diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/agents/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/agents/index.tsx
index ec8f186dd1b..6a1fbf9eeea 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/agents/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/agents/index.tsx
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
       </button>
 
       {visibleRows.length > 0 ? (
-        <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-1 pl-6">
+        <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-1 pl-6" data-selectable-text="true">
           {visibleRows.map((entry, i) => (
             <StreamLine
               active={running && i === visibleRows.length - 1}
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
       ) : null}
 
       {open && fileLines.length > 0 ? (
-        <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-0.5 pl-6">
+        <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-0.5 pl-6" data-selectable-text="true">
           <p className="text-[0.58rem] font-medium tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/60 uppercase">
             {t.agents.files}
           </p>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx
index 137b4e6e049..57358186a03 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({ initialSection, onClose, onDeleteSession, on
                       </div>
                       <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap">
                         <Button onClick={() => void runSystemAction('restart')} size="xs" variant="text">
-                          {cc.restartMessaging}
+                          {cc.restartGateway}
                         </Button>
                         <Button onClick={() => void runSystemAction('update')} size="xs" variant="textStrong">
                           {cc.updateHermes}
@@ -426,7 +426,10 @@ export function CommandCenterView({ initialSection, onClose, onDeleteSession, on
                     </span>
                   )}
                 </div>
-                <pre className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) p-3 font-mono text-[0.65rem] leading-relaxed text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+                <pre
+                  className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) p-3 font-mono text-[0.65rem] leading-relaxed text-(--ui-text-tertiary)"
+                  data-selectable-text="true"
+                >
                   {logs.length ? logs.join('\n') : cc.noLogs}
                 </pre>
               </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
index 19ea7976344..54edc55fd54 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   Package,
   Palette,
   Plus,
+  RefreshCw,
   Settings,
   Settings2,
   Sun,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { $commandPaletteOpen, closeCommandPalette, setCommandPaletteOpen } from '@/store/command-palette'
 import { $bindings } from '@/store/keybinds'
+import { runGatewayRestart } from '@/store/system-actions'
 import { luminance } from '@/themes/color'
 import { type ThemeMode, useTheme } from '@/themes/context'
 import { isUserTheme, resolveTheme } from '@/themes/user-themes'
@@ -360,6 +362,13 @@ export function CommandPalette() {
             keywords: ['command center', 'usage', 'tokens', 'cost'],
             label: cc.sections.usage,
             run: go(`${COMMAND_CENTER_ROUTE}?section=usage`)
+          },
+          {
+            icon: RefreshCw,
+            id: 'cc-restart-gateway',
+            keywords: ['gateway', 'restart', 'messaging', 'reconnect', 'system'],
+            label: cc.restartGateway,
+            run: () => void runGatewayRestart()
           }
         ]
       },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx
index 7fc6ce212ef..f7f3eaa91e2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { AlertTriangle, ExternalLink, Save, Trash2 } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
+import { runGatewayRestart } from '@/store/system-actions'
 
 import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
 import { useRouteEnumParam } from '../hooks/use-route-enum-param'
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ function fieldCopy(field: MessagingEnvVarInfo, m: Translations['messaging']) {
 export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, ...props }: MessagingViewProps) {
   const { t } = useI18n()
   const m = t.messaging
+  // Both save/toggle toasts offer the same one-click restart.
