diff --git a/internal/cbm/cbm.h b/internal/cbm/cbm.h
index a00192a188..b8daec6e3a 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/cbm.h
+++ b/internal/cbm/cbm.h
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ typedef struct {
      * that declared this method.  Kept at the tail so zero-initialised
      * callers in every other language remain ABI/source compatible. */
     const char *impl_trait;
+    /* JS/TS only (#1916): a module-level binding initialised by
+     * `axios.create(...)` records the client library here ("axios"), and the
+     * literal `baseURL` string (or NULL when absent / not a string literal).
+     * The Module def carries the pair when its default export is such a
+     * client. The call resolver composes `<binding>.get('/p')` into an
+     * HTTP_CALLS edge to base + path. Tail fields: zero-init stays valid. */
+    const char *http_client;
+    const char *http_base_url;
 } CBMDefinition;
 
 /* Argument captured from a call expression */
@@ -299,6 +307,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     const char *local_name;  // local alias or name
     const char *module_path; // resolved module path / QN
+    bool is_default;         // ES default import (`import X from "Y"`), JS/TS only (#1916)
 } CBMImport;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/internal/cbm/extract_defs.c b/internal/cbm/extract_defs.c
index 916f1136f9..6fad812cc3 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/extract_defs.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/extract_defs.c
@@ -5744,6 +5744,123 @@ static bool is_require_import_call(TSNode value, const char *source, CBMArena *a
     return false;
 }
 
+/* True when text of `node` equals `want` exactly (no arena allocation). */
+static bool js_node_text_is(TSNode node, const char *source, const char *want) {
+    if (ts_node_is_null(node)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    uint32_t start = ts_node_start_byte(node);
+    uint32_t end = ts_node_end_byte(node);
+    size_t len = strlen(want);
+    return end >= start && (size_t)(end - start) == len && memcmp(source + start, want, len) == 0;
+}
+
+/* #1916: `axios.create(...)` — the factory of a configured axios instance
+ * (the vue-element-admin / RuoYi `request.js` wrapper). Only the literal
+ * `axios` receiver is recognised: a look-alike `factory.create(...)` is not
+ * an HTTP client and must not turn its binding into one. */
+static bool js_is_axios_create_call(TSNode value, const char *source) {
+    if (ts_node_is_null(value) || strcmp(ts_node_type(value), "call_expression") != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    TSNode fn = ts_node_child_by_field_name(value, TS_FIELD("function"));
+    if (ts_node_is_null(fn) || strcmp(ts_node_type(fn), "member_expression") != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    TSNode obj = ts_node_child_by_field_name(fn, TS_FIELD("object"));
+    TSNode prop = ts_node_child_by_field_name(fn, TS_FIELD("property"));
+    return !ts_node_is_null(obj) && strcmp(ts_node_type(obj), "identifier") == 0 &&
+           js_node_text_is(obj, source, "axios") && js_node_text_is(prop, source, "create");
+}
+
+/* The literal `baseURL` of `axios.create({ baseURL: '<lit>' })`, or NULL when
+ * the config is absent, not an object literal, or the value is not a plain
+ * string literal (process.env.X, a template with substitutions, an escape):
+ * an unknown base is never guessed. */
+static const char *js_axios_create_base_url(CBMArena *a, TSNode call, const char *source) {
+    TSNode args = ts_node_child_by_field_name(call, TS_FIELD("arguments"));
+    if (ts_node_is_null(args) || ts_node_named_child_count(args) == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    TSNode cfg = ts_node_named_child(args, 0);
+    if (strcmp(ts_node_type(cfg), "object") != 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    uint32_t n = ts_node_named_child_count(cfg);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        TSNode pair = ts_node_named_child(cfg, i);
+        if (strcmp(ts_node_type(pair), "pair") != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        TSNode key = ts_node_child_by_field_name(pair, TS_FIELD("key"));
+        if (!js_node_text_is(key, source, "baseURL") &&
+            !js_node_text_is(key, source, "'baseURL'") &&
+            !js_node_text_is(key, source, "\"baseURL\"")) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        TSNode val = ts_node_child_by_field_name(pair, TS_FIELD("value"));
+        if (ts_node_is_null(val) || strcmp(ts_node_type(val), "string") != 0) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        char *text = cbm_node_text(a, val, source);
+        size_t len = text ? strlen(text) : 0;
+        if (len < PAIR_LEN || strchr(text, '\\') != NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        text[len - SKIP_ONE] = '\0';
+        return text + SKIP_ONE;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Mark `def` as an axios client instance created by `call` (#1916). */
+static void js_mark_axios_client(CBMArena *a, CBMDefinition *def, TSNode call, const char *source) {
+    def->http_client = "axios";
+    def->http_base_url = js_axios_create_base_url(a, call, source);
+}
+
+/* #1916: `export default api;` (api an axios instance declared above) or
+ * `export default axios.create({...})` makes the MODULE's default export the
+ * client — record it on the Module def so a default import can find it. */
+static void js_mark_default_export_client(CBMExtractCtx *ctx, int mod_idx) {
+    if (mod_idx < 0 || mod_idx >= ctx->result->defs.count) {
+        return;
+    }
+    TSTreeCursor cursor = ts_tree_cursor_new(ctx->root);
+    if (!ts_tree_cursor_goto_first_child(&cursor)) {
+        ts_tree_cursor_delete(&cursor);
+        return;
+    }
+    do {
+        TSNode stmt = ts_tree_cursor_current_node(&cursor);
+        if (strcmp(ts_node_type(stmt), "export_statement") != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        TSNode val = ts_node_child_by_field_name(stmt, TS_FIELD("value"));
+        if (ts_node_is_null(val)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        CBMDefinition *mod = &ctx->result->defs.items[mod_idx];
+        if (js_is_axios_create_call(val, ctx->source)) {
+            js_mark_axios_client(ctx->arena, mod, val, ctx->source);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(ts_node_type(val), "identifier") != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for (int d = 0; d < ctx->result->defs.count; d++) {
+            const CBMDefinition *v = &ctx->result->defs.items[d];
+            if (v->http_client && v->label && strcmp(v->label, "Variable") == 0 && v->name &&
+                !v->parent_class && js_node_text_is(val, ctx->source, v->name)) {
+                mod->http_client = v->http_client;
+                mod->http_base_url = v->http_base_url;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    } while (ts_tree_cursor_goto_next_sibling(&cursor));
+    ts_tree_cursor_delete(&cursor);
+}
+
 // JS/TS variable extraction: skip function-assigned declarators.
