diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/Admin.module.css b/frontend/src/admin/Admin.module.css
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+/* Admin portal — visually distinct from the student shell (a muted accent instead of
+   --green) so instructors and students never mistake which mode they're in, while still
+   reusing the same design tokens for everything else. */
+
+.wrap { min-height: 100vh; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-family: var(--sans); }
+
+.loginWrap { height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
+.loginCard { width: 360px; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 2rem; }
+
+.brand { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--blue); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
+.subtitle { color: var(--text-2); font-size: 0.85rem; margin: 0.4rem 0 1.25rem; }
+
+.input, .select {
+  width: 100%; padding: 0.55rem 0.6rem; margin-top: 0.3rem;
+  background: var(--surface2); border: 1px solid var(--border2); border-radius: var(--radius);
+  color: var(--text); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+.label { display: block; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 0.9rem; }
+
+.btn {
+  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem; background: var(--blue); color: #04141c; border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: pointer;
+}
+.btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+.btnSecondary { padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem; background: transparent; color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border2); border-radius: var(--radius); font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: pointer; }
+.btnDanger { padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem; background: transparent; color: var(--red); border: 1px solid var(--red); border-radius: var(--radius); font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: pointer; }
+
+.header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 1rem 2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.nav { display: flex; gap: 1.25rem; }
+.navLink { color: var(--text-2); cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.9rem; background: none; border: none; padding: 0.3rem 0; }
+.navLinkActive { color: var(--blue); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--blue); }
+
+.content { max-width: 1000px; margin: 1.5rem auto; padding: 0 1.5rem; }
+
+.statGrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
+.statCard { background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1rem; }
+.statValue { font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 700; }
+.statLabel { color: var(--text-2); font-size: 0.78rem; margin-top: 0.2rem; }
+
+.card { background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
+.card h2, .card h3 { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; font-size: 1rem; }
+
+table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+th { text-align: left; color: var(--text-2); font-weight: 600; padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border2); font-size: 0.75rem; text-transform: uppercase; }
+td { padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+tr:hover td { background: var(--surface2); }
+
+.pill { display: inline-block; padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.75rem; font-family: var(--mono); }
+.pillOk { background: var(--green-dim); color: var(--green); }
+.pillWarn { background: var(--amber-dim); color: var(--amber); }
+.pillErr { background: var(--red-dim); color: var(--red); }
+.pillMuted { background: var(--surface3); color: var(--text-2); }
+
+.formRow { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.formRow > div { flex: 1; min-width: 140px; }
+
+.linkBtn { background: none; border: none; color: var(--blue); cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.85rem; padding: 0; text-decoration: underline; }
+.errorBox { background: var(--red-dim); color: var(--red); border: 1px solid var(--red); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+.muted { color: var(--text-2); font-size: 0.85rem; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/AdminDashboard.jsx b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDashboard.jsx
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+++ b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDashboard.jsx
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+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { adminApi } from './api'
+import styles from './Admin.module.css'
+
+// Operational overview — active cohorts, students, Lab states, recent activity. Deliberately
+// lean (no Prometheus/Grafana here, see docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md §9) — this is
+// "is class ready / is anything on fire," not a metrics platform.
