diff --git a/src/admin/admin.css b/src/admin/admin.css
index 2047048..89f05a5 100644
--- a/src/admin/admin.css
+++ b/src/admin/admin.css
@@ -1338,3 +1338,80 @@
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
   .bs-field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
 }
+
+/* ── Review panel summary (form: null resources) ────────────────── */
+.bs-summary {
+  margin: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+}
+.bs-summary-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+  align-items: baseline;
+}
+.bs-summary-label {
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--on-surface-muted);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.bs-summary-value {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: var(--on-surface);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* ── Invite magic-link block ────────────────────────────────────── */
+.bs-invite-result {
+  background: rgba(109, 140, 124, 0.10);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  padding: var(--space-4);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+}
+.bs-invite-result-label {
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
+  color: #5a7268;
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+.bs-invite-link-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+}
+.bs-invite-link {
+  flex: 1;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  background: var(--background);
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--on-surface);
+  word-break: break-all;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+.bs-copy-btn {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  background: var(--ink);
+  color: var(--on-ink);
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: opacity var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-standard);
+}
+.bs-copy-btn:hover { opacity: 0.88; }
diff --git a/src/admin/components/ResourceEditPanel.astro b/src/admin/components/ResourceEditPanel.astro
index 02777be..7b70fb0 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/ResourceEditPanel.astro
+++ b/src/admin/components/ResourceEditPanel.astro
@@ -26,13 +26,34 @@ interface Props {
 
 const { resource, item, formValues, errors = {}, actingUserId } = Astro.props;
 
-if (!resource.form) {
-  throw new Error(`ResourceEditPanel: ${resource.key} has form: null`);
+const isCreate = item === null;
+// Review mode = the panel is showing an existing item AND either the resource
+// has no form, OR it has a summary that should be preferred over the form
+// (e.g. invitations are write-once: form is for create, summary is for edit).
+const isReviewMode =
+  !isCreate &&
+  (resource.form === null || resource.summary !== undefined);
+const singular = resource.singularLabel.toLowerCase();
+const title = isReviewMode
+  ? `Review ${singular}`
+  : isCreate
+    ? `New ${singular}`
+    : `Edit ${singular}`;
+
+// In review mode, the resource MUST have a summary function — that's what
+// fills the panel body when the form is suppressed.
+if (isReviewMode && !resource.summary) {
+  throw new Error(
+    `ResourceEditPanel: ${resource.key} is in review mode but has no summary — define resource.summary.`,
+  );
 }
 
-const isCreate = item === null;
-const singular = resource.singularLabel.toLowerCase();
-const title = isCreate ? `New ${singular}` : `Edit ${singular}`;
+// And the create path needs a form.
+if (isCreate && !resource.form) {
+  throw new Error(
+    `ResourceEditPanel: cannot render create panel for ${resource.key} — form is null.`,
+  );
+}
 
 // Initial form values: prior failed submission > existing item > defaults
 const seedValues: Record<string, unknown> = { ...(item ?? {}), ...(formValues ?? {}) };
@@ -56,11 +77,19 @@ function valueFor(field: Field): unknown {
   return resolveDefault(field);
 }
 
-const visibleFields = resource.form.fields.filter(
-  (f) => !f.visibleWhen || f.visibleWhen(ctx),
-);
+const visibleFields = resource.form
+  ? resource.form.fields.filter((f) => !f.visibleWhen || f.visibleWhen(ctx))
+  : [];
 
-const embeds = resource.form.embeds ?? [];
+const embeds = resource.form?.embeds ?? [];
+
+// Review-mode summary
+const summaryEntries = isReviewMode && item
+  ? resource.summary!(item)
+  : [];
+
+// One-shot invite link surfaced after create/action — read from URL
+const inviteUrl = Astro.url.searchParams.get('invite_url');
 
 // Build the close URL — drop edit/new but keep filter/q/page
 const closeUrl = (() => {
@@ -94,34 +123,59 @@ const formAction = Astro.url.pathname + Astro.url.search;
 
     <form method="POST" action={formAction} class="bs-panel-form" id="bs-panel-form">
       <div class="bs-panel-body">
-        {visibleFields.map((field) => (
-          <FieldRenderer
-            field={field}
-            value={valueFor(field)}
-            error={errors[field.key]}
-            item={item}
-          />
-        ))}
+        {inviteUrl && (
+          <section class="bs-invite-result" data-invite-block>
+            <p class="bs-invite-result-label">Magic link — copy and send now. It will not be shown again.</p>
+            <div class="bs-invite-link-row">
+              <code class="bs-invite-link" id="bs-invite-link">{inviteUrl}</code>
+              <button type="button" class="bs-copy-btn" data-copy-target="#bs-invite-link">Copy</button>
+            </div>
+          </section>
+        )}
 
