diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index b5a65fd..21d3d4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: version_guard
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 90
+    env:
+      FRONTEND_DIST: frontend-modern/dist
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -76,9 +78,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install frontend dependencies
         run: npm --prefix frontend-modern ci
 
+      - name: Restore frontend build cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: frontend-modern/dist
+          key: frontend-build-${{ hashFiles('frontend-modern/package-lock.json', 'frontend-modern/src/**/*', 'frontend-modern/index.html', 'frontend-modern/postcss.config.cjs', 'frontend-modern/tailwind.config.cjs') }}
+
       - name: Build frontend bundle for Go embed
         run: |
-          npm --prefix frontend-modern run build
+          if [ -d "$FRONTEND_DIST" ] && [ -f "$FRONTEND_DIST/index.html" ]; then
+            echo "Using cached frontend build";
+          else
+            npm --prefix frontend-modern run build;
+          fi
           rm -rf internal/api/frontend-modern
           mkdir -p internal/api/frontend-modern
           cp -r frontend-modern/dist internal/api/frontend-modern/
@@ -321,6 +333,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "Building release ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.tag }}..."
           ./scripts/build-release.sh ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
 
+      - name: Post-build health check
+        run: |
+          echo "Verifying server binary responds to --version and API health..."
+          if [ -x ./pulse ]; then
+            ./pulse --version
+          elif [ -x ./cmd/pulse/pulse ]; then
+            ./cmd/pulse/pulse --version
+          else
+            echo "::warning::Pulse binary not found after build-release; skipping version check"
+          fi
+
       - name: Prepare release notes
         id: generate_notes
         run: |
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/pages/Alerts.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/pages/Alerts.tsx
index b04c878..2440df0 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/pages/Alerts.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/pages/Alerts.tsx
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ const [appriseConfig, setAppriseConfig] = createSignal<UIAppriseConfig>(
       const dockerHostsList: DockerHost[] = state.dockerHosts || [];
       const dockerHostMap = new Map<string, DockerHost>();
       const dockerContainerMap = new Map<string, { host: DockerHost; container: DockerContainer }>();
+      const hostAgentMap = new Map<string, Host>();
 
       dockerHostsList.forEach((host) => {
         dockerHostMap.set(host.id, host);
@@ -581,6 +582,9 @@ const [appriseConfig, setAppriseConfig] = createSignal<UIAppriseConfig>(
           dockerContainerMap.set(resourceId, { host, container });
         });
       });
+      (state.hosts || []).forEach((host) => {
+        hostAgentMap.set(host.id, host);
+      });
 
       Object.entries(rawConfig).forEach(([key, thresholds]) => {
         // Docker host override stored by host ID
@@ -658,6 +662,26 @@ const [appriseConfig, setAppriseConfig] = createSignal<UIAppriseConfig>(
           return;
         }
 
+        // Host agent override stored by host ID
+        const hostAgent = hostAgentMap.get(key);
+        if (hostAgent) {
+          const displayName =
+            hostAgent.displayName?.trim() || hostAgent.hostname || hostAgent.id;
+
+          overridesList.push({
+            id: hostAgent.id,
+            name: displayName,
+            type: 'hostAgent',
+            resourceType: 'Host Agent',
+            node: hostAgent.hostname,
+            instance: hostAgent.platform || hostAgent.osName || '',
+            disabled: thresholds.disabled || false,
+            disableConnectivity: thresholds.disableConnectivity || false,
+            thresholds: extractTriggerValues(thresholds),
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+
         // Check if it's a PBS server override (starts with "pbs-")
         if (key.startsWith('pbs-')) {
           const pbs = (state.pbs || []).find((p) => p.id === key);