diff --git a/public/admin/admin.css b/public/admin/admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f07ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/admin/admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/* ProdDash admin page — on top of the shell's style.css */
+
+body { overflow: auto; }
+
+.admin-tag {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  margin-left: 6px;
+  vertical-align: 2px;
+}
+
+#admin-main {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  width: min(720px, 100%);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 18px 16px 60px;
+}
+
+.admin-h1 {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  margin: 22px 0 6px;
+}
+
+.admin-copy {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
+}
+
+.admin-card {
+  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 14px 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
+}
+
+.admin-card h2 { font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+
+.login-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+.login-row input {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 7px;
+}
+.login-row input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); }
+
+.module-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.module-head .dot { width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--muted); flex: none; }
+.module-head .dot.ok { background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 5px var(--accent); }
+.module-head .dot.connecting { background: var(--warn); }
+.module-head .dot.error { background: var(--danger); }
+
+.module-name { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; }
+.module-version { color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; }
+.module-head .spacer { flex: 1; }
+
+.module-desc { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; margin: 6px 0 2px; }
+
+.module-health {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  min-height: 15px;
+}
+.module-health.error { color: var(--danger); }
+
+.module-mount-error {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--danger);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  color: var(--danger);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.module-form { margin-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); padding-top: 12px; }
+.module-form .field { max-width: 420px; }
+.module-form-empty { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; }
+
+.module-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.admin-status { min-height: 16px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 8px; }
+.admin-status.error { color: var(--danger); }
+.admin-status.ok { color: var(--accent); }
+
+/* enable/disable switch */
+.switch {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  user-select: none;
+}
+.switch input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
+.switch .track {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 19px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--border);
+  position: relative;
+  transition: background 0.2s;
+  flex: none;
+}
+.switch .track::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 2px; left: 2px;
+  width: 15px; height: 15px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--muted);
+  transition: transform 0.2s, background 0.2s;
+}
+.switch input:checked + .track { background: var(--accent); }
+.switch input:checked + .track::after { transform: translateX(15px); background: var(--bg); }
+
+.layout-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 9px 12px;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+.layout-row .name { flex: 1; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }
+.layout-row .meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; }
+.layouts-empty { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
diff --git a/public/admin/admin.js b/public/admin/admin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b137d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/admin/admin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+/* ProdDash admin client.
+
+   Everything here is server-wide: module enable/disable and admin config
+   (written to config/modules.json, module re-inited on save), plus named
+   layout management. Guarded by the shared passcode when one is set. */
+
+const loginCard = document.getElementById('login-card');
+const loginStatus = document.getElementById('login-status');
+const passcodeInput = document.getElementById('passcode');
+const modulesSection = document.getElementById('modules-section');
+const modulesList = document.getElementById('modules-list');
+const layoutsSection = document.getElementById('layouts-section');
+const layoutsList = document.getElementById('layouts-list');
+const toastEl = document.getElementById('toast');
+
+let toastTimer = null;
+function toast(msg, isError = false) {
+  toastEl.textContent = msg;
+  toastEl.classList.toggle('error', isError);
+  toastEl.hidden = false;
+  clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+  toastTimer = setTimeout(() => { toastEl.hidden = true; }, 3200);
+}
+
+async function api(path, opts = {}) {