+export default function AdminDashboard() {
+  const [data, setData] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    adminApi.dashboard().then(setData).catch((e) => setError(e.message))
+  }, [])
+
+  if (error) return <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>
+  if (!data) return <p className={styles.muted}>Loading…</p>
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className={styles.statGrid}>
+        <Stat label="Active cohorts" value={data.active_cohorts} />
+        <Stat label="Total students" value={data.total_students} />
+        <Stat label="Labs running" value={data.labs.running} />
+        <Stat label="Labs provisioning" value={data.labs.provisioning} />
+        <Stat label="Labs in error" value={data.labs.error} />
+        <Stat label="Labs idle/destroyed" value={data.labs.idle_or_destroyed} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Recent completions</h3>
+        {data.recent_completions.length === 0 ? <p className={styles.muted}>None yet.</p> : (
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th>Student</th><th>Scenario</th><th>Completed</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {data.recent_completions.map((c, i) => (
+                <tr key={i}><td>{c.display_name}</td><td>{c.scenario_id}</td><td>{new Date(c.completed_at).toLocaleString()}</td></tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Recent environment failures</h3>
+        {data.recent_failures.length === 0 ? <p className={styles.muted}>None.</p> : (
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th>Student</th><th>Reason</th><th>When</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {data.recent_failures.map((f, i) => (
+                <tr key={i}><td>{f.student_id}</td><td>{f.error_reason || '—'}</td><td>{f.started_at ? new Date(f.started_at).toLocaleString() : '—'}</td></tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function Stat({ label, value }) {
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.statCard}>
+      <div className={styles.statValue}>{value}</div>
+      <div className={styles.statLabel}>{label}</div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/AdminPortal.jsx b/frontend/src/admin/AdminPortal.jsx
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+++ b/frontend/src/admin/AdminPortal.jsx
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+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { adminApi } from './api'
+import AdminDashboard from './AdminDashboard'
+import CohortsView from './CohortsView'
+import StudentsView from './StudentsView'
+import styles from './Admin.module.css'
+
+// Instructor/Admin portal — clearly separate from the student experience (/admin route,
+// separate rn_admin session cookie, separate login). A student session cannot reach any of
+// these views or their underlying /api/admin/* routes — see
+// docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md §10.
+export default function AdminPortal() {
+  const [authed, setAuthed] = useState(null) // null = checking, false = need login, true = in
+  const [view, setView] = useState('dashboard')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    adminApi.whoami().then(() => setAuthed(true)).catch(() => setAuthed(false))
+  }, [])
+
+  if (authed === null) return null
+  if (!authed) return <AdminLogin onLogin={() => setAuthed(true)} />
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.wrap}>
+      <header className={styles.header}>
+        <div className={styles.brand}>⚙ RootNode Admin</div>
+        <nav className={styles.nav}>
+          {['dashboard', 'cohorts', 'students'].map((v) => (
+            <button key={v} className={`${styles.navLink} ${view === v ? styles.navLinkActive : ''}`} onClick={() => setView(v)}>
+              {v[0].toUpperCase() + v.slice(1)}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+          <button className={styles.navLink} onClick={() => adminApi.logout().then(() => setAuthed(false))}>Sign out</button>
+        </nav>
+      </header>
+      <div className={styles.content}>
+        {view === 'dashboard' && <AdminDashboard />}
+        {view === 'cohorts' && <CohortsView />}
+        {view === 'students' && <StudentsView />}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function AdminLogin({ onLogin }) {
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+
+  const submit = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try { await adminApi.login(password); onLogin() }
+    catch (e) { setError('Incorrect password.') }
+    finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.loginWrap}>
+      <form className={styles.loginCard} onSubmit={submit}>
+        <div className={styles.brand}>⚙ RootNode Admin</div>
+        <p className={styles.subtitle}>Instructor sign-in. Not connected to student accounts.</p>
+        {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+        <label className={styles.label}>Password</label>
+        <input className={styles.input} type="password" value={password} onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} autoFocus />
