diff --git a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
index ce50ee6f..fbccb4f6 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ class RPCClient {
     return this.call({
       method: 'vpn.status',
       params: {},
+      dedup: true, // read-only status; safe to collapse concurrent callers (PERF-02)
     })
   }
 
@@ -1091,6 +1092,7 @@ class RPCClient {
     return this.call({
       method: 'network.dns-status',
       params: {},
+      dedup: true, // read-only status; safe to collapse concurrent callers (PERF-02)
     })
   }
 
@@ -1118,7 +1120,7 @@ class RPCClient {
     used_percent: number
     level: 'ok' | 'warning' | 'critical'
   }> {
-    return this.call({ method: 'system.disk-status' })
+    return this.call({ method: 'system.disk-status', dedup: true }) // read-only; safe to collapse concurrent callers (PERF-02)
   }
 
   async diskCleanup(): Promise<{
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
index 2c33651d..d225eb21 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <template>
   <div class="pb-6">
 
+    <!-- Subtle background-refresh indicator (D-05): renders nothing unless
+         any of the seven cached load groups is revalidating. Additive-only —
+         no existing element/selector is touched. -->
+    <div class="flex justify-end">
+      <RefreshIndicator :state="serverRefreshIndicatorState" label="Refreshing server status" />
+    </div>
+
     <!-- LUKS Encryption Badge -->
     <div v-if="diskEncrypted" class="mb-4 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl border bg-green-500/5 border-green-500/20 flex items-center gap-2.5">
       <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-4 w-4 text-green-400 shrink-0" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M12 15v2m-6 4h12a2 2 0 002-2v-6a2 2 0 00-2-2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v6a2 2 0 002 2zm10-10V7a4 4 0 00-8 0v4h8z" /></svg>
@@ -408,6 +415,7 @@ import { ref, computed, onActivated, onDeactivated, onMounted, onUnmounted, watc
 import DOMPurify from 'dompurify'
 import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
 import { useCachedResource, type CachedResource } from '@/composables/useCachedResource'
+import RefreshIndicator from '@/components/RefreshIndicator.vue'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/app'
 import QuickActionsCard from './server/QuickActionsCard.vue'
 import TorServicesCard from './server/TorServicesCard.vue'
@@ -451,14 +459,24 @@ const defaultNetworkData = (): NetworkData => ({
 // immediate:false — the fetcher merges onto the previous value via
 // networkRes, so it must not run during this initializer (onMounted loads
 // it). The explicit annotation breaks the self-referential inference cycle.
+//
+// TTL/persist (02-06, T-02-01/D-06): 10s — this bucket (network/interfaces/
+// disk) moves fast enough (WiFi/VPN/DNS state) to warrant the short tier.
+// persist:true — this is this node's OWN aggregate network/VPN-connection
+// status (not another peer's identity); wgPubkey here is the local node's
+// own WireGuard public key, already surfaced in this same UI, not a peer
+// identity payload — distinct from server.vpn-peers below, which does carry
+// other peers' identity and is persist:false.
 const networkRes: CachedResource<NetworkData> = useCachedResource<NetworkData>({
   key: 'server.network-summary',
   immediate: false,
-  fetcher: async () => {
+  ttlMs: 10_000,
+  persist: true,
+  fetcher: async (signal) => {
     const next = { ...(networkRes.data.value ?? defaultNetworkData()) }
     const [diagRes, fwdRes, vpnRes, dnsRes] = await Promise.allSettled([
-      rpcClient.call<{ wan_ip: string | null; nat_type: string; upnp_available: boolean; tor_connected: boolean; wifi_count?: number }>({ method: 'network.diagnostics' }),
-      rpcClient.call<{ forwards: unknown[] }>({ method: 'router.list-forwards' }),
+      rpcClient.call<{ wan_ip: string | null; nat_type: string; upnp_available: boolean; tor_connected: boolean; wifi_count?: number }>({ method: 'network.diagnostics', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 }),
+      rpcClient.call<{ forwards: unknown[] }>({ method: 'router.list-forwards', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 }),
       rpcClient.vpnStatus(),
       rpcClient.dnsStatus(),
     ])
@@ -474,9 +492,15 @@ const networkLoading = computed(() => networkRes.loadState.value === 'loading')
 const networkRefreshing = computed(() => networkRes.loadState.value === 'refreshing')
 