 static void extract_js_vars(CBMExtractCtx *ctx, TSNode node, CBMArena *a) {
     uint32_t n = ts_node_named_child_count(node);
@@ -5779,7 +5896,12 @@ static void extract_js_vars(CBMExtractCtx *ctx, TSNode node, CBMArena *a) {
                 if (is_require) {
                     continue;
                 }
+                int before = ctx->result->defs.count;
                 push_var_def(ctx, cbm_node_text(a, vname, ctx->source), child);
+                if (ctx->result->defs.count > before &&
+                    js_is_axios_create_call(value, ctx->source)) {
+                    js_mark_axios_client(a, &ctx->result->defs.items[before], value, ctx->source);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -8212,7 +8334,14 @@ void cbm_extract_definitions(CBMExtractCtx *ctx) {
             mod.route_method = "GET"; /* a routable page is reached by navigation */
         }
     }
+    int mod_idx = ctx->result->defs.count;
     cbm_defs_push(&ctx->result->defs, a, mod);
 
     cbm_extract_definitions_without_module(ctx);
+
+    if (ctx->language == CBM_LANG_JAVASCRIPT || ctx->language == CBM_LANG_TYPESCRIPT ||
+        ctx->language == CBM_LANG_TSX || ctx->language == CBM_LANG_ARKTS) {
+        /* Same language set as extract_js_vars, which marks the bindings. */
+        js_mark_default_export_client(ctx, mod_idx);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/internal/cbm/extract_imports.c b/internal/cbm/extract_imports.c
index fcdfc8e09d..7d416923c1 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/extract_imports.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/extract_imports.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static bool process_import_clause(CBMExtractCtx *ctx, TSNode clause, const char
         const char *sk = ts_node_type(sub);
         if (strcmp(sk, "identifier") == 0) {
             char *name = cbm_node_text(a, sub, ctx->source);
-            CBMImport imp = {.local_name = name, .module_path = path};
+            CBMImport imp = {.local_name = name, .module_path = path, .is_default = true};
             cbm_imports_push(&ctx->result->imports, a, imp);
             found = true;
         } else if (strcmp(sk, "namespace_import") == 0) {
diff --git a/internal/cbm/result_compact.c b/internal/cbm/result_compact.c
index d237b2a175..90c8c6d820 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/result_compact.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/result_compact.c
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ static void cr_walk_def(cr_ctx_t *c, CBMDefinition *d) {
     cr_str(c, &d->structural_profile);
     cr_str(c, &d->body_tokens);
     cr_str(c, &d->impl_trait);
+    cr_str(c, &d->http_client);
+    cr_str(c, &d->http_base_url);
 }
 
 static void cr_walk_call(cr_ctx_t *c, CBMCall *call) {
diff --git a/scripts/memory-core-baseline.txt b/scripts/memory-core-baseline.txt
index ee54b498ba..f3ab069134 100644
--- a/scripts/memory-core-baseline.txt
+++ b/scripts/memory-core-baseline.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ src/pipeline/artifact.c	38
 src/pipeline/fqn.c	23
 src/pipeline/lsp_resolve.h	4
 src/pipeline/lsp_surface.c	5
-src/pipeline/pass_calls.c	23
+src/pipeline/pass_calls.c	22
 src/pipeline/pass_compile_commands.c	17
 src/pipeline/pass_complexity.c	15
 src/pipeline/pass_configlink.c	3
diff --git a/src/pipeline/lsp_surface.c b/src/pipeline/lsp_surface.c
index 5a8c89f97d..8fb42f6aeb 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/lsp_surface.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/lsp_surface.c
@@ -125,6 +125,31 @@ static char *surface_file_to_json(const CBMFileResult *result, const CBMLSPDef *
     }
     yyjson_mut_obj_add_val(doc, root, "reg", reg);
 
+    /* #1916: an axios instance binding's baseURL is consumed by the files
+     * that import it (their HTTP_CALLS compose base + path), so a changed
+     * base must change the surface or those importers keep stale edges.
