diff --git a/src/app/components/discordstatus.css b/src/app/components/discordstatus.css
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+.discord-status-compact {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.avatar-container {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 34px;
+    height: 34px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.discord-avatar {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    box-shadow: 2px 2px 0px var(--pink-accent);
+    object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.status-dot {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: -2px;
+    right: -2px;
+    width: 7px;
+    height: 7px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #fffdfd;
+}
+.status-dot.online { background-color: #a7f3d0; border: 1px solid #34d399; }
+.status-dot.idle { background-color: #fef08a; border: 1px solid #facc15; }
+.status-dot.dnd { background-color: #fecdd3; border: 1px solid #fb7185; }
+.status-dot.offline { background-color: var(--text-dim); border: 1px solid var(--text-main); }
+
+.status-details {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center; 
+    gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.status-text {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: var(--text-dim);
+    text-transform: lowercase;
+}
+
+.status-text em {
+    font-style: italic;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    color: var(--text-title);
+}
+
+.status-bubble-inline {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    color: var(--text-main);
+    border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border);
+    max-width: 220px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.game-icon {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    box-shadow: 1px 1px 0px var(--pink-accent);
+    object-fit: cover;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/app/components/discordstatus.tsx b/src/app/components/discordstatus.tsx
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+import './discordstatus.css';
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+interface LanyardResponse {
+    success: boolean;
+    data: LanyardData;
+}
+
+interface LanyardData {
+    discord_status: 'online' | 'idle' | 'dnd' | 'offline';
+    activities: DiscordActivity[];
+    discord_user: DiscordUser;
+    active_on_discord_web: boolean;
+    active_on_discord_desktop: boolean;
+    active_on_discord_mobile: boolean;
+    active_on_discord_embedded: boolean;
+    active_on_discord_vr: boolean;
+    listening_to_spotify: boolean;
+    spotify: null | Record<string, any>;
+    kv: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+interface DiscordUser {
+    id: string;
+    username: string;
+    discriminator: string;
+    global_name: string;
+    display_name: string;
+    avatar: string;
+    bot: boolean;
+    public_flags: number;
+    avatar_decoration_data: null | any;
+    collectibles?: Record<string, any>;
+    display_name_styles?: Record<string, any>;
+    primary_guild?: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+interface DiscordActivity {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    type: number;
+    session_id?: string;
+    created_at: number;
+    state?: string;
+    details?: string;
+    timestamps?: {
+        start?: number;
+        end?: number;
+    };
+    assets?: {
+        large_image?: string;
+        large_text?: string;
+        small_image?: string;
+        small_text?: string;
+    };
+    emoji?: {
+        name: string;
+        id?: string;
+        animated?: boolean;
+    };
+    application_id?: string;
+    flags?: number;
+    platform?: string;
+}
+
+function resolveDiscordAsset(image: string | undefined): string {
+    if (!image) return "";
+
+    if (image.startsWith("mp:external/")) {
+        const httpsIndex = image.indexOf("/https/");
+        if (httpsIndex !== -1) {
+            const after = image.slice(httpsIndex + "/https/".length);
+            return `https://${after}`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (/^\d+$/.test(image) || image.startsWith("spotify:")) return "";
+
+    return image;
+}
+
+export interface DiscordStatusParams {
+    userId: string
+}
+
+const STATUS_LABELS: Record<LanyardData['discord_status'], string> = {
+    online: 'online',
+    idle: 'away',
+    dnd: 'busy',
+    offline: 'offline'
+};
+
+export function DiscordStatus({ userId }: DiscordStatusParams) {
+    const [presence, setPresence] = useState<LanyardData | null>(null);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        async function fetchRichPresence() {
+            try {
+                const response = await fetch(`https://api.lanyard.rest/v1/users/${userId}`);
+                const json: LanyardResponse = await response.json();
+                if (json.success) {
+                    setPresence(json.data);
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error("Failed to fetch Lanyard presence:", error);
+            } finally {
+                setLoading(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        fetchRichPresence();
+        const interval = setInterval(fetchRichPresence, 30000);
+        return () => clearInterval(interval);
+    }, []);
+
+    if (loading) {
+        return <p style={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', fontStyle: 'italic', color: 'var(--text-dim)' }}>loading status...</p>;
+    }
+
+    if (!presence) {
+        return <p style={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', fontStyle: 'italic', color: 'var(--text-dim)' }}>offline</p>;
+    }
+
+    const customActivity = presence.activities.find(act => act.id === "custom");
+    const customStatusText = customActivity
+        ? `${customActivity.emoji?.name || ''} ${customActivity.state || ''}`.trim()
+        : null;
+
+    const gameActivity = presence.activities
+        .filter(act => act.type === 0)
+        .sort((a, b) => (b.assets ? 1 : 0) - (a.assets ? 1 : 0))[0] as DiscordActivity | undefined;
+
+    const gameImage = gameActivity?.assets
+        ? resolveDiscordAsset(gameActivity.assets.small_image || gameActivity.assets.large_image)
+        : "";
+
+    return (
+        <div className="discord-status-compact">
+            <div className="avatar-container">
+                <img
+                    src={`https://api.lanyard.rest/${userId}.png`}
+                    alt="Discord avatar"
+                    className="discord-avatar"
+                />
+                <span className={`status-dot ${presence.discord_status}`} />
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="status-details">
+                <span className="status-text">
+                    {gameActivity ? (
+                        <>
+                            playing: <em>{gameActivity.name.toLowerCase()}</em>
+                        </>
+                    ) : (
+                        <>
+                            currently: <em>{STATUS_LABELS[presence.discord_status]}</em>
+                        </>
+                    )}
+                </span>
+
+                {customStatusText && (
+                    <span className="status-bubble-inline">
+                        {customStatusText}
+                    </span>
+                )}
+            </div>
+
+            {gameImage && gameActivity && (
+                <img
+                    src={gameImage}
+                    alt={gameActivity.name}
+                    className="game-icon"
+                />
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
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