diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/hermes/profiles.ts b/packages/client/src/api/hermes/profiles.ts
index 3f55269..53c2071 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/api/hermes/profiles.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/hermes/profiles.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface HermesProfile {
   name: string
   active: boolean
   model: string
+  gatewayStatus?: string
   alias: string
 }
 
@@ -17,6 +18,31 @@ export interface HermesProfileDetail {
   hasSoulMd: boolean
 }
 
+export interface ProfileRuntimeStatus {
+  profile: string
+  bridge: {
+    running: boolean
+    profile: string
+    mode?: string
+    reachable?: boolean
+    error?: string
+  }
+  gateway: {
+    profile: string
+    running: boolean
+    pid?: number
+    port?: number
+    host?: string
+    url?: string
+    error?: string
+    diagnostics?: {
+      health_url?: string
+      reason?: string
+      health_ok?: boolean
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export async function fetchProfiles(): Promise<HermesProfile[]> {
   const res = await request<{ profiles: HermesProfile[] }>('/api/hermes/profiles')
   return res.profiles
@@ -27,6 +53,31 @@ export async function fetchProfileDetail(name: string): Promise<HermesProfileDet
   return res.profile
 }
 
+export async function fetchProfileRuntimeStatus(name: string): Promise<ProfileRuntimeStatus> {
+  return request<ProfileRuntimeStatus>(`/api/hermes/profiles/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/runtime-status`)
+}
+
+export async function fetchProfileRuntimeStatuses(): Promise<ProfileRuntimeStatus[]> {
+  const res = await request<{ profiles: ProfileRuntimeStatus[] }>('/api/hermes/profiles/runtime-statuses')
+  return res.profiles
+}
+
+export async function restartProfileGateway(name: string): Promise<ProfileRuntimeStatus['gateway']> {
+  const res = await request<{ success: boolean; gateway: ProfileRuntimeStatus['gateway'] }>(
+    `/api/hermes/profiles/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/gateway/restart`,
+    { method: 'POST' },
+  )
+  return res.gateway
+}
+
+export async function restartProfileRuntime(name: string): Promise<ProfileRuntimeStatus> {
+  const res = await request<{ success: boolean; status: ProfileRuntimeStatus }>(
+    `/api/hermes/profiles/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/restart`,
+    { method: 'POST' },
+  )
+  return res.status
+}
+
 export interface CreateProfileResult {
   success: boolean
   /** clone=true 时被清理的独占平台凭据 KEY 名 */
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/layout/ProfileSelector.vue b/packages/client/src/components/layout/ProfileSelector.vue
index 929d3da..e550412 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/layout/ProfileSelector.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/layout/ProfileSelector.vue
@@ -1,32 +1,104 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { NSelect, useMessage } from 'naive-ui'
+import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import { NButton, NModal, NSpin, useMessage } from 'naive-ui'
+import multiavatar from '@multiavatar/multiavatar'
 import { useProfilesStore } from '@/stores/hermes/profiles'
+import {
+  fetchProfileRuntimeStatuses,
+  restartProfileGateway,
+  restartProfileRuntime,
+  type ProfileRuntimeStatus,
+} from '@/api/hermes/profiles'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 const message = useMessage()
 const profilesStore = useProfilesStore()
 
-const options = computed(() =>
-  profilesStore.profiles.map(p => ({
-    label: p.name,
-    value: p.name,
-  })),
-)
-
 const activeName = computed(() => profilesStore.activeProfileName ?? '')
+const displayName = computed(() => activeName.value || 'default')
+const avatarSvg = computed(() => multiavatar(displayName.value))
+const runtimeStatuses = ref<ProfileRuntimeStatus[]>([])
+const runtimeLoading = ref(false)
+const showProfileModal = ref(false)
+const gatewayRestarting = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({})
+const profileRestarting = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({})
+const profileSwitching = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({})
+const statusByProfile = computed(() => new Map(runtimeStatuses.value.map(status => [status.profile, status])))
 
