diff --git a/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/ConfettiOverlay.swift b/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/ConfettiOverlay.swift
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+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Coordinator other code uses to ask for a confetti burst. Single
+/// in-flight burst at a time — celebrate() updates `pendingBurst`,
+/// the overlay drains it.
+@MainActor
+public final class ConfettiCoordinator: ObservableObject {
+    public static let shared = ConfettiCoordinator()
+
+    public enum BurstKind {
+        case milestone   // MRR boundary crossed — big, gold-heavy
+        case conversion  // Free → Paid — medium, warm palette
+        case signup      // New signup — small puff, mixed colors
+    }
+
+    @Published public var pendingBurst: BurstKind?
+
+    public func celebrate(_ kind: BurstKind) {
+        pendingBurst = kind
+    }
+
+    public func consume() {
+        pendingBurst = nil
+    }
+}
+
+/// Visual confetti layer. Rendered as the topmost child of DashboardShell
+/// (above Pip + brightness dim). Hit-testing off so it never blocks the
+/// dashboard underneath.
+public struct ConfettiOverlay: View {
+    @StateObject private var coord = ConfettiCoordinator.shared
+    @State private var bursts: [Burst] = []
+
+    public init() {}
+
+    public var body: some View {
+        GeometryReader { geo in
+            ZStack {
+                ForEach(bursts) { burst in
+                    ConfettiBurstView(burst: burst, viewport: geo.size)
+                }
+            }
+            .allowsHitTesting(false)
+            .onReceive(coord.$pendingBurst.compactMap { $0 }) { kind in
+                spawn(kind: kind, viewport: geo.size)
+                coord.consume()
+            }
+        }
+        .allowsHitTesting(false)
+    }
+
+    private func spawn(kind: ConfettiCoordinator.BurstKind, viewport: CGSize) {
+        let burst = Burst.make(kind: kind, viewport: viewport)
+        bursts.append(burst)
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + burst.duration + 0.2) {
+            bursts.removeAll { $0.id == burst.id }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Burst model
+
+private struct Burst: Identifiable {
+    let id = UUID()
+    let pieces: [Piece]
+    let duration: Double
+
+    struct Piece: Identifiable {
+        let id = UUID()
+        let color: Color
+        let startX: CGFloat
+        let endX: CGFloat
+        let startY: CGFloat
+        let endY: CGFloat
+        let endRotation: Double
+        let width: CGFloat
+        let height: CGFloat
+        let isCircle: Bool
+        let delay: Double
+        let fallDuration: Double
+    }
+
+    static func make(kind: ConfettiCoordinator.BurstKind, viewport: CGSize) -> Burst {
+        let count: Int
+        let palette: [Color]
+        let durationRange: ClosedRange<Double>
+        switch kind {
+        case .milestone:
+            count = 180
+            palette = [
+                Color(red: 1.00, green: 0.80, blue: 0.20), // gold
+                Color(red: 1.00, green: 0.55, blue: 0.10), // orange
+                Color(red: 1.00, green: 0.90, blue: 0.55), // pale gold
+                Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.30, blue: 1.00), // purple
+                Color(red: 0.20, green: 0.90, blue: 0.50), // green
+                Color(red: 0.00, green: 0.85, blue: 1.00), // cyan
+            ]
+            durationRange = 3.2...4.6
+        case .conversion:
+            count = 120
+            palette = [
+                Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.30, blue: 1.00),
+                Color(red: 0.20, green: 0.90, blue: 0.50),
+                Color(red: 1.00, green: 0.80, blue: 0.20),
+                Color(red: 0.00, green: 0.85, blue: 1.00),
+            ]
+            durationRange = 2.8...4.0
+        case .signup:
+            count = 70
+            palette = [
+                Color(red: 0.96, green: 0.77, blue: 0.09),
+                Color(red: 1.00, green: 0.55, blue: 0.30),
+                Color(red: 0.20, green: 0.90, blue: 0.50),
+            ]
+            durationRange = 2.2...3.4
+        }
+
+        let width = max(1, viewport.width)
+        let height = max(1, viewport.height)
+
+        var pieces: [Piece] = []
+        for _ in 0..<count {
+            let startX = CGFloat.random(in: 0...width)
+            let drift = CGFloat.random(in: -120...120)
+            let endX = max(0, min(width, startX + drift))
+            let isCircle = Bool.random()
+            let isLarge = Double.random(in: 0...1) < 0.2
+            let baseW = CGFloat.random(in: isLarge ? 9...14 : 5...9)
+            let pieceW = isCircle ? baseW : baseW
+            let pieceH = isCircle ? baseW : baseW * CGFloat.random(in: 0.4...0.7)
+            let dur = Double.random(in: durationRange)
+            pieces.append(Piece(
+                color: palette.randomElement()!,
+                startX: startX,
+                endX: endX,
+                startY: -CGFloat.random(in: 20...80),
+                endY: height + 40,
