diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/[[...panel]]/page.tsx
similarity index 95%
rename from src/app/page.tsx
rename to src/app/[[...panel]]/page.tsx
index 34ec5ed..1bdfec0 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[[...panel]]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation'
 import { NavRail } from '@/components/layout/nav-rail'
 import { HeaderBar } from '@/components/layout/header-bar'
 import { LiveFeed } from '@/components/layout/live-feed'
@@ -39,7 +40,15 @@ import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
 
 export default function Home() {
   const { connect } = useWebSocket()
-  const { activeTab, setCurrentUser, setDashboardMode, setGatewayAvailable, setSubscription, liveFeedOpen, toggleLiveFeed } = useMissionControl()
+  const { activeTab, setActiveTab, setCurrentUser, setDashboardMode, setGatewayAvailable, setSubscription, liveFeedOpen, toggleLiveFeed } = useMissionControl()
+
+  // Sync URL → Zustand activeTab
+  const pathname = usePathname()
+  const panelFromUrl = pathname === '/' ? 'overview' : pathname.slice(1)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setActiveTab(panelFromUrl)
+  }, [panelFromUrl, setActiveTab])
 
   // Connect to SSE for real-time local DB events (tasks, agents, chat, etc.)
   useServerEvents()
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.tsx
index 1f76760..38ab1a9 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
+import { useNavigateToPanel } from '@/lib/navigation'
 import { useSmartPoll } from '@/lib/use-smart-poll'
 
 interface DbStats {
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ export function Dashboard() {
     logs,
     agents,
     tasks,
-    setActiveTab,
   } = useMissionControl()
+  const navigateToPanel = useNavigateToPanel()
   const isLocal = dashboardMode === 'local'
   const subscriptionLabel = subscription?.type
     ? subscription.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + subscription.type.slice(1)
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
       <div className="grid grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
         {isLocal ? (
           <>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('sessions')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('sessions')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Active Sessions"
                 value={claudeStats?.active_sessions ?? activeSessions}
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="blue"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('sessions')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('sessions')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Projects"
                 value={claudeStats?.unique_projects ?? 0}
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="green"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('tokens')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('tokens')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Tokens Used"
                 value={formatTokensShort((claudeStats?.total_input_tokens ?? 0) + (claudeStats?.total_output_tokens ?? 0))}
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="purple"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('tokens')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('tokens')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Est. Cost"
                 value={subscriptionLabel ? `Included` : `$${(claudeStats?.total_estimated_cost ?? 0).toFixed(2)}`}
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
           </>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('history')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('history')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Active Sessions"
                 value={activeSessions}
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="blue"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('agents')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('agents')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Agents Online"
                 value={onlineAgents}
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="green"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('tasks')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('tasks')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Tasks Running"
                 value={runningTasks}
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                 color="purple"
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => setActiveTab('logs')}>
+            <div className="cursor-pointer" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('logs')}>
               <MetricCard
                 label="Errors (24h)"
                 value={errorCount}
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
 
         {/* Middle panel: Claude Stats (local) or Security & Audit (full) */}
         {isLocal ? (
-          <div className="panel cursor-pointer hover:border-primary/30 transition-smooth" onClick={() => setActiveTab('sessions')}>
+          <div className="panel cursor-pointer hover:border-primary/30 transition-smooth" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('sessions')}>
             <div className="panel-header">
               <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Claude Code Stats</h3>
               <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full text-2xs font-medium bg-purple-500/10 text-purple-400 border border-purple-500/20">
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ export function Dashboard() {
             </div>
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <div className="panel cursor-pointer hover:border-primary/30 transition-smooth" onClick={() => setActiveTab('audit')}>
+          <div className="panel cursor-pointer hover:border-primary/30 transition-smooth" onClick={() => navigateToPanel('audit')}>
             <div className="panel-header">
               <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Security & Audit</h3>
               {dbStats && dbStats.audit.loginFailures > 0 && (
@@ -513,15 +514,15 @@ export function Dashboard() {
       {/* Quick Actions */}
       <div className="grid grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-2">
         {!isLocal && (
-          <QuickAction label="Spawn Agent" desc="Launch sub-agent" tab="spawn" icon={<SpawnActionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
+          <QuickAction label="Spawn Agent" desc="Launch sub-agent" tab="spawn" icon={<SpawnActionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
         )}
-        <QuickAction label="View Logs" desc="Real-time viewer" tab="logs" icon={<LogActionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
-        <QuickAction label="Task Board" desc="Kanban view" tab="tasks" icon={<TaskActionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
-        <QuickAction label="Memory" desc="Knowledge base" tab="memory" icon={<MemoryActionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
+        <QuickAction label="View Logs" desc="Real-time viewer" tab="logs" icon={<LogActionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
+        <QuickAction label="Task Board" desc="Kanban view" tab="tasks" icon={<TaskActionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
+        <QuickAction label="Memory" desc="Knowledge base" tab="memory" icon={<MemoryActionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
         {isLocal ? (
-          <QuickAction label="Sessions" desc="Claude Code sessions" tab="sessions" icon={<SessionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
+          <QuickAction label="Sessions" desc="Claude Code sessions" tab="sessions" icon={<SessionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
         ) : (
-          <QuickAction label="Orchestration" desc="Workflows & pipelines" tab="orchestration" icon={<PipelineActionIcon />} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
+          <QuickAction label="Orchestration" desc="Workflows & pipelines" tab="orchestration" icon={<PipelineActionIcon />} onNavigate={navigateToPanel} />
         )}
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -616,13 +617,13 @@ function StatusBadge({ connected }: { connected: boolean }) {
   )
 }
 
