feat: UI improvements — event ages, error badges, PoE bars, mismatch detection

- events table: add Last Seen column; show relative times ("3h ago") with
  absolute timestamp on hover; update updateEventsTable() in app.js to match
- links.html: add error/drop/flap alert badges to interface and port card headers
- links.html: PoE power bar (draw/max ratio with colour-coded fill) and poe_mode
- links.html: stale data warning banner when link_stats are >2 minutes old
- links.html: improved error handler shows HTTP status instead of generic message
- links.html: fix collapse state persisted to localStorage (was sessionStorage,
  lost on browser restart); fix collapseAll/expandAll to also persist state
- inspector.html: duplex mismatch and speed mismatch warnings in path debug panel
- inspector.html: carrier changes added to server column of path debug
- style.css: new classes — .link-alert-badge, .poe-bar-*, .path-mismatch-alert,
  .error-state; fix .stale-banner to use CSS variables

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 Network monitoring dashboard for the LotusGuild Proxmox cluster.
 Deployed on **LXC 157** (monitor-02 / 10.10.10.9), reachable at `gandalf.lotusguild.org`.
 
+**Design System**: [web_template](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template) — shared CSS, JS, and layout patterns for all LotusGuild apps
+
+## Styling & Layout
+
+GANDALF uses the **LotusGuild Terminal Design System**. For all styling, component, and layout documentation see:
+
+- [`web_template/README.md`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/README.md) — full component reference, CSS variables, JS API
+- [`web_template/base.css`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/base.css) — unified CSS (`.lt-*` classes)
+- [`web_template/base.js`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/base.js) — `window.lt` utilities (toast, modal, auto-refresh, fetch helpers)
+- [`web_template/aesthetic_diff.md`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/aesthetic_diff.md) — cross-app divergence analysis and convergence guide
+- [`web_template/python/base.html`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/python/base.html) — Jinja2 base template
+- [`web_template/python/auth.py`](https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/web_template/src/branch/main/python/auth.py) — `@require_auth` decorator pattern
+
 ---
 
 ## Architecture

static/app.js

@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// ── Toast notifications ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Toast notifications — delegates to lt.toast from base.js ─────────
 function showToast(msg, type = 'success') {
-  let container = document.querySelector('.toast-container');
+  if (type === 'error')   return lt.toast.error(msg);
-  if (!container) {
+  if (type === 'warning') return lt.toast.warning(msg);
-    container = document.createElement('div');
+  if (type === 'info')    return lt.toast.info(msg);
-    container.className = 'toast-container';
+  return lt.toast.success(msg);
-    document.body.appendChild(container);
-  }
-  const toast = document.createElement('div');
-  toast.className = `toast toast-${type}`;
-  toast.textContent = msg;
-  container.appendChild(toast);
-  setTimeout(() => toast.remove(), 3500);
 }
 
 // ── Dashboard auto-refresh ────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -179,7 +172,8 @@ function updateEventsTable(events) {
         <td><strong>${escHtml(e.target_name)}</strong></td>
         <td>${escHtml(e.target_detail || '–')}</td>
         <td class="desc-cell" title="${escHtml(e.description || '')}">${escHtml((e.description||'').substring(0,60))}${(e.description||'').length>60?'…':''}</td>
-        <td class="ts-cell">${escHtml(e.first_seen||'')}</td>
+        <td class="ts-cell" title="${escHtml(e.first_seen||'')}">${fmtRelTime(e.first_seen)}</td>
+        <td class="ts-cell" title="${escHtml(e.last_seen||'')}">${fmtRelTime(e.last_seen)}</td>
         <td>${e.consecutive_failures}</td>
         <td>${ticket}</td>
         <td>
@@ -197,7 +191,7 @@ function updateEventsTable(events) {
         <thead>
           <tr>
             <th>Sev</th><th>Type</th><th>Target</th><th>Detail</th>
-            <th>Description</th><th>First Seen</th><th>Failures</th><th>Ticket</th><th>Actions</th>
+            <th>Description</th><th>First Seen</th><th>Last Seen</th><th>Failures</th><th>Ticket</th><th>Actions</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>${rows}</tbody>
@@ -307,6 +301,18 @@ document.addEventListener('click', e => {
   }
 });
 
