diff --git a/app/rest.py b/app/rest.py
index 98d8461..09c3903 100644
--- a/app/rest.py
+++ b/app/rest.py
@@ -62,13 +62,29 @@ def _startup() -> None:
     ensure_schema(DB_PATH)
 
 
+_PREFS_DEFAULTS: dict = {
+    "entry_point_style": "topbar",
+    "llm_url": "http://localhost:11434",
+    "llm_model": "llama3.1:8b",
+    "severity_overrides": [
+        {
+            "name": "PAM auth noise",
+            "pattern": r"pam_unix.*auth(?:entication)?\s+fail|auth could not identify",
+            "override_severity": "WARN",
+            "enabled": True,
+        }
+    ],
+}
+
+
 def _load_prefs() -> dict[str, str]:
     if PREFS_PATH.exists():
         try:
-            return json.loads(PREFS_PATH.read_text())
+            saved = json.loads(PREFS_PATH.read_text())
+            return {**_PREFS_DEFAULTS, **saved}
         except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
             pass
-    return {"entry_point_style": "topbar"}
+    return dict(_PREFS_DEFAULTS)
 
 
 def _save_prefs(data: dict[str, str]) -> None:
@@ -81,8 +97,18 @@ class DiagnoseRequest(BaseModel):
     until: str | None = None
 
 
+class SeverityOverride(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    pattern: str
+    override_severity: str
+    enabled: bool = True
+
+
 class SettingsBody(BaseModel):
-    entry_point_style: str
+    entry_point_style: str | None = None
+    llm_url: str | None = None
+    llm_model: str | None = None
+    severity_overrides: list[SeverityOverride] | None = None
 
 
 class IncidentCreate(BaseModel):
@@ -202,9 +228,18 @@ def diagnose_post(body: DiagnoseRequest) -> dict:
             },
             "entries": [],
         }
-    result = _diagnose(DB_PATH, query=body.query, since=body.since, until=body.until)
+    prefs = _load_prefs()
+    result = _diagnose(
+        DB_PATH,
+        query=body.query,
+        since=body.since,
+        until=body.until,
+        llm_url=prefs.get("llm_url") or None,
+        llm_model=prefs.get("llm_model") or None,
+    )
     return {
         "summary": result["summary"],
+        "reasoning": result.get("reasoning"),
         "entries": [dataclasses.asdict(r) for r in result["entries"]],
     }
 
@@ -216,10 +251,17 @@ def get_settings() -> dict:
 
 @router.patch("/api/settings")
 def patch_settings(body: SettingsBody) -> dict:
-    if body.entry_point_style not in ("topbar", "fab"):
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="entry_point_style must be 'topbar' or 'fab'")
     prefs = _load_prefs()
-    prefs["entry_point_style"] = body.entry_point_style
+    if body.entry_point_style is not None:
+        if body.entry_point_style not in ("topbar", "fab"):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="entry_point_style must be 'topbar' or 'fab'")
+        prefs["entry_point_style"] = body.entry_point_style
+    if body.llm_url is not None:
+        prefs["llm_url"] = body.llm_url
+    if body.llm_model is not None:
+        prefs["llm_model"] = body.llm_model
+    if body.severity_overrides is not None:
+        prefs["severity_overrides"] = [o.model_dump() for o in body.severity_overrides]
     _save_prefs(prefs)
     return prefs
 
@@ -233,7 +275,8 @@ def list_sources() -> dict:
 def get_stats(
     window: Annotated[int, Query(ge=1, le=168, description="Hours to look back")] = 24,
 ) -> dict:
-    return _stats(DB_PATH, window_hours=window)
+    prefs = _load_prefs()
+    return _stats(DB_PATH, window_hours=window, severity_overrides=prefs.get("severity_overrides", []))
 
 
 @router.post("/api/incidents")
diff --git a/app/services/diagnose.py b/app/services/diagnose.py
index 8665b15..516b7d8 100644
--- a/app/services/diagnose.py
+++ b/app/services/diagnose.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+from app.services.llm import summarize
 from app.services.search import SearchResult, entries_in_window, search
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ def diagnose(
     query: str,
     since: str | None = None,
     until: str | None = None,
+    llm_url: str | None = None,
+    llm_model: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Run layered log search with NL time extraction. Returns summary + entries."""
     time_detected = since is not None and until is not None
@@ -79,6 +82,10 @@ def diagnose(
             by_severity[sev] += 1
         by_source[r.source_id] = by_source.get(r.source_id, 0) + 1
 
+    reasoning: str | None = None
+    if llm_url and llm_model:
+        reasoning = summarize(query, combined, llm_url=llm_url, llm_model=llm_model)
+
     return {
         "summary": {
             "total": len(combined),
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ def diagnose(
             "by_severity": by_severity,
             "by_source": by_source,
         },
+        "reasoning": reasoning,
         "entries": combined,
     }
 
diff --git a/app/services/llm.py b/app/services/llm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfa542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/llm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import logging
+
+import httpx
+
+from app.services.search import SearchResult
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_SEVERITY_RANK = {"CRITICAL": 0, "ERROR": 1, "WARN": 2, "WARNING": 2}
+
+_PROMPT_TEMPLATE = """\
+You are a homelab diagnostic assistant. A user described a symptom and the system retrieved relevant log entries.
+
+Analyze the log entries below and write a 2-4 sentence plain-language diagnosis. Focus on errors and their likely root cause. Be specific and concise — name the services involved, not generic platitudes.
+
+User query: {query}
+
+Log entries ({n} shown, highest severity first):
+{log_block}
+
+Diagnosis:"""
+
+
+def _build_context(entries: list[SearchResult], max_entries: int = 25) -> str:
+    ranked = sorted(
+        entries,
+        key=lambda e: (_SEVERITY_RANK.get(e.severity or "", 3), e.timestamp_iso or ""),
+    )[:max_entries]
+    return "\n".join(
+        f"[{e.timestamp_iso or '?'}] [{e.severity or 'INFO'}] {e.text[:200]}"
+        for e in ranked
+    )
+
+
+def summarize(
+    query: str,
+    entries: list[SearchResult],
+    llm_url: str,
+    llm_model: str,
+    timeout: float = 20.0,
+) -> str | None:
+    if not entries:
+        return None
+    log_block = _build_context(entries)
+    prompt = _PROMPT_TEMPLATE.format(query=query, n=min(len(entries), 25), log_block=log_block)
+    try:
+        resp = httpx.post(
+            f"{llm_url.rstrip('/')}/api/generate",
+            json={"model": llm_model, "prompt": prompt, "stream": False},
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json().get("response", "").strip() or None
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("LLM summarization failed (%s): %s", type(exc).__name__, exc)
+        return None
diff --git a/app/services/search.py b/app/services/search.py
index 9334605..1665eb2 100644
--- a/app/services/search.py
+++ b/app/services/search.py
@@ -317,11 +317,33 @@ def list_sources(db_path: Path) -> list[dict]:
     ]
 
 
-def stats_summary(db_path: Path, window_hours: int = 24) -> dict:
+def _compile_overrides(overrides: list[dict]) -> list[tuple[re.Pattern[str], str]]:
+    """Return (compiled_pattern, override_severity) pairs for enabled rules."""
+    compiled = []
+    for rule in overrides:
+        if not rule.get("enabled", True):
+            continue
+        try:
+            compiled.append((re.compile(rule["pattern"], re.IGNORECASE), rule["override_severity"]))
+        except re.error:
+            pass
+    return compiled
+
+
+def _apply_overrides(text: str, original_severity: str, rules: list[tuple[re.Pattern[str], str]]) -> str:
+    for pattern, new_sev in rules:
+        if pattern.search(text):
+            return new_sev
+    return original_severity
+
+
+def stats_summary(db_path: Path, window_hours: int = 24, severity_overrides: list[dict] | None = None) -> dict:
     """Return aggregate health stats for the dashboard.
 
