diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 95bbfda..1de0602 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ RAKAZO_UPDATER_IMAGE_TAG=local
 RAKAZO_UPDATER_URL=
 RAKAZO_UPDATER_TOKEN=
 
+# --- evOo Mission Control (Cockpit on port 3088) ---
+PORT=3088
+EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST=127.0.0.1
+# Required when EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST binds beyond loopback (e.g. 0.0.0.0 for LAN/Tailscale).
+# Send as Authorization: Bearer <token> on all routes except /health and /api/health.
+EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN=
+# Comma-separated browser Origin allowlist for cross-origin API access (never uses *).
+# Loopback binds default to http://127.0.0.1:5173 and http://localhost:5173 when unset.
+# Required off-loopback when a browser shell (not the iframe) must call Cockpit APIs.
+EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN=
+
 # Optional default UI locale for the web SPA (en | de | ko | tr | hi | pt-BR | zh-CN).
 # Overridden by localStorage key rakazo.uiLocale when the user picks a language in Settings.
 # VITE_DEFAULT_UI_LOCALE=en
diff --git a/evoo-platform/server-config.js b/evoo-platform/server-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..218d9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evoo-platform/server-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+const LOOPBACK_HOSTS = new Set(["127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1", "[::1]"]);
+
+/** Default web/API origins allowed on loopback binds for the Heute iframe shell. */
+const DEFAULT_LOOPBACK_WEB_ORIGINS = [
+  "http://127.0.0.1:5173",
+  "http://localhost:5173",
+  "http://127.0.0.1:3100",
+  "http://localhost:3100",
+];
+
+export function isLoopbackHost(host) {
+  return LOOPBACK_HOSTS.has(host.trim());
+}
+
+export function timingSafeStringEqual(supplied, expected) {
+  const actual = Buffer.from(expected);
+  const candidate = Buffer.from(supplied ?? "");
+  if (actual.length !== candidate.length) return false;
+  let difference = 0;
+  for (let index = 0; index < actual.length; index += 1) {
+    difference |= actual[index] ^ candidate[index];
+  }
+  return difference === 0;
+}
+
+export function hasValidBearerToken(authorization, expectedToken) {
+  const supplied = authorization?.startsWith("Bearer ") ? authorization.slice(7) : "";
+  return timingSafeStringEqual(supplied, expectedToken);
+}
+
+export function isPublicCockpitRoute(pathname) {
+  return pathname === "/health" || pathname === "/api/health";
+}
+
+/** Privileged API routes must never receive Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *. */
+export function isPrivilegedCockpitRoute(pathname) {
+  if (isPublicCockpitRoute(pathname)) return false;
+  return pathname.startsWith("/api/");
+}
+
+export function parseCorsOriginAllowlist(value) {
+  if (!value?.trim()) return [];
+  return [...new Set(value.split(",").map((entry) => entry.trim()).filter(Boolean))];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cockpit bind/auth settings. Defaults to loopback-only with no token so local
+ * Mission Control keeps working out of the box.
+ */
+export function resolveCockpitConfig(env) {
+  const port = Number.parseInt(env.PORT?.trim() || "3088", 10);
+  if (!Number.isInteger(port) || port <= 0 || port > 65_535) {
+    throw new Error("PORT is not a valid port number.");
+  }
+
+  const host = env.EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST?.trim() || "127.0.0.1";
+  const loopback = isLoopbackHost(host);
+  const token = env.EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN?.trim() || "";
+
+  if (!loopback && token === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Set EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN when EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST is not loopback (127.0.0.1, localhost, or ::1).",
+    );
+  }
+
+  return {
+    port,
+    host,
+    token: loopback ? null : token,
+    requiresAuth: !loopback,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * CORS allowlist. Loopback binds default to local web/API origins; non-loopback
+ * binds require an explicit EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN comma-separated list.
+ */
+export function resolveCockpitCorsConfig(env, cockpitConfig) {
+  const explicit = parseCorsOriginAllowlist(env.EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN);
+  const loopbackBind = isLoopbackHost(cockpitConfig.host);
+
+  if (!loopbackBind && explicit.length === 0) {
+    return {
+      loopbackBind: false,
+      allowedOrigins: [],
+      usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins: false,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins = loopbackBind && explicit.length === 0;
+  const allowedOrigins = usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins ? DEFAULT_LOOPBACK_WEB_ORIGINS : explicit;
+
+  return {
+    loopbackBind,
+    allowedOrigins,
+    usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the Access-Control-Allow-Origin value for a request.
+ * Returns a reflected origin string, null when CORS headers should be omitted,
+ * or false when the Origin is present but not allowed.
+ */
+export function resolveAllowedCorsOrigin(requestOrigin, corsConfig, pathname) {
+  const origin = requestOrigin?.trim() ?? "";
+  if (!origin) return null;
+
+  if (isPrivilegedCockpitRoute(pathname)) {
+    return corsConfig.allowedOrigins.includes(origin) ? origin : false;
+  }
+
+  if (corsConfig.loopbackBind && corsConfig.usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins) {
+    return corsConfig.allowedOrigins.includes(origin) ? origin : false;
+  }
+
+  return corsConfig.allowedOrigins.includes(origin) ? origin : false;
+}
+
+export function applyCockpitCorsHeaders(req, res, pathname, corsConfig) {
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, OPTIONS");
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization");
+
+  const allowed = resolveAllowedCorsOrigin(req.headers.origin, corsConfig, pathname);
+  if (typeof allowed === "string") {
+    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", allowed);
+    res.setHeader("Vary", "Origin");
+  }
+  return allowed;
+}
+
+export function formatCockpitListenUrl(host, port) {
+  const displayHost = host.includes(":") && !host.startsWith("[") ? `[${host}]` : host;
+  return `http://${displayHost}:${port}`;
+}
diff --git a/evoo-platform/server-config.test.js b/evoo-platform/server-config.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17b34b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evoo-platform/server-config.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  applyCockpitCorsHeaders,
+  formatCockpitListenUrl,
+  hasValidBearerToken,
+  isLoopbackHost,
+  isPrivilegedCockpitRoute,
+  isPublicCockpitRoute,
+  resolveAllowedCorsOrigin,
+  resolveCockpitConfig,
+  resolveCockpitCorsConfig,
+} from "./server-config.js";
+
+describe("resolveCockpitConfig", () => {
+  it("binds to loopback by default without requiring a token", () => {
+    expect(resolveCockpitConfig({})).toEqual({
+      port: 3088,
+      host: "127.0.0.1",
+      token: null,
+      requiresAuth: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("honours explicit loopback hosts", () => {
+    for (const host of ["127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1"]) {
+      expect(resolveCockpitConfig({ EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: host })).toMatchObject({
+        host,
+        token: null,
+        requiresAuth: false,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("requires a shared token before binding beyond loopback", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveCockpitConfig({ EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "0.0.0.0" })).toThrow(
+      /EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN/,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("allows a non-loopback bind when a token is configured", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveCockpitConfig({
+        EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "0.0.0.0",
+        EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN: "cockpit-review-token-000000000000",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      port: 3088,
+      host: "0.0.0.0",
+      token: "cockpit-review-token-000000000000",
+      requiresAuth: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid ports", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveCockpitConfig({ PORT: "0" })).toThrow(/PORT/);
+    expect(() => resolveCockpitConfig({ PORT: "abc" })).toThrow(/PORT/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("cockpit auth helpers", () => {
+  const token = "cockpit-review-token-000000000000";
+
+  it("treats health routes as public when auth is enabled", () => {
+    expect(isPublicCockpitRoute("/health")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPublicCockpitRoute("/api/health")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPublicCockpitRoute("/api/status")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts only bearer tokens with constant-time comparison", () => {
+    expect(hasValidBearerToken(`Bearer ${token}`, token)).toBe(true);
