diff --git a/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/BattleSession.cs b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/BattleSession.cs
index ff8b33a..9fb66bc 100644
--- a/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/BattleSession.cs
+++ b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/BattleSession.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ public sealed class BattleSession
     public IBattleParticipant B { get; }
     public BattleSessionPhase Phase => _state.SessionPhase;
 
+    // Per-URI handlers consulted before the legacy switch. Populated incrementally (Tasks 5-14);
+    // each registered URI is served by its handler and its legacy switch arm goes dead.
+    private static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<NetworkBattleUri, IFrameHandler> Handlers =
+        new Dictionary<NetworkBattleUri, IFrameHandler>();
+
+    private FrameDispatchContext BuildContext(IBattleParticipant from, MsgEnvelope env) =>
+        new()
+        {
+            A = A, B = B, From = from, Other = ReferenceEquals(from, A) ? B : A,
+            Env = env, Type = Type, BattleId = BattleId, State = _state,
+        };
+
     public BattleSession(string battleId, BattleType type, IBattleParticipant a, IBattleParticipant b,
         ILogger<BattleSession> log)
     {
@@ -132,6 +144,10 @@ public sealed class BattleSession
     internal IReadOnlyList<DispatchRoute> ComputeFrames(
         IBattleParticipant from, MsgEnvelope env)
     {
+        if (Handlers.TryGetValue(env.Uri, out var handler))
+            return handler.Handle(BuildContext(from, env));
+
+        // --- legacy switch (shrinking; deleted in the final task) ---
         var result = new List<DispatchRoute>();
         var other = ReferenceEquals(from, A) ? B : A;
         var phaseFrom = from as IHasHandshakePhase;
diff --git a/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/FrameDispatchContext.cs b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/FrameDispatchContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a81050d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/FrameDispatchContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using SVSim.BattleNode.Lifecycle;
+using SVSim.BattleNode.Protocol;
+using SVSim.BattleNode.Sessions.Participants; // IHasHandshakePhase
+
+namespace SVSim.BattleNode.Sessions.Dispatch;
+
+/// <summary>Everything a handler reads or mutates for one inbound frame. <see cref="A"/>/<see cref="B"/>
+/// are the session's positional participants (preserved so handlers that iterate participants in a
+/// stable order — e.g. the mulligan barrier — match the legacy switch byte-for-byte). <see cref="From"/>
+/// is the sender; <see cref="Other"/> is the non-sender.</summary>
+internal sealed class FrameDispatchContext
+{
+    internal required IBattleParticipant A { get; init; }
+    internal required IBattleParticipant B { get; init; }
+    internal required IBattleParticipant From { get; init; }
+    internal required IBattleParticipant Other { get; init; }
+    internal required MsgEnvelope Env { get; init; }
+    internal required BattleType Type { get; init; }
+    internal required string BattleId { get; init; }
+    internal required BattleSessionState State { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>Sender's per-side handshake phase (null for a non-IHasHandshakePhase participant,
+    /// e.g. NoOpBot or the dispatch-test scripted-bot stub). Setting it advances the sender.</summary>
+    internal BattleSessionPhase? SenderPhase
+    {
+        get => (From as IHasHandshakePhase)?.Phase;
+        set { if (From is IHasHandshakePhase p && value is { } v) p.Phase = v; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Both participants have completed the handshake. Reads A/B (not From/Other) so the
+    /// result is identical regardless of which side sent the frame — matches legacy BothAfterReady.</summary>
+    internal bool BothAfterReady() =>
+        (A as IHasHandshakePhase)?.Phase == BattleSessionPhase.AfterReady &&
+        (B as IHasHandshakePhase)?.Phase == BattleSessionPhase.AfterReady;
+
+    /// <summary>True for any participant carrying the synthetic opponent viewer id — i.e. a
+    /// <c>ScriptedBotParticipant</c> OR a <c>NoOpBotParticipant</c>. Callers that must exclude Bot
+    /// mode rely on a preceding <c>Type == BattleType.Bot</c> guard. Mirrors the legacy
+    /// IsRealForwardableFromScripted guard.</summary>
+    internal bool IsScriptedBot(IBattleParticipant p) => p.ViewerId == ScriptedLifecycle.FakeOpponentViewerId;
+}
diff --git a/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/IFrameHandler.cs b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/IFrameHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45397b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.BattleNode/Sessions/Dispatch/IFrameHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace SVSim.BattleNode.Sessions.Dispatch;
+
+/// <summary>Handles one (or more) inbound URI(s). Pure: returns the routes to dispatch and may
+/// mutate <see cref="FrameDispatchContext.State"/> / advance <see cref="FrameDispatchContext.SenderPhase"/>,
+/// but does not touch the wire. Stateless singletons live in BattleSession's registry; a single
+/// handler may be registered under multiple URIs (e.g. Retire/Kill).</summary>
+internal interface IFrameHandler
+{
+    IReadOnlyList<DispatchRoute> Handle(FrameDispatchContext ctx);
+}