diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
index 91c3a21..7a042e7 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 // and tails the unified dashboard event channel over `/dashboard/stream`.
 
 (() => {
+  // ─── constants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Context-window token thresholds — mirror the harness compaction watermarks
+  // in hive-ag3nt (HIVE_COMPACT_WATERMARK_TOKENS = 150k; auto-reset at 100k).
+  // TODO: source these from model metadata once damocles lands that feature.
+  const CTX_WARN_TOKENS    = 150_000; // ≥ this → compact territory (red)
+  const CTX_CAUTION_TOKENS = 100_000; // ≥ this → approaching reset (yellow)
+
   // ─── helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
   const esc = (s) => String(s).replace(/[&<>"]/g, (c) =>
@@ -551,12 +558,9 @@
           `⏰ ${c.pending_reminders}`));
       }
       if (c.ctx_tokens != null) {
-        // Colour thresholds mirror the harness compaction watermarks:
-        // < 100k = safe (green), 100k–150k = approaching reset (yellow),
-        // ≥ 150k = compact territory (red).
         const k = Math.round(c.ctx_tokens / 1000);
-        const ctxClass = c.ctx_tokens >= 150_000 ? 'badge-ctx-warn'
-          : c.ctx_tokens >= 100_000 ? 'badge-ctx-caution'
+        const ctxClass = c.ctx_tokens >= CTX_WARN_TOKENS    ? 'badge-ctx-warn'
+          : c.ctx_tokens >= CTX_CAUTION_TOKENS ? 'badge-ctx-caution'
           : 'badge-ctx-ok';
         head.append(el('span',
           {