diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index cb43245..e001f2b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2647,6 +2647,52 @@ ipcMain.handle("collision-set-policy", (_e, p) => {
   return settings.collisionPolicy;
 });
 ipcMain.handle("collision-reset", () => { collisions = { byName: {}, byTld: {} }; saveCollisions(); return true; });
+// Ariadne's Thread system-wide resolver — installed by AriadneResolver-Setup.exe
+// as two Windows Scheduled Tasks ("BNS Resolver Daemon" + "BNS Sia Bridge").
+// Turning them off means non-Theseus browsers stop resolving BCDN names on
+// this machine; Theseus itself uses its own in-process resolver so it's
+// unaffected. Toggling requires admin (tasks run as SYSTEM) — start/stop go
+// through an elevated powershell that UAC-prompts once per action.
+const ARIADNE_TASKS = ["BNS Resolver Daemon", "BNS Sia Bridge"];
+function ariadneQueryState() {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+    // Get-ScheduledTask returns Ready | Running | Disabled | (missing → error).
+    // Print state or "MISSING" for each task; MISSING on the primary task
+    // means Ariadne isn't installed at all.
+    const ps = spawn("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-Command",
+      "$names=@('BNS Resolver Daemon','BNS Sia Bridge');" +
+      "$names | ForEach-Object { $t = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $_ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;" +
+      "  if ($t) { \"$_=$($t.State)\" } else { \"$_=MISSING\" } }"], { windowsHide: true });
+    let out = "";
+    ps.stdout.on("data", (d) => { out += d; });
+    ps.on("close", () => {
+      const lines = out.trim().split(/\r?\n/).filter(Boolean);
+      const map = Object.fromEntries(lines.map((l) => { const i = l.lastIndexOf("="); return [l.slice(0, i), l.slice(i + 1)]; }));
+      const primary = map["BNS Resolver Daemon"];
+      if (!primary || primary === "MISSING") return resolve({ state: "not-installed" });
+      if (primary === "Running") return resolve({ state: "running" });
+      return resolve({ state: "stopped" });
+    });
+    ps.on("error", () => resolve({ state: "not-installed" }));
+  });
+}
+function ariadneSetState(on) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+    // Elevated PowerShell — triggers UAC prompt. -Verb RunAs starts a separate
+    // elevated process; we can't easily capture its stdout, but we don't need
+    // to (re-query state afterwards).
+    const verb = on ? "Start-ScheduledTask" : "Stop-ScheduledTask";
+    const cmd = `foreach ($t in 'BNS Resolver Daemon','BNS Sia Bridge') { try { ${verb} -TaskName $t -ErrorAction Stop } catch {} }`;
+    const ps = spawn("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-Command",
+      "Start-Process powershell -Verb RunAs -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-Command',\"" + cmd.replace(/"/g, "`\"") + "\""], { windowsHide: true });
+    ps.on("close", (code) => { if (code === 0) resolve(true); else reject(new Error("UAC declined or task failed (exit " + code + ")")); });
+    ps.on("error", (e) => reject(e));
+  });
+}
+ipcMain.handle("ariadne-state", () => ariadneQueryState().catch(() => ({ state: "not-installed" })));
+ipcMain.handle("ariadne-toggle", (_e, on) => ariadneSetState(!!on).catch((e) => ({ ok: false, error: e?.message || String(e) })));
 // Storage: clear right now (any subset). "history" also drops the saved-session file.
 // ---- Password vault -------------------------------------------------------
 // The vault lives at userData/passwords.vault (encrypted). Unlock state is
diff --git a/settings-preload.js b/settings-preload.js
index 9ff3787..0f3b6d8 100644
--- a/settings-preload.js
+++ b/settings-preload.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("cfg", {
   collisionState: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("collision-state"),
   setCollisionPolicy: (p) => ipcRenderer.invoke("collision-set-policy", p),
   resetCollisions: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("collision-reset"),
+  ariadneState:  ()      => ipcRenderer.invoke("ariadne-state"),
+  ariadneToggle: (on)    => ipcRenderer.invoke("ariadne-toggle", !!on),
   // Add-ons management (Settings > Add-ons tab).
