diff --git a/core/src/wildpc_core/deploy.py b/core/src/wildpc_core/deploy.py
index c4c5c84..c847404 100644
--- a/core/src/wildpc_core/deploy.py
+++ b/core/src/wildpc_core/deploy.py
@@ -682,6 +682,11 @@ def _target_url(config: WildpcConfig, target_name: str) -> str | None:
     base = getattr(dep, "base_url", None)
     if base:
         return base
+    # A raw-TCP service has no URL scheme — project its `host:port`, reachable
+    # through wildcard DNS (see docs/tcp-exposure.md).
+    tcp_port = getattr(dep, "tcp_port", None)
+    if tcp_port and config.gateway.domain:
+        return f"{target_name}.{config.gateway.domain}:{tcp_port}"
     expose = getattr(dep, "expose", None)
     http = getattr(expose, "http", None) if expose else None
     tport = http.internal.port if http else None
diff --git a/core/tests/test_requires_env.py b/core/tests/test_requires_env.py
index 15b472d..5e9d2bb 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_requires_env.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_requires_env.py
@@ -46,3 +46,18 @@ def test_bind_path_on_reference_base_url() -> None:
     consumer = _svc(requires=[{"ref": "ext", "bind": "EXT", "path": "/v1"}])
     cfg = _cfg({"ext": ref, "app": consumer})
     assert _requires_env(cfg, consumer) == {"EXT": "https://ext.example/v1"}
+
+
+def test_bind_tcp_service_projects_host_port() -> None:
+    """A raw-TCP target (e.g. postgres) binds as `<name>.<domain>:<port>`."""
+    pg = SystemdDeployment.model_validate(
+        {
+            "manager": "systemd",
+            "run": {"launcher": "command", "argv": ["x"]},
+            "expose": {"tcp": {"port": 5432}},
+            "reach": "internal",
+        }
+    )
+    consumer = _svc(requires=[{"ref": "postgres", "bind": "DB_HOST"}])
+    cfg = _cfg({"postgres": pg, "app": consumer})
+    assert _requires_env(cfg, consumer) == {"DB_HOST": "postgres.node.example:5432"}
diff --git a/docs/relationships.md b/docs/relationships.md
index 3d31abe..82e563c 100644
--- a/docs/relationships.md
+++ b/docs/relationships.md
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ requires:
 
 `path` is appended to the bound URL, for a consumer that wants a sub-path as its
 base (e.g. `{ ref: vllm, bind: VLLM_API_BASE, path: /v1 }`).
+A raw-TCP target (`expose.tcp`, e.g. postgres) has no URL scheme, so it binds as
+`<name>.<domain>:<port>`.
 
 A **program**'s host-package preconditions stay on the program as
 `system_dependencies` (a plain list of package names); the model synthesizes the