diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0de03e2..7e05cb5 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ LLM_API_VERSION=
 # For local dev, start Valkey with: docker run -d -p 6379:6379 valkey/valkey:8-alpine
 REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
 
+# UI default page size (number of events shown per page)
+DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE=25
+
 # Optional: privacy / access control
 # Hide entire services from users without PRIVACY_SERVICE_ROLES
 # PRIVACY_SERVICES=Exchange,Teams
diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index c349b00..02f2b5c 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # Redis (caching + async job queue)
     REDIS_URL: str = "redis://localhost:6379/0"
 
+    # UI defaults
+    DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE: int = 25
+
 
 _settings = Settings()
 
@@ -100,3 +103,4 @@ PRIVACY_SENSITIVE_OPERATIONS = {o.strip() for o in _settings.PRIVACY_SENSITIVE_O
 PRIVACY_SERVICE_ROLES = {r.strip() for r in _settings.PRIVACY_SERVICE_ROLES.split(",") if r.strip()}
 
 REDIS_URL = _settings.REDIS_URL
+DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = _settings.DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/backend/frontend/index.html b/backend/frontend/index.html
index 77840ec..4e2eafe 100644
--- a/backend/frontend/index.html
+++ b/backend/frontend/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
   <title>Admin Operations Center</title>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css?v=9" />
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css?v=10" />
   <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
   <script src="https://alcdn.msauth.net/browser/2.37.0/js/msal-browser.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 </head>
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@
               <template x-for="(evt, idx) in askEvents" :key="evt.id || idx">
                 <article class="event event--compact">
                   <div class="event__meta">
-                    <span class="pill" x-text="evt.display_category || evt.service || '—'"></span>
-                    <span class="pill" :class="['success','succeeded','ok','passed','true'].includes((evt.result || '').toLowerCase()) ? 'pill--ok' : 'pill--warn'" x-text="evt.result || '—'"></span>
+                    <span class="pill pill--clickable" x-text="evt.display_category || evt.service || '—'" @click="filterByService(evt.service || evt.display_category)" title="Filter by this service"></span>
+                    <span class="pill pill--clickable" :class="['success','succeeded','ok','passed','true'].includes((evt.result || '').toLowerCase()) ? 'pill--ok' : 'pill--warn'" x-text="evt.result || '—'" @click="filterByResult(evt.result)" title="Filter by this result"></span>
                   </div>
                   <h3 x-text="evt.operation || '—'"></h3>
                   <p class="event__detail" x-show="evt.display_summary"><strong>Summary:</strong> <span x-text="evt.display_summary"></span></p>
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
         <template x-for="(evt, idx) in events" :key="evt._id || evt.id || idx">
           <article class="event">
             <div class="event__meta">
-              <span class="pill" x-text="evt.display_category || evt.service || '—'"></span>
-              <span class="pill" :class="['success','succeeded','ok','passed','true'].includes((evt.result || '').toLowerCase()) ? 'pill--ok' : 'pill--warn'" x-text="evt.result || '—'"></span>
+              <span class="pill pill--clickable" x-text="evt.display_category || evt.service || '—'" @click="filterByService(evt.service || evt.display_category)" title="Filter by this service"></span>
+              <span class="pill pill--clickable" :class="['success','succeeded','ok','passed','true'].includes((evt.result || '').toLowerCase()) ? 'pill--ok' : 'pill--warn'" x-text="evt.result || '—'" @click="filterByResult(evt.result)" title="Filter by this result"></span>
             </div>
             <h3 x-text="evt.operation || '—'"></h3>
             <p class="event__detail" x-show="evt.display_summary"><strong>Summary:</strong> <span x-text="evt.display_summary"></span></p>
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         <a :href="docsUrl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">📖 Documentation</a>
       </div>
       <div class="footer__right">
-        <span>Built with ❤️ by CQRE</span>
+        <span>Built with ❤️ by CQRE.NET</span>
       </div>
     </footer>
   </div>
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         accessToken: null,
         authScopes: [],
         filters: {
-          actor: '', selectedServices: [], search: '', operation: '', result: '', start: '', end: '', limit: 100, includeTags: '', excludeTags: '',
+          actor: '', selectedServices: [], search: '', operation: '', result: '', start: '', end: '', limit: 25, includeTags: '', excludeTags: '',
         },
         options: { actors: [], services: [], operations: [], results: [] },
         savedSearches: [],
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@
             if (featRes.ok) {
               const featBody = await featRes.json();
               this.aiFeaturesEnabled = featBody.ai_features_enabled !== false;
+              if (featBody.default_page_size) {
+                this.filters.limit = featBody.default_page_size;
+              }
             } else {
               this.aiFeaturesEnabled = true;
             }
@@ -661,7 +664,27 @@
 
         clearFilters() {
           const noisy = ['Exchange', 'SharePoint', 'Teams'];
-          this.filters = { actor: '', selectedServices: this.options.services.filter((s) => !noisy.includes(s)), search: '', operation: '', result: '', start: '', end: '', limit: 100, includeTags: '', excludeTags: '' };
+          this.filters = { actor: '', selectedServices: this.options.services.filter((s) => !noisy.includes(s)), search: '', operation: '', result: '', start: '', end: '', limit: 25, includeTags: '', excludeTags: '' };
+          this.saveFilters();
+          this.resetPagination();
+          this.loadEvents();
+        },
+
+        filterByService(service) {
+          if (!service) return;
+          if (!this.filters.selectedServices.includes(service)) {
+            this.filters.selectedServices = [service];
+          } else {
+            this.filters.selectedServices = this.filters.selectedServices.filter((s) => s !== service);
+          }
+          this.saveFilters();
+          this.resetPagination();
+          this.loadEvents();
+        },
+
+        filterByResult(result) {
+          if (!result) return;
+          this.filters.result = this.filters.result === result ? '' : result;
           this.saveFilters();
           this.resetPagination();
           this.loadEvents();
diff --git a/backend/frontend/style.css b/backend/frontend/style.css
index 892aec0..ebb07b1 100644
--- a/backend/frontend/style.css
+++ b/backend/frontend/style.css
@@ -355,6 +355,27 @@ input {
   border-color: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.5);
 }
 
+.pill--clickable {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: transform 0.1s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.pill--clickable:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(125, 211, 252, 0.2);
+  background: rgba(125, 211, 252, 0.2);
+}
+
+.pill--clickable.pill--ok:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2);
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.25);
+}
+
+.pill--clickable.pill--warn:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(249, 115, 22, 0.2);
+  background: rgba(249, 115, 22, 0.25);
+}
+
 .event h3 {
   margin: 0 0 6px;
   font-size: 17px;
diff --git a/backend/routes/config.py b/backend/routes/config.py
index d868a1e..ce00d83 100644
--- a/backend/routes/config.py
+++ b/backend/routes/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from config import (
     AUTH_ENABLED,
     AUTH_SCOPE,
     AUTH_TENANT_ID,
+    DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
 )
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@ def auth_config():
 def features_config():
     return {
         "ai_features_enabled": AI_FEATURES_ENABLED,
+        "default_page_size": DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
     }