diff --git a/architecture.md b/architecture.md
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--- a/architecture.md
+++ b/architecture.md
@@ -321,10 +321,20 @@ Payload fields:
 |---|---|---|
 | `protocol_version` | u8 | Wire format version |
 | `tcp_port` | u16 | Port where this node accepts transport connections |
+| `function_flags` | u16 | Bitfield declaring node capabilities (see below) |
 | `name_len` | u8 | Length of name string |
 | `name` | bytes | Node name (`namespace:instance`, e.g. `v4l2:microscope`) |
-| `function_len` | u8 | Length of function string |
-| `function` | bytes | Node function identifier (`source`, `relay`, `sink`, ...) |
+
+`function_flags` bits:
+
+| Bit | Mask | Meaning |
+|---|---|---|
+| 0 | `0x0001` | Source — produces video |
+| 1 | `0x0002` | Relay — receives and distributes streams |
+| 2 | `0x0004` | Sink — consumes video (display, archiver, etc.) |
+| 3 | `0x0008` | Controller — participates in control plane coordination |
+
+A node may set multiple bits — a relay that also archives sets both `RELAY` and `SINK`.
 
 ### Behaviour