diff --git a/web-ui/src/app/operations/page.tsx b/web-ui/src/app/operations/page.tsx
index 8a69e17..f3e3725 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/app/operations/page.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/app/operations/page.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { ScrollArea } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
 import {
@@ -16,11 +18,13 @@ import {
   DialogHeader,
   DialogTitle,
   DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import {
   useOperations,
   useServiceAction,
   useDrainToggle,
+  useDrainBurst,
   useAgentRuns,
   useRunLog,
   useCancelRun,
@@ -116,6 +120,138 @@ const SERVICE_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   "legal-chat-service": "שירות צ׳אט אימון (גשר ל-claude CLI)",
 };
 
+// ── BURST control (halacha drain) — manual "run continuously now until X" ──
+function pad2(n: number): string {
+  return String(n).padStart(2, "0");
+}
+/** Format a Date as a datetime-local input value ("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"), local tz. */
+function toLocalInput(d: Date): string {
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad2(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad2(d.getDate())}T${pad2(d.getHours())}:${pad2(d.getMinutes())}`;
+}
+/** The upcoming Saturday at 18:00, local time. */
+function nextSaturday18(): Date {
+  const d = new Date();
+  d.setHours(18, 0, 0, 0);
+  d.setDate(d.getDate() + ((6 - d.getDay() + 7) % 7)); // Sat = getDay() 6
+  if (d.getTime() <= Date.now()) d.setDate(d.getDate() + 7);
+  return d;
+}
+const HE_DAYS = ["א׳", "ב׳", "ג׳", "ד׳", "ה׳", "ו׳", "ש׳"];
+function fmtDeadline(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  return `${HE_DAYS[d.getDay()]} ${pad2(d.getDate())}/${pad2(d.getMonth() + 1)} ${pad2(d.getHours())}:${pad2(d.getMinutes())}`;
+}
+
+function BurstControl({ s }: { s: OpsService }) {
+  const burst = useDrainBurst();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [until, setUntil] = useState(() => toLocalInput(nextSaturday18()));
+  // The backend (supervisor) is the authority on expiry — it NULLs burst_until at
+  // the deadline (snapshot refetches every 5s), so presence ⇒ active. Avoids an
+  // impure Date.now() during render.
+  const active = !!s.burst_until;
+
+  if (active) {
+    return (
+      <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 shrink-0">
+        <Badge variant="outline" className="border-gold/40 bg-gold-wash text-gold-deep text-[0.7rem] font-semibold whitespace-nowrap">
+          ⚡ BURST · עד {fmtDeadline(s.burst_until!)}
+        </Badge>
+        <Button
+          size="xs"
+          variant="ghost"
+          className="text-destructive"
+          disabled={burst.isPending}
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (confirm("לעצור את ה-BURST? החילוץ יחזור לחלון-הלילה (23:00–05:00) והדריינר ייעצר.")) {
+              burst.mutate({ name: s.name, action: "off" });
+            }
+          }}
+        >
+          עצור BURST
+        </Button>
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button
+        size="xs"
+        variant="outline"
+        className="border-gold text-gold-deep bg-gold-wash hover:bg-gold-wash/70"
+        disabled={busyBurst(burst.isPending, s.disabled)}
+        title={s.disabled ? "הפעל את התזמון תחילה" : "הרץ את חילוץ-ההלכות ברצף עכשיו עד מועד נבחר"}
+        onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+      >
+        ⚡ הפעל BURST
+      </Button>
+      <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+        <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">⚡ הפעלת BURST — חילוץ הלכות רצוף</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription className="text-start leading-relaxed">
+              הדריינר ירוץ <b>ברצף מעכשיו</b> (מתעלם מחלון-הלילה) ויעבד את תור-ההלכות עד המועד שתבחר,
+              תוך ניצול מכסת-Claude הפנויה. נעצר אוטומטית במועד — או ידנית בכפתור &quot;עצור BURST&quot;.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="burst-until">רוץ עד</Label>
+            <Input
+              id="burst-until"
+              type="datetime-local"
+              value={until}
+              dir="ltr"
+              className="text-end"
+              onChange={(e) => setUntil(e.target.value)}
+            />
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 pt-1">
+              <button type="button" className="text-[0.72rem] text-gold-deep bg-gold-wash border border-rule rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5 hover:border-gold"
+                onClick={() => setUntil(toLocalInput(nextSaturday18()))}>
+                שבת 18:00
+              </button>
+              <button type="button" className="text-[0.72rem] text-gold-deep bg-gold-wash border border-rule rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5 hover:border-gold"
+                onClick={() => setUntil(toLocalInput(new Date(Date.now() + 5 * 3600 * 1000)))}>
+                עוד 5 שעות
+              </button>
+              <button type="button" className="text-[0.72rem] text-gold-deep bg-gold-wash border border-rule rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5 hover:border-gold"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  const m = new Date();
+                  m.setHours(24, 0, 0, 0);
+                  setUntil(toLocalInput(m));
+                }}>
+                חצות
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-[0.72rem] text-ink-muted bg-info/10 rounded-md px-2.5 py-2 leading-snug">
+              ℹ️ הפעלה ידנית בלבד — המערכת לא תפעיל BURST לבד. נכנס לתוקף תוך ≤15 דק׳ (מחזור המתזמר).
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>
+              ביטול
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              size="sm"
+              className="bg-gold text-white hover:bg-gold-deep"
+              disabled={burst.isPending || !until}
+              onClick={() => {
+                burst.mutate({ name: s.name, action: "on", until });
+                setOpen(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              ⚡ הפעל BURST
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+function busyBurst(pending: boolean, disabled?: boolean): boolean {
+  return pending || !!disabled;
+}
+
 // ── Process-management panel (the "Windows services" view) ─────────────────
 function ServiceControls({
   s,
@@ -143,6 +279,7 @@ function ServiceControls({
         >
           הרץ עכשיו
         </Button>
+        {s.name === "legal-halacha-drain" && <BurstControl s={s} />}
         <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[0.7rem] text-ink-muted cursor-pointer">
           <Switch
             checked={!s.disabled}
diff --git a/web-ui/src/lib/api/operations.ts b/web-ui/src/lib/api/operations.ts
index 57af3d4..83baf6f 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/lib/api/operations.ts
+++ b/web-ui/src/lib/api/operations.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type OpsService = {
   cron: string;
   autorestart: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean; // cron drain switched off via the dashboard
+  burst_until?: string | null; // manual "run continuously now" window (ISO) — see useDrainBurst
 };
 
