diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index dd0ae88..e336b24 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,237 @@
-export function Dashboard() {
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { api } from "../services/api";
+
+function StatusBadge({ status }: { status: string }) {
+  const color =
+    status === "running"
+      ? "#4ade80"
+      : status === "stopped"
+        ? "#f87171"
+        : "#fbbf24";
+
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-screen items-center justify-center">
-      <div className="text-center">
-        <h1 className="font-serif text-4xl font-bold text-forge-accent">
-          Layonara Forge
-        </h1>
-        <p className="mt-2 text-forge-text-secondary">
-          NWN Development Environment
-        </p>
+    <span
+      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold"
+      style={{ backgroundColor: `${color}20`, color }}
+    >
+      <span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full" style={{ backgroundColor: color }} />
+      {status}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function ServerCard() {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<{ nwserver: string; mariadb: string }>({
+    nwserver: "unknown",
+    mariadb: "unknown",
+  });
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const poll = () => {
+    api.server
+      .status()
+      .then(setStatus)
+      .catch(() => setStatus({ nwserver: "error", mariadb: "error" }));
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    poll();
+    const id = setInterval(poll, 10000);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, []);
+
+  const toggle = async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      if (status.nwserver === "running") {
+        await api.server.stop();
+      } else {
+        await api.server.start();
+      }
+      poll();
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="rounded-lg p-6"
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: "var(--forge-surface)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--forge-border)",
+      }}
+    >
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text-secondary)" }}>
+        Server Status
+      </h3>
+      <div className="mt-4 flex items-center gap-4">
+        <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <span className="text-sm" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text)" }}>
+              NWServer
+            </span>
+            <StatusBadge status={status.nwserver} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <span className="text-sm" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text)" }}>
+              MariaDB
+            </span>
+            <StatusBadge status={status.mariadb} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="mt-4">
+        <button
+          onClick={toggle}
+          disabled={loading}
+          className="rounded px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold disabled:opacity-40"
+          style={{
+            backgroundColor:
+              status.nwserver === "running" ? "#7f1d1d" : "var(--forge-accent)",
+            color: status.nwserver === "running" ? "#fca5a5" : "#000",
+          }}
+        >
+          {loading
+            ? "..."
+            : status.nwserver === "running"
+              ? "Stop Server"
+              : "Start Server"}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ReposSummary() {
+  const repos = ["nwn-module", "nwn-haks", "unified"];
+  const [repoStatus, setRepoStatus] = useState<Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    for (const repo of repos) {
+      api.repos
+        .status(repo)
+        .then((s) => setRepoStatus((prev) => ({ ...prev, [repo]: s })))
+        .catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="rounded-lg p-6"
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: "var(--forge-surface)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--forge-border)",
+      }}
+    >
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text-secondary)" }}>
+        Repositories
+      </h3>
+      <div className="mt-4 space-y-2">
+        {repos.map((repo) => {
+          const s = repoStatus[repo];
+          const branch = (s?.branch as string) || "\u2014";
+          const clean = s?.clean !== false;
+          return (
+            <div
+              key={repo}
+              className="flex items-center justify-between rounded p-3"
+              style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--forge-bg)" }}
+            >
+              <span className="font-mono text-sm" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text)" }}>
+                {repo}
+              </span>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <span className="text-xs" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text-secondary)" }}>
+                  {branch}
+                </span>
+                <span
+                  className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full"
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: clean ? "#4ade80" : "#fbbf24" }}
+                  title={clean ? "Clean" : "Uncommitted changes"}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function QuickActions() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const actions = [
+    { label: "Build Module", onClick: () => navigate("/build") },
+    { label: "Build Haks", onClick: () => navigate("/build") },
+    { label: "Open Editor", onClick: () => navigate("/editor") },
+    {
+      label: "Open Terminal",
+      onClick: () => {
+        /* terminal is toggled from IDELayout via Ctrl+` */
+        navigate("/editor");
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="rounded-lg p-6"
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: "var(--forge-surface)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--forge-border)",
+      }}
+    >
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text-secondary)" }}>
+        Quick Actions
+      </h3>
+      <div className="mt-4 grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+        {actions.map((a) => (
+          <button
+            key={a.label}
+            onClick={a.onClick}
+            className="rounded p-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors hover:bg-white/5"
+            style={{
+              backgroundColor: "var(--forge-bg)",
+              color: "var(--forge-text)",
+              border: "1px solid var(--forge-border)",
+            }}
+          >
+            {a.label}
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function Dashboard() {
+  return (
+    <div className="h-full overflow-y-auto p-6">
+      <div className="mb-8 text-center">
+        <h1
+          className="text-3xl font-bold"
+          style={{
+            fontFamily: "'Baskerville', 'Georgia', 'Palatino', serif",
+            color: "var(--forge-accent)",
+          }}
+        >
+          Layonara Forge
+        </h1>
+        <p className="mt-1 text-sm" style={{ color: "var(--forge-text-secondary)" }}>
+          NWN Development Environment
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-4">
+        <ServerCard />
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
+          <ReposSummary />
+          <QuickActions />
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );