diff --git a/dashboard/README.md b/dashboard/README.md
index f3df6d9..0bf3157 100644
--- a/dashboard/README.md
+++ b/dashboard/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Queueing a scan from the dashboard creates a Postgres job through `POST /api/job
 Process the queued job from the repo root:
 
 ```bash
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://..." uv run --extra db agent-permit runner --once
+set -a; source .env; set +a
+uv run --extra db --extra deep-agent agent-permit runner --once --deep-agent auto
 ```
 
 Refresh the dashboard data snapshot from repo-local `.agent-permit` artifacts:
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/FindingQueueTable.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/FindingQueueTable.tsx
index 6e809fb..8b8cb72 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/FindingQueueTable.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/FindingQueueTable.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function FindingQueueTable({
   showAddRepository,
 }: FindingQueueTableProps) {
   const activeJobs = jobs.filter((job) =>
-    ["queued", "running", "failed"].includes(job.status),
+    ["queued", "running"].includes(job.status),
   )
 
   return (
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/ProofPackHeader.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/ProofPackHeader.tsx
index 4fd918e..936ea92 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/ProofPackHeader.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/ProofPackHeader.tsx
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ export function ProofPackHeader({
 
       <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
         <Button
-          aria-label="Stage a repository scan"
+          aria-label="Add repository to scan queue"
           data-testid="queue-scan-open"
           onClick={onAddRepository}
-          title="Open a form to stage a repository scan"
+          title="Open the repository scan queue form"
           variant="outline"
         >
           <PlusIcon data-icon="inline-start" />
-          Queue scan
+          Add repository
         </Button>
       </div>
     </header>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/QueueStatusPanels.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/QueueStatusPanels.tsx
index ec8871e..c96456c 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/QueueStatusPanels.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/proof-pack-viewer/QueueStatusPanels.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import type { ApiStatus, QueueScanInput, RunEvent, ScanJob } from "@/data/liveApi"
 
+const RUNNER_COMMAND =
+  "set -a; source .env; set +a; uv run --extra db --extra deep-agent agent-permit runner --once --deep-agent auto"
+
 export function LiveStatusStrip({
   apiStatus,
   error,
@@ -68,9 +71,10 @@ export function AddRepositoryPanel({
     <div className="mb-5 rounded-lg border border-border bg-background p-4">
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
         <div>
-          <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold">Queue a repository scan</h2>
+          <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold">Queue a local repository</h2>
           <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Add an absolute local repository path. The local runner claims it from Postgres.
+            This creates a Postgres job. The scan starts when you run the local CLI
+            runner on this machine.
           </p>
         </div>
         <Button onClick={onClose} size="sm" variant="ghost">
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ export function AddRepositoryPanel({
       >
         <Input
           aria-label="Local repository path"
+          autoFocus
           data-testid="queue-scan-path"
           onChange={(event) => setLocalPath(event.target.value)}
           placeholder="/absolute/path/to/repository"
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ export function AddRepositoryPanel({
         <QueueSubmitButton isQueueing={isQueueing} localPath={localPath} />
       </form>
 
+      <RunnerInstructions />
       <QueueErrorMessage queueError={queueError} />
       <RecentJobNotice recentJob={recentJob} />
     </div>
@@ -146,11 +152,29 @@ function QueueSubmitButton({
       disabled={localPath.trim().length === 0 || isQueueing}
       type="submit"
     >
-      {isQueueing ? "Queueing" : "Queue scan"}
+      {isQueueing ? "Queueing" : "Queue scan job"}
     </Button>
   )
 }
 
+function RunnerInstructions() {
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-4 rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/30 px-3 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+      <div className="font-medium text-foreground">After queueing, run this from the repo root:</div>
+      <code
+        className="mt-2 block overflow-x-auto rounded border border-border bg-background px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs text-foreground"
+        data-testid="runner-command"
+      >
+        {RUNNER_COMMAND}
+      </code>
+      <p className="mt-2">
+        The hosted dashboard cannot read your local filesystem. The local runner
+        claims the queued job, scans the path, writes artifacts, and updates this view.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
 function QueueErrorMessage({ queueError }: { queueError: string | null }) {
   if (!queueError) return null
 
@@ -166,11 +190,8 @@ function RecentJobNotice({ recentJob }: { recentJob: ScanJob | null }) {
 
   return (
     <div className="mt-3 rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-      Queued {recentJob.repositoryLabel}. Run{" "}
-      <code className="font-mono text-xs text-foreground">
-        agent-permit runner --once
-      </code>{" "}
-      to process it locally.
+      Job queued for {recentJob.repositoryLabel}. Run the local runner command above
+      to start the scan.
     </div>
   )
 }
@@ -218,7 +239,7 @@ export function QueueProgressPanel({
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          No runner events yet.
+          No runner events yet. Start the local CLI runner to process this job.
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/dashboard/tests/e2e/proof-pack-viewer.e2e.ts b/dashboard/tests/e2e/proof-pack-viewer.e2e.ts
index f10a723..a21d0ea 100644
--- a/dashboard/tests/e2e/proof-pack-viewer.e2e.ts
+++ b/dashboard/tests/e2e/proof-pack-viewer.e2e.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ test("queue screen supports scan form, search, drilldown, back, and theme cycle"
   await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Repository findings" })).toBeVisible()
   await expect(page.getByTestId("finding-row")).toHaveCount(5)
 
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Stage a repository scan" }).click()
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Add repository to scan queue" }).click()
   await expect(page.getByTestId("queue-scan-form")).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("runner-command")).toContainText(
+    "agent-permit runner --once",
+  )
   await expect(page.getByTestId("queue-scan-submit")).toBeDisabled()
   await page.getByTestId("queue-scan-path").fill("/tmp/example-repo")
   await expect(page.getByTestId("queue-scan-submit")).toBeEnabled()
diff --git a/docs-site/content/docs/cloudflare-neon-deployment.mdx b/docs-site/content/docs/cloudflare-neon-deployment.mdx
index 63a102f..6a3a0e9 100644
--- a/docs-site/content/docs/cloudflare-neon-deployment.mdx
+++ b/docs-site/content/docs/cloudflare-neon-deployment.mdx
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ uv run --extra db agent-permit scan tests/fixtures/risky-ci-agent --ci --run-id
 uv run --extra db agent-permit scan tests/fixtures/risky-mcp-agent --ci --run-id neon-seed-risky-mcp-agent || true
 ```
 
+Process a dashboard-queued repository scan from the local repo root:
+
+```bash
+set -a; source .env; set +a
+uv run --extra db --extra deep-agent agent-permit runner --once --deep-agent auto
+```
+
+The Worker only creates the queue record. The local runner claims the job from Neon, reads the local repository path, runs the scanner, writes artifacts, and updates the shared database.
+
 Check the Worker:
 
 ```bash