diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 57b7d41..0588182 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Desktop.ini
 
 # Local build / test output (not tracked)
 /spread-kits/
-server/coverage/
-server/builder_cov/
-server/$cov/
-server/internal/builder/cov/
+/server/coverage
+/server/builder_cov
+/server/internal/builder/cov
+/server/*cov*
diff --git a/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.css b/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.css
index 0af0195..9376f56 100644
--- a/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.css
+++ b/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.css
@@ -715,3 +715,157 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
 }
 .crucible-btn-muted:hover { color: var(--text-primary); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.25); }
+
+/* ── Rich terminal renderers ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.rich-line {
+  align-items: flex-start !important;
+}
+
+.ctl-rich {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.rich-block {
+  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  border-left: 2px solid rgba(0, 245, 255, 0.3);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
+  font-family: var(--font-tech);
+  font-size: 0.76rem;
+  max-width: 720px;
+}
+
+.rich-ports { border-left-color: rgba(0, 245, 255, 0.5); }
+.rich-patch { border-left-color: rgba(255, 200, 0, 0.5); }
+.rich-posture { border-left-color: rgba(150, 120, 255, 0.5); }
+
+.rich-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
+}
+
+.rich-label {
+  color: var(--neon-cyan);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+}
+
+.rich-count {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+}
+
+.rich-score {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.45rem;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-size: 0.76rem;
+}
+.rich-score-ok  { color: #00ff9d; background: rgba(0,255,100,0.1); }
+.rich-score-warn { color: #ffc800; background: rgba(255,200,0,0.1); }
+.rich-score-bad  { color: #ff4444; background: rgba(255,50,0,0.12); }
+
+.rich-tag {
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+}
+.rich-tag-warn { color: #ff4444; background: rgba(255, 50, 0, 0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(255,50,0,0.3); }
+
+.rich-empty {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+/* Port/Patch/Posture tables */
+.rich-table {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  width: 100%;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+}
+
+.rich-table th {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.6rem 0.15rem 0;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  font-size: 0.66rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.rich-table td {
+  padding: 0.18rem 0.6rem 0.18rem 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.rich-table tbody tr:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03); }
+
+.rich-row-ssh td { color: #00ff9d; }
+.rich-row-sys td:first-child { color: var(--neon-cyan); }
+
+.rich-port  { font-weight: 700; min-width: 48px; color: var(--neon-cyan) !important; }
+.rich-addr  { color: var(--text-muted) !important; min-width: 100px; }
+.rich-proto { color: rgba(180,160,255,0.85) !important; min-width: 50px; }
+.rich-proc  { color: var(--text-primary); min-width: 100px; }
+.rich-pid   { color: var(--text-muted) !important; font-size: 0.68rem; }
+
+/* Key-value rows */
+.rich-kv-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.12rem 0;
+  align-items: baseline;
+}
+
+.rich-key {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  min-width: 140px;
+  font-size: 0.71rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.rich-val     { color: var(--text-primary); font-size: 0.74rem; }
+.rich-val-ok  { color: #00ff9d; }
+.rich-val-warn { color: #ffc800; }
+.rich-val-bad { color: #ff4444; }
+
+.rich-posture-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 0 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.rich-sub-label {
+  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.2rem;
+  color: var(--neon-cyan);
+  font-size: 0.66rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
+.rich-svc-status {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+}
+
+.blink-slow {
+  animation: blink-slow 1.5s step-end infinite;
+}
+@keyframes blink-slow {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50%       { opacity: 0.3; }
+}
diff --git a/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.tsx b/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.tsx
index d6521c9..00b64d8 100644
--- a/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.tsx
+++ b/server/web/src/pages/CruciblePage.tsx
@@ -579,6 +579,137 @@ export default function CruciblePage() {
     };
   };
 
+  // ── Rich terminal renderers ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const RichListenPortsTable = ({ d }: { d: RichListenPorts }) => (
+    <div className="rich-block rich-ports">
+      <div className="rich-header">
+        <span className="rich-label">LISTEN PORTS</span>
+        <span className="rich-count">{d.count} listener{d.count !== 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
+      </div>
+      {d.ports.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="rich-empty">No listeners found</div>
+      ) : (
+        <table className="rich-table">
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th>PORT</th>
+              <th>ADDR</th>
+              <th>PROTO</th>
+              <th>PROCESS</th>
+              <th>PID</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {d.ports.map((p, i) => (
+              <tr key={i} className={p.port === 22 ? 'rich-row-ssh' : p.port < 1024 ? 'rich-row-sys' : ''}>
+                <td className="rich-port">{p.port}</td>
+                <td className="rich-addr">{p.addr || '*'}</td>
+                <td className="rich-proto">{p.proto.toUpperCase()}</td>
+                <td className="rich-proc">{p.process || '—'}</td>
