diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index dd23831..543d35a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2978,6 +2978,9 @@ ipcMain.handle("find-stop", () => {
 // Just the app version — no network. Used by Settings > General so the
 // user can see which Theseus they're on without clicking "Check for updates".
 ipcMain.handle("app-version", () => app.getVersion());
+// Clean relaunch — used by the Aegis card to apply a staged add-on update
+// (promotion happens on next boot; this is just how the user gets there).
+ipcMain.handle("app-restart", () => { try { app.relaunch(); } catch {} app.quit(); });
 ipcMain.handle("recheck-update", async () => {
   // Manual "Check for updates" also un-dismisses any chip the user closed
   // in this session — they're actively asking to see the status, so honour
@@ -4056,9 +4059,9 @@ app.on("web-contents-created", (_event, wc) => {
       return e.preventDefault();
     }
     // DevTools: F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I toggles Chromium DevTools on the active
-    // TAB (not the chrome/overlay that received the keystroke — a user
-    // debugging a page wants the page's inspector, always). Detach into
-    // its own window so we don't shove tools into the tab strip.
+    // TAB. Docked to the right of the tab view (mode: "right") so the tools
+    // ride alongside the page instead of popping a separate Theseus window.
+    // Users who prefer detached can still drag out via the DevTools UI.
     const isI = input.key === "I" || input.key === "i";
     if (input.key === "F12" || (input.control && input.shift && isI)) {
       const t = activeTab();
@@ -4066,7 +4069,7 @@ app.on("web-contents-created", (_event, wc) => {
         try {
           const twc = t.view.webContents;
           if (twc.isDevToolsOpened()) twc.closeDevTools();
-          else twc.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
+          else twc.openDevTools({ mode: "right" });
         } catch {}
       }
       return e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/settings-preload.js b/settings-preload.js
index 029583a..20babb6 100644
--- a/settings-preload.js
+++ b/settings-preload.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("cfg", {
   // fetches the release manifest. Returns { updateAvailable, currentVersion }.
   recheckUpdate: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("recheck-update"),
   appVersion: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("app-version"),
+  restartApp: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("app-restart"),
   // 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 4d237db..2bb795a 100644
--- a/settings.html
+++ b/settings.html
@@ -234,6 +234,22 @@
           <a href="https://silentmode.st/tools/">silentmode.st/tools</a>.
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="row" style="flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:8px">
+        <div class="txt">
+          <div class="t">Built-in wallet — Aegis</div>
+          <div class="d">
+            Multi-chain wallet (BCH, BTC, TRX, ETH, SOL, SC, DGB) that ships in the box.
+            Bundled with Theseus, but updates are delivered <b>over-the-air</b>: new signed
+            versions land without a Theseus release. Runs entirely inside this browser —
+            never system-wide.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div id="aegisStatus" class="pmuted" style="font-size:12.5px">Loading…</div>
+        <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap">
+          <button id="aegisCheck" class="btn">Check for updates</button>
+          <button id="aegisApply" class="btn" hidden>Restart to apply update</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </section>
     <!-- SEARCH -->
     <section id="search" hidden>
@@ -982,6 +998,49 @@
     arRefresh.onclick = refreshAriadne;
     refreshAriadne();
 
+    // ---- Aegis (bchwallet) update card --------------------------------------
+    // Aegis is a bundled add-on but its updates are shipped OTA via the signed
+    // add-on update endpoint, so users can get new wallet versions without
+    // updating Theseus. The same addons-check-updates IPC the Extensions page
+    // uses is filtered for the bchwallet id so this card only speaks for Aegis.
+    const aegisStatus = document.getElementById("aegisStatus");
+    const aegisCheck  = document.getElementById("aegisCheck");
+    const aegisApply  = document.getElementById("aegisApply");
+    async function refreshAegis() {
+      aegisApply.hidden = true;
+      try {
+        const [installed, staged] = await Promise.all([
+          C.listAddons ? C.listAddons() : Promise.resolve([]),
+          C.listStagedAddonUpdates ? C.listStagedAddonUpdates() : Promise.resolve([]),
+        ]);
+        const cur = (installed || []).find((a) => a.id === "bchwallet");
+        const upd = (staged   || []).find((a) => a.id === "bchwallet");
+        if (!cur) { aegisStatus.textContent = "Aegis isn't installed. Reinstall Theseus to add it back, or open Settings > Extensions to load it manually."; return; }
+        const curVer = cur.version || "?";
+        if (upd && upd.version) {
+          aegisStatus.innerHTML = `<b style="color:var(--acid-text)">v${upd.version}</b> staged — restart Theseus to switch to it. You're on v${curVer}.`;
+          aegisApply.hidden = false;
+        } else {
+          aegisStatus.textContent = `You're on v${curVer}. Updates arrive over-the-air; the next check runs at boot and every 6h.`;
+        }
+      } catch (e) { aegisStatus.textContent = "Status check failed: " + (e?.message || e); }
+    }
+    aegisCheck.onclick = async () => {
+      const orig = aegisCheck.textContent;
+      aegisCheck.disabled = true; aegisCheck.textContent = "Checking…";
+      aegisStatus.textContent = "Checking…";
+      try {
+        const staged = await (C.checkAddonUpdates ? C.checkAddonUpdates() : Promise.resolve([]));
+        const upd = (staged || []).find((a) => a.id === "bchwallet");
+        if (!upd) { aegisStatus.textContent = "You're on the latest Aegis."; }
+        // refresh will populate everything else + toggle the Apply button
+        refreshAegis();
+      } catch (e) { aegisStatus.textContent = "Check failed: " + (e?.message || e); }
+      finally { aegisCheck.disabled = false; aegisCheck.textContent = orig; }
+    };
+    aegisApply.onclick = () => { if (C && C.restartApp) C.restartApp(); };
+    refreshAegis();
+
     // ---- Manual "Check for updates" -----------------------------------------
     // Fires an IPC that un-dismisses any lingering session chip and hits the
     // release manifest. Renders either "you're on the latest (vN.M.O)" or