+// ── Relative time ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function fmtRelTime(tsStr) {
+  if (!tsStr) return '–';
+  const d = new Date(tsStr.replace(' UTC', 'Z').replace(' ', 'T'));
+  if (isNaN(d)) return tsStr;
+  const secs = Math.floor((Date.now() - d) / 1000);
+  if (secs < 60)    return `${secs}s ago`;
+  if (secs < 3600)  return `${Math.floor(secs/60)}m ago`;
+  if (secs < 86400) return `${Math.floor(secs/3600)}h ago`;
+  return `${Math.floor(secs/86400)}d ago`;
+}
+
 // ── Utility ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 function escHtml(str) {
   if (str === null || str === undefined) return '';

static/base.css

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/root/code/web_template/base.css

static/base.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/root/code/web_template/base.js

static/style.css

@@ -35,11 +35,27 @@
 
   --font: 'Courier New','Consolas','Monaco','Menlo',monospace;
 
-  --glow:        0 0 5px #00ff41, 0 0 10px rgba(0,255,65,.4);
+  --glow:        0 0 5px #00ff41, 0 0 10px #00ff41, 0 0 15px #00ff41;
-  --glow-xl:     0 0 8px #00ff41, 0 0 20px rgba(0,255,65,.35);
+  --glow-xl:     0 0 8px #00ff41, 0 0 16px #00ff41, 0 0 24px #00ff41, 0 0 32px rgba(0,255,65,.5);
-  --glow-amber:  0 0 5px #ffb000, 0 0 10px rgba(255,176,0,.4);
+  --glow-amber:  0 0 5px #ffb000, 0 0 10px #ffb000, 0 0 15px #ffb000;
   --glow-red:    0 0 5px #ff4444, 0 0 10px rgba(255,68,68,.4);
   --glow-cyan:   0 0 5px #00ffff, 0 0 10px rgba(0,255,255,.35);
+
+  /* Unified naming aliases — matches base.css variable names */
+  --bg-primary:         var(--bg);
+  --bg-secondary:       var(--bg2);
+  --bg-tertiary:        var(--bg3);
+  --terminal-green:     var(--green);
+  --terminal-green-dim: var(--green-dim);
+  --terminal-amber:     var(--amber);
+  --terminal-amber-dim: var(--amber-dim);
+  --terminal-cyan:      var(--cyan);
+  --terminal-red:       var(--red);
+  --text-primary:       var(--text);
+  --text-secondary:     var(--text-dim);
+  --border-color:       var(--border);
+  --glow-green:         var(--glow);
+  --font-mono:          var(--font);
 }
 
 /* ── Reset ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ body {
   line-height: 1.5;
   min-height: 100vh;
   position: relative;
-  animation: flicker .25s ease-in-out 45s infinite;
+  animation: flicker .25s ease-in-out 30s infinite;
 }
 
 /* CRT scanline overlay */
@@ -70,7 +86,7 @@ body::before {
   inset: 0;
   background: repeating-linear-gradient(
     0deg,
-    rgba(0,0,0,.13) 0px, rgba(0,0,0,.13) 1px,
+    rgba(0,0,0,0.15) 0px, rgba(0,0,0,0.15) 1px,
     transparent 1px, transparent 2px
   );
   pointer-events: none;
@@ -157,13 +173,20 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
 }
 .nav-link::before { content:'[ '; }
 .nav-link::after  { content:' ]'; }
-.nav-link:hover, .nav-link.active {
+.nav-link:hover {
   color: var(--green);
   border-color: var(--border);
   background: var(--green-dim);
   text-shadow: var(--glow);
   text-decoration: none;
 }
+.nav-link.active {
+  color: var(--amber);
+  border-color: var(--amber);
+  background: var(--amber-dim);
+  text-shadow: var(--glow-amber);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
 
 .header-right { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; }
 .header-user  { font-size: .78em; color: var(--text-muted); }
@@ -193,7 +216,8 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: .1em;
 }
-.section-title::before { content:'╠══ '; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); }
+.section-title::before { content:'╠═══ '; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); }
+.section-title::after  { content:' ═══╣'; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); }
 