 // FIPS status row for the Local Network card. Full FIPS card lives below.
+// TTL 60s (near-static: installed/service_active/key_present rarely change,
+// but authenticated_peer_count can drift, so this sits between the fast
+// 10s tier and Tor/VPN's 30s tier rather than a fully-static value).
+// persist:true — key_present is a boolean flag, not the key material itself.
 const fipsSummaryRes = useCachedResource<{ installed: boolean; service_active: boolean; key_present: boolean; anchor_connected?: boolean; authenticated_peer_count?: number }>({
   key: 'server.fips-summary',
   immediate: false,
+  ttlMs: 60_000,
+  persist: true,
   fetcher: (signal) => rpcClient.call({ method: 'fips.status', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 }),
 })
 const fipsSummary = computed(() => fipsSummaryRes.data.value)
@@ -521,9 +545,14 @@ const sanitizedPeerQrSvg = computed(() =>
 )
 const peerError = ref('')
 const copiedConfig = ref(false)
+// TTL 30s (near the default, matching Tor status/services) — persist:false:
+// each peer carries an npub (Nostr identity), so this is VPN peer identity
+// data per T-02-01, distinct from server.network-summary's own-node status.
 const vpnPeersRes = useCachedResource<{ name: string; ip: string; type?: string; npub?: string }[]>({
   key: 'server.vpn-peers',
   immediate: false,
+  ttlMs: 30_000,
+  persist: false,
   fetcher: async (signal) => {
     const res = await rpcClient.call<{ peers: { name: string; ip: string }[] }>({ method: 'vpn.list-peers', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 })
     return res.peers || []
@@ -602,9 +631,14 @@ async function copyPeerConfig() {
 interface NetworkInterface { name: string; type: string; state: string; mac: string; ipv4: string[] }
 interface WifiNetwork { ssid: string; signal: number; security: string }
 
+// TTL 10s (fast tier, alongside network-summary/disk-status) — persist:true:
+// local interface names/MACs/IPs are this node's own hardware info, not
+// peer or VPN identity.
 const interfacesRes = useCachedResource<NetworkInterface[]>({
   key: 'server.interfaces',
   immediate: false,
+  ttlMs: 10_000,
+  persist: true,
   fetcher: async (signal) => {
     const res = await rpcClient.call<{ interfaces: NetworkInterface[] }>({ method: 'network.list-interfaces', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 })
     return res.interfaces
@@ -732,14 +766,29 @@ const diskWarning = ref<{ level: 'warning' | 'critical'; used_percent: number; f
 const diskEncrypted = ref(false)
 const diskCleaning = ref(false)
 
-async function loadDiskStatus() {
-  try {
-    const res = await rpcClient.diskStatus()
+// 02-06: the seventh Server load group. TTL 10s (fast tier, same as
+// network-summary/interfaces) — persist:true: disk usage figures carry no
+// identity/financial payload. Was previously a plain uncached fetch called
+// unconditionally on every activation (see armServerEntryEffects below,
+// pre-02-06) — now behaves like the other six: this resource's own
+// onActivated (useCachedResource.ts) revalidates it staleness-gated on
+// reactivation, so the explicit every-entry call is no longer needed.
+const diskStatusRes = useCachedResource<{ used_bytes: number; total_bytes: number; free_bytes: number; used_percent: number; level: 'ok' | 'warning' | 'critical'; encrypted?: boolean }>({
+  key: 'server.disk-status',
+  immediate: false,
+  ttlMs: 10_000,
+  persist: true,
+  fetcher: () => rpcClient.diskStatus(),
+})
+function loadDiskStatus() {
+  return diskStatusRes.refresh().then(() => {
+    const res = diskStatusRes.data.value
+    if (!res) return
     diskEncrypted.value = !!(res as Record<string, unknown>).encrypted
     if (res.level === 'warning' || res.level === 'critical') {
       diskWarning.value = { level: res.level, used_percent: res.used_percent, free_bytes: res.free_bytes }
     } else { diskWarning.value = null }
-  } catch { /* non-critical */ }
+  })
 }
 
 async function runDiskCleanup() {
@@ -757,9 +806,13 @@ function formatBytes(bytes: number): string {
 }
 