+     * Written only when the file has such a binding: every other file's
+     * surface bytes — and so its sha — stay exactly what they were. The
+     * decoder ignores this key; it feeds the early-cutoff hash only. */
+    yyjson_mut_val *http = NULL;
+    for (int i = 0; result && i < result->defs.count; i++) {
+        const CBMDefinition *d = &result->defs.items[i];
+        if (!d->http_client || !d->qualified_name) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!http) {
+            http = yyjson_mut_arr(doc);
+        }
+        yyjson_mut_val *o = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+        yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, o, "q", d->qualified_name);
+        yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, o, "c", d->http_client);
+        add_str_or_null(doc, o, "b", d->http_base_url);
+        yyjson_mut_arr_add_val(http, o);
+    }
+    if (http) {
+        yyjson_mut_obj_add_val(doc, root, "http", http);
+    }
+
     char *json = yyjson_mut_write(doc, 0, out_len);
     yyjson_mut_doc_free(doc);
     return json;
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c b/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c
index 84958954cf..5ada35f9de 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_calls.c
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ static char *extract_local_name_from_json(const char *props_json) {
     return cbm_strndup(start, end - start);
 }
 
+/* The graph node whose QN is cbm_pipeline_fqn_compute(project, rel_path, name),
+ * or NULL. The one place this pass computes a transient QN for a lookup. */
+static const cbm_gbuf_node_t *pc_find_by_computed_qn(const cbm_gbuf_t *gbuf, const char *project,
+                                                     const char *rel_path, const char *name) {
+    char *qn = cbm_pipeline_fqn_compute(project, rel_path, name);
+    const cbm_gbuf_node_t *n = qn ? cbm_gbuf_find_by_qn(gbuf, qn) : NULL;
+    free(qn);
+    return n;
+}
+
 static int build_import_map(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const char *rel_path,
                             const CBMFileResult *result, const char ***out_keys,
                             const char ***out_vals, int *out_count) {
@@ -153,9 +163,8 @@ static int build_import_map(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const char *rel_path,
     }
 
     /* Slow path: scan graph buffer IMPORTS edges + parse JSON properties */
-    char *file_qn = cbm_pipeline_fqn_compute(ctx->project_name, rel_path, "__file__");
-    const cbm_gbuf_node_t *file_node = cbm_gbuf_find_by_qn(ctx->gbuf, file_qn);
-    free(file_qn);
+    const cbm_gbuf_node_t *file_node =
+        pc_find_by_computed_qn(ctx->gbuf, ctx->project_name, rel_path, "__file__");
     if (!file_node) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -204,6 +213,167 @@ static void free_import_map(const char **keys, const char **vals, int count) {
     }
 }
 
+/* ── #1916: axios client-instance calls ─────────────────────────── */
+
+/* Copy the plain (unescaped) JSON string value of "key" in props into out.
+ * False when absent, escaped, or too long — an unreadable base is unknown. */
+static bool pc_json_str_prop(const char *props, const char *key, char *out, size_t out_sz) {
+    if (!props) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    char pat[CBM_SZ_64];
+    snprintf(pat, sizeof(pat), "\"%s\":\"", key);
+    const char *p = strstr(props, pat);
+    if (!p) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    p += strlen(pat);
+    const char *e = strchr(p, '"');
+    if (!e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    size_t len = (size_t)(e - p);
+    if (len >= out_sz || memchr(p, '\\', len) != NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    memcpy(out, p, len);
+    out[len] = '\0';
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* A node the extractor marked as an axios instance. `base` receives the
+ * literal baseURL ("" when unknown). */
+static bool pc_node_is_http_client(const cbm_gbuf_node_t *n, char *base, size_t base_sz) {
+    char client[CBM_SZ_32];
+    if (!n || !pc_json_str_prop(n->properties_json, "http_client", client, sizeof(client))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!pc_json_str_prop(n->properties_json, "http_base_url", base, base_sz)) {
+        base[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* The module-level Variable `name` declared in file `file_rel`. */
+static const cbm_gbuf_node_t *pc_module_var(const cbm_gbuf_t *gbuf, const char *project,
+                                            const char *file_rel, const char *name) {
+    if (!file_rel) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    const cbm_gbuf_node_t *n = pc_find_by_computed_qn(gbuf, project, file_rel, name);
+    return (n && n->label && strcmp(n->label, "Variable") == 0) ? n : NULL;
+}
+
+/* Resolve the binding `recv` names in the calling file to a client node:
+ * a same-file declaration first, then its ES import (default import → the
+ * module's default export; named import → that module's Variable). */
+static bool pc_receiver_client_base(const cbm_gbuf_t *gbuf, const char *project, const char *rel,
+                                    const CBMFileResult *result, const char **imp_keys,
+                                    const char **imp_vals, int imp_count, const char *recv,
+                                    char *base, size_t base_sz) {
+    if (pc_node_is_http_client(pc_module_var(gbuf, project, rel, recv), base, base_sz)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    const CBMImport *imp = NULL;
+    for (int i = 0; result && i < result->imports.count; i++) {
+        const CBMImport *it = &result->imports.items[i];
+        if (it->local_name && strcmp(it->local_name, recv) == 0) {
+            imp = it;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!imp) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < imp_count; i++) {
