diff --git a/src/agent/semanticIndex.ts b/src/agent/semanticIndex.ts
index 5fe5dac..da8ec76 100644
--- a/src/agent/semanticIndex.ts
+++ b/src/agent/semanticIndex.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
  */
 
 // Real local semantic codebase index.
-// - Embeddings: @huggingface/transformers (Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2, q8 ONNX/WASM)
-//   → 100% local, no server, no API key. Model downloads once to globalStorage.
+// - Embeddings: @huggingface/transformers + onnxruntime-node
+//   (Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2, q8). GPU when available (DML/CUDA/CoreML/WebGPU),
+//   else CPU. 100% local; model downloads once to globalStorage.
 // - Chunking: sliding line-window per file (simple, language-agnostic).
 //   ponytail: line-window chunking; upgrade to tree-sitter AST chunks when
 //   ranking quality on large funcs matters.
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export function setEmbedModel(id: string): void {
   if (m.id !== activeModel.id) {
     activeModel = m;
     extractorP = null; // force reload with new repo/dtype
+    embedDevice = null;
   }
   if (changed) {
     memIndex = null; // index built with old model is stale
@@ -136,7 +138,33 @@ export function setIndexStorageDir(dir: string): void {
 }
 
 // ---- Embedder (lazy, singleton) ----
+// ONNX Runtime Node EPs: Win→dml, Linux x64→cuda, macOS→coreml, then webgpu, then cpu.
+// transformers.js defaults to CPU only; we try GPU when available and fall back.
+function preferredEmbedDevices(): string[] {
+  const order: string[] = [];
+  switch (process.platform) {
+    case "win32":
+      order.push("dml"); // DirectML (any DX12 GPU)
+      break;
+    case "linux":
+      if (process.arch === "x64") order.push("cuda"); // needs CUDA 12 + cuDNN
+      break;
+    case "darwin":
+      order.push("coreml");
+      break;
+  }
+  order.push("webgpu", "cpu");
+  return order;
+}
+
 let extractorP: Promise<any> | null = null;
+let embedDevice: string | null = null;
+
+/** Device the live embedder is using (null until first load). */
+export function getEmbedDevice(): string | null {
+  return embedDevice;
+}
+
 async function getExtractor(): Promise<any | null> {
   if (!storageDir) return null;
   if (!extractorP) {
@@ -145,10 +173,31 @@ async function getExtractor(): Promise<any | null> {
       const t = await importRuntimeDep("@huggingface/transformers");
       t.env.allowRemoteModels = true;
       t.env.cacheDir = path.join(storageDir!, "models");
-      return t.pipeline("feature-extraction", m.repo, { dtype: m.dtype });
+      // Try GPU EPs first; ORT often fails hard if a provider's libs are missing,
+      // so probe one device at a time instead of device:"auto".
+      const devices = preferredEmbedDevices();
+      let lastErr: unknown;
+      for (const device of devices) {
+        try {
+          const pipe = await t.pipeline("feature-extraction", m.repo, {
+            dtype: m.dtype,
+            device,
+          });
+          embedDevice = device;
+          console.log(`[semanticIndex] embedder on ${device} (${m.id})`);
+          // UI may already be open; push device once the pipeline is ready.
