diff --git a/.air.toml b/.air.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e3c2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.air.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+root = "."
+tmp_dir = "tmp"
+
+[build]
+  cmd = "go build -o ./tmp/main ./cmd/server/main.go"
+  bin = "./tmp/main"
+  full_bin = ""
+  include_ext = ["go", "tpl", "tmpl", "html"]
+  exclude_dir = ["data", "full_db_backups", "internal/web/dist", "web", "assets", "tmp", "vendor", "node_modules"]
+  include_dir = []
+  exclude_file = []
+  delay = 1000 # ms
+  stop_on_error = true
+  log = "air_errors.log"
+
+[log]
+  time = true
+
+[color]
+  main = "magenta"
+  watcher = "cyan"
+  build = "yellow"
+  runner = "green"
+
+[misc]
+  clean_on_exit = true
diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..21ec88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Scriberr Development Environment Script
+# This script starts both the Go backend (with Air live reload) and the React frontend (with Vite HMR) concurrently.
+
+set -e
+
+# --- Helper Functions ---
+
+cleanup() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "🛑 Stopping development servers..."
+    kill $(jobs -p) 2>/dev/null || true
+    echo "✅ Stopped."
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# Trap signals for cleanup
+trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+# --- Step 1: Ensure Air is installed ---
+
+if ! command -v air &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "⚠️  'air' command not found."
+    echo "📦 Auto-installing 'air' for live reload..."
+    
+    # Check if GOPATH/bin is in PATH
+    GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH)
+    if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$GOPATH/bin:"* ]]; then
+        echo "⚠️  $GOPATH/bin is not in your PATH. Adding it temporarily..."
+        export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
+    fi
+
+    go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest
+
+    if ! command -v air &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "❌ Failed to install 'air'. Please install it manually: go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest"
+        echo "🔄 Falling back to 'go run' (no live reload for backend)..."
+        USE_GO_RUN=true
+    else
+        echo "✅ 'air' installed successfully."
+        USE_GO_RUN=false
+    fi
+else
+    USE_GO_RUN=false
+fi
+
+# --- Step 2: Ensure Embed Directory Exists & is Populated ---
+
+DIST_DIR="internal/web/dist"
+if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "📁 Creating placeholder dist directory for Go embed..."
+    mkdir -p "$DIST_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Go's embed directive requires at least one file to match "dist/*" 
+# If the directory is empty, create a dummy file to prevent compilation errors.
+if [ -z "$(ls -A $DIST_DIR)" ]; then
+    echo "📄 Creating dummy index.html to satisfy embed directive..."
+    echo "<!-- Placeholder for development. In dev mode, the frontend is served by Vite proxy. -->" > "$DIST_DIR/index.html"
+    # Also add a dummy asset to satisfy the static routes if needed
+    echo "placeholder" > "$DIST_DIR/dummy_asset"
+fi
+
+# --- Step 3: Start Servers ---
+
+echo "🚀 Starting development environment..."
+
+# Start Backend
+if [ "$USE_GO_RUN" = true ]; then
+    echo "🔧 Starting Go backend (standard run)..."
+    go run cmd/server/main.go &
+else
+    echo "🔥 Starting Go backend (with Air live reload)..."
+    air &
+fi
+
+# Start Frontend
+echo "⚛️  Starting React frontend (Vite)..."
+cd web/frontend
+npm run dev &
+
+# Wait for all background processes
+wait
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/components/ScriberrLogo.tsx b/web/frontend/src/components/ScriberrLogo.tsx
index af48871..71fcbdc 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/components/ScriberrLogo.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/src/components/ScriberrLogo.tsx
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ export function ScriberrLogo({ className = "", onClick }: { className?: string;
         }
       }}
     >
-      <ScriberrIcon className="h-8 w-auto select-none transition-all duration-300" />
-
-      {/* Text Logo - Temporarily hidden */}
-      <ScriberrTextLogo className="h-4 sm:h-6 w-auto" />
+      <ScriberrIcon className="h-8 w-auto sm:h-9 select-none transition-all duration-300" />
+      <ScriberrTextLogo className="hidden sm:block sm:h-5 w-auto" />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/index.css b/web/frontend/src/index.css
index c65e020..b40f041 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/web/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@
 :root {
   /* --- BRAND IDENTITY --- */
   /* Extracted from your logo */
-  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFAB40 0%, #FF3D00 100%);
+  /* --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFAB40 0%, #FF3D00 100%); */
+  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #FF9800 0%, #FF3D00 100%);
   --brand-solid: #FF6D20;
   /* The midpoint color for text/icons */
   --brand-light: rgba(255, 171, 64, 0.12);
diff --git a/web/frontend/vite.config.ts b/web/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 2134c6b..3cb3044 100644
--- a/web/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/web/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,29 @@ export default defineConfig({
     // Improve performance by optimizing chunk sizes
     chunkSizeWarningLimit: 1000,
   },
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/health': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/swagger': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/install.sh': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/install-cli.sh': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      }
+    }
+  },
   base: "/",
 })