-        {embeds.length > 0 && embeds.map((embed) => {
-          const show = !embed.visibleWhen || embed.visibleWhen(ctx);
-          if (!show) return null;
-          return (
-            <section class="bs-embed" data-embed={embed.key}>
-              <h3 class="bs-embed-title">{embed.title}</h3>
-              {embed.component === 'pulse-sub-form' && (
-                <PulseSubForm item={item} />
-              )}
-            </section>
-          );
-        })}
+        {isReviewMode ? (
+          <dl class="bs-summary">
+            {summaryEntries.map((entry) => (
+              <div class="bs-summary-row">
+                <dt class="bs-summary-label">{entry.label}</dt>
+                <dd class="bs-summary-value">{entry.value}</dd>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </dl>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            {visibleFields.map((field) => (
+              <FieldRenderer
+                field={field}
+                value={valueFor(field)}
+                error={errors[field.key]}
+                item={item}
+              />
+            ))}
+
+            {embeds.length > 0 && embeds.map((embed) => {
+              const show = !embed.visibleWhen || embed.visibleWhen(ctx);
+              if (!show) return null;
+              return (
+                <section class="bs-embed" data-embed={embed.key}>
+                  <h3 class="bs-embed-title">{embed.title}</h3>
+                  {embed.component === 'pulse-sub-form' && (
+                    <PulseSubForm item={item} />
+                  )}
+                </section>
+              );
+            })}
+          </>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <footer class="bs-panel-foot">
         <div class="bs-panel-foot-left">
-          <button type="submit" name="_action" value="save" class="bs-panel-save">
-            {isCreate ? `Create ${singular}` : 'Save'}
-          </button>
+          {!isReviewMode && (
+            <button type="submit" name="_action" value="save" class="bs-panel-save">
+              {isCreate ? `Create ${singular}` : 'Save'}
+            </button>
+          )}
           {actions.map((a) => (
             <button
               type="submit"
@@ -135,7 +189,7 @@ const formAction = Astro.url.pathname + Astro.url.search;
           ))}
         </div>
 
-        {!isCreate && resource.ops.delete && (
+        {!isCreate && !isReviewMode && resource.ops.delete && (
           <button
             type="submit"
             name="_action"
@@ -191,6 +245,23 @@ const formAction = Astro.url.pathname + Astro.url.search;
     });
   });
 
+  // ── Copy-to-clipboard for invite-link blocks ─────────────────────────────
+  document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('.bs-copy-btn').forEach((btn) => {
+    btn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const sel = btn.getAttribute('data-copy-target');
+      const target = sel ? document.querySelector(sel) : null;
+      const text = target?.textContent ?? '';
+      try {
+        await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+        const orig = btn.textContent;
+        btn.textContent = 'Copied';
+        setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = orig; }, 1400);
+      } catch {
+        // clipboard blocked — leave the link visible for manual copy
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   // ── MultiTextField add / remove ──────────────────────────────────────────
   document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.bs-multitext').forEach((root) => {
     const rows = root.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.bs-multitext-rows');
diff --git a/src/admin/components/ResourceListView.astro b/src/admin/components/ResourceListView.astro
index c67e0f3..feae96f 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/ResourceListView.astro
+++ b/src/admin/components/ResourceListView.astro
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function withParams(overrides: Record<string, string | number | null>): string {
   return s ? `${url.pathname}?${s}` : url.pathname;
 }
 
-const showNewButton = resource.form !== null;
+const showNewButton = resource.form !== null && resource.ops.create !== undefined;
 const hasItems = allItems.length > 0;
 const hasMatches = pageItems.length > 0;
 ---
diff --git a/src/admin/resource-types.ts b/src/admin/resource-types.ts
index 9d06a94..236e06e 100644
--- a/src/admin/resource-types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/resource-types.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ export interface OpContext {
    * resources ignore this and work off the typed `data` argument.
    */
   formData?: FormData;
+  /**
+   * Set by an op or action to surface a one-shot result on the next render
+   * (e.g. the magic link after an invite is created). The route handler
+   * reads this after the op returns and propagates it via the redirect URL.
+   */
+  result?: ActionResult;
 }
 