 // Tor Services
+// TTL 30s (near the default) — persist:false: each service carries an
+// onion_address, a Tor identity payload per T-02-01.
 const torServicesRes = useCachedResource<{ services: TorServiceInfo[]; tor_running: boolean }>({
   key: 'server.tor-services',
   immediate: false,
+  ttlMs: 30_000,
+  persist: false,
   fetcher: async (signal) => {
     const res = await rpcClient.call<{ services: TorServiceInfo[]; tor_running: boolean }>({ method: 'tor.list-services', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 })
     return { services: res.services || [], tor_running: res.tor_running ?? false }
@@ -789,6 +842,22 @@ function loadTorServices() {
   return torServicesRes.refresh()
 }
 
+// Drives the header RefreshIndicator (D-05): visible whenever any of the six
+// underlying cache entries (torServicesRes also backs checkTorStatus) is
+// refreshing in the background, so a stale-while-revalidate pass is never
+// silent.
+const serverRefreshIndicatorState = computed(() => {
+  const states = [
+    networkRes.loadState.value,
+    fipsSummaryRes.loadState.value,
+    vpnPeersRes.loadState.value,
+    interfacesRes.loadState.value,
+    torServicesRes.loadState.value,
+    diskStatusRes.loadState.value,
+  ]
+  return states.includes('refreshing') ? 'refreshing' : 'ready'
+})
+
 async function copyTorAddress(address: string) {
   try {
     if (navigator.clipboard?.writeText) {
@@ -858,20 +927,19 @@ function disarmVpnPoll() {
   if (vpnPollInterval) { clearInterval(vpnPollInterval); vpnPollInterval = null }
 }
 
-// Every-entry: loadDiskStatus is a plain fetch with no useCachedResource
-// backing it, so under KeepAlive it would otherwise run once ever and the
-// disk-space warning banner would never update again for the rest of the
-// session.
+// 02-06: loadDiskStatus is now the seventh useCachedResource-backed load
+// (see diskStatusRes above), so it self-heals on reactivation exactly like
+// the other six — armServerEntryEffects only needs to re-arm the VPN poll
+// interval now, not force-call loadDiskStatus on every entry.
 function armServerEntryEffects() {
-  void loadDiskStatus()
   armVpnPoll()
 }
 
 // Vue fires onActivated immediately after onMounted on a KeepAlive-wrapped
 // component's first mount — this flag lets onMounted's call count as the
-// first activation's arm, so onActivated only re-arms (and re-issues
-// loadDiskStatus + the immediate VPN poll tick) on a genuine later
-// reactivation, not redundantly right after mount.
+// first activation's arm, so onActivated only re-arms (and re-issues the
+// immediate VPN poll tick) on a genuine later reactivation, not redundantly
+// right after mount.
 let serverFreshMount = true
 onActivated(() => {
   if (serverFreshMount) { serverFreshMount = false; return }
@@ -880,20 +948,20 @@ onActivated(() => {
 onDeactivated(() => disarmVpnPoll())
 onUnmounted(() => disarmVpnPoll())
 
-// Once-per-session seed for the six useCachedResource-backed loads below:
-// each resource's own onActivated (added in useCachedResource.ts) already
+// Once-per-session seed for all seven useCachedResource-backed loads below
+// (network-summary, fips-summary, vpn-peers, interfaces, tor-services,
+// disk-status, and checkTorStatus which shares tor-services): each
+// resource's own onActivated (added in useCachedResource.ts) already
 // revalidates it, staleness-gated, on every later reactivation — same
-// pattern established for Marketplace.vue in 02-02 — so this task only
-// relocates the ONE loader here that bypasses useCachedResource entirely
-// (loadDiskStatus, folded into armServerEntryEffects() above). Server's
-// seven-call fan-out itself stays fire-and-forget/concurrent, unconverted —
-// that data-layer conversion is 02-06's job, not this task's.
+// pattern established for Marketplace.vue in 02-02. 02-06 settled RESEARCH
+// A3 (see 02-06-SUMMARY.md) — none of these seven loaders consumes another's
+// result, so this fan-out stays fire-and-forget/concurrent, never chained.
 //
 // Also arms the every-entry effects directly here: onActivated is a no-op
 // outside a <KeepAlive> boundary (confirmed by ServerNetworkRefresh.test.ts,
 // which mounts this view bare), so a bare mount must not silently skip them.
 onMounted(() => {
-  checkTorStatus(); loadNetworkData(); loadInterfaces(); loadTorServices(); loadVpnPeers(); loadFipsSummary()
+  checkTorStatus(); loadNetworkData(); loadInterfaces(); loadTorServices(); loadVpnPeers(); loadFipsSummary(); loadDiskStatus()
   armServerEntryEffects()
 })
 