 export type CourtFetchJob = {
@@ -104,6 +105,28 @@ export function useDrainToggle() {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Start/stop a drain's MANUAL burst window ("run continuously now until X").
+ * `until` is a tz-naive local datetime string (e.g. "2026-06-13T18:00") — the
+ * backend interprets it as Israel time. Omit it to let the server default to the
+ * upcoming Saturday 18:00. The host supervisor enforces it within ≤15 min.
+ */
+export function useDrainBurst() {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ name, action, until }: { name: string; action: "on" | "off"; until?: string }) =>
+      apiRequest(`/api/operations/drains/${name}/burst`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: action === "on" ? { action, ...(until ? { until } : {}) } : { action },
+      }),
+    onSuccess: (_d, { action }) => {
+      toast.success(action === "on" ? "BURST הופעל" : "BURST כובה");
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["operations"] });
+    },
+    onError: (e) => toast.error(`הפעולה נכשלה: ${String(e)}`),
+  });
+}
+
 // ── Live agents — which agent is working now + its output + controls ───────
 
 export type AgentRun = {
diff --git a/web-ui/src/lib/api/types.ts b/web-ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 84c903d..fe4942c 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/web-ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -2958,6 +2958,32 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/api/operations/drains/{name}/burst": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Operations Drain Burst
+         * @description Start/stop a drain's MANUAL burst window (chair-controlled, from /operations).
+         *
+         *     ``action='on'``  → ``burst_until`` = body ``until`` (ISO) or the upcoming
+         *     Saturday 18:00 Israel time. ``action='off'`` → NULL. The host supervisor
+         *     (legal-halacha-supervisor) reads this from the DB and lifts/restores the
+         *     drain's window accordingly (takes effect within one supervisor tick, ≤15 min).
+         *     Never set automatically — manual only.
+         */
+        post: operations["operations_drain_burst_api_operations_drains__name__burst_post"];
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/api/operations/agents": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -9147,6 +9173,43 @@ export interface operations {
             };
         };
     };
+    operations_drain_burst_api_operations_drains__name__burst_post: {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path: {
+                name: string;
+            };
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        requestBody: {
+            content: {
+                "application/json": {
+                    [key: string]: unknown;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        responses: {
+            /** @description Successful Response */
+            200: {
+                headers: {
+                    [name: string]: unknown;
+                };
+                content: {
+                    "application/json": unknown;
+                };
+            };
+            /** @description Validation Error */
+            422: {
+                headers: {
+                    [name: string]: unknown;
+                };
+                content: {
+                    "application/json": components["schemas"]["HTTPValidationError"];
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
     operations_agents_api_operations_agents_get: {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;