diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
index e507e90c..d062644e 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
       "usageGateSevenDayPct": "7-Tage-Fenster (%)",
       "autoContinueOnUsageLimit": "Nach Limit-Reset fortsetzen",
       "autoContinueOnUsageLimitHint": "Ist ein Run am Nutzungslimit abgebrochen, wird er nach Ablauf des 5-Stunden-Fensters automatisch fortgesetzt. Weckt außerdem die pausierte Queue genau zum Reset-Zeitpunkt statt erst beim nächsten Backstop-Check.",
+      "throttleStagesHeading": "Throttle-Stufen",
+      "throttleStagesHint": "Die Parallelität wird vor dem harten Gate begrenzt: soft auf 2 Slots, hard auf 1. Eingestellt wird das durch Ziehen der Marker an den Gauges im Usage-Monitor. Der Monitor schließt diese Einstellungen — vorher speichern, wenn du etwas geändert hast.",
+      "throttleStagesValues": "5h: soft {0}% / hard {1}%  ·  7d: soft {2}% / hard {3}%",
+      "openUsageMonitor": "Usage-Monitor öffnen...",
       "reportExcludedPaths": "Bericht: ausgeschlossene Pfade (einer pro Zeile)",
       "standupWeekday": "Standup-Wochentag",
       "weekdaySunday": "Sonntag",
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@
       "confirmRemoveAll": "ALLE Worktrees entfernen? Nicht committete Arbeit geht verloren."
     },
     "files": {
+      "cliSection": "CLAUDE CLI",
+      "claudeBinHint": "Befehl oder vollständiger Pfad, den der Worker startet. Leer setzt auf \"claude\" zurück. Gilt ab dem nächsten Task-Run — kein Neustart nötig.",
+      "claudeBinResolved": "Aufgelöst zu: {0}",
+      "claudeBinUnresolved": "Nicht im PATH gefunden — Task-Runs schlagen fehl, solange das so bleibt.",
       "agentsSection": "AGENTEN",
       "agentsHint": "Mitgelieferte Standard-Agenten wiederherstellen. Vorhandene Dateien werden nicht überschrieben.",
       "restoreDefaultAgents": "Standard-Agenten wiederherstellen",
@@ -762,6 +770,9 @@
       "forceRemoving": "Worktree wird zwangsweise entfernt…",
       "batchMerging": "Merge {0}/{1}…"
     },
+    "claudeBin": {
+      "saving": "claude_bin wird gespeichert…"
+    },
     "skills": {
       "installing": "Skill wird geklont…",
       "updating": "Skill wird aktualisiert…",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
index 32cfc353..eeac0fac 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
       "usageGateSevenDayPct": "7-day window (%)",
       "autoContinueOnUsageLimit": "Continue on session limit reset",
       "autoContinueOnUsageLimitHint": "When a run stops because it hit the usage limit, automatically continue it once the 5-hour window resets. Also wakes the paused queue exactly at reset time instead of waiting for the next backstop check.",
+      "throttleStagesHeading": "Throttle stages",
+      "throttleStagesHint": "Parallelism is capped before the hard gate: soft caps at 2 slots, hard at 1. Edited by dragging the markers on the usage-monitor gauges. Opening the monitor closes these settings — save first if you changed anything.",
+      "throttleStagesValues": "5h: soft {0}% / hard {1}%  ·  7d: soft {2}% / hard {3}%",
+      "openUsageMonitor": "Open usage monitor...",
       "reportExcludedPaths": "Report: excluded paths (one per line)",
       "standupWeekday": "Standup weekday",
       "weekdaySunday": "Sunday",
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@
       "confirmRemoveAll": "Remove ALL worktrees? Uncommitted work will be lost."
     },
     "files": {
+      "cliSection": "CLAUDE CLI",
+      "claudeBinHint": "Command or full path the worker starts. Blank resets to \"claude\". Applies to the next task run — no restart needed.",
+      "claudeBinResolved": "Resolves to: {0}",
+      "claudeBinUnresolved": "Not found on PATH — task runs will fail until this resolves.",
       "agentsSection": "AGENTS",
       "agentsHint": "Restore bundled default agents. Existing files are not overwritten.",
       "restoreDefaultAgents": "Restore default agents",
@@ -762,6 +770,9 @@
       "forceRemoving": "Force-removing worktree…",
       "batchMerging": "Merging {0}/{1}…"
     },
+    "claudeBin": {
+      "saving": "Saving claude_bin…"
+    },
     "skills": {
       "installing": "Cloning skill…",
       "updating": "Updating skill…",
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
index 4b55b3e6..f47a7f7c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/SettingsModalViewModel.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [RelayCommand]
     private void OpenRepoImport() => RequestRepoImport?.Invoke();
 
+    // Same deal for the usage monitor, which owns the throttle-stage editor. It must *close* this
+    // modal rather than stack on top: Save() writes the throttle values it read at open, so a drag
+    // made while Settings is still open would be overwritten on save.