+    expect(hasValidBearerToken(`Bearer ${`${token}x`}`, token)).toBe(false);
+    expect(hasValidBearerToken(token, token)).toBe(false);
+    expect(hasValidBearerToken(undefined, token)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("formats listen URLs with bracketed IPv6 hosts", () => {
+    expect(formatCockpitListenUrl("127.0.0.1", 3088)).toBe("http://127.0.0.1:3088");
+    expect(formatCockpitListenUrl("::1", 3088)).toBe("http://[::1]:3088");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isLoopbackHost", () => {
+  it("recognises loopback hosts only", () => {
+    expect(isLoopbackHost("127.0.0.1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isLoopbackHost("localhost")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isLoopbackHost("::1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isLoopbackHost("0.0.0.0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isLoopbackHost("192.168.1.10")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isPrivilegedCockpitRoute", () => {
+  it("marks API routes except health as privileged", () => {
+    expect(isPrivilegedCockpitRoute("/health")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPrivilegedCockpitRoute("/api/health")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPrivilegedCockpitRoute("/api/status")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPrivilegedCockpitRoute("/api/trading-bot/mode")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPrivilegedCockpitRoute("/index.html")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("resolveCockpitCorsConfig", () => {
+  const loopbackCockpit = resolveCockpitConfig({ EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "127.0.0.1" });
+  const publicCockpit = resolveCockpitConfig({
+    EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "0.0.0.0",
+    EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN: "cockpit-review-token-000000000000",
+  });
+
+  it("defaults to local web origins on loopback binds", () => {
+    const cors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig({}, loopbackCockpit);
+    expect(cors.loopbackBind).toBe(true);
+    expect(cors.usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins).toBe(true);
+    expect(cors.allowedOrigins).toContain("http://127.0.0.1:5173");
+  });
+
+  it("requires an explicit allowlist off loopback", () => {
+    const cors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig({}, publicCockpit);
+    expect(cors.allowedOrigins).toEqual([]);
+    expect(cors.usesDefaultLoopbackOrigins).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("honours EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN when set", () => {
+    const cors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig(
+      { EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN: "https://ops.example.com, https://ops.example.com" },
+      publicCockpit,
+    );
+    expect(cors.allowedOrigins).toEqual(["https://ops.example.com"]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("resolveAllowedCorsOrigin", () => {
+  const loopbackCors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig({}, resolveCockpitConfig({}));
+  const publicCors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig(
+    { EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN: "https://ops.example.com" },
+    resolveCockpitConfig({
+      EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "0.0.0.0",
+      EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN: "cockpit-review-token-000000000000",
+    }),
+  );
+  const blockedPublicCors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig(
+    {},
+    resolveCockpitConfig({
+      EVOO_COCKPIT_HOST: "0.0.0.0",
+      EVOO_COCKPIT_TOKEN: "cockpit-review-token-000000000000",
+    }),
+  );
+
+  it("never returns a wildcard and omits headers without an Origin", () => {
+    expect(resolveAllowedCorsOrigin(undefined, loopbackCors, "/api/status")).toBeNull();
+    expect(resolveAllowedCorsOrigin("", loopbackCors, "/api/status")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("reflects allowlisted origins on privileged routes", () => {
+    expect(resolveAllowedCorsOrigin("http://127.0.0.1:5173", loopbackCors, "/api/status")).toBe(
+      "http://127.0.0.1:5173",
+    );
+    expect(resolveAllowedCorsOrigin("https://evil.example", loopbackCors, "/api/status")).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("blocks cross-origin privileged access off loopback without an allowlist", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveAllowedCorsOrigin("https://ops.example.com", blockedPublicCors, "/api/status"),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("allows configured origins off loopback", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveAllowedCorsOrigin("https://ops.example.com", publicCors, "/api/trading-bot"),
+    ).toBe("https://ops.example.com");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("applyCockpitCorsHeaders", () => {
