diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DevicePosture.svelte b/frontend/src/components/DevicePosture.svelte
index cb7aa62..5da8610 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DevicePosture.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DevicePosture.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
   import { ariaApi, type DeviceSecurityPosture, type OsEolStatus } from '../lib/api';
   import { addToast } from '../lib/stores';
   import Pagination from './common/Pagination.svelte';
@@ -88,7 +88,42 @@
     return !!(d.goldImageHash && d.currentImageHash && d.goldImageHash !== d.currentImageHash);
   }
 
-  onMount(() => load(0));
+  // Auto-refresh
+  const REFRESH_SECONDS = 60;
+  const CIRCUMFERENCE = 2 * Math.PI * 14;
+  let secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  let refreshing = false;
+  let autoRefreshEnabled = true;
+  let tickInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+
+  $: dashOffset = CIRCUMFERENCE * (1 - secondsLeft / REFRESH_SECONDS);
+
+  function toggleAutoRefresh() {
+    autoRefreshEnabled = !autoRefreshEnabled;
+    if (autoRefreshEnabled) secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  async function doRefresh() {
+    refreshing = true;
+    await load(currentPage);
+    refreshing = false;
+    secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    load(0);
+    tickInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!autoRefreshEnabled) return;
+      if (secondsLeft > 1) {
+        secondsLeft -= 1;
+      } else {
+        secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+        doRefresh();
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+  });
+
+  onDestroy(() => clearInterval(tickInterval));
 </script>
 
 <div class="page-wrapper">
@@ -98,6 +133,34 @@
       <h1>Device Posture</h1>
       <p>Per-device security compliance — disk encryption, image integrity, OS currency</p>
     </div>
+    <div class="header-controls">
+      <button class="btn-manual-refresh" on:click={doRefresh} disabled={refreshing}
+        title="Refresh now" aria-label="Refresh">{refreshing ? '⟳' : '↻'}</button>
+      <button class="refresh-countdown" class:paused={!autoRefreshEnabled}
+        on:click={toggleAutoRefresh}
+        title={autoRefreshEnabled ? `Auto-refresh in ${secondsLeft}s — click to pause` : 'Auto-refresh paused — click to resume'}
+        aria-label="Toggle auto-refresh">
+        <svg width="72" height="72" viewBox="0 0 36 36">
+          <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.2)" stroke-width="3"/>
+          {#if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none"
+              stroke={secondsLeft <= 5 ? '#f87171' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)'}
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray={CIRCUMFERENCE} stroke-dashoffset={dashOffset}
+              stroke-linecap="round" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)" class:pulsing={secondsLeft <= 5}/>
+          {:else}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray="4 3" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)"/>
+          {/if}
+          {#if refreshing}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">⟳</text>
+          {:else if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">{secondsLeft}</text>
+          {:else}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.5)" font-family="sans-serif">⏸</text>
+          {/if}
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div class="page-body">
@@ -179,9 +242,6 @@
 
           <div class="toolbar">
             <span class="toolbar-count">{totalElements} device{totalElements !== 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
-            <div class="toolbar-right">
-              <button class="btn-refresh" on:click={() => load(currentPage)}>Refresh</button>
-            </div>
           </div>
 
           <div class="table-card">
@@ -462,12 +522,25 @@
   }
   .toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 12px; flex-shrink: 0; }
   .toolbar-count { font-size: var(--font-size-body-sm); color: #6b7280; }
-  .toolbar-right { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }
-  .btn-refresh {
-    background: #f3f4f6; color: #374151; border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
-    border-radius: 6px; padding: 6px 12px; font-size: var(--font-size-body-sm); font-weight: 500; cursor: pointer;
+  .header-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
+  .btn-manual-refresh {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+    color: white; border-radius: 50%; width: 36px; height: 36px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s; flex-shrink: 0;
   }
-  .btn-refresh:hover { background: #e5e7eb; }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:hover:not(:disabled) { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.28); }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+  .refresh-countdown {
+    flex-shrink: 0; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0;
+    border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    opacity: 0.9; transition: opacity 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
+  }
+  .refresh-countdown:hover { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.08); }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused { opacity: 0.5; }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+  @keyframes countdown-pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.4; } }
+  :global(.pulsing) { animation: countdown-pulse 0.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
 
   /* Table card — canonical */
   .table-card {
@@ -590,7 +663,6 @@
   :global(.dark-mode) .filter-tag-remove   { background: #374151; color: #e5e7eb; }
 
