diff --git a/panel/src/app/(tg)/layout.tsx b/panel/src/app/(tg)/layout.tsx
index 853bf386..7e10abe0 100644
--- a/panel/src/app/(tg)/layout.tsx
+++ b/panel/src/app/(tg)/layout.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import Script from "next/script";
  * `afterInteractive` strategy instead — `waitForTelegramWebApp` (in
  * lib/telegram/webapp.ts) briefly polls for `window.Telegram.WebApp` to
  * absorb the resulting load race rather than assuming it's present on mount.
+ *
+ * Height reads `--tg-viewport-stable-height`, a :root variable the Telegram
+ * script itself maintains (steady during keyboard/panel animations, unlike
+ * dvh inside the webview); outside Telegram it's unset and 100dvh applies.
+ * `#tg-shell` is the hook the page uses to scope Telegram theme variables
+ * to this surface only.
  */
 export default function TelegramLayout({
   children,
@@ -18,7 +24,11 @@ export default function TelegramLayout({
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-dvh flex-col overflow-hidden bg-background text-foreground">
+    <div
+      id="tg-shell"
+      className="flex flex-col overflow-hidden bg-background text-foreground"
+      style={{ height: "var(--tg-viewport-stable-height, 100dvh)" }}
+    >
       <Script
         src="https://telegram.org/js/telegram-web-app.js"
         strategy="afterInteractive"
diff --git a/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/__tests__/page.test.tsx b/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/__tests__/page.test.tsx
index a2856226..2c0fa78d 100644
--- a/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/__tests__/page.test.tsx
+++ b/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/__tests__/page.test.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 
 const { waitForTelegramWebApp } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   waitForTelegramWebApp: vi.fn(),
 }));
-vi.mock("@/lib/telegram/webapp", () => ({ waitForTelegramWebApp }));
+// Keep the real dev-mock helpers (createDevMockWebApp / isDevMockWebApp) —
+// only the bridge resolver is faked.
+vi.mock("@/lib/telegram/webapp", async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<Record<string, unknown>>()),
+  waitForTelegramWebApp,
+}));
+
+const { startTelegramThemeSync } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  startTelegramThemeSync: vi.fn(() => () => undefined),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/telegram/theme", () => ({ startTelegramThemeSync }));
 
 const { post } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ post: vi.fn() }));
 vi.mock("@/lib/api/client", () => ({
@@ -35,15 +45,25 @@ vi.mock("@/components/tg/tg-chat-tab", () => ({
 import TelegramMiniAppPage from "../page";
 
 function mockWebApp(initData = "abc123") {
-  return { ready: vi.fn(), expand: vi.fn(), initData };
+  return {
+    ready: vi.fn(),
+    expand: vi.fn(),
+    disableVerticalSwipes: vi.fn(),
+    initData,
+  };
 }
 
 describe("TelegramMiniAppPage — auth bootstrap", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     waitForTelegramWebApp.mockReset();
+    startTelegramThemeSync.mockClear();
     post.mockReset();
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+  });
+
   it("shows a spinner while validating", () => {
     waitForTelegramWebApp.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
     render(<TelegramMiniAppPage />);
@@ -72,6 +92,7 @@ describe("TelegramMiniAppPage — auth bootstrap", () => {
     );
     expect(webApp.ready).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(webApp.expand).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(webApp.disableVerticalSwipes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(post).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/telegram/webapp-auth", {
       init_data: "real-init-data",
     });
@@ -91,4 +112,38 @@ describe("TelegramMiniAppPage — auth bootstrap", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Mini App disabled")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("tg-tab-bar")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("falls back to the dev mock outside Telegram in development — no auth POST", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("NODE_ENV", "development");