     Queries plain log_entries (not FTS) so it works even before the index is built.
     """
+    rules = _compile_overrides(severity_overrides or [])
+
     conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_path))
     conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
@@ -365,25 +387,36 @@ def stats_summary(db_path: Path, window_hours: int = 24) -> dict:
         for r in source_rows
     ]
 
-    # 5 most recent critical entries
+    # Fetch candidate criticals (fetch more so filtering doesn't leave us with too few)
     crit_rows = conn.execute("""
-        SELECT id as entry_id, source_id, sequence, timestamp_iso, severity,
-               repeat_count, out_of_order, matched_patterns, text, 0.0 as rank
+        SELECT id as entry_id, source_id, timestamp_iso, severity, text
         FROM log_entries
         WHERE severity = 'CRITICAL' AND repeat_count = 1
         ORDER BY timestamp_iso DESC
-        LIMIT 5
+        LIMIT 25
     """).fetchall()
-    recent_criticals = [
-        {
-            "entry_id": r["entry_id"],
-            "source_id": r["source_id"],
-            "timestamp_iso": r["timestamp_iso"],
-            "severity": r["severity"],
-            "text": r["text"],
-        }
-        for r in crit_rows
-    ]
+
+    # Apply overrides: skip entries whose effective severity is no longer CRITICAL
+    suppressed = 0
+    recent_criticals = []
+    for r in crit_rows:
+        effective = _apply_overrides(r["text"], r["severity"], rules)
+        if effective == "CRITICAL":
+            recent_criticals.append({
+                "entry_id": r["entry_id"],
+                "source_id": r["source_id"],
+                "timestamp_iso": r["timestamp_iso"],
+                "severity": r["severity"],
+                "text": r["text"],
+            })
+            if len(recent_criticals) == 5:
+                break
+        else:
+            suppressed += 1
+
+    # When did we last ingest anything?
+    last_row = conn.execute("SELECT MAX(ingest_time) AS t FROM log_entries").fetchone()
+    last_ingested: str | None = last_row["t"] if last_row else None
 
     conn.close()
 
@@ -394,6 +427,8 @@ def stats_summary(db_path: Path, window_hours: int = 24) -> dict:
         "errors_24h": errors_24h,
         "source_health": source_health,
         "recent_criticals": recent_criticals,
+        "suppressed_criticals": suppressed,
+        "last_ingested": last_ingested,
     }
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 14a443b..66b35f2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ pyyaml>=6.0
 aiofiles>=23.0.0
 python-multipart>=0.0.9
 dateparser>=1.2.0
+httpx>=0.27.0
diff --git a/tests/test_services_llm.py b/tests/test_services_llm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447091f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_services_llm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""Tests for app/services/llm.py — graceful failure and context building."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from app.services.llm import summarize, _build_context
+from app.services.search import SearchResult
+
+
+def _entry(text: str, severity: str = "INFO", ts: str = "2026-05-06T21:00:00+00:00") -> SearchResult:
+    return SearchResult(
+        entry_id="x",
+        source_id="svc",
+        sequence=0,
+        timestamp_iso=ts,
+        severity=severity,
+        text=text,
+        matched_patterns=[],
+        repeat_count=1,
+        out_of_order=False,
+        rank=0.0,
+    )
+
+
+def test_summarize_returns_none_on_connection_error():
+    with patch("app.services.llm.httpx.post", side_effect=ConnectionError("refused")):
+        result = summarize("ollama crashed", [_entry("failed")], "http://bad", "llama3")
+    assert result is None
+
+
+def test_summarize_returns_none_on_http_error():
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.raise_for_status.side_effect = Exception("404")
+    with patch("app.services.llm.httpx.post", return_value=mock_resp):
+        result = summarize("ollama crashed", [_entry("failed")], "http://host", "llama3")
+    assert result is None
+
+
+def test_summarize_returns_none_on_empty_response():
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+    mock_resp.json.return_value = {"response": ""}
+    with patch("app.services.llm.httpx.post", return_value=mock_resp):
+        result = summarize("query", [_entry("x")], "http://host", "llama3")
+    assert result is None
+
+
+def test_summarize_returns_text_on_success():
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+    mock_resp.json.return_value = {"response": "Ollama exited with code 1."}
+    with patch("app.services.llm.httpx.post", return_value=mock_resp):
+        result = summarize("ollama crashed", [_entry("Failed")], "http://host", "llama3")
+    assert result == "Ollama exited with code 1."
+
+
+def test_build_context_sorts_errors_first():
+    entries = [
+        _entry("info message", severity="INFO"),
+        _entry("critical crash", severity="CRITICAL"),
+        _entry("warn spike", severity="WARN"),
+    ]
+    ctx = _build_context(entries)
+    lines = ctx.splitlines()
+    assert "CRITICAL" in lines[0]
+    assert "WARN" in lines[1]
+
+
+def test_summarize_empty_entries_returns_none():
+    result = summarize("query", [], "http://host", "model")
+    assert result is None
diff --git a/web/src/components/QuickCapture.vue b/web/src/components/QuickCapture.vue
index 8f41c3e..5061d17 100644
--- a/web/src/components/QuickCapture.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/QuickCapture.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- LLM reasoning card -->
+    <div
+      v-if="reasoning"
+      class="mb-4 rounded border border-accent/30 bg-accent/5 p-4"
+    >
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2 text-xs text-text-dim font-medium uppercase tracking-wide">
+        <span>⚡</span>
+        <span>Diagnosis</span>
+      </div>
+      <p class="text-sm text-text-primary leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">{{ reasoning }}</p>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Log stream -->
     <div v-if="entries.length" class="rounded border border-surface-border overflow-hidden mb-4">
       <LogEntryRow v-for="entry in entries" :key="entry.entry_id" :entry="entry" />
@@ -140,6 +152,7 @@ interface Summary {
 const query          = ref('')
 const entries        = ref<LogEntry[]>([])
 const summary        = ref<Summary | null>(null)
+const reasoning      = ref<string | null>(null)
 const loading        = ref(false)
 const error          = ref<string | null>(null)
 const ranOnce        = ref(false)
@@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ async function run() {
     const data = await res.json()
     entries.value    = data.entries
     summary.value    = data.summary
+    reasoning.value  = data.reasoning ?? null
     capturedSince    = data.summary.window_start
     capturedUntil    = data.summary.window_end
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/web/src/views/DashboardView.vue b/web/src/views/DashboardView.vue
index 9b88ff4..21805bc 100644
--- a/web/src/views/DashboardView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/DashboardView.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <template>
   <div class="p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto space-y-8">
 
