diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx b/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
index 1bae6ee..6d6e65a 100644
--- a/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
+++ b/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ import { FleetPanel } from './components/FleetPanel.jsx';
 // Mission planner (issue #145)
 import { MissionPlanner } from './components/MissionPlanner.jsx';
 
+// Settings panel (issue #160)
+import { SettingsPanel } from './components/SettingsPanel.jsx';
+
 const TAB_GROUPS = [
   {
     label: 'SOCIAL',
@@ -70,8 +73,17 @@ const TAB_GROUPS = [
       { id: 'missions', label: 'Missions' },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    label: 'CONFIG',
+    color: 'text-purple-600',
+    tabs: [
+      { id: 'settings', label: 'Settings' },
+    ],
+  },
 ];
 
+const FLEET_TABS = new Set(['fleet', 'missions']);
+
 const DEFAULT_WS_URL = 'ws://localhost:9090';
 
 function ConnectionBar({ url, setUrl, connected, error }) {
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@ export default function App() {
           <span className="text-orange-500 font-bold tracking-widest text-sm">⚡ SALTYBOT</span>
           <span className="text-cyan-800 text-xs hidden sm:inline">DASHBOARD</span>
         </div>
-        {activeTab !== 'fleet' && (
+        {!FLEET_TABS.has(activeTab) && (
           <ConnectionBar url={wsUrl} setUrl={setWsUrl} connected={connected} error={error} />
         )}
       </header>
@@ -197,11 +209,13 @@ export default function App() {
 
         {activeTab === 'fleet'    && <FleetPanel />}
         {activeTab === 'missions' && <MissionPlanner />}
+
+        {activeTab === 'settings' && <SettingsPanel subscribe={subscribe} callService={callService} connected={connected} wsUrl={wsUrl} />}
       </main>
 
       {/* ── Footer ── */}
       <footer className="bg-[#070712] border-t border-cyan-950 px-4 py-1.5 flex items-center justify-between text-xs text-gray-700 shrink-0">
-        {activeTab !== 'fleet' ? (
+        {!FLEET_TABS.has(activeTab) ? (
           <>
             <span>rosbridge: <code className="text-gray-600">{wsUrl}</code></span>
             <span className={connected ? 'text-green-700' : 'text-red-900'}>
diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/components/SettingsPanel.jsx b/ui/social-bot/src/components/SettingsPanel.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da9a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/social-bot/src/components/SettingsPanel.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+/**
+ * SettingsPanel.jsx — System configuration dashboard.
+ *
+ * Sub-views: PID | Sensors | Network | Firmware | Diagnostics | Backup
+ *
+ * Props:
+ *   subscribe, callService  — from useRosbridge
+ *   connected               — rosbridge connection status
+ *   wsUrl                   — current rosbridge WebSocket URL
+ */
+
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import {
+  useSettings, PID_PARAMS, SENSOR_PARAMS, PID_NODE,
+  simulateStepResponse, validatePID,
+} from '../hooks/useSettings.js';
+
+const VIEWS = ['PID', 'Sensors', 'Network', 'Firmware', 'Diagnostics', 'Backup'];
+
+function ValidationBadges({ warnings }) {
+  if (!warnings?.length) return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-green-400">
+      <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-green-400 inline-block"/>
+      All gains within safe bounds
+    </div>
+  );
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-1">
+      {warnings.map((w, i) => (
+        <div key={i} className={`flex items-start gap-2 text-xs rounded px-2 py-1 border ${
+          w.level === 'error'
+            ? 'bg-red-950 border-red-800 text-red-400'
+            : 'bg-amber-950 border-amber-800 text-amber-300'
+        }`}>
+          <span className="shrink-0">{w.level === 'error' ? '✕' : '⚠'}</span>
+          {w.msg}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ApplyResult({ result }) {
+  if (!result) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className={`text-xs rounded px-2 py-1 border ${
+      result.ok
+        ? 'bg-green-950 border-green-800 text-green-400'
+        : 'bg-red-950 border-red-800 text-red-400'
+    }`}>{result.ok ? '✓ ' : '✕ '}{result.msg}</div>
+  );
+}
+
+function StepResponseCanvas({ kp, ki, kd }) {
+  const canvasRef = useRef(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas) return;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    const W = canvas.width, H = canvas.height;
+    const PAD = { top: 12, right: 16, bottom: 24, left: 40 };
+    const CW = W - PAD.left - PAD.right;
+    const CH = H - PAD.top  - PAD.bottom;
+
+    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#050510';
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+
+    const data = simulateStepResponse(kp, ki, kd);
+    if (!data.length) return;
+
+    const tail    = data.slice(-20);
+    const maxTail = Math.max(...tail.map(d => Math.abs(d.theta)));
+    const finalMax = Math.max(...data.map(d => Math.abs(d.theta)));
+    const isUnstable    = finalMax > 45;
+    const isOscillating = !isUnstable && maxTail > 1.0;
+    const lineColor = isUnstable ? '#ef4444' : isOscillating ? '#f59e0b' : '#22c55e';
+
+    const yMax = Math.min(90, Math.max(10, finalMax * 1.2));
+    const yMin = -Math.min(5, yMax * 0.1);
+    const tx = (t) => PAD.left + (t / 2.4) * CW;
