diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
index 2c6ea9a..600d672 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
@@ -1028,7 +1028,12 @@
       // The broker uses the literal recipient `manager` for the
       // manager's inbox, not the container name `hm1nd`. Swap on
       // suggestion so `@manager` Just Works.
-      return s.containers.map((c) => (c.is_manager ? 'manager' : c.name));
+      const names = s.containers.map((c) => (c.is_manager ? 'manager' : c.name));
+      // `*` fans out the message to every registered agent (server-side
+      // broadcast_send). Surface it as a suggestion so operators can
+      // type `@*` from the dashboard the same way the manager does.
+      names.unshift('*');
+      return names;
     }
     function autosize() {
       input.style.height = 'auto';
@@ -1037,7 +1042,7 @@
     /// Parse "@name body…" — return {to, body} when the input opens
     /// with a known @-mention, otherwise null.
     function parseAddressed(raw) {
-      const m = raw.match(/^@([\w-]+)\s+([\s\S]+)$/);
+      const m = raw.match(/^@([\w*-]+)\s+([\s\S]+)$/);
       if (!m) return null;
       return { to: m[1], body: m[2] };
     }
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index c5dd7bb..5e3e594 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -1054,7 +1054,14 @@ async fn post_op_send(State(state): State<AppState>, Form(form): Form<OpSendForm
     if body.is_empty() {
         return error_response("op-send: `body` required");
     }
-    if let Err(e) = state.coord.broker.send(&hive_sh4re::Message {
+    if to == "*" {
+        let errors = state
+            .coord
+            .broadcast_send(hive_sh4re::OPERATOR_RECIPIENT, &body);
+        if !errors.is_empty() {
+            return error_response(&format!("op-send broadcast partial fail: {}", errors.join("; ")));
+        }
+    } else if let Err(e) = state.coord.broker.send(&hive_sh4re::Message {
         from: hive_sh4re::OPERATOR_RECIPIENT.to_owned(),
         to: to.clone(),
         body,