 // ── CRUD operations ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -285,6 +291,12 @@ export interface Resource<T = Record<string, unknown>> {
   list: ListConfig<T>;
   /** null marks the resource as read-only (no edit panel, no "+ New" button). */
   form: FormConfig | null;
+  /**
+   * When form is null but the resource still has actions (e.g. join_requests),
+   * this defines the read-only fields the review panel renders above the
+   * action buttons. Returns label/value pairs in display order.
+   */
+  summary?: (item: T) => { label: string; value: string }[];
   ops: ResourceOps<T>;
   actions?: ResourceAction<T>[];
   notifyCount?: NotifyCount<T>;
diff --git a/src/admin/resources/index.ts b/src/admin/resources/index.ts
index 589b6b9..8522c20 100644
--- a/src/admin/resources/index.ts
+++ b/src/admin/resources/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import type { ResourceGroup } from '../resource-types';
 import { dispatchesResource } from './dispatches';
 import { roadmapResource } from './roadmap';
 import { eventsResource } from './events';
+import { usersResource } from './users';
+import { invitationsResource } from './invitations';
+import { joinRequestsResource } from './join-requests';
 
 export const groups: ResourceGroup[] = [
   {
@@ -16,6 +19,10 @@ export const groups: ResourceGroup[] = [
     label: 'Publishing',
     resources: [dispatchesResource, roadmapResource, eventsResource],
   },
-  { key: 'council', label: 'The council', resources: [] },
+  {
+    key: 'council',
+    label: 'The council',
+    resources: [usersResource, invitationsResource, joinRequestsResource],
+  },
   { key: 'system', label: 'System', resources: [] },
 ];
diff --git a/src/admin/resources/invitations.ts b/src/admin/resources/invitations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0d0a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/resources/invitations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Invitations resource.
+ *
+ * Create surfaces the magic link via ctx.result.invite-link → the route
+ * handler propagates it as ?invite_url=... and the edit panel renders a
+ * copy-to-clipboard block. The token itself is never stored — only its
+ * hash — so the link is shown exactly once.
+ *
+ * "Revoke" is implemented as an action (sets expires_at = now()), not as
+ * ops.delete, because the row stays in the table for audit history.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import {
+  createInvite,
+  getAllInvites,
+  getInviteById,
+  revokeInvite,
+  type Invite,
+  type Role,
+} from '../../lib/db';
+import { generateInviteToken, inviteExpiresAt } from '../../lib/auth';
+import { relativeTime } from '../../lib/format';
+import { fmtDateTime } from '../../lib/markdown';
+import type { Resource } from '../resource-types';
+
+type InviteRow = Invite & { creator_name: string | null };
+
+function deriveStatus(item: InviteRow): 'pending' | 'accepted' | 'expired' {
+  if (item.used_at) return 'accepted';
+  if (new Date(item.expires_at).getTime() < Date.now()) return 'expired';
+  return 'pending';
+}
+
+export const invitationsResource: Resource<InviteRow> = {
+  key: 'invitations',
+  label: 'Invitations',
+  pluralLabel: 'Invitations',
+  singularLabel: 'Invitation',
+  groupKey: 'council',
+  description: 'Magic links sent to new pilots and council members. Tokens are shown once on create.',
+
+  list: {
+    queryFn: () => getAllInvites(),
+    columns: [
+      {
+        key: 'email',
+        label: 'Email',
+        primary: true,
+        width: '2fr',
+        render: (item) => ({
+          title: item.email,
+          subtitle: `${item.name} · ${item.organisation || '—'}`,
+        }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'role',
+        label: 'Role',
+        kind: 'pill',
+        width: '110px',
+        pillVariants: {
+          pilot: { label: 'Pilot', class: 'pill-pilot' },
+          cab: { label: 'Council', class: 'pill-cab' },
+          fenja: { label: 'Fenja team', class: 'pill-fenja' },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'creator_name',
+        label: 'Invited by',
+        width: '140px',
+        render: (item) => ({ title: item.creator_name || '—' }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'created_at',
+        label: 'Created',
+        kind: 'relative-date',
+        width: '110px',
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'status',
+        label: 'Status',
+        kind: 'pill',
+        width: '110px',
+        value: (item) => deriveStatus(item),
+        pillVariants: {
+          pending: { label: 'Pending', class: 'pill-pending' },
+          accepted: { label: 'Accepted', class: 'pill-accepted' },
+          expired: { label: 'Expired', class: 'pill-expired' },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    filters: [
+      { key: 'all', label: 'All', predicate: () => true, isDefault: true },
+      { key: 'pending', label: 'Pending', predicate: (i) => deriveStatus(i) === 'pending' },
+      { key: 'accepted', label: 'Accepted', predicate: (i) => deriveStatus(i) === 'accepted' },
+      { key: 'expired', label: 'Expired', predicate: (i) => deriveStatus(i) === 'expired' },
+    ],
+    search: {
+      placeholder: 'Search by email or name…',
+      fields: ['email', 'name', 'organisation'],
+    },
+    defaultSort: { key: 'created_at', direction: 'desc' },
+    pageSize: 50,
+  },
+
+  form: {
+    fields: [
+      {
+        key: 'email',
+        label: 'Email',
+        kind: 'text',
+        required: true,
+        maxLength: 240,
+        pattern: /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/,
+        helperText: 'Where the magic link will land. Cannot be changed later.',
+      },
