diff --git a/crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs
index ef2004b..6638f9f 100644
--- a/crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ fn emit_chart(name: &str, tap: Option<&str>, mode: ChartMode, env: &project::Env
         NameKind::NotFound => {
             eprintln!(
                 "aura: no recorded run or family '{name}' under runs/traces \
-                 (run `aura sweep --real <SYM> --trace {name}` or \
-                 `aura walkforward --real <SYM> --trace {name}` first)"
+                 (check the handle a sweep/walk-forward/campaign run printed for a typo — \
+                 re-running with this handle as `--trace` will not create it)"
             );
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
diff --git a/crates/aura-registry/src/trace_store.rs b/crates/aura-registry/src/trace_store.rs
index 37b0fa4..2c35a20 100644
--- a/crates/aura-registry/src/trace_store.rs
+++ b/crates/aura-registry/src/trace_store.rs
@@ -29,12 +29,35 @@ pub struct RunTraces {
 pub enum NameKind {
     /// `traces/<name>/index.json` is present — a single recorded run.
     Run,
-    /// No top-level `index.json`, but ≥1 immediate subdir has one — a family.
+    /// No top-level `index.json`, but ≥1 immediate subdir has one (depth-1), or
+    /// ≥1 immediate subdir's own immediate subdir has one (depth-2, the #224
+    /// sweep/walk-forward fan-out) — a family.
     Family,
     /// Neither — no recorded run or family of this name.
     NotFound,
 }
 
+/// Does `dir` hold ≥1 family member, at depth-1 (`dir/<key>/index.json`) or
+/// depth-2 (`dir/<cell>/<member>/index.json`, the #224 fan-out)? Shared by
+/// `name_kind`'s classification.
+fn has_family_member(dir: &Path) -> bool {
+    let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(dir) else { return false };
+    for entry in entries.flatten() {
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if path.join("index.json").is_file() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if let Ok(sub_entries) = fs::read_dir(&path) {
+            for sub_entry in sub_entries.flatten() {
+                if sub_entry.path().join("index.json").is_file() {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
 /// One member of a family, read back: its key (the member-dir name) + its traces.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FamilyMember {
@@ -123,26 +146,28 @@ impl TraceStore {
 
     /// Classify a name by its on-disk shape (the read-side of total name
     /// resolution). Top-level `index.json` -> `Run`; else ≥1 immediate subdir with
-    /// `index.json` -> `Family`; else `NotFound`.
+    /// `index.json` (depth-1, the campaign nominee layout) OR ≥1 immediate subdir
+    /// whose OWN immediate subdir has `index.json` (depth-2, the #224
+    /// sweep/walk-forward per-cell member fan-out) -> `Family`; else `NotFound`.
     pub fn name_kind(&self, name: &str) -> NameKind {
         let run_dir = self.dir.join(name);
         if run_dir.join("index.json").is_file() {
             return NameKind::Run;
         }
-        if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(&run_dir) {
-            for entry in entries.flatten() {
-                if entry.path().join("index.json").is_file() {
-                    return NameKind::Family;
-                }
-            }
+        if has_family_member(&run_dir) {
+            return NameKind::Family;
         }
         NameKind::NotFound
     }
 