-function QuickAction({ label, desc, tab, icon, setActiveTab }: {
+function QuickAction({ label, desc, tab, icon, onNavigate }: {
   label: string; desc: string; tab: string; icon: React.ReactNode
-  setActiveTab: (tab: string) => void
+  onNavigate: (tab: string) => void
 }) {
   return (
     <button
-      onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab)}
+      onClick={() => onNavigate(tab)}
       className="flex items-center gap-3 p-3 rounded-lg border border-border hover:border-primary/30 hover:bg-primary/5 transition-smooth text-left group"
     >
       <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-md bg-secondary flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 group-hover:bg-primary/10 transition-smooth">
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/sidebar.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/sidebar.tsx
index 0832117..756caa2 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/sidebar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
+import { useNavigateToPanel } from '@/lib/navigation'
 
 interface MenuItem {
   id: string
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ const menuItems: MenuItem[] = [
 ]
 
 export function Sidebar() {
-  const { activeTab, setActiveTab, connection, sessions } = useMissionControl()
+  const { activeTab, connection, sessions } = useMissionControl()
+  const navigateToPanel = useNavigateToPanel()
   const [systemStats, setSystemStats] = useState<any>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ export function Sidebar() {
           {menuItems.map((item) => (
             <li key={item.id}>
               <button
-                onClick={() => setActiveTab(item.id)}
+                onClick={() => navigateToPanel(item.id)}
                 className={`w-full flex items-start space-x-3 px-3 py-3 rounded-lg text-left transition-colors group ${
                   activeTab === item.id
                     ? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow-sm'
diff --git a/src/components/layout/header-bar.tsx b/src/components/layout/header-bar.tsx
index 2ae7e21..8f14bd5 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/header-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/header-bar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
 import { useWebSocket } from '@/lib/websocket'
+import { useNavigateToPanel } from '@/lib/navigation'
 import { ThemeToggle } from '@/components/ui/theme-toggle'
 import { DigitalClock } from '@/components/ui/digital-clock'
 
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ interface SearchResult {
 }
 
 export function HeaderBar() {
-  const { activeTab, setActiveTab, connection, sessions, chatPanelOpen, setChatPanelOpen, notifications, unreadNotificationCount, currentUser, setCurrentUser } = useMissionControl()
+  const { activeTab, connection, sessions, chatPanelOpen, setChatPanelOpen, notifications, unreadNotificationCount, currentUser, setCurrentUser } = useMissionControl()
   const { isConnected, reconnect } = useWebSocket()
+  const navigateToPanel = useNavigateToPanel()
 
   const activeSessions = sessions.filter(s => s.active).length
   const tabLabels: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ export function HeaderBar() {
       audit: 'audit', message: 'agents', notification: 'notifications',
       webhook: 'webhooks', pipeline: 'agents', alert_rule: 'alerts',
     }
-    setActiveTab(typeToTab[result.type] || 'overview')
+    navigateToPanel(typeToTab[result.type] || 'overview')
     setSearchOpen(false)
     setSearchQuery('')
     setSearchResults([])
@@ -187,10 +189,7 @@ export function HeaderBar() {
 