+        <button className={styles.btn} style={{ marginTop: '1.25rem', width: '100%' }} disabled={busy || !password}>
+          {busy ? 'Signing in…' : 'Sign in'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/CohortsView.jsx b/frontend/src/admin/CohortsView.jsx
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+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { adminApi } from './api'
+import styles from './Admin.module.css'
+
+export default function CohortsView() {
+  const [cohorts, setCohorts] = useState(null)
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+
+  const reload = useCallback(() => {
+    adminApi.cohorts().then(setCohorts).catch((e) => setError(e.message))
+  }, [])
+  useEffect(reload, [reload])
+
+  if (selected) return <CohortDetail cohortId={selected} onBack={() => { setSelected(null); reload() }} />
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h2>Create cohort</h2>
+        <CreateCohortForm onCreated={reload} />
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h2>Cohorts</h2>
+        {!cohorts ? <p className={styles.muted}>Loading…</p> : cohorts.length === 0 ? <p className={styles.muted}>None yet.</p> : (
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Tier</th><th>Students</th><th>Status</th><th /></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {cohorts.map((c) => (
+                <tr key={c.cohort_id}>
+                  <td>{c.name}</td>
+                  <td>{c.tier || '—'}</td>
+                  <td>{c.student_count}</td>
+                  <td><span className={`${styles.pill} ${c.status === 'active' ? styles.pillOk : styles.pillMuted}`}>{c.status}</span></td>
+                  <td><button className={styles.linkBtn} onClick={() => setSelected(c.cohort_id)}>Open</button></td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function CreateCohortForm({ onCreated }) {
+  const [form, setForm] = useState({ cohort_id: '', name: '', tier: '', start_date: '', end_date: '' })
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+
+  const submit = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try {
+      await adminApi.createCohort(form)
+      setForm({ cohort_id: '', name: '', tier: '', start_date: '', end_date: '' })
+      onCreated()
+    } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={submit}>
+      {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+      <div className={styles.formRow}>
+        <div><label className={styles.label}>Cohort ID (slug)</label>
+          <input className={styles.input} placeholder="root-fall-2026" value={form.cohort_id} onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, cohort_id: e.target.value })} required /></div>
+        <div><label className={styles.label}>Name</label>
+          <input className={styles.input} placeholder="Root Fall 2026" value={form.name} onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, name: e.target.value })} required /></div>
+        <div><label className={styles.label}>Tier</label>
+          <input className={styles.input} placeholder="root" value={form.tier} onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, tier: e.target.value })} /></div>
+        <div><label className={styles.label}>Start date</label>
+          <input className={styles.input} type="date" value={form.start_date} onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, start_date: e.target.value })} /></div>
+        <div><label className={styles.label}>End date</label>
+          <input className={styles.input} type="date" value={form.end_date} onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, end_date: e.target.value })} /></div>
+        <div><button className={styles.btn} disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'Creating…' : 'Create cohort'}</button></div>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  )
+}
+
+function CohortDetail({ cohortId, onBack }) {
+  const [students, setStudents] = useState(null)
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState(null)
+  const [prepResults, setPrepResults] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [newStudentName, setNewStudentName] = useState('')
+
+  const reload = useCallback(() => {
+    adminApi.cohortStudents(cohortId).then(setStudents).catch((e) => setError(e.message))
+    adminApi.cohortProgress(cohortId).then(setProgress).catch(() => {})
+  }, [cohortId])
+  useEffect(reload, [reload])
+
+  const addStudent = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    if (!newStudentName.trim()) return
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try {
+      await adminApi.createStudent(newStudentName.trim(), cohortId)
+      setNewStudentName('')
+      reload()
+    } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const prepareLabs = async () => {
+    setBusy(true); setError(null); setPrepResults(null)
+    try {
+      const { results } = await adminApi.prepareLabs(cohortId)
+      setPrepResults(results)
+    } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const destroyLabs = async () => {
+    if (!window.confirm(`Destroy all Labs for this cohort? Academic progress is not affected.`)) return