+    waitForTelegramWebApp.mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+    render(<TelegramMiniAppPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("tg-tab-bar")).toBeInTheDocument(),
+    );
+    expect(post).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByText(/open from telegram/i),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("starts Telegram theme sync against the #tg-shell element once ready", async () => {
+    const shell = document.createElement("div");
+    shell.id = "tg-shell";
+    document.body.appendChild(shell);
+    try {
+      const webApp = mockWebApp();
+      waitForTelegramWebApp.mockResolvedValue(webApp);
+      post.mockResolvedValue({ data: { ok: true } });
+
+      render(<TelegramMiniAppPage />);
+
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(startTelegramThemeSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(webApp, shell),
+      );
+    } finally {
+      shell.remove();
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/page.tsx b/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/page.tsx
index ac5d9de4..150eed9f 100644
--- a/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/page.tsx
+++ b/panel/src/app/(tg)/tg/page.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import api, { getErrorMessage } from "@/lib/api/client";
-import { waitForTelegramWebApp } from "@/lib/telegram/webapp";
+import {
+  createDevMockWebApp,
+  isDevMockWebApp,
+  waitForTelegramWebApp,
+  type TelegramWebApp,
+} from "@/lib/telegram/webapp";
+import { startTelegramThemeSync } from "@/lib/telegram/theme";
+import { TgWebAppProvider } from "@/lib/telegram/hooks";
 import { TgTabBar, type TgTab } from "@/components/tg/tg-tab-bar";
 import { TgApprovalsTab } from "@/components/tg/tg-approvals-tab";
 import { TgInboxTab } from "@/components/tg/tg-inbox-tab";
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ import { Loader2, AlertTriangle, ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 
 type BootstrapState =
   | { kind: "validating" }
-  | { kind: "ready" }
+  | { kind: "ready"; webApp: TelegramWebApp }
   | { kind: "not_in_telegram" }
   | { kind: "error"; message: string };
 
@@ -31,6 +38,11 @@ function CenteredMessage({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  * before rendering the tabbed cockpit. There's no way to read the resulting
  * httponly session cookie client-side to skip this on a warm reload, so it
  * always runs; it's cheap and the backend contract says so explicitly.
+ *
+ * Outside Telegram, a development build falls back to the dev mock bridge
+ * (skipping the auth POST — the regular panel session cookie authorizes the
+ * API calls) so the shell is workable in a plain browser; production keeps
+ * the "Open from Telegram" wall.
  */
 export default function TelegramMiniAppPage() {
   const [state, setState] = useState<BootstrapState>({ kind: "validating" });
@@ -39,19 +51,27 @@ export default function TelegramMiniAppPage() {
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
     void (async () => {
-      const webApp = await waitForTelegramWebApp();
+      let webApp = await waitForTelegramWebApp();
       if (cancelled) return;
+      if (!webApp && process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
+        webApp = createDevMockWebApp();
+      }
       if (!webApp) {
         setState({ kind: "not_in_telegram" });
         return;
       }
       webApp.ready();
       webApp.expand();
+      webApp.disableVerticalSwipes?.();
+      if (isDevMockWebApp(webApp)) {
+        setState({ kind: "ready", webApp });
+        return;
+      }
       try {
         await api.post("/telegram/webapp-auth", {
           init_data: webApp.initData ?? "",
         });
-        if (!cancelled) setState({ kind: "ready" });
+        if (!cancelled) setState({ kind: "ready", webApp });
       } catch (err) {
         if (!cancelled) {
           setState({ kind: "error", message: getErrorMessage(err) });
@@ -63,6 +83,17 @@ export default function TelegramMiniAppPage() {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  // Adopt the user's Telegram palette for the whole shell (and track live