+        if (!imp_keys[i] || strcmp(imp_keys[i], recv) != 0 || !imp_vals[i]) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const cbm_gbuf_node_t *t = cbm_gbuf_find_by_qn(gbuf, imp_vals[i]);
+        if (!t || !t->label) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(t->label, "Variable") == 0) {
+            return pc_node_is_http_client(t, base, base_sz);
+        }
+        if (strcmp(t->label, "Module") != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (imp->is_default) {
+            return pc_node_is_http_client(t, base, base_sz);
+        }
+        return pc_node_is_http_client(pc_module_var(gbuf, project, t->file_path, recv), base,
+                                      base_sz);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* axios instance request methods (the verb after the receiver). */
+static bool pc_is_axios_verb(const char *verb) {
+    static const char *const verbs[] = {"get",   "post", "put",     "delete",
+                                        "patch", "head", "options", NULL};
+    for (int i = 0; verbs[i]; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(verb, verbs[i]) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* Copy the plain-identifier receiver of `callee` (text before `dot`) into
+ * recv. False for `this.api.get`, `a().get` and other non-binding receivers. */
+static bool pc_plain_receiver(const char *callee, const char *dot, char *recv, size_t recv_sz) {
+    size_t rlen = (size_t)(dot - callee);
+    if (rlen == 0 || rlen >= recv_sz) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < rlen; i++) {
+        char c = callee[i];
+        bool ident = (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || (c >= '0' && c <= '9') ||
+                     c == '_' || c == '$';
+        if (!ident) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    memcpy(recv, callee, rlen);
+    recv[rlen] = '\0';
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool cbm_pipeline_http_client_call_url(const cbm_gbuf_t *gbuf, const char *project, const char *rel,
+                                       const CBMFileResult *result, const char **imp_keys,
+                                       const char **imp_vals, int imp_count, const CBMCall *call,
+                                       char *out, size_t out_sz) {
+    const char *callee = call ? call->callee_name : NULL;
+    const char *url = call ? call->first_string_arg : NULL;
+    if (!gbuf || !project || !callee || !url || (url[0] != '/' && !strstr(url, "://"))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const char *dot = strrchr(callee, '.');
+    char recv[CBM_SZ_128];
+    if (!dot || !pc_is_axios_verb(dot + SKIP_ONE) ||
+        !pc_plain_receiver(callee, dot, recv, sizeof(recv))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    char base[CBM_SZ_256];
+    if (!pc_receiver_client_base(gbuf, project, rel, result, imp_keys, imp_vals, imp_count, recv,
+                                 base, sizeof(base))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    /* axios combineURLs: an absolute request URL ignores baseURL; otherwise
+     * the base (trailing '/' trimmed) is joined with the '/'-leading path. */
+    if (strstr(url, "://") || base[0] == '\0') {
+        int n = snprintf(out, out_sz, "%s", url);
+        return n > 0 && (size_t)n < out_sz;
+    }
+    size_t blen = strlen(base);
+    while (blen > 0 && base[blen - SKIP_ONE] == '/') {
+        base[--blen] = '\0';
+    }
+    int n = snprintf(out, out_sz, "%s%s", base, url);
+    return n > 0 && (size_t)n < out_sz;
+}
+
 /* Handle a route registration call: create Route node + HANDLES edge. */
 static void handle_route_registration(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const CBMCall *call,
                                       const cbm_gbuf_node_t *source_node, const char *module_qn,
@@ -467,18 +637,16 @@ static const cbm_gbuf_node_t *calls_find_source(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const c
         }
     }
     if (!src) {
-        char *fqn = cbm_pipeline_fqn_compute(ctx->project_name, rel, "__file__");
-        src = cbm_gbuf_find_by_qn(ctx->gbuf, fqn);
-        free(fqn);
+        src = pc_find_by_computed_qn(ctx->gbuf, ctx->project_name, rel, "__file__");
     }
     return src;
 }
 
 /* Resolve one call and emit the appropriate edge. Returns 1 if resolved, 0 if not. */
-static int resolve_single_call(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, CBMCall *call,
-                               const CBMResolvedCallArray *lsp_calls, const char *rel,
-                               const char *module_qn, const char **imp_keys, const char **imp_vals,
-                               int imp_count, CBMLanguage lang) {
+static int resolve_single_call(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, CBMCall *call, const CBMFileResult *result,
+                               const char *rel, const char *module_qn, const char **imp_keys,
+                               const char **imp_vals, int imp_count, CBMLanguage lang) {
+    const CBMResolvedCallArray *lsp_calls = &result->resolved_calls;
     const cbm_gbuf_node_t *source_node = calls_find_source(ctx, rel, call->enclosing_func_qn);
     if (!source_node) {
         return 0;
@@ -527,7 +695,26 @@ static int resolve_single_call(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, CBMCall *call,
      * and not an HTTP pattern, so BOTH the empty-resolution and resolved-QN
      * service checks below miss it and the call is dropped. Detect it on the
      * callee_name FIRST so the HTTP_CALLS/ASYNC_CALLS edge is emitted regardless
-     * (target is a synthesized route node, not the unindexed library). (#523) */
+     * (target is a synthesized route node, not the unindexed library). (#523)
+     *
+     * First, though: `api.get('/orders')` on an axios.create() instance (#1916).