+    <!-- Data freshness banner -->
+    <div
+      v-if="!loading && stats && isStale"
+      class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface-raised px-4 py-2.5 text-xs text-text-dim"
+    >
+      <span class="text-sev-warn">⚠</span>
+      <span>Last ingested: <span class="text-text-muted">{{ shortTs(stats.last_ingested) }}</span> — 24h counts reflect this window, not today.</span>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Stat cards -->
     <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
       <div class="rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface-raised p-5">
@@ -8,6 +17,9 @@
         <p class="text-3xl font-semibold tabular-nums" :class="stats?.criticals_24h ? 'text-sev-critical' : 'text-text-muted'">
           {{ loading ? '…' : (stats?.criticals_24h ?? 0) }}
         </p>
+        <p v-if="stats?.suppressed_criticals" class="text-xs text-text-dim mt-1">
+          {{ stats.suppressed_criticals }} suppressed by overrides
+        </p>
       </div>
       <div class="rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface-raised p-5">
         <p class="text-text-dim text-xs uppercase tracking-widest mb-2">Errors (24h)</p>
@@ -99,6 +111,10 @@
           <p class="text-text-primary text-sm font-mono leading-relaxed line-clamp-2">{{ entry.text }}</p>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <p v-if="stats.suppressed_criticals" class="text-xs text-text-dim mt-2">
+        {{ stats.suppressed_criticals }} additional critical{{ stats.suppressed_criticals !== 1 ? 's' : '' }} hidden by
+        <RouterLink to="/settings" class="text-accent hover:underline">severity overrides</RouterLink>.
+      </p>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Zero state: everything clean -->
@@ -115,7 +131,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRouter, RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const BASE = import.meta.env.BASE_URL.replace(/\/$/, '')
@@ -132,6 +148,8 @@ interface StatsResponse {
   total_24h: number
   criticals_24h: number
   errors_24h: number
+  suppressed_criticals: number
+  last_ingested: string | null
   source_health: SourceHealth[]
   recent_criticals: Array<{
     entry_id: string
@@ -156,6 +174,12 @@ const activeIncidents = computed(() =>
   incidents.value.filter(i => !i.ended_at).length
 )
 