+    const ty = (v) => PAD.top + CH - ((v - yMin) / (yMax - yMin)) * CH;
+
+    ctx.strokeStyle = '#0d1b2a'; ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+    for (let v = -10; v <= 90; v += 5) {
+      if (v < yMin || v > yMax) continue;
+      ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(PAD.left, ty(v)); ctx.lineTo(PAD.left + CW, ty(v)); ctx.stroke();
+    }
+    for (let t = 0; t <= 2.4; t += 0.4) {
+      ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(tx(t), PAD.top); ctx.lineTo(tx(t), PAD.top + CH); ctx.stroke();
+    }
+
+    ctx.strokeStyle = lineColor; ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+    ctx.shadowBlur = isUnstable ? 0 : 4; ctx.shadowColor = lineColor;
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    data.forEach((d, i) => {
+      const x = tx(d.t), y = ty(Math.max(yMin, Math.min(yMax, d.theta)));
+      i === 0 ? ctx.moveTo(x, y) : ctx.lineTo(x, y);
+    });
+    ctx.stroke(); ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#4b5563'; ctx.font = '8px monospace'; ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+    [0, 5, 10, 20, 45, 90].filter(v => v >= yMin && v <= yMax).forEach(v => {
+      ctx.fillText(`${v}°`, PAD.left - 3, ty(v) + 3);
+    });
+    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+    [0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.4].forEach(t => {
+      ctx.fillText(`${t.toFixed(1)}`, tx(t), PAD.top + CH + 14);
+    });
+
+    const label = isUnstable ? 'UNSTABLE' : isOscillating ? 'OSCILLATING' : 'STABLE';
+    ctx.fillStyle = lineColor; ctx.font = 'bold 9px monospace'; ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+    ctx.fillText(label, PAD.left + CW, PAD.top + 10);
+  }, [kp, ki, kd]);
+
+  return (
+    <canvas ref={canvasRef} width={380} height={140}
+      className="w-full block rounded bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800" />
+  );
+}
+
+function GainSlider({ param, value, onChange }) {
+  const pct = ((value - param.min) / (param.max - param.min)) * 100;
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-0.5">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
+        <span className="text-gray-500">{param.label}</span>
+        <input type="number"
+          className="w-16 text-right bg-gray-900 border border-gray-700 rounded px-1 py-0.5 text-xs text-cyan-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-cyan-700"
+          value={typeof value === 'boolean' ? value : Number(value).toFixed(param.step < 0.1 ? 3 : param.step < 1 ? 2 : 1)}
+          step={param.step} min={param.min} max={param.max}
+          onChange={e => onChange(param.key, param.type === 'bool' ? e.target.checked : parseFloat(e.target.value))}
+        />
+      </div>
+      {param.type !== 'bool' && (
+        <div className="relative h-1.5 bg-gray-800 rounded overflow-hidden">
+          <div className="absolute h-full rounded" style={{ width: `${pct}%`, background: '#06b6d4' }} />
+          <input type="range" className="absolute inset-0 w-full opacity-0 cursor-pointer h-full"
+            min={param.min} max={param.max} step={param.step} value={value}
+            onChange={e => onChange(param.key, parseFloat(e.target.value))} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function PIDView({ gains, setGains, applyPIDGains, applying, applyResult, connected }) {
+  const [activeClass, setActiveClass] = useState('empty');
+  const warnings = validatePID(gains);
+  const classKeys = {
+    empty: ['kp_empty','ki_empty','kd_empty'],
+    light: ['kp_light','ki_light','kd_light'],
+    heavy: ['kp_heavy','ki_heavy','kd_heavy'],
+  };
+  const overrideKeys = ['override_enabled','override_kp','override_ki','override_kd'];
+  const clampKeys    = ['kp_min','kp_max','ki_min','ki_max','kd_min','kd_max'];
+  const miscKeys     = ['control_rate','balance_setpoint_rad'];
+  const handleChange = (key, val) => setGains(g => ({ ...g, [key]: val }));
+  const previewKp = gains.override_enabled ? gains.override_kp : gains[`kp_${activeClass}`] ?? 15;
+  const previewKi = gains.override_enabled ? gains.override_ki : gains[`ki_${activeClass}`] ?? 0.5;
+  const previewKd = gains.override_enabled ? gains.override_kd : gains[`kd_${activeClass}`] ?? 1.5;
+  const paramsByKey = Object.fromEntries(PID_PARAMS.map(p => [p.key, p]));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+        <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">PID GAIN EDITOR</div>
+        <span className={`text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border ml-auto ${connected ? 'text-green-400 border-green-800' : 'text-gray-600 border-gray-700'}`}>
+          {connected ? 'LIVE' : 'OFFLINE'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="space-y-1">
+        <div className="text-gray-600 text-xs">Simulated step response ({gains.override_enabled ? 'override' : activeClass} gains · 5° disturbance)</div>
+        <StepResponseCanvas kp={previewKp} ki={previewKi} kd={previewKd} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex gap-0.5 border-b border-gray-800">
+        {Object.keys(classKeys).map(c => (
+          <button key={c} onClick={() => setActiveClass(c)}
+            className={`px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-wide border-b-2 transition-colors ${activeClass===c?'border-cyan-500 text-cyan-300':'border-transparent text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-300'}`}