+  const res = await fetch(path, {
+    ...opts,
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', ...(opts.headers || {}) },
+  });
+  const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const err = new Error(body.error || `Request failed (${res.status})`);
+    err.status = res.status;
+    err.authRequired = Boolean(body.authRequired);
+    throw err;
+  }
+  return body;
+}
+
+/* ── login ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+function showLogin() {
+  loginCard.hidden = false;
+  modulesSection.hidden = true;
+  layoutsSection.hidden = true;
+  passcodeInput.focus();
+}
+
+async function login() {
+  loginStatus.textContent = '';
+  loginStatus.className = 'admin-status';
+  try {
+    await api('/api/admin/login', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ passcode: passcodeInput.value }) });
+    passcodeInput.value = '';
+    loginCard.hidden = true;
+    await loadState();
+  } catch (e) {
+    loginStatus.textContent = e.message;
+    loginStatus.className = 'admin-status error';
+  }
+}
+
+document.getElementById('login-btn').addEventListener('click', login);
+passcodeInput.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+  if (e.key === 'Enter') login();
+});
+
+/* ── module cards ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/** moduleId -> { dot, healthEl, toggle } for cheap in-place status refreshes */
+const liveEls = new Map();
+
+function healthClass(mod) {
+  if (!mod.enabled) return '';
+  if (mod.mountError) return 'error';
+  return mod.health ? mod.health.status : 'ok';
+}
+
+function healthText(mod) {
+  if (!mod.enabled) return 'Disabled — hidden from the dashboard picker, server routes unmounted.';
+  if (mod.mountError) return '';
+  if (mod.health) return mod.health.message || mod.health.status;
+  return mod.hasServer ? 'Mounted.' : 'Client-only module (no server part).';
+}
+
+function fieldFor(key, spec, value, passwordSet) {
+  const type = spec?.type || 'string';
+  const label = spec?.label || key;
+  const field = document.createElement('label');
+  field.className = 'field' + (type === 'boolean' ? ' check' : '');
+  let read;
+
+  if (type === 'boolean') {
+    const input = document.createElement('input');
+    input.type = 'checkbox';
+    input.checked = Boolean(value);
+    field.append(input, document.createTextNode(label));
+    read = () => input.checked;
+  } else if (type === 'select' && Array.isArray(spec.options)) {
+    const span = document.createElement('span');
+    span.textContent = label;
+    const select = document.createElement('select');
+    for (const opt of spec.options) {
+      const o = document.createElement('option');
+      o.value = String(typeof opt === 'object' ? opt.value : opt);
+      o.textContent = String(typeof opt === 'object' ? (opt.label ?? opt.value) : opt);
+      select.appendChild(o);
+    }
+    select.value = String(value ?? '');
+    field.append(span, select);
+    read = () => select.value;
+  } else {
+    const span = document.createElement('span');
+    span.textContent = label;
+    const input = document.createElement('input');
+    input.type = type === 'number' ? 'number' : (type === 'password' ? 'password' : 'text');
+    if (type === 'password') {
+      input.placeholder = passwordSet ? 'Saved — leave blank to keep' : 'Not set';
+      input.autocomplete = 'new-password';
+    } else {
+      input.value = value === undefined || value === null ? '' : String(value);
+    }
+    field.append(span, input);
+    read = () => (type === 'number' ? Number(input.value) : input.value);
+  }
+  return { field, read };
+}
+
+function buildModuleCard(mod) {
+  const card = document.createElement('section');
+  card.className = 'admin-card';
+
+  const head = document.createElement('div');
+  head.className = 'module-head';
+
+  const dot = document.createElement('span');
+  dot.className = 'dot ' + healthClass(mod);
+
+  const name = document.createElement('span');
+  name.className = 'module-name';
+  name.textContent = mod.name;
+
+  const version = document.createElement('span');
+  version.className = 'module-version';
+  version.textContent = mod.version ? 'v' + mod.version : '';
+
+  const spacer = document.createElement('span');
+  spacer.className = 'spacer';
+
+  const toggleLabel = document.createElement('label');
+  toggleLabel.className = 'switch';
+  const toggle = document.createElement('input');
+  toggle.type = 'checkbox';
+  toggle.checked = mod.enabled;
+  const track = document.createElement('span');
+  track.className = 'track';
+  const toggleText = document.createElement('span');
+  toggleText.textContent = mod.enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled';
+  toggleLabel.append(toggle, track, toggleText);
+
+  head.append(dot, name, version, spacer, toggleLabel);
+  card.appendChild(head);
+
+  const desc = document.createElement('div');
+  desc.className = 'module-desc';
+  desc.textContent = mod.description;
+  card.appendChild(desc);
+
+  const healthEl = document.createElement('div');
+  healthEl.className = 'module-health ' + (healthClass(mod) === 'error' ? 'error' : '');
