ON_OFF Phase 0-3: service-controller (.13:8443, token-gated, containers+systemd-user, audit log) + portal toggle cards (live status, per-user who, failed token, RAM) — full E2E verified

.env.example

@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ S3_REGION=garage
 # --- Tool container images (verify before enabling profile "tools") ---
 IMAGE_GIMP=lscr.io/linuxserver/gimp:latest
 IMAGE_VIDEO=lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:latest
-IMAGE_AUDIO=lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:latest
+IMAGE_AUDIO=lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:latestSC_TOKEN=change-me

DESIGN.md

@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ Assigned permanently to tool categories:
 | `{colors.accent-purple-deep}` | `#391c57` | Deep shade within illustrations only |
 | `{colors.accent-orange-deep}` | `#793400` | Deep shade within illustrations only |
 
-Semantic status reuses stickers: green = online/saved, orange = busy/starting, faint grey = offline.
+Semantic status reuses stickers: green = online/saved, orange = busy/starting, faint grey = offline,
+**red `#d33a2b` = failed/error** (added for ON/OFF service cards, 2026-10-07; `accent-orange-deep`
+stays illustration-only).
 
 ## Typography
 

deploy/DEPLOYMENT.md

@@ -61,3 +61,51 @@ for b in sam jo harry finn shared-media; do $G bucket allow --read --write "$b"
 
 > Symmetry: ensure S3_ACCESS_KEY/S3_SECRET_KEY in `.env` match what `key import`
 > registers, else portal uploads will 403.
+
+## ON/OFF service-controller (ON_OFF.md)
+
+Host-side on/off API on `.13`, port **8443** (chosen because it is already in the
+NixOS `networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts` allowlist — 8091/8092 were taken by
+langgraph-service / photo-dashboard, and 8099 was blocked by the firewall).
+
+Files live in `deploy/service-controller/` and copy to `/home/sam/service-controller/` on .13.
+
+Install / update:
+
+```bash
+# on .27 (this repo), then:
+scp -q deploy/service-controller/service_controller.py \
+        deploy/service-controller/services.toml \
+        deploy/service-controller/run.sh \
+        deploy/service-controller/family-service-controller.service \
+        sam@192.168.20.13:/home/sam/service-controller/
+
+# on .13:
+cd /home/sam/service-controller
+python3 -m venv .venv   # first time only
+./.venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements.txt   # first time only
+cp family-service-controller.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable --now family-service-controller.service
+```
+
+Secrets:
+- `SC_TOKEN` lives in `/home/sam/.config/environment.d/10-secrets.conf` (git-ignored; run.sh sources it).
+- The portal gets `SC_TOKEN` from its `.env` on .13 (injected at deploy; never committed).
+
+Firewall note: the controller binds `0.0.0.0:8443` and is protected by the token.
+Binding only to the docker bridge gateway was dropped because this NixOS box drops
+INPUT from containers to non-allowlisted host listeners; `0.0.0.0` on the already-
+allowed port 8443 is the workable, token-gated compromise.
+
+Portal wiring: `docker-compose.yml` sets `SC_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8443`
+and `SC_TOKEN=${SC_TOKEN:-}` on the portal service, with
+`extra_hosts: ["host.docker.internal:192.168.144.1"]` (host-gateway resolves to the
+DOWN docker0 bridge on this box; pinning to the fhl-net gateway works).
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8443/health                                # {"ok":true,...}
+curl -s -H "X-Controller-Token: $SC_TOKEN" http://127.0.0.1:8443/services
+curl -s -X POST -H "X-Controller-Token: $SC_TOKEN" http://127.0.0.1:8443/services/lmms/stop
+```

deploy/service-controller/family-service-controller.service

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Family Home Lab service-controller (on/off API)
+After=network-online.target docker.service
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=sam
+WorkingDirectory=/home/sam/service-controller
+ExecStart=/home/sam/service-controller/run.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target

deploy/service-controller/requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fastapi>=0.110
+uvicorn>=0.29

deploy/service-controller/run.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# service-controller — host-side on/off API. Runs as a systemd USER unit.
+set -a; [ -f /home/sam/.config/environment.d/10-secrets.conf ] && . /home/sam/.config/environment.d/10-secrets.conf; set +a
+export SC_TOKEN="${SC_TOKEN:-}"
+export SC_SERVICES="${SC_SERVICES:-/home/sam/service-controller/services.toml}"
+export SC_AUDIT="${SC_AUDIT:-/home/sam/service-controller/audit.log}"
+# Bind to the docker bridge gateway so the portal container can reach us via
+# host.docker.internal. NOT reachable from the LAN; token still required.
+export SC_HOST="${SC_HOST:-192.168.144.1}"
+exec "${VENV:-/home/sam/service-controller/.venv}/bin/python" \
+  /home/sam/service-controller/service_controller.py