@@ -932,9 +1000,13 @@ defineExpose({
   loadInterfaces,
   loadNetworkData,
   loadTorServices,
+  loadDiskStatus,
+  loadVpnPeers,
+  loadFipsSummary,
   networkData,
   networkRefreshing,
   torServices,
   torServicesLoading,
+  serverRefreshIndicatorState,
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/serverTabCache.test.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/serverTabCache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05deb6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/serverTabCache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+// 02-06 Task 1: caches the Server tab's seven load groups (network summary,
+// FIPS summary, VPN peers, interfaces, Tor services — shared by
+// checkTorStatus and loadTorServices — and disk status) behind keyed
+// useCachedResource entries, with per-group TTL/persist decisions and the
+// cold-load fan-out kept concurrent (RESEARCH A3 settled: none of the seven
+// loaders consumes another's result — see 02-06-SUMMARY.md).
+
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { KeepAlive, defineComponent, h, ref } from 'vue'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import Server from '../Server.vue'
+import RefreshIndicator from '@/components/RefreshIndicator.vue'
+import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/app', () => ({
+  useAppStore: () => ({ packages: {} }),
+}))
+
+// Records every rpcClient.call({method}) invocation so tests can assert
+// per-group call counts and concurrency without depending on real network
+// I/O. vpnStatus/dnsStatus/diskStatus are separate convenience methods on
+// rpcClient (not routed through call()), so they're mocked independently.
+const rpcCallMock = vi.fn(async ({ method }: { method: string }) => {
+  switch (method) {
+    case 'network.diagnostics':
+      return { tor_connected: true, wifi_count: 2, wifi_ssid: 'Lab WiFi' }
+    case 'router.list-forwards':
+      return { forwards: [] }
+    case 'network.list-interfaces':
+      return { interfaces: [] }
+    case 'tor.list-services':
+      return { services: [], tor_running: false }
+    case 'vpn.list-peers':
+      return { peers: [] }
+    case 'fips.status':
+      return { installed: false, service_active: false, key_present: false }
+    default:
+      return {}
+  }
+})
+
+const vpnStatusMock = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  connected: true, provider: 'wireguard', ip_address: '10.0.0.2/32', wg_ip: '10.0.0.1/24',
+  peers_connected: 0, bytes_in: 0, bytes_out: 0, configured: true, configured_provider: 'wireguard',
+}))
+const dnsStatusMock = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  provider: 'system', servers: [], doh_enabled: false, doh_url: null, resolv_conf_servers: [],
+}))
+const diskStatusMock = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  used_bytes: 0, total_bytes: 0, free_bytes: 0, used_percent: 0, level: 'ok' as const,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/api/rpc-client', () => ({
+  rpcClient: {
+    call: (...args: unknown[]) => (rpcCallMock as unknown as (...a: unknown[]) => unknown)(...args),
+    vpnStatus: (...args: unknown[]) => (vpnStatusMock as unknown as (...a: unknown[]) => unknown)(...args),
+    dnsStatus: (...args: unknown[]) => (dnsStatusMock as unknown as (...a: unknown[]) => unknown)(...args),
+    diskStatus: (...args: unknown[]) => (diskStatusMock as unknown as (...a: unknown[]) => unknown)(...args),
+  },
+}))
+
+const Other = defineComponent({ name: 'Other', render: () => h('div', 'other') })
+
+function mountServerHost() {
+  const Host = defineComponent({
+    setup() {
+      const show = ref(true)
+      return { show }
+    },
+    render() {
+      return h(KeepAlive, null, () =>
+        this.show ? h(Server, { key: 'server' }) : h(Other, { key: 'other' }),
+      )
+    },
+  })
+  return mount(Host, {
+    global: {
+      plugins: [createPinia()],
+      stubs: {
+        QuickActionsCard: true,
+        TorServicesCard: true,
+        ServerModals: true,
+        FipsNetworkCard: true,
+      },
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+function callCountFor(method: string): number {
+  return rpcCallMock.mock.calls.filter(([opts]) => (opts as { method: string }).method === method).length
+}
+
+async function toggleTab(wrapper: ReturnType<typeof mountServerHost>, show: boolean) {
+  ;(wrapper.vm as unknown as { show: boolean }).show = show
+  await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers()
+  rpcCallMock.mockClear()
+  vpnStatusMock.mockClear()
+  dnsStatusMock.mockClear()
+  diskStatusMock.mockClear()
+  try {
+    sessionStorage.clear()
+  } catch { /* unavailable in some envs */ }
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers()
+})
+
+describe('Server tab cache (Task 1): seven load groups', () => {
+  it('a cold load fires all seven groups concurrently — every RPC has already started before any microtask resolves', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+
+    // Synchronous check (no await yet): armServerEntryEffects/onMounted call
+    // all seven loaders without awaiting one before starting the next — a
+    // serialized chain could not have reached all seven RPCs yet here.
+    expect(callCountFor('network.diagnostics')).toBe(1)
+    expect(callCountFor('router.list-forwards')).toBe(1)
+    // vpnStatus fires twice on a fresh mount: once for network-summary's own
+    // fetch, once for the VPN poll's immediate first tick (armVpnPoll, a
+    // deliberate every-activation effect independent of this TTL cache).
+    expect(vpnStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(dnsStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(callCountFor('network.list-interfaces')).toBe(1)
+    expect(callCountFor('tor.list-services')).toBe(1)
+    expect(callCountFor('vpn.list-peers')).toBe(1)
+    expect(callCountFor('fips.status')).toBe(1)
+    expect(diskStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    await flushPromises()
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('reactivating inside every group\'s TTL issues zero additional RPCs across all seven groups', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+    await flushPromises()
+    const before = {
+      diag: callCountFor('network.diagnostics'),
+      fwd: callCountFor('router.list-forwards'),
+      iface: callCountFor('network.list-interfaces'),
+      tor: callCountFor('tor.list-services'),
+      vpnPeers: callCountFor('vpn.list-peers'),
+      fips: callCountFor('fips.status'),
+      vpnStatus: vpnStatusMock.mock.calls.length,
+      dns: dnsStatusMock.mock.calls.length,
+      disk: diskStatusMock.mock.calls.length,
+    }
+
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, false)
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(3000) // well under every group's TTL (shortest is 10s)
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, true)
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(callCountFor('network.diagnostics')).toBe(before.diag)