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try {
+      const { results } = await adminApi.destroyLabs(cohortId)
+      setPrepResults(results)
+    } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const assignCurriculum = async () => {
+    setBusy(true)
+    try { await adminApi.assignCohortCurriculum(cohortId, 'rootnode-path') } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const readyCount = prepResults?.filter((r) => r.status === 'running').length
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button className={styles.linkBtn} onClick={onBack}>&larr; Back to cohorts</button>
+      <h2 style={{ margin: '1rem 0' }}>{cohortId}</h2>
+      {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Roster ({students?.length ?? '…'})</h3>
+        <form onSubmit={addStudent} className={styles.formRow}>
+          <div><input className={styles.input} placeholder="New student name" value={newStudentName} onChange={(e) => setNewStudentName(e.target.value)} /></div>
+          <div><button className={styles.btn} disabled={busy}>Add student</button></div>
+        </form>
+        {students && (
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status</th><th>Last active</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {students.map((s) => (
+                <tr key={s.student_id}>
+                  <td>{s.display_name}</td>
+                  <td><span className={`${styles.pill} ${s.status === 'active' ? styles.pillOk : styles.pillMuted}`}>{s.status}</span></td>
+                  <td>{s.last_active_at ? new Date(s.last_active_at).toLocaleString() : 'never'}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Curriculum</h3>
+        <p className={styles.muted}>RootNode Learning Path (Foundation → Workloads → Networking → Configuration → Troubleshooting → Real Ops → Capstone)</p>
+        <button className={styles.btnSecondary} onClick={assignCurriculum} disabled={busy}>Assign RootNode Path to cohort</button>
+      </div>
+
+      {progress && (
+        <div className={styles.card}>
+          <h3>Cohort progress ({progress.student_count} students)</h3>
+          {progress.stages.map((s) => (
+            <div key={s.id} style={{ marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>
+              <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>
+                <span>{s.name}</span><span className={styles.muted}>{s.pct}%</span>
+              </div>
+              <div style={{ background: 'var(--surface3)', borderRadius: 4, height: 6 }}>
+                <div style={{ background: 'var(--green)', borderRadius: 4, height: 6, width: `${s.pct}%` }} />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Classroom preparation</h3>
+        <div className={styles.formRow}>
+          <button className={styles.btn} onClick={prepareLabs} disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'Working…' : 'Prepare Labs'}</button>
+          <button className={styles.btnDanger} onClick={destroyLabs} disabled={busy}>Destroy Cohort Labs</button>
+        </div>
+        {prepResults && (
+          <>
+            {readyCount !== undefined && <p className={styles.muted}>{readyCount}/{prepResults.length} READY</p>}
+            <table>
+              <thead><tr><th>Student</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {prepResults.map((r) => (
+                  <tr key={r.student_id}>
+                    <td>{r.display_name || r.student_id}</td>
+                    <td><StatusPill status={r.status} /></td>
+                  </tr>
+                ))}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export function StatusPill({ status }) {
+  const cls = status === 'running' ? styles.pillOk
+    : status === 'error' ? styles.pillErr
+    : ['provisioning', 'requested', 'resetting'].includes(status) ? styles.pillWarn
+    : styles.pillMuted
+  return <span className={`${styles.pill} ${cls}`}>{status}</span>
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/StudentsView.jsx b/frontend/src/admin/StudentsView.jsx
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+++ b/frontend/src/admin/StudentsView.jsx
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+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { adminApi } from './api'
+import { StatusPill } from './CohortsView'
+import styles from './Admin.module.css'
+
+export default function StudentsView() {
+  const [students, setStudents] = useState(null)
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+
+  const reload = useCallback(() => {
+    adminApi.students().then(setStudents).catch((e) => setError(e.message))
+  }, [])
+  useEffect(reload, [reload])
+
+  if (selected) return <StudentDetail studentId={selected} onBack={() => { setSelected(null); reload() }} />
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.card}>
+      <h2>Students ({students?.length ?? '…'})</h2>
+      {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+      {students && (
+        <table>
+          <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>ID</th><th>Status</th><th>Last active</th><th /></tr></thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {students.map((s) => (