deploy/service-controller/service_controller.py

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+"""service-controller — host-side on/off control for the Family Console.
+
+Only allowlisted services can be started/stopped. Requires a token
+(X-Controller-Token). SC_HOST default 127.0.0.1; the systemd unit overrides it
+with the docker bridge gateway so the portal container can reach us via
+host.docker.internal while staying unreachable from the LAN. Covers Docker containers (sam is in the docker
+group) and systemd USER services. No generic passthrough — unknown id => 404.
+
+API (see ON_OFF.md §4.2):
+  GET  /health
+  GET  /services
+  GET  /services/{id}
+  POST /services/{id}/start
+  POST /services/{id}/stop
+
+Runs as a systemd USER unit: family-service-controller.service
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import threading
+import time
+import tomllib
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Annotated, Any
+
+import uvicorn
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Request
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+SERVICES_FILE = Path(os.getenv("SC_SERVICES", HERE / "services.toml"))
+AUDIT_FILE = Path(os.getenv("SC_AUDIT", HERE / "audit.log"))
+AUDIT_MAX_LINES = int(os.getenv("SC_AUDIT_MAX", "500"))
+HOST = os.getenv("SC_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
+PORT = int(os.getenv("SC_PORT", "8443"))  # in NixOS firewall allowlist; 8099 was not
+TOKEN = os.getenv("SC_TOKEN", "")  # set by the unit's EnvironmentFile (10-secrets.conf)
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Family service-controller", docs_url=None)
+_audit_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# allowlist
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+def load_services() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    with open(SERVICES_FILE, "rb") as fh:
+        data = tomllib.load(fh)
+    return [dict(s) for s in data.get("services", [])]
+
+
+SERVICES: list[dict[str, Any]] = load_services()
+BY_ID = {s["id"]: s for s in SERVICES}
+
+
+def _auth(x_token: Annotated[str | None, Header(alias="X-Controller-Token")] = None) -> None:
+    if not TOKEN or not x_token or x_token != TOKEN:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="unauthorized")
+
+
+def audit(what: str) -> None:
+    """Append one bounded audit line (oldest dropped at AUDIT_MAX_LINES)."""
+    line = f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')} {what}"
+    with _audit_lock:
+        try:
+            lines = AUDIT_FILE.read_text().splitlines() if AUDIT_FILE.exists() else []
+        except Exception:
+            lines = []
+        lines.append(line)
+        if len(lines) > AUDIT_MAX_LINES:
+            lines = lines[-AUDIT_MAX_LINES:]
+        AUDIT_FILE.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# probes / actions
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+def _container_state(target: str) -> str:
+    r = subprocess.run(["docker", "inspect", "-f", "{{.State.Status}}", target],
+                       capture_output=True, text=True)
+    out = r.stdout.strip()
+    return out or ("unknown" if r.returncode != 0 else "unknown")
+
+
+def _systemd_user_state(target: str) -> str:
+    r = subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", target],
+                       capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return (r.stdout.strip() or "inactive").lower()
+
+
+def _do(kind: str, action: str, target: str) -> str:
+    """Run start/stop. Returns the state after a short settle."""
+    if kind == "container":
+        subprocess.run(["docker", action, target], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        time.sleep(1.5)
+        return _container_state(target)
+    subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", action, target], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    time.sleep(1.5)
+    return _systemd_user_state(target)
+
+
+def _describe(s: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    state = "unknown"
+    if s["kind"] == "container":
+        state = _container_state(s["target"])
+    else:
+        state = _systemd_user_state(s["target"])
+    return {
+        "id": s["id"],
+        "kind": s["kind"],
+        "target": s["target"],
+        "group": s.get("group", ""),
+        "label": s.get("label", s["id"]),
+        "ram_mb": s.get("ram_mb"),
+        "default_state": s.get("default_state", "stopped"),
+        "who": s.get("who", []),
+        "state": "running" if state in ("running", "active") else
+                ("stopped" if state in ("stopped", "inactive", "exited") else "unknown"),
+        "error": None,
+    }
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# routes
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health(request: Request) -> dict:
+    return {"ok": True, "services": len(SERVICES)}
+
+
+@app.get("/services")
+async def services_list(x_token: Annotated[str | None, Header(alias="X-Controller-Token")] = None) -> dict:
+    _auth(x_token)
+    return {"ok": True, "services": [_describe(s) for s in SERVICES]}
+
+
+@app.get("/services/{sid}")
+async def service_get(sid: str, x_token: Annotated[str | None, Header(alias="X-Controller-Token")] = None) -> dict:
+    _auth(x_token)
+    s = BY_ID.get(sid)
+    if s is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="unknown service")
+    return {"ok": True, "service": _describe(s)}
+
+
+@app.post("/services/{sid}/{action}")
+async def service_action(sid: str, action: str,
+                         x_token: Annotated[str | None, Header(alias="X-Controller-Token")] = None,
+                         who: Annotated[str | None, Header()] = None) -> dict:
+    """Start or stop one service. `who` is the acting user (admin gate is done
+    portal-side; the controller logs it and enforces the allowlist)."""
+    _auth(x_token)
+    if action not in ("start", "stop"):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="action must be start|stop")
+    s = BY_ID.get(sid)
+    if s is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="unknown service")
+    actor = (who or "unknown-user").strip()[:40]
+    state = _do(s["kind"], action, s["target"])
+    audit(f"{actor} {action} {sid} -> {state}")
+    return {"ok": True, "id": sid, "state": state}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run(app, host=HOST, port=PORT)