 .section-badge {
   font-size: .72em;
@@ -478,8 +502,8 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 5px;
-  padding: 6px 14px;
+  padding: 5px 12px;
-  border: 1px solid;
+  border: 2px solid;
   cursor: pointer;
   font-family: var(--font);
   font-size: .8em;
@@ -489,10 +513,13 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
   background: transparent;
   transition: all .15s;
 }
-.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); }
+.btn::before { content: '[ '; }
+.btn::after  { content: ' ]'; }
+.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
 
 .btn-primary { color:var(--green); border-color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); }
 .btn-primary::before { content:'> '; color:var(--amber); }
+.btn-primary::after  { content:''; }
 .btn-primary:hover   { background:var(--green-dim); box-shadow:var(--glow); }
 
 .btn-secondary { color:var(--text-dim); border-color:var(--border); }
@@ -508,7 +535,7 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
   font-family: var(--font);
   font-size: .7em;
   font-weight: bold;
-  border: 1px solid;
+  border: 2px solid;
   cursor: pointer;
   background: transparent;
   letter-spacing: .04em;
@@ -531,15 +558,15 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
 }
 .modal {
   background: var(--bg2);
-  border: 1px solid var(--green);
+  border: 3px double var(--green);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(0,255,65,.18);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(0,255,65,.2), 0 8px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
   width: 480px;
   max-width: 95vw;
   padding: 20px;
   position: relative;
 }
-.modal::before { content:'┌'; position:absolute; top:-1px; left:-1px; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); font-size:.9rem; line-height:1; }
+.modal::before { content:'╔'; position:absolute; top:-1px; left:-1px; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); font-size:.9rem; line-height:1; }
-.modal::after  { content:'┐'; position:absolute; top:-1px; right:-1px; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); font-size:.9rem; line-height:1; }
+.modal::after  { content:'╗'; position:absolute; top:-1px; right:-1px; color:var(--green); text-shadow:var(--glow); font-size:.9rem; line-height:1; }
 
 .modal-header {
   display: flex;
@@ -600,7 +627,7 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
 .form-group input,
 .form-group select {
   padding: 6px 9px;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border: 2px solid var(--border);
   font-family: var(--font);
   font-size: .8em;
   background: var(--bg3);
@@ -1426,13 +1453,74 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-shadow: var(--glow-amber); }
 
 /* ── Stale monitoring banner ──────────────────────────────────────── */
 .stale-banner {
-  background: rgba(255, 160, 0, 0.12);
+  background: var(--amber-dim);
-  border: 1px solid var(--warning);
+  border: 1px solid var(--amber);
-  border-left: 4px solid var(--warning);
+  border-left: 4px solid var(--amber);
-  color: var(--warning);
+  color: var(--amber);
   padding: 10px 16px;
-  margin: 12px 16px 0;
+  margin: 12px 0 0;
   font-size: 0.88em;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-family: var(--font);
   border-radius: 2px;
 }
+
+/* ── Link alert badges (error/flap indicators) ────────────────────── */
+.link-alert-badge {
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: .6em;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--red-dim);
+  color: var(--red);
+  border: 1px solid var(--red);
+  margin-left: 4px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  letter-spacing: .05em;
+}
+
+.link-alert-badge.link-alert-amber {
+  background: var(--amber-dim);
+  color: var(--amber);
+  border-color: var(--amber);
+}
+
+/* ── PoE utilisation bar ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.poe-bar-track {
+  height: 3px;
+  background: var(--bg3);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  margin-top: 3px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.poe-bar-fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transition: width 0.4s ease;
+}
+
+.poe-bar-ok   { background: var(--green); }
+.poe-bar-warn { background: var(--amber); }
+.poe-bar-crit { background: var(--red); }
+
+/* ── Path mismatch alert ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.path-mismatch-alert {
+  background: var(--amber-dim);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
+  color: var(--amber);
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+  font-size: .72em;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+/* ── Error state for data containers ─────────────────────────────── */
+.error-state {
+  padding: 16px 20px;
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
+  background: var(--red-dim);
+  color: var(--red);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  font-size: .88em;
+}