+     * The receiver's binding decides, not its spelling — without this the
+     * verb suffix made it an Express route REGISTRATION below (a CALLS edge
+     * to a phantom server route), and a receiver spelled `axiosInstance`
+     * substring-matches the #523 check and loses its baseURL. */
+    char client_url[CBM_SZ_512];
+    if (cbm_pipeline_http_client_call_url(ctx->gbuf, ctx->project_name, rel, result, imp_keys,
+                                          imp_vals, imp_count, call, client_url,
+                                          sizeof(client_url))) {
+        CBMCall routed = *call;
+        routed.first_string_arg = client_url;
+        cbm_resolution_t svc_res = {.qualified_name = call->callee_name,
+                                    .confidence = PC_SVC_PATTERN_CONF,
+                                    .strategy = "http_client_instance",
+                                    .candidate_count = 0};
+        emit_http_async_edge(ctx, &routed, source_node, NULL, &svc_res, CBM_SVC_HTTP, false);
+        return SKIP_ONE;
+    }
     cbm_svc_kind_t csvc = cbm_service_pattern_match(call->callee_name);
     if (csvc == CBM_SVC_HTTP || csvc == CBM_SVC_ASYNC) {
         const char *cu = call->first_string_arg;
@@ -841,8 +1028,8 @@ int cbm_pipeline_pass_calls(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const cbm_file_info_t *file
                 continue;
             }
             total_calls++;
-            if (resolve_single_call(ctx, call, &result->resolved_calls, rel, module_qn, imp_keys,
-                                    imp_vals, imp_count, files[i].language)) {
+            if (resolve_single_call(ctx, call, result, rel, module_qn, imp_keys, imp_vals,
+                                    imp_count, files[i].language)) {
                 resolved++;
             } else {
                 unresolved++;
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_definitions.c b/src/pipeline/pass_definitions.c
index 7c7ed68847..804ffba659 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_definitions.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_definitions.c
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ static void build_def_props(char *buf, size_t bufsize, const CBMDefinition *def)
     append_json_str_array(buf, bufsize, &pos, "param_types", def->param_types);
     append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "route_path", def->route_path);
     append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "route_method", def->route_method);
+    append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "http_client", def->http_client);
+    append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "http_base_url", def->http_base_url);
 
     /* MinHash fingerprint — append if present and buffer has room. */
     if (def->fingerprint && def->fingerprint_k > 0 &&
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c b/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
index e85ad015f1..c2ee361871 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ static void build_def_props(char *buf, size_t bufsize, const CBMDefinition *def)
     append_json_str_array(buf, bufsize, &pos, "param_types", def->param_types);
     append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "route_path", def->route_path);
     append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "route_method", def->route_method);
+    append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "http_client", def->http_client);
+    append_json_string(buf, bufsize, &pos, "http_base_url", def->http_base_url);
 
     /* MinHash fingerprint — append if present and buffer has room.
      * Hex-encoded K=64 uint32 = 512 chars + key/quotes ≈ 520 chars. */
@@ -2966,7 +2968,22 @@ static void resolve_file_calls(resolve_ctx_t *rc, resolve_worker_state_t *ws, CB
          * pattern, so the resolved-QN service checks below miss it and the call
          * is dropped. Detect it on the callee_name FIRST so the HTTP_CALLS/
          * ASYNC_CALLS edge is emitted regardless (target is a synthesized route
-         * node, not the unindexed library). Mirrors pass_calls.c. (#523) */
+         * node, not the unindexed library). Mirrors pass_calls.c. (#523)
+         *
+         * First: a call on an axios.create() instance (#1916) — decided by the
+         * receiver's binding, before the #523 spelling check and the
+         * route-registration suffix fallback. MUST match pass_calls.c. */
+        char client_url[CBM_SZ_512];
+        if (cbm_pipeline_http_client_call_url(rc->main_gbuf, rc->project_name, rel, result,
+                                              imp_keys, imp_vals, imp_count, call, client_url,
+                                              sizeof(client_url))) {
+            cbm_resolution_t svc_res = {.qualified_name = call->callee_name,
+                                        .confidence = PP_HALF_CONF,
+                                        .strategy = "http_client_instance"};
+            emit_http_async_service_edge(ws->local_edge_buf, source_node, call, &svc_res,
+                                         CBM_SVC_HTTP, client_url);
+            continue;
+        }
         cbm_svc_kind_t csvc = cbm_service_pattern_match(call->callee_name);
         if (csvc == CBM_SVC_HTTP || csvc == CBM_SVC_ASYNC) {
             const char *cu = call->first_string_arg;
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pipeline.c b/src/pipeline/pipeline.c
index 6bc0310dd5..98bc0b7846 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pipeline.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pipeline.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static void log_result_census(const char *tag, CBMFileResult **cache, int file_c
             }
             str_def_fp += def->fingerprint ? (size_t)def->fingerprint_k * sizeof(uint32_t) : 0;
             str_def_misc += census_len(def->route_path) + census_len(def->route_method) +
-                            census_len(def->impl_trait);
+                            census_len(def->impl_trait) + census_len(def->http_base_url);
         }
         for (int c = 0; c < r->calls.count; c++) {
             const CBMCall *call = &r->calls.items[c];
