diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
index 84512f97..ffd1756b 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
@@ -2047,8 +2047,57 @@ body.logs-shell {
   font-size: 0.85em;
 }
 
+/* ─── capabilities (permissions) table ─────────────────────────────
+   Agents × capabilities matrix in the P3RM1SS10NS tab. Same layout
+   as the tool-groups table below. Horizontally scrollable on narrow
+   viewports. */
+.cap-table-wrap {
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
+}
+.cap-table {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  font-size: 0.82em;
+  min-width: 100%;
+}
+.cap-table th,
+.cap-table td {
+  padding: 0.35em 0.6em;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  text-align: center;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.cap-table thead th {
+  background: var(--bg-elev);
+  color: var(--muted);
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.cap-agent-col {
+  text-align: left !important;
+  min-width: 8em;
+}
+.cap-agent-name {
+  color: var(--fg);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.cap-cb {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  width: 1em;
+  height: 1em;
+  accent-color: var(--purple);
+}
+.cap-save-btn {
+  font-size: 0.78em;
+  padding: 0.2em 0.6em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.cap-row:hover td {
+  background: var(--bg-elev);
+}
+
 /* ─── tool-groups (permissions) table ──────────────────────────────
-   Agents × tool-groups matrix in the SYST3M tab. Horizontally
+   Agents × tool-groups matrix in the P3RM1SS10NS tab. Horizontally
    scrollable on narrow viewports. */
 .tg-table-wrap {
   overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
index 47902292..e0f81078 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
         <span class="tab-label">◆ SYST3M ◆</span>
         <span class="tab-count" id="tab-count-system" hidden></span>
       </a>
+      <!-- P3RM1SS10NS: per-agent capability grants and tool-group
+           assignments. Both tables are fetched on tab activation. -->
+      <a class="tab" id="tab-permissions" href="#permissions" role="tab"
+         aria-controls="tab-pane-permissions"
+         data-tab="permissions">
+        <span class="tab-label">◆ P3RM1SS10NS ◆</span>
+      </a>
+
       <!-- SCH3DUL3S: scheduled-prompts surface. List of queued
            schedules + an operator-direct creation form. Count pill
            mirrors the active (non-cancelled) schedule count; hidden
@@ -172,6 +180,22 @@
         <p class="meta">loading…</p>
       </div>
 
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- P3RM1SS10NS: per-agent capability grants + tool-group
+         assignments. Both tables are column-driven from the backend
+         (GET /api/capabilities, GET /api/tool-groups) so new entries
+         require no UI change. Saving POSTs to the respective
+         /{agent} endpoint and queues a rebuild. -->
+    <section class="tab-pane" id="tab-pane-permissions"
+             role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-permissions">
+      <h2>◆ C4P4B1L1T13S ◆</h2>
+      <div class="divider">══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════</div>
+      <p class="meta">per-agent capability grants. capabilities unlock gated MCP tools and system access. saving queues a rebuild for the affected agent.</p>
+      <div id="capabilities-section">
+        <p class="meta">loading…</p>
+      </div>
+
       <!-- T00L GR0UPS: per-agent tool-group permission matrix. Rows = agents,
            cols = tool groups fetched from GET /api/tool-groups.
            Checking / unchecking and saving POSTs to
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 35b36e94..d9c3ca73 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -1178,6 +1178,121 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // each save. Groups (columns) come from the backend so the UI doesn't
   // need updating when a new group is added.
 
+  async function fetchAndRenderCapabilities() {
+    const root = $('capabilities-section');
+    if (!root) return;
+    root.replaceChildren();
+    root.append(el('p', { class: 'meta' }, 'loading…'));
+    try {
+      const resp = await fetch('/api/capabilities');
+      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('http ' + resp.status);
+      const data = await resp.json();
+      renderCapabilities(root, data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      root.replaceChildren();
+      root.append(el('p', { class: 'meta' }, 'fetch failed: ' + err));
+    }
+  }
+
+  function renderCapabilities(root, data) {
+    root.replaceChildren();
+    const { caps, assignments } = data;
+    if (!caps || !caps.length) {
+      root.append(el('p', { class: 'meta' }, '(no capabilities defined)'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Agent names: union of live containers + keys already in assignments.
+    const agentNames = [...new Set([
+      ...Array.from(containersState.keys()),
+      ...Object.keys(assignments),
+    ])].sort();
+
+    if (!agentNames.length) {
+      root.append(el('p', { class: 'meta' }, '(no agents)'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const wrap = el('div', { class: 'cap-table-wrap' });
+    const table = el('table', { class: 'cap-table' });
+
+    // Header row.
+    const thead = el('thead');
+    const hrow = el('tr');
+    hrow.append(el('th', { class: 'cap-agent-col' }, 'agent'));
+    for (const c of caps) {
+      hrow.append(el('th', { class: 'cap-cap-col', title: c }, c.replace(/_/g, '_​')));
+    }
+    hrow.append(el('th', { class: 'cap-save-col' }, ''));
+    thead.append(hrow);
+    table.append(thead);
+
+    const tbody = el('tbody');
+    for (const name of agentNames) {
+      const assigned = assignments[name] || [];
+      const tr = el('tr', { class: 'cap-row' });
+
+      // Agent name cell.
+      tr.append(el('td', { class: 'cap-agent-col' },
+        el('span', { class: 'cap-agent-name' }, name)));
+
+      // One checkbox per capability.
+      const checkboxes = [];
+      for (const c of caps) {
+        const checked = assigned.includes(c);
+        const td = el('td', { class: 'cap-cap-col' });
+        const cb = el('input', {
+          type: 'checkbox',
+          class: 'cap-cb',
+          'data-cap': c,
+          'aria-label': c,
+        });
+        cb.checked = checked;
+        td.append(cb);
+        tr.append(td);
+        checkboxes.push(cb);
+      }
+
+      // Save button cell.
+      const saveTd = el('td', { class: 'cap-save-col' });
+      const saveBtn = el('button', { type: 'button', class: 'btn cap-save-btn' }, 'save');
+      saveBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+        const selectedCaps = checkboxes
+          .filter((cb) => cb.checked)
+          .map((cb) => cb.dataset.cap);
+        saveBtn.disabled = true;
+        saveBtn.textContent = '…';
+        try {
+          const r = await fetch('/api/capabilities/' + encodeURIComponent(name), {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ caps: selectedCaps }),
+          });
+          if (!r.ok) {
+            const txt = await r.text();
+            saveBtn.textContent = 'err';
+            saveBtn.title = txt;
+          } else {
+            saveBtn.textContent = '✓';
+            setTimeout(fetchAndRenderCapabilities, 800);
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          saveBtn.textContent = 'err';
+          saveBtn.title = String(err);
+        } finally {
+          saveBtn.disabled = false;
+        }
+      });
+      saveTd.append(saveBtn);
+      tr.append(saveTd);
+
+      tbody.append(tr);
+    }
+    table.append(tbody);
+    wrap.append(table);
+    root.append(wrap);
+  }
+
   async function fetchAndRenderToolGroups() {
     const root = $('tool-groups-section');
     if (!root) return;
@@ -3463,7 +3578,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // (`/flow.html`) reached via the tab-strip link. Tab routing only
   // applies when the tab DOM is present (e.g. not on the flow page
   // itself, where these elements don't exist and the loop no-ops).
-  const TABS = ['swarm', 'call', 'system', 'schedules', 'peers', 'settings'];
+  const TABS = ['swarm', 'call', 'system', 'permissions', 'schedules', 'peers', 'settings'];
   function activateTab(name) {
     const target = TABS.includes(name) ? name : TABS[0];
     for (const t of TABS) {
@@ -3483,9 +3598,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
     // Schedules pane has no SSE channel for mutations, so re-fetch
     // on activation so the operator never lands on stale data.
     if (target === 'schedules') refreshSchedules();
-    // Capabilities table is on the system pane; fetch on each activation
-    // so it stays fresh without an SSE channel.
-    if (target === 'system') fetchAndRenderToolGroups();
+    // Permissions tables (capabilities + tool-groups) have no SSE channel;
+    // fetch both on each activation so the operator sees fresh data.
+    if (target === 'permissions') {
+      fetchAndRenderCapabilities();
+      fetchAndRenderToolGroups();
+    }
   }
   // ─── tabbar overflow menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   // Tabs with `data-overflow="default"` (LOGS, SETTINGS) always live in
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index d4e79eb0..84f6ffe2 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub async fn serve(port: u16, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Result<()> {
         .route("/api/topology/set-parent", post(post_set_parent))
         .route("/api/tool-groups", get(get_tool_groups))
         .route("/api/tool-groups/{agent}", post(post_tool_groups))
+        .route("/api/capabilities", get(get_capabilities))
+        .route("/api/capabilities/{agent}", post(post_capabilities))
         .route("/op-send", post(post_op_send))
         .route("/meta-update", post(post_meta_update))
         .route("/api/schedules", get(api_schedules).post(post_schedule_new))
@@ -2503,7 +2505,7 @@ async fn post_set_parent(
     }
 }
 