+          >{c.toUpperCase()}</button>
+        ))}
+        {[['override','border-amber-500 text-amber-300'],['clamp','border-purple-500 text-purple-300'],['misc','border-gray-400 text-gray-200']].map(([id, activeStyle]) => (
+          <button key={id} onClick={() => setActiveClass(id)}
+            className={`px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-wide border-b-2 transition-colors ${activeClass===id?activeStyle:'border-transparent text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-300'}`}
+          >{id.toUpperCase()}</button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
+        {(activeClass==='override'?overrideKeys:activeClass==='clamp'?clampKeys:activeClass==='misc'?miscKeys:classKeys[activeClass]).map(key => {
+          const p = paramsByKey[key]; if (!p) return null;
+          return <GainSlider key={key} param={p} value={gains[key]??p.default} onChange={handleChange} />;
+        })}
+      </div>
+      <ValidationBadges warnings={warnings} />
+      <div className="flex gap-2 items-center flex-wrap">
+        <button onClick={() => applyPIDGains()} disabled={applying||warnings.some(w=>w.level==='error')}
+          className="px-4 py-1.5 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs font-bold disabled:opacity-40">
+          {applying?'Applying…':connected?'Apply to Robot':'Save Locally'}
+        </button>
+        {warnings.some(w=>w.level==='error')&&<span className="text-red-500 text-xs">Fix errors before applying</span>}
+        <ApplyResult result={applyResult} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SensorsView({ sensors, setSensors, applySensorParams, applying, applyResult, connected }) {
+  const handleChange = (key, val) => setSensors(s => ({ ...s, [key]: val }));
+  const grouped = {};
+  SENSOR_PARAMS.forEach(p => { if (!grouped[p.node]) grouped[p.node] = []; grouped[p.node].push(p); });
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">SENSOR CONFIGURATION</div>
+      {Object.entries(grouped).map(([node, params]) => (
+        <div key={node} className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-3 space-y-3">
+          <div className="text-gray-500 text-xs font-bold font-mono">{node}</div>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+            {params.map(p => p.type === 'bool' ? (
+              <label key={p.key} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs cursor-pointer">
+                <div onClick={() => handleChange(p.key, !sensors[p.key])}
+                  className={`w-8 h-4 rounded-full relative cursor-pointer transition-colors ${sensors[p.key]?'bg-cyan-700':'bg-gray-700'}`}>
+                  <span className={`absolute top-0.5 w-3 h-3 rounded-full bg-white transition-all ${sensors[p.key]?'left-4':'left-0.5'}`}/>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-gray-400">{p.label}</span>
+              </label>
+            ) : (
+              <GainSlider key={p.key} param={p} value={sensors[p.key]??p.default} onChange={handleChange} />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      <div className="flex gap-2 items-center flex-wrap">
+        <button onClick={() => applySensorParams()} disabled={applying}
+          className="px-4 py-1.5 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs font-bold disabled:opacity-40">
+          {applying?'Applying…':connected?'Apply to Robot':'Save Locally'}
+        </button>
+        <ApplyResult result={applyResult} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function NetworkView({ wsUrl, connected }) {
+  const [ddsDomain, setDdsDomain] = useState(() => parseInt(localStorage.getItem('saltybot_dds_domain')||'0',10));
+  const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false);
+  const urlObj = (() => { try { return new URL(wsUrl); } catch { return null; } })();
+  const saveDDS = () => { localStorage.setItem('saltybot_dds_domain', String(ddsDomain)); setSaved(true); setTimeout(()=>setSaved(false),2000); };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">NETWORK SETTINGS</div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-3 space-y-2">
+        <div className="text-gray-500 text-xs font-bold">ROSBRIDGE WEBSOCKET</div>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-xs">
+          {[['URL', wsUrl, 'text-cyan-300 font-mono truncate'], ['Host', urlObj?.hostname??'—', 'text-gray-300 font-mono'],
+            ['Port', urlObj?.port??'9090', 'text-gray-300 font-mono'],
+            ['Status', connected?'CONNECTED':'DISCONNECTED', connected?'text-green-400':'text-red-400']
+          ].map(([k, v, cls]) => (<><div key={k} className="text-gray-600">{k}</div><div className={cls}>{v}</div></>))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-3 space-y-3">
+        <div className="text-gray-500 text-xs font-bold">ROS2 DDS DOMAIN</div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <label className="text-gray-500 text-xs w-24">Domain ID</label>
+          <input type="number" min="0" max="232"
+            className="w-20 bg-gray-900 border border-gray-700 rounded px-2 py-1 text-xs text-gray-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-cyan-700"
+            value={ddsDomain} onChange={e=>setDdsDomain(parseInt(e.target.value)||0)} />
+          <button onClick={saveDDS} className="px-3 py-1 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs">Save</button>
+          {saved && <span className="text-green-400 text-xs">Saved</span>}