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pipeline_delta.c b/src/pipeline/pipeline_delta.c
index 0596eb2388..8634a633e6 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pipeline_delta.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pipeline_delta.c
@@ -287,13 +287,25 @@ int64_t cbm_delta_preseed(cbm_store_t *store, const char *project, cbm_gbuf_t *g
      * UNIQUE violation the pre-remap patch would have raised. A resolver that
      * only LOOKS UP still needs its target resident, which is why the list
      * mirrors the registry's own membership rule instead of guessing. */
+    /* The one property a resolver READS off a proxy: an axios instance
+     * binding's client + baseURL (#1916). A caller re-resolved alone must
+     * compose `api.get('/p')` against its unchanged wrapper exactly as a full
+     * build does. Only the two keys, only on the rare Module/Variable rows
+     * that carry them; every other proxy stays "{}". Proxies are never
+     * written back (cbm_delta_patch skips id <= max_db_id). */
     sqlite3_stmt *stmt = NULL;
-    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(db,
-                           "SELECT id, label, name, qualified_name, file_path FROM nodes"
-                           " WHERE project = ?1 AND label NOT IN"
-                           " ('Macro','Comment','Section','Branch','Commit','Tag')"
-                           " ORDER BY id",
-                           CBM_NOT_FOUND, &stmt, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) {
+    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(
+            db,
+            "SELECT id, label, name, qualified_name, file_path,"
+            " CASE WHEN label IN ('Module','Variable')"
+            " AND instr(properties, '\"http_client\"') > 0"
+            " THEN json_object('http_client', json_extract(properties, '$.http_client'),"
+            " 'http_base_url', json_extract(properties, '$.http_base_url')) END"
+            " FROM nodes"
+            " WHERE project = ?1 AND label NOT IN"
+            " ('Macro','Comment','Section','Branch','Commit','Tag')"
+            " ORDER BY id",
+            CBM_NOT_FOUND, &stmt, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) {
         return -1;
     }
     sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, project, CBM_NOT_FOUND, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
@@ -305,9 +317,11 @@ int64_t cbm_delta_preseed(cbm_store_t *store, const char *project, cbm_gbuf_t *g
         const char *name = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 2);
         const char *qn = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 3);
         const char *fp = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 4);
+        const char *client_props = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 5);
         /* Pin the gbuf id to the database id: proxies ARE their rows. */
         cbm_gbuf_set_next_id(gbuf, id);
-        int64_t got = cbm_gbuf_upsert_node(gbuf, label, name, qn, fp ? fp : "", 0, 0, "{}");
+        int64_t got = cbm_gbuf_upsert_node(gbuf, label, name, qn, fp ? fp : "", 0, 0,
+                                           client_props ? client_props : "{}");
         if (got != id) {
             /* A QN collision inside the preseed set would silently split
              * identity between RAM and disk; the run cannot be trusted. */
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pipeline_internal.h b/src/pipeline/pipeline_internal.h
index 78ce486a0f..078ab6e2f2 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pipeline_internal.h
+++ b/src/pipeline/pipeline_internal.h
@@ -211,6 +211,21 @@ void cbm_pipeline_set_pkgmap(CBMHashTable *map);
 char *cbm_pipeline_resolve_module(const cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const char *source_rel,
                                   const char *module_path);
 
+/* #1916: HTTP client-instance calls. When `call` is `<recv>.<verb>(url)` with
+ * an HTTP verb suffix and a path/URL first argument, and `recv` is bound —
+ * in the calling module itself, or via an ES import (named or default) — to a
+ * binding the extractor marked as an `axios.create(...)` instance
+ * (`http_client` node property), write the request URL to `out` (the
+ * instance's literal `http_base_url` joined with a '/'-leading path, the path
+ * unchanged when the base is unknown or the URL is absolute) and return true.
+ * Both call resolvers (pass_calls.c, pass_parallel.c) call this before any
+ * route-registration or registry fallback, so a wrapper client's `api.get`
+ * is never mistaken for an Express `app.get` route registration. */
+bool cbm_pipeline_http_client_call_url(const cbm_gbuf_t *gbuf, const char *project, const char *rel,
+                                       const CBMFileResult *result, const char **imp_keys,
+                                       const char **imp_vals, int imp_count, const CBMCall *call,
+                                       char *out, size_t out_sz);
+
 /* Resolve an import to its in-graph target node, or NULL if unresolvable.
  *
  * Resolution order (first hit wins):
diff --git a/tests/test_extraction.c b/tests/test_extraction.c
index 1e6506ed1a..3c537421ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_extraction.c
+++ b/tests/test_extraction.c
@@ -181,11 +181,12 @@ TEST(extract_ts_factory_object_methods_issue341) {
  *
  * The bound is derived, not tuned. Measured on this source, total_alloc was
  * 365984 before the scratch arena and is 87456 after, exactly that difference.
- * Of the 87456 that remain, 7680 is the defs item array at GROW_ARRAY's
- * starting capacity of 32 times sizeof(CBMDefinition) 240, and the other 79776
- * is everything else this file's extraction interns; none of it is traversal
- * scratch. So the bound sits above 87456 with room and a factor of four below
- * 365984.
+ * #1916 added two pointers to CBMDefinition (240 -> 256 bytes), so it now
+ * measures 87968: 8192 is the defs item array at GROW_ARRAY's starting
+ * capacity of 32 times sizeof(CBMDefinition) 256, and the other 79776 is
+ * everything else this file's extraction interns; none of it is traversal
+ * scratch. So the bound sits above 87968 with room and a factor of four below
+ * the 365984 the scratch stacks cost.
