diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 911f74c..495c345 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '2.0.7');
+define('APP_VERSION', '2.0.8');
 
 // APP_DEBUG: gates verbose error responses (curl traces, upstream bodies).
 // Off by default; enable via env for local troubleshooting only.
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 492a5f6..89385fd 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "2.0.7",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.css b/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.css
index c03c8ec..68ec9dc 100644
--- a/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.css
+++ b/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.css
@@ -254,24 +254,57 @@
 
 /* Timeline body: two-column layout (left = date badge + time + dot, right
  * = event list). Clusters of events that fired within the same tolerance
- * window get a single row with all sub-events listed in the right column. */
+ * window get a single row with all sub-events listed in the right column.
+ *
+ * The decorative connector line is drawn ONCE on the body, not per entry —
+ * that's the only way to guarantee it's truly continuous (per-entry
+ * pseudo-elements collapse into gaps the moment an entry has a shorter
+ * left column than right). */
 .oumta-timeline-body {
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 20px;
+    position: relative;
+}
+.oumta-timeline-body::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 79px;       /* right edge of the 80px left column */
+    top: 24px;        /* begin a bit below the first dot */
+    bottom: 24px;     /* end a bit above the last dot */
+    width: 2px;
+    /* Soft fade at both ends so the line feels like it eases into the
+     * timeline rather than being clipped. The middle stays fully opaque. */
+    background: linear-gradient(
+        to bottom,
+        transparent 0,
+        var(--t-border) 28px,
+        var(--t-border) calc(100% - 28px),
+        transparent 100%
+    );
+    z-index: 0;
+    pointer-events: none;
 }
 .oumta-timeline-entry {
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
-    gap: 14px;
-    padding: 10px 0 14px;
+    grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: auto auto;    /* optional date row on top, dot-row + events below */
+    gap: 0 14px;
     position: relative;
-    align-items: flex-start;
 }
-.oumta-timeline-entry + .oumta-timeline-entry { border-top: 1px solid var(--t-border); }
-.oumta-tl-left {
-    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+.oumta-timeline-entry > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
+/* Time + dot share a horizontal row so clusters without a date badge
+ * show the time label LEFT of the dot, not stacked underneath. The row
+ * lives in grid row 2 so events in the right column (also row 2) stay
+ * vertically aligned with it — regardless of whether a date badge
+ * occupies row 1 above. */
+.oumta-tl-row {
+    display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 6px;
-    min-height: 40px;
+    gap: 8px;
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 2;
+    justify-self: end;   /* hug the connector line on the right */
+    align-self: start;   /* don't stretch to the events column's full height — stay at the top */
 }
 .oumta-tl-date {
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
@@ -281,7 +314,11 @@
     border-radius: var(--ui-radius-card);
     padding: 4px 0 5px;
     width: 44px;
-    background: var(--t-bg);
+    background: var(--t-bg);   /* solid, so the connector line behind doesn't strike through the text */
+    grid-column: 1;
+    grid-row: 1;
+    justify-self: start;       /* badge hugs the left edge of the column */
+    margin-bottom: 8px;        /* spacing before the dot-row below */
 }
 .oumta-tl-date .day {
     font-family: var(--font-content, monospace);
@@ -306,7 +343,12 @@
 .oumta-tl-dot {
     width: 10px; height: 10px;
     border-radius: 50%;
-    margin-top: 2px;
+    /* Dot sits at the right end of the time+dot row, which align-items:
+     * flex-end of the left column pushes to the right edge (x=80).
+     * Translate by half the dot width so its centre lines up exactly with
+     * the connector line (also at x=80). */
+    transform: translateX(5px);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--oumta-dot-color) 22%, transparent);
     background: var(--oumta-dot-color);
 }
@@ -318,8 +360,10 @@
 
 .oumta-tl-right {
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 8px;
+    gap: 23px;
     min-width: 0;
+    grid-column: 2;
+    grid-row: 2;             /* pinned to the same row as .oumta-tl-row so events line up with the dot */
 }
 .oumta-tl-event {
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.js b/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.js
index b199263..f1197f2 100644
--- a/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.js
+++ b/public/plugins/oumta-dashboard/oumta-dashboard.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const state = {
     pollHandle: null,
     sseHandle: null,
     data: { overview: null, workloads: [], timeline: [], scopeWorkload: null },
-    timelineFilter: null,       // null = all events, else workloadId (pill quick-pick)
+    timelineFilter: new Set(),  // empty = all events; else any-of workloadIds (multi-select pills)
 };
 
 // ── Central API surface ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -314,14 +314,15 @@ function renderTimeline() {
         scopeEl.textContent = 'events for ' + scope;
         backEl.classList.remove('hidden');
     } else {
-        scopeEl.textContent = state.timelineFilter ? 'filtered' : 'all events';
+        const n = state.timelineFilter.size;
+        scopeEl.textContent = n === 0 ? 'all events' : `filtered · ${n}`;
         backEl.classList.add('hidden');
     }
     const filter = state.timelineFilter;
     const events = state.data.timeline.filter(e => {
         if (scope) return e.workloadId === scope;
-        if (filter) return e.workloadId === filter;
-        return true;
+        if (filter.size === 0) return true;
+        return filter.has(e.workloadId);
     });
     renderTimelineFilters();
 