deploy/service-controller/services.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# service-controller allowlist — ON_OFF.md §3/§4.
+#
+# Only services listed here can be started/stopped. Everything else 404s.
+# Safety (non-negotiable, §6): never list console deps, house-critical audio,
+# voice/whisper/HA path, or n8n/prefect-server (shared infra, always on).
+#
+# kind:
+#   container   -> docker start/stop <target>   (sam is in the docker group)
+#   systemd-user-> systemctl --user start/stop <target>
+#
+# group "media": family-facing editors (shared by everyone).
+# group "pipeline": photo ingestion (prefect worker + dashboard) — admin only.
+# group "admin": heavy infra someone may pause when idle — admin only.
+
+[[services]]
+id = "gimp"
+kind = "container"
+target = "family-home-lab-gimp-1"
+group = "media"
+label = "GIMP"
+ram_mb = 233
+default_state = "stopped"
+who = ["sam", "finn", "harry", "jo"]
+
+[[services]]
+id = "video-editor"
+kind = "container"
+target = "family-home-lab-video-editor-1"
+group = "media"
+label = "Video Editor (KdenLive)"
+ram_mb = 237
+default_state = "stopped"
+who = ["sam", "finn", "harry", "jo"]
+
+[[services]]
+id = "audio-editor"
+kind = "container"
+target = "family-home-lab-audio-editor-1"
+group = "media"
+label = "Audio Editor (Audacity)"
+ram_mb = 201
+default_state = "stopped"
+who = ["sam", "finn", "harry", "jo"]
+
+[[services]]
+id = "lmms"
+kind = "container"
+target = "lmms"
+group = "media"
+label = "LMMS Music Studio"
+ram_mb = 798      # incl. webtop desktop; Xvfb fixed to 2560x1440 (2026-10-07)
+default_state = "stopped"
+who = ["sam", "finn", "harry", "jo"]
+
+[[services]]
+id = "paperclip"
+kind = "systemd-user"
+target = "paperclipai"
+group = "admin"
+label = "Paperclip"
+ram_mb = 495
+default_state = "stopped"
+who = ["sam"]
+
+# Photo ingestion pipeline — admin controlled. Do NOT stop while ingesting
+# Google Photos (user actively working on it, 2026-10-07).
+[[services]]
+id = "prefect-worker"
+kind = "systemd-user"
+target = "prefect-worker"
+group = "pipeline"
+label = "Prefect worker (photo pool)"
+ram_mb = 129
+default_state = "running"
+who = ["sam"]
+
+[[services]]
+id = "photo-dashboard"
+kind = "systemd-user"
+target = "photo-dashboard"
+group = "pipeline"
+label = "Photo pipeline dashboard"
+ram_mb = 112
+default_state = "running"
+who = ["sam"]