   listAddons: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("addons-list"),
   setAddonEnabled: (id, enabled) => ipcRenderer.invoke("addons-set-enabled", id, !!enabled),
diff --git a/settings.html b/settings.html
index 307fa64..5b02eab 100644
--- a/settings.html
+++ b/settings.html
@@ -314,6 +314,29 @@
         <div id="colSummary" class="pmuted" style="font-size:12.5px"></div>
         <div><button id="resetCollisions" class="btn">Reset remembered choices</button></div>
       </div>
+      <div class="row" style="flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:8px">
+        <div class="txt">
+          <div class="t">System-wide resolver — Ariadne's Thread</div>
+          <div class="d">
+            A local daemon that resolves BCDN names for <b>every browser on this machine</b>
+            (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.), not just Theseus. Turning it off means non-Theseus
+            browsers stop resolving <code>.bch</code> / <code>.x</code> / other BCNR TLDs;
+            Theseus keeps working either way, since it has its own built-in resolver.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div id="ariadneStatus" class="pmuted" style="font-size:12.5px">checking…</div>
+        <div style="display:flex;gap:8px">
+          <button id="ariadneStart" class="btn" hidden>Turn on</button>
+          <button id="ariadneStop"  class="btn" hidden>Turn off</button>
+          <button id="ariadneRefresh" class="btn">Refresh</button>
+        </div>
+        <div id="ariadneMissing" class="pmuted" style="font-size:12px" hidden>
+          Ariadne's Thread isn't installed on this machine. If you skipped it during
+          Theseus setup, you can install it separately from
+          <a href="https://silentmode.st/tools/">silentmode.st/tools</a> — grab
+          <code>AriadneResolver-Setup</code>.
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </section>
     <!-- PERFORMANCE -->
     <section id="performance" hidden>
@@ -892,6 +915,37 @@
       C.resetCollisions().then(refreshCollisions);
     };
 
+    // ---- Ariadne's Thread system-wide resolver toggle -----------------------
+    // Ariadne runs as two elevated Scheduled Tasks ("BNS Resolver Daemon" +
+    // "BNS Sia Bridge"). Toggling requires admin — main spawns an elevated
+    // powershell for start/stop, which prompts UAC once per action.
+    const arStatus   = document.getElementById("ariadneStatus");
+    const arStart    = document.getElementById("ariadneStart");
+    const arStop     = document.getElementById("ariadneStop");
+    const arRefresh  = document.getElementById("ariadneRefresh");
+    const arMissing  = document.getElementById("ariadneMissing");
+    async function refreshAriadne() {
+      arStatus.textContent = "checking…";
+      arStart.hidden = true; arStop.hidden = true; arMissing.hidden = true;
+      try {
+        const r = await C.ariadneState();
+        if (r.state === "running") {
+          arStatus.innerHTML = 'Status: <b style="color:var(--acid)">running</b> — every browser on this machine resolves BCDN names.';
+          arStop.hidden = false;
+        } else if (r.state === "stopped") {
+          arStatus.innerHTML = 'Status: <b>stopped</b> — only Theseus resolves BCDN names; other browsers won\'t.';
+          arStart.hidden = false;
+        } else {
+          arStatus.textContent = "Status: not installed on this machine.";
+          arMissing.hidden = false;
+        }
+      } catch (e) { arStatus.textContent = "Status check failed: " + (e?.message || e); }
+    }
+    arStart.onclick   = async () => { arStart.disabled = true; try { await C.ariadneToggle(true);  } finally { arStart.disabled = false; refreshAriadne(); } };
+    arStop.onclick    = async () => { arStop.disabled  = true; try { await C.ariadneToggle(false); } finally { arStop.disabled  = false; refreshAriadne(); } };
+    arRefresh.onclick = refreshAriadne;
+    refreshAriadne();
+
     // ---- Passwords section: three states (setup / locked / unlocked) ---------
     // The vault lives in main.js — this UI just calls IPC. No plaintext ever
     // sits in this DOM except the value produced by a specific Show/Copy click.