diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.test.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa06aa1607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import AdminBotPage from './AdminBotPage'
+import type { ProfileResponse } from '../types'
+
+const mockListProfiles = vi.fn()
+const mockMonitorStatus = vi.fn()
+const mockToggleWatchdog = vi.fn()
+const mockToggleAlerts = vi.fn()
+
+vi.mock('../api', () => ({
+  api: {
+    listProfiles: () => mockListProfiles(),
+    monitorStatus: () => mockMonitorStatus(),
+    toggleWatchdog: (enabled: boolean) => mockToggleWatchdog(enabled),
+    toggleAlerts: (enabled: boolean) => mockToggleAlerts(enabled),
+  },
+}))
+
+function profile(
+  id: string,
+  name: string,
+  adminMode: boolean,
+  running: boolean,
+): ProfileResponse {
+  return {
+    id,
+    name,
+    enabled: true,
+    data_dir: null,
+    parent_id: null,
+    public_subdomain: null,
+    config: {
+      channels: [],
+      gateway: {},
+      env_vars: {},
+      admin_mode: adminMode,
+    },
+    created_at: '2026-05-01T00:00:00Z',
+    updated_at: '2026-05-01T00:00:00Z',
+    status: {
+      running,
+      pid: running ? 123 : null,
+      started_at: running ? '2026-05-01T00:00:00Z' : null,
+      uptime_secs: running ? 30 : null,
+    },
+    email: null,
+  }
+}
+
+function renderPage() {
+  return render(
+    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/admin-bot']}>
+      <AdminBotPage />
+    </MemoryRouter>,
+  )
+}
+
+describe('AdminBotPage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    mockMonitorStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      watchdog_enabled: true,
+      alerts_enabled: false,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('lists admin-mode profiles and highlights the running admin bot', async () => {
+    mockListProfiles.mockResolvedValue([
+      profile('ops-admin', 'Ops Admin', true, true),
+      profile('backup-admin', 'Backup Admin', true, false),
+      profile('regular-user', 'Regular User', false, true),
+    ])
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    expect(await screen.findAllByText('Ops Admin')).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Backup Admin')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Regular User')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Running')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Stopped')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Active admin bot:')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Create admin profile' })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      '/profiles/new?adminMode=true',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('shows an empty state when no admin-mode profile exists', async () => {
+    mockListProfiles.mockResolvedValue([
+      profile('regular-user', 'Regular User', false, true),
+    ])
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('No admin-mode profiles found.')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('None running')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.tsx
index 6ef6d7df0d..187edc7f03 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/AdminBotPage.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { api } from '../api'
 import { useToast } from '../components/Toast'
-import type { MonitorStatus } from '../types'
+import type { MonitorStatus, ProfileResponse } from '../types'
 
 export default function AdminBotPage() {
   const { toast } = useToast()
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [monitorStatus, setMonitorStatus] = useState<MonitorStatus>({ watchdog_enabled: false, alerts_enabled: false })
+  const [profiles, setProfiles] = useState<ProfileResponse[]>([])
 
   const loadData = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      const monitor = await api.monitorStatus().catch(() => ({ watchdog_enabled: false, alerts_enabled: false }))
+      const [monitor, profileList] = await Promise.all([
+        api.monitorStatus().catch(() => ({ watchdog_enabled: false, alerts_enabled: false })),
+        api.listProfiles(),
+      ])
       setMonitorStatus(monitor)
+      setProfiles(profileList)
     } catch (e: any) {
       toast(e.message, 'error')
     } finally {
@@ -51,6 +57,9 @@ export default function AdminBotPage() {
     )
   }
 
+  const adminProfiles = profiles.filter((profile) => profile.config.admin_mode)
+  const activeAdminProfile = adminProfiles.find((profile) => profile.status.running)
+
   return (
     <div className="max-w-3xl">
       <div className="mb-6">
@@ -79,12 +88,54 @@ export default function AdminBotPage() {
       </div>
 
       <div className="bg-surface rounded-xl border border-gray-700/50 p-5">
-        <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-2">Admin Bot Profile</h2>
-        <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">
-          To set up an admin bot, create a regular profile and enable <strong className="text-white">Admin Mode</strong> in
-          its settings. Admin mode restricts the gateway to admin-only tools (profile management,
-          monitoring, logs) and uses a built-in admin system prompt.
-        </p>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white">Admin Bot Profile</h2>
+            <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">
+              Active admin bot:{' '}
+              <span className={activeAdminProfile ? 'text-green-400' : 'text-gray-400'}>
+                {activeAdminProfile ? activeAdminProfile.name : 'None running'}
+              </span>
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <Link
+            to="/profiles/new?adminMode=true"
+            className="shrink-0 px-3 py-2 text-xs font-medium rounded-lg bg-accent text-white hover:bg-accent-light transition"
+          >
+            Create admin profile
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+
+        {adminProfiles.length > 0 ? (
+          <div className="divide-y divide-gray-700/50">
+            {adminProfiles.map((profile) => (
+              <div key={profile.id} className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 py-3 first:pt-0 last:pb-0">
+                <div className="min-w-0">
+                  <Link
+                    to={`/profile/${profile.id}`}
+                    className="text-sm font-medium text-white hover:text-accent transition"
+                  >
+                    {profile.name}
+                  </Link>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 font-mono mt-1 truncate">{profile.id}</p>
+                </div>
+                <span
+                  className={`shrink-0 inline-flex px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium rounded-full ${
+                    profile.status.running
+                      ? 'bg-green-500/15 text-green-400'
+                      : 'bg-gray-500/15 text-gray-400'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  {profile.status.running ? 'Running' : 'Stopped'}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-gray-700/70 px-4 py-5 text-sm text-gray-400">
+            No admin-mode profiles found.
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.test.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54175aa302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import NewProfile from './NewProfile'
+
+const mockCreateProfile = vi.fn()
+
+vi.mock('../api', () => ({
+  api: {
+    createProfile: (data: unknown) => mockCreateProfile(data),
+  },
+}))
+
+function renderNewProfile(path: string) {
+  return render(
+    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={[path]}>
+      <Routes>
+        <Route path="/profiles/new" element={<NewProfile />} />
+        <Route path="/profile/:id" element={<div>Profile created</div>} />
+      </Routes>
+    </MemoryRouter>,
+  )
+}
+
+describe('NewProfile admin mode shortcut', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    mockCreateProfile.mockResolvedValue({})
+  })
+
+  it('preselects admin mode from the query string and submits admin config', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    renderNewProfile('/profiles/new?adminMode=true')
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Admin Mode' })).toBeChecked()
+
+    await user.type(screen.getAllByPlaceholderText('alice-bot')[0], 'ops-admin')
+    await user.type(screen.getByPlaceholderText("Alice's Bot"), 'Ops Admin')
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Profile' }))
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockCreateProfile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: 'ops-admin',
+          name: 'Ops Admin',
+          config: expect.objectContaining({
+            admin_mode: true,
+            channels: [],
+            gateway: {},
+            env_vars: {},
+          }),
+        }),
+      )
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.tsx
index 48d02196be..b15488aa7a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/NewProfile.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useToast } from '../components/Toast'
 import { api } from '../api'
 
 export default function NewProfile() {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
   const { toast } = useToast()
+  const adminModeRequested = searchParams.get('adminMode') === 'true'
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const [id, setId] = useState('')
   const [name, setName] = useState('')
   const [publicSubdomain, setPublicSubdomain] = useState('')
   const [enabled, setEnabled] = useState(true)
+  const [adminMode, setAdminMode] = useState(adminModeRequested)
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -21,6 +24,16 @@ export default function NewProfile() {
         name,
         public_subdomain: publicSubdomain.trim() || null,
         enabled,
+        ...(adminMode
+          ? {
+              config: {
+                channels: [],
+                gateway: {},
+                env_vars: {},
+                admin_mode: true,
+              },
+            }
+          : {}),
       })
       toast('Profile created')
       navigate(`/profile/${id}`)
@@ -93,6 +106,17 @@ export default function NewProfile() {
               <span className="text-sm text-gray-400">Auto-start gateway when server starts</span>
             </label>
           </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={adminMode}
+                onChange={(e) => setAdminMode(e.target.checked)}
+                className="w-4 h-4 rounded bg-surface-dark border-gray-600 text-accent focus:ring-accent"
+              />
+              <span className="text-sm text-gray-400">Admin Mode</span>
+            </label>
+          </div>
           <div className="flex justify-end gap-3 pt-4 border-t border-gray-700/50">
             <button
               type="button"