+      { key: 'name', label: 'Name', kind: 'text', required: true, maxLength: 120 },
+      { key: 'organisation', label: 'Organisation', kind: 'text', maxLength: 200 },
+      {
+        key: 'role',
+        label: 'Role',
+        kind: 'select',
+        required: true,
+        options: [
+          { value: 'pilot', label: 'Pilot' },
+          { value: 'cab', label: 'Council' },
+        ],
+        defaultValue: 'pilot',
+        helperText: 'Council invites allocate a member number on signup.',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  // Existing invites are immutable — the panel renders the summary +
+  // Revoke action via the review-mode pathway. Create still uses the form.
+  summary: (item) => {
+    const status = deriveStatus(item);
+    return [
+      { label: 'Email', value: item.email },
+      { label: 'Name', value: item.name },
+      { label: 'Organisation', value: item.organisation || '—' },
+      {
+        label: 'Role',
+        value: item.role === 'cab' ? 'Council' : item.role === 'pilot' ? 'Pilot' : 'Fenja team',
+      },
+      { label: 'Status', value: status === 'pending' ? 'Pending' : status === 'accepted' ? 'Accepted' : 'Expired' },
+      { label: 'Invited by', value: item.creator_name ?? '—' },
+      { label: 'Created', value: relativeTime(item.created_at) },
+      { label: 'Expires', value: fmtDateTime(item.expires_at) },
+    ];
+  },
+
+  ops: {
+    getById: (id) => getInviteById(id),
+
+    create: (data, ctx) => {
+      const { token, tokenHash } = generateInviteToken();
+      const id = createInvite({
+        token_hash: tokenHash,
+        email: String(data.email).trim().toLowerCase(),
+        name: String(data.name).trim(),
+        organisation: ((data.organisation as string) ?? '').trim(),
+        role: data.role as Role,
+        expires_at: inviteExpiresAt(),
+        created_by_user_id: ctx.user.id,
+      });
+
+      // Surface the one-shot magic link via the result mechanism — the route
+      // handler propagates it as ?invite_url= and the panel renders a copy
+      // block on the next page load.
+      const origin = process.env.PUBLIC_ORIGIN ?? '';
+      ctx.result = {
+        kind: 'invite-link',
+        url: `${origin}/invite?t=${token}`,
+      };
+      return id;
+    },
+  },
+
+  actions: [
+    {
+      key: 'revoke',
+      label: 'Revoke',
+      visibleWhen: (item) => deriveStatus(item) === 'pending',
+      destructive: true,
+      confirmText:
+        'Revoke this invitation? The magic link will stop working immediately.',
+      handler: (id) => {
+        revokeInvite(id);
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/admin/resources/join-requests.ts b/src/admin/resources/join-requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b520b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/resources/join-requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Join requests resource — read-only review surface.
+ *
+ * The existing data model: a pilot user (already in the system) requests
+ * promotion to council. The request joins to users for name/email/org;
+ * there's no separate "stranger sign-up" model. As a result, the approval
+ * flow upgrades the existing user's role rather than minting a fresh invite.
+ *
+ * Deviation from the original delta: no approve_as_pilot action (the
+ * requester is already a pilot) and no invite-link result (the user already
+ * exists). Stranger sign-ups would require a schema change to the
+ * join_requests table — left for a future follow-up.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import {
+  getAllJoinRequests,
+  getJoinRequestById,
+  deleteJoinRequest,
+  updateUserRole,
+  type JoinRequest,
+} from '../../lib/db';
+import { relativeTime } from '../../lib/format';
+import type { Resource } from '../resource-types';
+
+export const joinRequestsResource: Resource<JoinRequest> = {
+  key: 'join_requests',
+  label: 'Join requests',
+  pluralLabel: 'Join requests',
+  singularLabel: 'Join request',
+  groupKey: 'council',
+  description: 'Pilots asking to be upgraded to council. Approve to grant access, decline to dismiss.',
+
+  list: {
+    queryFn: () => getAllJoinRequests(),
+    columns: [
+      {
+        key: 'user_name',
+        label: 'Name',
+        primary: true,
+        width: '2fr',
+        render: (item) => ({ title: item.user_name, subtitle: item.user_email }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'user_organisation',
+        label: 'Organisation',
+        width: '1.5fr',
+        render: (item) => ({ title: item.user_organisation || '—' }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'created_at',
+        label: 'Requested',
+        kind: 'relative-date',
+        width: '120px',
+      },
+    ],
+    search: {
+      placeholder: 'Search by name, email, organisation…',
+      fields: ['user_name', 'user_email', 'user_organisation'],
+    },
+    defaultSort: { key: 'created_at', direction: 'desc' },
+    pageSize: 50,
+  },
+
+  // Read-only: no edit form, no create flow.
+  form: null,
+
+  // Notify count = total pending requests (everything in the table is
+  // pending under the current model — there's no status column yet).
+  notifyCount: {
+    count: (items) => items.length,
+  },
+
+  // Review panel summary — shown when an item is clicked.
+  summary: (item) => [
+    { label: 'Name', value: item.user_name },
+    { label: 'Email', value: item.user_email },
+    { label: 'Organisation', value: item.user_organisation || '—' },
+    { label: 'Requested', value: relativeTime(item.created_at) },
+  ],
+
+  ops: {
+    getById: (id) => getJoinRequestById(id),
+    // No delete in ops — declining is an action below, so the destructive
+    // intent is named explicitly in the panel.
+  },
