diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5dc603..a0e381d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://www.dexphp.com/documentation">Get Started</a>
     <span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>
-    <a href="https://example.com">Demo</a>
+    <a href="https://dex.profusionlabs.org">Demo</a>
     <span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>
     <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md">Contributing</a>
 </p>
diff --git a/src/Controllers/Issues.php b/src/Controllers/Issues.php
index 6be6492..679f9fa 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/Issues.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/Issues.php
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public function index(): string
         $q = trim((string)$this->request->getGet('q'));
         $page = max(1, (int) ($this->request->getGet('page') ?? 1));
         $perPage = max(1, min(100, (int) ($this->request->getGet('per_page') ?? 25)));
+        $ciEnvironment = strtolower(trim((string) getenv('CI_ENVIRONMENT')));
+        $isDexRunningInProduction = $ciEnvironment === 'production';
 
         try {
             $data = $this->orchestrator->getIssuesData($status, $q, $page, $perPage);
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ public function index(): string
                 'title' => 'Issues',
                 'dataUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues/data'),
                 'detailBaseUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues'),
+                'isDexRunningInProduction' => $isDexRunningInProduction,
+                'ciEnvironment' => $ciEnvironment,
             ]));
         } catch (DexException $e) {
             return view('Dex\\dex/error', [
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ public function dialog(int $id): ResponseInterface|string
             return view('Dex\\dex/issues_dialog_shell', array_merge($data, [
                 'dialogUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues/' . $id . '/dialog'),
                 'resolveUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues/' . $id . '/resolve'),
-                'ignoreUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues/' . $id . '/ignore'),
+                'ignoreUrl' => site_url(dex_route_prefix() . '/issues/' . $id . '/ignore')
             ]));
         } catch (IssueNotFoundException) {
             return $this->response->setStatusCode(404)->setBody('Issue not found');
diff --git a/src/Views/dex/_js.php b/src/Views/dex/_js.php
index a1b1e61..025076b 100644
--- a/src/Views/dex/_js.php
+++ b/src/Views/dex/_js.php
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
         searchTimer: null,
     };
 
+    const dexIssuesDeepLinkState = (() => {
+        const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search || '');
+        const issueId = Number(params.get('issue_id') || 0);
+        return {
+            issueId: Number.isFinite(issueId) && issueId > 0 ? issueId : null,
+            opened: false,
+        };
+    })();
+
     const dexIssueDialogState = {
         issueId: null,
         occurrenceId: null,
@@ -207,6 +216,8 @@ function dexIssuesRenderRows() {
             return;
         }
 
+        dexIssuesTryOpenDeepLinkedIssue();
+
         if (!issues.length) {
             tbody.innerHTML = '<tr class="empty-row"><td colspan="8">No issues match your filters.</td></tr>';
             return;
@@ -215,6 +226,22 @@ function dexIssuesRenderRows() {
         tbody.innerHTML = issues.map(dexIssuesBuildRow).join('');
     }
 
+    function dexIssuesTryOpenDeepLinkedIssue() {
+        if (dexIssuesState.loading || dexIssuesDeepLinkState.opened || !dexIssuesDeepLinkState.issueId) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (dexIssueDialogState.issueId) {
+            dexIssuesDeepLinkState.opened = true;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const tbody = document.getElementById('issuesTbody');
+        const row = tbody?.querySelector(`tr[data-id="${dexIssuesDeepLinkState.issueId}"]`) || null;
+        dexIssuesDeepLinkState.opened = true;
+        dexIssuesOpenDialog(dexIssuesDeepLinkState.issueId, null, row);
+    }
+
     function dexIssuesDialogOverlay() {
         return document.getElementById('dexIssueOverlay');
     }
diff --git a/src/Views/dex/issues_dialog_shell.php b/src/Views/dex/issues_dialog_shell.php
index 24101b4..a37c3a8 100644
--- a/src/Views/dex/issues_dialog_shell.php
+++ b/src/Views/dex/issues_dialog_shell.php
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class="dex-action-menu__item"
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-
         <section class="dex-card mb-3" aria-label="Issue summary">
             <div class="dex-issue-head">
                 <div class="dex-issue-title">
diff --git a/src/Views/dex/issues_list.php b/src/Views/dex/issues_list.php
index 6729862..20c0af2 100644
--- a/src/Views/dex/issues_list.php
+++ b/src/Views/dex/issues_list.php
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
     <div class="page-wrap">
         <div class="mb-4">
             <h1 class="page-title">Issues</h1>
-            <p class="page-subtitle">Unique exceptions grouped by fingerprint. Each issue aggregates all matching events.</p>
+            <p class="page-subtitle">
+                <?php if (($isDexRunningInProduction ?? false) === true) : ?>
+                <span class="badge bg-orange"></span> Production mode - <abbr class="text-muted" title="Protect DEX in production: require login or restrict IPs. Learn more in the docs.">Secure DEX</abbr>
+                <?php else : ?>
+                <span class="badge bg-green"></span> <?= esc(ucfirst((string)($ciEnvironment ?? 'unknown'))) ?> mode
+                <?php endif; ?>
+            </p>
         </div>
 
         <div class="d-flex gap-3 mb-4" id="statCards">
diff --git a/src/Views/dex/layout.php b/src/Views/dex/layout.php
index cb3f387..285b4ba 100644
--- a/src/Views/dex/layout.php
+++ b/src/Views/dex/layout.php
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="page">
-
-
-
     <div class="page-wrapper">
         <div class="container-xl">
             <?= $this->renderSection('content') ?>
@@ -127,7 +124,6 @@
                 &nbsp;·&nbsp; Open-source issue tracking for CodeIgniter&nbsp;4
             </span>
             <span class="dex-footer__links">
-                <a href="https://www.dexphp.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a>
                 <a href="https://github.com/olajideolamide/dex" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a>
             </span>
         </div>