+const isStale = computed(() => {
+  if (!stats.value?.last_ingested) return false
+  const age = Date.now() - new Date(stats.value.last_ingested).getTime()
+  return age > 25 * 60 * 60 * 1000  // older than 25h
+})
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   await Promise.all([loadStats(), loadIncidents()])
 })
diff --git a/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
index 3c52fdb..dd8a268 100644
--- a/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface-raised p-5 space-y-6">
+      <!-- Entry point -->
       <div>
         <h2 class="text-text-primary text-sm font-semibold mb-1">Quick Capture Entry Point</h2>
         <p class="text-text-dim text-xs mb-3">
@@ -29,14 +30,127 @@
             <div class="text-xs text-text-dim mt-0.5">{{ opt.desc }}</div>
           </button>
         </div>
-        <p
-          v-if="saveStatus"
-          class="text-xs mt-2"
-          :class="saveStatus.ok ? 'text-green-400' : 'text-sev-error'"
-        >
-          {{ saveStatus.msg }}
-        </p>
       </div>
+
+      <!-- LLM config -->
+      <div>
+        <h2 class="text-text-primary text-sm font-semibold mb-1">LLM Reasoning</h2>
+        <p class="text-text-dim text-xs mb-3">
+          Ollama endpoint used to generate plain-language diagnoses. Leave blank to disable.
+        </p>
+        <div class="space-y-3">
+          <div>
+            <label class="block text-xs text-text-dim mb-1">Ollama URL</label>
+            <input
+              v-model="prefs.llm_url"
+              type="text"
+              placeholder="http://localhost:11434"
+              class="w-full bg-surface border border-surface-border rounded px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder-text-dim focus:outline-none focus:border-accent transition-colors"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label class="block text-xs text-text-dim mb-1">Model</label>
+            <input
+              v-model="prefs.llm_model"
+              type="text"
+              placeholder="llama3.1:8b"
+              class="w-full bg-surface border border-surface-border rounded px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder-text-dim focus:outline-none focus:border-accent transition-colors"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <button
+            @click="saveLlm"
+            class="px-4 py-2 bg-accent text-surface text-sm rounded font-medium hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity"
+          >
+            Save LLM settings
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Severity overrides -->
+      <div>
+        <h2 class="text-text-primary text-sm font-semibold mb-1">Severity Overrides</h2>
+        <p class="text-text-dim text-xs mb-3">
+          Regex rules applied at query time — entries that match are shown at the overridden severity on the dashboard. DB values are unchanged.
+        </p>
+
+        <div class="space-y-2 mb-3">
+          <div
+            v-for="(rule, i) in prefs.severity_overrides"
+            :key="i"
+            class="flex items-start gap-3 rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface p-3"
+          >
+            <button
+              @click="toggleOverride(i)"
+              :class="[
+                'mt-0.5 w-9 h-5 rounded-full flex-shrink-0 transition-colors relative',
+                rule.enabled ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-surface-border'
+              ]"
+              :title="rule.enabled ? 'Enabled — click to disable' : 'Disabled — click to enable'"
+            >
+              <span :class="['absolute top-0.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white shadow transition-transform', rule.enabled ? 'translate-x-4' : 'translate-x-0.5']"></span>
+            </button>
+            <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+                <span class="text-sm text-text-primary font-medium">{{ rule.name }}</span>
+                <span class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-surface-border text-text-dim">→ {{ rule.override_severity }}</span>
+              </div>
+              <p class="text-xs text-text-dim font-mono mt-0.5 truncate">{{ rule.pattern }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              @click="deleteOverride(i)"
+              class="text-text-dim hover:text-sev-error text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"
+              title="Delete rule"
+            >✕</button>
+          </div>
+          <p v-if="!prefs.severity_overrides?.length" class="text-text-dim text-xs">No rules configured.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Add rule form -->
+        <div v-if="!showAddOverride">
+          <button
+            @click="showAddOverride = true"
+            class="text-accent text-xs hover:underline"
+          >+ Add override rule</button>
+        </div>
+        <div v-else class="rounded border border-surface-border bg-surface p-3 space-y-2">
+          <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+            <div>
+              <label class="block text-xs text-text-dim mb-1">Name</label>
+              <input v-model="newRule.name" type="text" placeholder="e.g. PAM auth noise"
+                class="w-full bg-surface-raised border border-surface-border rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder-text-dim focus:outline-none focus:border-accent" />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label class="block text-xs text-text-dim mb-1">Override severity</label>
+              <select v-model="newRule.override_severity"
+                class="w-full bg-surface-raised border border-surface-border rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:border-accent">
+                <option>WARN</option>
+                <option>INFO</option>
+                <option>DEBUG</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label class="block text-xs text-text-dim mb-1">Pattern (regex)</label>
+            <input v-model="newRule.pattern" type="text" placeholder="e.g. pam_unix.*auth"
+              class="w-full bg-surface-raised border border-surface-border rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm font-mono text-text-primary placeholder-text-dim focus:outline-none focus:border-accent" />
+          </div>
+          <div class="flex gap-2">
+            <button @click="addOverride"
+              class="px-3 py-1.5 bg-accent text-surface text-xs rounded font-medium hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity">
+              Add
+            </button>
+            <button @click="showAddOverride = false" class="text-text-dim hover:text-text-primary text-xs">Cancel</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <p
+        v-if="saveStatus"
+        class="text-xs"
+        :class="saveStatus.ok ? 'text-green-400' : 'text-sev-error'"
+      >
+        {{ saveStatus.msg }}
+      </p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -46,10 +160,24 @@ import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
 