+              <tr key={s.student_id}>
+                <td>{s.display_name}</td>
+                <td className={styles.muted}>{s.student_id}</td>
+                <td><span className={`${styles.pill} ${s.status === 'active' ? styles.pillOk : styles.pillMuted}`}>{s.status}</span></td>
+                <td>{s.last_active_at ? new Date(s.last_active_at).toLocaleString() : 'never'}</td>
+                <td><button className={styles.linkBtn} onClick={() => setSelected(s.student_id)}>Open</button></td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function StudentDetail({ studentId, onBack }) {
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState(null)
+  const [attempts, setAttempts] = useState(null)
+  const [env, setEnv] = useState(null)
+  const [events, setEvents] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+
+  const reload = useCallback(() => {
+    adminApi.studentProgress(studentId).then(setProgress).catch(() => {})
+    adminApi.studentAttempts(studentId).then(setAttempts).catch(() => {})
+    adminApi.studentEnvironment(studentId).then((rows) => setEnv(rows?.find((e) => e.status !== 'destroyed') || null)).catch(() => {})
+  }, [studentId])
+  useEffect(reload, [reload])
+
+  const withBusy = (fn) => async () => {
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try { await fn(); reload() } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const loadEvents = async () => {
+    if (!env) return
+    try { setEvents(await adminApi.environmentEvents(env.environment_id)) } catch (e) { setError(e.message) }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button className={styles.linkBtn} onClick={onBack}>&larr; Back to students</button>
+      <h2 style={{ margin: '1rem 0' }}>{studentId}</h2>
+      {error && <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Environment</h3>
+        {!env ? <p className={styles.muted}>No Lab provisioned.</p> : (
+          <>
+            <p>Status: <StatusPill status={env.status} /> — Lab host: {env.lab_host_id} — created {new Date(env.created_at).toLocaleString()}</p>
+            {env.last_active_at && <p className={styles.muted}>Last active: {new Date(env.last_active_at).toLocaleString()}</p>}
+          </>
+        )}
+        <div className={styles.formRow} style={{ marginTop: '0.75rem' }}>
+          {!env && <button className={styles.btn} disabled={busy} onClick={withBusy(() => adminApi.provisionStudentLab(studentId))}>Provision Lab</button>}
+          {env && <button className={styles.btnSecondary} disabled={busy} onClick={withBusy(() => adminApi.resetEnvironment(env.environment_id))}>Reset/Recreate</button>}
+          {env && (
+            <button className={styles.btnDanger} disabled={busy} onClick={withBusy(async () => {
+              if (window.confirm('Destroy this Lab? Progress is not affected.')) await adminApi.destroyEnvironment(env.environment_id)
+            })}>Destroy Lab</button>
+          )}
+          {env && <button className={styles.linkBtn} onClick={loadEvents}>View event history</button>}
+        </div>
+        {events && (
+          <table style={{ marginTop: '0.75rem' }}>
+            <thead><tr><th>Event</th><th>Actor</th><th>When</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {events.map((e) => <tr key={e.id}><td>{e.event_type}</td><td>{e.actor}</td><td>{new Date(e.created_at).toLocaleString()}</td></tr>)}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Curriculum progress</h3>
+        {!progress ? <p className={styles.muted}>Loading…</p> : progress.stages.map((s) => (
+          <div key={s.id} style={{ marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>
+            <strong>{s.name}</strong>
+            <div className={styles.muted}>
+              {s.scenarios.filter((sc) => sc.status === 'completed').length}/{s.scenarios.length} complete
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h3>Recent attempts</h3>
+        {!attempts ? <p className={styles.muted}>Loading…</p> : attempts.length === 0 ? <p className={styles.muted}>None yet.</p> : (
+          <table>
+            <thead><tr><th>Scenario</th><th>Result</th><th>Checks</th><th>When</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {attempts.map((a) => (
+                <tr key={a.attempt_id}>
+                  <td>{a.scenario_id}</td>
+                  <td><span className={`${styles.pill} ${a.result === 'passed' ? styles.pillOk : styles.pillWarn}`}>{a.result}</span></td>
+                  <td className={styles.muted}>{a.validation_count ?? '—'}</td>
+                  <td>{new Date(a.created_at).toLocaleString()}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/api.js b/frontend/src/admin/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72e3f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Admin API client. Uses the rn_admin session cookie exclusively (same-origin, sent
+// automatically) — completely separate credential/cookie from student sessions (see
+// platform/api/src/sessions.js). No admin data is ever cached client-side beyond the current
+// React state; nothing here reads or writes localStorage.
