diff --git a/slab/bin/install-remote-bridge-agent.sh b/slab/bin/install-remote-bridge-agent.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b33455febb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slab/bin/install-remote-bridge-agent.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# install-remote-bridge-agent.sh — run claude-remote-bridge as a LaunchAgent so
+# the remote-session mirror is always live (survives reboots / logout), not just
+# while a `jasellite` window is open. Idempotent.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+LABEL="computer.slab.remote-bridge"
+PLIST="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+BRIDGE="$HOME/aesthetic-computer/slab/bin/claude-remote-bridge.mjs"
+LOG="/tmp/$LABEL.log"
+
+# fnm's per-shell node paths are volatile; the `default` alias is stable.
+NODE="$HOME/.local/share/fnm/aliases/default/bin/node"
+[ -x "$NODE" ] || NODE="$(command -v node)"
+[ -x "$NODE" ] || { echo "no node found"; exit 1; }
+
+# Retire any hand-started bridge so launchd becomes the sole owner (its single-
+# instance guard would otherwise make the launchd copy exit and KeepAlive-spin).
+pkill -f 'claude-remote-bridge' 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f "$HOME/.local/share/slab/state/remote-bridge.pid"
+
+mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
+cat > "$PLIST" <<PLISTEOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>Label</key><string>$LABEL</string>
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+        <string>$NODE</string>
+        <string>$BRIDGE</string>
+    </array>
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
+    <key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
+    <key>ThrottleInterval</key><integer>5</integer>
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key><string>$LOG</string>
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key><string>$LOG</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+PLISTEOF
+
+launchctl unload "$PLIST" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl load "$PLIST"
+sleep 2
+echo "node:  $NODE"
+echo "plist: $PLIST"
+echo -n "status: "
+launchctl list | grep "$LABEL" || echo "(not listed)"
+echo -n "running: "
+pgrep -f claude-remote-bridge | head -1 || echo "(none)"
diff --git a/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/ClaudeSession.swift b/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/ClaudeSession.swift
index d1b243c8f6..df8ffd82cf 100644
--- a/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/ClaudeSession.swift
+++ b/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/ClaudeSession.swift
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ struct ClaudeSession {
     /// live Workflow-tool agents (counted from the workflow journals). Drawn
     /// as one dot per subagent along this session's polygon edge.
     var subagentCount: Int = 0
+    /// Non-empty when this session actually lives on a remote box (e.g.
+    /// jasellite) and is only mirrored here by the remote-claude bridge,
+    /// which copies the marker's `remote_host`. Drives the 🛰 menu badge so a
+    /// remote session reads distinctly from a local one.
+    var remoteHost: String = ""
+
+    /// True for sessions running on another machine, surfaced via the bridge.
+    var isRemote: Bool { !remoteHost.isEmpty }
 
     var shortSubject: String {
         let trimmed = subject.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
@@ -264,7 +272,7 @@ enum ClaudeSessionReader {
         let parsedState: ClaudeSession.State =
             ((obj["state"] as? String) == "blank") ? .blank : .working
 
-        return ClaudeSession(
+        var session = ClaudeSession(
             sessionId: (obj["session_id"] as? String) ?? fallbackId,
             cwd: (obj["cwd"] as? String) ?? "",
             subject: (obj["subject"] as? String) ?? "(no subject)",
@@ -275,6 +283,8 @@ enum ClaudeSessionReader {
             state: parsedState,
             awaitingMessage: nil
         )
+        session.remoteHost = (obj["remote_host"] as? String) ?? ""
+        return session
     }
 
     private static func pidAlive(_ pid: Int) -> Bool {
diff --git a/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/MenuBuilder.swift b/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/MenuBuilder.swift
index 83dfd75939..c92d3d64d5 100644
--- a/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/MenuBuilder.swift
+++ b/slab/menubar-swift/Sources/SlabMenubar/MenuBuilder.swift
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ enum MenuBuilder {
             case .blank:       dot = "·"   // tiny midpoint — fresh, nothing yet
             case .stale:       dot = "○"
             }
-            let tail = s.cwdLabel.isEmpty ? "" : "  ·  \(s.cwdLabel)"
+            // Remote sessions (mirrored from jasellite et al. by the bridge)
+            // wear a 🛰 + host badge so they read distinctly from local ones.
+            let remoteBadge = s.isRemote ? "  🛰 \(s.remoteHost)" : ""
+            let tail = (s.cwdLabel.isEmpty ? "" : "  ·  \(s.cwdLabel)") + remoteBadge
             // Blank sessions have no subject yet — substitute a placeholder
             // so the menu row reads as "· (new) · aesthetic-computer" instead
             // of the awkward "·   ·  aesthetic-computer".