-async function handleChange(value: string | number | Array<string | number>) {
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && value !== activeName.value) {
-    const ok = await profilesStore.switchProfile(value)
-    if (ok) {
-      message.success(t('profiles.switchSuccess', { name: value }))
-      // Reload to refresh all profile-dependent data
-      window.location.reload()
-    } else {
-      message.error(t('profiles.switchFailed'))
+function avatarFor(name: string) {
+  return multiavatar(name || 'default')
+}
+
+async function loadRuntimeStatuses() {
+  runtimeLoading.value = true
+  try {
+    runtimeStatuses.value = await fetchProfileRuntimeStatuses()
+  } catch {
+    runtimeStatuses.value = []
+  } finally {
+    runtimeLoading.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function openProfileModal() {
+  showProfileModal.value = true
+  void loadRuntimeStatuses()
+}
+
+function gatewayStatusText(running?: boolean) {
+  return running ? t('profiles.runtime.running') : t('profiles.runtime.stopped')
+}
+
+function bridgeStatusText(running?: boolean) {
+  return running ? t('profiles.runtime.active') : t('profiles.runtime.idle')
+}
+
+async function handleRestartGateway(name: string) {
+  gatewayRestarting.value = { ...gatewayRestarting.value, [name]: true }
+  try {
+    const gateway = await restartProfileGateway(name)
+    const current = statusByProfile.value.get(name)
+    if (current) {
+      runtimeStatuses.value = runtimeStatuses.value.map(status => (
+        status.profile === name ? { ...status, gateway } : status
+      ))
     }
+    message.success(t('profiles.runtime.gatewayRestarted', { name }))
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    message.error(err?.message || t('profiles.runtime.gatewayRestartFailed'))
+  } finally {
+    gatewayRestarting.value = { ...gatewayRestarting.value, [name]: false }
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleRestartProfile(name: string) {
+  profileRestarting.value = { ...profileRestarting.value, [name]: true }
+  try {
+    const status = await restartProfileRuntime(name)
+    runtimeStatuses.value = runtimeStatuses.value.map(item => (
+      item.profile === name ? status : item
+    ))
+    message.success(t('profiles.runtime.profileRestarted', { name }))
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    message.error(err?.message || t('profiles.runtime.profileRestartFailed'))
+  } finally {
+    profileRestarting.value = { ...profileRestarting.value, [name]: false }
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleSwitchProfile(name: string) {
+  if (name === displayName.value) return
+  profileSwitching.value = { ...profileSwitching.value, [name]: true }
+  try {
+    const ok = await profilesStore.switchProfile(name)
+    if (!ok) throw new Error(t('profiles.switchFailed'))
+    message.success(t('profiles.switchSuccess', { name }))
+    window.location.reload()
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    message.error(err?.message || t('profiles.switchFailed'))
+  } finally {
+    profileSwitching.value = { ...profileSwitching.value, [name]: false }
   }
 }
 