templates/base.html

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <title>{% block title %}GANDALF{% endblock %}</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='base.css') }}">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style.css') }}">
 </head>
 <body>
+  <div id="lt-boot" class="lt-boot-overlay" data-app-name="GANDALF" style="display:none">
+    <pre id="lt-boot-text" class="lt-boot-text"></pre>
+  </div>
   <header class="header">
     <div class="header-left">
       <div class="header-brand">
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@
       ticket_web_url: "{{ config.get('ticket_api', {}).get('web_url', 'http://t.lotusguild.org/ticket/') }}"
     };
   </script>
+  <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='base.js') }}"></script>
   <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='app.js') }}"></script>
   {% block scripts %}{% endblock %}
 </body>

templates/index.html

@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
             <th>Detail</th>
             <th>Description</th>
             <th>First Seen</th>
+            <th>Last Seen</th>
             <th>Failures</th>
             <th>Ticket</th>
             <th>Actions</th>
@@ -215,7 +216,12 @@
             <td><strong>{{ e.target_name }}</strong></td>
             <td>{{ e.target_detail or '–' }}</td>
             <td class="desc-cell" title="{{ e.description | e }}">{{ e.description | truncate(60) }}</td>
-            <td class="ts-cell">{{ e.first_seen }}</td>
+            <td class="ts-cell" title="{{ e.first_seen }}">
+              <span class="event-age" data-ts="{{ e.first_seen }}">{{ e.first_seen }}</span>
+            </td>
+            <td class="ts-cell" title="{{ e.last_seen }}">
+              <span class="event-age" data-ts="{{ e.last_seen }}">{{ e.last_seen }}</span>
+            </td>
             <td>{{ e.consecutive_failures }}</td>
             <td>
               {% if e.ticket_id %}
@@ -233,7 +239,7 @@
           </tr>
           {% endif %}
           {% else %}
-          <tr><td colspan="9" class="empty-state">No active alerts ✔</td></tr>
+          <tr><td colspan="10" class="empty-state">No active alerts ✔</td></tr>
           {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
       </table>
@@ -299,5 +305,26 @@
 {% block scripts %}
 <script>
   setInterval(refreshAll, 30000);
+
+  // ── Relative time display for event age cells ──────────────────
+  function fmtRelTime(tsStr) {
+    if (!tsStr) return '–';
+    const d = new Date(tsStr.replace(' UTC', 'Z').replace(' ', 'T'));
+    if (isNaN(d)) return tsStr;
+    const secs = Math.floor((Date.now() - d) / 1000);
+    if (secs < 60)   return `${secs}s ago`;
+    if (secs < 3600) return `${Math.floor(secs/60)}m ago`;
+    if (secs < 86400) return `${Math.floor(secs/3600)}h ago`;
+    return `${Math.floor(secs/86400)}d ago`;
+  }
+
+  function updateEventAges() {
+    document.querySelectorAll('.event-age[data-ts]').forEach(el => {
+      el.textContent = fmtRelTime(el.dataset.ts);
+    });
+  }
+
+  updateEventAges();
+  setInterval(updateEventAges, 60000);
 </script>
 {% endblock %}

templates/inspector.html

@@ -326,8 +326,25 @@ function buildPathDebug(swName, swPort, serverName, ifaceName, svrData) {
   const swErrTx  = (swPort.tx_errs_rate  > 0.001) ? 'val-crit' : 'val-good';
   const swErrRx  = (swPort.rx_errs_rate  > 0.001) ? 'val-crit' : 'val-good';
 
