diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/Config.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/Config.tsx
index 87a7c0c3..6b6bf88a 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/Config.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/Config.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import api from '../utils/api';
-import { Settings, Users, Sliders, Trash2, UserPlus, Key, Save, Shield, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Settings, Users, Sliders, Trash2, UserPlus, Key, Save, Shield, AlertTriangle, Palette, Activity, Square, RefreshCw, Play } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useToast } from './Toasts/useToast';
 import './Dashboard.css';
 import './Config.css';
 
@@ -22,7 +23,30 @@ interface ConfigData {
 const Config: React.FC = () => {
   const [config, setConfig] = useState<ConfigData | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'limits' | 'users' | 'globals'>('limits');
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'limits' | 'users' | 'globals' | 'appearance' | 'workers'>('limits');
+  const [accent, setAccent] = useState<'matrix' | 'violet'>(() => {
+    try {
+      const raw = localStorage.getItem('decnet_tweaks');
+      if (raw) {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+        if (parsed?.accent === 'violet') return 'violet';
+      }
+    } catch { /* noop */ }
+    return 'matrix';
+  });
+  const { push: pushToast } = useToast();
+
+  const handleAccentChange = (value: 'matrix' | 'violet') => {
+    setAccent(value);
+    let existing: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    try {
+      const raw = localStorage.getItem('decnet_tweaks');
+      if (raw) existing = JSON.parse(raw) ?? {};
+    } catch { existing = {}; }
+    localStorage.setItem('decnet_tweaks', JSON.stringify({ ...existing, accent: value }));
+    document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-accent', value);
+    pushToast({ text: `ACCENT · ${value.toUpperCase()}`, icon: 'check-circle', tone: 'violet' });
+  };
 
   // Deployment limit state
   const [limitInput, setLimitInput] = useState('');
@@ -212,6 +236,8 @@ const Config: React.FC = () => {
       ? [{ key: 'users', label: 'USER MANAGEMENT', icon: <Users size={14} /> }]
       : []),
     { key: 'globals', label: 'GLOBAL VALUES', icon: <Settings size={14} /> },
+    { key: 'appearance', label: 'APPEARANCE', icon: <Palette size={14} /> },
+    ...(isAdmin ? [{ key: 'workers', label: 'WORKERS', icon: <Activity size={14} /> }] : []),
   ];
 
   return (
@@ -463,6 +489,49 @@ const Config: React.FC = () => {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* WORKERS TAB (admin only, server-gated too) */}
+      {activeTab === 'workers' && isAdmin && (
+        <WorkersPanel pushToast={pushToast} />
+      )}
+
+      {/* APPEARANCE TAB */}
+      {activeTab === 'appearance' && (
+        <div className="config-panel">
+          <div className="config-field">
+            <span className="config-label">ACCENT COLOR</span>
+            <p style={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', opacity: 0.5, margin: '4px 0 12px' }}>
+              Swaps the UI accent (nav bars, hover glows, chip borders) between matrix-green and electric-violet. Persists per-browser.
+            </p>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '8px' }}>
+              {(['matrix', 'violet'] as const).map((value) => (
+                <button
+                  key={value}
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => handleAccentChange(value)}
+                  className="save-btn"
+                  style={{
+                    padding: '8px 16px',
+                    fontSize: '0.75rem',
+                    letterSpacing: '1.5px',
+                    borderColor: accent === value
+                      ? (value === 'violet' ? 'var(--violet)' : 'var(--matrix)')
+                      : 'var(--border)',
+                    color: accent === value
+                      ? (value === 'violet' ? 'var(--violet)' : 'var(--matrix)')
+                      : 'var(--matrix)',
+                    opacity: accent === value ? 1 : 0.6,
+                    background: 'transparent',
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {accent === value ? '● ' : '○ '}
+                  {value.toUpperCase()}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* DANGER ZONE — developer mode only, server-gated, shown on globals tab */}
       {activeTab === 'globals' && config.developer_mode && (
         <div className="config-panel" style={{ borderColor: '#ff4141' }}>
@@ -515,4 +584,339 @@ const Config: React.FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
+// ─── Workers panel ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Pollster view backed by GET /workers.  Every 5s we pull the full snapshot;
+// the registry is cheap (in-memory dict) so there's no need for SSE here.
+
+interface WorkerStatusRow {
+  name: string;
+  status: 'ok' | 'stale' | 'unknown';
+  last_heartbeat_ts: number | null;
+  seconds_since: number | null;
+  extra: Record<string, unknown>;
+  installed: boolean;
+}
+
+interface WorkersPanelProps {
+  pushToast: ReturnType<typeof useToast>['push'];
+}
+
+const WorkersPanel: React.FC<WorkersPanelProps> = ({ pushToast }) => {
+  const [workers, setWorkers] = useState<WorkerStatusRow[] | null>(null);
+  const [busConnected, setBusConnected] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [stopping, setStopping] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [starting, setStarting] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [startingAll, setStartingAll] = useState(false);
+
+  const fetchWorkers = async () => {
+    try {
+      const res = await api.get('/workers');
+      setWorkers(res.data?.workers ?? []);
+      setBusConnected(
+        typeof res.data?.bus_connected === 'boolean' ? res.data.bus_connected : null,
+      );
+      setErr(null);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setErr(e?.response?.data?.detail || 'Failed to load workers');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false);
+  const [lastRefresh, setLastRefresh] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  const handleRefresh = async () => {
+    setRefreshing(true);
+    try {
+      await fetchWorkers();
+      setLastRefresh(Date.now());
+    } finally {
+      setRefreshing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    handleRefresh();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleStop = async (name: string) => {
+    setStopping((s) => ({ ...s, [name]: true }));
+    try {
+      await api.post(`/workers/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/stop`);
+      pushToast({ text: `STOP REQUESTED · ${name.toUpperCase()}`, tone: 'violet', icon: 'terminal' });
+      // Kick a refresh sooner than the 5s tick so the UI feels responsive.
+      setTimeout(fetchWorkers, 1000);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      const detail = e?.response?.data?.detail || 'Stop failed';
+      pushToast({ text: `STOP FAILED · ${name.toUpperCase()} — ${detail}`, tone: 'alert', icon: 'alert-triangle' });
+    } finally {
+      setStopping((s) => ({ ...s, [name]: false }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleStart = async (name: string) => {
+    setStarting((s) => ({ ...s, [name]: true }));
+    try {
+      await api.post(`/workers/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/start`);
+      pushToast({ text: `START REQUESTED · ${name.toUpperCase()}`, tone: 'violet', icon: 'terminal' });
+      setTimeout(fetchWorkers, 1500);
+      // Auto-clear the spinner state after 15s if the heartbeat still
+      // hasn't flipped the row — keeps the UI from getting stuck.
+      setTimeout(() => setStarting((s) => ({ ...s, [name]: false })), 15000);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      const detail = e?.response?.data?.detail || 'Start failed';
+      pushToast({ text: `START FAILED · ${name.toUpperCase()} — ${detail}`, tone: 'alert', icon: 'alert-triangle' });
+      setStarting((s) => ({ ...s, [name]: false }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleStartAll = async () => {
+    setStartingAll(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await api.post('/workers/start-all');
+      const started: string[] = res.data?.started ?? [];
+      const already: string[] = res.data?.already_running ?? [];
+      const failed: Array<{ name: string; reason: string }> = res.data?.failed ?? [];
+      const firstFail = failed[0];
+      const suffix = firstFail ? ` (first failure: ${firstFail.name} — ${firstFail.reason})` : '';
+      pushToast({
+        text: `STARTED · ${started.length} · ALREADY RUNNING · ${already.length} · FAILED · ${failed.length}${suffix}`,
+        tone: failed.length > 0 ? 'alert' : 'violet',
+        icon: failed.length > 0 ? 'alert-triangle' : 'terminal',
+      });
+      setTimeout(fetchWorkers, 1500);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      const detail = e?.response?.data?.detail || 'Start-all failed';
+      pushToast({ text: `START ALL FAILED — ${detail}`, tone: 'alert', icon: 'alert-triangle' });
+    } finally {
+      setStartingAll(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const formatLastSeen = (row: WorkerStatusRow): string => {
+    if (row.seconds_since == null) return '—';
+    const s = row.seconds_since;
+    if (s < 60) return `${Math.floor(s)}s ago`;
+    if (s < 3600) return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}m ago`;
+    return `${Math.floor(s / 3600)}h ago`;
+  };
+
+  const dotClass = (status: WorkerStatusRow['status']) => {
+    if (status === 'ok') return 'status-dot active';
+    if (status === 'stale') return 'status-dot warn';
+    return 'status-dot idle';
+  };
+
+  if (err) {
+    return (
+      <div className="config-panel">
+        <div style={{ padding: '20px', opacity: 0.7 }}>
+          <AlertTriangle size={14} style={{ marginRight: 8, verticalAlign: 'middle' }} />
+          {err}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (workers === null) {
+    return (
+      <div className="config-panel">
+        <div style={{ padding: '20px', opacity: 0.5 }}>LOADING…</div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const busOffline = busConnected === false;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="config-panel">
+      {busOffline && (
+        <div
+          style={{
+            margin: '16px 20px 0',
+            padding: '10px 14px',
+            border: '1px solid #ffaa00',
+            background: 'rgba(255, 170, 0, 0.08)',
+            color: '#ffaa00',
+            fontSize: '0.72rem',
+            letterSpacing: 1,
+            lineHeight: 1.5,
+            display: 'flex',
+            alignItems: 'flex-start',
+            gap: 10,
+          }}
+        >
+          <AlertTriangle size={14} style={{ marginTop: 2, flexShrink: 0 }} />
+          <div>
+            <div style={{ fontWeight: 700 }}>BUS OFFLINE — heartbeats cannot be received.</div>
+            <div style={{ opacity: 0.85, marginTop: 2 }}>
+              Start with <code>decnet bus</code> (restart the API if it was up first).
