diff --git a/deploy/nginx.user-8443.conf b/deploy/nginx.user-8443.conf
index c4ae32b..627afc9 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx.user-8443.conf
+++ b/deploy/nginx.user-8443.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
         }
 
+        location = /api/auth/check {
+            internal;
+            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5180;
+            proxy_pass_request_body off;
+            proxy_set_header Content-Length "";
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
+        }
+
+        location /term/ {
+            auth_request /api/auth/check;
+            error_page 401 = @term_login;
+            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+            proxy_read_timeout 6h;
+            proxy_send_timeout 6h;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
+        }
+
+        location @term_login {
+            return 302 /login;
+        }
+
         location / {
             proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5180;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
diff --git a/deploy/systemd/local-kanban-ttyd.service b/deploy/systemd/local-kanban-ttyd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0cbc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/systemd/local-kanban-ttyd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Local Kanban ttyd web terminal (tmux attach)
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/home/gahow/projects/kanban
+ExecStart=/home/gahow/projects/kanban/scripts/start-ttyd.sh
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/scripts/install-user-systemd.sh b/scripts/install-user-systemd.sh
index 50a1fa2..dfb2b7b 100755
--- a/scripts/install-user-systemd.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-user-systemd.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ USER_UNIT_DIR="${HOME}/.config/systemd/user"
 mkdir -p "${USER_UNIT_DIR}"
 install -m 0644 "${ROOT_DIR}/deploy/systemd/local-kanban.service" "${USER_UNIT_DIR}/local-kanban.service"
 install -m 0644 "${ROOT_DIR}/deploy/systemd/local-kanban-nginx-8443.service" "${USER_UNIT_DIR}/local-kanban-nginx-8443.service"
+install -m 0644 "${ROOT_DIR}/deploy/systemd/local-kanban-ttyd.service" "${USER_UNIT_DIR}/local-kanban-ttyd.service"
 
 systemctl --user daemon-reload
 systemctl --user enable --now local-kanban.service
 systemctl --user enable --now local-kanban-nginx-8443.service
+systemctl --user enable --now local-kanban-ttyd.service
 
 echo "Local Kanban is managed by user systemd:"
 echo "  systemctl --user status local-kanban.service"
 echo "  systemctl --user status local-kanban-nginx-8443.service"
+echo "  systemctl --user status local-kanban-ttyd.service"
diff --git a/scripts/start-ttyd.sh b/scripts/start-ttyd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f3cd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-ttyd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ttyd web terminal for tmux attach.
+# Theme: Tokyo Night; font: system monospace stack (fonts render client-side,
+# so we rely on whatever mono font the viewing device ships).
+# xterm.js client options: https://xtermjs.org/docs/api/terminal/interfaces/iterminaloptions/
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+exec /usr/bin/ttyd \
+  -p 7681 \
+  -i 127.0.0.1 \
+  -W \
+  -a \
+  -b /term \
+  -T xterm-256color \
+  -t titleFixed='Kanban Terminal' \
+  -t fontSize=14 \
+  -t lineHeight=1.2 \
+  -t 'fontFamily=ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace' \
+  -t cursorBlink=true \
+  -t 'theme={"background":"#1a1b26","foreground":"#c0caf5","cursor":"#c0caf5","cursorAccent":"#1a1b26","selectionBackground":"#283457","black":"#15161e","red":"#f7768e","green":"#9ece6a","yellow":"#e0af68","blue":"#7aa2f7","magenta":"#bb9af7","cyan":"#7dcfff","white":"#a9b1d6","brightBlack":"#414868","brightRed":"#f7768e","brightGreen":"#9ece6a","brightYellow":"#e0af68","brightBlue":"#7aa2f7","brightMagenta":"#bb9af7","brightCyan":"#7dcfff","brightWhite":"#c0caf5"}' \
+  "${ROOT_DIR}/scripts/tmux-web-attach.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/tmux-web-attach.sh b/scripts/tmux-web-attach.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7b404de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tmux-web-attach.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Attach a browser (via ttyd) to a single tmux window by linking it into a
+# private temporary session. Unlike grouped sessions, link-window leaves no
+# permanent group label on the source session, and each browser tab gets an
+# independent view (own active window, own status setting).
+# Usage: tmux-web-attach.sh <session> [window-index]
+set -euo pipefail
+
+sess="${1:-}"
+win="${2:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$sess" ]; then
+  echo "missing session. open this page from the kanban Live Agents panel."
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Only accept existing session names; never interpret arbitrary input.
+if ! tmux list-sessions -F '#{session_name}' 2>/dev/null | grep -Fxq -- "$sess"; then
+  echo "unknown session: $sess"
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Default to the session's active window; validate the index either way.
+if [ -z "$win" ]; then
+  win="$(tmux display-message -p -t "$sess" '#{window_index}')"
+fi
+if ! tmux list-windows -t "$sess" -F '#{window_index}' | grep -Fxq -- "$win"; then
+  echo "unknown window: $sess:$win"
+  sleep 2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+src="$sess:$win"
+tmp="web-$$-$RANDOM"
+
+tmux new-session -d -s "$tmp" -x 220 -y 60
+tmux set-option -t "$tmp" status off
+# mouse on (session-scoped, local clients unaffected): wheel / touch scrolling
+# from the browser enters copy-mode and scrolls history naturally, no prefix keys.
+tmux set-option -t "$tmp" mouse on
+# Replace the placeholder window with a link to the target window (-k kills the placeholder).
+first="$(tmux display-message -p -t "$tmp" '#{window_index}')"
+tmux link-window -k -s "$src" -t "$tmp:$first"
+
+# A tmux window has a single size shared by every viewer. With the global
+# "latest" policy a bigger local client cuts the browser view off, so pin this
+# window to "smallest" while a web viewer is attached: the browser always sees
+# the full content; a larger local client sees dotted padding instead.
+tmux set-window-option -t "$src" window-size smallest
+
+cleanup() {
+  tmux set-window-option -u -t "$src" window-size 2>/dev/null || true
+  tmux kill-session -t "$tmp" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT HUP TERM INT
+
+# destroy-unattached must be set only after attaching (it kills detached sessions instantly).
+tmux attach -t "$tmp" \; set-option destroy-unattached on