@@ -40,14 +112,97 @@ onMounted(() => {
 <template>
   <div class="profile-selector">
     <div class="selector-label">{{ t('sidebar.profiles') }}</div>
-    <NSelect
-      data-testid="profile-selector-select"
-      :value="activeName"
-      :options="options"
-      :loading="profilesStore.switching"
-      size="small"
-      @update:value="handleChange"
-    />
+    <div class="profile-display" data-testid="profile-selector-select" @click="openProfileModal">
+      <span class="profile-avatar" v-html="avatarSvg" />
+      <span class="profile-name">{{ displayName }}</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <NModal
+      v-model:show="showProfileModal"
+      preset="card"
+      :bordered="false"
+      :style="{ width: '720px', maxWidth: 'calc(100vw - 32px)' }"
+      class="profile-manager-modal"
+    >
+      <template #header>
+        <div class="profile-modal-header">
+          <div class="profile-popover-title">
+            <span class="profile-popover-name">{{ t('sidebar.profiles') }}</span>
+            <span class="profile-popover-subtitle">{{ t('profiles.runtime.activeProfile', { name: displayName }) }}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </template>
+
+      <NSpin :show="runtimeLoading" size="small">
+        <div class="profile-runtime-list">
+          <div
+            v-for="profile in profilesStore.profiles"
+            :key="profile.name"
+            class="profile-runtime-item"
+            :class="{ active: profile.name === displayName }"
+          >
+            <div class="profile-runtime-main">
+              <span class="profile-runtime-avatar" v-html="avatarFor(profile.name)" />
+              <div class="profile-runtime-info">
+                <div class="profile-runtime-name-row">
+                  <span class="profile-runtime-name">{{ profile.name }}</span>
+                  <span v-if="profile.name === displayName" class="active-badge">{{ t('profiles.runtime.activeTag') }}</span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="runtime-status-grid">
+                  <div class="runtime-row compact">
+                    <span class="runtime-label">{{ t('profiles.runtime.bridgeWorker') }}</span>
+                    <span class="runtime-value" :class="{ running: statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.bridge.running }">
+                      <span class="runtime-dot" />
+                      {{ bridgeStatusText(statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.bridge.running) }}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="runtime-row compact">
+                    <span class="runtime-label">{{ t('profiles.runtime.gateway') }}</span>
+                    <span class="runtime-value" :class="{ running: statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.running }">
+                      <span class="runtime-dot" />
+                      {{ gatewayStatusText(statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.running) }}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div
+                  v-if="!statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.running && (statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.diagnostics?.reason || statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.error)"
+                  class="runtime-detail"
+                >
+                  {{ statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.diagnostics?.reason || statusByProfile.get(profile.name)?.gateway.error }}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="profile-runtime-actions">
+              <NButton
+                size="small"
+                type="primary"
+                :loading="gatewayRestarting[profile.name]"
+                @click="handleRestartGateway(profile.name)"
+              >
+                {{ t('profiles.runtime.restartGateway') }}
+              </NButton>
+              <NButton
+                size="small"
+                type="primary"
+                :loading="profileRestarting[profile.name]"
+                @click="handleRestartProfile(profile.name)"
+              >
+                {{ t('profiles.runtime.restartProfile') }}
+              </NButton>
+              <NButton
+                size="small"
+                type="primary"
+                :disabled="profile.name === displayName"
+                :loading="profileSwitching[profile.name]"
+                @click="handleSwitchProfile(profile.name)"
+              >
+                {{ t('profiles.runtime.switchProfile') }}
+              </NButton>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </NSpin>
+    </NModal>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -67,4 +222,232 @@ onMounted(() => {
   letter-spacing: 0.5px;
   margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
+
+.profile-display {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  height: 34px;
+  padding: 4px 6px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: $bg-secondary;
+  border: 1px solid $border-color;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.profile-avatar {
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  background: $bg-card;
+
+  :deep(svg) {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: block;
+  }
+}
+
+.profile-name {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: $text-primary;
+}
+
+.profile-popover {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.profile-popover-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.profile-popover-avatar {
+  width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background: $bg-secondary;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+
+  :deep(svg) {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: block;
+  }
+}
+
+.profile-popover-title {
+  min-width: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.profile-popover-name {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: $text-primary;
+}
+
+.profile-popover-subtitle,
+.runtime-label,
+.runtime-detail {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: $text-muted;
+}
+
+.runtime-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  min-height: 62px;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  max-height: 420px;
+  min-height: 96px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-item {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid $border-color;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: $bg-card;
+
+  &.active {
+    border-color: $accent-muted;
+    background: $bg-card-hover;
+  }
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-main {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-avatar {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 34px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  background: $bg-secondary;
+
+  :deep(svg) {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: block;
+  }
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-info {
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 5px;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-name-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-name {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: $text-primary;
+}
+
+.active-badge {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, $success 16%, transparent);
+  color: $success;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.profile-runtime-actions {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(88px, max-content));
+  justify-content: end;
+  gap: 6px;
+
+  :deep(.n-button) {
+    min-width: 88px;
+  }
+}
+
+.runtime-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+
+  &.compact {
+    gap: 8px;
+  }
+}
+
+.runtime-value {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  color: $text-secondary;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+
+  &.running {
+    color: $success;
+
+    .runtime-dot {
+      background: $success;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.runtime-dot {
+  width: 7px;
+  height: 7px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: $text-muted;
+}
+
+.runtime-detail {
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index be61561..631d3d6 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -695,6 +695,23 @@ export default {
     hasEnv: 'Has .env',
     hasSoulMd: 'Has soul.md',
     noProfiles: 'No profiles found. Create one to get started.',
+    runtime: {
+      activeProfile: 'Active: {name}',
+      bridgeWorker: 'Bridge worker',
+      gateway: 'Gateway',
+      active: 'Active',
+      activeTag: 'Active',
+      idle: 'Idle',
+      running: 'Running',
+      stopped: 'Stopped',
+      restartGateway: 'Restart Gateway',
+      restartProfile: 'Restart Profile',
+      switchProfile: 'Switch Profile',
+      gatewayRestarted: 'Gateway restarted: {name}',
+      gatewayRestartFailed: 'Failed to restart gateway',
+      profileRestarted: 'Profile restarted: {name}',
+      profileRestartFailed: 'Failed to restart profile',
+    },
   },
 
   // Logs
diff --git a/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts b/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
index a9e0fdf..502e57e 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
@@ -687,6 +687,23 @@ export default {
     hasEnv: '有 .env',
     hasSoulMd: '有 soul.md',
     noProfiles: '暂无配置，创建一个开始吧。',
+    runtime: {
+      activeProfile: '当前：{name}',
+      bridgeWorker: '桥接状态',
+      gateway: '网关',
+      active: '活跃',
+      activeTag: '当前',
+      idle: '空闲',
+      running: '运行中',
+      stopped: '已停止',
+      restartGateway: '重启网关',
+      restartProfile: '重启配置',
+      switchProfile: '切换配置',
+      gatewayRestarted: '网关已重启：{name}',
+      gatewayRestartFailed: '重启网关失败',
+      profileRestarted: '配置已重启：{name}',
+      profileRestartFailed: '重启配置失败',
+    },
   },
 
   // 日志
diff --git a/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/profiles.ts b/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/profiles.ts
index f151fcc..16df9c7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/profiles.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/profiles.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'os'
 import * as hermesCli from '../../services/hermes/hermes-cli'
 import { SessionDeleter } from '../../services/hermes/session-deleter'
 import { AgentBridgeClient } from '../../services/hermes/agent-bridge'
+import {
+  getGatewayRuntimeStatusForProfile,
+  restartGatewayForProfile as restartGatewayRuntimeForProfile,
+} from '../../services/hermes/gateway-autostart'
 import { logger } from '../../services/logger'
 import { smartCloneCleanup } from '../../services/hermes/profile-credentials'
 import { detectHermesRootHome } from '../../services/hermes/hermes-path'
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ function deleteForbiddenProfileFromDisk(name: string): boolean {
   return true
 }
 