+
+async function json(res) {
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
+    throw new Error(body.message || body.error || `Request failed (${res.status})`)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
+
+function post(path, body) {
+  return fetch(path, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined }).then(json)
+}
+function patch(path, body) {
+  return fetch(path, { method: 'PATCH', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then(json)
+}
+function del(path) {
+  return fetch(path, { method: 'DELETE' }).then(json)
+}
+function get(path) {
+  return fetch(path).then(json)
+}
+
+export const adminApi = {
+  login: (password) => post('/api/admin/login', { password }),
+  logout: () => post('/api/admin/logout'),
+  whoami: () => get('/api/admin/whoami'),
+
+  dashboard: () => get('/api/admin/dashboard'),
+
+  students: () => get('/api/admin/students'),
+  createStudent: (display_name, cohort_id) => post('/api/admin/students', { display_name, cohort_id }),
+  updateStudent: (id, fields) => patch(`/api/admin/students/${id}`, fields),
+  studentProgress: (id) => get(`/api/admin/students/${id}/progress`),
+  studentAttempts: (id) => get(`/api/admin/students/${id}/attempts`),
+  studentEnvironment: (id) => get(`/api/admin/students/${id}/environment`),
+  provisionStudentLab: (id) => post(`/api/admin/students/${id}/environment/provision`),
+  assignStudentCohort: (id, cohort_id) => post(`/api/admin/students/${id}/cohort`, { cohort_id }),
+  removeStudentCohort: (id, cohortId) => del(`/api/admin/students/${id}/cohort/${cohortId}`),
+
+  cohorts: () => get('/api/admin/cohorts'),
+  createCohort: (fields) => post('/api/admin/cohorts', fields),
+  updateCohort: (id, fields) => patch(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}`, fields),
+  cohortStudents: (id) => get(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}/students`),
+  cohortProgress: (id) => get(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}/progress`),
+  assignCohortCurriculum: (id, curriculum_path) => post(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}/curriculum`, { curriculum_path }),
+  prepareLabs: (id) => post(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}/prepare-labs`),
+  destroyLabs: (id) => post(`/api/admin/cohorts/${id}/destroy-labs`),
+
+  resetEnvironment: (id) => post(`/api/admin/environments/${id}/reset`),
+  destroyEnvironment: (id) => del(`/api/admin/environments/${id}`),
+  environmentEvents: (id) => get(`/api/admin/environments/${id}/events`),
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.jsx b/frontend/src/main.jsx
index 389ed5d..5520ad8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.jsx
@@ -2,22 +2,24 @@ import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import App from './App.jsx'
 import PlatformShell from './platform/PlatformShell.jsx'
+import AdminPortal from './admin/AdminPortal.jsx'
 import './index.css'
 
 // Apply saved theme before first paint to avoid flash
 const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem('kubekosh-theme') || 'dark'
 document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', savedTheme)
 
-// This bundle is served both by the persistent identity/platform instance (root paths) and by
+// This bundle is served both by the lightweight Platform API (root paths + /admin) and by
 // every ephemeral per-student Lab container (reached via the Gateway at /lab/<token>/) — same
 // build, same code, split purely by the URL path at runtime. See
-// docs/PHASE2A_GATEWAY_AND_STUDENT_FLOW.md "Student flow" for why: it lets the existing Lab UI
-// (<App/>) stay completely unmodified while the new Platform Shell (entry/dashboard/launch)
-// lives alongside it in the same bundle.
-const isLabSession = window.location.pathname.startsWith('/lab/')
+// docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md "Student/admin flow" for why: it lets the existing
+// Lab UI (<App/>) stay completely unmodified while the Platform Shell and Admin Portal live
+// alongside it in the same bundle.
+const path = window.location.pathname
+const view = path.startsWith('/lab/') ? 'lab' : path.startsWith('/admin') ? 'admin' : 'platform'
 
 ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')).render(
   <React.StrictMode>
-    {isLabSession ? <App /> : <PlatformShell />}
+    {view === 'lab' ? <App /> : view === 'admin' ? <AdminPortal /> : <PlatformShell />}
   </React.StrictMode>
 )