+
+  actions: [
+    {
+      key: 'approve_as_cab',
+      label: 'Approve as council',
+      confirmText:
+        'Promote this pilot to council? They will gain access to council-only surfaces.',
+      handler: (id) => {
+        const req = getJoinRequestById(id);
+        if (!req) return;
+        updateUserRole(req.user_id, 'cab');
+        deleteJoinRequest(id);
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'decline',
+      label: 'Decline',
+      destructive: true,
+      confirmText: 'Decline this request? It will be removed from the queue.',
+      handler: (id) => {
+        deleteJoinRequest(id);
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/admin/resources/users.ts b/src/admin/resources/users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6079ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/resources/users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * People (users) resource — replaces the old Participants tab.
+ *
+ * Single resource for every user, regardless of role. The filter chips swap
+ * the visible columns (council shows member_number + focus_tags; pilots/team
+ * show role + last_seen_at). The edit panel's CAB-specific fields render
+ * only when the user is in role=cab.
+ *
+ * Creation is intentionally absent — users come in through invites, not
+ * direct admin creation. The "+ New" button is suppressed automatically
+ * because ops.create is undefined.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import {
+  getAllUsersPublic,
+  getUserPublicById,
+  updateUserAdminFields,
+  updateUserProfile,
+  updateUserRole,
+  deactivateUser,
+  type Role,
+  type UserPublic,
+} from '../../lib/db';
+import { parseFocusTags, readFocusTags } from '../../lib/format';
+import type { Resource } from '../resource-types';
+
+const ROLE_LABEL: Record<Role, string> = {
+  pilot: 'Pilot',
+  cab: 'Council',
+  fenja: 'Fenja team',
+};
+
+const ROLE_PILL_CLASS: Record<Role, string> = {
+  pilot: 'pill-pilot',
+  cab: 'pill-cab',
+  fenja: 'pill-fenja',
+};
+
+export const usersResource: Resource<UserPublic> = {
+  key: 'users',
+  label: 'People',
+  pluralLabel: 'People',
+  singularLabel: 'Person',
+  groupKey: 'council',
+  description: 'Everyone with an account on the portal — pilots, council, and team.',
+  publicRoutePattern: (item) => (item.slug ? `/members/${item.slug}` : null),
+
+  list: {
+    queryFn: () => getAllUsersPublic(),
+
+    // Default columns shown under "Council" (the default filter): the CAB-
+    // specific identity columns.
+    columns: [
+      {
+        key: 'name',
+        label: 'Name',
+        primary: true,
+        width: '2fr',
+        render: (item) => ({
+          title: item.name,
+          subtitle: item.email,
+        }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'member_number',
+        label: 'Member #',
+        kind: 'number',
+        width: '100px',
+        value: (item) => item.member_number,
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'organisation',
+        label: 'Organisation',
+        width: '1.5fr',
+        render: (item) => ({ title: item.organisation || '—' }),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'focus_tags',
+        label: 'Focus',
+        kind: 'tag-list',
+        width: '1.5fr',
+        value: (item) => readFocusTags(item.focus_tags),
+      },
+    ],
+
+    // Pilots / Team / All show role + organisation + last seen instead.
+    columnsByFilter: {
+      pilots: [
+        {
+          key: 'name',
+          label: 'Name',
+          primary: true,
+          width: '2fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.name, subtitle: item.email }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'role',
+          label: 'Role',
+          kind: 'pill',
+          width: '120px',
+          pillVariants: {
+            pilot: { label: 'Pilot', class: 'pill-pilot' },
+            cab: { label: 'Council', class: 'pill-cab' },
+            fenja: { label: 'Fenja team', class: 'pill-fenja' },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'organisation',
+          label: 'Organisation',
+          width: '1.5fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.organisation || '—' }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'last_seen_at',
+          label: 'Last seen',
+          kind: 'relative-date',
+          width: '120px',
+          emptyFallback: 'never',
+        },
+      ],
+      team: [
+        {
+          key: 'name',
+          label: 'Name',
+          primary: true,
+          width: '2fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.name, subtitle: item.email }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'role',
+          label: 'Role',
+          kind: 'pill',
+          width: '120px',
+          pillVariants: {
+            pilot: { label: 'Pilot', class: 'pill-pilot' },
+            cab: { label: 'Council', class: 'pill-cab' },
+            fenja: { label: 'Fenja team', class: 'pill-fenja' },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'organisation',
+          label: 'Organisation',
+          width: '1.5fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.organisation || '—' }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'last_seen_at',
+          label: 'Last seen',
+          kind: 'relative-date',
+          width: '120px',
+          emptyFallback: 'never',
+        },
+      ],
+      all: [
+        {
+          key: 'name',
+          label: 'Name',
+          primary: true,
+          width: '2fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.name, subtitle: item.email }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'role',
+          label: 'Role',
+          kind: 'pill',
+          width: '120px',
+          pillVariants: {