+  const restartGatewayAction = { label: t.commandCenter.restartGateway, onClick: () => void runGatewayRestart() }
   const [platforms, setPlatforms] = useState<MessagingPlatformInfo[] | null>(null)
   const [edits, setEdits] = useState<EditMap>({})
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
@@ -197,7 +200,8 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
       notify({
         kind: 'success',
         title: enabled ? m.platformEnabled(platform.name) : m.platformDisabled(platform.name),
-        message: m.restartToApply
+        message: m.restartToApply,
+        action: restartGatewayAction
       })
     } catch (err) {
       notifyError(err, m.failedUpdate(platform.name))
@@ -222,7 +226,8 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
       notify({
         kind: 'success',
         title: m.setupSaved(platform.name),
-        message: m.restartToReconnect
+        message: m.restartToReconnect,
+        action: restartGatewayAction
       })
     } catch (err) {
       notifyError(err, m.failedSave(platform.name))
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
index a321096f183..d98ff2a9ace 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ function PostSetupRunner({ toolset, postSetupKey, onComplete }: PostSetupRunnerP
       </div>
 
       {status && (status.lines.length > 0 || status.running) && (
-        <pre className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto rounded-md bg-background px-2.5 py-1.5 font-mono text-[0.7rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap">
+        <pre
+          className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto rounded-md bg-background px-2.5 py-1.5 font-mono text-[0.7rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap"
+          data-selectable-text="true"
+        >
           {status.lines.length > 0 ? status.lines.join('\n') : copy.postSetupStarting}
         </pre>
       )}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
index b9a2d715454..a95ac3217f5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import type { CommandCenterSection } from '@/app/command-center'
 import { $terminalTakeover, setTerminalTakeover } from '@/app/right-sidebar/store'
 import { GatewayMenuPanel } from '@/app/shell/gateway-menu-panel'
+import { GlyphSpinner } from '@/components/ui/glyph-spinner'
 import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import {
   Activity,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   setYoloActive
 } from '@/store/session'
 import { $subagentsBySession, activeSubagentCount } from '@/store/subagents'
+import { $gatewayRestarting } from '@/store/system-actions'
 import {
   $backendUpdateApply,
   $backendUpdateStatus,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   const busy = useStore($busy)
   const currentUsage = useStore($currentUsage)
   const desktopActionTasks = useStore($desktopActionTasks)
+  const gatewayRestarting = useStore($gatewayRestarting)
   const previewServerRestartStatus = useStore($previewServerRestartStatus)
   const sessionStartedAt = useStore($sessionStartedAt)
   const turnStartedAt = useStore($turnStartedAt)
@@ -299,9 +302,15 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
         variant: 'action'
       },
       {
-        className: gatewayClassName,
-        detail: gatewayDetail,
-        icon: inferenceReady ? <Activity className="size-3" /> : <AlertCircle className="size-3" />,
+        className: gatewayRestarting ? undefined : gatewayClassName,
+        detail: gatewayRestarting ? copy.gatewayRestarting : gatewayDetail,
+        icon: gatewayRestarting ? (
+          <GlyphSpinner ariaLabel={copy.gatewayRestarting} className="size-3" />
+        ) : inferenceReady ? (
+          <Activity className="size-3" />
+        ) : (
+          <AlertCircle className="size-3" />
+        ),
         id: 'gateway-health',
         label: copy.gateway,
         menuClassName: 'w-72',
@@ -354,6 +363,7 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
       gatewayMenuContent,
       gatewayClassName,
       gatewayDetail,
+      gatewayRestarting,
       inferenceReady,
       inferenceStatus?.reason,
       openAgents,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/notifications.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/notifications.tsx
index ed26edbec0a..2558d27f93f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/notifications.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/notifications.tsx
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ function NotificationDetail({ detail }: { detail: string }) {
     <details className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
       <summary className="select-none font-medium text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">{copy.details}</summary>
       <div className="mt-1 rounded-md bg-background/65 p-2">
-        <pre className="max-h-32 whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word font-mono text-[0.6875rem] leading-relaxed">
+        <pre
+          className="max-h-32 whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word font-mono text-[0.6875rem] leading-relaxed"
+          data-selectable-text="true"
+        >
           {detail}
         </pre>
         <CopyButton
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/log-view.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/log-view.tsx
index fcaad4d62b1..8ae191af8c0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/log-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/log-view.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 // Shared raw-log viewer: no bg, hairline border, tight padding, small mono.
 // One style everywhere we surface logs. Pass a max-h-* via className.
+// Selectable by default — logs exist to be read and copied.
