diff --git a/agent/BACKLOG.md b/agent/BACKLOG.md
index a53d675..d8d5376 100644
--- a/agent/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/agent/BACKLOG.md
@@ -247,22 +247,20 @@ job: the `checks.*` VM suite + real toplevel/HM builds on every push
 *Agents: append here with a one-paragraph pitch (what/why/cost). Do not
 implement. Bernardo moves accepted items into a tier.*
 
-- **Battery charge-limit as a quick toggle** (Raised by Bernardo,
-  2026-07-07). The base already ships: `nomarchy.system.power.
-  batteryChargeLimit` writes `charge_control_end_threshold` via a
-  systemd service (+ a udev re-trigger on AC plug), with a "Battery
-  Limit" control-center entry and a `battery-charge-limit` VM check.
-  The gap is UX: today it's a *type-a-number* NixOS option that needs a
-  `sys-rebuild` to change. Bernardo wants a **toggle** for the charging
-  threshold — i.e. a one-click "conservation mode" (cap ~80% ↔ full
-  100%) rather than entering a value. Ideally instant-effect: the
-  service already `echo`es the threshold to sysfs, so a toggle could
-  write the live value + persist to `settings.power.batteryChargeLimit`
-  (night-light `--no-switch` pattern) instead of rebuilding, and
-  surface it prominently (menu row and/or a Waybar quick action).
-  Decide: keep the number-entry for the exact cap AND add an on/off
-  quick toggle, or replace with a fixed-cap toggle. Cost: small — mostly
-  a menu/writer + making the write instant; the sysfs mechanism exists.
+- **Battery charge-limit — make the toggle instant** `[blocked:hw]`
+  (follow-up to the preset toggle shipped 2026-07-07, iteration #55).
+  The control-center now has a proper toggle (Off / 80% / 90% / 60% /
+  Custom…) writing `settings.power.batteryChargeLimit` — but that's a
+  baked NixOS option, so it only lands on the next `sys-rebuild`. To make
+  it instant (no rebuild): add a udev rule making
+  `/sys/class/power_supply/BAT*/charge_control_end_threshold`
+  group-writable (`MODE`/`GROUP`) so the menu can `echo N >` it live
+  alongside persisting state (the sysfs oneshot in power.nix still owns
+  boot + AC-replug re-apply), and/or surface a rofi-menu quick row or a
+  Waybar action. `[blocked:hw]`: the sysfs write + no-rebuild effect can
+  only be confirmed on a laptop exposing the threshold. Decide first
+  whether the small privilege grant (a local user can set the charge cap)
+  is acceptable.
 
 - **Portal/Flatpak camera picker still lists the internal IR sensor**
   (ROADMAP § Webcam follow-up). The shipped IR-hide is a *WirePlumber
diff --git a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
index e0bedee..1c26c54 100644
--- a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
+++ b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ QA machine), the **T14s** (webcam case).
       draining. (Crossing logic VM-verified — this checks the real
       swaync rendering in a session.)
 