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div
+        style={{
+          padding: '16px 20px 8px',
+          fontSize: '0.7rem',
+          letterSpacing: '1.5px',
+          display: 'flex',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          justifyContent: 'space-between',
+          gap: 12,
+        }}
+      >
+        <div style={{ opacity: 0.6 }}>
+          HEARTBEATS EVERY 30s · <span style={{ color: 'var(--matrix)' }}>OK</span> &lt; 90s · STALE AFTER
+          {lastRefresh != null && (
+            <span style={{ marginLeft: 10, opacity: 0.7 }}>
+              · REFRESHED {new Date(lastRefresh).toLocaleTimeString()}
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8 }}>
+          <button
+            className="action-btn"
+            disabled={startingAll}
+            onClick={handleStartAll}
+            style={{
+              padding: '4px 10px',
+              fontSize: '0.68rem',
+              display: 'inline-flex',
+              alignItems: 'center',
+              gap: 6,
+              cursor: startingAll ? 'wait' : 'pointer',
+              opacity: startingAll ? 0.6 : 1,
+            }}
+            title="Start every installed worker unit via systemd (best-effort)"
+          >
+            <Play size={11} />
+            {startingAll ? 'STARTING…' : 'START ALL WORKERS'}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            className="action-btn"
+            onClick={handleRefresh}
+            disabled={refreshing}
+            style={{
+              padding: '4px 10px',
+              fontSize: '0.68rem',
+              display: 'inline-flex',
+              alignItems: 'center',
+              gap: 6,
+              cursor: refreshing ? 'wait' : 'pointer',
+              opacity: refreshing ? 0.6 : 1,
+            }}
+            title="Fetch current worker status"
+          >
+            <RefreshCw
+              size={11}
+              style={{
+                animation: refreshing ? 'spin 0.8s linear infinite' : undefined,
+              }}
+            />
+            REFRESH
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <table className="logs-table" style={{ margin: 0, opacity: busOffline ? 0.45 : 1 }}>
+        <thead>
+          <tr>
+            <th style={{ width: 36 }}></th>
+            <th>NAME</th>
+            <th>STATUS</th>
+            <th>LAST SEEN</th>
+            <th style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>ACTIONS</th>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+          {workers.map((w) => {
+            const isStopping = !!stopping[w.name];
+            const canStop = w.status === 'ok' && !isStopping && !busOffline;
+            return (
+              <tr key={w.name}>
+                <td><span className={dotClass(w.status)} /></td>
+                <td style={{ fontWeight: 700, letterSpacing: 1 }}>{w.name.toUpperCase()}</td>
+                <td style={{
+                  color: w.status === 'ok' ? 'var(--matrix)'
+                       : w.status === 'stale' ? '#ffaa00'
+                       : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.4)',
+                  letterSpacing: 1,
+                }}>
+                  {w.status.toUpperCase()}
+                </td>
+                <td style={{ fontVariantNumeric: 'tabular-nums' }}>{formatLastSeen(w)}</td>
+                <td style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+                  <button
+                    className="action-btn"
+                    disabled={!canStop}
+                    onClick={() => handleStop(w.name)}
+                    style={{
+                      padding: '4px 10px',
+                      fontSize: '0.68rem',
+                      marginRight: 6,
+                      minWidth: 78,
+                      display: 'inline-flex',
+                      alignItems: 'center',
+                      justifyContent: 'center',
+                      gap: 4,
+                      color: canStop ? '#ff4d4d' : '#ff4d4d',
+                      borderColor: canStop ? '#ff4d4d' : 'rgba(255, 77, 77, 0.4)',
+                      opacity: canStop ? 1 : 0.3,
+                      cursor: canStop ? 'pointer' : 'not-allowed',
+                    }}
+                    title={
+                      busOffline
+                        ? 'Bus offline — stop requests cannot be delivered'
+                        : canStop
+                        ? 'Publish stop intent on the bus'
+                        : 'Only OK workers can be stopped'
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <Square size={11} />
+                    {isStopping ? '...' : 'STOP'}
+                  </button>
+                  {(() => {
+                    const isStarting = !!starting[w.name];
+                    const canStart = w.installed && w.status !== 'ok' && !isStarting;
+                    const tooltip = !w.installed
+                      ? `Unit not installed — deploy decnet-${w.name}.service first.`
+                      : w.status === 'ok'
+                      ? 'Already running.'
+                      : isStarting
+                      ? 'Start request in flight…'
+                      : 'Start the worker via systemd.';
+                    return (
+                      <button
+                        className="action-btn"
+                        disabled={!canStart}
+                        onClick={() => handleStart(w.name)}
+                        style={{
+                          padding: '4px 10px',
+                          fontSize: '0.68rem',
+                          minWidth: 78,
+                          display: 'inline-flex',
+                          alignItems: 'center',
+                          justifyContent: 'center',
+                          gap: 4,
+                          opacity: canStart ? 1 : 0.3,
+                          cursor: canStart ? 'pointer' : 'not-allowed',
+                        }}
+                        title={tooltip}
+                      >
+                        <Play size={11} />
+                        {isStarting ? '...' : 'START'}
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })()}
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            );
+          })}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 export default Config;