docker-compose.yml

@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ services:
       ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
       ADMIN_FULLNAME: ${ADMIN_FULLNAME}
       PI_DASHBOARD_DIR: /pi-dashboard
+      # ON/OFF control — host-side service-controller (.13:8443, firewall-allowed).
+      # SC_TOKEN is injected by the deploy script from 10-secrets.conf (not committed).
+      SC_URL: http://host.docker.internal:8443
+      SC_TOKEN: ${SC_TOKEN:-}
+    extra_hosts:
+      # host-gateway resolves to docker0 (172.17.0.1, DOWN) on this box — pin
+      # host.docker.internal to the fhl-net bridge gateway where the
+      # service-controller actually listens (192.168.144.1). LAN-unreachable.
+      - "host.docker.internal:192.168.144.1"
     volumes:
       - /mnt/data/family-home-lab/pi-dashboard:/pi-dashboard:ro
       - /mnt/data/family-home-lab/shared-media:/shared-media:rw

portal/config.py

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class Settings:
     S3_ACCESS_KEY: str = os.getenv("S3_ACCESS_KEY", "")
     S3_SECRET_KEY: str = os.getenv("S3_SECRET_KEY", "")
 
+    # --- service-controller (ON_OFF.md): host-side on/off API on .13 ---
+    SC_URL: str = os.getenv("SC_URL", "http://host.docker.internal:8443")
+    SC_TOKEN: str = os.getenv("SC_TOKEN", "")
+
     # --- Tool catalogue endpoint for opening tools ---
     SECTION_COLORS: dict[str, str] = {
         "chat": "#62aef0",      # accent-sky

portal/main.py

@@ -679,4 +679,106 @@ async def api_status(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
 
 @app.get("/healthz")
 async def healthz() -> dict:
-    return {"ok": True, "app": settings.APP_NAME}
+    return {"ok": True, "app": settings.APP_NAME}
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# ON/OFF control (ON_OFF.md) — live status + start/stop via the host-side
+# service-controller (.13:8443, token-gated, firewall-allowed port). No docker access here.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+SC_HEADERS = None
+SC_CACHE: dict = {"at": 0.0, "data": None}
+_SC_URL = settings.SC_URL.rstrip("/")
+
+
+def _sc_headers() -> dict:
+    global SC_HEADERS
+    if SC_HEADERS is None:
+        SC_HEADERS = {"X-Controller-Token": settings.SC_TOKEN}
+    return SC_HEADERS
+
+
+async def _sc_get(path: str) -> dict | None:
+    """GET the controller. Returns None on any failure (graceful degrade)."""
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=8) as client:
+            r = await client.get(f"{_SC_URL}{path}", headers=_sc_headers())
+        if r.status_code != 200:
+            return None
+        return r.json()
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+async def _sc_post(path: str, who: str) -> dict | None:
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30) as client:
+            r = await client.post(
+                f"{_SC_URL}{path}",
+                headers={**_sc_headers(), "Who": who},
+            )
+        if r.status_code != 200:
+            return None
+        return r.json()
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+async def _live_services() -> list[dict]:
+    """Controller service list, lightly cached (3s) so the dashboard doesn't
+    hammer it on HTMX polls."""
+    import time as _time
+    now = _time.time()
+    if SC_CACHE["data"] is not None and now - SC_CACHE["at"] < 3.0:
+        return SC_CACHE["data"]
+    data = await _sc_get("/services")
+    if data is None:
+        return SC_CACHE["data"] or []
+    SC_CACHE.update(at=now, data=data.get("services", []))
+    return SC_CACHE["data"]
+
+
+def _can_toggle(user, svc: dict) -> bool:
+    """Admin, or the user is on the service's allowlist (`who`)."""
+    if user.is_admin:
+        return True
+    who = svc.get("who") or []
+    return user.username in who
+
+
+@app.get("/api/services")
+async def api_services(request: Request) -> dict:
+    """Live service list (allowlist + current state) for the o/o cards."""
+    user = await _current_user(request)
+    if user is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401)
+    svcs = await _live_services()
+    out = []
+    for s in svcs:
+        out.append({
+            **s,
+            "can_toggle": _can_toggle(user, s),
+            "ram_mb": s.get("ram_mb"),
+        })
+    return {"ok": True, "services": out}
+
+
+@app.post("/service/{sid}/{action}")
+async def service_toggle(sid: str, action: str, request: Request) -> dict:
+    """Start/stop a service. Admin or allowlisted user; audited controller-side."""
+    user = await _current_user(request)
+    if user is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401)
+    if action not in ("start", "stop"):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400)
+    svcs = await _live_services()
+    svc = next((s for s in svcs if s["id"] == sid), None)
+    if svc is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="unknown service")
+    if not _can_toggle(user, svc):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="not allowed")
+    res = await _sc_post(f"/services/{sid}/{action}", who=user.username)
+    if res is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="service-controller unreachable")
+    SC_CACHE.update(at=0.0)  # force refresh next poll
+    return res

