diff --git a/webterm/server.go b/webterm/server.go
index 50c4e8b..bd6e2ac 100644
--- a/webterm/server.go
+++ b/webterm/server.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	wsReadTimeout          = 90 * time.Second
 	wsPingPeriod           = 30 * time.Second
 	stdinWriteTimeout      = 2 * time.Second
-	screenshotCacheSeconds  = 300 * time.Millisecond
+	screenshotCacheSeconds  = 250 * time.Millisecond
 	maxScreenshotCacheTTL   = 20 * time.Second
 	screenshotEvictInterval = 60 * time.Second
 )
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) markRouteActivity(routeKey string) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.routeLastActivity[routeKey] = now
 	last := s.routeLastSSE[routeKey]
-	if now.Sub(last) < 500*time.Millisecond {
+	if now.Sub(last) < 250*time.Millisecond {
 		s.mu.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		.tile { background: #1e293b; border: 1px solid #334155; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 0.15s; }
 		.tile:hover { border-color: #475569; }
 		.tile.selected { border-color: #3b82f6; box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(59,130,246,0.3); }
+		.tile.bell { border-color: #f59e0b; box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245,158,11,0.35); }
 		.tile-header { padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 1px solid #334155; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
 		.tile-title { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
 		.sparkline { opacity: 0.9; }
@@ -1154,6 +1155,8 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		const screenshotDownloadQuery = %q;
 		const screenshotDownloadExt = %q;
 		let cardsBySlug = {};
+		const bellStoragePrefix = 'webterm:bell:';
+		const dashboardTitle = document.title;
 
 		let searchQuery = '';
 		let activeResultIndex = -1;
@@ -1169,6 +1172,41 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		const grid = document.getElementById('grid');
 		const subtitle = document.getElementById('subtitle');
 
+		function bellStorageKey(slug) {
+			return bellStoragePrefix + slug;
+		}
+
+		function hasBell(slug) {
+			if (!slug) return false;
+			return Boolean(localStorage.getItem(bellStorageKey(slug)));
+		}
+
+		function updateDashboardTitle() {
+			const anyBell = tiles.some((tile) => tile && tile.slug && hasBell(tile.slug));
+			document.title = anyBell ? '🔔 ' + dashboardTitle : dashboardTitle;
+		}
+
+		function applyBellState(slug) {
+			if (!slug) return;
+			const card = cardsBySlug[slug];
+			if (card) {
+				card.classList.toggle('bell', hasBell(slug));
+			}
+			updateDashboardTitle();
+		}
+
+		function clearBellState(slug) {
+			if (!slug) return;
+			localStorage.removeItem(bellStorageKey(slug));
+			applyBellState(slug);
+		}
+
+		window.addEventListener('storage', (event) => {
+			if (!event.key || !event.key.startsWith(bellStoragePrefix)) return;
+			const slug = event.key.slice(bellStoragePrefix.length);
+			applyBellState(slug);
+		});
+
 		function downloadSanitizedScreenshot(slug) {
 			if (!slug) return;
 			const link = document.createElement('a');
@@ -1182,6 +1220,9 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		function makeTile(tile) {
 			const card = document.createElement('div');
 			card.className = 'tile';
+			if (hasBell(tile.slug)) {
+				card.classList.add('bell');
+			}
 			const header = document.createElement('div');
 			header.className = 'tile-header';
 			const titleSpan = document.createElement('div');
@@ -1330,6 +1371,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		function openTile(tile) {
 			if (!tile || !tile.slug) return;
+			clearBellState(tile.slug);
 			const url = '/?route_key=' + encodeURIComponent(tile.slug);
 			const target = 'webterm-' + tile.slug;
 			let win = window.open(url, target);
@@ -1505,7 +1547,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		const pendingRefresh = {};
 		const lastRefresh = {};
-		const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
+		const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250;
 
 		function scheduleRefreshTile(slug) {
 			const now = Date.now();
@@ -1567,6 +1609,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			refreshAll();
 			renderFloatingResults();
 			refreshSparklines();
+			updateDashboardTitle();
 		}
 
