diff --git a/ui-dioxus/Cargo.lock b/ui-dioxus/Cargo.lock
index e1e410e..af253d0 100644
--- a/ui-dioxus/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ui-dioxus/Cargo.lock
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "agor-core",
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-motion",
  "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -543,12 +542,6 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c08606f8c3cbf4ce6ec8e28fb0014a2c086708fe954eaa885384a6165172e7e8"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "base16"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d27c3610c36aee21ce8ac510e6224498de4228ad772a171ed65643a24693a5a8"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.22.1"
@@ -1355,7 +1348,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-logger",
  "dioxus-native",
- "dioxus-router",
  "dioxus-signals",
  "dioxus-stores",
  "dioxus-web",
@@ -1586,25 +1578,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-wasm",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dioxus-motion"
-version = "0.3.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ddf087cf8951428be38394cff816a327f1d15f2953af8a65986578179dff21a6"
-dependencies = [
- "dioxus",
- "easer",
- "futures-channel",
- "futures-util",
- "instant",
- "smallvec",
- "spin_sleep",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
- "tokio",
- "tracing",
- "wide 1.2.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dioxus-native"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -1651,41 +1624,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-hash 2.1.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dioxus-router"
-version = "0.7.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1d5b31f9e27231389bf5a117b7074d22d8c58358b484a2558e56fbab20e64ca4"
-dependencies = [
- "dioxus-cli-config",
- "dioxus-core",
- "dioxus-core-macro",
- "dioxus-history",
- "dioxus-hooks",
- "dioxus-html",
- "dioxus-router-macro",
- "dioxus-signals",
- "percent-encoding",
- "rustversion",
- "tracing",
- "url",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "dioxus-router-macro"
-version = "0.7.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "838b9b441a95da62b39cae4defd240b5ebb0ec9f2daea1126099e00a838dc86f"
-dependencies = [
- "base16",
- "digest",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "sha2",
- "slab",
- "syn 2.0.117",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dioxus-rsx"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -1873,15 +1811,6 @@ version = "1.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "92773504d58c093f6de2459af4af33faa518c13451eb8f2b5698ed3d36e7c813"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "easer"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fba524f8b83c9c5bde02c2bb1627de9d1f81980489a6d54168cdfd08c258f917"
-dependencies = [
- "num-traits",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.15.0"
@@ -2979,15 +2908,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfb",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.13"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e0242819d153cba4b4b05a5a8f2a7e9bbf97b6055b2a002b395c96b5ff3c0222"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ioctl-rs"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -4868,15 +4788,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "safe_arch"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1f7caad094bd561859bcd467734a720c3c1f5d1f338995351fefe2190c45efed"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "same-file"
 version = "1.0.6"
@@ -5119,17 +5030,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.10.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -5319,15 +5219,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "spin_sleep"
-version = "1.3.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9c07347b7c0301b9adba4350bdcf09c039d0e7160922050db0439b3c6723c8ab"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "spirv"
 version = "0.3.0+sdk-1.3.268.0"
@@ -6096,7 +5987,7 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6a28554d13eb5daba527cc1b91b6c341372a0ae45ed277ffb2c6fbc04f319d7e"
 dependencies = [
- "wide 0.7.33",
+ "wide",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6944,17 +6835,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0ce5da8ecb62bcd8ec8b7ea19f69a51275e91299be594ea5cc6ef7819e16cd03"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
- "safe_arch 0.7.4",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "wide"
-version = "1.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "198f6abc41fab83526d10880fa5c17e2b4ee44e763949b4bb34e2fd1e8ca48e4"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "safe_arch 1.0.0",
+ "safe_arch",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/ui-dioxus/Cargo.toml b/ui-dioxus/Cargo.toml
index 6df1156..1c88773 100644
--- a/ui-dioxus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ui-dioxus/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
-dioxus-motion = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["desktop"] }
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/ui-dioxus/src/components/pulsing_dot.rs b/ui-dioxus/src/components/pulsing_dot.rs
index f639b63..e899d32 100644
--- a/ui-dioxus/src/components/pulsing_dot.rs
+++ b/ui-dioxus/src/components/pulsing_dot.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-/// PulsingDot — Blitz-compatible animated status indicator using dioxus-motion.
+/// PulsingDot — Blitz-compatible animated status indicator.
 ///
-/// Uses dioxus-motion's Tween with LoopMode::Alternate for infinite ping-pong.
-/// Avoids CSS @keyframes entirely — no Blitz full-scene repaint loop.
+/// Instead of animating opacity (Blitz doesn't reliably restyle inline style changes),
+/// we toggle between "bright" and "dim" CSS classes using a simple OS thread timer.
+/// This changes the `class` attribute which Blitz DOES process for restyling.
+///
+/// CPU cost: schedule_update fires every 1s (2 updates per cycle), not 30fps.
 
