diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/DashboardFrame.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/DashboardFrame.svelte
index 6983a78..0a76f67 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/DashboardFrame.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/DashboardFrame.svelte
@@ -5,16 +5,24 @@
   import StatusStrip from "./StatusStrip.svelte";
   import TelemetryGrid from "./TelemetryGrid.svelte";
 
-  let { dashboard }: { dashboard: UiDashboardPreview } = $props();
+  const generatedTitleId = $props.id();
+
+  let {
+    dashboard,
+    titleId = `${generatedTitleId}-title`,
+  }: {
+    dashboard: UiDashboardPreview;
+    titleId?: string;
+  } = $props();
 </script>
 
-<main class="dashboard-frame" aria-labelledby="dashboard-title">
+<main class="dashboard-frame" aria-labelledby={titleId}>
   <header class="dashboard-frame__header">
     <div>
       {#if dashboard.eyebrow}
         <p>{dashboard.eyebrow}</p>
       {/if}
-      <h1 id="dashboard-title">{dashboard.title}</h1>
+      <h1 id={titleId}>{dashboard.title}</h1>
       {#if dashboard.subtitle}
         <span>{dashboard.subtitle}</span>
       {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/FooterCell.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/FooterCell.svelte
index f025db4..d4261fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/FooterCell.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/FooterCell.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,32 @@
   import type { UiStatusItem } from "../types";
 
   let { item }: { item: UiStatusItem } = $props();
+
+  let target = $derived(item.link?.external ? "_blank" : undefined);
+  let rel = $derived(item.link?.external ? "noreferrer" : undefined);
 </script>
 
-<div class="footer-cell" data-severity={item.severity || "neutral"}>
+{#snippet cellContent()}
   <span>{item.label}</span>
   <strong>{item.value}</strong>
-</div>
+{/snippet}
+
+{#if item.link}
+  <a
+    class="footer-cell"
+    data-severity={item.severity || "neutral"}
+    href={item.link.href}
+    target={target}
+    rel={rel}
+    aria-label={item.link.label}
+  >
+    {@render cellContent()}
+  </a>
+{:else}
+  <div class="footer-cell" data-severity={item.severity || "neutral"}>
+    {@render cellContent()}
+  </div>
+{/if}
 
 <style>
   .footer-cell {
@@ -16,6 +36,8 @@
     min-height: 2.65rem;
     align-items: center;
     background: rgba(2, 3, 2, 0.92);
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: none;
   }
 
   span,
@@ -52,7 +74,16 @@
     color: var(--ui-color-danger);
   }
 
+  .footer-cell[data-severity="stale"] strong,
+  .footer-cell[data-severity="unavailable"] strong {
+    color: var(--ui-color-stale);
+  }
+
   .footer-cell[data-severity="loading"] strong {
     color: var(--ui-color-accent);
   }
+
+  .footer-cell:where(a):hover strong {
+    color: var(--ui-color-accent);
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/ModuleCard.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/ModuleCard.svelte
index f2e3991..21a2854 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/ModuleCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/ModuleCard.svelte
@@ -64,4 +64,23 @@
     background: var(--ui-color-accent);
     color: #050605;
   }
+
+  .module-card[data-severity="warning"] {
+    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ui-color-warning), transparent 42%);
+    color: var(--ui-color-warning);
+  }
+
+  .module-card[data-severity="danger"] {
+    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ui-color-danger), transparent 32%);
+    color: var(--ui-color-danger);
+  }
+
+  .module-card[data-severity="stale"],
+  .module-card[data-severity="unavailable"] {
+    color: var(--ui-color-stale);
+  }
+
+  .module-card[data-severity="loading"] {
+    color: var(--ui-color-accent);
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/ServiceRow.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/ServiceRow.svelte
index 22936d3..0021424 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/ServiceRow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/ServiceRow.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
   import StatusBadge from "./StatusBadge.svelte";
 
   let { service }: { service: UiServiceRow } = $props();
+
+  let target = $derived(service.link?.external ? "_blank" : undefined);
+  let rel = $derived(service.link?.external ? "noreferrer" : undefined);
 </script>
 
-<article class="service-row" data-severity={service.severity}>
+{#snippet rowContent()}
   <IconGlyph name={service.icon} />
   <div class="service-row__main">
     <h3>{service.label}</h3>
@@ -15,7 +18,24 @@
   {#if service.detail}
     <StatusBadge label={service.detail} severity={service.severity} />
   {/if}
-</article>
+{/snippet}
+
+{#if service.link}
+  <a
+    class="service-row"
+    data-severity={service.severity}
+    href={service.link.href}
+    target={target}
+    rel={rel}
+    aria-label={service.link.label}
+  >
+    {@render rowContent()}
+  </a>
+{:else}
+  <article class="service-row" data-severity={service.severity}>
+    {@render rowContent()}
+  </article>
+{/if}
 
