Add no-GUI boot mode and quieter boot diagnostics

audit/internal/webui/server.go

@@ -1323,8 +1323,20 @@ td:first-child{color:#718096;width:55%}
 <script>
 (function(){
 var gone = false;
+var pollStarted = false;
+var fallbackOpenTimer = null;
+var AUTO_OPEN_DELAY_MS = 15000;
 function go(){ if(!gone){gone=true;window.location.replace('/');} }
 
+function scheduleFallbackOpen(){
+  if(fallbackOpenTimer!==null) return;
+  fallbackOpenTimer=setTimeout(function(){
+    document.getElementById('spin').className='spinner hidden';
+    document.getElementById('st').textContent='Startup checks are taking too long — opening app...';
+    go();
+  },AUTO_OPEN_DELAY_MS);
+}
+
 function icon(s){
   if(s==='active')   return '<span class="ok">&#9679; active</span>';
   if(s==='failed')   return '<span class="fail">&#10005; failed</span>';
@@ -1356,6 +1368,7 @@ function pollServices(){
       tbl.innerHTML=html;
       if(allSettled(svcs)){
         clearInterval(pollTimer);
+        if(fallbackOpenTimer!==null) clearTimeout(fallbackOpenTimer);
         document.getElementById('spin').className='spinner hidden';
         document.getElementById('st').textContent='Ready \u2014 opening...';
         setTimeout(go,800);
@@ -1370,8 +1383,12 @@ function probe(){
       if(r.ok){
         document.getElementById('st').textContent='bee-web running \u2014 checking services...';
         document.getElementById('btn').style.display='';
-        pollServices();
-        pollTimer=setInterval(pollServices,1500);
+        scheduleFallbackOpen();
+        if(!pollStarted){
+          pollStarted=true;
+          pollServices();
+          pollTimer=setInterval(pollServices,1500);
+        }
       } else {
         document.getElementById('st').textContent='bee-web starting (status '+r.status+')...';
         setTimeout(probe,500);

audit/internal/webui/server_test.go

@@ -604,6 +604,25 @@ func TestReadyIsOKWhenAuditPathIsUnset(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadingPageHasFallbackAutoOpen(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := NewHandler(HandlerOptions{})
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/loading", nil))
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status=%d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	body := rec.Body.String()
+	for _, needle := range []string{
+		`var AUTO_OPEN_DELAY_MS = 15000;`,
+		`function scheduleFallbackOpen(){`,
+		`Startup checks are taking too long — opening app...`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(body, needle) {
+			t.Fatalf("loading page missing %q: %s", needle, body)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAuditPageRendersViewerFrameAndActions(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "audit.json")