 export function LogView({ className, ...props }: ComponentProps<'div'>) {
   return (
     <div
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export function LogView({ className, ...props }: ComponentProps<'div'>) {
         'overflow-auto rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) px-2.5 py-1.5 font-mono text-[0.6875rem] leading-[1.5] whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-(--ui-text-tertiary) [scrollbar-width:thin]',
         className
       )}
+      data-selectable-text="true"
       {...props}
     />
   )
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 158de543c49..afe1e0117a2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     gatewayRunning: 'Messaging gateway running',
     gatewayStopped: 'Messaging gateway stopped',
     hermesActiveSessions: (version, count) => `Hermes ${version} · Active sessions ${count}`,
-    restartMessaging: 'Restart messaging',
+    restartGateway: 'Restart gateway',
+    gatewayRestartFailed: 'Gateway restart failed.',
     updateHermes: 'Update Hermes',
     actionRunning: 'running',
     actionDone: 'done',
@@ -832,9 +833,9 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     disableAria: name => `Disable ${name}`,
     platformEnabled: name => `${name} enabled`,
     platformDisabled: name => `${name} disabled`,
-    restartToApply: 'Restart the gateway for this change to take effect.',
+    restartToApply: 'This change takes effect after a gateway restart.',
     setupSaved: name => `${name} setup saved`,
-    restartToReconnect: 'Restart the gateway to reconnect with the new credentials.',
+    restartToReconnect: 'New credentials take effect after a gateway restart.',
     keyCleared: key => `${key} cleared`,
     setupUpdated: name => `${name} setup was updated.`,
     failedUpdate: name => `Failed to update ${name}`,
@@ -1589,6 +1590,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       gatewayChecking: 'checking',
       gatewayConnecting: 'connecting',
       gatewayOffline: 'offline',
+      gatewayRestarting: 'restarting…',
       gatewayTitle: 'Hermes inference gateway status',
       agents: 'Agents',
       closeAgents: 'Close agents',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index 244fc12ca49..03fd9b4354b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -883,7 +883,8 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     gatewayRunning: 'メッセージングゲートウェイが実行中',
     gatewayStopped: 'メッセージングゲートウェイが停止中',
     hermesActiveSessions: (version, count) => `Hermes ${version} · アクティブセッション ${count}`,
-    restartMessaging: 'メッセージングを再起動',
+    restartGateway: 'ゲートウェイを再起動',
+    gatewayRestartFailed: 'ゲートウェイの再起動に失敗しました。',
     updateHermes: 'Hermes を更新',
     actionRunning: '実行中',
     actionDone: '完了',
@@ -953,9 +954,9 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     disableAria: name => `${name} を無効にする`,
     platformEnabled: name => `${name} を有効にしました`,
     platformDisabled: name => `${name} を無効にしました`,
-    restartToApply: 'この変更を有効にするにはゲートウェイを再起動してください。',
+    restartToApply: 'この変更はゲートウェイの再起動後に有効になります。',
     setupSaved: name => `${name} の設定を保存しました`,
-    restartToReconnect: '新しい認証情報で再接続するにはゲートウェイを再起動してください。',
+    restartToReconnect: '新しい認証情報はゲートウェイの再起動後に有効になります。',
     keyCleared: key => `${key} をクリアしました`,
     setupUpdated: name => `${name} の設定が更新されました。`,
     failedUpdate: name => `${name} の更新に失敗しました`,
@@ -1719,6 +1720,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       gatewayChecking: '確認中',
       gatewayConnecting: '接続中',
       gatewayOffline: 'オフライン',
+      gatewayRestarting: '再起動中…',
       gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推論ゲートウェイのステータス',
       agents: 'エージェント',
       closeAgents: 'エージェントを閉じる',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
index 90168d28e86..da025767fff 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ export interface Translations {
     gatewayRunning: string
     gatewayStopped: string
     hermesActiveSessions: (version: string, count: number) => string
-    restartMessaging: string
+    restartGateway: string
+    gatewayRestartFailed: string
     updateHermes: string
     actionRunning: string
     actionDone: string
@@ -1231,6 +1232,7 @@ export interface Translations {
       gatewayChecking: string
       gatewayConnecting: string
       gatewayOffline: string
+      gatewayRestarting: string
       gatewayTitle: string
       agents: string
       closeAgents: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index c1eb3b8f883..b60fe5d423d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     gatewayRunning: '訊息閘道執行中',
     gatewayStopped: '訊息閘道已停止',
     hermesActiveSessions: (version, count) => `Hermes ${version} · 活躍工作階段 ${count}`,
