diff --git a/build-egui-web.sh b/build-egui-web.sh
index 529cdfa4..766b25fa 100755
--- a/build-egui-web.sh
+++ b/build-egui-web.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ echo ""
 echo "📦 The egui web UI can now be served at /egui endpoint"
 echo ""
 echo "Next steps:"
-echo "  1. Start the server: localgpt daemon start"
-echo "  2. Open browser: http://localhost:31327/egui"
+echo "  1. Build the server: cargo build --package localgpt --bin localgpt --release"
+echo "  2. Start the daemon: localgpt daemon start (or target/release/localgpt daemon start)"
+echo "  3. Open browser: http://localhost:31327/egui"
+echo ""
+echo "Note: The egui web UI is a PoC that reuses the desktop egui code."
+echo "      It demonstrates code reuse between desktop and web platforms."
 echo ""
diff --git a/crates/server/src/web/app.rs b/crates/server/src/web/app.rs
index 067ceb72..b26c6a7c 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/web/app.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/web/app.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ struct Message {
 struct Status {
     connected: bool,
     model: String,
-    version: String,
 }
 
 impl WebApp {
     /// Create a new web app
-    pub fn new(_cc: &eframe::CreationContext<'_>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(cc: &eframe::CreationContext<'_>) -> Self {
+        // Configure visuals for dark theme
+        Self::configure_style(&cc.egui_ctx);
+
         Self {
             message_input: String::new(),
             messages: Vec::new(),
@@ -34,10 +36,39 @@ impl WebApp {
             status: Status {
                 connected: true,
                 model: "claude-cli/opus".to_string(),
-                version: "0.3.0".to_string(),
             },
         }
     }
+
+    fn configure_style(ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        // Set dark mode
+        ctx.set_visuals(egui::Visuals::dark());
+
+        let mut style = (*ctx.style()).clone();
+
+        // Use slightly larger text
+        style.text_styles.insert(
+            egui::TextStyle::Body,
+            egui::FontId::new(14.0, egui::FontFamily::Proportional),
+        );
+        style.text_styles.insert(
+            egui::TextStyle::Button,
+            egui::FontId::new(14.0, egui::FontFamily::Proportional),
+        );
+        style.text_styles.insert(
+            egui::TextStyle::Heading,
+            egui::FontId::new(20.0, egui::FontFamily::Proportional),
+        );
+
+        // Rounded corners
+        style.visuals.window_corner_radius = egui::CornerRadius::same(8);
+        style.visuals.widgets.noninteractive.corner_radius = egui::CornerRadius::same(4);
+        style.visuals.widgets.inactive.corner_radius = egui::CornerRadius::same(4);
+        style.visuals.widgets.hovered.corner_radius = egui::CornerRadius::same(4);
+        style.visuals.widgets.active.corner_radius = egui::CornerRadius::same(4);
+
+        ctx.set_style(style);
+    }
 }
 
 impl eframe::App for WebApp {
diff --git a/crates/server/ui/egui/README.md b/crates/server/ui/egui/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd028eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/server/ui/egui/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Egui Web UI - Proof of Concept
+
+This directory contains the compiled WebAssembly artifacts for the LocalGPT egui web UI.
+
+## Overview
+
+This is a PoC demonstrating code reuse between desktop and web platforms using egui/eframe. The same egui UI code runs on both:
+- **Desktop**: Native application (compiled with default features)
+- **Web**: WASM application (compiled with `egui-web` feature)
+
+## Building
+
+Run the build script from the repository root:
+
+```bash
+./build-egui-web.sh
+```
+
+This will:
+1. Install wasm32-unknown-unknown target (if needed)
+2. Install wasm-bindgen-cli (if needed)
+3. Build the server crate for WASM with `egui-web` feature
+4. Generate JavaScript bindings
+5. Optionally optimize with wasm-opt
+
+## Output Files
+
+- `localgpt_server_bg.wasm` (~1.3 MB) - The compiled WebAssembly module
+- `localgpt_server.js` (~76 KB) - JavaScript bindings for the WASM module
+
+## Usage
+
+After building:
+
+1. Start the LocalGPT daemon:
+   ```bash
+   localgpt daemon start
+   ```
+
+2. Open your browser to:
+   ```
+   http://localhost:31327/egui
+   ```
+
+## Architecture
+
+The web UI (`crates/server/src/web/`) implements a simple chat interface that:
+- Shows a welcome screen when no messages exist
+- Provides a text input for messages
+- Displays a Send button  
+- Uses egui's dark theme with custom styling
+- Returns mock responses (PoC - not connected to backend yet)
+
+## Code Reuse
+
+Key patterns for desktop/web code sharing:
+- `WebApp` struct in `web/app.rs` mirrors the desktop `DesktopApp` structure
+- `configure_style()` method shared between both implementations
+- Same egui/eframe version (v0.33.3) for consistency
+- Conditional compilation with `#[cfg(feature = "egui-web")]`
+
+## Next Steps
+
+To make this production-ready:
+- Connect to the HTTP API backend (WebSocket or REST)
+- Add session management
+- Implement streaming responses
+- Add error handling
+- Improve styling and UX