+  healthEl.textContent = healthText(mod);
+  card.appendChild(healthEl);
+
+  const mountError = document.createElement('div');
+  mountError.className = 'module-mount-error';
+  mountError.hidden = !mod.mountError;
+  mountError.textContent = mod.mountError ? `Failed to start: ${mod.mountError}` : '';
+  card.appendChild(mountError);
+
+  liveEls.set(mod.id, { dot, healthEl, toggle, toggleText, mountError });
+
+  toggle.addEventListener('change', async () => {
+    try {
+      await api(`/api/admin/modules/${encodeURIComponent(mod.id)}/enabled`, {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ enabled: toggle.checked }),
+      });
+      toggleText.textContent = toggle.checked ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled';
+      toast(`${mod.name} ${toggle.checked ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}`);
+      refreshStatus();
+    } catch (e) {
+      toggle.checked = !toggle.checked;
+      if (e.authRequired) showLogin();
+      else toast(e.message, true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  const schemaKeys = Object.entries(mod.configSchema || {});
+  if (schemaKeys.length) {
+    const form = document.createElement('div');
+    form.className = 'module-form';
+    const readers = new Map();
+    for (const [key, spec] of schemaKeys) {
+      const { field, read } = fieldFor(key, spec, mod.config[key], mod.passwordSet[key]);
+      readers.set(key, read);
+      form.appendChild(field);
+    }
+    const actions = document.createElement('div');
+    actions.className = 'module-actions';
+    const save = document.createElement('button');
+    save.className = 'btn primary';
+    save.textContent = 'Save & re-init';
+    const status = document.createElement('span');
+    status.className = 'admin-status';
+    actions.append(save, status);
+    form.appendChild(actions);
+    card.appendChild(form);
+
+    save.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const config = {};
+      for (const [key, read] of readers) config[key] = read();
+      save.disabled = true;
+      status.textContent = 'Saving…';
+      status.className = 'admin-status';
+      try {
+        await api(`/api/admin/modules/${encodeURIComponent(mod.id)}/config`, {
+          method: 'PUT',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ config }),
+        });
+        status.textContent = 'Saved — module re-initialised. Open tiles reconnect on their own.';
+        status.className = 'admin-status ok';
+        refreshStatus();
+      } catch (e) {
+        status.textContent = e.message;
+        status.className = 'admin-status error';
+        if (e.authRequired) showLogin();
+      } finally {
+        save.disabled = false;
+      }
+    });
+  } else {
+    const none = document.createElement('div');
+    none.className = 'module-form-empty';
+    none.textContent = 'No server-wide settings — this module is configured per tile.';
+    card.appendChild(none);
+  }
+
+  return card;
+}
+
+/* ── status refresh (leaves form inputs alone) ──────────────────────── */
+
+async function refreshStatus() {
+  let state;
+  try {
+    state = await api('/api/admin/state');
+  } catch {
+    return; // transient — the next tick will get it
+  }
+  for (const mod of state.modules || []) {
+    const els = liveEls.get(mod.id);
+    if (!els) continue;
+    els.dot.className = 'dot ' + healthClass(mod);
+    els.healthEl.textContent = healthText(mod);
+    els.healthEl.className = 'module-health ' + (healthClass(mod) === 'error' ? 'error' : '');
+    els.mountError.hidden = !mod.mountError;
+    els.mountError.textContent = mod.mountError ? `Failed to start: ${mod.mountError}` : '';
+    if (document.activeElement !== els.toggle) {
+      els.toggle.checked = mod.enabled;
+      els.toggleText.textContent = mod.enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled';
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/* ── named layouts ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+async function loadLayouts() {
+  let body;
+  try {
+    body = await api('/api/layouts');
+  } catch {
+    layoutsSection.hidden = true;
+    return;
+  }
+  layoutsSection.hidden = false;
+  layoutsList.innerHTML = '';
+  const layouts = body.layouts || [];
+  if (!layouts.length) {
+    const none = document.createElement('div');
+    none.className = 'layouts-empty';
+    none.textContent = 'No named layouts saved yet. Save one from the dashboard’s Layout menu.';
+    layoutsList.appendChild(none);
+    return;
+  }
+  for (const layout of layouts) {
+    const row = document.createElement('div');
+    row.className = 'layout-row';
+    const name = document.createElement('span');
+    name.className = 'name';
+    name.textContent = layout.name;
+    const meta = document.createElement('span');
+    meta.className = 'meta';
+    meta.textContent = `${layout.tiles} tile${layout.tiles === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+      + (layout.updated ? ` · ${new Date(layout.updated).toLocaleString()}` : '');
+    const rename = document.createElement('button');
+    rename.className = 'btn';
+    rename.textContent = 'Rename';
