diff --git a/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro b/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
index 704122e..a5dbee1 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/services/frontend/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,78 +1,6 @@
 ---
-// ─── index.astro — Dashboard root ───────────────────────────────────────────
-// Serves the same content as /live/ at the root path.
-// No redirect — avoids meta-refresh issues in SSG mode.
+// ─── index.astro — Redirect to live dashboard ──────────────────────────────
+// The root path now redirects to /live where the full SPA lives.
 // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-import BaseLayout from "../layouts/BaseLayout.astro";
-import Sidebar from "../components/sidebar/Sidebar.astro";
-import Header from "../components/header/Header.astro";
-import Card from "../components/ui/Card.astro";
-import ThemeToggle from "../islands/ThemeToggle";
-import VoiceControls from "../islands/VoiceControls";
-import ActiveSpeakers from "../islands/ActiveSpeakers";
-import AudioVisualizer from "../islands/AudioVisualizer";
-import NowPlaying from "../islands/NowPlaying";
-import Particles from "../islands/Particles";
-import MascotChat from "../islands/MascotChat";
+return Astro.redirect("/live", 301);
 ---
-
-<BaseLayout>
-  <div class="live-page-layout">
-    <Sidebar activeTab="live" />
-
-    <main class="live-main-area">
-      <Header title="Live">
-        <ThemeToggle slot="actions" client:idle />
-      </Header>
-
-      <div class="live-content p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8">
-        <div class="live-grid">
-          <div class="live-main-col space-y-4 md:space-y-6">
-            <Card variant="glass">
-              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Voice Connection</h2>
-              <VoiceControls client:load />
-            </Card>
-
-            <Card>
-              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Live Audio</h2>
-              <AudioVisualizer client:idle barCount={48} height={32} />
-            </Card>
-
-            <Card>
-              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Now Playing</h2>
-              <NowPlaying client:idle />
-            </Card>
-          </div>
-
-          <aside class="live-sidebar-col space-y-4 md:space-y-6">
-            <Card>
-              <h2 class="text-base font-semibold mb-3">Active Speakers</h2>
-              <ActiveSpeakers client:idle />
-            </Card>
-          </aside>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </main>
-  </div>
-
-  <Particles client:idle />
-  <MascotChat client:idle />
-</BaseLayout>
-
-<style is:global>
-  .live-page-layout {
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
-    min-height: 100vh;
-  }
-  .live-main-area {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    min-width: 0;
-    overflow: hidden;
-  }
-  .live-content { flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; }
-  .live-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
-  @media (min-width: 1024px) { .live-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px; } }
-  .live-sidebar-col { position: sticky; top: calc(56px + 2rem); align-self: start; }
-</style>