+                endRotation: Double.random(in: -540...540),
+                width: pieceW,
+                height: pieceH,
+                isCircle: isCircle,
+                delay: Double.random(in: 0...0.55),
+                fallDuration: dur
+            ))
+        }
+        return Burst(pieces: pieces, duration: durationRange.upperBound + 0.6)
+    }
+}
+
+private struct ConfettiBurstView: View {
+    let burst: Burst
+    let viewport: CGSize
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            ForEach(burst.pieces) { p in
+                PieceView(piece: p)
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(width: viewport.width, height: viewport.height, alignment: .topLeading)
+        .clipped()
+    }
+}
+
+private struct PieceView: View {
+    let piece: Burst.Piece
+    @State private var animated = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Group {
+            if piece.isCircle {
+                Circle().fill(piece.color)
+            } else {
+                Rectangle().fill(piece.color)
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(width: piece.width, height: piece.height)
+        .rotationEffect(.degrees(animated ? piece.endRotation : 0))
+        .position(
+            x: animated ? piece.endX : piece.startX,
+            y: animated ? piece.endY : piece.startY
+        )
+        .opacity(animated ? 0 : 1)
+        .onAppear {
+            // Slight delay then animate to end — eases the fall, fades out
+            // near the bottom, spins along the way.
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + piece.delay) {
+                withAnimation(.easeIn(duration: piece.fallDuration)) {
+                    animated = true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/PulsingDot.swift b/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/PulsingDot.swift
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+import SwiftUI
+
+/// 8pt green dot with a radial pulse halo. Drop-in for "live / realtime"
+/// indicators like the active-users pill.
+public struct PulsingDot: View {
+    public var color: Color = Color(red: 0.20, green: 0.90, blue: 0.50)
+    public var size: CGFloat = 8
+
+    @State private var pulsing = false
+
+    public init(color: Color = Color(red: 0.20, green: 0.90, blue: 0.50), size: CGFloat = 8) {
+        self.color = color
+        self.size = size
+    }
+
+    public var body: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            Circle()
+                .fill(color.opacity(0.5))
+                .frame(width: size * 2, height: size * 2)
+                .scaleEffect(pulsing ? 1.0 : 0.5)
+                .opacity(pulsing ? 0 : 0.8)
+            Circle()
+                .fill(color)
+                .frame(width: size, height: size)
+        }
+        .frame(width: size * 2, height: size * 2)
+        .onAppear {
+            withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 1.4).repeatForever(autoreverses: false)) {
+                pulsing = true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/TimeAgoText.swift b/Sources/EdgeControl/UI/Components/TimeAgoText.swift
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+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Self-ticking relative-time text. Subscribes to a 1-second timer so
+/// "21s ago" actually ticks forward every second. For sub-hour ages
+/// shows minute+second resolution ("1m 23s ago"). For longer ages
+/// shows hour+minute or day+hour. Future timestamps render as
+/// "in 5m 12s" / "in 2h 30m" / etc.
+public struct TimeAgoText: View {
+    public let iso: String
+
+    @State private var now: Date = Date()
+    private let timer = Timer.publish(every: 1, on: .main, in: .common).autoconnect()
+
+    public init(_ iso: String) {
+        self.iso = iso
+    }
+
+    public var body: some View {
+        Text(TimeAgoText.format(iso: iso, now: now))
+            .onReceive(timer) { tick in now = tick }
+    }
+
+    public static func format(iso: String, now: Date = Date()) -> String {
+        if iso.isEmpty { return "" }
+        let f = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        f.formatOptions = [.withInternetDateTime, .withFractionalSeconds]
+        guard let d = f.date(from: iso) ?? ISO8601DateFormatter().date(from: iso) else { return "" }
+        let total = Int(now.timeIntervalSince(d))
+        let isFuture = total < 0
+        let seconds = abs(total)
+        let formatted: String
+        if seconds < 60 {
+            formatted = "\(seconds)s"
+        } else if seconds < 3600 {
+            let m = seconds / 60
+            let s = seconds % 60
+            formatted = s == 0 ? "\(m)m" : "\(m)m \(s)s"
+        } else if seconds < 86400 {
+            let h = seconds / 3600
+            let m = (seconds % 3600) / 60
+            formatted = m == 0 ? "\(h)h" : "\(h)h \(m)m"
+        } else {
+            let d = seconds / 86400
+            let h = (seconds % 86400) / 3600
+            formatted = h == 0 ? "\(d)d" : "\(d)d \(h)h"
+        }
+        return isFuture ? "in \(formatted)" : "\(formatted) ago"
+    }
+}