+function filterVisibleProfiles(profiles: HermesProfile[]): HermesProfile[] {
+  return profiles.filter(profile => !isForbiddenProfileName(profile.name))
+}
+
 async function useProfileWithFallback(name: string): Promise<string> {
   if (isForbiddenProfileName(name)) {
     throw new Error(`Profile name '${name}' is reserved and cannot be activated`)
@@ -100,6 +108,62 @@ async function useProfileWithFallback(name: string): Promise<string> {
   }
 }
 
+async function readBridgeWorkers(): Promise<{ reachable: boolean; workers: Record<string, boolean>; error?: string }> {
+  try {
+    const result = await new AgentBridgeClient({ timeoutMs: 5000 }).ping()
+    return {
+      reachable: true,
+      workers: ((result as any).workers || {}) as Record<string, boolean>,
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    return {
+      reachable: false,
+      workers: {},
+      error: err?.message || 'Bridge broker is not reachable',
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function gatewayStatusLooksRunning(status?: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = String(status || '').trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (!normalized || normalized === '—') return false
+  if (normalized.includes('not running') || normalized === 'stopped' || normalized === 'stop') return false
+  return normalized.includes('running') || normalized === 'active'
+}
+
+async function buildRuntimeStatus(profile: HermesProfile | string, bridgeState?: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof readBridgeWorkers>>) {
+  const name = typeof profile === 'string' ? profile : profile.name
+  const bridge = bridgeState || await readBridgeWorkers()
+  let gateway: { running: boolean; profile: string; error?: string }
+  if (typeof profile !== 'string' && profile.gatewayStatus !== undefined) {
+    gateway = {
+      running: gatewayStatusLooksRunning(profile.gatewayStatus),
+      profile: name,
+    }
+  } else {
+    try {
+      gateway = await getGatewayRuntimeStatusForProfile(name)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      gateway = {
+        running: false,
+        profile: name,
+        error: err?.message || 'Gateway status check failed',
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    profile: name,
+    bridge: {
+      running: !!bridge.workers[name],
+      profile: name,
+      reachable: bridge.reachable,
+      error: bridge.reachable ? undefined : bridge.error,
+    },
+    gateway,
+  }
+}
+
 export async function list(ctx: any) {
   try {
     let profiles: HermesProfile[]
@@ -120,6 +184,8 @@ export async function list(ctx: any) {
     const { getActiveProfileName } = await import('../../services/hermes/hermes-profile')
     const activeProfileName = getActiveProfileName()
 
+    profiles = filterVisibleProfiles(profiles)
+
     // Check if CLI's active flag matches the file (warn if inconsistent)
     const cliActive = profiles.find(p => p.active)
     if (cliActive?.name !== activeProfileName) {
@@ -209,6 +275,89 @@ export async function get(ctx: any) {
   }
 }
 
+export async function runtimeStatus(ctx: any) {
+  const name = String(ctx.params.name || '').trim() || 'default'
+  if (isForbiddenProfileName(name)) {
+    ctx.status = 400
+    ctx.body = { error: `Profile name '${name}' is reserved` }
+    return
+  }
+  try {
+    const profiles = await listProfilesForStatus()
+    const profile = profiles.find(item => item.name === name)
+    ctx.body = await buildRuntimeStatus(profile || name)
+  } catch {
+    ctx.body = await buildRuntimeStatus(name)
+  }
+}
+
+export async function runtimeStatuses(ctx: any) {
+  try {
+    const profiles = await listProfilesForStatus()
+    const bridge = await readBridgeWorkers()
+    const statuses = await Promise.all(profiles.map(profile => buildRuntimeStatus(profile, bridge)))
+    ctx.body = { profiles: statuses }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    ctx.status = 500
+    ctx.body = { error: err.message }
+  }
+}
+
+async function listProfilesForStatus(): Promise<HermesProfile[]> {
+  let profiles: HermesProfile[]
+  try {
+    profiles = await hermesCli.listProfiles()
+  } catch {
+    profiles = listProfilesFromDisk(getActiveProfileName())
+  }
+  return filterVisibleProfiles(profiles)
+}
+
+export async function restartGatewayForProfile(ctx: any) {
+  const name = String(ctx.params.name || '').trim() || 'default'
+  if (isForbiddenProfileName(name)) {
+    ctx.status = 400
+    ctx.body = { error: `Profile name '${name}' is reserved` }
+    return
+  }
+  try {
+    const gateway = await restartGatewayRuntimeForProfile(name)
+    try {
+      const result = await bridgeCleanupClient().destroyProfile(name)
+      logger.info('[profiles] destroyed bridge sessions after gateway restart profile=%s destroyed=%s', name, result.destroyed)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn(err, '[profiles] failed to destroy bridge sessions after gateway restart profile=%s', name)
+    }
+    ctx.body = { success: true, gateway }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    ctx.status = 500
+    ctx.body = { error: err.message }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function restartProfileRuntime(ctx: any) {
+  const name = String(ctx.params.name || '').trim() || 'default'
+  if (isForbiddenProfileName(name)) {
+    ctx.status = 400
+    ctx.body = { error: `Profile name '${name}' is reserved` }
+    return
+  }
+  try {
+    const result = await bridgeCleanupClient().destroyProfile(name)
+    logger.info('[profiles] destroyed bridge sessions after profile restart profile=%s destroyed=%s', name, result.destroyed)
+    const profiles = await listProfilesForStatus()
+    const profile = profiles.find(item => item.name === name)
+    ctx.body = {
+      success: true,
+      destroyed: result.destroyed,
+      status: await buildRuntimeStatus(profile || name),
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    ctx.status = 500
+    ctx.body = { error: err.message }
+  }
+}
+
 export async function remove(ctx: any) {
   const { name } = ctx.params
   if (name === 'default') {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/hermes/profiles.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/hermes/profiles.ts
index c67378d..4b0253c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/hermes/profiles.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/hermes/profiles.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export const profileRoutes = new Router()
 
