diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index 520b1cc..720eea7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ body {
 
 /* ── App shell ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
+.app {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+}
+
 .app-header {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -191,11 +197,41 @@ body {
 }
 
 .app-main {
+  flex: 1;
   max-width: 72rem;
   margin: 1.5rem auto;
   padding: 0 1.5rem;
 }
 
+/* ── App footer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.app-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+.app-footer__sep {
+  opacity: 0.4;
+}
+
+.app-footer__commit,
+.app-footer__repo {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.15s;
+}
+
+a.app-footer__commit:hover,
+a.app-footer__repo:hover {
+  color: var(--color-accent);
+}
+
 /* ── Queue header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .queue-header {
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7cf0c8a..ca81290 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import MomentDetail from "./pages/MomentDetail";
 import AdminReports from "./pages/AdminReports";
 import AdminPipeline from "./pages/AdminPipeline";
 import AdminDropdown from "./components/AdminDropdown";
+import AppFooter from "./components/AppFooter";
 
 export default function App() {
   return (
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ export default function App() {
           <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/" replace />} />
         </Routes>
       </main>
+
+      <AppFooter />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98752be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const REPO_URL = "https://github.com/xpltdco/chrysopedia";
+
+export default function AppFooter() {
+  const commitUrl =
+    __GIT_COMMIT__ !== "dev"
+      ? `${REPO_URL}/commit/${__GIT_COMMIT__}`
+      : undefined;
+
+  return (
+    <footer className="app-footer">
+      <span className="app-footer__version">
+        v{__APP_VERSION__}
+      </span>
+      <span className="app-footer__sep">·</span>
+      <span className="app-footer__date">
+        Built {__BUILD_DATE__.slice(0, 10)}
+      </span>
+      {commitUrl ? (
+        <>
+          <span className="app-footer__sep">·</span>
+          <a
+            href={commitUrl}
+            className="app-footer__commit"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          >
+            {__GIT_COMMIT__}
+          </a>
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <span className="app-footer__sep">·</span>
+          <span className="app-footer__commit">{__GIT_COMMIT__}</span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      <span className="app-footer__sep">·</span>
+      <a
+        href={REPO_URL}
+        className="app-footer__repo"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      >
+        GitHub
+      </a>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts b/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 11f02fe..b77c6f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
+declare const __APP_VERSION__: string;
+declare const __BUILD_DATE__: string;
+declare const __GIT_COMMIT__: string;
diff --git a/frontend/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo b/frontend/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
index c9f1734..f4a3120 100644
--- a/frontend/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"root":["./src/App.tsx","./src/main.tsx","./src/vite-env.d.ts","./src/api/client.ts","./src/api/public-client.ts","./src/components/AdminDropdown.tsx","./src/components/ModeToggle.tsx","./src/components/ReportIssueModal.tsx","./src/components/StatusBadge.tsx","./src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx","./src/pages/AdminReports.tsx","./src/pages/CreatorDetail.tsx","./src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx","./src/pages/Home.tsx","./src/pages/MomentDetail.tsx","./src/pages/ReviewQueue.tsx","./src/pages/SearchResults.tsx","./src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx","./src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx"],"version":"5.6.3"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"root":["./src/App.tsx","./src/main.tsx","./src/vite-env.d.ts","./src/api/client.ts","./src/api/public-client.ts","./src/components/AdminDropdown.tsx","./src/components/AppFooter.tsx","./src/components/ModeToggle.tsx","./src/components/ReportIssueModal.tsx","./src/components/StatusBadge.tsx","./src/pages/AdminPipeline.tsx","./src/pages/AdminReports.tsx","./src/pages/CreatorDetail.tsx","./src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx","./src/pages/Home.tsx","./src/pages/MomentDetail.tsx","./src/pages/ReviewQueue.tsx","./src/pages/SearchResults.tsx","./src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx","./src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx"],"version":"5.6.3"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index c72472f..78070d1 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+
+function getGitCommit(): string {
+  // In Docker builds, VITE_GIT_COMMIT is set via ENV from the build ARG
+  if (process.env.VITE_GIT_COMMIT) {
+    return process.env.VITE_GIT_COMMIT;
+  }
+  // Local dev: try git
+  try {
+    return execSync("git rev-parse --short HEAD", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+  } catch {
+    return "dev";
+  }
+}
+
+function getAppVersion(): string {
+  try {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(
+      readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, "package.json"), "utf-8"),
+    );
+    return pkg.version ?? "0.0.0";
+  } catch {
+    return "0.0.0";
+  }
+}
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  define: {
+    __APP_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(getAppVersion()),
+    __BUILD_DATE__: JSON.stringify(new Date().toISOString()),
+    __GIT_COMMIT__: JSON.stringify(getGitCommit()),
+  },
   server: {
     proxy: {
       "/api": {