 <style>
   .service-row {
@@ -26,7 +46,9 @@
     min-height: 3.75rem;
     border: var(--ui-border);
     background: rgba(12, 13, 12, 0.72);
+    color: inherit;
     padding: var(--ui-space-2);
+    text-decoration: none;
   }
 
   .service-row[data-severity="warning"] {
@@ -42,6 +64,10 @@
     border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ui-color-accent), transparent 56%);
   }
 
+  .service-row:where(a):hover {
+    border-color: var(--ui-color-accent);
+  }
+
   .service-row__main {
     min-width: 0;
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/TelemetryCard.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/TelemetryCard.svelte
index 2f2d1da..960aeaa 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/TelemetryCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/TelemetryCard.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { clampPercent, formatMetricValue } from "../format";
+  import { formatMetricValue } from "../format";
   import type { UiTelemetryCard } from "../types";
   import IconGlyph from "./IconGlyph.svelte";
 
   let { card }: { card: UiTelemetryCard } = $props();
 
-  let progress = $derived(clampPercent(card.progress ?? Number(card.value.value)));
+  let progress = $derived(resolveProgress(card));
   let value = $derived(formatMetricValue(card.value));
 </script>
 
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
     <h3>{card.label}</h3>
   </header>
   <strong>{value}</strong>
-  <div class="telemetry-card__bar" aria-hidden="true">
-    <span style={`--metric-progress: ${progress}%`}></span>
-  </div>
+  {#if progress !== null}
+    <div class="telemetry-card__bar" aria-hidden="true">
+      <span style={`--metric-progress: ${progress}%`}></span>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
   {#if card.sparkline?.length}
     <svg class="telemetry-card__sparkline" viewBox="0 0 100 24" aria-hidden="true">
       <polyline points={sparklinePoints(card.sparkline)} />
@@ -128,6 +130,19 @@
 </style>
 
 <script lang="ts" module>
+  import { clampPercent } from "../format";
+
+  function resolveProgress(card: {
+    progress?: number;
+    value: { kind: string; value: number | string };
+  }): number | null {
+    if (typeof card.progress === "number") return clampPercent(card.progress);
+    if (card.value.kind !== "percent") return null;
+
+    const progress = Number(card.value.value);
+    return Number.isFinite(progress) ? clampPercent(progress) : null;
+  }
+
   function sparklinePoints(values: number[]): string {
     const max = Math.max(...values, 1);
     const step = values.length > 1 ? 100 / (values.length - 1) : 100;
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/render.test.ts b/src/lib/ui/components/render.test.ts
index 419a88b..dd26b81 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/render.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/render.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { render } from "svelte/server";
 import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import DashboardFrame from "./DashboardFrame.svelte";
+import FooterCell from "./FooterCell.svelte";
+import ServiceRow from "./ServiceRow.svelte";
+import TelemetryCard from "./TelemetryCard.svelte";
 import { dashboardPreviewFixtures } from "../fixtures";
 
 describe("dashboard UI components", () => {
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ describe("dashboard UI components", () => {
     expect(body).toContain("Queue Workers");
     expect(body).toContain("data-icon-name=\"mdi:server-network\"");
     expect(body).toContain("data-severity=\"warning\"");
+    expect(body).not.toContain("dashboard-title");
   });
 
