diff --git a/frontends/dbal/src/status.ts b/frontends/dbal/src/status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51acc6dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/dbal/src/status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+export type StatusLevel = 'online' | 'degraded' | 'offline'
+
+export interface ServerHealth {
+  name: string
+  status: StatusLevel
+  message: string
+  latencyMs?: number
+}
+
+const baseStatuses: ServerHealth[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'DBAL TypeScript Client',
+    status: 'online',
+    message: 'Handling CLI and server workflows via Prisma.',
+    latencyMs: 14,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Prisma ORM',
+    status: 'online',
+    message: 'Schema validated & migrations ready (Postgres/MySQL).',
+    latencyMs: 32,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'C++ DBAL Daemon (Phase 3)',
+    status: 'degraded',
+    message: 'Running the in-memory prototype while SQL adapters mature.',
+    latencyMs: 48,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Server Side Metrics',
+    status: 'online',
+    message: 'Audit logs streaming successfully and metrics exported.',
+    latencyMs: 5,
+  },
+]
+
+export interface StatusResponse {
+  updatedAt: string
+  statuses: ServerHealth[]
+}
+
+export function getStatusResponse(): StatusResponse {
+  return {
+    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    statuses: baseStatuses,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/components/status/ServerStatusPanel.tsx b/frontends/nextjs/src/components/status/ServerStatusPanel.tsx
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index d9acc86cd..000000000
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/components/status/ServerStatusPanel.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-"use client"
-
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-
-type StatusLevel = 'online' | 'degraded' | 'offline'
-
-interface ServerHealth {
-  name: string
-  status: StatusLevel
-  message: string
-  latencyMs?: number
-}
-
-interface StatusResponse {
-  updatedAt: string
-  statuses: ServerHealth[]
-}
-
-const statusPalette: Record<StatusLevel, string> = {
-  online: 'bg-emerald-500/90',
-  degraded: 'bg-amber-500/80',
-  offline: 'bg-rose-500/80',
-}
-
-export function ServerStatusPanel() {
-  const [health, setHealth] = useState<ServerHealth[]>([])
-  const [lastUpdated, setLastUpdated] = useState<string>('')
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false
-
-    const fetchStatus = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch('/api/status', { cache: 'no-store' })
-        if (!response.ok) {
-          throw new Error('Status endpoint failed')
-        }
-
-        const data: StatusResponse = await response.json()
-        if (cancelled) return
-
-        setHealth(data.statuses)
-        setLastUpdated(data.updatedAt)
-        setError(null)
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (cancelled) return
-        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unable to load status')
-      } finally {
-        if (!cancelled) setLoading(false)
-      }
-    }
-
-    void fetchStatus()
-
-    const refreshInterval = setInterval(fetchStatus, 30_000)
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true
-      clearInterval(refreshInterval)
-    }
-  }, [])
-
-  const summary = useMemo(() => {
-    if (error) {
-      return 'Status unavailable right now'
-    }
-
-    if (health.length === 0) {
-      return 'Initializing status feed...'
-    }
-
-    const degraded = health.some(item => item.status !== 'online')
-    return degraded ? 'Some systems need attention' : 'All systems nominal'
-  }, [health, error])
-
-  return (
-    <div className="space-y-6">
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Server status</p>
-        <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Observability Feed</h2>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{summary}</p>
-      </div>
-
-      <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
-        {loading && health.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="col-span-full rounded-2xl bg-card/50 p-6 shadow">Loading status...</div>
-        ) : error ? (
-          <div className="col-span-full rounded-2xl bg-card/50 p-6 shadow">
-            <p className="text-sm text-rose-500">{error}</p>
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Try refreshing the page in a few moments.</p>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          health.map(item => (
-            <article
-              key={item.name}
-              className="rounded-2xl border border-border/40 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm space-y-3"
-            >
-              <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <span className={`h-3 w-3 rounded-full ${statusPalette[item.status]}`} />
-                  <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold">{item.name}</h3>
-                </div>
-                <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-muted-foreground">
-                  {item.status}
-                </span>
-              </div>
-              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{item.message}</p>
-              <div className="flex justify-between text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                <span>{item.latencyMs != null ? `${item.latencyMs.toFixed(0)} ms` : 'Latency unknown'}</span>
-                <span>Updated {lastUpdated ? new Date(lastUpdated).toLocaleTimeString() : '—'}</span>
-              </div>
-            </article>
-          ))
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  )
-}