 profileRoutes.get('/api/hermes/profiles', ctrl.list)
 profileRoutes.post('/api/hermes/profiles', ctrl.create)
+profileRoutes.get('/api/hermes/profiles/runtime-statuses', ctrl.runtimeStatuses)
+profileRoutes.get('/api/hermes/profiles/:name/runtime-status', ctrl.runtimeStatus)
+profileRoutes.post('/api/hermes/profiles/:name/restart', ctrl.restartProfileRuntime)
+profileRoutes.post('/api/hermes/profiles/:name/gateway/restart', ctrl.restartGatewayForProfile)
 profileRoutes.get('/api/hermes/profiles/:name', ctrl.get)
 profileRoutes.delete('/api/hermes/profiles/:name', ctrl.remove)
 profileRoutes.post('/api/hermes/profiles/:name/rename', ctrl.rename)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/hermes_bridge.py b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/hermes_bridge.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d806405..36bdda5
--- a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/hermes_bridge.py
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/hermes_bridge.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def _candidate_agent_roots(raw: str | None = None) -> list[Path]:
         Path.home() / "hermes-agent",
         Path("/opt/hermes/hermes-agent"),
         Path("/opt/hermes-agent"),
+        Path("/usr/local/lib/hermes-agent"),
         Path("/usr/local/hermes-agent"),
     ])
     candidates.append(Path(DEFAULT_AGENT_ROOT).expanduser())
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/manager.ts b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/manager.ts
index 0be26c2..a534f67 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/manager.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ function agentRootFromHermesBin(): string | undefined {
     resolve(binDir, '..'),
     resolve(binDir, '..', '..'),
     resolve(binDir, '..', 'hermes-agent'),
+    resolve(binDir, '..', 'lib', 'hermes-agent'),
     resolve(binDir, '..', '..', 'hermes-agent'),
   ]
   const root = rootCandidates.find(candidate => existsSync(join(candidate, 'run_agent.py')))
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ function agentRootFromHermesBin(): string | undefined {
       const shebangRootCandidates = [
         resolve(pyDir, '..', '..'),
         resolve(pyDir, '..', '..', 'hermes-agent'),
+        resolve(pyDir, '..', '..', 'lib', 'hermes-agent'),
       ]
       return shebangRootCandidates.find(candidate => existsSync(join(candidate, 'run_agent.py')))
     }
@@ -155,6 +157,10 @@ function resolveAgentRoot(explicit?: string, hermesHome = detectHermesHome()): s
     agentRootFromHermesBin(),
     process.cwd(),
     join(process.cwd(), 'hermes-agent'),
+    '/usr/local/lib/hermes-agent',
+    '/usr/local/hermes-agent',
+    '/opt/hermes/hermes-agent',
+    '/opt/hermes-agent',
   ].filter((value): value is string => !!value && value.trim().length > 0)
   return candidates.find(candidate => existsSync(join(candidate, 'run_agent.py')))
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/gateway-autostart.ts b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/gateway-autostart.ts
index b42f785..252429e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/gateway-autostart.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/gateway-autostart.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,27 @@ import { startGatewayRunManaged } from './gateway-runner'
 
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
 
+const RESERVED_PROFILE_NAMES = new Set([
+  'hermes', 'test', 'tmp', 'root', 'sudo',
+])
+
+const HERMES_SUBCOMMAND_PROFILE_NAMES = new Set([
+  'chat', 'model', 'gateway', 'setup', 'whatsapp', 'login', 'logout',
+  'status', 'cron', 'doctor', 'dump', 'config', 'pairing', 'skills', 'tools',
+  'mcp', 'sessions', 'insights', 'version', 'update', 'uninstall',
+  'profile', 'plugins', 'honcho', 'acp',
+])
+
 function resolveHermesBin(): string {
   return process.env.HERMES_BIN?.trim() || 'hermes'
 }
 