 const BASE = import.meta.env.BASE_URL.replace(/\/$/, '')
 
-interface Prefs { entry_point_style: 'topbar' | 'fab' }
+interface SeverityOverride {
+  name: string
+  pattern: string
+  override_severity: string
+  enabled: boolean
+}
 
-const prefs      = ref<Prefs>({ entry_point_style: 'topbar' })
+interface Prefs {
+  entry_point_style: 'topbar' | 'fab'
+  llm_url: string
+  llm_model: string
+  severity_overrides: SeverityOverride[]
+}
+
+const prefs      = ref<Prefs>({ entry_point_style: 'topbar', llm_url: '', llm_model: '', severity_overrides: [] })
 const saveStatus = ref<{ ok: boolean; msg: string } | null>(null)
+const showAddOverride = ref(false)
+const newRule = ref<SeverityOverride>({ name: '', pattern: '', override_severity: 'WARN', enabled: true })
 
 const entryPointOptions = [
   { value: 'topbar', label: 'Top bar',  desc: 'Persistent input bar below the nav on every page' },
@@ -60,23 +188,67 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   try {
     const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/settings`)
     if (res.ok) prefs.value = await res.json()
-  } catch { /* non-critical — default stays topbar */ }
+  } catch { /* non-critical — defaults stay */ }
 })
 
+async function patch(body: Partial<Prefs>) {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/settings`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
+  })
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text())
+  prefs.value = await res.json()
+}
+
 async function setEntryPoint(style: 'topbar' | 'fab') {
-  prefs.value = { entry_point_style: style }
   saveStatus.value = null
   try {
-    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/settings`, {
-      method: 'PATCH',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ entry_point_style: style }),
-    })
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text())
+    await patch({ entry_point_style: style })
     saveStatus.value = { ok: true, msg: 'Saved' }
     setTimeout(() => { saveStatus.value = null }, 2000)
   } catch {
     saveStatus.value = { ok: false, msg: 'Save failed — check server connection' }
   }
 }
+
+async function saveLlm() {
+  saveStatus.value = null
+  try {
+    await patch({ llm_url: prefs.value.llm_url, llm_model: prefs.value.llm_model })
+    saveStatus.value = { ok: true, msg: 'LLM settings saved' }
+    setTimeout(() => { saveStatus.value = null }, 2000)
+  } catch {
+    saveStatus.value = { ok: false, msg: 'Save failed — check server connection' }
+  }
+}
+
+async function saveOverrides() {
+  try {
+    await patch({ severity_overrides: prefs.value.severity_overrides })
+    saveStatus.value = { ok: true, msg: 'Overrides saved' }
+    setTimeout(() => { saveStatus.value = null }, 2000)
+  } catch {
+    saveStatus.value = { ok: false, msg: 'Save failed — check server connection' }
+  }
+}
+
+async function toggleOverride(i: number) {
+  const rule = prefs.value.severity_overrides[i]
+  if (rule) rule.enabled = !rule.enabled
+  await saveOverrides()
+}
+
+async function deleteOverride(i: number) {
+  prefs.value.severity_overrides.splice(i, 1)
+  await saveOverrides()
+}
+
+async function addOverride() {
+  if (!newRule.value.name.trim() || !newRule.value.pattern.trim()) return
+  prefs.value.severity_overrides.push({ ...newRule.value })
+  newRule.value = { name: '', pattern: '', override_severity: 'WARN', enabled: true }
+  showAddOverride.value = false
+  await saveOverrides()
+}
 </script>