+        </div>
+        <div className="text-gray-700 text-xs">Set ROS_DOMAIN_ID on the robot to match. Range 0–232.</div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-3 space-y-1 text-xs text-gray-600">
+        <div className="text-gray-500 font-bold text-xs">REFERENCE PORTS</div>
+        <div>Web dashboard: <code className="text-gray-400">8080</code></div>
+        <div>Rosbridge: <code className="text-gray-400">ws://&lt;host&gt;:9090</code></div>
+        <div>RTSP: <code className="text-gray-400">rtsp://&lt;host&gt;:8554/panoramic</code></div>
+        <div>MJPEG: <code className="text-gray-400">http://&lt;host&gt;:8080/stream?topic=/camera/panoramic/compressed</code></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function FirmwareView({ firmwareInfo, startFirmwareWatch, connected }) {
+  useEffect(() => { if (!connected) return; const unsub = startFirmwareWatch(); return unsub; }, [connected, startFirmwareWatch]);
+  const formatUptime = (s) => { if (!s) return '—'; return `${Math.floor(s/3600)}h ${Math.floor((s%3600)/60)}m`; };
+  const rows = [
+    ['STM32 Firmware', firmwareInfo?.stm32Version ?? '—'],
+    ['Jetson SW',      firmwareInfo?.jetsonVersion ?? '—'],
+    ['Last OTA Update',firmwareInfo?.lastOtaDate   ?? '—'],
+    ['Hostname',       firmwareInfo?.hostname      ?? '—'],
+    ['ROS Distro',     firmwareInfo?.rosDistro     ?? '—'],
+    ['Uptime',         formatUptime(firmwareInfo?.uptimeS)],
+  ];
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">FIRMWARE INFO</div>
+        {!connected && <span className="text-gray-600 text-xs">(connect to robot to fetch live info)</span>}
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
+        {rows.map(([label, value], i) => (
+          <div key={label} className={`flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 text-xs ${i%2===0?'bg-gray-950':'bg-[#070712]'}`}>
+            <span className="text-gray-500 w-36 shrink-0">{label}</span>
+            <span className={`font-mono ${value==='—'?'text-gray-700':'text-cyan-300'}`}>{value}</span>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      {!firmwareInfo && connected && (
+        <div className="text-amber-700 text-xs border border-amber-900 rounded p-2">
+          Waiting for /diagnostics… Ensure firmware diagnostics keys (stm32_fw_version etc.) are published.
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function DiagnosticsView({ exportDiagnosticsBundle, subscribe, connected }) {
+  const [diagData, setDiagData]     = useState(null);
+  const [balanceData, setBalanceData] = useState(null);
+  const [exporting, setExporting]   = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!connected || !subscribe) return;
+    const u1 = subscribe('/diagnostics', 'diagnostic_msgs/DiagnosticArray', msg => setDiagData(msg));
+    const u2 = subscribe('/saltybot/balance_state', 'std_msgs/String', msg => {
+      try { setBalanceData(JSON.parse(msg.data)); } catch {}
+    });
+    return () => { u1?.(); u2?.(); };
+  }, [connected, subscribe]);
+
+  const errorCount = (diagData?.status??[]).filter(s=>s.level>=2).length;
+  const warnCount  = (diagData?.status??[]).filter(s=>s.level===1).length;
+
+  const handleExport = () => {
+    setExporting(true);
+    exportDiagnosticsBundle(balanceData?{'live':{balanceState:balanceData}}:{}, {});
+    setTimeout(()=>setExporting(false), 1000);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">DIAGNOSTICS EXPORT</div>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-3">
+        {[['ERRORS',errorCount,errorCount?'text-red-400':'text-gray-600'],['WARNINGS',warnCount,warnCount?'text-amber-400':'text-gray-600'],['NODES',diagData?.status?.length??0,'text-gray-400']].map(([l,c,cl])=>(
+          <div key={l} className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded p-3 text-center">
+            <div className={`text-2xl font-bold ${cl}`}>{c}</div>
+            <div className="text-gray-600 text-xs mt-0.5">{l}</div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-4 space-y-3">
+        <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm font-bold">Download Diagnostics Bundle</div>
+        <div className="text-gray-600 text-xs">Bundle: PID gains, sensor settings, firmware info, live /diagnostics, balance state, timestamp.</div>
+        <button onClick={handleExport} disabled={exporting}
+          className="px-4 py-2 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs font-bold disabled:opacity-40">
+          {exporting?'Preparing…':'Download JSON Bundle'}
+        </button>
+        <div className="text-gray-700 text-xs">
+          For rosbag: <code className="text-gray-600">ros2 bag record -o saltybot_diag /diagnostics /saltybot/balance_state /odom</code>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      {diagData?.status?.length>0 && (
+        <div className="space-y-1 max-h-64 overflow-y-auto">
+          {[...diagData.status].sort((a,b)=>(b.level??0)-(a.level??0)).map((s,i)=>(
+            <div key={i} className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded border text-xs ${s.level>=2?'bg-red-950 border-red-800':s.level===1?'bg-amber-950 border-amber-800':'bg-gray-950 border-gray-800'}`}>
+              <div className={`w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 ${s.level>=2?'bg-red-400':s.level===1?'bg-amber-400':'bg-green-400'}`}/>
