diff --git a/app/core/registry.py b/app/core/registry.py
index 39e981e..48d84c6 100644
--- a/app/core/registry.py
+++ b/app/core/registry.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def _migrate(data: dict) -> dict:
     return data
 
 
+def registry_path(jobs_dir: Path) -> Path:
+    return jobs_dir / _REGISTRY_FILE
+
+
 def persist(jobs_dir: Path) -> None:
     """Persist terminal jobs so completed library entries survive restarts.
 
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ def persist(jobs_dir: Path) -> None:
     except OSError:
         logger.warning("cannot create jobs dir %s; skipping persist", jobs_dir, exc_info=True)
         return
-    path = jobs_dir / _REGISTRY_FILE
+    path = registry_path(jobs_dir)
     with _lock:
         records = [
             job.to_record()
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ def persist(jobs_dir: Path) -> None:
 def restore(jobs_dir: Path) -> None:
     """Load persisted jobs and recover completed orphan jobs from disk."""
     jobs_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    path = jobs_dir / _REGISTRY_FILE
+    path = registry_path(jobs_dir)
     if path.is_file():
         try:
             data = _migrate(json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index e0c9c4c..1371307 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     ensure_runtime_dirs,
 )
 from app.core.logging_setup import configure_logging
+from app.core.registry import registry_path
 from app.core.registry import restore as restore_registry
 from app.core.settings import (
     get_allow_network,
@@ -309,6 +310,17 @@ async def update_settings(request: Request) -> dict[str, object]:
     return _settings_payload()
 
 
+@app.get("/api/registry", tags=["settings"])
+def get_registry_raw() -> PlainTextResponse:
+    """Read-only view of the persisted job registry (Settings -> Registry)."""
+    path = registry_path(JOBS_DIR)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return PlainTextResponse(
+            '{\n  "version": 1,\n  "jobs": []\n}\n', media_type="application/json"
+        )
+    return PlainTextResponse(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), media_type="application/json")
+
+
 # Content-Security-Policy. Defense-in-depth so an injected string in the webview
 # can't run script (and, in the desktop app, reach the exposed Tauri IPC) — #171.
 # script-src has no 'unsafe-inline'/'eval': all JS is same-origin modules and the
diff --git a/static/css/daw.css b/static/css/daw.css
index c7d354d..52f62fe 100644
--- a/static/css/daw.css
+++ b/static/css/daw.css
@@ -835,6 +835,17 @@ input, textarea { font-family: inherit; }
 .settings-server-note { font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 12px; line-height: 1.5; }
 .settings-subhead { font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 600; margin: 4px 0 7px; }
 
+/* Settings → registry (read-only viewer) */
+.settings-registry-refresh { flex-shrink: 0; min-height: 28px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid var(--border-strong); background: rgba(10,17,24,0.6); color: var(--fg-2); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; padding: 0 12px; cursor: pointer; }
+.settings-registry-refresh:hover { color: var(--fg); border-color: rgba(148,163,184,0.4); }
+.settings-registry-view {
+  flex: 1; min-height: 0; margin-top: 10px; resize: none;
+  background: rgba(10,17,24,0.5); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 7px;
+  color: var(--fg-2); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5;
+  padding: 10px 12px; white-space: pre; overflow: auto;
+}
+.settings-registry-view:focus { outline: none; }
+
 .library-editor-foot { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin-top: 11px; }
 .library-editor-status { font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--muted); }
 .library-editor-status.out-of-sync { color: var(--danger); font-weight: 600; }
diff --git a/static/js/catalog.js b/static/js/catalog.js
index 8224963..ae714ee 100644
--- a/static/js/catalog.js
+++ b/static/js/catalog.js
@@ -2045,6 +2045,18 @@ async function wireNetworkSetting(overlay) {
   });
 }
 
+async function loadRegistryView(overlay) {
+  const view = overlay.querySelector(".settings-registry-view");
+  if (!view) return;
+  view.value = "Loading…";
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch("/api/registry", { cache: "no-store" });
+    view.value = r.ok ? await r.text() : `Failed to load registry (status ${r.status}).`;
+  } catch {
+    view.value = "Failed to load registry — check your connection.";
+  }
+}
+
 function openLibraryEditor() {
   closeFolderEditor();
   closeLibraryEditor();
@@ -2063,6 +2075,7 @@ function openLibraryEditor() {
         <button class="settings-tab active" type="button" data-tab="general" role="tab">General</button>
         <button class="settings-tab" type="button" data-tab="network" role="tab">Network</button>
         <button class="settings-tab" type="button" data-tab="export" role="tab">Export</button>
+        <button class="settings-tab" type="button" data-tab="registry" role="tab">Registry</button>
       </div>
       <div class="settings-pane" data-pane="general">
         <div class="settings-section">
@@ -2142,6 +2155,16 @@ function openLibraryEditor() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="settings-pane hidden" data-pane="registry">
+        <div class="settings-row">
+          <div class="settings-row-text">
+            <div class="settings-row-title">Job registry</div>
+            <div class="settings-row-desc">Read-only view of <code>registry.json</code> — the persisted list of completed jobs on disk.</div>
+          </div>
+          <button class="settings-registry-refresh" type="button">Refresh</button>
+        </div>
+        <textarea class="settings-registry-view" readonly spellcheck="false" aria-label="Job registry (read only)">Loading…</textarea>
+      </div>
       <div class="settings-foot">
         <button class="settings-done" type="button">Done</button>
       </div>
@@ -2155,8 +2178,10 @@ function openLibraryEditor() {
       const name = tab.dataset.tab;
       overlay.querySelectorAll(".settings-tab").forEach((t) => t.classList.toggle("active", t === tab));
       overlay.querySelectorAll(".settings-pane").forEach((p) => p.classList.toggle("hidden", p.dataset.pane !== name));
+      if (name === "registry") loadRegistryView(overlay);
     });
   });
+  overlay.querySelector(".settings-registry-refresh")?.addEventListener("click", () => loadRegistryView(overlay));
 
   overlay.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => { if (e.target === overlay) closeLibraryEditor(); });
   // (status summary is filled in after the overlay is in the DOM, below)