+                <td className="rich-pid">{p.pid ?? '—'}</td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  const RichPatchStatusBlock = ({ d }: { d: RichPatchStatus }) => (
+    <div className="rich-block rich-patch">
+      <div className="rich-header">
+        <span className="rich-label">PATCH STATUS</span>
+        {d.reboot_pending && <span className="rich-tag rich-tag-warn blink-slow">REBOOT REQUIRED</span>}
+      </div>
+      <div className="rich-kv-row">
+        <span className="rich-key">Pending Updates</span>
+        <span className={`rich-val ${(d.pending_updates ?? 0) > 0 ? 'rich-val-warn' : 'rich-val-ok'}`}>
+          {d.pending_updates ?? 0}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="rich-kv-row">
+        <span className="rich-key">Last Patch</span>
+        <span className={`rich-val ${(d.last_patch_days ?? 0) > 60 ? 'rich-val-bad' : (d.last_patch_days ?? 0) > 30 ? 'rich-val-warn' : 'rich-val-ok'}`}>
+          {d.last_patch ?? '—'}{d.last_patch_days != null ? ` (${d.last_patch_days}d ago)` : ''}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="rich-kv-row">
+        <span className="rich-key">Reboot Pending</span>
+        <span className={`rich-val ${d.reboot_pending ? 'rich-val-warn' : 'rich-val-ok'}`}>
+          {d.reboot_pending ? 'YES' : 'NO'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  const fwIcon = (on?: boolean) => on ? <span className="rich-val-ok">ON</span> : <span className="rich-val-bad">OFF</span>;
+
+  const RichPostureSummaryBlock = ({ d }: { d: RichPostureSummary }) => (
+    <div className="rich-block rich-posture">
+      <div className="rich-header">
+        <span className="rich-label">POSTURE REPORT</span>
+        {d.posture_score != null && (
+          <span className={`rich-score ${d.posture_score >= 70 ? 'rich-score-ok' : d.posture_score >= 40 ? 'rich-score-warn' : 'rich-score-bad'}`}>
+            {d.posture_score} / 100
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div className="rich-posture-grid">
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">Defender</span>
+          <span className={`rich-val ${d.defender_enabled ? 'rich-val-ok' : 'rich-val-bad'}`}>{d.defender_enabled ? 'ON' : 'OFF'}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">Real-Time Prot</span>
+          <span className={`rich-val ${d.defender_rtp ? 'rich-val-ok' : 'rich-val-warn'}`}>{d.defender_rtp ? 'ON' : 'OFF'}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">Firewall Domain/Priv/Pub</span>
+          <span className="rich-val">{fwIcon(d.firewall_domain)} / {fwIcon(d.firewall_private)} / {fwIcon(d.firewall_public)}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">AV Products</span>
+          <span className="rich-val">{d.av_products?.join(', ') || '—'}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">SSH Listening</span>
+          <span className={`rich-val ${d.ssh_listening ? 'rich-val-ok' : 'rich-val-bad'}`}>{d.ssh_listening ? 'YES' : 'NO'}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">Agent Elevated</span>
+          <span className={`rich-val ${d.agent_elevated ? 'rich-val-warn' : 'rich-val-ok'}`}>{d.agent_elevated ? 'YES (ADMIN)' : 'no'}</span>
+        </div>
+        {d.last_patch_days != null && (
+          <div className="rich-kv-row"><span className="rich-key">Last Patch</span>
+            <span className={`rich-val ${d.last_patch_days > 60 ? 'rich-val-bad' : d.last_patch_days > 30 ? 'rich-val-warn' : 'rich-val-ok'}`}>
+              {d.last_patch_days}d ago{d.pending_updates ? ` · ${d.pending_updates} pending` : ''}
+              {d.reboot_pending ? ' · REBOOT!' : ''}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {d.services && d.services.length > 0 && (
+        <>
+          <div className="rich-sub-label">SERVICES</div>
+          <table className="rich-table">
+            <thead><tr><th>SERVICE</th><th>STATUS</th><th>START</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {d.services.map((s, i) => (
+                <tr key={i}>
+                  <td className="rich-proc">{s.display_name || s.name}</td>
+                  <td className={`rich-svc-status ${s.status === 'running' ? 'rich-val-ok' : 'rich-val-bad'}`}>{s.status.toUpperCase()}</td>
+                  <td className="rich-addr">{s.start_type}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  const renderRichData = (d: RichTermData) => {
+    if (d.type === 'listen_ports') return <RichListenPortsTable d={d} />;
+    if (d.type === 'patch_status') return <RichPatchStatusBlock d={d} />;
+    if (d.type === 'posture') return <RichPostureSummaryBlock d={d} />;
+    return null;
+  };
+
   // ── Render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   return (
@@ -929,7 +1060,7 @@ export default function CruciblePage() {
             return (
               <div
                 key={line.id}
-                className={`crucible-term-line ${line.isCmd ? 'cmd-line' : 'out-line'} ${line.success === false ? 'err-line' : ''}`}
+                className={`crucible-term-line ${line.isCmd ? 'cmd-line' : 'out-line'} ${line.success === false ? 'err-line' : ''} ${line.richData ? 'rich-line' : ''}`}
               >
                 <span className="ctl-agent" style={{ color }}>
                   {line.agentName.slice(0, 12).padEnd(12)}
@@ -937,7 +1068,11 @@ export default function CruciblePage() {
                 <span className="ctl-arrow" style={{ color }}>
                   {line.isCmd ? '▶' : '◀'}
                 </span>
-                <span className="ctl-text">{line.text}</span>
+                {line.richData ? (
+                  <span className="ctl-text ctl-rich">{renderRichData(line.richData)}</span>
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="ctl-text">{line.text}</span>
+                )}
                 <span className="ctl-ts">{line.ts.toLocaleTimeString()}</span>
               </div>
             );