4 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/desktop/modules/status/README.md b/desktop/modules/status/README.md
index 0bb376f..84736d5 100644
--- a/desktop/modules/status/README.md
+++ b/desktop/modules/status/README.md
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ before the screen could lock.
 
 Points `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` at a temporary directory, so it never touches live
 modes. Covers the file format, the atomic write, the toggle, the unknown-mode
-error and both watch states.
+error, both the activated report and the absent-file down report.
diff --git a/desktop/modules/status/StatusModule.qml b/desktop/modules/status/StatusModule.qml
index c36d9d0..30f8557 100644
--- a/desktop/modules/status/StatusModule.qml
+++ b/desktop/modules/status/StatusModule.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Module {
     // The tile renders in its accent while any mode is on.
     active: Status.activeCount > 0
 
-    tileContent: Component { StatusTile { st: mod } }
+    tileContent: Component { StatusTile {} }
 
     page: Component {
         Page {
diff --git a/desktop/modules/status/StatusRow.qml b/desktop/modules/status/StatusRow.qml
index c342e2b..c9e78c0 100644
--- a/desktop/modules/status/StatusRow.qml
+++ b/desktop/modules/status/StatusRow.qml
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ Item {
         checked: row.value
         onToggled: Status.toggleMode(row.mode)
     }
+
+    // The shared Switch's click handler writes `checked` directly, which drops
+    // the declarative binding above. Resync on any value change so an external
+    // write (statusctl, waybar) moves the switch back into agreement.
+    onValueChanged: sw.checked = row.value
 }
diff --git a/desktop/modules/status/StatusTile.qml b/desktop/modules/status/StatusTile.qml
index 9bc6f04..c4b87d4 100644
--- a/desktop/modules/status/StatusTile.qml
+++ b/desktop/modules/status/StatusTile.qml
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 import QtQuick
 import "../.."
 
-// Injected as st, never mod: a property named the same as the enclosing
-// object's id binds to itself and arrives undefined. See AGENTS.md.
 Text {
-    required property var st
-
     width: parent ? parent.width : implicitWidth
     elide: Text.ElideRight
     font { family: Theme.fontFamily; pixelSize: Theme.fontSize - 4 }