diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/layout.gohtml b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/layout.gohtml
index 8634190..8dd6676 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/layout.gohtml
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/layout.gohtml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     <a href="/_gm/games"{{if eq .ActiveNav "games"}} class="active"{{end}}>Games</a>
     <a href="/_gm/operators"{{if eq .ActiveNav "operators"}} class="active"{{end}}>Operators</a>
     <a href="/_gm/mail"{{if eq .ActiveNav "mail"}} class="active"{{end}}>Mail</a>
+    <a href="/_gm/grafana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grafana</a>
+    <a href="/_gm/mailpit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mailpit</a>
   </nav>
   <span class="who">{{.Username}}</span>
 </header>
diff --git a/tools/dev-deploy/Caddyfile.dev b/tools/dev-deploy/Caddyfile.dev
index bd485bf..462b9fe 100644
--- a/tools/dev-deploy/Caddyfile.dev
+++ b/tools/dev-deploy/Caddyfile.dev
@@ -29,28 +29,34 @@
 		reverse_proxy galaxy-api:8080
 	}
 
-	# Operator console. Shares the gateway public listener with `/api`; the
-	# gateway applies the admin anti-abuse class and reverse-proxies to the
-	# backend `/_gm` surface, which enforces Basic Auth and renders the pages.
+	# Operator console + observability behind one Basic Auth gate. The gate
+	# credential equals the admin-console account (dev: gm / gm-dev-password),
+	# so Caddy forwards the same Authorization header to the backend `/_gm`
+	# surface (its own Basic Auth) and to Grafana/Mailpit — one prompt covers
+	# all three. The gateway applies the admin anti-abuse class to the console.
 	@gm path /_gm /_gm/*
 	handle @gm {
-		reverse_proxy galaxy-api:8080
-	}
-
-	# Grafana (observability UI) under /grafana/ — Caddy sub-path mode
-	# (Grafana set with GF_SERVER_SERVE_FROM_SUB_PATH); its own login.
-	handle /grafana/* {
-		reverse_proxy galaxy-grafana:3000
-	}
-
-	# Mailpit captured-mail UI under /mailpit/. Shows every message the
-	# backend sent (relayed or not); basic-auth (dev: gm / gm-dev-password)
-	# guards the OTP codes it exposes. Mailpit runs with MP_WEBROOT=/mailpit.
-	handle /mailpit/* {
 		basic_auth {
 			gm "$2a$14$xVh1TLaZxh8fazlKrI9Mx.NQMQlMarYWtr3FRELmZIXuac/DeeTRO"
 		}
-		reverse_proxy galaxy-mailpit:8025
+
+		# Grafana under /_gm/grafana/ (sub-path mode; anonymous Admin, so the
+		# /_gm gate is the only barrier — GF_AUTH_BASIC_ENABLED=false makes it
+		# ignore the forwarded Authorization header).
+		handle /_gm/grafana/* {
+			reverse_proxy galaxy-grafana:3000
+		}
+
+		# Mailpit captured-mail UI under /_gm/mailpit/ (MP_WEBROOT). Shows
+		# every message the backend sent, relayed or not.
+		handle /_gm/mailpit/* {
+			reverse_proxy galaxy-mailpit:8025
+		}
+
+		# The operator console itself (gateway -> backend /_gm surface).
+		handle {
+			reverse_proxy galaxy-api:8080
+		}
 	}
 
 	# Bare `/game` (no trailing slash) -> `/game/` so the SPA root
diff --git a/tools/dev-deploy/docker-compose.yml b/tools/dev-deploy/docker-compose.yml
index d9cf40e..cdb647d 100644
--- a/tools/dev-deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tools/dev-deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ services:
     command:
       - "--smtp-relay-config=/etc/mailpit/relay.conf"
       - "--smtp-relay-matching=${GALAXY_DEV_MAIL_RELAY_MATCH:-nobody@invalid.example}"
-      # Serve the capture UI under /mailpit so the host Caddy can expose it
-      # at https://galaxy.lan/mailpit/ (behind basic-auth); SMTP is unaffected.
-      - "--webroot=/mailpit"
+      # Serve the capture UI under /_gm/mailpit so the host Caddy can expose
+      # it at https://galaxy.lan/_gm/mailpit/ behind the shared /_gm gate;
+      # SMTP is unaffected.
+      - "--webroot=/_gm/mailpit"
     labels:
       galaxy.stack: dev-deploy
     networks:
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - galaxy-dev-mailpit-config:/etc/mailpit:ro
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "-O-", "http://localhost:8025/mailpit/livez"]
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "-O-", "http://localhost:8025/_gm/mailpit/livez"]
       interval: 3s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 30
@@ -412,8 +413,15 @@ services:
       - galaxy-tempo
     environment:
       GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${GALAXY_DEV_GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-admin}
-      GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL: https://galaxy.lan/grafana/
+      GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL: https://galaxy.lan/_gm/grafana/
       GF_SERVER_SERVE_FROM_SUB_PATH: "true"
+      # No own login: the /_gm Basic Auth gate is the only barrier, so
+      # serve everyone as anonymous Admin and ignore the forwarded
+      # Authorization header (basic auth off, login form off).
+      GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED: "true"
+      GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE: Admin
+      GF_AUTH_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM: "true"
+      GF_AUTH_BASIC_ENABLED: "false"
       GF_USERS_ALLOW_SIGN_UP: "false"
       GF_ANALYTICS_REPORTING_ENABLED: "false"
       GF_ANALYTICS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES: "false"