+    rename.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const next = prompt('New name for this layout:', layout.name);
+      if (!next || next.trim() === '' || next === layout.name) return;
+      try {
+        await api(`/api/layouts/${encodeURIComponent(layout.name)}/rename`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ name: next.trim() }),
+        });
+        toast('Layout renamed');
+        loadLayouts();
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (e.authRequired) showLogin();
+        else toast(e.message, true);
+      }
+    });
+    const del = document.createElement('button');
+    del.className = 'btn';
+    del.textContent = 'Delete';
+    del.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      if (!confirm(`Delete the layout “${layout.name}”? Browsers using it keep their current tiles.`)) return;
+      try {
+        await api(`/api/layouts/${encodeURIComponent(layout.name)}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+        toast('Layout deleted');
+        loadLayouts();
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (e.authRequired) showLogin();
+        else toast(e.message, true);
+      }
+    });
+    row.append(name, meta, rename, del);
+    layoutsList.appendChild(row);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ── boot ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+async function loadState() {
+  let state;
+  try {
+    state = await api('/api/admin/state');
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.status === 401 || e.authRequired) {
+      showLogin();
+      return;
+    }
+    toast('ProdDash server unreachable — retrying…', true);
+    setTimeout(loadState, 4000);
+    return;
+  }
+  loginCard.hidden = true;
+  modulesSection.hidden = false;
+  modulesList.innerHTML = '';
+  liveEls.clear();
+  for (const mod of state.modules || []) {
+    modulesList.appendChild(buildModuleCard(mod));
+  }
+  loadLayouts();
+}
+
+setInterval(() => {
+  if (modulesSection.hidden) return;
+  refreshStatus();
+}, 5000);
+
+loadState();
diff --git a/public/admin/index.html b/public/admin/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a273555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/admin/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>ProdDash Admin</title>
+  <meta name="theme-color" content="#0b0e12">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/admin/admin.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <header id="topbar">
+    <span id="brand">Prod<span class="accent">Dash</span> <span class="admin-tag">Admin</span></span>
+    <span class="spacer"></span>
+    <a class="tb-btn" href="/">← Dashboard</a>
+  </header>
+
+  <main id="admin-main">
+    <section class="admin-card" id="login-card" hidden>
+      <h2>Admin passcode</h2>
+      <p class="admin-copy">This page changes the server-wide configuration for every dashboard in the building.</p>
+      <div class="login-row">
+        <input type="password" id="passcode" placeholder="Passcode" autocomplete="current-password">
+        <button class="btn primary" id="login-btn">Unlock</button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="admin-status" id="login-status"></div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="modules-section" hidden>
+      <h1 class="admin-h1">Modules</h1>
+      <p class="admin-copy">Server-wide settings, shared by every dashboard. Saving re-initialises the
+        module immediately — open tiles reconnect on their own. Per-tile options (filters, text size)
+        live in each tile's gear menu instead.</p>
+      <div id="modules-list"></div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="layouts-section" hidden>
+      <h1 class="admin-h1">Named layouts</h1>
+      <p class="admin-copy">Layouts saved to the server from the dashboard's Layout menu. Loading one
+        copies it into that browser; deleting one here does not touch any browser's current layout.</p>
+      <div id="layouts-list"></div>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+
+  <div id="toast" hidden></div>
+
+  <script type="module" src="/admin/admin.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/public/shell.js b/public/shell.js
index 4797c28..2c40093 100644
--- a/public/shell.js
+++ b/public/shell.js
@@ -461,8 +461,11 @@ function buildModuleApi(tile, man, entry) {
     id: man.id,
     instanceId: tile.id,
 
-    /** Admin (server-wide) config, read-only. Password fields never reach the client. */
-    config: Object.freeze({ ...(man.config || {}) }),
+    /** Admin (server-wide) config, read-only. Password fields never reach
+        the client. Live: reflects the latest registry after admin saves. */
+    get config() {
+      return { ...((registry.get(man.id) || man).config || {}) };
+    },
 
     /** Per-tile settings: schema defaults overlaid with what this tile saved. */
     get instanceSettings() {
@@ -716,6 +719,55 @@ wireDropdown('layout-btn', 'layout-menu', async (menu) => {
   }, { danger: true, sub: 'Remove every tile from this browser' }));
 });
 
+/* ── live updates from the admin page ───────────────────────────────── */
