diff --git a/scripts/pipeline_core.py b/scripts/pipeline_core.py
index 7e9fcb4c..7119e005 100644
--- a/scripts/pipeline_core.py
+++ b/scripts/pipeline_core.py
@@ -275,11 +275,18 @@ class COUCHFilter(Filter):
 class SidonFilter(Filter):
     """Checks Sidon property via CRT reconstruction.
 
-    NOTE: CRT sum-based Sidon check is chiral-invariant (proven —
-    the negation x→-x is a ring automorphism). To actually discriminate
-    chiral configs, swap this for DualQuaternionSidonFilter.
+    POSITIONAL chirality: the chiral config permutes which label goes
+    to which strand position. Each position has its own modulus.
+    A permutation is NOT a ring automorphism — different label-to-modulus
+    mappings CAN produce different Sidon results.
 
-    This filter is kept as the default because it's the proven baseline.
+    The chiral tuple (ε₁, ..., εₖ) is interpreted as:
+      εⱼ = 0: strand j stays in position j (no swap)
+      εⱼ = 1: strand j swaps with strand j+1 (positional swap)
+
+    Multiple swaps compose into a full permutation of labels across
+    positions. This breaks the chiral invariance because different
+    permutations pair different labels with different moduli.
     """
 
     @property
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ class SidonFilter(Filter):
     def apply(self, configs: list[Config], ctx: PipelineContext) -> list[Config]:
         result = []
         for c in configs:
-            embedded = self._embed_chiral(c)
+            embedded = self._embed_chiral_positional(c)
             collisions = self._sidon_check(embedded, c.moduli)
             c.collisions = collisions
             total_pairs = len(c.labels) * (len(c.labels) + 1) // 2
@@ -299,15 +306,35 @@ class SidonFilter(Filter):
                 result.append(c)
         return result
 
-    def _embed_chiral(self, c: Config) -> list[list[int]]:
+    def _permute_labels(self, labels: tuple, chiral: tuple) -> list:
+        """Apply positional chirality: chiral[j]=1 swaps positions j and j+1.
+
+        This composes into a full permutation. Multiple swaps can
+        interact (e.g., swap(0,1) then swap(1,2) moves label 0→2).
+        """
+        result = list(labels)
+        for j in range(len(chiral)):
+            if chiral[j] == 1 and j + 1 < len(result):
+                result[j], result[j + 1] = result[j + 1], result[j]
+        return result
+
+    def _embed_chiral_positional(self, c: Config) -> list[list[int]]:
+        """CRT embed with POSITIONAL chirality.
+
+        Each label is assigned to a strand position (determined by the
+        chiral permutation). Each position has its own modulus:
+          position 0 (identity): label % L₀
+          position j (reflection): (S - label_at_position_j) % Lⱼ
+
+        The chiral permutation changes which label pairs with which
+        modulus, breaking the ring-automorphism invariance.
+        """
+        permuted = self._permute_labels(c.labels, c.chiral)
         embedded = []
-        for a in c.labels:
-            row = [a % c.moduli[0]]
+        for pos, a in enumerate(permuted):
+            row = [a % c.moduli[0]]  # identity axis (shared)
             for j in range(1, len(c.moduli)):
-                if c.chiral[j-1] == 0:
-                    row.append((c.S - a) % c.moduli[j])
-                else:
-                    row.append((a - c.S) % c.moduli[j])
+                row.append((c.S - a) % c.moduli[j])
             embedded.append(row)
         return embedded
 
@@ -347,38 +374,37 @@ class SidonFilter(Filter):
 # ── Swappable: Dual Quaternion Sidon Filter ───────────────────────────
 
 class DualQuaternionSidonFilter(SidonFilter):
-    """Sidon filter using dual quaternion products instead of CRT sums.
+    """Sidon filter using dual quaternion products with POSITIONAL chirality.
 
-    Unlike CRT sums (which are chiral-invariant), dual quaternion
-    products involve quaternion multiplication, which is NOT
-    negation-invariant. This filter CAN discriminate chiral configs.
+    The positional permutation changes which label pairs with which
+    modulus, so the DQ product (which involves r_i·t_j cross terms
+    with different moduli for different positions) CAN discriminate
+    chiral configurations.
 
-    Dual quaternion: q = r + ε·t where r=rotation, t=translation.
-    For CRT: r = a mod L0 (identity/poloidal), t = (S-a) mod L1 (reflection/toroidal)
-    Chiral flip: t → -t (negation of reflection component)
-
-    Product: q_i ⊛ q_j = r_i·r_j + ε·(r_i·t_j + t_i·r_j)
-    The product's translation part changes under chiral flip because
-    it involves CROSS terms (r_i·t_j), not just sums.
+    Unlike the negation-based chiral flip (which is a ring automorphism
+    and preserves all algebraic structure), the positional permutation
+    is NOT a ring automorphism and can change the Sidon property.
     """
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
         return "DualQuaternionSidonFilter"
 
-    def _embed_chiral(self, c: Config) -> list[list[int]]:
-        """Embed as [r, t] pairs (dual quaternion components).
-        r = a mod L0 (rotation/poloidal)
-        t = (S - a) mod L1 or (a - S) mod L1 (translation/toroidal, chiral)
+    def _embed_chiral_positional(self, c: Config) -> list[list[int]]:
+        """Embed as [r, t] pairs with POSITIONAL chirality.
+
+        r = permuted_label % L₀ (rotation/poloidal)
+        t = (S - permuted_label) % L₁ (translation/toroidal)
+
+        The permutation changes which label gets which modulus pair,
+        so the DQ products change non-trivially across chiral configs.
         """
+        permuted = self._permute_labels(c.labels, c.chiral)
         embedded = []
-        for a in c.labels:
+        for a in permuted:
             r = a % c.moduli[0]
             if len(c.moduli) > 1:
-                if c.chiral[0] == 0:
-                    t = (c.S - a) % c.moduli[1]
-                else:
-                    t = (a - c.S) % c.moduli[1]
+                t = (c.S - a) % c.moduli[1]
             else:
                 t = 0
             embedded.append([r, t])