diff --git a/src/ui/ActionCard.tsx b/src/ui/ActionCard.tsx
index cf8f2e4..395d43a 100644
--- a/src/ui/ActionCard.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/ActionCard.tsx
@@ -148,6 +148,22 @@ export function ActionCard({ action }: ActionCardProps) {
           ) : null}
         </div>
       ) : null}
+      {action.automationUnlocked ? (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          aria-label={`${action.inAutomationQueue ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} automation for ${action.name}`}
+          aria-pressed={action.inAutomationQueue}
+          title={`${action.inAutomationQueue ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} automation for ${action.name}`}
+          onClick={() => gameRuntime.toggleAutomation(action.id)}
+          className={`shrink-0 rounded-lg border px-2 text-xs font-semibold transition-colors ${
+            action.inAutomationQueue
+              ? 'border-amber-500 bg-amber-500/15 text-amber-300 hover:bg-amber-500/20'
+              : 'border-slate-700 bg-slate-800/70 text-slate-400 hover:border-amber-500/60 hover:text-amber-300'
+          }`}
+        >
+          Auto
+        </button>
+      ) : null}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/AutomationBar.tsx b/src/ui/AutomationBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..531112d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/AutomationBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { gameRuntime } from '../state/runtime';
+import { useGameStore } from '../state/store';
+
+export function AutomationBar() {
+  const automationQueueIds = useGameStore((s) => s.automationQueueIds);
+  const automationQueueNames = useGameStore((s) => s.automationQueueNames);
+  const [importText, setImportText] = useState('');
+
+  async function copyRecipe() {
+    const text = gameRuntime.exportAutomationRecipe();
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard?.writeText(text);
+      return;
+    } catch {
+      // Fall through to the legacy selection path.
+    }
+
+    const textarea = document.createElement('textarea');
+    textarea.value = text;
+    textarea.setAttribute('readonly', 'true');
+    textarea.style.position = 'fixed';
+    textarea.style.opacity = '0';
+    document.body.append(textarea);
+    textarea.select();
+    document.execCommand('copy');
+    textarea.remove();
+  }
+
+  function importRecipeText() {
+    gameRuntime.importAutomationRecipe(importText);
+    setImportText('');
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      aria-label="Automation"
+      className="rounded-xl border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/30 p-4"
+    >
+      <div className="mb-3 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <h3 className="font-semibold text-slate-400 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider">
+          Automation
+        </h3>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={copyRecipe}
+          className="rounded border border-slate-700 px-2.5 py-1 text-slate-300 text-xs transition-colors hover:border-amber-500/60 hover:text-amber-300"
+        >
+          Copy recipe
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {automationQueueNames.length > 0 ? (
+        <ol aria-label="Automation queue" className="mb-3 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+          {automationQueueNames.map((name, index) => (
+            <li
+              // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noArrayIndexKey: indices distinguish repeated automation entries in display order
+              key={`${automationQueueIds[index]}-${index}`}
+              className="rounded-lg border border-slate-700 bg-slate-900/60 px-3 py-2 text-slate-300 text-sm"
+            >
+              {index + 1}. {name}
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ol>
+      ) : (
+        <p className="mb-3 text-slate-500 text-sm">No automated processes.</p>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+        <textarea
+          aria-label="Recipe text"
+          className="min-h-24 w-full resize-y rounded-lg border border-slate-700 bg-slate-950/70 p-2 text-slate-200 text-xs outline-none transition-colors placeholder:text-slate-600 focus:border-amber-500/70"
+          placeholder="Paste recipe text..."
+          value={importText}
+          onChange={(event) => setImportText(event.target.value)}
+        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          disabled={importText.trim().length === 0}
+          onClick={importRecipeText}
+          className="self-start rounded border border-slate-700 px-3 py-1.5 text-slate-300 text-xs transition-colors hover:border-amber-500/60 hover:text-amber-300 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
+        >
+          Import recipe
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/PlayPanel.tsx b/src/ui/PlayPanel.tsx
index bff01aa..285b4cd 100644
--- a/src/ui/PlayPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/PlayPanel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { gameRuntime } from '../state/runtime';
 import { useGameStore } from '../state/store';
 import { ActionColumn } from './ActionColumn';
+import { AutomationBar } from './AutomationBar';
 import { EventLog } from './EventLog';
 import { ResourceBar } from './ResourceBar';
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ export function PlayPanel() {
         ))}
       </section>
 
+      <AutomationBar />
+
       {queuedActionNames.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/30 rounded-xl p-4">
           <h3 className="font-semibold text-slate-400 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">