+
+/* The server broadcasts `modules-changed` on /api/events whenever admin
+   config or enabled flags change. Tiles of a changed module get
+   onConfigChange(cfg) if they implement it, otherwise a clean remount. */
+
+let eventsSource = null;
+let eventsRetry = null;
+
+function subscribeEvents() {
+  try { eventsSource?.close(); } catch { /* not open */ }
+  eventsSource = new EventSource('/api/events');
+  eventsSource.addEventListener('modules-changed', () => handleModulesChanged());
+  eventsSource.onerror = () => {
+    if (eventsSource.readyState === EventSource.CLOSED) {
+      clearTimeout(eventsRetry);
+      eventsRetry = setTimeout(subscribeEvents, 4000);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+async function handleModulesChanged() {
+  const before = registry;
+  if (!(await loadRegistry())) return;
+  for (const tile of [...tiles]) {
+    const oldMan = before.get(tile.module);
+    const newMan = registry.get(tile.module);
+    if (!newMan !== !oldMan) {
+      // enabled or disabled: rebuild the tile body (shows the module, or
+      // an "unavailable" note)
+      remountTile(tile);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!newMan) continue;
+    if (JSON.stringify(oldMan.config || {}) !== JSON.stringify(newMan.config || {})) {
+      const entry = tileEls.get(tile.id);
+      if (typeof entry?.instance?.onConfigChange === 'function') {
+        try {
+          entry.instance.onConfigChange({ ...newMan.config });
+        } catch {
+          remountTile(tile);
+        }
+      } else {
+        remountTile(tile);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /* ── boot ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 async function boot() {
@@ -726,6 +778,7 @@ async function boot() {
     return;
   }
   renderLayout(loadLayoutFromStorage());
+  subscribeEvents();
 }
 
 boot();
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 48eb34e..8670ec7 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const http = require('http');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 
 const ROOT = __dirname;
 const PUBLIC_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'public');
@@ -260,6 +261,169 @@ function clientManifest(id) {
   };
 }
 
+/* ── shell events (SSE to every open dashboard/admin page) ──────────── */
+
+const shellStreams = new Set();
+
+function broadcastShellEvent(type, payload = {}) {
+  if (!shellStreams.size) return;
+  const frame = `event: ${type}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(payload)}\n\n`;
+  for (const res of shellStreams) {
+    try {
+      res.write(frame);
+    } catch {
+      shellStreams.delete(res);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+setInterval(() => {
+  for (const res of shellStreams) {
+    try {
+      res.write(': ping\n\n');
+    } catch {
+      shellStreams.delete(res);
+    }
+  }
+}, 25000).unref();
+
+/* ── admin API ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+const ADMIN_PASSCODE = String(process.env.PRODDASH_PASSCODE || shellConfig.adminPasscode || '');
+/** Session token: regenerating it every boot is fine — admins just re-enter the passcode. */
+const adminToken = crypto.randomBytes(24).toString('hex');
+
+function isAuthed(req) {
+  if (!ADMIN_PASSCODE) return true;
+  const cookies = String(req.headers.cookie || '');
+  return cookies.split(';').some((c) => c.trim() === 'proddash_admin=' + adminToken);
+}
+
+/** Guard a state-changing admin route. Returns true when the request was refused. */
+function refuseAdminWrite(req, res) {
+  if (!isAuthed(req)) {
+    sendJson(res, 401, { error: 'Enter the admin passcode first.', authRequired: true });
+    return true;
+  }
+  // Requiring application/json forces a CORS preflight that a hostile page
+  // on some other origin cannot pass (same reasoning as the reference apps).
+  const contentType = String(req.headers['content-type'] || '').toLowerCase();
+  if (!contentType.startsWith('application/json')) {
+    sendJson(res, 415, { error: 'Send application/json.' });
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/** Everything the admin page needs, per module. */
+function adminModuleView(id) {
+  const man = manifests.get(id);
+  const cfg = effectiveConfig(id);
+  const values = {};
+  const passwordSet = {};
+  for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(man.configSchema || {})) {
+    if (spec?.type === 'password') {
+      passwordSet[key] = Boolean(cfg[key]);
+      values[key] = ''; // never echo secrets back to a browser
+    } else {
+      values[key] = cfg[key];
+    }
+  }
+  const entry = mounted.get(id);
+  return {
+    id,
+    name: String(man.name || id),
+    version: String(man.version || ''),
+    description: String(man.description || ''),
+    hasServer: Boolean(man.server),
+    enabled: isEnabled(id),
+    configSchema: man.configSchema || {},
+    config: values,
+    passwordSet,
+    mountError: entry?.error || '',
+    health: isEnabled(id) ? moduleHealth(id) : null,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Coerce and store a config patch according to the module's schema.
