diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/home.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/home.js
index 95112e4b..2e216ce0 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/home.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/home.js
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ async function init() {
     if (tile) tile.hidden = false;
   }
 
+  // Forge tile: reveal + point at the live forge only when the
+  // hive-forge container is up. Prefer the gateway-served public URL
+  // (set when forge.behindGateway=true), fall back to the direct :3000
+  // port — same precedence the dashboard uses for forge links.
+  if (state.forge_present) {
+    const tile = $('home-tile-forge');
+    if (tile) {
+      tile.href = state.forge_public_url || `http://${location.hostname}:3000`;
+      tile.hidden = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   const ident = $('hive-identity');
   if (ident && (state.swarm_name || state.hive_name)) {
     const parts = [state.swarm_name, state.hive_name].filter(Boolean);
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
index 669b40a1..64021b66 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@
         <span class="home-tile-desc">operator-local prefs · browser notifications</span>
       </a>
 
+      <!-- Forge tile: hidden until home.js confirms the hive-forge
+           container is up (state.forge_present); home.js also fills the
+           href from state.forge_public_url (or the :3000 fallback), so
+           operators without a forge never see a dead link. -->
+      <a class="home-tile" id="home-tile-forge" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" hidden>
+        <span class="home-tile-head">
+          <span class="home-tile-icon" aria-hidden="true">⚒</span>
+          <span class="home-tile-label">Forge</span>
+        </span>
+        <span class="home-tile-desc">issues · pull requests · agent-config repos</span>
+      </a>
+
       <!-- Matrix tile: hidden until home.js confirms the matrix GUI is
            enabled (state.matrix_gui_enabled), mirroring the dashboard
            tab gating so operators without it don't see a dead link. -->