diff --git a/lib/host/auth.sx b/lib/host/auth.sx
index e008520e..3921d6af 100644
--- a/lib/host/auth.sx
+++ b/lib/host/auth.sx
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
         (dream-html-status 401
           (host/-login-form next-path "Invalid credentials — try again."))))))
 
-;; ── POST /logout — clear the session, redirect home ─────────────────
+;; ── /logout — clear the session, redirect home. Allowed on GET too so a plain
+;; footer link can log out (logout is low-harm, so GET is acceptable here). ─────
 (define host/logout-submit
   (fn (req)
     (begin
@@ -85,8 +86,22 @@
   (list
     (dream-get "/login" host/login-page)
     (dream-post "/login" host/login-submit)
+    (dream-get "/logout" host/logout-submit)
     (dream-post "/logout" host/logout-submit)))
 
+;; ── auth footer fragment ────────────────────────────────────────────
+;; A small SX node pages splice into their footer: "log in" when logged out,
+;; "signed in as <user> · log out" when logged in. Guards a session-less request
+;; (no middleware) so it's safe to call anywhere. Reads the session principal.
+(define host/auth-footer
+  (fn (req)
+    (let ((who (if (get req :dream-session) (host/current-principal req) nil)))
+      (if (and who (not (= who "")))
+        (quasiquote
+          (span (unquote (str "signed in as " who)) " · "
+            (a :href "/logout" "log out")))
+        (quote (a :href "/login" "log in"))))))
+
 ;; The authenticated principal for a request, or nil: a logged-in session takes
 ;; precedence, else a Bearer token resolved by `resolve` (the API fallback).
 (define host/-principal-of
diff --git a/lib/host/blog.sx b/lib/host/blog.sx
index bbbf7f17..8fbdd1af 100644
--- a/lib/host/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/blog.sx
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@
                     " · "
                     (a :href (unquote (str "/" slug "/edit")) "edit")
                     " · "
-                    (a :href "/" "all posts"))))))
+                    (a :href "/" "all posts")
+                    " · "
+                    (unquote (host/auth-footer req)))))))
           (dream-html-status 404
             (host/blog--page "Not found"
               (quasiquote
@@ -140,7 +142,9 @@
               (quasiquote
                 (div (h1 "Posts")
                   (unquote listing)
-                  (p (a :href "/new" "+ New post")))))))))))
+                  (p (a :href "/new" "+ New post"))
+                  (p :style "margin-top:2em;font-size:0.9em;opacity:0.8"
+                    (unquote (host/auth-footer req))))))))))))
 
 (define host/blog-index (fn (req) (host/ok (host/blog-list))))
 
diff --git a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
index f4d5a604..68618b03 100644
--- a/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/tests/blog.sx
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@
 (host-bl-test "edit missing post -> 404"
   (dream-status (host-bl-wapp (host-bl-send "GET" "/ghost/edit" "Bearer good" "" ""))) 404)
 
+;; -- auth footer (discoverable login/logout) --
+(host-bl-test "home footer shows a log in link when anonymous"
+  (contains? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/"))) ">log in</a>") true)
+(host-bl-test "post footer shows a log in link when anonymous"
+  (contains? (dream-resp-body (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/my-first-post/"))) ">log in</a>") true)
+(host-bl-test "GET /logout -> 303"
+  (dream-status (host-bl-app (host-bl-req "/logout"))) 303)
+
 ;; -- experimental unguarded create-only route (POST /new, no auth) --
 (define host-bl-oapp (host/make-app (list host/blog-open-create-routes host/blog-routes)))
 (host/blog-use-store! (persist/open))