diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-classic-fx.css b/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-classic-fx.css
index 5a59950..75dafbd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-classic-fx.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-classic-fx.css
@@ -233,6 +233,37 @@ html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-classic .bc-card:hover {
   transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
 
+/* ── Primary action: warm orange glow ─────────────────────────────────────
+   The default-variant Button (Send / primary confirm). Static orange rim + drop
+   glow always; a gentle idle pulse under the gate. box-shadow / transform only
+   → never reflows. Calmer than Override (no glitch / colour split). */
+.theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="button"][data-variant="default"] {
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 45%, transparent),
+    var(--bc-glow-orange);
+}
+.theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="button"][data-variant="default"]:not([disabled]):hover {
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 75%, transparent),
+    0 0 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 45%, transparent);
+}
+html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="button"][data-variant="default"] {
+  transition: box-shadow 220ms ease, transform 120ms ease;
+  animation: bc-glow-pulse 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="button"][data-variant="default"]:not([disabled]):active {
+  transform: translateY(0.5px) scale(0.985);
+}
+
+/* ── Context meter track ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   ContextMeter.tsx draws its track ring with `stroke-muted`; here --muted ≈ the
+   warm-black background so only the coloured fill arc shows. Give the track a
+   faint warm stroke (dimmer than the muted-foreground fill) so the full ring
+   reads. Scoped to the meter via its aria-label. */
+.theme-boocode-classic [aria-label^="Context window"] circle.stroke-muted {
+  stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--muted-foreground) 45%, transparent);
+}
+
 /* ── Keyframes (global names, referenced only under the gate above) ───────── */
 @keyframes bc-caret-blink {
   0%, 49% { opacity: 1; }
@@ -242,6 +273,18 @@ html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-classic .bc-card:hover {
   0% { transform: translateY(-100%); }
   100% { transform: translateY(100%); }
 }
+@keyframes bc-glow-pulse {
+  0%, 100% {
+    box-shadow:
+      0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 45%, transparent),
+      var(--bc-glow-orange);
+  }
+  50% {
+    box-shadow:
+      0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 65%, transparent),
+      0 0 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bc-orange) 42%, transparent);
+  }
+}
 
 /* ── Reduced-motion belt-and-suspenders ───────────────────────────────────
    bc-anim-on already excludes reduced-motion (ThemeFx), but if the class ever
@@ -258,8 +301,10 @@ html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-classic .bc-card:hover {
     display: none;
   }
   .theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="card"],
-  .theme-boocode-classic .bc-card {
+  .theme-boocode-classic .bc-card,
+  .theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="button"][data-variant="default"] {
     transition: none;
+    animation: none;
   }
   .theme-boocode-classic [data-slot="card"]:hover,
   .theme-boocode-classic .bc-card:hover {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-override-fx.css b/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-override-fx.css
index 8656849..ee47eb8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-override-fx.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/themes/effects/boocode-override-fx.css
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ html.bc-anim-on.theme-boocode-override [data-slot="card"]:hover {
 .theme-boocode-override .bg-sidebar {
   box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--bco-cyan) 16%, transparent);
 }
+
+/* Context meter track: ContextMeter.tsx draws its track ring with `stroke-muted`,
+   which ≈ the warm-black background here, so only the fill arc shows. Give the
+   track a faint warm stroke (dimmer than the muted-foreground fill) so the full
+   ring reads. Scoped to the meter via its aria-label. */
+.theme-boocode-override [aria-label^="Context window"] circle.stroke-muted {
+  stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--muted-foreground) 45%, transparent);
+}
 .theme-boocode-override [data-slot="input"]:focus-visible,
 .theme-boocode-override [data-slot="button"]:focus-visible,
 .theme-boocode-override [data-slot="textarea"]:focus-visible {