-    restartMessaging: '重新啟動訊息服務',
+    restartGateway: '重新啟動閘道',
+    gatewayRestartFailed: '閘道重新啟動失敗。',
     updateHermes: '更新 Hermes',
     actionRunning: '執行中',
     actionDone: '完成',
@@ -925,9 +926,9 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     disableAria: name => `停用 ${name}`,
     platformEnabled: name => `${name} 已啟用`,
     platformDisabled: name => `${name} 已停用`,
-    restartToApply: '重新啟動閘道後此變更才會生效。',
+    restartToApply: '此變更將在閘道重新啟動後生效。',
     setupSaved: name => `${name} 設定已儲存`,
-    restartToReconnect: '重新啟動閘道以使用新憑證重新連線。',
+    restartToReconnect: '新憑證將在閘道重新啟動後生效。',
     keyCleared: key => `${key} 已清除`,
     setupUpdated: name => `${name} 設定已更新。`,
     failedUpdate: name => `更新 ${name} 失敗`,
@@ -1663,6 +1664,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       gatewayChecking: '檢查中',
       gatewayConnecting: '連線中',
       gatewayOffline: '離線',
+      gatewayRestarting: '重新啟動中…',
       gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推論閘道狀態',
       agents: '代理',
       closeAgents: '關閉代理',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 161a438b9e7..bc0b828b955 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -953,7 +953,8 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     gatewayRunning: '消息网关运行中',
     gatewayStopped: '消息网关已停止',
     hermesActiveSessions: (version, count) => `Hermes ${version} · 活跃会话 ${count}`,
-    restartMessaging: '重启消息服务',
+    restartGateway: '重启网关',
+    gatewayRestartFailed: '网关重启失败。',
     updateHermes: '更新 Hermes',
     actionRunning: '运行中',
     actionDone: '完成',
@@ -1022,9 +1023,9 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     disableAria: name => `禁用 ${name}`,
     platformEnabled: name => `${name} 已启用`,
     platformDisabled: name => `${name} 已禁用`,
-    restartToApply: '重启网关后此更改才会生效。',
+    restartToApply: '此更改将在网关重启后生效。',
     setupSaved: name => `${name} 设置已保存`,
-    restartToReconnect: '重启网关以使用新凭据重新连接。',
+    restartToReconnect: '新凭据将在网关重启后生效。',
     keyCleared: key => `${key} 已清除`,
     setupUpdated: name => `${name} 设置已更新。`,
     failedUpdate: name => `更新 ${name} 失败`,
@@ -1769,6 +1770,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       gatewayChecking: '检查中',
       gatewayConnecting: '连接中',
       gatewayOffline: '离线',
+      gatewayRestarting: '重启中…',
       gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推理网关状态',
       agents: '代理',
       closeAgents: '关闭代理',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/store/system-actions.ts b/apps/desktop/src/store/system-actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43a8d9b770e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/store/system-actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { atom } from 'nanostores'
+
+import { getActionStatus, restartGateway } from '@/hermes'
+import { translateNow } from '@/i18n'
+import { notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
+import type { ActionResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
+
+const POLL_ATTEMPTS = 18
+const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1200
+const POLL_TIMEOUT_S = 180
+
+// True while a gateway restart is in flight — drives the statusbar gateway
+// indicator (glyph spinner) so the restart shows up where users already look,
+// instead of a toast that vanishes or a generic "Agents running" counter.
+export const $gatewayRestarting = atom(false)
+
+// Poll a backend action to completion (or a bounded window), throwing on a
+// non-zero exit so the caller can surface the failure.
+async function awaitAction(started: ActionResponse): Promise<void> {
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < POLL_ATTEMPTS; attempt += 1) {
+    await new Promise(resolve => window.setTimeout(resolve, POLL_INTERVAL_MS))
+    const status = await getActionStatus(started.name, POLL_TIMEOUT_S)
+
+    if (!status.running) {
+      if (status.exit_code != null && status.exit_code !== 0) {
+        throw new Error(translateNow('commandCenter.gatewayRestartFailed'))
+      }
+
+      return
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Restart the messaging gateway, surfacing progress in the statusbar gateway
+// indicator. Self-contained and never rejects, so every trigger — Cmd+K, the
+// messaging save/toggle toasts — gets identical feedback from a plain
+// `void runGatewayRestart()`, and a failure is the only thing that toasts.
+export async function runGatewayRestart(): Promise<void> {
+  $gatewayRestarting.set(true)
+
+  try {
+    await awaitAction(await restartGateway())
+  } catch (err) {
+    notifyError(err, translateNow('commandCenter.gatewayRestartFailed'))
+  } finally {
+    $gatewayRestarting.set(false)
+  }
+}