+              <span className="text-gray-300 font-bold truncate flex-1">{s.name}</span>
+              <span className={s.level>=2?'text-red-400':s.level===1?'text-amber-400':'text-gray-600'}>{s.message||(s.level===0?'OK':`L${s.level}`)}</span>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function BackupView({ exportSettingsJSON, importSettingsJSON }) {
+  const [importText, setImportText] = useState('');
+  const [showImport, setShowImport] = useState(false);
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState(null);
+  const showMsg = (text, ok=true) => { setMsg({text,ok}); setTimeout(()=>setMsg(null),4000); };
+
+  const handleExport = () => {
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([exportSettingsJSON()],{type:'application/json'}));
+    a.download = `saltybot-settings-${new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)}.json`;
+    a.click(); showMsg('Settings exported');
+  };
+  const handleImport = () => {
+    try { importSettingsJSON(importText); setImportText(''); setShowImport(false); showMsg('Settings imported'); }
+    catch(e) { showMsg('Import failed: '+e.message, false); }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4 max-w-lg">
+      <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">BACKUP & RESTORE</div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-4 space-y-3">
+        <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm font-bold">Export Settings</div>
+        <div className="text-gray-600 text-xs">Saves PID gains, sensor config and UI preferences to JSON.</div>
+        <button onClick={handleExport} className="px-4 py-2 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs font-bold">Export JSON</button>
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-4 space-y-3">
+        <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm font-bold">Restore Settings</div>
+        <div className="text-gray-600 text-xs">Load a previously exported settings JSON. Click Apply after import to push to the robot.</div>
+        <button onClick={() => setShowImport(s=>!s)} className="px-4 py-2 rounded border border-gray-700 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-200 text-xs">
+          {showImport?'Cancel':'Import JSON…'}
+        </button>
+        {showImport && (
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <textarea rows={8} className="w-full bg-gray-900 border border-gray-700 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-gray-200 focus:outline-none font-mono"
+              placeholder="Paste exported settings JSON here…" value={importText} onChange={e=>setImportText(e.target.value)} />
+            <button disabled={!importText.trim()} onClick={handleImport}
+              className="px-3 py-1 rounded bg-cyan-950 border border-cyan-700 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-900 text-xs disabled:opacity-40">Restore</button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {msg && (
+        <div className={`text-xs rounded px-2 py-1 border ${msg.ok?'bg-green-950 border-green-800 text-green-400':'bg-red-950 border-red-800 text-red-400'}`}>{msg.text}</div>
+      )}
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 border border-gray-800 rounded-lg p-3 text-xs text-gray-600">
+        Settings stored in localStorage key <code className="text-gray-500">saltybot_settings_v1</code>. Export to persist across browsers.
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function SettingsPanel({ subscribe, callService, connected = false, wsUrl = '' }) {
+  const [view, setView] = useState('PID');
+  const settings = useSettings({ callService, subscribe });
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex gap-0.5 border-b border-gray-800 overflow-x-auto">
+        {VIEWS.map(v => (
+          <button key={v} onClick={() => setView(v)}
+            className={`px-3 py-2 text-xs font-bold tracking-wider whitespace-nowrap border-b-2 transition-colors ${
+              view===v ? 'border-cyan-500 text-cyan-300' : 'border-transparent text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-300'
+            }`}>{v.toUpperCase()}</button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      {view==='PID'         && <PIDView gains={settings.gains} setGains={settings.setGains} applyPIDGains={settings.applyPIDGains} applying={settings.applying} applyResult={settings.applyResult} connected={connected} />}
+      {view==='Sensors'     && <SensorsView sensors={settings.sensors} setSensors={settings.setSensors} applySensorParams={settings.applySensorParams} applying={settings.applying} applyResult={settings.applyResult} connected={connected} />}
+      {view==='Network'     && <NetworkView wsUrl={wsUrl} connected={connected} />}
+      {view==='Firmware'    && <FirmwareView firmwareInfo={settings.firmwareInfo} startFirmwareWatch={settings.startFirmwareWatch} connected={connected} />}
+      {view==='Diagnostics' && <DiagnosticsView exportDiagnosticsBundle={settings.exportDiagnosticsBundle} subscribe={subscribe} connected={connected} />}
+      {view==='Backup'      && <BackupView exportSettingsJSON={settings.exportSettingsJSON} importSettingsJSON={settings.importSettingsJSON} />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/hooks/useSettings.js b/ui/social-bot/src/hooks/useSettings.js
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+/**
+ * useSettings.js — ROS2 parameter I/O + settings persistence + validation.