+            pilot: { label: 'Pilot', class: 'pill-pilot' },
+            cab: { label: 'Council', class: 'pill-cab' },
+            fenja: { label: 'Fenja team', class: 'pill-fenja' },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'organisation',
+          label: 'Organisation',
+          width: '1.5fr',
+          render: (item) => ({ title: item.organisation || '—' }),
+        },
+        {
+          key: 'last_seen_at',
+          label: 'Last seen',
+          kind: 'relative-date',
+          width: '120px',
+          emptyFallback: 'never',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+
+    filters: [
+      { key: 'council', label: 'Council', predicate: (i) => i.role === 'cab', isDefault: true },
+      { key: 'pilots', label: 'Pilots', predicate: (i) => i.role === 'pilot' },
+      { key: 'team', label: 'Team', predicate: (i) => i.role === 'fenja' },
+      { key: 'all', label: 'All', predicate: () => true },
+    ],
+    search: {
+      placeholder: 'Search by name, email, organisation…',
+      fields: ['name', 'email', 'organisation'],
+    },
+    defaultSort: { key: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+    pageSize: 50,
+  },
+
+  form: {
+    fields: [
+      // ── Always visible ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+      {
+        key: 'role',
+        label: 'Role',
+        kind: 'select',
+        required: true,
+        options: [
+          { value: 'pilot', label: 'Pilot' },
+          { value: 'cab', label: 'Council' },
+          { value: 'fenja', label: 'Fenja team' },
+        ],
+        helperText:
+          'Changing the role has real access consequences. Setting to Council also allocates a member number.',
+      },
+      { key: 'name', label: 'Name', kind: 'text', required: true, maxLength: 120 },
+      { key: 'email', label: 'Email', kind: 'text', readOnly: true },
+      { key: 'organisation', label: 'Organisation', kind: 'text', readOnly: true,
+        helperText: 'Set at sign-up; editing is not yet supported.' },
+      { key: 'bio', label: 'Bio', kind: 'textarea', rows: 4 },
+
+      // ── CAB-only ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      {
+        key: 'title',
+        label: 'Title',
+        kind: 'text',
+        maxLength: 120,
+        visibleWhen: (ctx) => ctx.formValues.role === 'cab',
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'pull_quote',
+        label: 'Pull quote',
+        kind: 'textarea',
+        rows: 3,
+        maxLength: 240,
+        helperText: 'Shown on the member profile page. Two sentences max.',
+        visibleWhen: (ctx) => ctx.formValues.role === 'cab',
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'focus_tags_text',
+        label: 'Focus tags',
+        kind: 'text',
+        maxLength: 80,
+        helperText:
+          'Comma-separated. Up to 3 tags, 24 chars each. Normalised on save.',
+        visibleWhen: (ctx) => ctx.formValues.role === 'cab',
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'cab_joined_date',
+        label: 'Council joined',
+        kind: 'readonly',
+        visibleWhen: (ctx) => ctx.formValues.role === 'cab',
+        render: (value) => (value ? String(value) : '—'),
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'member_number',
+        label: 'Member number',
+        kind: 'readonly',
+        visibleWhen: (ctx) => ctx.formValues.role === 'cab',
+        render: (value) => (value ? `#${value}` : 'pending'),
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  ops: {
+    getById: (id) => {
+      const u = getUserPublicById(id);
+      if (!u) return null;
+      // Surface focus_tags as plaintext for the editor.
+      return {
+        ...u,
+        focus_tags_text: readFocusTags(u.focus_tags).join(', '),
+      } as unknown as UserPublic;
+    },
+
+    // No ops.create — users come in via invites.
+
+    update: (id, data) => {
+      const current = getUserPublicById(id);
+      if (!current) throw new Error(`User ${id} not found`);
+
+      // Profile fields (name + bio).
+      const newName = String(data.name ?? current.name);
+      const newBio = String(data.bio ?? current.bio ?? '');
+      updateUserProfile(id, newName, newBio);
+
+      // Role transition — runs after profile update so member_number can be
+      // allocated against an up-to-date user row.
+      const newRole = data.role as Role;
+      if (newRole && newRole !== current.role) {
+        updateUserRole(id, newRole);
+      }
+
+      // CAB-specific admin fields. Only applied when the user is CAB after
+      // the role update; otherwise the form fields aren't visible.
+      const isCab = (newRole ?? current.role) === 'cab';
+      if (isCab) {
+        const tagsRaw = String(data.focus_tags_text ?? '');
+        updateUserAdminFields(id, {
+          title: ((data.title as string) ?? '').trim() || null,
+          pull_quote: ((data.pull_quote as string) ?? '').trim() || null,
+          focus_tags: parseFocusTags(tagsRaw),
+        });
+      }
+    },
+
+    delete: (id) => deactivateUser(id),
+  },
+
+  notifyCount: {
+    // CAB members without focus tags read as half-finished profiles —
+    // surface them as something to attend to.
+    count: (items) =>
+      items.filter(
+        (u) => u.role === 'cab' && readFocusTags(u.focus_tags).length === 0,
+      ).length,
+  },
+};
+
+// Keep the role label map exported for any callers that want display copy.
+export { ROLE_LABEL, ROLE_PILL_CLASS };
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 4edba6f..173214b 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,15 @@ export function getAllInvites(): (Invite & { creator_name: string | null })[] {
   `).all() as (Invite & { creator_name: string | null })[];
 }
 