+          if (memRoot) emitStatus(memRoot);
+          return pipe;
+        } catch (e) {
+          lastErr = e;
+          console.warn(`[semanticIndex] embedder device "${device}" unavailable, trying next…`);
+        }
+      }
+      throw lastErr ?? new Error("no embedder device available");
     })().catch((e) => {
       console.error("[semanticIndex] embedder load failed:", e);
       extractorP = null;
+      embedDevice = null;
       return null;
     });
   }
@@ -282,7 +331,24 @@ export interface IndexStatus {
   total: number;
   files: number; // indexed files in store
   chunks: number;
-  model: string; // active EmbedModel.id
+  model: string; // active EmbedModel.id or remote model id
+  /** "local" = onnxruntime-node; "remote" = provider /embeddings API. */
+  backend: "local" | "remote";
+  /** ONNX EP in use: dml | cuda | coreml | webgpu | cpu. Null until first load / remote. */
+  device: string | null;
+  /** GPU-class EP vs CPU (remote counts as neither — uses provider). */
+  accelerator: "gpu" | "cpu" | "remote" | "pending";
+  /** Human-readable device label for the UI. */
+  deviceLabel: string;
+  /** Active local model technical fields (undefined when remote). */
+  modelRepo?: string;
+  modelDtype?: string;
+  modelPooling?: string;
+  modelDim?: number;
+  /** Remote endpoint host when using a provider embedding model. */
+  remoteBaseUrl?: string;
+  runtime: string;
+  platform: string;
 }
 let progress = { done: 0, total: 0 };
 const statusSubs = new Set<(s: IndexStatus) => void>();
@@ -290,8 +356,36 @@ export function onIndexStatus(fn: (s: IndexStatus) => void): () => void {
   statusSubs.add(fn);
   return () => statusSubs.delete(fn);
 }
+
+function deviceLabelOf(device: string | null, backend: "local" | "remote"): string {
+  if (backend === "remote") return "Remote API";
+  if (!device) return "Not loaded yet";
+  switch (device) {
+    case "dml":
+      return "GPU · DirectML";
+    case "cuda":
+      return "GPU · CUDA";
+    case "coreml":
+      return "GPU · CoreML";
+    case "webgpu":
+      return "GPU · WebGPU";
+    case "cpu":
+      return "CPU";
+    default:
+      return device;
+  }
+}
+
+function acceleratorOf(device: string | null, backend: "local" | "remote"): IndexStatus["accelerator"] {
+  if (backend === "remote") return "remote";
+  if (!device) return "pending";
+  return device === "cpu" ? "cpu" : "gpu";
+}
+
 export function getStatus(root: string): IndexStatus {
   const idx = memRoot === normRoot(root) ? memIndex : null;
+  const backend: "local" | "remote" = remoteCfg ? "remote" : "local";
+  const device = backend === "remote" ? null : embedDevice;
   return {
     indexing,
     done: progress.done,
@@ -299,6 +393,17 @@ export function getStatus(root: string): IndexStatus {
     files: idx ? Object.keys(idx.files).length : 0,
     chunks: idx ? idx.chunks.length : 0,
     model: getEmbedModelId(),
+    backend,
+    device,
+    accelerator: acceleratorOf(device, backend),
+    deviceLabel: deviceLabelOf(device, backend),
+    modelRepo: backend === "local" ? activeModel.repo : undefined,
+    modelDtype: backend === "local" ? activeModel.dtype : undefined,
+    modelPooling: backend === "local" ? activeModel.pooling : undefined,
+    modelDim: backend === "local" ? activeModel.dim : undefined,
+    remoteBaseUrl: remoteCfg?.baseUrl,
+    runtime: backend === "local" ? "onnxruntime-node + @huggingface/transformers" : "OpenAI-compatible /embeddings",
+    platform: `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
   };
 }
 function emitStatus(root: string): void {
diff --git a/webview-ui/settings/App.tsx b/webview-ui/settings/App.tsx
index 7c1bb0b..8e74441 100644
--- a/webview-ui/settings/App.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/settings/App.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ interface IndexStatus {
   files: number;
   chunks: number;
   model: string;
+  backend?: "local" | "remote";
+  device?: string | null;
+  accelerator?: "gpu" | "cpu" | "remote" | "pending";
+  deviceLabel?: string;
+  modelRepo?: string;
+  modelDtype?: string;
+  modelPooling?: string;
+  modelDim?: number;
+  remoteBaseUrl?: string;
+  runtime?: string;
+  platform?: string;
 }
 interface EmbedModel {
   id: string;
@@ -535,6 +546,11 @@ function IndexingPanel({
 }) {
   const pct = status.total > 0 ? Math.round((status.done / status.total) * 100) : status.files > 0 ? 100 : 0;
   const remoteEmbed = modelList.filter((m) => isEmbeddingModel(m.id));
+  const accel = status.accelerator || "pending";
+  const accelClass =
+    accel === "gpu" ? "gpu" : accel === "cpu" ? "cpu" : accel === "remote" ? "remote" : "pending";
+  const accelText =
+    accel === "gpu" ? "GPU" : accel === "cpu" ? "CPU" : accel === "remote" ? "Remote" : "Loading...";
   return (
     <>
       <h1 className="page-title">Indexing &amp; Docs</h1>
@@ -543,7 +559,7 @@ function IndexingPanel({
         <div className="index-card-title">Codebase Indexing</div>
         <p className="row-desc">
           Embed codebase for improved contextual understanding and knowledge. Embeddings and metadata are
-          stored locally on your machine — your code never leaves your computer. The index persists across
+          stored locally on your machine - your code never leaves your computer. The index persists across
           restarts; only new or changed files are re-embedded.