+    public Action? RequestUsageMonitor { get; set; }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void OpenUsageMonitor() => RequestUsageMonitor?.Invoke();
+
+    /// Read-only echo of the four throttle percentages, which are edited by dragging the
+    /// usage-monitor gauges — without this the Execution tab silently carries them through.
+    [ObservableProperty] private string _throttleSummary = "";
+
     [ObservableProperty] private string _validationError = "";
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _isBusy;
     [ObservableProperty] private string _statusMessage = "";
@@ -135,6 +147,9 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
                 _throttleStages = (
                     dto.UsageThrottleFiveHourSoftPct, dto.UsageThrottleFiveHourHardPct,
                     dto.UsageThrottleSevenDaySoftPct, dto.UsageThrottleSevenDayHardPct);
+                ThrottleSummary = Loc.T("settings.general.throttleStagesValues",
+                    _throttleStages.FiveSoft, _throttleStages.FiveHard,
+                    _throttleStages.SevenSoft, _throttleStages.SevenHard);
                 Worktrees.WorktreeStrategy = dto.WorktreeStrategy ?? "sibling";
                 Worktrees.CentralWorktreeRoot = dto.CentralWorktreeRoot;
                 Worktrees.WorktreeAutoCleanupEnabled = dto.WorktreeAutoCleanupEnabled;
@@ -148,6 +163,7 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
             }
             else StatusMessage = Loc.T("vm.settingsModal.workerOffline");
 
+            await Files.LoadClaudeBinAsync();
             await Prime.LoadAsync();
             await OnlineInbox.LoadAsync();
             await SessionSkills.LoadAsync(dto?.SessionSkills);
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
index 4f652b51..8b96ed38 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Modals/SettingsModalView.axaml
@@ -252,6 +252,18 @@
                 <TextBlock Text="{loc:Tr settings.general.autoContinueOnUsageLimitHint}"
                            Opacity="0.6" FontSize="12" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
               </StackPanel>
+
+              <!-- Throttle stages live on the usage-monitor gauges (drag + spinner per stage);
+                   echoed read-only here so they aren't invisible on the tab that owns the gate. -->
+              <StackPanel Spacing="4">
+                <TextBlock Classes="field-label" Text="{loc:Tr settings.general.throttleStagesHeading}"/>
+                <TextBlock Text="{Binding ThrottleSummary}" Classes="meta"/>
+                <TextBlock Text="{loc:Tr settings.general.throttleStagesHint}"
+                           Opacity="0.6" FontSize="12" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+                <Button Classes="btn" HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                        Content="{loc:Tr settings.general.openUsageMonitor}"
+                        Command="{Binding OpenUsageMonitorCommand}"/>
+              </StackPanel>
             </StackPanel>
           </ScrollViewer>
         </TabItem>
@@ -394,6 +406,22 @@
         <TabItem Header="{loc:Tr settings.sidebar.categoryFiles}">
           <ScrollViewer>
             <StackPanel Spacing="12" Margin="0,8,0,0">
+              <!-- claude_bin from worker.config.json — saved on its own button, not the modal's
+                   Save, because the worker owns that file rather than app_settings. -->
+              <StackPanel Spacing="6">
+                <TextBlock Classes="section-label" Text="{loc:Tr settings.files.cliSection}"/>
+                <TextBlock Classes="meta" Text="{loc:Tr settings.files.claudeBinHint}" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+                <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto" ColumnSpacing="8">
+                  <TextBox Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Files.ClaudeBin, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                           PlaceholderText="claude"/>
+                  <Button Grid.Column="1" Classes="btn" Content="{loc:Tr settings.save}"
+                          Command="{Binding Files.SaveClaudeBinCommand}"/>
+                </Grid>
+                <ctl:OperationIndicator Status="{Binding Files.ClaudeBinOp}"/>
+                <TextBlock Classes="path-mono" TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                           Text="{Binding Files.ClaudeBinResolvedHint}"
+                           IsVisible="{Binding Files.ClaudeBinResolvedHint, Converter={x:Static StringConverters.IsNotNullOrEmpty}}"/>
+              </StackPanel>
               <StackPanel Spacing="6">
                 <TextBlock Classes="section-label" Text="{loc:Tr settings.files.agentsSection}"/>
                 <TextBlock Classes="meta" Text="{loc:Tr settings.files.agentsHint}"
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
index 6b5aa1c5..37278aa5 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public sealed class WindowDialogService : IDialogService
             dlg.Close();
             if (Shell is not null) _ = Shell.OpenRepoImportCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
         };
+        vm.RequestUsageMonitor = () =>
+        {
+            dlg.Close();
+            if (Shell is not null) _ = Shell.OpenUsageMonitorCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+        };
         await dlg.ShowDialog(ActiveOwner());
     }