+  // theme switches). Scoped to #tg-shell so the desktop dashboard is
+  // untouched; the dev mock carries empty themeParams, so a dev browser
+  // keeps the panel's own theme.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state.kind !== "ready") return;
+    const shell = document.getElementById("tg-shell");
+    if (!shell) return;
+    return startTelegramThemeSync(state.webApp, shell);
+  }, [state]);
+
   if (state.kind === "validating") {
     return (
       <CenteredMessage>
@@ -96,12 +127,14 @@ export default function TelegramMiniAppPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="p-3 pb-20">
-      {tab === "approvals" && <TgApprovalsTab />}
-      {tab === "inbox" && <TgInboxTab />}
-      {tab === "board" && <TgBoardTab />}
-      {tab === "chat" && <TgChatTab />}
-      <TgTabBar active={tab} onChange={setTab} />
-    </div>
+    <TgWebAppProvider webApp={state.webApp}>
+      <div className="p-3 pb-20">
+        {tab === "approvals" && <TgApprovalsTab />}
+        {tab === "inbox" && <TgInboxTab />}
+        {tab === "board" && <TgBoardTab />}
+        {tab === "chat" && <TgChatTab />}
+        <TgTabBar active={tab} onChange={setTab} />
+      </div>
+    </TgWebAppProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/hooks.test.tsx b/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/hooks.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1f6cf69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/hooks.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import {
+  TgWebAppProvider,
+  useMainButton,
+  useBackButton,
+  type MainButtonOptions,
+} from "../hooks";
+import type { TelegramWebApp } from "../webapp";
+
+function fakeMainButton() {
+  return {
+    setText: vi.fn(),
+    show: vi.fn(),
+    hide: vi.fn(),
+    enable: vi.fn(),
+    disable: vi.fn(),
+    showProgress: vi.fn(),
+    hideProgress: vi.fn(),
+    onClick: vi.fn(),
+    offClick: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+function fakeBackButton() {
+  return {
+    show: vi.fn(),
+    hide: vi.fn(),
+    onClick: vi.fn(),
+    offClick: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+function webAppWith(overrides: Partial<TelegramWebApp>): TelegramWebApp {
+  return {
+    ready: () => undefined,
+    expand: () => undefined,
+    initData: "",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function MainButtonHarness(props: MainButtonOptions) {
+  useMainButton(props);
+  return null;
+}
+
+function BackButtonHarness({ onBack }: { onBack: (() => void) | null }) {
+  useBackButton(onBack);
+  return null;
+}
+
+describe("useMainButton", () => {
+  let mainButton: ReturnType<typeof fakeMainButton>;
+  let webApp: TelegramWebApp;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mainButton = fakeMainButton();
+    webApp = webAppWith({ MainButton: mainButton });
+  });
+
+  it("configures and shows the button declaratively", () => {
+    render(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <MainButtonHarness text="Approve" visible onClick={() => undefined} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(mainButton.setText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Approve");
+    expect(mainButton.enable).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mainButton.hideProgress).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mainButton.show).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mainButton.onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("reflects loading/disabled and invokes the latest onClick closure", () => {
+    const first = vi.fn();
+    const second = vi.fn();
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <MainButtonHarness text="Approve" visible onClick={first} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    rerender(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <MainButtonHarness text="Approve" visible loading disabled onClick={second} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(mainButton.showProgress).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mainButton.disable).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // Same subscribed handler survives rerenders but calls the fresh closure.