+export function getInviteById(id: number): (Invite & { creator_name: string | null }) | null {
+  return db.prepare(`
+    SELECT i.*, u.name AS creator_name
+    FROM invites i
+    LEFT JOIN users u ON u.id = i.created_by_user_id
+    WHERE i.id = ?
+  `).get(id) as (Invite & { creator_name: string | null }) | null;
+}
+
 // ── Contributions ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export function createContribution(data: {
@@ -457,6 +466,20 @@ export function getAllJoinRequests(): JoinRequest[] {
   `).all() as JoinRequest[];
 }
 
+export function getJoinRequestById(id: number): JoinRequest | null {
+  return db.prepare(`
+    SELECT jr.id, jr.user_id, jr.created_at,
+           u.name AS user_name, u.email AS user_email, u.organisation AS user_organisation
+    FROM join_requests jr
+    JOIN users u ON u.id = jr.user_id
+    WHERE jr.id = ?
+  `).get(id) as JoinRequest | null;
+}
+
+export function deleteJoinRequest(id: number): void {
+  db.prepare('DELETE FROM join_requests WHERE id = ?').run(id);
+}
+
 // ── Date helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** SQLite stores 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' in UTC by project convention. */
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/[resource].astro b/src/pages/admin/[resource].astro
index 1059663..84753e9 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/[resource].astro
+++ b/src/pages/admin/[resource].astro
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import ResourceEditPanel from '../../admin/components/ResourceEditPanel.astro';
 import { groups } from '../../admin/resources';
 import { validateForResource, type ValidationErrors } from '../../admin/validate';
 import type {
+  ActionResult,
   Field,
   OpContext,
   Resource,
@@ -123,11 +124,13 @@ if (Astro.request.method === 'POST') {
       try {
         if (editId !== null && resource.ops.update) {
           await resource.ops.update(editId, data, opCtx);
-          return Astro.redirect(`${resourceBase}?edit=${editId}&msg=saved`);
+          const extra = resultRedirectParam(opCtx.result);
+          return Astro.redirect(`${resourceBase}?edit=${editId}&msg=saved${extra}`);
         }
         if (editId === null && resource.ops.create) {
           const newId = await resource.ops.create(data, opCtx);
-          return Astro.redirect(`${resourceBase}?edit=${newId}&msg=created`);
+          const extra = resultRedirectParam(opCtx.result);
+          return Astro.redirect(`${resourceBase}?edit=${newId}&msg=created${extra}`);
         }
         return Astro.redirect(`${resourceBase}?msg=saved`);
       } catch (err) {
@@ -156,10 +159,19 @@ if (Astro.request.method === 'POST') {
     const customAction = resource.actions?.find((a) => a.key === action);
     if (customAction && editId !== null) {
       try {
-        await customAction.handler(editId, opCtx);
-        return Astro.redirect(
-          `${resourceBase}?edit=${editId}&msg=action_${encodeURIComponent(action)}`,
-        );
+        const direct = await customAction.handler(editId, opCtx);
+        // Handlers may set ctx.result or return an ActionResult — accept both.
+        const result = (direct as ActionResult | undefined) ?? opCtx.result;
+        const extra = resultRedirectParam(result);
+        // Some actions remove the item entirely (e.g. decline). Land on the
+        // list view in that case so we don't 404 trying to re-fetch the row.
+        const stillExists = resource.ops.getById
+          ? (await resource.ops.getById(editId)) !== null
+          : true;
+        const target = stillExists
+          ? `${resourceBase}?edit=${editId}&msg=action_${encodeURIComponent(action)}${extra}`
+          : `${resourceBase}?msg=action_${encodeURIComponent(action)}${extra}`;
+        return Astro.redirect(target);
       } catch (err) {
         formError = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Action failed';
       }
@@ -169,6 +181,14 @@ if (Astro.request.method === 'POST') {
   }
 }
 