  *
  * It is a byte budget, not a proof of lifetime; that is
  * extract_traversal_stacks_come_from_ctx_scratch_issue2010 in test_mem.c. */
diff --git a/tests/test_pipeline.c b/tests/test_pipeline.c
index d32ab3538b..63287bb6d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipeline.c
+++ b/tests/test_pipeline.c
@@ -5585,6 +5585,210 @@ TEST(pipeline_incremental_parallel_result_cache_alloc_failure_preserves_db_and_r
 }
 #endif
 
+/* #1916: one index of the axios-wrapper fixture, reduced to the edge counts
+ * the test asserts. */
+typedef struct {
+    int run_rc;
+    int wrapper_http;        /* loadWrapperOrders -HTTP_CALLS-> <base>/orders */
+    int wrapper_http_v3;     /* same call after the wrapper's base moves to /v3 */
+    int wrapper_http_v3_inv; /* ... and then the caller's path moves to /invoices */
+    int wrapper_raw_http;    /* loadWrapperOrders -HTTP_CALLS-> /orders (uncomposed) */
+    int wrapper_route_reg;   /* loadWrapperOrders -CALLS-> /orders (phantom route reg) */
+    int named_http;          /* named import, base with trailing '/' */
+    int local_http;          /* same-file instance spelled axiosInstance */
+    int local_raw_http;      /* ... uncomposed (the #523 spelling match) */
+    int dynamic_http;        /* non-literal baseURL: path kept, never guessed */
+    int dynamic_route_reg;   /* ... misread as a route registration */
+    int direct_http;         /* control: axios.get('/direct') */
+    int fake_http;           /* look-alike factory.create: never a client */
+    int provider_handles;    /* control: Express app.get stays a registration */
+} AxiosWrapperObs;
+
+static AxiosWrapperObs observe_axios_wrapper(const char *repo, const char *db) {
+    AxiosWrapperObs o;
+    memset(&o, 0xff, sizeof(o)); /* -1 everywhere: "not observed" */
+    cbm_pipeline_t *p = cbm_pipeline_new(repo, db, CBM_MODE_FULL);
+    if (!p) {
+        return o;
+    }
+    o.run_rc = cbm_pipeline_run(p);
+    const char *proj = cbm_pipeline_project_name(p);
+    cbm_store_t *s = cbm_store_open_path(db);
+    if (s && proj) {
+        o.wrapper_http =
+            named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadWrapperOrders", "/api/orders");
+        o.wrapper_http_v3 =
+            named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadWrapperOrders", "/v3/orders");
+        o.wrapper_http_v3_inv =
+            named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadWrapperOrders", "/v3/invoices");
+        o.wrapper_raw_http =
+            named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadWrapperOrders", "/orders");
+        o.wrapper_route_reg = named_edge_count(s, proj, "CALLS", "loadWrapperOrders", "/orders");
+        o.named_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadNamedItems", "/v2/items");
+        o.local_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadLocal", "/local/x");
+        o.local_raw_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadLocal", "/x");
+        o.dynamic_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadDynamic", "/dynamic");
+        o.dynamic_route_reg = named_edge_count(s, proj, "CALLS", "loadDynamic", "/dynamic");
+        o.direct_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadDirectOrders", "/direct");
+        o.fake_http = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HTTP_CALLS", "loadFake", "/api/fake");
+        o.provider_handles = named_edge_count(s, proj, "HANDLES", "provideOrders", "/api/orders");
+    }
+    if (s) {
+        cbm_store_close(s);
+    }
+    cbm_pipeline_free(p);
+    return o;
+}
+
+/* #1916: `const api = axios.create({ baseURL: '/api' }); export default api`
+ * in one module and `api.get('/orders')` in another is THE Vue-admin wrapper
+ * pattern. The call must become HTTP_CALLS to GET /api/orders — before the
+ * fix the `.get` suffix made it an Express route REGISTRATION (a CALLS edge
+ * to a phantom server route /orders) and cross-repo matching found nothing.
+ * 52 fillers put the default run on the parallel resolver; the
+ * single-thread run is the sequential oracle; a same-DB reindex after the
+ * wrapper's base changes must converge with the fresh index. */
+TEST(pipeline_axios_wrapper_baseurl_composes_http_calls_issue1916) {
+    char tmp[256];
+    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "/tmp/cbm_axios_wrapper_XXXXXX");
+    if (!cbm_mkdtemp(tmp)) {
+        FAIL("tmpdir");
+    }
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/client.ts",
+                    "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+                    "const api = axios.create({ baseURL: '/api', timeout: 5000 });\n"
+                    "export default api;\n");
+    write_temp_file(
+        tmp, "src/orders.ts",
+        "import api from './client';\n"
+        "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+        "export function loadWrapperOrders(): unknown { return api.get('/orders'); }\n"
+        "export function loadDirectOrders(): unknown { return axios.get('/direct'); }\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/named-client.ts",
+                    "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+                    "export const http = axios.create({ baseURL: '/v2/' });\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/named-caller.ts",
+                    "import { http } from './named-client';\n"
+                    "export function loadNamedItems(): unknown { return http.post('/items'); }\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/local.ts",
+                    "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+                    "const axiosInstance = axios.create({ baseURL: '/local' });\n"
+                    "export function loadLocal(): unknown { return axiosInstance.get('/x'); }\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/dynamic-client.ts",
+                    "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+                    "const dynamicApi = axios.create({ baseURL: process.env.API_BASE });\n"
+                    "export default dynamicApi;\n");
+    write_temp_file(
+        tmp, "src/dynamic-caller.ts",
+        "import dynamicApi from './dynamic-client';\n"