 use dioxus::prelude::*;
-use dioxus_motion::prelude::*;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum DotState {
@@ -18,44 +23,43 @@ pub enum DotState {
 #[component]
 pub fn PulsingDot(state: DotState, size: Option<String>) -> Element {
     let should_pulse = matches!(state, DotState::Running | DotState::Stalled);
-    let mut opacity = use_motion(1.0f32);
+    let is_dim = use_hook(|| Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)));
 
-    // Infinite ping-pong tween: 1.0 → 0.4 → 1.0 → ...
     if should_pulse {
-        use_effect(move || {
-            opacity.animate_to(
-                0.4,
-                AnimationConfig::new(AnimationMode::Tween(
-                    Tween::new(Duration::from_millis(1000))
-                ))
-                .with_loop(LoopMode::Alternate),
-            );
+        let dim = is_dim.clone();
+        let updater = use_hook(|| dioxus::dioxus_core::schedule_update());
+
+        use_hook(move || {
+            std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                loop {
+                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000));
+                    dim.fetch_xor(true, Ordering::Relaxed); // toggle
+                    updater(); // trigger re-render
+                }
+            });
         });
     }
 
-    let (color, shadow) = match state {
-        DotState::Running => ("var(--ctp-green)", "0 0 6px var(--ctp-green)"),
-        DotState::Idle => ("var(--ctp-overlay0)", "none"),
-        DotState::Stalled => ("var(--ctp-peach)", "0 0 4px var(--ctp-peach)"),
-        DotState::Done => ("var(--ctp-blue)", "none"),
-        DotState::Error => ("var(--ctp-red)", "0 0 4px var(--ctp-red)"),
+    let base_class = match state {
+        DotState::Running => "dot-running",
+        DotState::Idle => "dot-idle",
+        DotState::Stalled => "dot-stalled",
+        DotState::Done => "dot-done",
+        DotState::Error => "dot-error",
+    };
+
+    let dim_class = if should_pulse && is_dim.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        "dot-dim"
+    } else {
+        ""
     };
 
     let sz = size.unwrap_or_else(|| "8px".to_string());
-    let op = if should_pulse { opacity.get_value() } else { 1.0 };
 
     rsx! {
         span {
-            style: "
-                display: inline-block;
-                width: {sz};
-                height: {sz};
-                border-radius: 50%;
-                background: {color};
-                box-shadow: {shadow};
-                opacity: {op};
-                flex-shrink: 0;
-            ",
+            class: "pulsing-dot {base_class} {dim_class}",
+            style: "width: {sz}; height: {sz};",
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui-dioxus/src/theme.rs b/ui-dioxus/src/theme.rs
index 8cd3adc..fcb10d9 100644
--- a/ui-dioxus/src/theme.rs
+++ b/ui-dioxus/src/theme.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,35 @@ body {{
 .status-dot.stalled {{
     background: var(--ctp-peach);
 }}
+
+/* PulsingDot component classes */
+.pulsing-dot {{
+    display: inline-block;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}}
+.dot-running {{
+    background: var(--ctp-green);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--ctp-green);
+}}
+.dot-idle {{
+    background: var(--ctp-overlay0);
+}}
+.dot-stalled {{
+    background: var(--ctp-peach);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 4px var(--ctp-peach);
+}}
+.dot-done {{
+    background: var(--ctp-blue);
+}}
+.dot-error {{
+    background: var(--ctp-red);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 4px var(--ctp-red);
+}}
+.dot-dim {{
+    background: var(--ctp-surface1);
+    box-shadow: none;
+}}
 .status-dot.error {{
     background: var(--ctp-red);
 }}