   :global(.dark-mode) .toolbar-count { color: #9ca3af; }
-  :global(.dark-mode) .btn-refresh   { background: #374151; color: #e5e7eb; border-color: #4b5563; }
 
   :global(.dark-mode) .table-card { background: #1f2937; }
   :global(.dark-mode) thead { background: #111827; border-bottom-color: #374151; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PrecursorAlerts.svelte b/frontend/src/components/PrecursorAlerts.svelte
index a164fa0..536ffd8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PrecursorAlerts.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PrecursorAlerts.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
   import { ariaApi, type PrecursorSequenceAlert, type SequenceType, type ThreatEvent } from '../lib/api';
   import { addToast } from '../lib/stores';
   import Pagination from './common/Pagination.svelte';
@@ -108,7 +108,42 @@
     return Math.round(c * 100) + '%';
   }
 
-  onMount(() => load(0));
+  // Auto-refresh
+  const REFRESH_SECONDS = 60;
+  const CIRCUMFERENCE = 2 * Math.PI * 14;
+  let secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  let refreshing = false;
+  let autoRefreshEnabled = true;
+  let tickInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+
+  $: dashOffset = CIRCUMFERENCE * (1 - secondsLeft / REFRESH_SECONDS);
+
+  function toggleAutoRefresh() {
+    autoRefreshEnabled = !autoRefreshEnabled;
+    if (autoRefreshEnabled) secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  async function doRefresh() {
+    refreshing = true;
+    await load(currentPage);
+    refreshing = false;
+    secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    load(0);
+    tickInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!autoRefreshEnabled) return;
+      if (secondsLeft > 1) {
+        secondsLeft -= 1;
+      } else {
+        secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+        doRefresh();
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+  });
+
+  onDestroy(() => clearInterval(tickInterval));
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts" context="module">
@@ -126,6 +161,34 @@
       <h1>Precursor Alerts</h1>
       <p>Multi-phase attack sequence detection — jackpotting and skimming precursors</p>
     </div>
+    <div class="header-controls">
+      <button class="btn-manual-refresh" on:click={doRefresh} disabled={refreshing}
+        title="Refresh now" aria-label="Refresh">{refreshing ? '⟳' : '↻'}</button>
+      <button class="refresh-countdown" class:paused={!autoRefreshEnabled}
+        on:click={toggleAutoRefresh}
+        title={autoRefreshEnabled ? `Auto-refresh in ${secondsLeft}s — click to pause` : 'Auto-refresh paused — click to resume'}
+        aria-label="Toggle auto-refresh">
+        <svg width="72" height="72" viewBox="0 0 36 36">
+          <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.2)" stroke-width="3"/>
+          {#if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none"
+              stroke={secondsLeft <= 5 ? '#f87171' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)'}
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray={CIRCUMFERENCE} stroke-dashoffset={dashOffset}
+              stroke-linecap="round" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)" class:pulsing={secondsLeft <= 5}/>
+          {:else}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray="4 3" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)"/>
+          {/if}
+          {#if refreshing}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">⟳</text>
+          {:else if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">{secondsLeft}</text>
+          {:else}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.5)" font-family="sans-serif">⏸</text>
+          {/if}
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div class="page-body">
@@ -220,9 +283,6 @@
 
           <div class="toolbar">
             <span class="toolbar-count">{totalElements} alert{totalElements !== 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
-            <div class="toolbar-right">
-              <button class="btn-refresh" on:click={() => load(currentPage)}>Refresh</button>
-            </div>
           </div>
 
           <div class="table-card">
@@ -488,12 +548,26 @@
   }
   .toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 12px; flex-shrink: 0; }
   .toolbar-count { font-size: var(--font-size-body-sm); color: #6b7280; }
-  .toolbar-right { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }
-  .btn-refresh {
-    background: #f3f4f6; color: #374151; border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
-    border-radius: 6px; padding: 6px 12px; font-size: var(--font-size-body-sm); font-weight: 500; cursor: pointer;
+
+  .header-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
+  .btn-manual-refresh {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+    color: white; border-radius: 50%; width: 36px; height: 36px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s; flex-shrink: 0;
   }
-  .btn-refresh:hover { background: #e5e7eb; }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:hover:not(:disabled) { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.28); }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+  .refresh-countdown {
+    flex-shrink: 0; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0;
+    border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    opacity: 0.9; transition: opacity 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
+  }
+  .refresh-countdown:hover { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.08); }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused { opacity: 0.5; }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+  @keyframes countdown-pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.4; } }
+  :global(.pulsing) { animation: countdown-pulse 0.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
 