+function isReservedProfileName(profile: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = String(profile || '').trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (!normalized || normalized === 'default') return false
+  return RESERVED_PROFILE_NAMES.has(normalized) || HERMES_SUBCOMMAND_PROFILE_NAMES.has(normalized)
+}
+
 function isDockerRuntime(): boolean {
   return existsSync('/.dockerenv')
 }
@@ -25,6 +42,10 @@ function isTermuxRuntime(): boolean {
     existsSync('/data/data/com.termux/files/usr')
 }
 
+function requiresManagedGatewayRun(): boolean {
+  return isDockerRuntime() || isTermuxRuntime() || process.platform === 'win32'
+}
+
 export function gatewayStatusLooksRunning(output: string): boolean {
   const text = output.toLowerCase()
   if (text.includes('gateway is not running') || text.includes('not running')) return false
@@ -38,6 +59,37 @@ export function gatewayStatusLooksRuntimeLocked(output: string): boolean {
     || text.includes('already held by another instance')
 }
 
+export function parseGatewayStatusesFromProfileListOutput(stdout: string): Map<string, string> {
+  const statuses = new Map<string, string>()
+  const normalized = stdout.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').replace(/\r/g, '\n')
+  const lines = normalized.trim().split('\n').filter(Boolean)
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const trimmed = line.trim()
+    if (trimmed.startsWith('Profile') || trimmed.match(/^─/)) continue
+
+    const body = trimmed.startsWith('◆') ? trimmed.slice(1).trim() : trimmed
+    const columns = body.split(/\s{2,}/).map(part => part.trim())
+    if (columns.length >= 3 && columns[0]) {
+      statuses.set(columns[0], columns[2])
+    }
+  }
+  return statuses
+}
+
+async function listGatewayStatusesFromProfileList(hermesBin: string): Promise<Map<string, string>> {
+  const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(hermesBin, ['profile', 'list'], {
+    timeout: 10000,
+    windowsHide: true,
+  })
+  return parseGatewayStatusesFromProfileListOutput(stdout)
+}
+
+async function isGatewayRunningInProfileList(hermesBin: string, profile: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const statuses = await listGatewayStatusesFromProfileList(hermesBin)
+  const status = statuses.get(profile)
+  return status !== undefined && gatewayStatusLooksRunning(status)
+}
+
 export async function isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin: string, profileDir: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const { stdout, stderr } = await execFileAsync(hermesBin, ['gateway', 'status'], {
@@ -62,8 +114,38 @@ export async function isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin: string, profileDir:
   }
 }
 
-async function startGatewayForProfile(hermesBin: string, profile: string, profileDir: string): Promise<void> {
-  if (isDockerRuntime() || isTermuxRuntime()) {
+async function waitForGatewayRunning(hermesBin: string, profile: string, profileDir: string, timeoutMs = 15000): Promise<boolean> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    try {
+      if (await isGatewayRunningInProfileList(hermesBin, profile)) return true
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn(err, '[gateway-autostart] Hermes profile list check failed while waiting for gateway profile=%s', profile)
+    }
+    if (await isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin, profileDir)) return true
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+async function stopGatewayForProfile(hermesBin: string, profile: string, profileDir: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await execFileAsync(hermesBin, ['gateway', 'stop'], {
+      timeout: 30000,
+      windowsHide: true,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        HERMES_HOME: profileDir,
+      },
+    })
+    logger.info('[gateway-autostart] gateway stopped profile=%s home=%s', profile, profileDir)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn(err, '[gateway-autostart] Hermes CLI gateway stop failed before restart profile=%s home=%s', profile, profileDir)
+  }
+}
+
+export async function startGatewayForProfile(hermesBin: string, profile: string, profileDir: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (requiresManagedGatewayRun()) {
     const result = startGatewayRunManaged(hermesBin, { profileDir })
     logger.info(
       '[gateway-autostart] gateway started via background run profile=%s home=%s pid=%s',
@@ -96,6 +178,31 @@ async function startGatewayForProfile(hermesBin: string, profile: string, profil
   }
 }
 
