diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index 93fb4b178..703998c09 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ All endpoints return JSON. In simulated mode, data is generated from a determini
 ## Data Sources
 
 The `--source` flag controls where CSI data comes from. Valid values are
-`auto`, `esp32`, `wifi`, and `simulated` (alias `simulate`). Any other value
+`auto`, `esp32`, `wifi`, and `simulated` (alias `simulate`), plus the vendor
+feeds `mediatek`, `qualcomm`, `realtek` (RTL8720F radar), and `realtek_csi`
+(RTL8721Dx CSI), which bind the UDP receiver like `esp32`. Any other value
 stops the server at startup with an error that lists them.
 
 ### Simulated Mode (No Hardware)
@@ -1287,7 +1289,7 @@ The Rust sensing server binary accepts the following flags:
 
 | Flag | Default | Description |
 |------|---------|-------------|
-| `--source` | `auto` | Data source: `auto`, `esp32`, `wifi`, `simulated` (alias `simulate`). Other values are rejected at startup |
+| `--source` | `auto` | Data source: `auto`, `esp32`, `wifi`, `simulated` (alias `simulate`), `mediatek`, `qualcomm`, `realtek`, `realtek_csi`. Other values are rejected at startup |
 | `--http-port` | `8080` | HTTP port for REST API and UI |
 | `--ws-port` | `8765` | WebSocket port |
 | `--udp-port` | `5005` | UDP port for ESP32 CSI frames |
diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
index ebf928793..addfb393d 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
@@ -4659,8 +4659,20 @@ struct SourcePlan {
 
 /// Every `--source` value [`plan_source`] accepts. Clap rejects anything else
 /// at startup (issue #2097): an unknown value used to start the server with no
-/// data task while `/api/v1/status` still reported a live source.
-const SOURCE_VALUES: [&str; 5] = ["auto", "esp32", "wifi", "simulated", "simulate"];
+/// data task while `/api/v1/status` still reported a live source. The vendor
+/// names match the labels the UDP receiver writes for MTC1, RAC1, Qualcomm
+/// and RTL8720F radar frames, so `effective_source()` ages them correctly.
+const SOURCE_VALUES: [&str; 9] = [
+    "auto",
+    "esp32",
+    "wifi",
+    "simulated",
+    "simulate",
+    "mediatek",
+    "qualcomm",
+    "realtek",
+    "realtek_csi",
+];
 
 /// Pure decision function — fully unit-testable without binding sockets.
 ///
@@ -4721,6 +4733,16 @@ fn plan_source(
             run_simulator: false,
             run_wifi: true,
         },
+        // Vendor CSI and radar frames arrive on the same UDP receiver as ESP32
+        // frames. Before #2097 these names fell into a catch-all that bound no
+        // receiver, so nothing was ever ingested. Never run the ESP32-shaped
+        // simulator alongside a vendor feed.
+        "mediatek" | "qualcomm" | "realtek" | "realtek_csi" => SourcePlan {
+            initial_source: requested.to_string(),
+            bind_udp: true,
+            run_simulator: false,
+            run_wifi: false,
+        },
         other => {
             return Err(format!(
                 "unknown --source '{other}' (valid values: {})",
@@ -4924,9 +4946,48 @@ mod issue_2097_status_tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn vendor_sources_bind_the_udp_receiver() {
+        for vendor in ["mediatek", "qualcomm", "realtek", "realtek_csi"] {
+            let plan = plan_source(vendor, false, false).expect("vendor source plans");
+            assert!(plan.bind_udp, "{vendor}: vendor frames arrive over UDP");
+            assert!(!plan.run_simulator, "{vendor}: no ESP32-shaped simulator");
+            assert!(!plan.run_wifi);
+            assert_eq!(plan.initial_source, vendor);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn only_garbage_is_rejected() {
+        for bogus in [
+            "bogus",
+            "macos",
+            "linux",
+            "mock",
+            "MEDIATEK",
+            "mediatek:simulated",
+            "esp32 ",
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                Args::try_parse_from(["sensing-server", "--source", bogus]).is_err(),
+                "--source {bogus:?} must be rejected"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn every_documented_source_still_parses() {
-        for source in ["auto", "esp32", "wifi", "simulated", "simulate"] {
+        for source in [
+            "auto",
+            "esp32",
+            "wifi",
+            "simulated",
+            "simulate",
+            "mediatek",
+            "qualcomm",
+            "realtek",
+            "realtek_csi",
+        ] {
             let args = Args::try_parse_from(["sensing-server", "--source", source])
                 .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("--source {source} must parse: {e}"));
             assert_eq!(args.source, source);