diff --git a/anoying_promt b/anoying_promt
index 6b0a342..765fe2c 100644
--- a/anoying_promt
+++ b/anoying_promt
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ Filtering, by account timetamp, alphabetily filtered, unverified/etc...
 ---(NEW) BUGS WITH SETTINGS:
 glossian blur its diffent at each settings section opened: need to unify it
 padding for buttons into admin center at pagination is so tigh. fix it
+
+
+--- USERLIST:
+pouvoir
diff --git a/docs/OPERATIONS.md b/docs/OPERATIONS.md
index 0af7294..e9155c2 100644
--- a/docs/OPERATIONS.md
+++ b/docs/OPERATIONS.md
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ catalog), **Access** (access-request wishlist triage, see below),
   working **Register** button — anyone can create an account (key shown once)
   via `POST /api/auth/register`. When off, the button is greyed with the
   tooltip *"Registration currently disabled on this platform"* and the
-  endpoint answers 403. Flipped live, no restart.
+  endpoint answers 403. Flipped live, no restart. Turning it on retires the
+  access-request wishlist automatically.
+- `registration_request_enabled` (default on): shows **Request access** on the
+  login page (wishlist). Only switchable on while public registration is off —
+  the two are mutually exclusive (API answers 409 otherwise).
 - `tools_ocr_enabled` (default on): admin kill-switch for the OCR tool.
 - Flags live in the `settings` SQLite table, edited via
   `GET/PATCH /api/admin/settings` (admin Bearer only).
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AdminCenter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AdminCenter.tsx
index 3da096b..9568ed8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AdminCenter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AdminCenter.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const TABS: { id: Tab; label: string; icon: typeof Users }[] = [
 export function AdminCenter() {
   const [allowed, setAllowed] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
   const [tab, setTab] = useState<Tab>("accounts");
-  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<{ registrationEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } | null>(null);
+  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<{ registrationEnabled: boolean; accessRequestEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } | null>(null);
   const [mail, setMail] = useState<{ recovery: boolean; from?: string } | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function AdminCenter() {
       .catch(() => setAllowed(false));
   }, []);
 
-  async function toggle(patch: { registrationEnabled?: boolean; ocrEnabled?: boolean }) {
+  async function toggle(patch: { registrationEnabled?: boolean; accessRequestEnabled?: boolean; ocrEnabled?: boolean }) {
     setSaving(true);
     setError("");
     try {
@@ -129,10 +129,29 @@ export function AdminCenter() {
             <div className="flex items-center gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-stone-200/70 bg-white p-5 shadow-sm dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-900">
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                 <p className="text-sm font-medium">Public registration</p>
-                <p className="text-sm opacity-60">Show the Register button on the login page. Off = admin-created accounts only.</p>
+                <p className="text-sm opacity-60">Show the Register button on the login page. Off = admin-created accounts only. Turning it on retires the wishlist below.</p>
               </div>
               <Switch label="Public registration" checked={settings?.registrationEnabled ?? false} onChange={(v) => toggle({ registrationEnabled: v })} />
             </div>
+            <div className={cn(
+              "flex items-center gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-stone-200/70 bg-white p-5 shadow-sm dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-900",
+              settings?.registrationEnabled && "opacity-60",
+            )}>
+              <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                <p className="text-sm font-medium">Access requests (wishlist)</p>
+                <p className="text-sm opacity-60">
+                  {settings?.registrationEnabled
+                    ? "Unavailable while public registration is on — it replaces the wishlist."
+                    : "Show Request access on the login page. Visitors reserve a username and plead their case; you triage them in the Access tab."}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <Switch
+                label="Access requests"
+                checked={settings?.accessRequestEnabled ?? false}
+                disabled={settings?.registrationEnabled ?? false}
+                onChange={(v) => toggle({ accessRequestEnabled: v })}
+              />
+            </div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-stone-200/70 bg-white p-5 shadow-sm dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-900">
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                 <p className="text-sm font-medium">OCR tool</p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AdminPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AdminPanel.tsx
index e30d720..f3338cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AdminPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AdminPanel.tsx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export function AdminPanel({ open, onClose, bare }: { open: boolean; onClose: ()
         )}
 
