diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
index 9a78466..1482419 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ body {
   text-align: center;
   margin: 0 0 1em 0;
   font-size: 0.95em;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.55), 0 0 14px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.25);
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
 h2, h3 {
   color: var(--purple);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.15em;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.4);
 }
 .divider {
   color: var(--purple-dim);
@@ -39,11 +41,14 @@ h2, h3 {
   margin-bottom: 0.5em;
 }
 .meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.85em; }
-.status-online { color: var(--green); }
-.status-needs-login { color: var(--amber); }
+.status-online { color: var(--green); text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(166, 227, 161, 0.55); }
+.status-needs-login { color: var(--amber); text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55); }
 code { background: rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.12); padding: 0.05em 0.3em; border-radius: 2px; }
-a { color: var(--cyan); }
-a:hover { color: var(--fg); }
+a {
+  color: var(--cyan);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(137, 220, 235, 0.5);
+}
+a:hover { color: var(--fg); text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(137, 220, 235, 0.9); }
 .btn {
   font-family: inherit;
   font-size: 1em;
@@ -54,7 +59,15 @@ a:hover { color: var(--fg); }
   cursor: pointer;
   letter-spacing: 0.1em;
 }
-.btn:hover { background: rgba(205, 214, 244, 0.06); }
+.btn {
+  text-shadow: 0 0 4px currentColor;
+  transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease, text-shadow 0.15s ease;
+}
+.btn:hover {
+  background: rgba(205, 214, 244, 0.06);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 10px currentColor;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px -2px currentColor;
+}
 .btn-login { color: var(--amber); border-color: var(--amber); }
 .btn-cancel { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); font-size: 0.85em; padding: 0.15em 0.6em; }
 .btn-rebuild {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
index 79dfdd4..8dee7fa 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ body {
   text-align: center;
   margin: 0 0 1em 0;
   font-size: 0.95em;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.55), 0 0 14px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.25);
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
 h1, h2 {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ h1, h2 {
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.15em;
   margin-top: 2em;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.4);
 }
 .divider {
   color: var(--purple-dim);
@@ -49,8 +51,12 @@ a {
   color: var(--cyan);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-weight: bold;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(137, 220, 235, 0.5);
+}
+a:hover {
+  color: var(--fg);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(137, 220, 235, 0.9);
 }
-a:hover { color: var(--fg); }
 .role {
   display: inline-block;
   margin-left: 0.4em;
@@ -87,8 +93,15 @@ ul form.inline { display: inline-block; }
   border: 1px solid;
   padding: 0.25em 0.8em;
   cursor: pointer;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 4px currentColor;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 currentColor;
+  transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease;
+}
+.btn:hover {
+  background: rgba(205, 214, 244, 0.06);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 10px currentColor;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px -2px currentColor;
 }
-.btn:hover { background: rgba(205, 214, 244, 0.06); }
 .btn-approve { color: var(--green); border-color: var(--green); }
 .btn-deny { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }
 .btn-destroy { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); font-size: 0.75em; padding: 0.15em 0.5em; margin-left: 0.6em; }