+    Empty password fields mean "keep what is stored". */
+function applyConfigPatch(id, patch) {
+  const man = manifests.get(id);
+  const current = effectiveConfig(id);
+  const next = {};
+  for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(man.configSchema || {})) {
+    const type = spec?.type || 'string';
+    let value = patch && typeof patch === 'object' && key in patch ? patch[key] : current[key];
+    if (type === 'password' && (value === '' || value === undefined || value === null)) {
+      value = current[key] || '';
+    }
+    if (type === 'number') value = Number(value) || 0;
+    else if (type === 'boolean') value = Boolean(value);
+    else value = value === undefined || value === null ? '' : String(value);
+    next[key] = value;
+  }
+  modulesConfig[id] = { ...moduleState(id), enabled: isEnabled(id), config: next };
+  writeJson(MODULES_CONFIG_PATH, modulesConfig);
+}
+
+async function handleAdminApi(req, res, urlPath) {
+  if (urlPath === '/api/admin/login' && req.method === 'POST') {
+    let body = {};
+    try {
+      body = JSON.parse((await readBody(req)) || '{}');
+    } catch {
+      return sendJson(res, 400, { error: 'Malformed request.' });
+    }
+    if (!ADMIN_PASSCODE) return sendJson(res, 200, { ok: true, authRequired: false });
+    if (String(body.passcode || '') !== ADMIN_PASSCODE) {
+      return sendJson(res, 403, { error: 'Wrong passcode.' });
+    }
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+      'Set-Cookie': `proddash_admin=${adminToken}; Path=/; SameSite=Lax; HttpOnly`,
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-store',
+    });
+    return res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
+  }
+
+  if (urlPath === '/api/admin/state' && req.method === 'GET') {
+    if (!isAuthed(req)) {
+      return sendJson(res, 401, { authRequired: true, authed: false });
+    }
+    return sendJson(res, 200, {
+      authRequired: Boolean(ADMIN_PASSCODE),
+      authed: true,
+      modules: [...manifests.keys()].sort().map(adminModuleView),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const m = urlPath.match(/^\/api\/admin\/modules\/([^/]+)\/(config|enabled)$/);
+  if (m && req.method === 'PUT') {
+    const id = decodeURIComponent(m[1]);
+    if (!manifests.has(id)) return sendJson(res, 404, { error: `No module "${id}" is installed.` });
+    if (refuseAdminWrite(req, res)) return;
+    let body = {};
+    try {
+      body = JSON.parse((await readBody(req)) || '{}');
+    } catch {
+      return sendJson(res, 400, { error: 'Malformed request.' });
+    }
+    if (m[2] === 'config') {
+      applyConfigPatch(id, body.config);
+      remountModule(id); // config changes take effect without a manual restart
+    } else {
+      const enabled = Boolean(body.enabled);
+      modulesConfig[id] = { ...moduleState(id), enabled };
+      writeJson(MODULES_CONFIG_PATH, modulesConfig);
+      remountModule(id); // mounts when enabled, unmounts (only) otherwise
+    }
+    broadcastShellEvent('modules-changed', { id });
+    return sendJson(res, 200, { ok: true, module: adminModuleView(id) });
+  }
+
+  sendJson(res, 404, { error: 'Unknown admin endpoint.' });
+}
+
 /* ── module API dispatch ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 function dispatchModuleApi(req, res, id, subPath, search) {
@@ -371,6 +535,31 @@ function handleRequest(req, res) {
     return sendJson(res, 200, { modules: list });
   }
 
+  /* — shell events: open dashboards learn about admin changes live — */
+  if (urlPath === '/api/events' && req.method === 'GET') {
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream; charset=utf-8',
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-transform',
+      Connection: 'keep-alive',
+      'X-Accel-Buffering': 'no',
+    });
+    res.write('retry: 3000\n\n');
+    try { req.socket.setKeepAlive(true, 15000); } catch { /* gone */ }
+    shellStreams.add(res);
+    req.on('close', () => shellStreams.delete(res));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  /* — admin API — */
+  if (urlPath.startsWith('/api/admin/')) {
+    handleAdminApi(req, res, urlPath).catch((err) => {
+      console.error('[proddash] admin API error:', err);
+      if (!res.headersSent) sendJson(res, 500, { error: 'Server error.' });
+      else try { res.end(); } catch { /* gone */ }
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
   /* — module APIs: /api/modules/<id>/… (any method; modules decide) — */
   const apiMatch = urlPath.match(/^\/api\/modules\/([^/]+)(\/.*)?$/);
   if (apiMatch) {