diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Footer.svelte b/frontend/src/components/Footer.svelte
index 4c53fb9..439dc96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Footer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Footer.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
     import { onMount, onDestroy } from "svelte"
     import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core"
 
-    import { appInfo, translations, translate } from "@/stores"
+    import {
+        appInfo, translations, translate,
+        daemonHealth, ipcConnected, queryDaemonHealth,
+    } from "@/stores"
 
     $: t = (key: string) => translate($translations, key)
 
@@ -29,10 +32,30 @@
 
     let backends: ActiveBackends | null = null
     let pollId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+    let connected = false
+
+    ipcConnected.subscribe(v => { connected = v })
+    daemonHealth.subscribe(h => {
+        if (h) {
+            backends = {
+                tts: h.tts_backend,
+                llm: h.llm_backend,
+                llm_model: h.llm_model,
+                profile: h.active_profile,
+            }
+        }
+    })
 
     async function refreshBackends() {
+        // Prefer IPC — daemon's actual state.
+        if (connected) {
+            queryDaemonHealth()  // response arrives via daemonHealth store
+            return
+        }
+        // Fallback to GUI-process view if daemon offline.
         try {
-            backends = await invoke<ActiveBackends>("get_active_backends")
+            const fallback = await invoke<ActiveBackends>("get_active_backends")
+            if (!backends) backends = fallback
         } catch (err) {
             // ignore
         }
@@ -49,9 +72,10 @@
 
     function chipTitle(key: "tts" | "llm"): string {
         if (!backends) return ""
-        if (key === "tts") return `TTS backend: ${backends.tts}`
+        const src = connected ? "daemon" : "gui-process"
+        if (key === "tts") return `TTS backend: ${backends.tts}  (${src})`
         const model = backends.llm_model ? ` (${backends.llm_model})` : ""
-        return `LLM backend: ${backends.llm}${model}`
+        return `LLM backend: ${backends.llm}${model}  (${src})`
     }
 
     function chipLabel(value: string): string {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/ipc.ts b/frontend/src/lib/ipc.ts
index e4e1beb..f20202d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/ipc.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/ipc.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ export const lastRecognizedText = writable("")
 export const lastExecutedCommand = writable("")
 export const lastError = writable("")
 
+// Daemon runtime state — populated by health_snapshot events from jarvis-app.
+// `null` means we never received one (daemon not running or doesn't support
+// QueryHealth yet).
+export interface DaemonHealth {
+    tts_backend: string
+    llm_backend: string
+    llm_model: string | null
+    active_profile: string
+    memory_facts: number
+    scheduled_tasks: number
+    language: string
+    version: string | null
+}
+export const daemonHealth = writable<DaemonHealth | null>(null)
+
 // ### CONNECTION ###
 
 const IPC_URL = "ws://127.0.0.1:9712"
@@ -133,6 +148,19 @@ function handleEvent(data: any) {
             // bring window to foreground
             revealWindow()
             break
+
+        case "health_snapshot":
+            daemonHealth.set({
+                tts_backend: data.tts_backend ?? "none",
+                llm_backend: data.llm_backend ?? "none",
+                llm_model: data.llm_model ?? null,
+                active_profile: data.active_profile ?? "default",
+                memory_facts: data.memory_facts ?? 0,
+                scheduled_tasks: data.scheduled_tasks ?? 0,
+                language: data.language ?? "ru",
+                version: data.version ?? null,
+            })
+            break
     }
 }
 
@@ -175,6 +203,24 @@ export function sendTextCommand(text: string): boolean {
     return sendAction("text_command", { text })
 }
 
+// IMBA: hot-swap daemon's LLM backend over IPC so the running listener picks
+// the new backend immediately. Returns false if daemon not connected.
+export function switchDaemonLlm(backend: "groq" | "ollama"): boolean {
+    return sendAction("switch_llm", { backend })
+}
+
+// Tell daemon to re-read llm_backend from settings DB. Use after GUI changes
+// the DB independently.
+export function reloadDaemonLlm(): boolean {
+    return sendAction("reload_llm")
+}
+
+// Ask daemon for a runtime snapshot. Daemon will respond with a
+// "health_snapshot" event which fills the `daemonHealth` store.
+export function queryDaemonHealth(): boolean {
+    return sendAction("query_health")
+}
+
 async function revealWindow() {
     try {
         const window = getCurrentWindow()
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/settings/index.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/settings/index.svelte
index d6a3f6b..e635afa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/settings/index.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/settings/index.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
     import { setTimeout } from "worker-timers"
 
     import { showInExplorer } from "@/functions"
-    import { appInfo, assistantVoice, translations, translate } from "@/stores"
+    import {
+        appInfo, assistantVoice, translations, translate,
+        switchDaemonLlm, reloadDaemonLlm,
+    } from "@/stores"
 
     import HDivider from "@/components/elements/HDivider.svelte"
     import Footer from "@/components/Footer.svelte"
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@
         if (target === "") {
             try {
                 await invoke("db_write", { key: "llm_backend", val: "" })
+                reloadDaemonLlm() // tell daemon to re-read DB (now auto)
             } catch (err) {
                 backendSwapError = String(err)
             }
@@ -121,7 +125,11 @@
         }
         backendSwapBusy = true
         try {
+            // 1. Swap on GUI process (persists to DB).
             await invoke<string>("set_llm_backend", { name: target })
+            // 2. Tell daemon to swap too, so the running listener uses the
+            //    new backend immediately. No-op if daemon not connected.
+            switchDaemonLlm(target as "groq" | "ollama")
             await refreshActiveBackends()
         } catch (err) {
             backendSwapError = String(err)
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores.ts b/frontend/src/stores.ts
index 56eaae1..562538f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export {
     lastRecognizedText,
     lastExecutedCommand,
     lastError,
+    daemonHealth,
     connectIpc,
     enableIpc,
     disableIpc,
@@ -16,9 +17,14 @@ export {
     sendIpcMessage,
     sendTextCommand,
     stopJarvisApp,
-    reloadCommands
+    reloadCommands,
+    switchDaemonLlm,
+    reloadDaemonLlm,
+    queryDaemonHealth,
 } from "./lib/ipc"
 
+export type { DaemonHealth } from "./lib/ipc"
+
 // re-export i18n
 export {
     translations,