+    expect(mainButton.onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const handler = mainButton.onClick.mock.calls[0][0] as () => void;
+    handler();
+    expect(first).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(second).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("unhooks and hides on unmount", () => {
+    const { unmount } = render(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <MainButtonHarness text="Approve" visible onClick={() => undefined} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    unmount();
+    expect(mainButton.offClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mainButton.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("no-ops without a provider (outside Telegram)", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      render(
+        <MainButtonHarness text="Approve" visible onClick={() => undefined} />,
+      ),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("useBackButton", () => {
+  it("shows while a handler is set, hides when null, unhooks on unmount", () => {
+    const backButton = fakeBackButton();
+    const webApp = webAppWith({ BackButton: backButton });
+    const onBack = vi.fn();
+
+    const { rerender, unmount } = render(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <BackButtonHarness onBack={onBack} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(backButton.show).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const handler = backButton.onClick.mock.calls[0][0] as () => void;
+    handler();
+    expect(onBack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    rerender(
+      <TgWebAppProvider webApp={webApp}>
+        <BackButtonHarness onBack={null} />
+      </TgWebAppProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(backButton.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    unmount();
+    expect(backButton.offClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/theme.test.ts b/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/theme.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01eb1ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/lib/telegram/__tests__/theme.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { applyTelegramTheme, startTelegramThemeSync } from "../theme";
+import type { TelegramWebApp } from "../webapp";
+
+function webAppWith(overrides: Partial<TelegramWebApp>): TelegramWebApp {
+  return {
+    ready: () => undefined,
+    expand: () => undefined,
+    initData: "",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("applyTelegramTheme", () => {
+  it("toggles the dark class from colorScheme", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    applyTelegramTheme(webAppWith({ colorScheme: "dark" }), el);
+    expect(el.classList.contains("dark")).toBe(true);
+    applyTelegramTheme(webAppWith({ colorScheme: "light" }), el);
+    expect(el.classList.contains("dark")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("maps themeParams onto the panel CSS variables", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    applyTelegramTheme(
+      webAppWith({
+        themeParams: {
+          bg_color: "#17212b",
+          text_color: "#f5f5f5",
+          hint_color: "#708499",
+          button_color: "#5288c1",
+          button_text_color: "#ffffff",
+        },
+      }),
+      el,
+    );
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("#17212b");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--card")).toBe("#17212b");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--foreground")).toBe("#f5f5f5");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--muted-foreground")).toBe("#708499");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--primary")).toBe("#5288c1");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--primary-foreground")).toBe("#ffffff");
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the more specific section/secondary keys when present", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    applyTelegramTheme(
+      webAppWith({
+        themeParams: {
+          bg_color: "#111111",
+          secondary_bg_color: "#222222",
+          section_bg_color: "#333333",
+        },
+      }),
+      el,
+    );
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("#222222");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--card")).toBe("#333333");
+  });
+
+  it("drops non-hex values instead of injecting them into style", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    applyTelegramTheme(
+      webAppWith({
+        themeParams: {
+          bg_color: "url(javascript:alert(1))",
+          text_color: "#abc",
+        },
+      }),
+      el,
+    );
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("");
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--foreground")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("startTelegramThemeSync", () => {
+  it("applies immediately, re-applies on themeChanged, and unsubscribes on cleanup", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    const listeners = new Map<string, () => void>();
+    const webApp = webAppWith({
+      colorScheme: "light",
+      themeParams: { bg_color: "#ffffff" },
+      onEvent: vi.fn((event: string, cb: () => void) => {
+        listeners.set(event, cb);
+      }),
+      offEvent: vi.fn((event: string) => {
+        listeners.delete(event);
+      }),
+    });
+
+    const stop = startTelegramThemeSync(webApp, el);
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("#ffffff");
+
+    webApp.colorScheme = "dark";
+    webApp.themeParams = { bg_color: "#17212b" };
+    listeners.get("themeChanged")?.();
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("#17212b");
+    expect(el.classList.contains("dark")).toBe(true);
+
+    stop();
+    expect(webApp.offEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(listeners.has("themeChanged")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("is a one-shot apply with no-op cleanup when the bridge lacks events", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    const stop = startTelegramThemeSync(
+      webAppWith({ themeParams: { bg_color: "#123456" } }),
+      el,
+    );
+    expect(el.style.getPropertyValue("--background")).toBe("#123456");
+    expect(stop).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/panel/src/lib/telegram/hooks.tsx b/panel/src/lib/telegram/hooks.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44f2c762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/lib/telegram/hooks.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * React bindings for the Telegram WebApp bridge. The page bootstraps the
+ * bridge once (real object or dev mock) and provides it here; components
+ * reach native chrome (MainButton, BackButton) through these hooks and
+ * never touch `window.Telegram` directly — that keeps every consumer
+ * null-safe outside Telegram by construction.