@@ -345,10 +346,10 @@ function renderTimeline() {
                </div>`
             : '';
         const left = `
-            <div class="oumta-tl-left">
-                ${badge}
-                <div class="oumta-tl-dot" data-sev="${sev}"></div>
-                <div class="oumta-tl-time">${escapeHtml(formatTimeShort(cluster.ts))}</div>
+            ${badge}
+            <div class="oumta-tl-row">
+                <span class="oumta-tl-time">${escapeHtml(formatTimeShort(cluster.ts))}</span>
+                <span class="oumta-tl-dot" data-sev="${sev}"></span>
             </div>`;
         const right = `
             <div class="oumta-tl-right">
@@ -370,14 +371,19 @@ function renderTimeline() {
         return `<div class="oumta-timeline-entry">${left}${right}</div>`;
     }).join('');
 
-    // Tapping a workload name inside an event filters the timeline to it.
+    // Tapping a workload name inside an event toggles it in the filter set.
     body.querySelectorAll('.oumta-tl-workload').forEach(el => {
-        el.addEventListener('click', () => setTimelineFilter(el.dataset.wlid));
+        el.addEventListener('click', () => toggleTimelineFilter(el.dataset.wlid));
     });
 }
 
-function setTimelineFilter(workloadId) {
-    state.timelineFilter = workloadId || null;
+/** Toggle a workload in the multi-select filter set. Passing an empty
+ *  value clears the set (the "all" pill). */
+function toggleTimelineFilter(workloadId) {
+    const set = state.timelineFilter;
+    if (!workloadId) { set.clear(); }
+    else if (set.has(workloadId)) { set.delete(workloadId); }
+    else { set.add(workloadId); }
     renderTimeline();
 }
 
@@ -402,26 +408,29 @@ function renderTimelineFilters() {
     const INLINE_LIMIT = 6;
     const inline = workloads.slice(0, INLINE_LIMIT);
     const overflow = workloads.slice(INLINE_LIMIT);
-    const active = state.timelineFilter;
+    const active = state.timelineFilter;   // Set<workloadId>
 
     const pill = (id, label, isActive) =>
         `<button class="oumta-tl-pill${isActive ? ' active' : ''}" data-wlid="${escapeAttr(id)}">${escapeHtml(label)}</button>`;
 
-    const overflowActive = overflow.includes(active);
+    // "all" is active whenever the filter set is empty; picking it clears
+    // the set. The individual pills toggle their workload in the set so
+    // multiple filters can stack (any-of match).
+    const overflowActiveCount = overflow.reduce((n, id) => n + (active.has(id) ? 1 : 0), 0);
     host.innerHTML = [
-        pill('', 'all', !active),
-        ...inline.map(id => pill(id, workloadShort(id), id === active)),
+        pill('', 'all', active.size === 0),
+        ...inline.map(id => pill(id, workloadShort(id), active.has(id))),
         overflow.length ? `
             <div class="oumta-tl-more">
-                <button class="oumta-tl-pill${overflowActive ? ' active' : ''}" data-tl-more="1">+${overflow.length} more<i class="ph ph-caret-down" style="font-size:10px;margin-left:4px;"></i></button>
+                <button class="oumta-tl-pill${overflowActiveCount ? ' active' : ''}" data-tl-more="1">+${overflow.length} more${overflowActiveCount ? ` (${overflowActiveCount})` : ''}<i class="ph ph-caret-down" style="font-size:10px;margin-left:4px;"></i></button>
                 <div class="oumta-tl-more-menu hidden">
-                    ${overflow.map(id => `<button class="${id === active ? 'active' : ''}" data-wlid="${escapeAttr(id)}">${escapeHtml(workloadShort(id))}</button>`).join('')}
+                    ${overflow.map(id => `<button class="${active.has(id) ? 'active' : ''}" data-wlid="${escapeAttr(id)}">${escapeHtml(workloadShort(id))}</button>`).join('')}
                 </div>
             </div>` : '',
     ].filter(Boolean).join('');
 
     host.querySelectorAll('.oumta-tl-pill[data-wlid]').forEach(btn => {
-        btn.addEventListener('click', () => setTimelineFilter(btn.dataset.wlid || null));
+        btn.addEventListener('click', () => toggleTimelineFilter(btn.dataset.wlid || ''));
     });
     const moreBtn = host.querySelector('[data-tl-more]');
     const moreMenu = host.querySelector('.oumta-tl-more-menu');
@@ -430,10 +439,12 @@ function renderTimelineFilters() {
             e.stopPropagation();
             moreMenu.classList.toggle('hidden');
         });
+        // Overflow picks don't close the menu — multi-select UX relies on
+        // being able to tick several without the menu collapsing every time.
         moreMenu.querySelectorAll('button[data-wlid]').forEach(btn => {
-            btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-                setTimelineFilter(btn.dataset.wlid || null);
-                moreMenu.classList.add('hidden');
+            btn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                toggleTimelineFilter(btn.dataset.wlid || '');
             });
         });
         document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {