diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 14c6369..5272f7a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
     "node_modules/@insignia/iios-messaging-ui": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "resolved": "file:../iios/packages/iios-messaging-ui/insignia-iios-messaging-ui-0.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ks+tTnNBw3QqNpBlggEnbmfRrDnCSq9jq3b5TOsc/XEEgzdebtFDuQziVW/G6oRp4ysTQ6Fci/XRm1z1yLf4Wg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sfNRRJQgbq3FCvwUtn4H7ojHnhQZnM5bd2MQmq3XFmTZNsj0BGNh/dcKvR9/7vbLaXP10kuOHZGXrCi/1LsJYA==",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@insignia/iios-kernel-client": "*",
         "react": ">=18",
diff --git a/src/lib/crm-messaging-adapter.ts b/src/lib/crm-messaging-adapter.ts
index 0ecb00e..f85b1ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/crm-messaging-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/crm-messaging-adapter.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class CrmMessagingAdapter implements MessagingAdapter {
   async listConversations(): Promise<Conversation[]> {
     const [convs, names] = await Promise.all([
       this.sdk.query<ConversationDTO[]>("crm.messenger.conversation.list", {}),
-      this.directory(),
+      this.directoryMap(),
     ]);
     return convs.map((c) => this.toConversation(c, names));
   }
@@ -219,11 +219,16 @@ export class CrmMessagingAdapter implements MessagingAdapter {
     poll.timer = setInterval(tick, POLL_MS);
   }
 
+  /** The org directory — people you can start a DM/group with. Drives the "New message" picker. */
+  async directory(): Promise<Person[]> {
+    const dir = await this.sdk.query<DirectoryDTO[]>("crm.messenger.directory", { kind: "all", limit: 200 });
+    return dir.map((d) => ({ id: d.id, name: d.displayName, kind: d.kind }));
+  }
+
   // ── mapping ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  private async directory(): Promise<Map<string, string>> {
+  private async directoryMap(): Promise<Map<string, string>> {
     if (!this.names) {
-      const dir = await this.sdk.query<DirectoryDTO[]>("crm.messenger.directory", { kind: "all", limit: 200 });
-      this.names = new Map(dir.map((d) => [d.id, d.displayName]));
+      this.names = new Map((await this.directory()).map((p) => [p.id, p.name]));
     }
     return this.names;
   }