+  // Detect duplex mismatch (switch full_duplex vs server duplex string)
+  const swFull = swPort.full_duplex;
+  const svrFull = (svrData.duplex || '').toLowerCase().includes('full');
+  const duplexMismatch = swPort.up && svrData.duplex &&
+    ((swFull && !svrFull) || (!swFull && svrFull));
+  const duplexWarnHtml = duplexMismatch
+    ? `<div class="path-mismatch-alert">⚠ DUPLEX MISMATCH — Switch: ${swFull ? 'Full' : 'Half'} · Server: ${escHtml(svrData.duplex)}</div>`
+    : '';
+
+  // Detect speed mismatch
+  const swSpd = swPort.speed_mbps, svrSpd = svrData.speed_mbps;
+  const speedMismatch = swSpd && svrSpd && swSpd > 0 && svrSpd > 0 && swSpd !== svrSpd;
+  const speedWarnHtml = speedMismatch
+    ? `<div class="path-mismatch-alert">⚠ SPEED MISMATCH — Switch: ${fmtSpeed(swSpd)} · Server: ${fmtSpeed(svrSpd)}</div>`
+    : '';
+
   return `
     <div class="panel-section-title">Path Debug <span class="path-conn-type">${escHtml(connType)}</span></div>
+    ${duplexWarnHtml}${speedWarnHtml}
     <div class="path-debug-cols">
       <div class="path-col">
         <div class="path-col-header">Switch</div>
@@ -347,6 +364,7 @@ function buildPathDebug(swName, swPort, serverName, ifaceName, svrData) {
         <div class="path-row"><span>RX</span><span>${fmtRate(svrData.rx_bytes_rate)}</span></div>
         <div class="path-row"><span>TX Err</span><span class="${svrErrTx}">${fmtErrors(svrData.tx_errs_rate)}</span></div>
         <div class="path-row"><span>RX Err</span><span class="${svrErrRx}">${fmtErrors(svrData.rx_errs_rate)}</span></div>
+        ${svrData.carrier_changes != null ? `<div class="path-row"><span>Carrier Chg</span><span class="${(svrData.carrier_changes||0)>10?'val-crit':(svrData.carrier_changes||0)>2?'val-warn':'val-good'}">${svrData.carrier_changes}</span></div>` : ''}
         ${sfpDomHtml}
       </div>
     </div>`;

templates/links.html

@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ function portTypeLabel(pt) {
   return {label: pt, cls: 'type-copper'};
 }
 
+// ── Error alert badge ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+function errorBadges(d) {
+  const badges = [];
+  if ((d.tx_errs_rate || 0) > 0.01 || (d.rx_errs_rate || 0) > 0.01)
+    badges.push('<span class="link-alert-badge">ERR</span>');
+  if ((d.tx_drops_rate || 0) > 0.1 || (d.rx_drops_rate || 0) > 0.1)
+    badges.push('<span class="link-alert-badge link-alert-amber">DROP</span>');
+  if ((d.carrier_changes || 0) > 10)
+    badges.push('<span class="link-alert-badge link-alert-amber">FLAP</span>');
+  return badges.join('');
+}
+
 // ── Render a single interface card ────────────────────────────────
 function renderIfaceCard(ifaceName, d) {
   const speed = fmtSpeed(d.speed_mbps);
@@ -204,6 +216,7 @@ function renderIfaceCard(ifaceName, d) {
         <span class="link-iface-name">${escHtml(ifaceName)}</span>
         ${speed !== '–' ? `<span class="link-iface-speed">${speed}</span>` : ''}
         ${ptype.label !== '–' ? `<span class="link-iface-type ${ptype.cls}">${escHtml(ptype.label)}</span>` : ''}
+        ${errorBadges(d)}
       </div>
       <div class="link-stats-grid">
         <div class="link-stat">
@@ -278,8 +291,19 @@ function renderPortCard(portName, d) {
 
   const lldpHtml = (d.lldp && d.lldp.system_name)
     ? `<div class="port-lldp">→ ${escHtml(d.lldp.system_name)}${d.lldp.port_id ? ' (' + escHtml(d.lldp.port_id) + ')' : ''}</div>` : '';
-  const poeMaxHtml = (d.poe_class != null)
+
-    ? `<div class="port-poe-info">PoE class ${d.poe_class}${d.poe_max_power ? ' / max ' + d.poe_max_power.toFixed(1) + 'W' : ''}</div>` : '';
+  let poeMaxHtml = '';
+  if (d.poe_class != null) {
+    const poeDraw = d.poe_power || 0;
+    const poeMax  = d.poe_max_power || 0;
+    const poePct  = poeMax > 0 ? Math.min(100, (poeDraw / poeMax) * 100) : 0;
+    const poeBarCls = poePct >= 80 ? 'poe-bar-crit' : poePct >= 60 ? 'poe-bar-warn' : 'poe-bar-ok';
+    const poeMode = d.poe_mode ? ` · ${escHtml(d.poe_mode)}` : '';
+    poeMaxHtml = `<div class="port-poe-info">
+      PoE class ${d.poe_class}${poeMax > 0 ? ` · ${poeDraw.toFixed(1)}W / ${poeMax.toFixed(1)}W max${poeMode}` : poeMode}
+      ${poeMax > 0 ? `<div class="poe-bar-track"><div class="poe-bar-fill ${poeBarCls}" style="width:${poePct.toFixed(1)}%"></div></div>` : ''}
+    </div>`;
+  }
 
