diff --git a/web/components/site-header.test.mjs b/web/components/site-header.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2554f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/components/site-header.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+
+const source = await readFile(new URL("./site-header.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+
+describe("site header preferences", () => {
+  it("renders locale, palette, and theme controls in the dashboard header", () => {
+    assert.match(source, /import \{ LocaleSwitcher \} from "@\/components\/locale-switcher"/);
+    assert.match(source, /import \{ PaletteToggle \} from "@\/components\/palette-toggle"/);
+    assert.match(source, /import \{ ThemeToggle \} from "@\/components\/theme-toggle"/);
+    assert.match(source, /<LocaleSwitcher \/>[\s\S]*<PaletteToggle \/>[\s\S]*<ThemeToggle \/>/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/components/site-header.tsx b/web/components/site-header.tsx
index 5330ad6..83b5365 100644
--- a/web/components/site-header.tsx
+++ b/web/components/site-header.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from "react"
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation"
 
+import { LocaleSwitcher } from "@/components/locale-switcher"
+import { PaletteToggle } from "@/components/palette-toggle"
 import { RealtimeConnectionStatus } from "@/components/realtime-connection-status"
+import { ThemeToggle } from "@/components/theme-toggle"
 import { useI18n } from "@/i18n/provider"
 import { getPageTitleKey } from "@/lib/navigation"
 import { useAgentConversationsStore } from "@/lib/stores/agent-conversations"
@@ -74,6 +77,11 @@ export function SiteHeader() {
             </Breadcrumb>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center justify-end gap-2">
+          <LocaleSwitcher />
+          <PaletteToggle />
+          <ThemeToggle />
+        </div>
       </div>
     </header>
   )