         {!showCreate ? (
-          <div className="mb-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+          <div className="mb-5 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
             <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" onClick={() => setShowCreate(true)}>
               <UserPlus size={15} /> New account
             </Button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
index a374dd7..97c151c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function Chat({
         <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl space-y-5">
           {messages.length === 0 && !streaming && (
             <div className="py-16 text-center">
-              <FlowerMark size={56} className="mx-auto mb-4" />
+              <FlowerMark size={56} dynamic={false} className="mx-auto mb-4" />
               <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight">How can I help, {user.displayName.split(" ")[0]}?</h2>
               <p className="mt-1 text-sm opacity-60">Pick a model, then type below. Markdown is supported.</p>
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Login.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Login.tsx
index adf8f49..ba32444 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Login.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Login.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ export function Login({ onLogin }: { onLogin: (user: UserType) => void }) {
   const [registerOpen, setRegisterOpen] = useState(false);
   const [registrationOn, setRegistrationOn] = useState(false);
   const [requestOpen, setRequestOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [requestOn, setRequestOn] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     api.methods().then((m) => {
       setRecoveryOn(m.recovery);
       setRecoveryFrom(m.from);
       setRegistrationOn(m.registration);
+      setRequestOn(m.accessRequest);
     }).catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
@@ -115,9 +117,9 @@ export function Login({ onLogin }: { onLogin: (user: UserType) => void }) {
             onClose={() => setRegisterOpen(false)}
             onDone={(u, k) => { setUsername(u); setKey(k); }}
           />
-          {/* Wishlist path: when open registration is off, visitors can still
-              reserve a username and plead their case; an admin triages it. */}
-          {!registrationOn && (
+          {/* Wishlist path: only when open registration is off AND the admin
+              enabled access requests. They are mutually exclusive server-side. */}
+          {!registrationOn && requestOn && (
             <Button
               variant="secondary"
               size="lg"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 3206940..5e43440 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
-  Flower,
   LayoutDashboard,
   MessageSquarePlus,
   MoreVertical,
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import type { Conversation, User } from "../lib/types.ts";
 import { api } from "../lib/api.ts";
-import { Avatar, Button, ContextMenu, IconButton } from "./ui.tsx";
+import { Avatar, Button, ContextMenu, FlowerMark, IconButton } from "./ui.tsx";
 import { cn } from "../lib/cn.ts";
 
 interface MenuState {
@@ -127,9 +126,7 @@ export function Sidebar({
         )}
       >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2 pb-1 pt-0.5">
-          <span className="grid h-9 w-9 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-2xl bg-accent-600/10 text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400">
-            <Flower size={20} />
-          </span>
+          <FlowerMark size={36} dynamic={false} />
           <span className="font-serif text-xl font-bold tracking-tight">KisAssistant</span>
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui.tsx
index 84ea41b..f200836 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ui.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui.tsx
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ export function FlowerMark({ size, className, dynamic = true }: { size?: number;
   );
 }
 
-/** Assistant identity: flower mark on a soft circle (message avatars, headers). */
+/** Assistant identity: static flower mark on a soft circle (message avatars). */
 export function AssistantAvatar({ size = 32 }: { size?: number }) {
   return (
     <span
@@ -499,15 +499,15 @@ export function AssistantAvatar({ size = 32 }: { size?: number }) {
       style={{ width: size, height: size }}
       aria-label="KisAssistant"
     >
-      <FlowerMark size={Math.round(size * 0.78)} />
+      <FlowerMark size={Math.round(size * 0.78)} dynamic={false} />
     </span>
   );
 }
 
 /* ---------- Switch (feature toggle) ---------- */
 
-export function Switch({ checked, onChange, label }: { checked: boolean; onChange: (v: boolean) => void; label: string }) {
-  return <Toggle checked={checked} onChange={onChange} label={label} />;
+export function Switch({ checked, onChange, label, disabled = false }: { checked: boolean; onChange: (v: boolean) => void; label: string; disabled?: boolean }) {
+  return <Toggle checked={checked} onChange={onChange} label={label} disabled={disabled} />;
 }
 
 /* ---------- Misc ---------- */
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 8ceef1c..a3bdf03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const api = {
   verify: () => req<{ ok: boolean; user: User }>("/api/auth/verify"),
   logout: () => req<{ ok: boolean }>("/api/auth/logout", { method: "POST" }).catch(() => ({ ok: true as const })),
 
-  methods: () => req<{ recovery: boolean; from?: string; registration: boolean }>("/api/auth/methods", {}, false),
+  methods: () => req<{ recovery: boolean; from?: string; registration: boolean; accessRequest: boolean }>("/api/auth/methods", {}, false),
   register: (u: { username: string; displayName?: string; email?: string }) =>
     req<{ user: User; key: string }>("/api/auth/register", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(u) }, false),
   recover: (username: string) =>
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ export const api = {
   adminPatch: (id: string, patch: { displayName?: string; avatarUrl?: string; theme?: string; email?: string }) =>
     req<{ user: User }>(`/api/admin/users/${id}`, { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify(patch) }),
 
-  adminGetSettings: () => req<{ settings: { registrationEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } }>("/api/admin/settings"),
-  adminPatchSettings: (patch: { registrationEnabled?: boolean; ocrEnabled?: boolean }) =>
-    req<{ settings: { registrationEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } }>("/api/admin/settings", { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify(patch) }),
+  adminGetSettings: () => req<{ settings: { registrationEnabled: boolean; accessRequestEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } }>("/api/admin/settings"),
+  adminPatchSettings: (patch: { registrationEnabled?: boolean; accessRequestEnabled?: boolean; ocrEnabled?: boolean }) =>
+    req<{ settings: { registrationEnabled: boolean; accessRequestEnabled: boolean; ocrEnabled: boolean } }>("/api/admin/settings", { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify(patch) }),
 
   convs: () => req<{ conversations: Conversation[] }>("/api/conversations"),
   /** Search your old chats (titles, topics and message content). */
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index cffa84b..2dc5f36 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
         recovery: mailEnabled(),
         from: mailEnabled() ? config.smtpFrom : undefined,
         registration: isRegistrationEnabled(),
+        accessRequest: getSetting("registration_request_enabled", "1") === "1",
       });
     }
 
@@ -407,6 +408,12 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
     if (path === "/api/access/request" && req.method === "POST") {
       const ip = clientIp(req, server);
       if (isRateLimited(ip)) return json({ error: "too many attempts, try again later" }, 429);
+      // Wishlist is mutually exclusive with open registration: when anyone
+      // can register, there is nothing to request.
+      if (isRegistrationEnabled() || getSetting("registration_request_enabled", "1") !== "1") {
+        recordAttempt(ip);
+        return json({ error: "access requests are currently disabled on this platform" }, 403);
+      }
       const { ok, body } = await readJson(req);
       if (!ok) {
         recordAttempt(ip);
@@ -604,6 +611,7 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
         return json({
           settings: {
             registrationEnabled: isRegistrationEnabled(),
+            accessRequestEnabled: getSetting("registration_request_enabled", "1") === "1",
             ocrEnabled: getSetting("tools_ocr_enabled", "1") === "1",
           },
         });
@@ -616,6 +624,17 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
         if (body.registrationEnabled !== undefined) {
           if (typeof body.registrationEnabled !== "boolean") return json({ error: "registrationEnabled must be boolean" }, 400);
           setSetting("registration_enabled", body.registrationEnabled ? "1" : "0");
+          // Opening registration retires the wishlist automatically.
+          if (body.registrationEnabled) setSetting("registration_request_enabled", "0");
+        }
+        if (body.accessRequestEnabled !== undefined) {
+          if (typeof body.accessRequestEnabled !== "boolean") return json({ error: "accessRequestEnabled must be boolean" }, 400);
+          // Mutually exclusive with open registration: the wishlist only
+          // makes sense when anyone-can-register is off.
+          if (body.accessRequestEnabled && (body.registrationEnabled ?? isRegistrationEnabled())) {
+            return json({ error: "disable public registration first — the wishlist replaces it" }, 409);
+          }
+          setSetting("registration_request_enabled", body.accessRequestEnabled ? "1" : "0");
         }
         if (body.ocrEnabled !== undefined) {
           if (typeof body.ocrEnabled !== "boolean") return json({ error: "ocrEnabled must be boolean" }, 400);
@@ -624,6 +643,7 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
         return json({
           settings: {
             registrationEnabled: isRegistrationEnabled(),
+            accessRequestEnabled: getSetting("registration_request_enabled", "1") === "1",
             ocrEnabled: getSetting("tools_ocr_enabled", "1") === "1",
           },
         });