+ *
+ * Wraps rcl_interfaces/srv/GetParameters and SetParameters calls via
+ * the rosbridge callService helper passed from useRosbridge.
+ *
+ * Known nodes and their parameters:
+ *   adaptive_pid_node   — PID gains (empty/light/heavy), clamp bounds, overrides
+ *   rtsp_server_node    — video fps, bitrate, resolution, RTSP port
+ *   uwb_driver_node     — baudrate, range limits, Kalman filter noise
+ *
+ * Validation rules:
+ *   kp_min 5–40, ki_min 0–5, kd_min 0–10
+ *   override gains must be within [min, max]
+ *   control_rate: 50–200 Hz
+ *   balance_setpoint_rad: ±0.1 rad
+ *
+ * PID step-response simulator (pure JS, no ROS):
+ *   Inverted pendulum: θ''(t) = g/L · θ(t) − 1/m·L² · u(t)
+ *   Parameters: L≈0.40 m, m≈3 kg, g=9.81
+ *   Simulate 120 steps at dt=0.02 s (2.4 s total) with 5° step input.
+ */
+
+import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = 'saltybot_settings_v1';
+
+// ── Parameter catalogue ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export const PID_NODE = 'adaptive_pid_node';
+
+export const PID_PARAMS = [
+  { key: 'kp_empty',  default: 15.0, min: 0, max: 60, step: 0.5,  label: 'Kp empty' },
+  { key: 'ki_empty',  default:  0.5, min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.05, label: 'Ki empty' },
+  { key: 'kd_empty',  default:  1.5, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.1,  label: 'Kd empty' },
+  { key: 'kp_light',  default: 18.0, min: 0, max: 60, step: 0.5,  label: 'Kp light' },
+  { key: 'ki_light',  default:  0.6, min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.05, label: 'Ki light' },
+  { key: 'kd_light',  default:  2.0, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.1,  label: 'Kd light' },
+  { key: 'kp_heavy',  default: 22.0, min: 0, max: 60, step: 0.5,  label: 'Kp heavy' },
+  { key: 'ki_heavy',  default:  0.8, min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.05, label: 'Ki heavy' },
+  { key: 'kd_heavy',  default:  2.5, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.1,  label: 'Kd heavy' },
+  { key: 'kp_min',    default:  5.0, min: 0, max: 60, step: 0.5,  label: 'Kp min (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'kp_max',    default: 40.0, min: 0, max: 80, step: 0.5,  label: 'Kp max (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'ki_min',    default:  0.0, min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.05, label: 'Ki min (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'ki_max',    default:  5.0, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.05, label: 'Ki max (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'kd_min',    default:  0.0, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.1,  label: 'Kd min (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'kd_max',    default: 10.0, min: 0, max: 40, step: 0.1,  label: 'Kd max (clamp)' },
+  { key: 'override_enabled', default: false, type: 'bool', label: 'Override gains' },
+  { key: 'override_kp', default: 15.0, min: 0, max: 60, step: 0.5,  label: 'Override Kp' },
+  { key: 'override_ki', default:  0.5, min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.05, label: 'Override Ki' },
+  { key: 'override_kd', default:  1.5, min: 0, max: 20, step: 0.1,  label: 'Override Kd' },
+  { key: 'control_rate',         default: 100.0, min: 50, max: 200, step: 5, label: 'Control rate (Hz)' },
+  { key: 'balance_setpoint_rad', default: 0.0,   min: -0.1, max: 0.1, step: 0.001, label: 'Balance setpoint (rad)' },
+];
+
+export const SENSOR_PARAMS = [
+  { node: 'rtsp_server_node',  key: 'fps',         default: 15,    min: 5,  max: 60,   step: 1,   label: 'Camera FPS' },
+  { node: 'rtsp_server_node',  key: 'bitrate_kbps',default: 4000,  min: 500,max: 20000,step: 500, label: 'Camera bitrate (kbps)' },
+  { node: 'rtsp_server_node',  key: 'rtsp_port',   default: 8554,  min: 1024,max: 65535,step: 1,  label: 'RTSP port' },
+  { node: 'rtsp_server_node',  key: 'use_nvenc',   default: true,  type: 'bool', label: 'NVENC hardware encode' },
+  { node: 'uwb_driver_node',   key: 'max_range_m', default: 8.0,   min: 1,  max: 20,   step: 0.5, label: 'UWB max range (m)' },
+  { node: 'uwb_driver_node',   key: 'kf_process_noise', default: 0.1, min: 0.001, max: 1.0, step: 0.001, label: 'UWB Kalman noise' },
+];
+
+// ── Validation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function validatePID(gains) {
+  const warnings = [];
+  const { kp_empty, ki_empty, kd_empty, kp_max, ki_max, kd_max,
+          override_enabled, override_kp, override_ki, override_kd,