+ */
+
+import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import type { TelegramWebApp } from "./webapp";
+
+const TgWebAppContext = createContext<TelegramWebApp | null>(null);
+
+export function TgWebAppProvider({
+  webApp,
+  children,
+}: {
+  webApp: TelegramWebApp | null;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <TgWebAppContext.Provider value={webApp}>
+      {children}
+    </TgWebAppContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+/** The bootstrapped bridge, or null when rendered outside the provider
+ * (tests) or before bootstrap resolves. */
+export function useTgWebApp(): TelegramWebApp | null {
+  return useContext(TgWebAppContext);
+}
+
+export interface MainButtonOptions {
+  text: string;
+  visible: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  /** Shows Telegram's spinner on the button while a mutation is in flight. */
+  loading?: boolean;
+  onClick: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Drives Telegram's native bottom action button declaratively. The button is
+ * global singleton chrome, so exactly one mounted component should own it at
+ * a time (the focused card, not every card). Hidden + unhooked on unmount.
+ * No-ops when the bridge (or its MainButton) is absent — callers that need a
+ * fallback can render their own button when `useTgWebApp()?.MainButton` is
+ * missing.
+ */
+export function useMainButton({
+  text,
+  visible,
+  disabled = false,
+  loading = false,
+  onClick,
+}: MainButtonOptions): void {
+  const webApp = useTgWebApp();
+  const mainButton = webApp?.MainButton;
+  const onClickRef = useRef(onClick);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onClickRef.current = onClick;
+  }, [onClick]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!mainButton) return;
+    const handler = () => onClickRef.current();
+    mainButton.onClick(handler);
+    return () => {
+      mainButton.offClick(handler);
+      mainButton.hide();
+    };
+  }, [mainButton]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!mainButton) return;
+    mainButton.setText(text);
+    if (disabled) {
+      mainButton.disable();
+    } else {
+      mainButton.enable();
+    }
+    if (loading) {
+      mainButton.showProgress();
+    } else {
+      mainButton.hideProgress();
+    }
+    if (visible) {
+      mainButton.show();
+    } else {
+      mainButton.hide();
+    }
+  }, [mainButton, text, visible, disabled, loading]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shows Telegram's native header back button while `onBack` is non-null and
+ * invokes it on tap. Pass null to hide (e.g. at the root of a card stack).
+ */
+export function useBackButton(onBack: (() => void) | null): void {
+  const webApp = useTgWebApp();
+  const backButton = webApp?.BackButton;
+  const onBackRef = useRef(onBack);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onBackRef.current = onBack;
+  }, [onBack]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!backButton) return;
+    const handler = () => onBackRef.current?.();
+    backButton.onClick(handler);
+    return () => {
+      backButton.offClick(handler);
+      backButton.hide();
+    };
+  }, [backButton]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!backButton) return;
+    if (onBack) {
+      backButton.show();
+    } else {
+      backButton.hide();
+    }
+  }, [backButton, onBack]);
+}
diff --git a/panel/src/lib/telegram/theme.ts b/panel/src/lib/telegram/theme.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82f6d0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panel/src/lib/telegram/theme.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Telegram theme → panel token bridge.
+ *
+ * Maps the launcher's `themeParams` colors onto the shadcn CSS variables the
+ * whole component library reads, scoped to the `(tg)` shell element only —
+ * the desktop dashboard keeps its own theme. Later map entries win by
+ * re-setting the same variable, so a newer, more specific Telegram key
+ * (e.g. `section_bg_color`) overrides the broader fallback before it.