+        "export function loadDynamic(): unknown { return dynamicApi.get('/dynamic'); }\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/fake-client.ts",
+                    "const factory = { create: (config: unknown) => config };\n"
+                    "const fakeApi = factory.create({ baseURL: '/api' });\n"
+                    "export default fakeApi;\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/fake-caller.ts",
+                    "import fakeApi from './fake-client';\n"
+                    "export function loadFake(): unknown { return fakeApi.get('/fake'); }\n");
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/provider.ts",
+                    "import express from 'express';\n"
+                    "const app = express();\n"
+                    "function provideOrders(): void {}\n"
+                    "app.get('/api/orders', provideOrders);\n");
+    for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
+        char name[64];
+        char body[128];
+        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "src/wrapper_pad_%02d.ts", i);
+        snprintf(body, sizeof(body), "export function wrapperPad%02d(): number { return %d; }\n", i,
+                 i);
+        write_temp_file(tmp, name, body);
+    }
+
+    char *old_workers = getenv("CBM_WORKERS");
+    char *saved_workers = old_workers ? strdup(old_workers) : NULL;
+    char *old_single = getenv("CBM_INDEX_SINGLE_THREAD");
+    char *saved_single = old_single ? strdup(old_single) : NULL;
+
+    char db_seq[512];
+    char db_par[512];
+    char db_fresh[512];
+    char db_fresh2[512];
+    snprintf(db_seq, sizeof(db_seq), "%s/seq.db", tmp);
+    snprintf(db_par, sizeof(db_par), "%s/par.db", tmp);
+    snprintf(db_fresh, sizeof(db_fresh), "%s/fresh.db", tmp);
+    snprintf(db_fresh2, sizeof(db_fresh2), "%s/fresh2.db", tmp);
+
+    cbm_setenv("CBM_INDEX_SINGLE_THREAD", "1", 1);
+    AxiosWrapperObs seq = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_seq);
+    cbm_unsetenv("CBM_INDEX_SINGLE_THREAD");
+    cbm_setenv("CBM_WORKERS", "4", 1);
+    AxiosWrapperObs par = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_par);
+
+    /* Only the wrapper changes; the importing caller is untouched. */
+    write_temp_file(tmp, "src/client.ts",
+                    "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+                    "const api = axios.create({ baseURL: '/v3' });\n"
+                    "export default api;\n");
+    AxiosWrapperObs incr = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_par);
+    AxiosWrapperObs fresh = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_fresh);
+    /* Then only the caller changes; the (unchanged) wrapper's base must
+     * still be found when the caller alone is re-resolved. */
+    write_temp_file(
+        tmp, "src/orders.ts",
+        "import api from './client';\n"
+        "import axios from 'axios';\n"
+        "export function loadWrapperOrders(): unknown { return api.get('/invoices'); }\n"
+        "export function loadDirectOrders(): unknown { return axios.get('/direct'); }\n");
+    AxiosWrapperObs incr2 = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_par);
+    AxiosWrapperObs fresh2 = observe_axios_wrapper(tmp, db_fresh2);
+
+    if (saved_workers) {
+        cbm_setenv("CBM_WORKERS", saved_workers, 1);
+        free(saved_workers);
+    } else {
+        cbm_unsetenv("CBM_WORKERS");
+    }
+    if (saved_single) {
+        cbm_setenv("CBM_INDEX_SINGLE_THREAD", saved_single, 1);
+        free(saved_single);
+    } else {
+        cbm_unsetenv("CBM_INDEX_SINGLE_THREAD");
+    }
+    th_rmtree(tmp);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.run_rc, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(par.run_rc, 0);
+    /* Controls: direct axios and an Express registration are unchanged, and
+     * a look-alike factory never becomes a client. */
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.direct_http, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.provider_handles, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.fake_http, 0);
+
+    /* The issue: default-imported wrapper composes base + path. */
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.wrapper_http, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.wrapper_raw_http, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.wrapper_route_reg, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.named_http, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.local_http, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.local_raw_http, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.dynamic_http, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(seq.dynamic_route_reg, 0);
+
+    /* Sequential and parallel resolvers agree edge for edge. */
+    ASSERT_MEM_EQ(&seq, &par, sizeof(seq));
+
+    /* Reindex after the base moved converges with a fresh index. */
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh.run_rc, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh.wrapper_http_v3, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh.wrapper_http, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(incr.run_rc, 0);
+    ASSERT_MEM_EQ(&incr, &fresh, sizeof(fresh));
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh2.run_rc, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh2.wrapper_http_v3_inv, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(fresh2.wrapper_http_v3, 0);
+    ASSERT_MEM_EQ(&incr2, &fresh2, sizeof(fresh2));
+    PASS();
+}
+
 TEST(pipeline_tsjs_receiver_suppresses_weak_method_edge) {
     char tmp[256];
     snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "/tmp/cbm_tsjs_recv_XXXXXX");
@@ -15115,6 +15319,7 @@ SUITE(pipeline) {
     RUN_TEST(pipeline_incremental_parallel_result_cache_alloc_failure_preserves_db_and_retries);
 #endif
     RUN_TEST(pipeline_tsjs_receiver_suppresses_weak_method_edge);
+    RUN_TEST(pipeline_axios_wrapper_baseurl_composes_http_calls_issue1916);
     RUN_TEST(pipeline_python_receiver_suppresses_weak_method_edge);
     RUN_TEST(pipeline_python_receiver_keeps_specific_unique_name_member_call);
     RUN_TEST(pipeline_html_embedded_member_call_stays_unbound);