diff --git a/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.cpp b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.cpp
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index 000000000..81ac58780
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+++ b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.cpp
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+#include "server_helpers/role.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace dbal {
+namespace daemon {
+
+UserRole normalize_role(const std::string& role) {
+    std::string value = role;
+    std::transform(value.begin(), value.end(), value.begin(),
+                   [](unsigned char c) { return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c)); });
+    if (value == "admin") {
+        return UserRole::Admin;
+    }
+    if (value == "god") {
+        return UserRole::God;
+    }
+    if (value == "supergod") {
+        return UserRole::SuperGod;
+    }
+    return UserRole::User;
+}
+
+std::string role_to_string(UserRole role) {
+    switch (role) {
+        case UserRole::Admin:
+            return "admin";
+        case UserRole::God:
+            return "god";
+        case UserRole::SuperGod:
+            return "supergod";
+        default:
+            return "user";
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace daemon
+} // namespace dbal
diff --git a/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.hpp b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48bd0a58b
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+++ b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/role.hpp
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+#ifndef DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_ROLE_HPP
+#define DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_ROLE_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "dbal/core/types.hpp"
+
+namespace dbal {
+namespace daemon {
+
+UserRole normalize_role(const std::string& role);
+std::string role_to_string(UserRole role);
+
+} // namespace daemon
+} // namespace dbal
+
+#endif // DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_ROLE_HPP
diff --git a/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/serialization.hpp b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/serialization.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5edc27458
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+++ b/dbal/cpp/src/daemon/server_helpers/serialization.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_SERIALIZATION_HPP
+#define DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_SERIALIZATION_HPP
+
+#include <json/json.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "dbal/core/types.hpp"
+
+namespace dbal {
+namespace daemon {
+
+long long timestamp_to_epoch_ms(const Timestamp& timestamp);
+Json::Value user_to_json(const User& user);
+Json::Value users_to_json(const std::vector<User>& users);
+
+ListOptions list_options_from_json(const Json::Value& json);
+Json::Value list_response_value(const std::vector<User>& users, const ListOptions& options);
+
+} // namespace daemon
+} // namespace dbal
+
+#endif // DBAL_SERVER_HELPERS_SERIALIZATION_HPP
diff --git a/frontends/dbal/README.md b/frontends/dbal/README.md
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+++ b/frontends/dbal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# DBAL Frontend
+
+This directory now hosts a standalone Next.js project that renders the DBAL Daemon marketing/status view and exposes the same `/api/status` endpoint used by the main workspace.
+
+## Getting started
+
+```bash
+cd frontends/dbal
+npm install
+npm run dev
+```
+
+The project reuses the shared components in `src/` so the main `frontends/nextjs` app can still import `@dbal-ui/*`.
diff --git a/frontends/dbal/app/api/status/route.ts b/frontends/dbal/app/api/status/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc759195b
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+++ b/frontends/dbal/app/api/status/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { getStatusResponse } from '@/status'
+
+export function GET() {
+  return NextResponse.json(getStatusResponse())
+}