diff --git a/admin/src/pages/Login.tsx b/admin/src/pages/Login.tsx
index bba75467d..9a76c4baa 100644
--- a/admin/src/pages/Login.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/pages/Login.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export function LoginPage({ onLogin }: { onLogin: () => void }) {
       api.login(saved).then(() => {
         onLogin();
       }).catch(() => {
-        // Saved token expired or server restarted with new token
         localStorage.removeItem('gbrain_admin_token');
         setAutoLogging(false);
       });
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export function LoginPage({ onLogin }: { onLogin: () => void }) {
       localStorage.setItem('gbrain_admin_token', token);
       onLogin();
     } catch (err) {
-      setError('Invalid token. Check your terminal output.');
+      setError('Invalid token.');
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
@@ -51,23 +50,60 @@ export function LoginPage({ onLogin }: { onLogin: () => void }) {
 
   return (
     <div className="login-page">
-      <form className="login-box" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+      <div className="login-box">
         <div className="login-logo">GBrain</div>
-        <div style={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
-          <input
-            type="password"
-            placeholder="Admin Token"
-            value={token}
-            onChange={e => setToken(e.target.value)}
-            autoFocus
-          />
+
+        <div style={{
+          background: 'rgba(136, 170, 255, 0.08)',
+          border: '1px solid rgba(136, 170, 255, 0.2)',
+          borderRadius: 8,
+          padding: '14px 16px',
+          marginBottom: 20,
+          fontSize: 13,
+          lineHeight: 1.5,
+          color: 'var(--text-secondary)',
+        }}>
+          <div style={{ fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-primary)', marginBottom: 6 }}>
+            🔒 This is a protected dashboard
+          </div>
+          Ask your AI agent for the admin login link:
+          <div style={{
+            background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)',
+            borderRadius: 6,
+            padding: '8px 12px',
+            marginTop: 8,
+            fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)',
+            fontSize: 12,
+            color: '#88aaff',
+            wordBreak: 'break-all',
+          }}>
+            "Give me the GBrain admin login link"
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ marginTop: 8, fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
+            Your agent will generate a secure one-click URL that logs you in automatically.
+          </div>
         </div>
-        <button className="btn btn-primary" style={{ width: '100%' }} disabled={loading}>
-          {loading ? 'Authenticating...' : 'Submit'}
-        </button>
-        {error && <div className="login-error">{error}</div>}
-        <div className="login-hint">Find this token in your terminal output.</div>
-      </form>
+
+        <details style={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
+          <summary style={{ cursor: 'pointer', fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
+            Or paste token manually
+          </summary>
+          <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} style={{ marginTop: 12 }}>
+            <div style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
+              <input
+                type="password"
+                placeholder="Admin Token"
+                value={token}
+                onChange={e => setToken(e.target.value)}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <button className="btn btn-primary" style={{ width: '100%' }} disabled={loading}>
+              {loading ? 'Authenticating...' : 'Submit'}
+            </button>
+            {error && <div className="login-error">{error}</div>}
+          </form>
+        </details>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/serve-http.ts b/src/commands/serve-http.ts
index 0c5e145a5..ec9777781 100644
--- a/src/commands/serve-http.ts
+++ b/src/commands/serve-http.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export async function runServeHttp(engine: BrainEngine, options: ServeHttpOption
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Admin authentication (cookie-based)
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // POST /admin/login — JSON body with token (for programmatic/UI login)
   app.post('/admin/login', express.json(), (req, res) => {
     const token = req.body?.token;
     if (!token) {
@@ -217,6 +218,30 @@ export async function runServeHttp(engine: BrainEngine, options: ServeHttpOption
     res.json({ status: 'authenticated' });
   });
 
+  // GET /admin/auth/:token — magic link login (one-click from agent)
+  // The agent generates: https://host:port/admin/auth/<bootstrapToken>
+  // Browser hits it, sets cookie, redirects to dashboard.
+  app.get('/admin/auth/:token', (req, res) => {
+    const token = req.params.token;
+    const tokenHash = createHash('sha256').update(token).digest('hex');
+    if (tokenHash !== bootstrapHash) {
+      res.status(401).send('Invalid admin link. Ask your agent for a fresh one.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const sessionId = randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days for magic link
+    adminSessions.set(sessionId, expiresAt);
+
+    res.cookie('gbrain_admin', sessionId, {
+      httpOnly: true,
+      sameSite: 'strict',
+      maxAge: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+      path: '/admin',
+    });
+    res.redirect('/admin/');
+  });
+
   // Admin auth middleware
   function requireAdmin(req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
     const sessionId = (req.cookies as Record<string, string>)?.gbrain_admin;