   const txRate = d.tx_bytes_rate;
   const rxRate = d.rx_bytes_rate;
@@ -295,6 +319,7 @@ function renderPortCard(portName, d) {
         <span class="link-iface-speed ${up ? '' : 'val-crit'}">${speed}</span>
         ${numBadge}${uplinkBadge}${poeBadge}
         ${media ? `<span class="link-iface-type type-${media.toLowerCase().includes('sfp') ? 'fibre' : 'copper'}">${escHtml(media)}</span>` : ''}
+        ${errorBadges(d)}
       </div>
       ${lldpHtml}${poeMaxHtml}
       <div class="link-stats-grid">
@@ -390,14 +415,14 @@ function togglePanel(panel) {
   if (btn) btn.textContent = panel.classList.contains('collapsed') ? '[+]' : '[–]';
   const id = panel.id;
   if (id) {
-    const saved = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
+    const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
     saved[id] = panel.classList.contains('collapsed');
-    sessionStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', JSON.stringify(saved));
+    localStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', JSON.stringify(saved));
   }
 }
 
 function restoreCollapseState() {
-  const saved = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
+  const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
   for (const [id, collapsed] of Object.entries(saved)) {
     if (!collapsed) continue;
     const panel = document.getElementById(id);
@@ -414,8 +439,13 @@ function collapseAll() {
     panel.classList.add('collapsed');
     const btn = panel.querySelector('.panel-toggle');
     if (btn) btn.textContent = '[+]';
+    const id = panel.id;
+    if (id) {
+      const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
+      saved[id] = true;
+      localStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', JSON.stringify(saved));
+    }
   });
-  sessionStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', '{}'); // let restore pick it up next time
 }
 
 function expandAll() {
@@ -423,8 +453,13 @@ function expandAll() {
     panel.classList.remove('collapsed');
     const btn = panel.querySelector('.panel-toggle');
     if (btn) btn.textContent = '[–]';
+    const id = panel.id;
+    if (id) {
+      const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('gandalfCollapsed') || '{}');
+      saved[id] = false;
+      localStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', JSON.stringify(saved));
+    }
   });
-  sessionStorage.setItem('gandalfCollapsed', '{}');
 }
 
 // ── Render all hosts ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -482,16 +517,37 @@ function renderLinks(data) {
   }
 }
 
+// ── Stale data check ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+function checkLinksStale(updatedStr) {
+  let banner = document.getElementById('links-stale-banner');
+  if (!updatedStr) return;
+  const ageMs = Date.now() - new Date(updatedStr.replace(' UTC', 'Z').replace(' ', 'T'));
+  if (ageMs > 120000) { // >2 minutes
+    if (!banner) {
+      banner = document.createElement('div');
+      banner.id = 'links-stale-banner';
+      banner.className = 'stale-banner';
+      document.getElementById('links-container').insertAdjacentElement('beforebegin', banner);
+    }
+    const mins = Math.floor(ageMs / 60000);
+    banner.textContent = `⚠ Link data is stale — last update was ${mins} minute${mins !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago.`;
+    banner.style.display = '';
+  } else if (banner) {
+    banner.style.display = 'none';
+  }
+}
+
 // ── Fetch and render ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 async function loadLinks() {
   try {
     const resp = await fetch('/api/links');
-    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('API error');
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status}`);
     const data = await resp.json();
     renderLinks(data);
+    checkLinksStale(data.updated);
   } catch(e) {
     document.getElementById('links-container').innerHTML =
-      '<p class="empty-state">Failed to load link data.</p>';
+      `<div class="error-state"><p>Failed to load link data: ${escHtml(e.message)}</p></div>`;
   }
 }