+  it("sets reflected origins and never sets *", () => {
+    const cors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig({}, resolveCockpitConfig({}));
+    const headers = {};
+    const res = { setHeader: (key, value) => { headers[key] = value; } };
+    const allowed = applyCockpitCorsHeaders(
+      { headers: { origin: "http://127.0.0.1:5173" } },
+      res,
+      "/api/status",
+      cors,
+    );
+
+    expect(allowed).toBe("http://127.0.0.1:5173");
+    expect(headers["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"]).toBe("http://127.0.0.1:5173");
+    expect(headers["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"]).not.toBe("*");
+    expect(headers["Access-Control-Allow-Headers"]).toContain("Authorization");
+  });
+
+  it("omits Access-Control-Allow-Origin for disallowed cross-origin requests", () => {
+    const cors = resolveCockpitCorsConfig({}, resolveCockpitConfig({}));
+    const headers = {};
+    const res = { setHeader: (key, value) => { headers[key] = value; } };
+    const allowed = applyCockpitCorsHeaders(
+      { headers: { origin: "https://evil.example" } },
+      res,
+      "/api/status",
+      cors,
+    );
+
+    expect(allowed).toBe(false);
+    expect(headers["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"]).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/evoo-platform/server.js b/evoo-platform/server.js
index 9ae0aad..3c7c5e8 100644
--- a/evoo-platform/server.js
+++ b/evoo-platform/server.js
@@ -11,11 +11,21 @@ import http from "node:http";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import {
+  applyCockpitCorsHeaders,
+  formatCockpitListenUrl,
+  hasValidBearerToken,
+  isPublicCockpitRoute,
+  resolveCockpitConfig,
+  resolveCockpitCorsConfig,
+} from "./server-config.js";
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
-const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT || "3088", 10);
+const cockpit = resolveCockpitConfig(process.env);
+const corsConfig = resolveCockpitCorsConfig(process.env, cockpit);
+const { port: PORT, host: COCKPIT_HOST } = cockpit;
 const BASE_DIR = __dirname;
 const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(BASE_DIR, "..");
 
@@ -275,19 +285,30 @@ async function getLiveCapitalTelemetry() {
 }
 
 const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
-  // CORS & Security Headers
-  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
-  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, OPTIONS");
-  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type");
+  const parsedUrl = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host || "localhost"}`);
+  const urlPath = parsedUrl.pathname;
+  const corsAllowed = applyCockpitCorsHeaders(req, res, urlPath, corsConfig);
 
   if (req.method === "OPTIONS") {
+    if (corsAllowed === false && req.headers.origin) {
+      res.writeHead(403);
+      res.end();
+      return;
+    }
     res.writeHead(204);
     res.end();
     return;
   }
 
-  const parsedUrl = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host || "localhost"}`);
-  const urlPath = parsedUrl.pathname;
+  if (
+    cockpit.requiresAuth &&
+    !isPublicCockpitRoute(urlPath) &&
+    !hasValidBearerToken(req.headers.authorization, cockpit.token)
+  ) {
+    res.writeHead(401, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: "unauthorized" }));
+    return;
+  }
 
   // 1. API Health Check
   if (urlPath === "/health" || urlPath === "/api/health") {
@@ -690,12 +711,21 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-server.listen(PORT, "0.0.0.0", () => {
+server.listen(PORT, COCKPIT_HOST, () => {
   try {
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ROOT_DIR, ".evoo_server.pid"), process.pid.toString(), "utf8");
   } catch (_e) {
     // Ignore if write fails
   }
-  console.log(`[evOo Core] Server listening on http://127.0.0.1:${PORT} (PID: ${process.pid})`);
-  console.log(`[evOo Core] Healthcheck available at http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/health`);
+  const listenUrl = formatCockpitListenUrl(COCKPIT_HOST, PORT);
+  console.log(`[evOo Core] Server listening on ${listenUrl} (PID: ${process.pid})`);
+  console.log(`[evOo Core] Healthcheck available at ${listenUrl}/health`);
+  if (cockpit.requiresAuth) {
+    console.log("[evOo Core] Non-loopback bind: Bearer token required except /health");
+  }
+  if (!corsConfig.loopbackBind && corsConfig.allowedOrigins.length === 0) {
+    console.log(
+      "[evOo Core] Non-loopback bind: set EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN for browser cross-origin access",
+    );
+  }
 });
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 0e3a59c..56c4211 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "apps/mobile/plugins/**/*.test.js",
       "apps/api/src/**/*.test.ts",
       "apps/www/src/**/*.test.ts",
+      "evoo-platform/**/*.test.js",
     ],
     testTimeout: 30_000,
     hookTimeout: 60_000,