDatabase};
 pub use fabro_types::{EventBody, RunNoticeLevel};
 use fabro_util::json::normalize_json_value;
-use fabro_util::redact::redact_json_value;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};