diff --git a/chrome.html b/chrome.html
index 9431ea3..65f4c9b 100644
--- a/chrome.html
+++ b/chrome.html
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@
   .ic.active { background: rgba(214,255,61,.12); color: var(--acid); }
   .ic:active { background: var(--line); }
   .ic:disabled { opacity: .28; cursor: default; background: transparent; }
+  /* One toolbar button per registered addon sidebar-panel, plus a static
+     placeholder for the built-in wallet before it lands. Each button
+     shows the panel's icon (usually a single emoji from the manifest);
+     click toggles the sidebar open on that panel, or collapses if it
+     was already the active panel. */
+  .extdock { display: flex; gap: 2px; align-items: center; padding-left: 4px; margin-left: 2px;
+             border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
+  .extbtn { width: 30px; height: 30px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 7px;
+            cursor: pointer; border: none; background: transparent; padding: 0;
+            font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; color: var(--mut); }
+  .extbtn:hover { background: var(--line2); color: var(--ink); }
+  .extbtn.active { background: rgba(214,255,61,.12); color: var(--acid); box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--acid); }
+  .extbtn.soon { opacity: .45; cursor: help; }
+  .extbtn.soon:hover { opacity: .7; background: var(--line2); }
   /* downloads button — a small badge sits over the icon when there's activity */
   .dlbtn { position: relative; }
   .dlbtn.spin::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 4px; border-radius: 999px;
@@ -278,9 +292,10 @@
       <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 2 V10 M4.5 6.5 L8 10 L11.5 6.5"/><path d="M3 12.5 L3 13.5 L13 13.5 L13 12.5"/></svg>
       <span class="dlbadge" id="dlbadge" hidden>0</span>
     </button>
-    <button class="ic" id="sidebarbtn" title="Toggle extension sidebar" hidden>
-      <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><rect x="2" y="3" width="12" height="10" rx="1.5"/><path d="M10 3 L10 13"/></svg>
-    </button>
+    <span class="extdock" id="extdock" hidden>
+      <span id="extbuttons"></span>
+      <button class="extbtn soon" id="aegisSoon" title="Aegis Wallet — built-in BCH wallet, coming soon" aria-disabled="true">₿</button>
+    </span>
     <span class="upchip" id="upchip" hidden><button class="upcore" id="upDownload" title=""></button><button class="updismiss" id="upDismiss" title="Not now">✕</button></span>
     <button class="tor" id="tor" title="Route traffic through Tor">🧅 Tor: Off</button>
     <button class="logo" id="logo" title="Settings"><span>⛓ Theseus</span><span class="gear">⚙</span></button>
@@ -408,18 +423,43 @@
   T.getDownloads && T.getDownloads().then(renderDownloads);
   T.onDownloads && T.onDownloads(renderDownloads);
 
-  // ---- add-on sidebar toggle ----
-  // Only surfaces the button when at least one add-on has registered a
-  // sidebar panel; a fresh install with no add-ons keeps the toolbar clean.
-  const sideBtn = $("sidebarbtn");
+  // ---- extension dock ----
+  // One toolbar button per registered addon sidebar-panel, plus a static
+  // "coming soon" placeholder for Aegis (the built-in BCH wallet, in
+  // progress). Click a live button → open the sidebar on that panel; if
+  // the sidebar was already open on that panel, collapse it.
+  const extDock = $("extdock");
+  const extButtons = $("extbuttons");
+  let lastPanels = [], sidebarOpen = false, activePanelId = null;
   function renderSidebarState(d) {
     if (!d) return;
-    const has = Array.isArray(d.panels) && d.panels.length > 0;
-    sideBtn.hidden = !has;
-    sideBtn.classList.toggle("active", !!d.visible);
-    if (has && d.panels[0]) sideBtn.title = "Toggle " + d.panels[0].title;
+    lastPanels = Array.isArray(d.panels) ? d.panels : [];
+    sidebarOpen = !!d.visible;
+    activePanelId = d.active || null;
+    // Dock is always visible when either at least one addon panel exists
+    // OR the Aegis placeholder is meant to show. Aegis is always shown
+    // for now, so the dock is always visible.
+    extDock.hidden = false;
+    extButtons.innerHTML = lastPanels.map((p) => {
+      const isActive = sidebarOpen && p.panelId === activePanelId;
+      const icon = String(p.icon || "•");
+      return `<button class="extbtn${isActive ? " active" : ""}" data-panel="${p.panelId.replace(/"/g,"&quot;")}" title="${(p.title || "Extension").replace(/"/g,"&quot;")}">${icon.replace(/</g,"&lt;")}</button>`;
+    }).join("");
+    extButtons.querySelectorAll(".extbtn").forEach((btn) => {
+      btn.onclick = () => {
+        const pid = btn.dataset.panel;
+        if (sidebarOpen && pid === activePanelId) { T.closeSidebar && T.closeSidebar(); }
+        else { T.openSidebar && T.openSidebar(pid); }
+      };
+    });
   }
-  sideBtn.onclick = () => T.toggleSidebar && T.toggleSidebar();
+  $("aegisSoon").onclick = () => {
+    // Non-blocking hint — the user asked for the placeholder to appear now
+    // even though the wallet ships in a later release. Once the addon is
+    // registered it renders as a live extbtn and this static button can
+    // come out.
+    $("aegisSoon").title = "Aegis Wallet — built-in BCH wallet, coming soon";
+  };
   T.sidebarState && T.sidebarState().then(renderSidebarState);
   T.onSidebarState && T.onSidebarState(renderSidebarState);
 
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 1d6219f..cd86f53 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -58,8 +58,13 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("theseus", {
   getDownloads: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("downloads-get"),
   toggleDownloads: (rect) => ipcRenderer.invoke("toggle-downloads", rect),
   onDownloads: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("downloads", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
-  // Add-on sidebar toggle in the toolbar.
+  // Add-on sidebar: toggle, open on a specific panel, close, or subscribe
+  // to state (visibility + which panel is active + the panel list). The
+  // extension dock in chrome.html renders one button per panel and calls
+  // openSidebar / closeSidebar accordingly.
   toggleSidebar: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("sidebar-toggle"),
+  openSidebar: (panelId) => ipcRenderer.invoke("sidebar-open", panelId),
+  closeSidebar: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("sidebar-close"),
   sidebarState: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("sidebar-state"),
   onSidebarState: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("sidebar-state", (_e, d) => cb(d)),
 });