+export async function getGatewayRuntimeStatusForProfile(profile: string): Promise<{ running: boolean; profile: string }> {
+  const hermesBin = resolveHermesBin()
+  const profileDir = getProfileDir(profile)
+  const running = await isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin, profileDir)
+  return { running, profile }
+}
+
+export async function restartGatewayForProfile(profile: string): Promise<{ running: boolean; profile: string }> {
+  const hermesBin = resolveHermesBin()
+  const profileDir = getProfileDir(profile)
+  await clearApiServerForProfile(profileDir)
+  await stopGatewayForProfile(hermesBin, profile, profileDir)
+
+  try {
+    await startGatewayForProfile(hermesBin, profile, profileDir)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(err, '[gateway-autostart] Hermes gateway restart failed profile=%s home=%s', profile, profileDir)
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  const running = await waitForGatewayRunning(hermesBin, profile, profileDir)
+  if (!running) throw new Error('Hermes gateway start completed but gateway did not report running within timeout')
+  return { running, profile }
+}
+
 export async function clearApiServerForProfile(profileDir: string): Promise<void> {
   const configPath = join(profileDir, 'config.yaml')
   try {
@@ -111,15 +218,34 @@ export async function clearApiServerForProfile(profileDir: string): Promise<void
 export async function ensureProfileGatewaysRunning(): Promise<void> {
   const hermesBin = resolveHermesBin()
   const profiles = listProfileNamesFromDisk()
+  let gatewayStatuses: Map<string, string> | undefined
+  try {
+    gatewayStatuses = await listGatewayStatusesFromProfileList(hermesBin)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn(err, '[gateway-autostart] Hermes profile list failed; falling back to per-profile gateway status checks')
+  }
+
   for (const profile of profiles) {
+    if (isReservedProfileName(profile)) {
+      logger.warn('[gateway-autostart] skipping reserved profile name during gateway autostart profile=%s', profile)
+      continue
+    }
+
     const profileDir = getProfileDir(profile)
-    const running = await isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin, profileDir)
+    const status = gatewayStatuses?.get(profile)
+    const running = status !== undefined
+      ? gatewayStatusLooksRunning(status)
+      : await isGatewayRunningForProfile(hermesBin, profileDir)
     if (running) {
-      logger.info('[gateway-autostart] gateway already running profile=%s home=%s', profile, profileDir)
+      logger.info('[gateway-autostart] gateway already running profile=%s home=%s status=%s', profile, profileDir, status || 'status-check')
       continue
     }
 
     await clearApiServerForProfile(profileDir)
     await startGatewayForProfile(hermesBin, profile, profileDir)
+    const ready = await waitForGatewayRunning(hermesBin, profile, profileDir)
+    if (!ready) {
+      logger.warn('[gateway-autostart] gateway start completed but did not report running within timeout profile=%s home=%s', profile, profileDir)
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/hermes-cli.ts b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/hermes-cli.ts
index 6cd984a..6a55177 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/hermes-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/hermes-cli.ts
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ export interface HermesProfile {
   name: string
   active: boolean
   model: string
+  gatewayStatus?: string
   alias: string
 }
 
@@ -598,15 +599,19 @@ export async function listProfiles(): Promise<HermesProfile[]> {
 
     // Skip header lines (starts with " Profile" or " ─")
     for (const line of lines) {
-      if (line.startsWith(' Profile') || line.match(/^ ─/)) continue
+      const trimmed = line.trim()
+      if (trimmed.startsWith('Profile') || trimmed.match(/^─/)) continue
 
-      const match = line.match(/^\s+(◆)?(.+?)\s+(\S+)\s{2,}(\S+)\s{2,}(.*)$/)
-      if (match) {
+      const active = trimmed.startsWith('◆')
+      const body = active ? trimmed.slice(1).trim() : trimmed
+      const columns = body.split(/\s{2,}/).map(part => part.trim())
+      if (columns.length >= 2) {
         profiles.push({
-          name: match[2],
-          active: !!match[1],
-          model: match[3],
-          alias: match[5].trim() === '—' ? '' : match[5].trim(),
+          name: columns[0],
+          active,
+          model: columns[1] || '—',
+          gatewayStatus: columns[2] && columns[2] !== '—' ? columns[2] : undefined,
+          alias: columns[3] && columns[3] !== '—' ? columns[3] : '',
         })
       }
     }
diff --git a/scripts/build-server.mjs b/scripts/build-server.mjs
index ad9a5a6..4aa08de 100644
--- a/scripts/build-server.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-server.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as esbuild from 'esbuild'
 import { resolve, dirname } from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
-import { cpSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from 'fs'
+import { chmodSync, cpSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from 'fs'
 
 const rootDir = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..')
 const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(rootDir, 'package.json'), 'utf-8'))
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cpSync(
   resolve(rootDir, 'packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/hermes_bridge.py'),
   resolve(bridgeOutDir, 'hermes_bridge.py'),
 )
+chmodSync(resolve(bridgeOutDir, 'hermes_bridge.py'), 0o755)
 
 const skillsOutDir = resolve(rootDir, 'dist/skills')
 rmSync(skillsOutDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/chat-streaming.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/chat-streaming.spec.ts
index 754f6f0..b0c1009 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/chat-streaming.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/chat-streaming.spec.ts
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ test('uses the newly selected profile for the next chat-run socket after profile
   }, defaultRun.run.session_id)
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Stop' })).toHaveCount(0)
 