   /* Table card — canonical */
   .table-card {
@@ -631,7 +705,6 @@
   :global(.dark-mode) .filter-tag-remove   { background: #374151; color: #e5e7eb; }
 
   :global(.dark-mode) .toolbar-count { color: #9ca3af; }
-  :global(.dark-mode) .btn-refresh   { background: #374151; color: #e5e7eb; border-color: #4b5563; }
 
   :global(.dark-mode) .table-card { background: #1f2937; }
   :global(.dark-mode) thead { background: #111827; border-bottom-color: #374151; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ThreatEvents.svelte b/frontend/src/components/ThreatEvents.svelte
index 4dd57e8..73ced2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ThreatEvents.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ThreatEvents.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
   import { ariaApi, type ThreatEvent, type ThreatSeverity } from '../lib/api';
   import { addToast } from '../lib/stores';
   import Pagination from './common/Pagination.svelte';
@@ -89,7 +89,42 @@
     load();
   }
 
-  onMount(load);
+  // Auto-refresh
+  const REFRESH_SECONDS = 60;
+  const CIRCUMFERENCE = 2 * Math.PI * 14;
+  let secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  let refreshing = false;
+  let autoRefreshEnabled = true;
+  let tickInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+
+  $: dashOffset = CIRCUMFERENCE * (1 - secondsLeft / REFRESH_SECONDS);
+
+  function toggleAutoRefresh() {
+    autoRefreshEnabled = !autoRefreshEnabled;
+    if (autoRefreshEnabled) secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  async function doRefresh() {
+    refreshing = true;
+    await load();
+    refreshing = false;
+    secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    load();
+    tickInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!autoRefreshEnabled) return;
+      if (secondsLeft > 1) {
+        secondsLeft -= 1;
+      } else {
+        secondsLeft = REFRESH_SECONDS;
+        doRefresh();
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+  });
+
+  onDestroy(() => clearInterval(tickInterval));
 </script>
 
 <div class="page-wrap">
@@ -98,6 +133,34 @@
       <h1>Threat Events</h1>
       <p>IOC match events detected across the fleet</p>
     </div>
+    <div class="header-controls">
+      <button class="btn-manual-refresh" on:click={doRefresh} disabled={refreshing}
+        title="Refresh now" aria-label="Refresh">{refreshing ? '⟳' : '↻'}</button>
+      <button class="refresh-countdown" class:paused={!autoRefreshEnabled}
+        on:click={toggleAutoRefresh}
+        title={autoRefreshEnabled ? `Auto-refresh in ${secondsLeft}s — click to pause` : 'Auto-refresh paused — click to resume'}
+        aria-label="Toggle auto-refresh">
+        <svg width="72" height="72" viewBox="0 0 36 36">
+          <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.2)" stroke-width="3"/>
+          {#if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none"
+              stroke={secondsLeft <= 5 ? '#f87171' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)'}
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray={CIRCUMFERENCE} stroke-dashoffset={dashOffset}
+              stroke-linecap="round" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)" class:pulsing={secondsLeft <= 5}/>
+          {:else}
+            <circle cx="18" cy="18" r="14" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"
+              stroke-width="3" stroke-dasharray="4 3" transform="rotate(-90 18 18)"/>
+          {/if}
+          {#if refreshing}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">⟳</text>
+          {:else if autoRefreshEnabled}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" font-family="sans-serif">{secondsLeft}</text>
+          {:else}
+            <text x="18" y="22" text-anchor="middle" font-size="9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.5)" font-family="sans-serif">⏸</text>
+          {/if}
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div class="page-body">
@@ -229,6 +292,26 @@
     padding: 24px 24px 0;
   }
 
+  .header-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
+  .btn-manual-refresh {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+    color: white; border-radius: 50%; width: 36px; height: 36px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s; flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:hover:not(:disabled) { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.28); }
+  .btn-manual-refresh:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+  .refresh-countdown {
+    flex-shrink: 0; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 0;
+    border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    opacity: 0.9; transition: opacity 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
+  }
+  .refresh-countdown:hover { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.08); }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused { opacity: 0.5; }
+  .refresh-countdown.paused:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+  @keyframes countdown-pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.4; } }
+  :global(.pulsing) { animation: countdown-pulse 0.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
+
   .page-body {
     display: flex; flex: 1; overflow: hidden; min-height: 0;
   }