portal/static/app.css

@@ -385,3 +385,23 @@ button.button, input[type="submit"].button { font-family: inherit; }
 .section-toggle:hover { opacity: 1; }
 .section.collapsed .section-toggle { transform: rotate(-90deg); }
 .section.collapsed .tool-grid { display: none; }
+
+/* ---------- ON/OFF service strip (ON_OFF.md) ---------- */
+.svc-strip {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  padding-top: 10px;
+  border-top: 1px dashed var(--hairline);
+}
+.svc-state { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font: var(--type-caption); color: var(--ink-muted); }
+.svc-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: var(--rounded-full); }
+.svc-dot.svc-on { background: var(--accent-green, #1aae39); }
+.svc-dot.svc-off { background: var(--ink-faint, #a39e98); }
+.svc-dot.svc-trans { background: var(--accent-orange, #dd5b00); animation: pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
+.svc-dot.svc-fail { background: #d33a2b; }
+@keyframes pulse { 0%,100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: .35; } }
+.svc-ram { margin-left: auto; font: var(--type-caption); color: var(--ink-faint); white-space: nowrap; }
+.button-sm { padding: 4px 10px; font-size: 12px; }
+[data-theme="dark"] .svc-dot.svc-fail { background: #ff6b5e; }

portal/static/tokens.css

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   --sticker-orange: #dd5b00;   /* audio */
   --sticker-teal: #2a9d99;     /* docs */
   --sticker-green: #1aae39;    /* status: online/saved */
+  --sticker-red: #d33a2b;     /* status: failed / error (ON_OFF.md decision) */
   --sticker-purple-deep: #391c57; /* illustration only */
   --sticker-orange-deep: #793400; /* illustration only */
 

portal/templates/partials/_sections.html

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
             {% if tool.admin %}<span class="tag-chip tag-chip-admin" title="Admins only">Admin</span>{% endif %}
           </div>
         </div>
+        {% if tool.togglable and tool.service_id %}
+        <div class="svc-strip" data-svc="{{ tool.service_id }}"
+             data-ram="{{ tool.ram_mb or '' }}" data-name="{{ tool.name }}"
+             onclick="event.preventDefault();event.stopPropagation();">
+          <span class="svc-state" data-svc-state>
+            <span class="svc-dot" data-svc-dot></span><span data-svc-label>…</span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="svc-ram" data-svc-ram></span>
+          <button type="button" class="button button-utility button-sm" data-svc-btn disabled>…</button>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
       </a>
       {% endfor %}
     </div>
@@ -90,5 +101,62 @@
         syncToggle(sec);
       });
     });
+
+    // --- ON/OFF strips (live state from /api/services via host-side controller) ---
+    var svcEls = document.querySelectorAll("[data-svc]");
+    var svcState = {};        // id -> latest controller state
+    var svcPollers = {};      // id -> timer handle
+    if (svcEls.length) {
+      function normState(s) {
+        var st = (s && s.state) || "unknown";
+        if (st === "active") st = "running";
+        if (st === "inactive") st = "stopped";
+        return st;
+      }
+      function paint(id, showPoll) {
+        var strip = document.querySelector('[data-svc="' + id + '"]');
+        if (!strip) return;
+        var st = normState(svcState[id]);
+        var btn = strip.querySelector("[data-svc-btn]");
+        var lab = strip.querySelector("[data-svc-label]");
+        var dot = strip.querySelector("[data-svc-dot]");
+        var ram = strip.querySelector("[data-svc-ram]");
+        var can = svcState[id] && svcState[id].can_toggle;
+        var transitional = st === "starting" || st === "stopping";
+        if (ram && svcState[id] && svcState[id].ram_mb) ram.textContent = "~" + svcState[id].ram_mb + "MB";
+        dot.className = "svc-dot svc-" + (st === "running" ? "on" : st === "stopped" ? "off" : st === "failed" ? "fail" : "trans");
+        if (lab) lab.textContent = st === "running" ? "Running" : st === "stopped" ? "Stopped" : st === "failed" ? (svcState[id].error || "Failed") : (st[0].toUpperCase() + st.slice(1));
+        if (btn) {
+          btn.disabled = !can || transitional;
+          if (transitional) btn.textContent = st === "starting" ? "Starting…" : "Stopping…";
+          else if (can) btn.textContent = st === "running" ? "Stop" : "Start";
+          else btn.textContent = st === "running" ? "On" : "Off";
+        }
+        // keep polling only while a toggle is in flight
+        var poll = /starting|stopping/.test(st);
+        if (poll && !svcPollers[id]) svcPollers[id] = setInterval(function () { refresh(); }, 2500);
+        if (!poll && svcPollers[id]) { clearInterval(svcPollers[id]); delete svcPollers[id]; }
+      }
+      function refresh() {
+        fetch('/api/services').then(function (r) { return r.json(); }).then(function (d) {
+          (d.services || []).forEach(function (s) { svcState[s.id] = s; paint(s.id); });
+        }).catch(function () {});
+      }
+      document.querySelectorAll("[data-svc]").forEach(function (strip) {
+        var id = strip.getAttribute("data-svc");
+        var btn = strip.querySelector("[data-svc-btn]");
+        if (btn) btn.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+          e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation();
+          var st = normState(svcState[id]);
+          var action = st === "running" ? "stop" : "start";
+          btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = action === "start" ? "Starting…" : "Stopping…";
+          fetch('/service/' + id + '/' + action, { method: 'POST' })
+            .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+            .then(function (d) { if (d.ok) { svcState[id] = Object.assign({}, svcState[id], { state: d.state || (action === 'start' ? 'running' : 'stopped') }); paint(id); refresh(); } })
+            .catch(function () { btn.disabled = false; refresh(); });
+        });
+      });
+      refresh();
+    }
   })();
 </script>