-    /// Read every member of a family: each immediate subdir of `traces/<name>/`
-    /// that carries an `index.json`, read via `read("<name>/<key>")`, collected and
-    /// **sorted by key** (deterministic, C1). An absent/empty family reads as an
-    /// empty Vec (treat-as-absent); a malformed member propagates its `Parse` error.
+    /// Read every member of a family. Two on-disk shapes are resolved: the
+    /// depth-1 campaign layout (`<name>/<key>/index.json`, `key` = the immediate
+    /// subdir name) and the depth-2 #224 sweep/walk-forward fan-out
+    /// (`<name>/<cell>/<member>/index.json`, `key` = `<cell>/<member>` so members
+    /// stay distinguishable across cells). Read via `read("<name>/<key>")`,
+    /// collected and **sorted by key** (deterministic, C1). An absent/empty
+    /// family reads as an empty Vec (treat-as-absent); a malformed member
+    /// propagates its `Parse` error.
     pub fn read_family(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Vec<FamilyMember>, TraceStoreError> {
         let run_dir = self.dir.join(name);
         let entries = match fs::read_dir(&run_dir) {
@@ -153,15 +178,39 @@ impl TraceStore {
         let mut members = Vec::new();
         for entry in entries {
             let entry = entry?;
-            if !entry.path().join("index.json").is_file() {
-                continue; // stray file or non-member subdir
+            let path = entry.path();
+            if path.join("index.json").is_file() {
+                // depth-1: the immediate subdir IS a member.
+                let key = match entry.file_name().into_string() {
+                    Ok(k) => k,
+                    Err(_) => continue, // non-UTF8 dir name: skip
+                };
+                let traces = self.read(&format!("{name}/{key}"))?;
+                members.push(FamilyMember { key, traces });
+                continue;
             }
-            let key = match entry.file_name().into_string() {
+            // depth-2: the immediate subdir is a cell; its OWN immediate subdirs
+            // with `index.json` are the members.
+            let cell_name = match entry.file_name().into_string() {
                 Ok(k) => k,
                 Err(_) => continue, // non-UTF8 dir name: skip
             };
-            let traces = self.read(&format!("{name}/{key}"))?;
-            members.push(FamilyMember { key, traces });
+            let cell_entries = match fs::read_dir(&path) {
+                Ok(e) => e,
+                Err(_) => continue, // stray file or unreadable: skip
+            };
+            for cell_entry in cell_entries.flatten() {
+                if !cell_entry.path().join("index.json").is_file() {
+                    continue; // stray file or non-member subdir
+                }
+                let member_name = match cell_entry.file_name().into_string() {
+                    Ok(k) => k,
+                    Err(_) => continue, // non-UTF8 dir name: skip
+                };
+                let key = format!("{cell_name}/{member_name}");
+                let traces = self.read(&format!("{name}/{key}"))?;
+                members.push(FamilyMember { key, traces });
+            }
         }
         members.sort_by(|a, b| a.key.cmp(&b.key));
         Ok(members)
@@ -345,6 +394,36 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn name_kind_classifies_depth_two_sweep_fanout_as_family() {
+        let root = temp_traces_root("namekind-depth2");
+        let store = TraceStore::open(&root);
+        // the #224 sweep/walk-forward fan-out: <name>/<cell>/<member>/index.json,
+        // two levels below the family name — no top-level or depth-1 index.json.
+        store.write("fam2/cellA/m1", &sample_manifest(), &sample_taps()).expect("write m1");
+        assert_eq!(store.name_kind("fam2"), NameKind::Family);
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_family_resolves_depth_two_sweep_fanout_with_cell_member_keys() {
+        let root = temp_traces_root("readfamily-depth2");
+        let store = TraceStore::open(&root);
+        // members written out of order across two cells; read_family must sort by
+        // the combined "<cell>/<member>" key, keeping members distinguishable
+        // across cells.
+        store.write("fam2/cellB/m1", &sample_manifest(), &sample_taps()).expect("write cellB/m1");
+        store.write("fam2/cellA/m2", &sample_manifest(), &sample_taps()).expect("write cellA/m2");
+        store.write("fam2/cellA/m1", &sample_manifest(), &sample_taps()).expect("write cellA/m1");
+        // a stray file directly under a cell dir is ignored (no index.json there).
+        fs::write(root.join("traces/fam2/cellA/stray.txt"), "x").expect("stray");
+        let members = store.read_family("fam2").expect("read_family");
+        let keys: Vec<&str> = members.iter().map(|m| m.key.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(keys, vec!["cellA/m1", "cellA/m2", "cellB/m1"]);
+        assert_eq!(members[0].traces.taps.len(), 2);
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn ensure_name_free_refuses_cross_kind_reuse() {
         let root = temp_traces_root("guard");