+    expect(callCountFor('router.list-forwards')).toBe(before.fwd)
+    expect(callCountFor('network.list-interfaces')).toBe(before.iface)
+    expect(callCountFor('tor.list-services')).toBe(before.tor)
+    expect(callCountFor('vpn.list-peers')).toBe(before.vpnPeers)
+    expect(callCountFor('fips.status')).toBe(before.fips)
+    // dnsStatus is purely network-summary's own TTL-gated call — untouched.
+    expect(dnsStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(before.dns)
+    // vpnStatus is the one exception: armVpnPoll's immediate first tick on
+    // reactivation fires regardless of network-summary's own TTL (a
+    // deliberate every-activation VPN-IP freshness effect from 02-04, not
+    // something this task's TTL/persist conversion changes).
+    expect(vpnStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(before.vpnStatus + 1)
+    expect(diskStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(before.disk)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('reactivating past the short (10s) TTL revalidates the fast groups while the longer-TTL FIPS/Tor/VPN-peer groups stay cached', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+    await flushPromises()
+    const diagAtMount = callCountFor('network.diagnostics')
+    const ifaceAtMount = callCountFor('network.list-interfaces')
+    const diskAtMount = diskStatusMock.mock.calls.length
+    const fipsAtMount = callCountFor('fips.status')
+    const torAtMount = callCountFor('tor.list-services')
+    const vpnPeersAtMount = callCountFor('vpn.list-peers')
+
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, false)
+    // Past the 10s fast tier, well under the 30s Tor/VPN-peer tier and the
+    // 60s FIPS tier.
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(12000)
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, true)
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(callCountFor('network.diagnostics')).toBe(diagAtMount + 1)
+    expect(callCountFor('network.list-interfaces')).toBe(ifaceAtMount + 1)
+    expect(diskStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(diskAtMount + 1)
+    // FIPS (60s), Tor services (30s) and VPN peers (30s) are still fresh.
+    expect(callCountFor('fips.status')).toBe(fipsAtMount)
+    expect(callCountFor('tor.list-services')).toBe(torAtMount)
+    expect(callCountFor('vpn.list-peers')).toBe(vpnPeersAtMount)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('a rejected refresh in one group leaves the other six unaffected and keeps that group\'s last known data rendered', async () => {
+    // Mounted directly (no KeepAlive host) so the exposed loadNetworkData()
+    // method is reachable, matching ServerNetworkRefresh.test.ts's convention.
+    const wrapper = mount(Server, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [createPinia()],
+        stubs: { QuickActionsCard: true, TorServicesCard: true, ServerModals: true, FipsNetworkCard: true },
+      },
+    })
+    await flushPromises()
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Lab WiFi')
+
+    rpcCallMock.mockImplementationOnce(async ({ method }: { method: string }) => {
+      if (method === 'network.diagnostics') throw new Error('offline')
+      return {}
+    })
+
+    await (wrapper.vm as unknown as { loadNetworkData: () => Promise<void> }).loadNetworkData()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    // Prior network data stays rendered (keep-last-value on error, D-07).
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Lab WiFi')
+    // Other groups' own data is untouched by the rejection.
+    expect(diskStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(callCountFor('fips.status')).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(callCountFor('vpn.list-peers')).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(callCountFor('network.list-interfaces')).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(callCountFor('tor.list-services')).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('groups carrying VPN peer identity or Tor onion addresses declare persist:false; non-identity groups may persist', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const readSnapshot = (key: string) => {
+      try {
+        return sessionStorage.getItem(`resource:${key}`)
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    }
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.vpn-peers')).toBeNull() // carries npub (peer identity)
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.tor-services')).toBeNull() // carries onion_address
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.network-summary')).not.toBeNull() // this node's own status
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.fips-summary')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.interfaces')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(readSnapshot('server.disk-status')).not.toBeNull()
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('every fetcher backing the seven load groups is registered with dedup:true', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const cachedMethods = [
+      'network.diagnostics', 'router.list-forwards', 'network.list-interfaces',
+      'tor.list-services', 'vpn.list-peers', 'fips.status',
+    ]
+    const dedupFlags = rpcCallMock.mock.calls
+      .filter(([opts]) => cachedMethods.includes((opts as { method: string }).method))
+      .map(([opts]) => (opts as { dedup?: boolean }).dedup)
+    expect(dedupFlags.length).toBe(cachedMethods.length)
+    expect(dedupFlags.every(Boolean)).toBe(true)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('renders RefreshIndicator wired to whether any of the seven groups is refreshing', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountServerHost()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const indicator = wrapper.findComponent(RefreshIndicator)
+    expect(indicator.exists()).toBe(true)
+    expect(indicator.props('state')).toBe('ready')
+
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, false)
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(12000)
+    await toggleTab(wrapper, true)
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent(RefreshIndicator).props('state')).toBe('refreshing')
+
+    await flushPromises()
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent(RefreshIndicator).props('state')).toBe('ready')
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/dashboard/__tests__/keepAliveLifecycle.test.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/dashboard/__tests__/keepAliveLifecycle.test.ts
index 28332018..5c006122 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/dashboard/__tests__/keepAliveLifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/dashboard/__tests__/keepAliveLifecycle.test.ts
@@ -367,21 +367,23 @@ describe('keepAliveLifecycle: real converted view (Server.vue vpnPollInterval)',
     expect(callsAtActivation).toBeGreaterThan(0) // immediate call on first activation
 