+ */
+
+import type { TelegramThemeParams, TelegramWebApp } from "./webapp";
+
+/** [Telegram key, panel CSS variable] — applied in order. */
+const THEME_VAR_MAP: ReadonlyArray<[keyof TelegramThemeParams, string]> = [
+  ["bg_color", "--background"],
+  ["secondary_bg_color", "--background"],
+  ["bg_color", "--card"],
+  ["section_bg_color", "--card"],
+  ["bg_color", "--popover"],
+  ["section_bg_color", "--popover"],
+  ["text_color", "--foreground"],
+  ["text_color", "--card-foreground"],
+  ["text_color", "--popover-foreground"],
+  ["hint_color", "--muted-foreground"],
+  ["subtitle_text_color", "--muted-foreground"],
+  ["button_color", "--primary"],
+  ["button_color", "--ring"],
+  ["button_text_color", "--primary-foreground"],
+  ["destructive_text_color", "--destructive"],
+  ["section_separator_color", "--border"],
+];
+
+/** Telegram promises `#rrggbb`; anything else is dropped rather than
+ * injected into a style attribute (the bridge object is still a trust
+ * boundary — a malformed value must not become CSS). */
+const HEX_COLOR = /^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/i;
+
+/**
+ * Applies the WebApp's current colorScheme + themeParams to `root`: toggles
+ * the `.dark` class (so unmapped tokens and `dark:` variants stay coherent)
+ * and sets every validly-colored mapped variable inline (inline wins over
+ * both `:root` and `.dark` definitions). Missing/invalid params are simply
+ * skipped — the panel's own theme shows through, which is the right
+ * degraded look.
+ */
+export function applyTelegramTheme(
+  webApp: TelegramWebApp,
+  root: HTMLElement,
+): void {
+  root.classList.toggle("dark", webApp.colorScheme === "dark");
+  const params = webApp.themeParams ?? {};
+  for (const [key, cssVar] of THEME_VAR_MAP) {
+    const value = params[key];
+    if (value && HEX_COLOR.test(value)) {
+      root.style.setProperty(cssVar, value);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Applies the theme now and re-applies on every `themeChanged` bridge event
+ * (the user switching Telegram themes mid-session). Returns a cleanup that
+ * unsubscribes; safe when the bridge lacks onEvent/offEvent (older clients,
+ * the dev mock) — then it's a one-shot apply with a no-op cleanup.
+ */
+export function startTelegramThemeSync(
+  webApp: TelegramWebApp,
+  root: HTMLElement,
+): () => void {
+  applyTelegramTheme(webApp, root);
+  if (!webApp.onEvent || !webApp.offEvent) return () => undefined;
+  const handler = () => applyTelegramTheme(webApp, root);
+  webApp.onEvent("themeChanged", handler);
+  return () => webApp.offEvent?.("themeChanged", handler);
+}
diff --git a/panel/src/lib/telegram/webapp.ts b/panel/src/lib/telegram/webapp.ts
index d2e10978..fe41451f 100644
--- a/panel/src/lib/telegram/webapp.ts
+++ b/panel/src/lib/telegram/webapp.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,54 @@
  *
  * Thin wrapper over the global `window.Telegram.WebApp` object injected by
  * https://telegram.org/js/telegram-web-app.js (loaded by the `(tg)` layout).
- * Only the handful of fields/methods the cockpit actually needs are typed —
- * the real object carries far more (haptics, theme params, main button,
- * etc.) that nothing here uses yet.
+ * Only the fields/methods the cockpit actually uses are typed — the real
+ * object carries far more.