         </p>
         <div className="index-divider" />
@@ -563,17 +579,98 @@ function IndexingPanel({
               ? `Disabled - ${status.files} files on disk`
               : status.indexing
               ? `Indexing ${status.done} / ${status.total} files...`
-              : `${status.files} files`}
+              : `${status.files} files / ${status.chunks || 0} chunks`}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="index-divider" />
+        <div className="index-runtime">
+          <div className="index-runtime-head">
+            <span className={`index-accel-badge ${accelClass}`}>{accelText}</span>
+            <span className="index-runtime-device">{status.deviceLabel || "-"}</span>
+          </div>
+          <dl className="index-tech">
+            <div>
+              <dt>Model</dt>
+              <dd>
+                <code>{status.model}</code>
+              </dd>
+            </div>
+            {status.modelRepo && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>Repo</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.modelRepo}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {status.modelDtype && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>Dtype</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.modelDtype}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {status.modelPooling && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>Pooling</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.modelPooling}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {status.modelDim != null && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>Dimensions</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.modelDim}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {status.device != null && status.device !== "" && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>ONNX EP</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.device}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div>
+              <dt>Backend</dt>
+              <dd>
+                <code>{status.backend || "local"}</code>
+              </dd>
+            </div>
+            {status.remoteBaseUrl && (
+              <div>
+                <dt>Endpoint</dt>
+                <dd>
+                  <code>{status.remoteBaseUrl}</code>
+                </dd>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div>
+              <dt>Runtime</dt>
+              <dd>
+                <code>{status.runtime || "—"}</code>
+              </dd>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <dt>Platform</dt>
+              <dd>
+                <code>{status.platform || "—"}</code>
+              </dd>
+            </div>
+          </dl>
+        </div>
+        <div className="index-divider" />
         <div className="index-model-row">
           <span className="index-model-label">Embedding model</span>
           <ModelSelect
             models={remoteEmbed}
             value={status.model}
             onChange={(id) => !status.indexing && features.indexingEnabled !== false && vscode.postMessage({ type: "setEmbedModel", modelId: id })}
-            customItems={models.map((m) => ({ value: m.id, label: m.name, desc: "local — runs on your machine" }))}
+            customItems={models.map((m) => ({ value: m.id, label: m.name, desc: "local - runs on your machine" }))}
             style={{ maxWidth: 260 }}
           />
           <div className="index-actions" style={{ marginTop: 0, marginLeft: "auto" }}>
diff --git a/webview-ui/settings/settings.css b/webview-ui/settings/settings.css
index b44bffa..b3d412d 100644
--- a/webview-ui/settings/settings.css
+++ b/webview-ui/settings/settings.css
@@ -285,6 +285,52 @@ select:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--vscode-focusBorder); }
 .index-progress-meta { font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--fg-dim); margin-top: 6px; }
 .index-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; justify-content: flex-end; margin-top: 14px; }
 
+.index-runtime { margin: 14px 0 4px; }
+.index-runtime-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.index-runtime-device { font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg); }
+.index-accel-badge {
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
+  padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+.index-accel-badge.gpu {
+  color: var(--green);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--green) 14%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--green) 35%, transparent);
+}
+.index-accel-badge.cpu {
+  color: var(--fg-dim);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 18%, transparent);
+}
+.index-accel-badge.remote {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 14%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
+}
+.index-accel-badge.pending {
+  color: var(--fg-faint);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 6%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.index-tech {
+  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 6px 16px; margin: 0;
+  padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: 8px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 4%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+}
+.index-tech > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; gap: 6px; align-items: baseline; min-width: 0; }
+.index-tech dt { margin: 0; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; color: var(--fg-dim); }
+.index-tech dd { margin: 0; min-width: 0; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--fg); }
+.index-tech code {
+  font-family: var(--vscode-editor-font-family, ui-monospace, monospace);
+  font-size: 11px; word-break: break-all;
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+@media (max-width: 720px) {
+  .index-tech { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+}
+
 /* Indexing & Docs page (Cursor layout) */
 .index-divider { height: 1px; background: var(--border-soft); margin: 14px -16px; }
 .index-model-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }