diff --git a/apps/predbat/alertfeed.py b/apps/predbat/alertfeed.py
index 8abfc986d..3b6c5e422 100644
--- a/apps/predbat/alertfeed.py
+++ b/apps/predbat/alertfeed.py
@@ -162,6 +162,41 @@ def apply_alerts(self, alerts, keep, minutes_now, midnight_utc):
             alert_show.append(item)
         self.dashboard_item("sensor." + self.prefix + "_alertfeed_status", state=active_alert_text, attributes={"friendly_name": "Weather alerts", "icon": "mdi:alert-outline", "keep": alert_keep, "alerts": alert_show}, app="alertfeed")
 
+        # Also publish to the unified alerts framework so downstream consumers
+        # (dashboards, gateways, SaaS) see weather alerts alongside other
+        # categories. TTL-only lifecycle: we re-record each cycle, entries
+        # drop off when no longer active (stops being re-recorded + TTL expires).
+        for alert in alerts or []:
+            expires = alert.get("expires")
+            if not expires:
+                continue
+            cap_severity = (alert.get("severity") or "").lower()
+            framework_severity = "critical" if cap_severity == "extreme" else "warning" if cap_severity == "severe" else "info"
+            event = alert.get("event") or alert.get("title") or "Weather alert"
+            onset = alert.get("onset")
+            area = alert.get("areaDesc") or "your area"
+            metadata = {
+                "event": alert.get("event"),
+                "severity_cap": alert.get("severity"),
+                "certainty": alert.get("certainty"),
+                "urgency": alert.get("urgency"),
+                "area": area,
+                "onset": str(onset) if onset else None,
+            }
+            if keep and keep > 0:
+                metadata["action"] = "keep_reserve"
+                metadata["keep_percent"] = keep
+            dedup_key = "weather:{}:{}".format(event, str(onset) if onset else "no-onset")
+            self.record_alert(
+                category="weather",
+                severity=framework_severity,
+                title=event,
+                message="{} until {} ({}/{}/{})".format(area, expires, alert.get("severity") or "unknown", alert.get("certainty") or "unknown", alert.get("urgency") or "unknown"),
+                dedup_key=dedup_key,
+                metadata=metadata,
+                expires_at=expires.isoformat() if hasattr(expires, "isoformat") else str(expires),
+            )
+
         return alert_active_keep
 
     def is_point_in_polygon(self, lat, lon, polygon):
diff --git a/apps/predbat/component_base.py b/apps/predbat/component_base.py
index 4e94a9e8e..86f68efd2 100644
--- a/apps/predbat/component_base.py
+++ b/apps/predbat/component_base.py
@@ -87,6 +87,22 @@ def get_ha_config(self, name, default):
         """
         return self.base.get_ha_config(name, default)
 
+    def record_alert(self, category, severity, title, message, dedup_key=None, metadata=None, expires_at=None, action_url=None):
+        """
+        Record a user-facing alert via the base system. See
+        `PredBat.record_alert` for full semantics.
+        """
+        return self.base.record_alert(
+            category=category,
+            severity=severity,
+            title=title,
+            message=message,
+            dedup_key=dedup_key,
+            metadata=metadata,
+            expires_at=expires_at,
+            action_url=action_url,
+        )
+
     def set_arg(self, arg, value):
         """
         Set a configuration argument in the base system.
diff --git a/apps/predbat/octopus.py b/apps/predbat/octopus.py
index dae8e8d21..3927ede10 100644
--- a/apps/predbat/octopus.py
+++ b/apps/predbat/octopus.py
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ def initialize(self, key, account_id, automatic):
         self.commands = []
         self.mpan = None
         self.free_electricity_events = []
+        # Track when each intelligent device first reported a non-capable
+        # currentState (e.g. SMART_CONTROL_NOT_AVAILABLE). When the condition
+        # persists beyond 24h we raise a user-facing alert via record_alert.
+        self.smart_control_degraded_since = {}
 
         # API request metrics for monitoring
         self.requests_total = 0
@@ -587,6 +591,15 @@ async def load_octopus_cache(self):
                 self.saving_sessions = data.get("saving_sessions", {})
                 self.intelligent_devices = data.get("intelligent_devices", {})
                 self.graphql_token = data.get("kraken_token")
+                # Restore first-seen timestamps for the IOG smart-control
+                # degradation check so the 24h clock survives restarts.
+                raw = data.get("smart_control_degraded_since", {}) or {}
+                self.smart_control_degraded_since = {}
+                for device_id, iso in raw.items():
+                    try:
+                        self.smart_control_degraded_since[device_id] = datetime.fromisoformat(iso)
+                    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                        pass
 
         # Load tariffs from individual shared cache files
         # Tariffs will be loaded on-demand when needed via load_tariff_from_cache()
@@ -615,6 +628,9 @@ async def save_octopus_cache(self):
         octopus_cache["saving_sessions"] = self.saving_sessions
         octopus_cache["intelligent_devices"] = self.intelligent_devices
         octopus_cache["kraken_token"] = self.graphql_token
+        # Persist the smart-control degradation first-seen timestamps as ISO
+        # strings so the 24h alert window survives AppDaemon restarts.
+        octopus_cache["smart_control_degraded_since"] = {device_id: dt.isoformat() for device_id, dt in self.smart_control_degraded_since.items()}
         with open(self.user_cache_file, "w") as f:
             yaml.dump(octopus_cache, f)
 
@@ -1676,9 +1692,19 @@ async def async_get_intelligent_devices(self, account_id, device_id):
                                         if vehicle_info.get("model", None) == model:
                                             vehicleBatterySizeInKwh = vehicle_info.get("batterySize", None)
 
+                        # currentState comes from the dispatches query's devices node.
+                        # Example values seen: SMART_CONTROL_CAPABLE, SMART_CONTROL_NOT_AVAILABLE.
+                        current_state = None
+                        if dispatch_result:
+                            for dev in dispatch_result.get("devices", []) or []:
+                                if dev.get("id") == IntelligentdeviceID:
+                                    current_state = (dev.get("status") or {}).get("currentState")
+                                    break
+
                         intelligent_device = {
                             "deviceType": deviceType,
                             "status": status,
+                            "current_state": current_state,
                             "provider": make,
                             "model": model,
                             "is_charger": isCharger,
@@ -1843,6 +1869,65 @@ async def async_intelligent_update_sensor(self, account_id):
             )
             self.dashboard_item(self.get_entity_name("number", "intelligent_target_soc", index=device_index), target_soc, attributes={"friendly_name": "Octopus Intelligent Target SOC", "icon": "mdi:battery-percent", "min": 0, "max": 100}, app="octopus")
 
+            # Surface SMART_CONTROL_NOT_AVAILABLE as a user-facing alert when
+            # it persists beyond 24h. The customer's charger has lost Octopus's
+            # smart control — PredBat will ignore IOG slots, but there is no
+            # feedback in the app beyond empty plannedDispatches. Alert nudges
+            # them to re-authorise MyEnergi in the Octopus app.
+            self._maybe_raise_smart_control_alert(device_id, device)
+
+    def _maybe_raise_smart_control_alert(self, device_id, device):
+        """Check the device's currentState and raise / refresh a system alert
+        if it has been non-capable for more than 24h. TTL-only: while the
+        condition persists we re-record each sensor cycle to keep the alert
+        alive; when currentState returns to capable we stop re-recording and
+        the alert expires on its own."""
+        current_state = device.get("current_state")
+        # SMART_CONTROL_CAPABLE is the healthy state. Treat anything else
+        # (e.g. SMART_CONTROL_NOT_AVAILABLE) as degraded. None means we did
+        # not observe a state this cycle — leave tracking as-is.
+        if not current_state:
+            return
+
+        if current_state == "SMART_CONTROL_CAPABLE":
+            self.smart_control_degraded_since.pop(device_id, None)
+            return
+
+        now = self.now_utc_exact
+        first_seen = self.smart_control_degraded_since.get(device_id)
+        if first_seen is None:
+            self.smart_control_degraded_since[device_id] = now
+            return
+
+        degraded_seconds = (now - first_seen).total_seconds()
+        if degraded_seconds < 24 * 60 * 60:
+            return
+
+        # TTL slightly longer than our sensor refresh cadence so the alert
+        # survives between cycles but drops off once we stop re-recording.
+        from datetime import timedelta
+
+        ttl = timedelta(hours=2)
+        expires_at = (now + ttl).isoformat()
+
+        model = device.get("model") or device.get("provider") or "charger"
+        self.record_alert(
+            category="system",
+            severity="warning",
+            title="Octopus has lost smart control of your {}".format(model),
+            message=("Octopus can't schedule Intelligent charging sessions right " "now — PredBat can't see your charging slots. Re-authorise " "MyEnergi in the Octopus app (Smart devices) to fix it."),
+            dedup_key="iog_smart_control_lost:{}".format(device_id),
+            metadata={
+                "device_id": device_id,
+                "current_state": current_state,
+                "provider": device.get("provider"),
+                "model": device.get("model"),
+                "degraded_since": first_seen.isoformat(),
+                "degraded_hours": round(degraded_seconds / 3600, 1),
+            },
+            expires_at=expires_at,
+        )
+
     async def async_get_account(self, account_id):
         """
         Get the user's account
diff --git a/apps/predbat/output.py b/apps/predbat/output.py
index 0120b1630..13944b6f2 100644
--- a/apps/predbat/output.py
+++ b/apps/predbat/output.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 """
 
 import math
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from config import THIS_VERSION
 from const import TIME_FORMAT, PREDICT_STEP
 from utils import dp0, dp1, dp2, dp3, calc_percent_limit, minute_data, minute_data_state
@@ -2429,6 +2429,95 @@ def record_status(self, message, debug="", had_errors=False, notify=False, extra
         if had_errors:
             self.had_errors = True
 
+    def record_alert(self, category, severity, title, message, dedup_key=None, metadata=None, expires_at=None, action_url=None):
+        """
+        Record a user-facing alert. Published as a list of dicts on the
+        `sensor.<prefix>_system_alerts` entity (attribute `alerts`).
+
+        Producers re-call each cycle while the condition holds and must pass
+        an `expires_at` slightly longer than their re-check cadence (usually
+        2× the plan interval). Alerts with a past `expires_at` are auto-pruned
+        on the next publish. To fast-resolve an alert early, re-record it with
+        `expires_at` set to now.
+
+        Args:
+            category: Short string grouping (e.g. "weather", "system",
+                "api_keys"). Consumers may filter or route by this.
+            severity: One of "critical", "warning", "info".
+            title: Short user-facing title.
+            message: Longer description.
+            dedup_key: Optional — if provided, an existing alert with the same
+                key is replaced (so repeated calls don't accumulate). Defaults
+                to a composite of category + title.
+            metadata: Optional dict carried through to consumers for routing
+                hints (e.g. `{"action": "keep_reserve", "percent": 50}`).
+            expires_at: ISO-8601 timestamp. Strongly recommended — without
+                one, an alert persists until the process restarts.
+            action_url: Optional deep link for consumers that can render it.
+        """
+        key = dedup_key or "{}::{}".format(category, title)
+        self._active_alerts[key] = {
+            "category": category,
+            "severity": severity,
+            "title": title,
+            "message": message,
+            "dedup_key": key,
+            "metadata": metadata or {},
+            "expires_at": expires_at,
+            "action_url": action_url,
+            "recorded_at": self.now_utc_exact.isoformat() if hasattr(self, "now_utc_exact") and self.now_utc_exact else None,
+        }
+        self._publish_system_alerts()
+
+    def _publish_system_alerts(self):
+        """Prune expired entries and publish the current active list."""
+        # Parse expires_at to timezone-aware datetime and compare against a UTC
+        # now so producers can pass ISO strings with any offset (e.g. CAP
+        # weather alerts arrive as +00:00, octopus alerts as local offset).
+        # Lex comparison on mixed-offset ISO strings would order wrongly.
+        # Use the engine's canonical "now" (aware, local tz) so mocked-time
+        # tests and deterministic plan cycles stay consistent. Python compares
+        # aware datetimes across timezones correctly.
+        now_dt = self.now_utc_exact if hasattr(self, "now_utc_exact") and self.now_utc_exact else None
+
+        if now_dt is not None:
+            expired_keys = []
+            for k, a in self._active_alerts.items():
+                expires_at = a.get("expires_at")
+                if not expires_at:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    # Python 3.11+: fromisoformat handles the trailing "Z"; older
+                    # versions don't. Normalise by replacing "Z" with "+00:00".
+                    iso = expires_at.replace("Z", "+00:00") if isinstance(expires_at, str) else None
+                    if iso is None:
+                        continue
+                    expires_dt = datetime.fromisoformat(iso)
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    continue
+                # Treat naive timestamps as UTC for backward compatibility.
+                if expires_dt.tzinfo is None:
+                    expires_dt = expires_dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+                if expires_dt < now_dt:
+                    expired_keys.append(k)
+            for k in expired_keys:
+                del self._active_alerts[k]
+
+        active = sorted(
+            self._active_alerts.values(),
+            key=lambda a: ({"critical": 0, "warning": 1, "info": 2}.get(a.get("severity", "info"), 2), a.get("recorded_at") or ""),
+        )
+        self.dashboard_item(
+            self.prefix + ".system_alerts",
+            state="on" if active else "off",
+            attributes={
+                "friendly_name": "PredBat system alerts",
+                "icon": "mdi:alert-circle-outline",
+                "alerts": active,
+                "count": len(active),
+            },
+        )
+
     def load_today_comparison(self, load_minutes, load_forecast, car_minutes, import_minutes, minutes_now, step=5, save=True):
         """
         Compare predicted vs actual load
diff --git a/apps/predbat/predbat.py b/apps/predbat/predbat.py
index b516b41bf..fadecf782 100644
--- a/apps/predbat/predbat.py
+++ b/apps/predbat/predbat.py
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ def reset(self):
         self.current_status = None
         self.previous_status = None
         self.had_errors = False
+        # Active user-facing alerts keyed by (category, dedup_key). See
+        # record_alert()/clear_alert() in output.py.
+        self._active_alerts = {}
         self.plan_valid = False
         self.plan_last_updated = None
         self.plan_last_updated_minutes = 0