 		let source = null;
@@ -1647,7 +1690,7 @@ func (s *LocalServer) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fontFamily = "var(--webterm-mono)"
 	}
 	escapedFont := strings.ReplaceAll(fontFamily, `"`, "&quot;")
-	dataAttrs := fmt.Sprintf(`data-session-websocket-url="%s" data-font-size="%d" data-scrollback="1000" data-theme="%s" data-font-family="%s"`, htmlAttrEscape(wsURL), s.fontSize, htmlAttrEscape(theme), escapedFont)
+	dataAttrs := fmt.Sprintf(`data-session-websocket-url="%s" data-session-route-key="%s" data-session-name="%s" data-font-size="%d" data-scrollback="1000" data-theme="%s" data-font-family="%s"`, htmlAttrEscape(wsURL), htmlAttrEscape(routeKey), htmlAttrEscape(app.Name), s.fontSize, htmlAttrEscape(theme), escapedFont)
 	cacheBust := "?v=" + Version
 	page := fmt.Sprintf(`<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>%s</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/monospace.css%s"><style>html,body{width:100%%;height:100%%}body{background:%s;margin:0;padding:0;overflow:hidden;font-family:var(--webterm-mono)}.webterm-terminal{width:100%%;height:100%%;display:block;overflow:hidden}</style></head><body><div id="terminal" class="webterm-terminal" %s></div><script type="module" src="/static/js/terminal.js%s"></script></body></html>`, htmlEscape(app.Name), cacheBust, themeBG, dataAttrs, cacheBust)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
diff --git a/webterm/static/js/terminal.ts b/webterm/static/js/terminal.ts
index ffbb712..277850f 100644
--- a/webterm/static/js/terminal.ts
+++ b/webterm/static/js/terminal.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const MAX_MESSAGE_QUEUE_SIZE = 1000;
 const RESOURCE_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MS = 30_000;
 /** Maximum bytes to buffer while the tab is hidden (256 KB) */
 const MAX_HIDDEN_BUFFER_BYTES = 256 * 1024;
+const BELL_EMOJI = "🔔";
 
 /** Shared Ghostty WASM instance (loaded once, reused across all terminals) */
 let sharedGhostty: Ghostty | null = null;
@@ -682,6 +683,9 @@ class WebTerminal {
   private isTabHidden = false;
   private hiddenBuffer: Uint8Array[] = [];
   private hiddenBufferBytes = 0;
+  private baseTitle: string;
+  private bellActive = false;
+  private routeKey: string;
   private static sharedTextEncoder = new TextEncoder();
 
   private constructor(
@@ -690,7 +694,9 @@ class WebTerminal {
     terminal: Terminal,
     fitAddon: FitAddon,
     fontFamily: string,
-    fontSize: number
+    fontSize: number,
+    routeKey: string,
+    baseTitle: string
   ) {
     this.element = container;
     this.wsUrl = wsUrl;
@@ -698,6 +704,8 @@ class WebTerminal {
     this.fitAddon = fitAddon;
     this.fontFamily = fontFamily;
     this.fontSize = fontSize;
+    this.routeKey = routeKey;
+    this.baseTitle = baseTitle;
   }
 
   /** Register an event listener that will be removed on dispose */
@@ -711,6 +719,36 @@ class WebTerminal {
     this.boundHandlers.push({ target, type, handler, options });
   }
 
+  private bellStorageKey(): string | null {
+    if (!this.routeKey) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return `webterm:bell:${this.routeKey}`;
+  }
+
+  private setBellActive(): void {
+    if (!this.bellActive) {
+      this.bellActive = true;
+      document.title = `${BELL_EMOJI} ${this.baseTitle}`;
+    }
+    const key = this.bellStorageKey();
+    if (key) {
+      localStorage.setItem(key, String(Date.now()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private clearBellState(): void {
+    const key = this.bellStorageKey();
+    if (key) {
+      localStorage.removeItem(key);
+    }
+    if (!this.bellActive) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.bellActive = false;
+    document.title = this.baseTitle;
+  }
+
   /** Create and initialize a WebTerminal instance */
   static async create(
     container: HTMLElement,
@@ -742,13 +780,22 @@ class WebTerminal {
     // Open terminal (initializes rendering - WASM already loaded)
     terminal.open(container);
 
+    const routeKey = container.dataset.sessionRouteKey
+      ?? new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("route_key")
+      ?? "";
+    const rawTitle = container.dataset.sessionName?.trim() || document.title;
+    const baseTitle = rawTitle.startsWith(`${BELL_EMOJI} `)
+      ? rawTitle.slice(BELL_EMOJI.length + 1)
+      : rawTitle;
     const instance = new WebTerminal(
       container,
       wsUrl,
       terminal,
       fitAddon,
       fontFamily,
-      fontSize
+      fontSize,
+      routeKey,
+      baseTitle
     );
     instance.initialize();
     return instance;
@@ -780,9 +827,14 @@ class WebTerminal {
 
     // Handle terminal input
     this.terminal.onData((data) => {
+      this.clearBellState();
       this.send(["stdin", data]);
     });
 
+    this.terminal.onBell(() => {
+      this.setBellActive();
+    });
+
     // Handle resize
     this.terminal.onResize((size) => {
       if (this.isValidSize(size.cols, size.rows)) {
@@ -807,8 +859,12 @@ class WebTerminal {
 
     // Connect WebSocket
     this.connect();
+    if (document.hasFocus()) {
+      this.clearBellState();
+    }
 
     const restoreFocus = () => {
+      this.clearBellState();
       if (isMobileDevice()) {
         this.focusMobileInput();
       } else {