+          control_rate, balance_setpoint_rad } = gains;
+
+  if (kp_empty > 35)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'warn',  msg: `Kp empty (${kp_empty}) is high — risk of oscillation.` });
+  if (ki_empty > 3)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'warn',  msg: `Ki empty (${ki_empty}) is high — risk of integral windup.` });
+  if (kp_empty > kp_max)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'error', msg: `Kp empty (${kp_empty}) exceeds kp_max (${kp_max}).` });
+  if (ki_empty > ki_max)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'error', msg: `Ki empty (${ki_empty}) exceeds ki_max (${ki_max}).` });
+  if (kp_empty > 0 && kd_empty / kp_empty < 0.05)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'warn',  msg: `Low Kd/Kp ratio — under-damped response likely.` });
+  if (override_enabled) {
+    if (override_kp > kp_max)
+      warnings.push({ level: 'error', msg: `Override Kp (${override_kp}) exceeds kp_max (${kp_max}).` });
+    if (override_ki > ki_max)
+      warnings.push({ level: 'error', msg: `Override Ki (${override_ki}) exceeds ki_max (${ki_max}).` });
+    if (override_kd > kd_max)
+      warnings.push({ level: 'error', msg: `Override Kd (${override_kd}) exceeds kd_max (${kd_max}).` });
+  }
+  if (control_rate > 150)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'warn', msg: `Control rate ${control_rate} Hz — ensure STM32 UART can keep up.` });
+  if (Math.abs(balance_setpoint_rad) > 0.05)
+    warnings.push({ level: 'warn', msg: `Setpoint |${balance_setpoint_rad?.toFixed(3)}| rad > 3° — intentional lean?` });
+  return warnings;
+}
+
+// ── Step-response simulation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function simulateStepResponse(kp, ki, kd) {
+  const dt   = 0.02;
+  const N    = 120;
+  const g    = 9.81;
+  const L    = 0.40;
+  const m    = 3.0;
+  const step = 5 * Math.PI / 180;
+
+  let theta = step;
+  let omega = 0;
+  let integral = 0;
+  let prevErr = theta;
+  const result = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    const t   = i * dt;
+    const err = -theta;
+    integral += err * dt;
+    integral  = Math.max(-2, Math.min(2, integral));
+    const deriv = (err - prevErr) / dt;
+    prevErr = err;
+
+    const u = kp * err + ki * integral + kd * deriv;
+    const alpha = (g / L) * theta - u / (m * L * L);
+    omega += alpha * dt;
+    theta += omega * dt;
+
+    result.push({ t, theta: theta * 180 / Math.PI, u: Math.min(100, Math.max(-100, u)) });
+
+    if (Math.abs(theta) > Math.PI / 2) {
+      for (let j = i + 1; j < N; j++)
+        result.push({ t: j * dt, theta: theta > 0 ? 90 : -90, u: 0 });
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+// ── Hook ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function useSettings({ callService, subscribe } = {}) {
+  const [gains, setGains] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      const s = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY));
+      return s?.gains ?? Object.fromEntries(PID_PARAMS.map(p => [p.key, p.default]));
+    } catch { return Object.fromEntries(PID_PARAMS.map(p => [p.key, p.default])); }
+  });
+  const [sensors, setSensors] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      const s = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY));
+      return s?.sensors ?? Object.fromEntries(SENSOR_PARAMS.map(p => [p.key, p.default]));
+    } catch { return Object.fromEntries(SENSOR_PARAMS.map(p => [p.key, p.default])); }
+  });
+  const [firmwareInfo, setFirmwareInfo] = useState(null);
+  const [applying,     setApplying]     = useState(false);
+  const [applyResult,  setApplyResult]  = useState(null);
+
+  const persist = useCallback((newGains, newSensors) => {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify({
+      gains:   newGains   ?? gains,
+      sensors: newSensors ?? sensors,
+      savedAt: Date.now(),
+    }));
+  }, [gains, sensors]);
+
+  const buildSetRequest = useCallback((params) => ({
+    parameters: params.map(({ name, value }) => {
+      let type = 3; let v = { double_value: value };
+      if (typeof value === 'boolean') { type = 1; v = { bool_value: value }; }
+      else if (Number.isInteger(value)) { type = 2; v = { integer_value: value }; }
+      return { name, value: { type, ...v } };
+    }),
+  }), []);
+
+  const applyPIDGains = useCallback(async (overrideGains) => {
+    const toApply = overrideGains ?? gains;
+    setApplying(true); setApplyResult(null);