-  await page.locator('[data-testid="profile-selector-select"] .n-base-selection').click()
+  await page.getByTestId('profile-selector-select').click()
+  await expect(page.getByRole('dialog').filter({ hasText: 'research' })).toBeVisible()
   const reloadPromise = page.waitForEvent('framenavigated', frame => frame === page.mainFrame())
-  await page.locator('.n-base-select-option', { hasText: /^research$/ }).click()
+  await page.locator('.profile-runtime-item').filter({ hasText: /^research/ }).getByRole('button', { name: 'Switch Profile' }).click()
   await reloadPromise
   await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded')
   await expect(page.getByTestId('profile-selector-select').filter({ hasText: 'research' })).toBeVisible()
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures.ts b/tests/e2e/fixtures.ts
index e243799..af45d9a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,24 @@ export async function mockHermesApi(page: Page, options: MockHermesApiOptions =
       return
     }
 
+    if (pathname === '/api/hermes/profiles/runtime-statuses') {
+      await route.fulfill(jsonResponse({
+        profiles: [
+          {
+            profile: 'default',
+            bridge: { running: activeProfileName === 'default', profile: 'default', reachable: true },
+            gateway: { running: true, profile: 'default' },
+          },
+          {
+            profile: 'research',
+            bridge: { running: activeProfileName === 'research', profile: 'research', reachable: true },
+            gateway: { running: true, profile: 'research' },
+          },
+        ],
+      }))
+      return
+    }
+
     if (pathname === '/api/hermes/profiles/active') {
       if (request.method() !== 'PUT') {
         await route.fulfill(jsonResponse({ error: 'Method not allowed' }, 405))
diff --git a/tests/server/agent-bridge-manager.test.ts b/tests/server/agent-bridge-manager.test.ts
index 5dad236..6a499a6 100644
--- a/tests/server/agent-bridge-manager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/server/agent-bridge-manager.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,30 @@ describe('agent bridge manager command resolution', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('discovers hermes-agent from a global lib install next to the hermes command', async () => {
+    const installDir = join(tempDir, 'usr', 'local')
+    const binDir = join(installDir, 'bin')
+    const agentRoot = join(installDir, 'lib', 'hermes-agent')
+    const fakePython = join(binDir, 'python')
+    const fakeHermes = join(binDir, 'hermes')
+    const homeDir = join(tempDir, 'home')
+    mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true })
+    mkdirSync(agentRoot, { recursive: true })
+    mkdirSync(homeDir, { recursive: true })
+    writeFileSync(join(agentRoot, 'run_agent.py'), '')
+    writeFileSync(fakePython, '#!/bin/sh\n')
+    chmodSync(fakePython, 0o755)
+    writeFileSync(fakeHermes, `#!${fakePython}\n`)
+    chmodSync(fakeHermes, 0o755)
+    process.env.HERMES_HOME = homeDir
+    process.env.HERMES_BIN = fakeHermes
+
+    const { resolveAgentBridgeCommand } = await import('../../packages/server/src/services/hermes/agent-bridge/manager')
+    const command = resolveAgentBridgeCommand()
+
+    expect(command.agentRoot).toBe(agentRoot)
+  })
+
   it('falls back to system Python instead of uv when no source root exists', async () => {
     const homeDir = join(tempDir, 'home')
     const fakePython = join(tempDir, 'python3')
diff --git a/tests/server/gateway-autostart.test.ts b/tests/server/gateway-autostart.test.ts
index 7261785..71f5a48 100644
--- a/tests/server/gateway-autostart.test.ts
+++ b/tests/server/gateway-autostart.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   gatewayStatusLooksRuntimeLocked,
   gatewayStatusLooksRunning,
+  parseGatewayStatusesFromProfileListOutput,
 } from '../../packages/server/src/services/hermes/gateway-autostart'
 
 describe('gateway autostart status parsing', () => {
@@ -14,4 +15,24 @@ describe('gateway autostart status parsing', () => {
   it('does not treat not-running status as running', () => {
     expect(gatewayStatusLooksRunning('Gateway is not running')).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  it('parses gateway status from hermes profile list output', () => {
+    const output = `
+ Profile          Model                        Gateway      Alias        Distribution
+ ───────────────    ───────────────────────────    ───────────    ───────────    ────────────────────
+ ◆default         glm-5-turbo                  running      —            —
+  akri            glm-5-turbo                  running      akri         —
+  tester          gpt-5.5                      stopped      tester       —
+`
+    const statuses = parseGatewayStatusesFromProfileListOutput(output)
+    expect(statuses.get('default')).toBe('running')
+    expect(statuses.get('akri')).toBe('running')
+    expect(statuses.get('tester')).toBe('stopped')
+  })
+
+  it('uses profile-list gateway status text for running checks', () => {
+    expect(gatewayStatusLooksRunning('running')).toBe(true)
+    expect(gatewayStatusLooksRunning('stopped')).toBe(false)
+    expect(gatewayStatusLooksRunning('not running')).toBe(false)
+  })
 })