diff --git a/app/api/rigs/route.ts b/app/api/rigs/route.ts
index 65847392..20bfe432 100644
--- a/app/api/rigs/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/rigs/route.ts
@@ -9,22 +9,10 @@ function bad(msg: string, code = 400) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: msg }, { status: code });
 }
 
-function takeRows<T = any>(res: any): T[] {
-    if (Array.isArray(res)) return res;
-    if (Array.isArray(res?.data)) return res.data;
-    return [];
-}
-
 export async function GET(req: Request) {
     try {
         const bearer = requireBearer(req);
 
-        // who am i?
-        const me = await dxGET<{ id: string; role?: { id: string; name?: string } }>(
-            "/users/me?fields=id,role.id,role.name",
-            bearer
-        );
-
         const q = new URL(req.url).searchParams;
         const limit = Math.min(parseInt(q.get("limit") || "50", 10), 100);
 
@@ -48,52 +36,15 @@ export async function GET(req: Request) {
             "date_updated",
         ].join(",");
 
-        // we’ll try multiple filters; first non-empty result wins
-        const base = `&fields=${encodeURIComponent(fields)}&sort=-date_updated&limit=${limit}`;
-        const tries = [
-            { label: "owner.id", path: `/items/user_rigs?filter[owner][id][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(me.id)}${base}` },
-            { label: "owner",    path: `/items/user_rigs?filter[owner][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(me.id)}${base}` },
-            { label: "user_created", path: `/items/user_rigs?filter[user_created][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(me.id)}${base}` },
-        ];
+        // Rely entirely on Directus role rules to scope results ("My Rigs")
+        const path =
+        `/items/user_rigs?fields=${encodeURIComponent(fields)}` +
+        `&sort=-date_updated` +
+        `&limit=${limit}`;
 
-        const attempts: Array<{ label: string; count: number }> = [];
-        let picked: string | null = null;
-        let rows: any[] = [];
-
-        for (const t of tries) {
-            const res = await dxGET<any>(t.path, bearer);
-            const r = takeRows(res);
-            attempts.push({ label: t.label, count: r.length });
-            if (r.length) {
-                picked = t.label;
-                rows = r;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // last resort: rely entirely on Directus role rule (no filter)
-        if (!rows.length) {
-            const res = await dxGET<any>(`/items/user_rigs?${base.slice(1)}`, bearer);
-            const r = takeRows(res);
-            attempts.push({ label: "(no filter, rely on role rule)", count: r.length });
-            if (r.length) {
-                picked = "(role rule)";
-                rows = r;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (q.get("debug") === "1") {
-            return NextResponse.json({
-                meta: {
-                    me: { id: me.id, role: me.role?.name || me.role?.id || null },
-                    picked,
-                    attempts,
-                },
-                data: rows,
-            });
-        }
-
-        return NextResponse.json(rows);
+        // dxGET returns the unwrapped `data` array
+        const rows = await dxGET<any[]>(path, bearer);
+        return NextResponse.json(rows ?? []);
     } catch (e: any) {
         return bad(e?.message || "Failed to load rigs", e?.status || 500);
     }