+    const params = PID_PARAMS.map(p => ({ name: p.key, value: toApply[p.key] ?? p.default }));
+    if (!callService) {
+      setGains(toApply); persist(toApply, null); setApplying(false);
+      setApplyResult({ ok: true, msg: 'Saved locally (not connected)' }); return;
+    }
+    try {
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        callService(`/${PID_NODE}/set_parameters`, 'rcl_interfaces/srv/SetParameters',
+          buildSetRequest(params), (res) => {
+            res.results?.every(r => r.successful) ? resolve() :
+              reject(new Error(res.results?.find(r => !r.successful)?.reason ?? 'failed'));
+          });
+        setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('timeout')), 5000);
+      });
+      setGains(toApply); persist(toApply, null);
+      setApplyResult({ ok: true, msg: 'Parameters applied to adaptive_pid_node' });
+    } catch (e) {
+      setApplyResult({ ok: false, msg: String(e.message) });
+    }
+    setApplying(false);
+  }, [gains, callService, buildSetRequest, persist]);
+
+  const applySensorParams = useCallback(async (overrideParams) => {
+    const toApply = overrideParams ?? sensors;
+    setApplying(true); setApplyResult(null);
+    if (!callService) {
+      setSensors(toApply); persist(null, toApply); setApplying(false);
+      setApplyResult({ ok: true, msg: 'Saved locally (not connected)' }); return;
+    }
+    const byNode = {};
+    SENSOR_PARAMS.forEach(p => {
+      if (!byNode[p.node]) byNode[p.node] = [];
+      byNode[p.node].push({ name: p.key, value: toApply[p.key] ?? p.default });
+    });
+    try {
+      for (const [node, params] of Object.entries(byNode)) {
+        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          callService(`/${node}/set_parameters`, 'rcl_interfaces/srv/SetParameters',
+            buildSetRequest(params), resolve);
+          setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`timeout on ${node}`)), 5000);
+        });
+      }
+      setSensors(toApply); persist(null, toApply);
+      setApplyResult({ ok: true, msg: 'Sensor parameters applied' });
+    } catch (e) { setApplyResult({ ok: false, msg: String(e.message) }); }
+    setApplying(false);
+  }, [sensors, callService, buildSetRequest, persist]);
+
+  const startFirmwareWatch = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!subscribe) return () => {};
+    return subscribe('/diagnostics', 'diagnostic_msgs/DiagnosticArray', (msg) => {
+      const info = {};
+      for (const status of msg.status ?? []) {
+        for (const kv of status.values ?? []) {
+          if (kv.key === 'stm32_fw_version') info.stm32Version  = kv.value;
+          if (kv.key === 'jetson_sw_version') info.jetsonVersion = kv.value;
+          if (kv.key === 'last_ota_date')     info.lastOtaDate   = kv.value;
+          if (kv.key === 'jetson_hostname')   info.hostname      = kv.value;
+          if (kv.key === 'ros_distro')        info.rosDistro     = kv.value;
+          if (kv.key === 'uptime_s')          info.uptimeS       = parseFloat(kv.value);
+        }
+      }
+      if (Object.keys(info).length > 0) setFirmwareInfo(fi => ({ ...fi, ...info }));
+    });
+  }, [subscribe]);
+
+  const exportSettingsJSON = useCallback(() =>
+    JSON.stringify({ gains, sensors, exportedAt: new Date().toISOString() }, null, 2),
+  [gains, sensors]);
+
+  const importSettingsJSON = useCallback((json) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(json);
+    if (data.gains)   { setGains(data.gains);    persist(data.gains, null); }
+    if (data.sensors) { setSensors(data.sensors); persist(null, data.sensors); }
+  }, [persist]);
+
+  const exportDiagnosticsBundle = useCallback((robotData, connections) => {
+    const bundle = {
+      exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      settings: { gains, sensors },
+      firmwareInfo,
+      fleet: Object.entries(connections ?? {}).map(([id, c]) => ({ id, ...c, data: robotData?.[id] })),
+    };
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([JSON.stringify(bundle, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' }));
+    a.download = `saltybot-diagnostics-${Date.now()}.json`;
+    a.click();
+  }, [gains, sensors, firmwareInfo]);
+
+  return {
+    gains, setGains, sensors, setSensors, firmwareInfo,
+    applying, applyResult,
+    applyPIDGains, applySensorParams, startFirmwareWatch,
+    exportSettingsJSON, importSettingsJSON, exportDiagnosticsBundle,
+    validate: () => validatePID(gains),
+  };
+}