diff --git a/services/web-ui/src/css/components/tokens.css b/services/web-ui/src/css/components/tokens.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c500e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/web-ui/src/css/components/tokens.css
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* tokens.css ─ oklch design tokens
+ * Mirrors tailwind.config.js so legacy callers that read
+ * var(--accent), var(--bg-panel), etc. keep working during the
+ * page-by-page migration. After all pages migrate to Tailwind
+ * utility classes (wave 4 complete), this file shrinks to
+ * just the few tokens that are referenced from inline styles. */
+:root {
+  /* Surfaces */
+  --bg-deep:    oklch(8% 0.011 266);
+  --bg-base:    oklch(11% 0.010 266);
+  --bg-panel:   oklch(15% 0.013 266);
+  --bg-surface: oklch(19% 0.014 266);
+  --bg-raised:  oklch(24% 0.015 266);
+  --bg-hover:   oklch(28% 0.015 266);
+
+  /* Accent */
+  --accent:        oklch(45% 0.20 266);
+  --accent-subtle: oklch(55% 0.20 266 / 0.12);
+  --accent-border: oklch(55% 0.20 266 / 0.36);
+
+  /* Text — tertiary bumped to 56% for AA contrast on bg-panel */
+  --text-primary:   oklch(94% 0.008 266);
+  --text-secondary: oklch(72% 0.014 266);
+  --text-tertiary:  oklch(56% 0.012 266);
+  --text-disabled:  oklch(38% 0.010 266);
+
+  /* Borders */
+  --border-faint:   oklch(22% 0.013 266);
+  --border:         oklch(28% 0.015 266);
+  --border-strong:  oklch(38% 0.018 266);
+
+  /* Semantic signal */
+  --signal-good: oklch(70% 0.18 148);
+  --signal-bad:  oklch(64% 0.22 25);
+  --signal-warn: oklch(80% 0.16 90);
+  --signal-idle: oklch(58% 0.012 266);
+  --signal-good-bg: oklch(70% 0.18 148 / 0.12);
+  --signal-bad-bg:  oklch(64% 0.22 25  / 0.12);
+  --signal-warn-bg: oklch(80% 0.16 90  / 0.12);
+
+  /* Spacing (mirrors Tailwind 4pt scale) */
+  --sp-1: 4px;  --sp-2: 8px;  --sp-3: 12px; --sp-4: 16px;
+  --sp-5: 20px; --sp-6: 24px; --sp-8: 32px; --sp-12: 48px;
+
+  /* Type */
+  --font:      'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
+  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Consolas, monospace;
+
+  /* Layout */
+  --sidebar-w: 200px;
+  --topbar-h:  48px;
+
+  /* Z */
+  --z-dropdown: 40;
+  --z-overlay:  80;
+  --z-panel:    90;
+  --z-toast:   200;
+}