-// ── tool-group (capabilities) endpoints ──────────────────────────────────
+// ── tool-group endpoints ──────────────────────────────────
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct ToolGroupsSnapshot {
@@ -2549,7 +2551,7 @@ async fn post_tool_groups(
         crate::rebuild_queue::QueueKind::Rebuild,
         logical.clone(),
         crate::rebuild_queue::QueueSource::Manual,
-        "tool-group change via capabilities UI".to_owned(),
+        "tool-group change via permissions UI".to_owned(),
         None,
     );
     state.coord.emit_rebuild_queue_snapshot();
@@ -2557,6 +2559,58 @@ async fn post_tool_groups(
     (StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response()
 }
 
+// ── capability endpoints ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct CapabilitiesSnapshot {
+    /// Ordered list of all known capability names. Drives the column
+    /// headers in the capabilities table — the UI does not hard-code them.
+    caps: Vec<&'static str>,
+    /// Per-agent capability grant map. Absent agents have no extra caps.
+    assignments: std::collections::BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+async fn get_capabilities(State(_state): State<AppState>) -> axum::Json<CapabilitiesSnapshot> {
+    use hive_sh4re::Capability;
+    let caps = vec![
+        Capability::ManageRootAgent.as_str(),
+        Capability::ReadHostJournal.as_str(),
+        Capability::QueryAgentState.as_str(),
+    ];
+    let assignments = crate::capabilities::read();
+    axum::Json(CapabilitiesSnapshot { caps, assignments })
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct SetCapabilitiesBody {
+    caps: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+async fn post_capabilities(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
+    axum::Json(body): axum::Json<SetCapabilitiesBody>,
+) -> Response {
+    let logical = strip_container_prefix(&name);
+    if let Some(reject) = guard_agent_name(&state, &logical).await {
+        return reject;
+    }
+    if let Err(e) = crate::capabilities::set_caps(&logical, &body.caps) {
+        return error_response(&format!("set capabilities for {logical}: {e}"));
+    }
+    // Trigger a rebuild so the new HIVE_CAPABILITIES env var takes effect.
+    state.coord.rebuild_queue.enqueue(
+        crate::rebuild_queue::QueueKind::Rebuild,
+        logical.clone(),
+        crate::rebuild_queue::QueueSource::Manual,
+        "capability change via dashboard".to_owned(),
+        None,
+    );
+    state.coord.emit_rebuild_queue_snapshot();
+    tracing::info!(agent = %logical, caps = ?body.caps, "operator: set capabilities via dashboard");
+    (StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response()
+}
+
 async fn post_rebuild(State(state): State<AppState>, AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>) -> Response {
     let logical = strip_container_prefix(&name);
     if let Some(reject) = guard_agent_name(&state, &logical).await {