diff --git a/components/MessageInput.tsx b/components/MessageInput.tsx
index ddb92cb..fe6dc37 100644
--- a/components/MessageInput.tsx
+++ b/components/MessageInput.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { Message } from '@/lib/api';
 const MAX_RECORDING_SECONDS = 60;
 
 export default function MessageInput() {
-  const { currentId, setCurrentId, addMessage, setIsLoading, isLoading, setConversations } = useStore();
+  const { currentId, setCurrentId, addMessage, setIsLoading, isLoading, setConversations, settings } = useStore();
   const [text, setText] = useState('');
   const [recording, setRecording] = useState(false);
   const [transcribing, setTranscribing] = useState(false);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function MessageInput() {
     setIsLoading(true);
 
     try {
-      const data = await api.sendMessage(message, convId);
+      const data = await api.sendMessage(message, convId, settings.share_time ?? true);
       setCurrentId(data.conversation_id);
       addMessage({
         role: 'assistant',
diff --git a/components/SettingsPanel.tsx b/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
index 08dce17..9f3f423 100644
--- a/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export default function SettingsPanel() {
             <Row label="Show sources" desc="Display document sources under responses">
               <Toggle on={settings.show_sources} onChange={v => updateSetting('show_sources', v)} />
             </Row>
+            <Row label="Share time" desc="Send current time with each message so the assistant can reason about recency">
+              <Toggle on={settings.share_time ?? true} onChange={v => updateSetting('share_time', v)} />
+            </Row>
           </Section>
 
           {/* Memory */}
@@ -323,6 +326,9 @@ export default function SettingsPanel() {
           <Section title="System">
             <StatusRow label="Aaron AI service" value={status?.aaron_ai || 'unknown'} ok={status?.aaron_ai === 'running'} />
             <StatusRow label="File watcher" value={status?.watcher || 'unknown'} ok={status?.watcher === 'running'} />
+            {status?.watcher_ingestion && (
+              <IngestionRow ingestion={status.watcher_ingestion} />
+            )}
             <StatusRow label="Nextcloud files" value={`${(status?.file_count || 0).toLocaleString()} files`} ok={true} />
             <StatusRow label="Model" value={status?.model || 'unknown'} ok={true} yellow />
           </Section>
@@ -441,3 +447,16 @@ function StatusRow({ label, value, ok, yellow }: { label: string; value: string;
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function IngestionRow({ ingestion }: { ingestion: { status: string; message: string; file_count: number } }) {
+  const color = ingestion.status === 'ingesting' ? '#c8821a' : ingestion.status === 'error' ? '#a32d2d' : '#888780';
+  const label = ingestion.status === 'ingesting'
+    ? `Ingesting ${ingestion.file_count} file(s)...`
+    : ingestion.message || 'Idle';
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1 pl-4" style={{ borderBottom: '1px solid var(--border)' }}>
+      <span className="rounded-full flex-shrink-0" style={{ width: '6px', height: '6px', background: color }} />
+      <span className="text-xs flex-1" style={{ color: 'var(--text3)' }}>{label}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/api.ts b/lib/api.ts
index ec00cea..ab8ff49 100644
--- a/lib/api.ts
+++ b/lib/api.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,15 @@ export const api = {
     request<{ deleted: string }>(`/conversations/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
   clearAllConversations: () =>
     request<{ cleared: boolean }>('/conversations', { method: 'DELETE' }),
-  sendMessage: (message: string, conversation_id: string) =>
-    request<ChatResponse>('/chat', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ message, conversation_id }) }),
+  sendMessage: (message: string, conversation_id: string, share_time = true) =>
+    request<ChatResponse>('/chat', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        message,
+        conversation_id,
+        ...(share_time ? { client_time: new Date().toISOString() } : {}),
+      }),
+    }),
   getMemory: () => request<{ content: string }>('/memory'),
   updateMemory: (content: string) =>
     request<{ saved: boolean }>('/memory', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ content }) }),
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ export interface Settings {
   font_size: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
   web_search: boolean;
   show_sources: boolean;
+  share_time: boolean;
   dream_hour_utc: number;
   dream_minute_utc: number;
   dream_mode: string;
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ export interface DreamerStatus {
 export interface Status {
   aaron_ai: string;
   watcher: string;
+  watcher_ingestion?: { status: string; message: string; file_count: number };
   chunk_count: number;
   file_count: number;
   last_indexed: string;
diff --git a/lib/store.ts b/lib/store.ts
index c9c173b..d07662a 100644
--- a/lib/store.ts
+++ b/lib/store.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const useStore = create<AppState>()(
         font_size: 'medium',
         web_search: true,
         show_sources: true,
+        share_time: true,
         dream_hour_utc: 8,
         dream_minute_utc: 0,
         dream_mode: 'nrem',