   test("renders another generic dashboard fixture through the same component", () => {
@@ -31,4 +35,63 @@ describe("dashboard UI components", () => {
     expect(body).toContain("data-icon-name=\"mdi:headset\"");
     expect(body).toContain("data-severity=\"loading\"");
   });
+
+  test("renders optional service and status links as focusable anchors", () => {
+    const service = render(ServiceRow, {
+      props: {
+        service: {
+          id: "linked-service",
+          label: "Linked Service",
+          description: "Generic linked destination",
+          severity: "ok",
+          detail: "ready",
+          link: { href: "https://example.test/service", external: true },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const footer = render(FooterCell, {
+      props: {
+        item: {
+          id: "linked-status",
+          label: "Linked Status",
+          value: "open",
+          severity: "neutral",
+          link: { href: "https://example.test/status" },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(service.body).toContain("<a ");
+    expect(service.body).toContain("href=\"https://example.test/service\"");
+    expect(service.body).toContain("target=\"_blank\"");
+    expect(footer.body).toContain("<a ");
+    expect(footer.body).toContain("href=\"https://example.test/status\"");
+  });
+
+  test("does not render progress bars for non-percent metrics without explicit progress", () => {
+    const withoutProgress = render(TelemetryCard, {
+      props: {
+        card: {
+          id: "bytes",
+          label: "Bytes Metric",
+          value: { kind: "bytes", value: 2048 },
+          severity: "neutral",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const withProgress = render(TelemetryCard, {
+      props: {
+        card: {
+          id: "bytes-with-progress",
+          label: "Bytes With Progress",
+          value: { kind: "bytes", value: 2048 },
+          progress: 42,
+          severity: "neutral",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(withoutProgress.body).not.toContain("telemetry-card__bar");
+    expect(withProgress.body).toContain("--metric-progress: 42%");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/index.ts b/src/lib/ui/index.ts
index 7c58c27..df2a02c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export { default as TelemetryGrid } from "./components/TelemetryGrid.svelte";
 export { dashboardPreviewFixtures } from "./fixtures";
 export type {
   UiDashboardPreview,
+  UiLink,
   UiMetricValue,
   UiModuleBlock,
   UiServiceGroup,
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/types.ts b/src/lib/ui/types.ts
index 0b7271e..1844491 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ui/types.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export interface UiMetricValue {
   precision?: number;
 }
 
+export interface UiLink {
+  href: string;
+  label?: string;
+  external?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface UiTelemetryCard {
   id: string;
   label: string;
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ export interface UiServiceRow {
   icon?: string;
   severity: UiSeverity;
   detail?: string;
+  link?: UiLink;
 }
 
 export interface UiServiceGroup {
@@ -55,6 +62,7 @@ export interface UiStatusItem {
   label: string;
   value: string;
   severity?: UiSeverity;
+  link?: UiLink;
 }
 
 export interface UiModuleBlock {
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index dd2642e..5e495a8 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,52 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { DashboardFrame, dashboardPreviewFixtures } from "$lib/ui";
+  import type { PageData } from "./$types";
 
-  const fixtureKeys = ["primary", "secondary"] as const;
-  let selectedFixture: (typeof fixtureKeys)[number] = $state("primary");
-  let dashboard = $derived(dashboardPreviewFixtures[selectedFixture]);
+  let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
+
+  const fixtureKeys = ["runtime", "primary", "secondary"] as const;
+  let selectedFixture: (typeof fixtureKeys)[number] = $state("runtime");
+  let runtimeDashboard = $derived({
+    ...dashboardPreviewFixtures.primary,
+    eyebrow: data.dashboard.schemaVersion || "Runtime",
+    title: data.dashboard.title,
+    subtitle: data.dashboard.subtitle,
+    modules: [
+      {
+        id: "runtime-state",
+        title: "Runtime",
+        value: data.dashboard.status,
+        detail: data.dashboard.message,
+        icon: "mdi:database-check-outline",
+        severity: "loading" as const,
+      },
+    ],
+    statusItems: [
+      {
+        id: "runtime-status",
+        label: "Runtime",
+        value: data.dashboard.status,
+        severity: "loading" as const,
+      },
+      {
+        id: "schema-version",
+        label: "Schema",
+        value: data.dashboard.schemaVersion || "pending",
+        severity: "neutral" as const,
+      },
+      {
+        id: "revision",
+        label: "Revision",
+        value: data.dashboard.currentRevisionId?.slice(0, 12) || "pending",
+        severity: "stale" as const,
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  let dashboard = $derived(
+    selectedFixture === "runtime"
+      ? runtimeDashboard
+      : dashboardPreviewFixtures[selectedFixture],
+  );
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
diff --git a/src/routes/page.test.ts b/src/routes/page.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c9d0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/page.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { render } from "svelte/server";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import Page from "./+page.svelte";
+
+describe("home page design-system preview", () => {
+  test("renders the runtime dashboard data from the server load", () => {
+    const { body } = render(Page, {
+      props: {
+        data: {
+          dashboard: {
+            title: "Runtime Surface",
+            subtitle: "Loaded from persistence",
+            status: "building",
+            message: "Runtime model is available.",
+            schemaVersion: "dashboard.v1",
+            currentRevisionId: "revision-1234567890",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(body).toContain("Runtime Surface");
+    expect(body).toContain("Loaded from persistence");
+    expect(body).toContain("revision");
+    expect(body).toContain("primary");
+    expect(body).toContain("secondary");
+  });
+});