portal/tools.py

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class Tool:
     lan: bool = False
     admin: bool = False
     private: bool = False  # per-user private app (e.g. dsh instance)
+    # --- ON/OFF control (ON_OFF.md) ---
+    service_id: str | None = None   # controller allowlist id, e.g. "gimp"
+    ram_mb: int | None = None       # idle RAM shown on the card
+    togglable: bool = False         # only True if in the controller allowlist
 
 
 def section_label(category: str) -> str:
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ def _cat() -> list[Tool]:
 
         # ---- Image ---------------------------------------------------------
         Tool("gimp", "GIMP", "image",
-             "Photo editing & retouching", "https://gimp.lab.audasmedia.com.au"),
+             "Photo editing & retouching", "https://gimp.lab.audasmedia.com.au",
+             service_id="gimp", ram_mb=233, togglable=True),
         Tool("penpot", "Penpot", "image",
              "Open-source design & prototyping", "https://penpot.lab.audasmedia.com.au", login=True),
         Tool("photo-filter", "Photo Filter", "image",
@@ -102,7 +107,8 @@ def _cat() -> list[Tool]:
 
         # ---- Video ---------------------------------------------------------
         Tool("video-editor", "Video Editor", "video",
-             "Desktop video editing in your browser", "https://video.lab.audasmedia.com.au"),
+             "Desktop video editing in your browser", "https://video.lab.audasmedia.com.au",
+             service_id="video-editor", ram_mb=237, togglable=True),
         Tool("jellyfin", "Jellyfin", "media",
              "Movies, TV & music server", "https://jellyfin.lab.audasmedia.com.au", login=True),
         Tool("jellyseerr", "Jellyseerr", "media",
@@ -130,9 +136,11 @@ def _cat() -> list[Tool]:
 
         # ---- Audio ---------------------------------------------------------
         Tool("audio-editor", "Audio Editor", "audio",
-             "Multi-track audio editing", "https://audio.lab.audasmedia.com.au"),
+             "Multi-track audio editing", "https://audio.lab.audasmedia.com.au",
+             service_id="audio-editor", ram_mb=201, togglable=True),
         Tool("lmms", "LMMS Music Studio", "audio",
-             "Beats, melodies & full arrangements", "https://lmms.lab.audasmedia.com.au"),
+             "Beats, melodies & full arrangements", "https://lmms.lab.audasmedia.com.au",
+             service_id="lmms", ram_mb=798, togglable=True),
         Tool("snapcast", "Snapcast", "audio",
              "Sync audio to speakers around the house", "http://192.168.20.13:1780", lan=True),
         Tool("mopidy", "Mopidy", "audio",