         {/* Notifications */}
         <button
-          onClick={() => {
-            const { setActiveTab } = useMissionControl.getState()
-            setActiveTab('notifications')
-          }}
+          onClick={() => navigateToPanel('notifications')}
           className="h-8 w-8 rounded-md text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-secondary transition-smooth flex items-center justify-center relative"
         >
           <BellIcon />
diff --git a/src/components/layout/local-mode-banner.tsx b/src/components/layout/local-mode-banner.tsx
index e0d0eb7..4183fd6 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/local-mode-banner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/local-mode-banner.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
+import { useNavigateToPanel } from '@/lib/navigation'
 
 export function LocalModeBanner() {
-  const { dashboardMode, bannerDismissed, dismissBanner, setActiveTab } = useMissionControl()
+  const { dashboardMode, bannerDismissed, dismissBanner } = useMissionControl()
+  const navigateToPanel = useNavigateToPanel()
 
   if (dashboardMode === 'full' || bannerDismissed) return null
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export function LocalModeBanner() {
         {' — running in Local Mode. Monitoring Claude Code sessions, tasks, and local data.'}
       </p>
       <button
-        onClick={() => setActiveTab('gateways')}
+        onClick={() => navigateToPanel('gateways')}
         className="shrink-0 text-2xs font-medium text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300 px-2 py-1 rounded border border-blue-500/20 hover:border-blue-500/40 transition-colors"
       >
         Configure Gateway
diff --git a/src/components/layout/nav-rail.tsx b/src/components/layout/nav-rail.tsx
index 5435fad..21fca2c 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/nav-rail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/nav-rail.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useMissionControl } from '@/store'
+import { useNavigateToPanel } from '@/lib/navigation'
 
 interface NavItem {
   id: string
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ const navGroups: NavGroup[] = [
 const allNavItems = navGroups.flatMap(g => g.items)
 
 export function NavRail() {
-  const { activeTab, setActiveTab, connection, dashboardMode, sidebarExpanded, collapsedGroups, toggleSidebar, toggleGroup } = useMissionControl()
+  const { activeTab, connection, dashboardMode, sidebarExpanded, collapsedGroups, toggleSidebar, toggleGroup } = useMissionControl()
+  const navigateToPanel = useNavigateToPanel()
   const isLocal = dashboardMode === 'local'
 
   // Keyboard shortcut: [ to toggle sidebar
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ export function NavRail() {
                         active={activeTab === item.id}
                         expanded={sidebarExpanded}
                         disabled={disabled}
-                        onClick={() => { if (!disabled) setActiveTab(item.id) }}
+                        onClick={() => { if (!disabled) navigateToPanel(item.id) }}
                       />
                     )
                   })}
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ export function NavRail() {
       </nav>
 
       {/* Mobile: Bottom tab bar */}
-      <MobileBottomBar activeTab={activeTab} setActiveTab={setActiveTab} />
+      <MobileBottomBar activeTab={activeTab} navigateToPanel={navigateToPanel} />
     </>
   )
 }
@@ -257,9 +259,9 @@ function NavButton({ item, active, expanded, disabled, onClick }: {
   )
 }
 
-function MobileBottomBar({ activeTab, setActiveTab }: {
+function MobileBottomBar({ activeTab, navigateToPanel }: {
   activeTab: string
-  setActiveTab: (tab: string) => void
+  navigateToPanel: (tab: string) => void
 }) {
   const [sheetOpen, setSheetOpen] = useState(false)
   const priorityItems = allNavItems.filter(i => i.priority)
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ function MobileBottomBar({ activeTab, setActiveTab }: {
           {priorityItems.map((item) => (
             <button
               key={item.id}
-              onClick={() => setActiveTab(item.id)}
+              onClick={() => navigateToPanel(item.id)}
               className={`flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 px-2 py-2 rounded-lg transition-smooth min-w-[48px] min-h-[48px] ${
                 activeTab === item.id
                   ? 'text-primary'
@@ -311,17 +313,17 @@ function MobileBottomBar({ activeTab, setActiveTab }: {
         open={sheetOpen}
         onClose={() => setSheetOpen(false)}
         activeTab={activeTab}
-        setActiveTab={setActiveTab}
+        navigateToPanel={navigateToPanel}
       />
     </>
   )
 }
 
-function MobileBottomSheet({ open, onClose, activeTab, setActiveTab }: {
+function MobileBottomSheet({ open, onClose, activeTab, navigateToPanel }: {
   open: boolean
   onClose: () => void
   activeTab: string
-  setActiveTab: (tab: string) => void
+  navigateToPanel: (tab: string) => void
 }) {
   // Track mount state for animation
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false)
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ function MobileBottomSheet({ open, onClose, activeTab, setActiveTab }: {
                   <button
                     key={item.id}
                     onClick={() => {
-                      setActiveTab(item.id)
+                      navigateToPanel(item.id)
                       handleClose()
                     }}
                     className={`flex items-center gap-2.5 px-3 min-h-[48px] rounded-xl transition-smooth ${
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation.ts b/src/lib/navigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..526822c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/navigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
+import { useCallback } from 'react'
+
+export function panelHref(panel: string): string {
+  return panel === 'overview' ? '/' : `/${panel}`
+}
+
+export function useNavigateToPanel() {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  return useCallback((panel: string) => {
+    router.push(panelHref(panel))
+  }, [router])
+}