  */
 
+/** Colors Telegram derives from the user's active Telegram theme. All hex
+ * (`#rrggbb`), all optional — older clients omit the newer keys. */
+export interface TelegramThemeParams {
+  bg_color?: string;
+  secondary_bg_color?: string;
+  section_bg_color?: string;
+  section_separator_color?: string;
+  text_color?: string;
+  hint_color?: string;
+  subtitle_text_color?: string;
+  link_color?: string;
+  accent_text_color?: string;
+  button_color?: string;
+  button_text_color?: string;
+  destructive_text_color?: string;
+}
+
+export interface TelegramMainButton {
+  setText: (text: string) => void;
+  show: () => void;
+  hide: () => void;
+  enable: () => void;
+  disable: () => void;
+  showProgress: (leaveActive?: boolean) => void;
+  hideProgress: () => void;
+  onClick: (cb: () => void) => void;
+  offClick: (cb: () => void) => void;
+}
+
+export interface TelegramBackButton {
+  show: () => void;
+  hide: () => void;
+  onClick: (cb: () => void) => void;
+  offClick: (cb: () => void) => void;
+}
+
+export interface TelegramHapticFeedback {
+  impactOccurred: (
+    style: "light" | "medium" | "heavy" | "rigid" | "soft",
+  ) => void;
+  notificationOccurred: (type: "error" | "success" | "warning") => void;
+  selectionChanged: () => void;
+}
+
 export interface TelegramWebApp {
   /** Signals the Mini App is ready to be displayed — hides Telegram's own
    * loading placeholder. Safe to call more than once. */
@@ -19,6 +62,18 @@ export interface TelegramWebApp {
    * when the WebApp object exists but wasn't launched with real init data
    * (e.g. a bare browser tab pointed at the URL). */
   initData: string;
+  /** "light" | "dark" — tracks the user's Telegram theme. */
+  colorScheme?: "light" | "dark";
+  themeParams?: TelegramThemeParams;
+  /** Subscribe/unsubscribe to bridge events ("themeChanged", …). */
+  onEvent?: (event: string, cb: () => void) => void;
+  offEvent?: (event: string, cb: () => void) => void;
+  /** Bot API 7.7+ — stops vertical swipes from minimizing the app so
+   * scrolling a list never accidentally dismisses the cockpit. */
+  disableVerticalSwipes?: () => void;
+  HapticFeedback?: TelegramHapticFeedback;
+  MainButton?: TelegramMainButton;
+  BackButton?: TelegramBackButton;
 }
 
 declare global {
@@ -41,6 +96,54 @@ export function getInitData(): string {
   return getTelegramWebApp()?.initData ?? "";
 }
 
+const DEV_MOCK_MARKER = "__robocoDevMock";
+
+/**
+ * Dev-only stand-in for the real WebApp object so the cockpit shell renders
+ * in a plain desktop browser (`pnpm dev` + a normal panel session). Every
+ * bridge method is a no-op; `initData` is empty and the page skips the
+ * webapp-auth POST for a mock (see `isDevMockWebApp`), riding the regular
+ * session cookie instead. The caller gates on NODE_ENV === "development",
+ * so production builds eliminate the branch entirely.
+ */
+export function createDevMockWebApp(): TelegramWebApp {
+  const noop = () => undefined;
+  const mock: TelegramWebApp & Record<string, unknown> = {
+    ready: noop,
+    expand: noop,
+    initData: "",
+    colorScheme: window.matchMedia?.("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches
+      ? "dark"
+      : "light",
+    themeParams: {},
+    [DEV_MOCK_MARKER]: true,
+  };
+  return mock;
+}
+
+/** True for objects minted by `createDevMockWebApp` — never for the real
+ * bridge, whose surface Telegram controls. */
+export function isDevMockWebApp(webApp: TelegramWebApp): boolean {
+  return DEV_MOCK_MARKER in webApp;
+}
+
+/** Null-safe haptic feedback — silently no-ops outside Telegram (and in the
+ * dev mock, which has no HapticFeedback object). */
+export const haptics = {
+  /** Light tap for selections/navigation. */
+  tap(): void {
+    getTelegramWebApp()?.HapticFeedback?.impactOccurred("light");
+  },
+  /** Success notification pulse after a mutation lands. */
+  success(): void {
+    getTelegramWebApp()?.HapticFeedback?.notificationOccurred("success");
+  },
+  /** Error notification pulse after a mutation fails. */
+  error(): void {
+    getTelegramWebApp()?.HapticFeedback?.notificationOccurred("error");
+  },
+};
+
 const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 100;
 
 /**