diff --git a/ctrl/static/app.js b/ctrl/static/app.js
index dc53493..3d7c18c 100644
--- a/ctrl/static/app.js
+++ b/ctrl/static/app.js
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ async function refreshWorkers() {
     box.innerHTML = `<table>
       <tr><th>Address</th><th>Status</th><th>OS / CPU</th><th></th></tr>` +
       workers.map((w) => {
-        const addr = `${w.host || ""}:${w.port || ""}`;
+        const displayHost = w.online ? (w.hostname || w.ip || w.host) : w.host;
+        const addr = `${esc(displayHost)}:${esc(w.port || "")}`;
         const status = w.online
           ? `<span class="badge done">ready · ${esc(w.status || "ok")}</span>`
           : `<span class="badge failed">down</span>`;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ async function refreshWorkers() {
           <td><code>${esc(addr)}</code></td>
           <td>${status}</td>
           <td>${osCpu}</td>
-          <td><button class="remove-worker" data-url="${esc(w.url)}">Remove</button></td>
+          <td><button class="remove-worker" data-host="${esc(w.host)}" data-port="${esc(w.port)}">Remove</button></td>
         </tr>`;
       }).join("") + `</table>`;
   } catch (_) {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ $("#worker-form").addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
   const input = $("#worker-spec");
   const spec = input.value.trim();
   if (!spec) return;
+  const msg = $("#worker-msg");
   try {
     const resp = await fetch("/api/workers", {
       method: "POST",
@@ -94,25 +96,35 @@ $("#worker-form").addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
     const data = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
     if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(data.error || resp.statusText);
     input.value = "";
+    msg.textContent = `Added worker ${spec}`;
+    msg.className = "msg";
     refreshWorkers();
     refreshCapabilities();
   } catch (err) {
-    $("#worker-spec").value = "";
-    $("#worker-spec").placeholder = `Error: ${err.message}`;
+    input.value = "";
+    msg.textContent = `Error: ${err.message}`;
+    msg.className = "msg error";
   }
 });
 
 $("#workers").addEventListener("click", async (e) => {
   const btn = e.target.closest("button.remove-worker");
   if (!btn) return;
-  const url = btn.dataset.url;
-  const host = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, "").split(":")[0];
-  const port = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, "").split(":")[1];
+  const msg = $("#worker-msg");
+  const host = btn.dataset.host;
+  const port = btn.dataset.port;
   try {
-    await fetch(`/api/workers/${encodeURIComponent(port)}/${encodeURIComponent(host)}`, { method: "DELETE" });
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/workers/${encodeURIComponent(port)}/${encodeURIComponent(host)}`, { method: "DELETE" });
+    const data = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(data.error || resp.statusText);
+    msg.textContent = `Removed ${host}:${port}`;
+    msg.className = "msg";
     refreshWorkers();
     refreshCapabilities();
-  } catch (_) {}
+  } catch (err) {
+    msg.textContent = `Remove failed: ${err.message}`;
+    msg.className = "msg error";
+  }
 });
 
 async function refreshJobs() {
diff --git a/ctrl/static/index.html b/ctrl/static/index.html
index 0b556fc..9b070de 100644
--- a/ctrl/static/index.html
+++ b/ctrl/static/index.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         <input type="text" id="worker-spec" placeholder="host:port (e.g. 192.168.1.40:9001)">
         <button type="submit">Add worker</button>
       </form>
+      <p id="worker-msg" class="msg"></p>
       <div id="workers"></div>
     </section>
 
@@ -28,18 +29,18 @@
         <div class="field">
           <label for="mode">Source</label>
           <select id="mode">
-            <option value="upload">Upload zip</option>
             <option value="git">Git repo</option>
+            <option value="upload">Upload zip</option>
           </select>
         </div>
-        <div class="field" id="upload-field">
-          <label for="file">Project zip</label>
-          <input type="file" id="file" accept=".zip">
-        </div>
-        <div class="field" id="url-field" hidden>
+        <div class="field" id="url-field">
           <label for="url">Git URL</label>
           <input type="text" id="url" placeholder="https://…">
         </div>
+        <div class="field" id="upload-field" hidden>
+          <label for="file">Project zip</label>
+          <input type="file" id="file" accept=".zip">
+        </div>
         <div class="fields-row">
           <div class="field">
             <label for="os">OS</label>
diff --git a/ctrl/workers.py b/ctrl/workers.py
index 004c1ed..3dea679 100644
--- a/ctrl/workers.py
+++ b/ctrl/workers.py
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@ import requests
 
 
 def parse_worker(spec):
-    """'host:port' -> {'url': 'http://host:port', 'host': host, 'port': port}."""
-    host, _, port = spec.strip().rpartition(":")
+    """'host:port' -> {'url': 'http://host:port', 'host': host, 'port': port}.
+
+    Tolerates an optional http:// or https:// scheme prefix.
+    """
+    s = spec.strip()
+    for scheme in ("http://", "https://"):
+        if s.lower().startswith(scheme):
+            s = s[len(scheme):]
+            break
+    host, _, port = s.rpartition(":")
     if not host or not port.isdigit():
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid worker spec: {spec!r} (expected host:port)")
     return {"url": f"http://{host}:{port}", "host": host, "port": int(port)}
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ def configured_workers():
     return out
 
 
-def probe_worker(url, timeout=None):
+def probe_worker(url, host=None, port=None, timeout=None):
     """Return a normalized worker status dict, or None if unreachable."""
     timeout = timeout or settings.WORKER_STATUS_TIMEOUT
     try:
@@ -34,13 +42,17 @@ def probe_worker(url, timeout=None):
 
     info["url"] = url
     info["online"] = True
+    if host is not None:
+        info["host"] = host
+    if port is not None:
+        info["port"] = port
     return info
 
 
 def probe_all():
     workers = []
     for w in configured_workers():
-        status = probe_worker(w["url"])
+        status = probe_worker(w["url"], host=w["host"], port=w["port"])
         if status:
             workers.append(status)
         else: