diff --git a/crates/jarvis-app/src/main.rs b/crates/jarvis-app/src/main.rs
index fb82dc7..852be15 100644
--- a/crates/jarvis-app/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/jarvis-app/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::mpsc;
 // include core
 use jarvis_core::{
     audio, audio_processing, commands, config, db, listener, recorder, stt, intent,
-    ipc::{self, IpcAction},
+    ipc::{self, IpcAction, IpcEvent},
     i18n, voices, models,
     APP_CONFIG_DIR, APP_LOG_DIR, COMMANDS_LIST, DB,
 };
@@ -194,6 +194,36 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
             IpcAction::Ping => {
                 // handled internally by server
             }
+            IpcAction::SwitchLlm { backend } => {
+                info!("Received SwitchLlm IPC: {}", backend);
+                if let Some(b) = jarvis_core::llm::parse_backend(&backend) {
+                    match jarvis_core::llm::swap_to(b) {
+                        Ok(name) => info!("LLM swapped via IPC → {}", name),
+                        Err(e) => warn!("LLM swap via IPC failed: {}", e),
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    warn!("SwitchLlm: unknown backend '{}'", backend);
+                }
+            }
+            IpcAction::ReloadLlm => {
+                info!("Received ReloadLlm IPC — reading DB and re-initialising");
+                if let Err(e) = jarvis_core::llm::init_global() {
+                    warn!("LLM reload failed: {}", e);
+                }
+            }
+            IpcAction::QueryHealth => {
+                let model = jarvis_core::llm::current().map(|c| c.model().to_string());
+                ipc::send(IpcEvent::HealthSnapshot {
+                    tts_backend: jarvis_core::tts::backend().name().to_string(),
+                    llm_backend: jarvis_core::llm::current_backend_name().to_string(),
+                    llm_model: model,
+                    active_profile: jarvis_core::profiles::active_name(),
+                    memory_facts: jarvis_core::long_term_memory::all().len(),
+                    scheduled_tasks: jarvis_core::scheduler::list().len(),
+                    language: jarvis_core::i18n::get_language(),
+                    version: config::APP_VERSION.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                });
+            }
             _ => {}
         }
     });
diff --git a/crates/jarvis-core/src/ipc/events.rs b/crates/jarvis-core/src/ipc/events.rs
index 7f76f72..afe2e57 100644
--- a/crates/jarvis-core/src/ipc/events.rs
+++ b/crates/jarvis-core/src/ipc/events.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ pub enum IpcEvent {
 
     // request GUI to reveal/focus window
     RevealWindow,
+
+    // Snapshot of daemon's runtime state (response to QueryHealth).
+    HealthSnapshot {
+        tts_backend: String,
+        llm_backend: String,
+        llm_model: Option<String>,
+        active_profile: String,
+        memory_facts: usize,
+        scheduled_tasks: usize,
+        language: String,
+        version: Option<String>,
+    },
 }
 
 // Actions sent from GUI to jarvis-app
@@ -56,4 +68,14 @@ pub enum IpcAction {
 
     // Execute text command
     TextCommand { text: String },
+
+    // Daemon-side LLM hot-swap (GUI's set_llm_backend should fire this too
+    // so the running daemon picks the new backend, not just the GUI process).
+    SwitchLlm { backend: String },
+
+    // Reload LLM backend from settings DB (after GUI changed it independently).
+    ReloadLlm,
+
+    // Request a health snapshot — daemon responds via IpcEvent::HealthSnapshot.
+    QueryHealth,
 }
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