diff --git a/party b/party
index 6c435a4..f2812c7 100755
--- a/party
+++ b/party
@@ -30,16 +30,19 @@ Usage: party <subcommand> [args]
 Hosting:
   host [name] [--group <g>]
                           Start a party on a dedicated tmux server.
-  close                   Tear down the party you host.
+                          Names: letters, digits, '_', '-' (max 63).
+  close [name]            Tear down the party you host (name it when
+                          you host several).
 
 Joining:
   join [name] [--passive] Join a party. Without name: auto-pick or numbered prompt.
                           --passive lands in the host's session (mirrored view).
+                          Read-only invitees always join passive.
   leave                   Detach from the party you joined.
   role [active|passive|switch]
                           Flip your clients between guest session and host session.
 
-Moderation (host only):
+Moderation (host only; --party <name> disambiguates multiple parties):
   invite <user> [-r]      Add user to allowlist (read/write; -r for read-only).
   voice <user>            Promote user to read/write (alias: rw).
   mute <user>             Demote user to read-only (alias: ro).
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ Moderation (host only):
 
 Info:
   list                    List discoverable parties on this host.
-  who [--short]           Show invited and attached users for the active party.
+  who [--short] [--party <name>]
+                          Show invited and attached users for a party.
   status                  Show the caller's own party state.
   --help                  This message.
   --version               Print version.
@@ -113,8 +117,10 @@ user_in_party_group() {
 }
 
 # Soft assertion: caller is in TMUX_PARTY_GROUP. Fails loudly with
-# remediation instructions when not. Used by every subcommand that
-# touches the roster or socket.
+# remediation instructions when not. Called by cmd_host before any
+# filesystem work; the other subcommands don't need it — non-members
+# are stopped by the FS perimeter itself (EACCES at the per-party dir)
+# and get the friendlier group-gate message in cmd_join.
 require_caller_in_group() {
     if ! user_in_party_group "$USER"; then
         cat >&2 <<EOF
@@ -903,6 +909,9 @@ Usage: party join [name] [--passive]
              rather than your own guest session. Switch later with
              `party role` (note: role changes are session-level, not a
              read-only boundary, see `party role --help`).
+             Invitees added with `party invite -r` are read-only and
+             always join passive (tmux refuses session creation from
+             read-only clients).
 EOF
                 exit 0 ;;
             -*) echo "party join: unknown flag '$1'" >&2; exit 2 ;;
diff --git a/party.1 b/party.1
index b7c06b2..114c207 100644
--- a/party.1
+++ b/party.1
@@ -23,18 +23,23 @@
 .Cm invite
 .Ar user
 .Op Fl r
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm voice
 .Ar user
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm mute
 .Ar user
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm kick
 .Ar user
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm detach
 .Ar user
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm role
 .Op Cm active | passive | switch
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@
 .Nm
 .Cm who
 .Op Fl -short
+.Op Fl -party Ar name
 .Nm
 .Cm status
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -99,6 +105,16 @@ server.
 With no
 .Ar name ,
 a random one is generated.
+Names may use letters, digits,
+.Ql _
+and
+.Ql - ,
+up to 63 characters.
+Dots are not accepted:
+.Xr tmux 1
+silently rewrites
+.Ql \&.
+in session names, which would desync the party name from its session.
 Only the host is on the allowlist; invite others explicitly with
 .Cm invite .
 Group precedence:
@@ -128,9 +144,15 @@ The read-only boundary is set at attach time and is not toggled by
 later
 .Cm role
 changes.
+An invitee added with
+.Cm invite Fl r
+is read-only and always joins passive:
+.Xr tmux 1
+refuses session creation from read-only clients, so an active join is
+not possible.
 .It Cm leave
 Detach from the current party and clean up the per-guest session.
-.It Cm invite Ar user Op Fl r
+.It Cm invite Ar user Op Fl r Op Fl -party Ar name
 Add
 .Ar user
 to the allowlist as read/write.
@@ -141,30 +163,40 @@ invites as a watcher.
 Best-effort
 .Xr write 1
 ping is sent if available.
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects the party when you host more than one.
 Host-only.
-.It Cm voice Ar user
+.It Cm voice Ar user Op Fl -party Ar name
 Promote
 .Ar user
 to read/write.
 Alias:
 .Cm rw .
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects the party when you host more than one.
 Host-only.
-.It Cm mute Ar user
+.It Cm mute Ar user Op Fl -party Ar name
 Demote
 .Ar user
 to read-only.
 Alias:
 .Cm ro .
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects the party when you host more than one.
 Host-only.
-.It Cm kick Ar user
+.It Cm kick Ar user Op Fl -party Ar name
 Revoke
 .Ar user Ns 's
 invite, disconnect their client, and kill their guest session.
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects the party when you host more than one.
 Host-only.
-.It Cm detach Ar user
+.It Cm detach Ar user Op Fl -party Ar name
 Disconnect
 .Ar user Ns 's
 client and kill their guest session, but keep them on the allowlist.
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects the party when you host more than one.
 Host-only.
 .It Cm role Op Cm active | passive | switch
 Flip your clients between the guest session and the host session.
@@ -181,10 +213,18 @@ has no read-only flag
 .Pc .
 .It Cm list
 List live parties on this host from the roster.
-.It Cm who Op Fl -short
+Parties whose
+.Cm server-access
+allowlist does not include you are shown as
+.Ql invite-only
+with the host to ask; a party you cannot see at all is either dead or
+outside your group.
+.It Cm who Op Fl -short Op Fl -party Ar name
 Show invited and attached users for the current party.
 .Fl -short
 emits a compact form suitable for a status-line widget.
+.Fl -party Ar name
+selects a party you are not currently hosting.
 .It Cm status
 Show the caller's own state: hosting, attached, or idle.
 .El
@@ -208,6 +248,9 @@ Where each party's per-party private directory (and its socket and
 roster) is created.
 Default
 .Pa /tmp .
+Must not contain whitespace;
+.Cm host
+refuses such a directory.
 .It Ev PARTY_TMUX
 .Xr tmux 1
 binary to use.