+function resultRedirectParam(r: ActionResult | undefined): string {
+  if (!r) return '';
+  if (r.kind === 'invite-link') {
+    return `&invite_url=${encodeURIComponent(r.url)}`;
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
 // ── GET / failed-POST render ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 const isNew = Astro.url.searchParams.get('new') === '1';
 const editIdRaw = Astro.url.searchParams.get('edit');
@@ -180,7 +200,12 @@ const editingItem =
     ? ((await resource.ops.getById(editId)) as Record<string, unknown> | null)
     : null;
 
-const showPanel = resource.form !== null && (isNew || editingItem !== null);
+// Panel renders when:
+// - editing/creating a form-bearing resource, OR
+// - reviewing an item from a form-null resource that has a summary (e.g. join_requests)
+const showPanel = resource.form !== null
+  ? (isNew || editingItem !== null)
+  : (editingItem !== null && resource.summary !== undefined);
 
 const msg = Astro.url.searchParams.get('msg');
 const pageTitle = `${resource.pluralLabel} — Backstage`;
@@ -216,7 +241,7 @@ const flashKind = formError ? 'error' : 'success';
 
   <ResourceListView resource={resource} groups={groups} />
 
-  {showPanel && resource.form && (
+  {showPanel && (
     <ResourceEditPanel
       resource={resource}
       item={editingItem}