     // Deactivate — the 15s poll must not keep calling vpnStatus while off
-    // screen. (20s: past the poll's own 15s period, but comfortably under
-    // networkRes's 30s TTL so its own onActivated revalidation — a separate,
-    // unrelated resource that also happens to call vpnStatus — cannot
-    // confound this assertion on reactivation below.)
+    // screen, regardless of how long the deactivation lasts (armVpnPoll's
+    // setInterval is cleared by disarmVpnPoll on deactivate).
     ;(wrapper.vm as unknown as { show: boolean }).show = false
     await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
     vi.advanceTimersByTime(20000)
     await flushPromises()
     expect(vpnStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(callsAtActivation)
 
-    // Reactivate — invoked once immediately, before the next 15s tick.
+    // Reactivate — two independent effects each call vpnStatus once here:
+    // armVpnPoll's immediate first tick (always fires on activation), and
+    // (02-06) networkRes's own onActivated revalidation, since 20s exceeds
+    // networkRes's explicit 10s TTL (server.network-summary, the "fast
+    // tier" per 02-06-SUMMARY.md) and its fetcher also calls vpnStatus.
     ;(wrapper.vm as unknown as { show: boolean }).show = true
     await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
     await flushPromises()
-    expect(vpnStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(callsAtActivation + 1)
+    expect(vpnStatusMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(callsAtActivation + 2)
 
     wrapper.unmount()
   })