+- [ ] **Battery charge-limit toggle** (iteration #55) — control-center
+      (menu › System › Control Center › System Toggles › Battery Limit):
+      the preset picker (Off / 80% / 90% / 60% / Custom…) writes the value
+      (`nomarchy-theme-sync get settings.power.batteryChargeLimit` reflects
+      the pick); after a `sys-rebuild` the sysfs
+      `charge_control_end_threshold` reads it. (UX-only over the already
+      VM-verified writer — a session sanity pass, not a deep check.)
 - [ ] **Waybar hides under fullscreen video** (item 30) — after
       `home-update` + relogin, put a browser video (YouTube) into
       fullscreen (F): the bar is now *covered* by the video, not drawn
diff --git a/agent/JOURNAL.md b/agent/JOURNAL.md
index dbe2d44..45c1070 100644
--- a/agent/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/agent/JOURNAL.md
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@ Template:
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-07-07 — Battery charge-limit quick toggle (iteration #55)
+- **Task:** BACKLOG PROPOSED (promoted by Bernardo) — a toggle for the
+  battery charge threshold.
+- **Did:** Replaced the control-center "Battery Limit" raw number-prompt
+  with a preset toggle picker (Off / 80% recommended / 90% / 60% /
+  Custom…) writing `settings.power.batteryChargeLimit`. Kept it in the
+  control-center — that's where the baked, rebuild-valued System Toggles
+  live (rofi `nomarchy-menu` is the *instant* surface; the CC holds
+  config values); it's reachable from the menu via System › Control
+  Center. Base machinery (sysfs oneshot + AC-replug udev in power.nix)
+  untouched.
+- **Verified:** V0 (`bash -n`; `nix flake check --no-build`, green) + V1
+  (nomarchy-control-center package builds → the writeShellApplication
+  shellcheck gate passes).
+- **Pending:** instant-effect (no rebuild) refiled in PROPOSED as
+  `[blocked:hw]` — needs a udev-writable sysfs node, confirmable only on
+  a laptop with the charge-threshold control. Light session spot-check
+  queued in HARDWARE-QUEUE.
+- **Next suggestion:** item 29 is `[human]`/`[blocked:hw]`; remaining is
+  item 28 slices or a QA sweep.
+
 ## 2026-07-07 — Waybar overlaps fullscreen video (iteration #54)
 - **Task:** BACKLOG item 30 — bar drawn on top of a fullscreen YouTube video.
 - **Did:** `layer: top` → `bottom` in the generated `waybar.nix` and the
diff --git a/pkgs/nomarchy-control-center/nomarchy-control-center.sh b/pkgs/nomarchy-control-center/nomarchy-control-center.sh
index f048ab0..5e9538b 100644
--- a/pkgs/nomarchy-control-center/nomarchy-control-center.sh
+++ b/pkgs/nomarchy-control-center/nomarchy-control-center.sh
@@ -167,12 +167,33 @@ function toggles_menu() {
                 sleep 1
                 ;;
             "Battery Limit")
-                limit=$(gum input --prompt "Enter battery charge limit % (or empty for default): " --placeholder "$(get_state settings.power.batteryChargeLimit)")
-                if [ -n "$limit" ]; then
-                    set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "$limit"
-                else
-                    set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "null"
-                fi
+                # Conservation-mode toggle: cap charging to spare the battery,
+                # or Off to charge full. A preset picker (not a raw number) with
+                # a Custom escape hatch. This is a baked NixOS system option
+                # (settings.power.batteryChargeLimit → the sysfs oneshot in
+                # power.nix), so it lands on the next sys-rebuild like the other
+                # System Toggles.
+                cur=$(get_state settings.power.batteryChargeLimit)
+                sel=$(gum choose --header "Battery charge limit (now: ${cur:-default})" \
+                    "80% (recommended)" "90%" "60%" "Off (charge to 100%)" "Custom…" "Cancel")
+                case "$sel" in
+                    "80%"*) set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "80"
+                            echo "Charge limit set to 80% (requires rebuild)." ;;
+                    "90%")  set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "90"
+                            echo "Charge limit set to 90% (requires rebuild)." ;;
+                    "60%")  set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "60"
+                            echo "Charge limit set to 60% (requires rebuild)." ;;
+                    "Off"*) set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "null"
+                            echo "Charge limit off — charges to 100% (requires rebuild)." ;;
+                    "Custom…")
+                            limit=$(gum input --prompt "Charge limit % (50–100): " --placeholder "$cur")
+                            if [ -n "$limit" ]; then
+                                set_state "settings.power.batteryChargeLimit" "$limit"
+                                echo "Charge limit set to $limit% (requires rebuild)."
+                            fi ;;
+                    *)      : ;;
+                esac
+                sleep 1
                 ;;
             "Bluetooth")
                 cur=$(get_state "settings.bluetooth.enable")